#It took advantage of the idea that Nelson sometimes has a very adult dimension to his personality and can talk to Marge on her level | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

allieinarden · 3 months ago

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I'm surprised they DIDN'T explore the Nelson and Marge pair up more later on, especially because I don't think they're really done an episode where Homer and Nelson are a duo causing mayhem and that almost writes itself (wait did they have them in like a Big Brothers plotline or something but even if they did CRIMINALLY underutilized)

As a matter of fact they actually did have them in a plot like that because the show has been on so long that not only did Marge and Homer separately foster the same kid who also dated Lisa and befriended and unbefriended Bart repeatedly, but Nelson is not even the only character you could say this about.

#Yes Homer had a father-son relationship with his hated foe Milhouse van Houten for 2 seconds. It should have been funnier #The Simpsons #asks #Homer and Nelson also should have been more fun but it was more about Homer wanting to annoy Bart and Nelson being conveniently situated #By contrast I love the Marge and Nelson relationship in “Sleeping With the Enemy” it’s very authentic #It took advantage of the idea that Nelson sometimes has a very adult dimension to his personality and can talk to Marge on her level #so he satisfies both her need to be a mom to a motherless waif and her need for an intelligent peer group #That episode was written by one of the early-season writers (Jon Vitti) and you can tell #The important thing is that despite everything there are multiple children in the neighborhood who wish Homer and Marge were their parents

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