"The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" is the second episode of the tenth season of The Simpsons which originally aired on September 20, 1998. The episode's title is an allusion to Thomas Edison's nickname, "the Wizard of Menlo Park."
Homer is shocked to hear on the radio that the average life expectancy for men is now 76.2 years, which makes him realize that at 38.1 years old his life is effectively half over. When he tells Marge this, she informs hi...
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"The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" is the second episode of the tenth season of The Simpsons which originally aired on September 20, 1998. The episode's title is an allusion to Thomas Edison's nickname, "the Wizard of Menlo Park."
Homer is shocked to hear on the radio that the average life expectancy for men is now 76.2 years, which makes him realize that at 38.1 years old his life is effectively half over. When he tells Marge this, she informs him that he is actually 39, which depresses Homer more when he learns that he hasn't accomplished anything that'll be considered worthwhile after he dies. Later when the family has a party to honor him, Lisa mentions that Thomas Edison invented the film projector as well as many other inventions Homer uses. Homer learns more about Edison and eventually idolises him. And so, in an attempt to follow in Edison's footsteps, he becomes obsessed with Thomas Edison and quits his job at the power plant to become an inventor.
Homer gets to work and...
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