El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
"El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)", (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈβjaxe misteˈɾjoso ðe ˈnwestɾo xoˈmeɾ]) also known simply as "The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer",[2] is the ninth episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.
"El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" was written by Ken Keeler and directed by Jim Reardon.
She tries to mask an odor by smoking cigarettes in the house, but after stepping outside Homer smells the scent of Springfield's annual chili cook-off.
Marge finally admits trying to dissuade Homer from going due to his drunken antics at the previous year's cook-off.
At the cook-off, Homer shows an extraordinary ability to withstand hot foods, but is burned by Chief Wiggum's fiery chili made with Guatemalan insanity peppers, and is caught by Marge while attempting to cool his tongue with beer; she believes he was intentionally getting drunk.
While quenching the heat with water, Homer nearly drinks melted candle wax by mistake before Ralph Wiggum warns him not to.
During his trip, he meets his spirit guide in the form of a coyote, who advises him to find his soulmate and questions Homer's assumption that Marge is his.
[5] Meyer had wanted to have an episode featuring a mystical voyage that was not induced by drugs, and so he decided to use "really hot" chili peppers instead.
[6] The main plot of the episode is based on the works of Carlos Castaneda,[5] with some of the Native American imagery being similar to that used in Dances with Wolves.
[13] In 2011, Keith Plocek of LA Weekly's Squid Ink blog listed "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" as the best episode of the show with a food theme.
[17] Andrew Martin of Prefix Mag named Cash his third-favorite musical guest on The Simpsons out of a list of ten.
Club, Oliver Sava writes that "The spirit quest sequence is one of animator David Silverman's finest moments on the show."
He also praises Cash's performance: "He's the perfect casting choice for Homer's spirit guide, with a deep, commanding voice that fully captures the immense gravity of the character's words.
Of the story, Sava writes: "Because this kind of thing has happened so many times in the past, the viewer can sympathize with Marge's feelings, but we've also seen the love between the spouses in their best moments, so we want them to find their way back to each other.
