LEGO Date Night Homer (71009)

About This Set

Date Night Homer (71009) gives Homer Simpson a rare change of clothes. Instead of his usual white shirt, this version from The Simpsons Series 2, released in May 2015, wears a dark blue suit jacket with a printed tie over lighter blue legs, dressed for an evening out with Marge. The figure keeps the fully moulded head piece used across the Simpsons figures, and its single accessory is a 2x2 tile printed as a heart-shaped box of chocolates - Homer's romantic offering for the night.

Like every figure in the series, Date Night Homer came in a sealed foil mystery pack with a black display baseplate and a collector's leaflet, one of sixteen characters in the second Simpsons wave. The series mixed returning family members in new outfits with Springfield regulars who had missed the first wave, including Comic Book Guy, Groundskeeper Willie, Dr. Hibbert and Professor Frink. Date Night Marge, in an orange dress with a bouquet and a clutch, is the companion release in the same series, and the two figures are designed to stand together as a pair.

As a variant of the line's central character, Date Night Homer marks the difference between the two Simpsons waves: the first series covered the family in their everyday clothes, while Series 2 leaned into episode-style outfits and alter egos such as Bartman and Fallout Boy Milhouse.

Key Features

• Formal outfit - dark blue suit jacket with a printed tie, over lighter blue legs
• Fully moulded Homer head piece, shared with the other Simpsons figures
• Heart-shaped box of chocolates, printed on a 2x2 tile
• Companion figure - Date Night Marge appears in the same series, with a bouquet and clutch
• One of 16 figures in The Simpsons Series 2 of Collectable Minifigures, released May 2015
• Sealed foil mystery pack with a collector's leaflet showing the full series
• Black 3x4 display baseplate included for standing the figure on show
• A dressed-up variant of Homer, contrasting with his everyday look in The Simpsons Series (71005)

Theme Background

The Simpsons Series 2 followed the first Simpsons wave a year later, in May 2015, with sixteen more figures. Where the first series introduced the family in their standard outfits, the second mixed dressed-up variants and alter egos - Date Night Homer and Marge, Bartman, Lisa with Snowball II and Maggie with Santa's Little Helper - with first appearances for Springfield regulars such as Comic Book Guy, Waylon Smithers, Patty and Selma Bouvier, Hans Moleman and Martin Prince. It was the second and final Simpsons wave in the Collectable Minifigures line.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which series does LEGO 71009 Date Night Homer belong to?

Date Night Homer is one of sixteen figures in The Simpsons Series 2 of Collectable Minifigures, released in May 2015. The wave also includes Date Night Marge, Bartman, Comic Book Guy and Groundskeeper Willie.

What accessory comes with Date Night Homer?

His accessory is a 2x2 tile printed as a heart-shaped box of chocolates. The pack also included a black display baseplate and a collector's leaflet.

What is Date Night Homer wearing?

A dark blue suit jacket with a printed tie, over lighter blue legs - a dressed-up change from the white shirt and blue trousers of the Series 1 Homer figure.

Which figure pairs with Date Night Homer?

Date Night Marge, from the same series. She wears an orange dress and carries a bouquet of flowers and a clutch, and the two figures are designed to stand together as a pair.

How was LEGO 71009 sold?

It was sold in a sealed foil mystery pack for $3.99, with one random figure from the series of sixteen inside, so the character was only revealed once the pack was opened.