Are the Simpson family famous in-universe?

[wildojinx]

Something just came to mind. The Simpsons themselves have been involved in several big-time news stories (that had to have been bigger than just a wacky thing happening in Springfield). So are the Simpson family well-known to the world? There have been numerous episodes where one of them meets someone for the first time, even though if they were well-known people the person meeting them would know who they are already.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I thought Homer would be for going into space. Like, he's an actual astronaut--not a millionaire paying to be an astronaut. He was an actual part of a NASA mission and would be a fairly big deal. Not a household name perhaps, but the name would be recognised to a degree.

Yet even Grimey didn't know about it until he saw the photo.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Oct 18, 2022 9:20:13 GMT -5 Ryback on a Pole! said:

I thought Homer would be for going into space. Like, he's an actual astronaut--not a millionaire paying to be an astronaut. He was an actual part of a NASA mission and would be a fairly big deal. Not a household name perhaps, but the name would be recognised to a degree.

Yet even Grimey didn't know about it until he saw the photo.

From that alone he would at a minimum be as comparably famous as Christa McAuliffe, the teacher that went up on the Challenger. Which I think was a huge story even before the tragedy.

Inanimate Carbon Rod notwithstanding, he'd forever be "That average guy that NASA sent up" or "That fat bald idiot that brought the chips into space"

[Feyrhausen]

They should be but it is always used for jokes.

Homer was a Grammy winner but they portray the Grammys as a joke.

Homer was an astronaut but the episode was all about no one caring about space anymore.

Bart was big on Krustys show for a bit. Even got to be on Conan. But he was a fad.

Lisa was the reason a major corruption scandal in congress was exposed. But I guess there would always be more scandals.