The Simpsons: 30 Greatest Ever Opening Credits Gags

4. The Universe According To Homer

In an homage to the short science film Powers of Ten, the camera slowly zooms out from the Simpsons on their couch into space, past Kang and Kodos to the edges of the known universe until we see tiny DNA helices that gradually combine to form a vast yellow expanse, which after further zooming is revealed to be homer's head. Is the universe contained within Homer's mind? We hope not, but major respect for sheer magnitude of creativity here. First aired: March 14 2004 Episode: The Ziff who came to dinner