I met Homer Simpson

Matt Groening said Homer Simpson is based upon Howard Snider — owner/manager of Muncie’s Shakey’s and later Howie’s Pizza after he saw him in the PBS ‘Middletown’ documentary ‘Family Business.’

I met Howie Snyder when he was a journalism professor at Ball State University. He used this provocative commercial in his lecture. Reebok bridge bungee jump

Here is a clip of that documentary (it is so good) about a 70/80’s entertainment pizzeria, from back in the days when pizzerias tried to be everything - a family food place, entertainment, an arcade, and a bar.

Here is an article.