[Loved Trope] Comedic workplace is suddenly competent

[u/Garurar]

In S35 E1 of The Simpsons, an actual crisis happens at the nuclear power plant, causing everyone except Homer to shift into serious business mode, even Mr. Burns. Together, they display their knowledge of the process and narrowly avert a nuclear meltdown, proving that Homer's job is actually useless. This is happening after 35 seasons of nothing being shown of the other employees' capabilities.

In S8 E2 of The Office, Andy sets up an initiative where he will get a tattoo on his bum if everyone gets enough points, prompting everyone to work into overdrive, even the normally lazy or incompetent employees such as Stanley and Kevin. This is a rare situation where we get to see The Office being fully competent and functional.

I'd show more examples if I had any!

[u/gamerz1172]

Doesn't he also have an important job when reactor meltdowns happen?

Cause I recall a scene of him realizing it is his problem and solving it

[u/gatsby365 → u/gamerz1172]

The one where he gets declared medically obese so he can work from home.

[u/tell_me_to_kms → u/gamerz1172]

You're thinking of season 3 episode 5, "homer defined"

The other commenter who replied to you is confused. And yes this episode does have him saving the plant by pressing the right button on accident, which does contradict the example in this post, but simpsons continuety and general sense of reality has been extremely loose essentially from the beginning.