Simpson and Delilah - S02E02

Homer discovers a miracle hair-restoration treatment and suddenly finds himself with a full head of hair, newfound confidence, and—because this is Springfield—a promotion to junior executive. Andrew and Thom revisit “Simpson and Delilah,” an episode whose jokes about baldness and vanity hit a little differently in middle age.They talk about appearance, self-confidence, workplace status, and Homer’s wonderfully supportive new assistant, Karl, voiced by Harvey Fierstein. Along the way: questionable insurance claims, executive bathrooms, singing telegrams, tartar sauce, personal haircut stories, and the remarkable fact that in 1990 The Simpsons gave Homer a gay mentor who is arguably one of the most emotionally intelligent people he ever meets.What seemed like an episode about magic hair as kids turns out to be a surprisingly thoughtful story about whether confidence comes from how other people see us—or how we see ourselves.