10 Times The Simpsons Ruined Homer's Life
8. Marge Telling Homer She’s Pregnant (Every Time)
The show has never been shy about the fact that Homer and Marge hadn’t been actively trying to have children when they conceived Bart, Lisa and Maggie. In fact, Homer regularly tells Bart that he was an accident, as Marge once reminded him.
Homer’s shaky parenting aside, it’s made clear on several occasions just how deeply they love their children, so that’s always good. However, it’s also evident that Homer didn’t consider himself ready for fatherhood and the revelation that Marge was pregnant (each time) came as an incredible shock to him.
In flashbacks, we see evidence of one possible explanation for Homer’s baldness: he tore out some of his hair on learning that Marge was pregnant with Bart. Then a little more with Lisa. Then a little more with Maggie.