When a candle on Homer's birthday cake sets fire to his party hat, the Springfield fire department must save the Simpson home from peril for the sixth time that month. Marge is inspired to purchase a fireproof safe to protect the family's most precious valuables, but a freak accident causes the safe itself to explode and destroy its contents, including Marge's family photo album. Refusing to accept the tragedy, Marge decides to restage all of the family's photographs, and when a celebrity dating scandal is captured in the background of one of their photos, the Simpsons strike tabloid gold. Tasting success and seeing money to be made, Homer takes to the streets as one of the paparazzi. Overnight, Homer becomes Springfield's most valued photographer, and he appears unstoppable. However, when he crashes a celebrity wedding, the subjects who've been humiliated in his photos band together to seek revenge against Homer.
FAN DESK VERDICT A top-shelf entry. Not quite canon, but you’ll be quoting it all week — the fan desk says don’t skip.
The Simpsons S18E16 (“Homerazzi”) first aired on March 25, 2007.
In the US, The Simpsons season 18 — including this episode — is available on FX, Hulu, Disney+, fuboTV, DirecTV On Demand, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube TV, FOX One Amazon Channel, Hulu on Disney+, Amazon, Fandango at Home, and AppleTV.
Guest stars include Betty White (Betty White (voice)), J.K. Simmons (Tabloid Editor (voice)), Jon Lovitz (Enrico Irritazio (voice)), Karl Wiedergott (Citizen Worker / Editor / Partygoer (voice)), and Pamela Hayden (Little Girl (voice)).
The Simpsons S18E16 (“Homerazzi”) was directed by Matthew Nastuk and written by J. Stewart Burns.
Fans rate The Simpsons S18E16 (“Homerazzi”) 8.2/10, which puts it in the great tier for The Simpsons.