Deep Space Homer
The Simpsons: Season 5, Episode 15
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Homer and Barney are recruited by NASA to make it more appealing to the man in the street, and when Barney falls off the wagon, Homer is chosen to go into space.
Show: The Simpsons
Air date: February 24, 1994
Writer: David Mirkin
Commentary: Matt Groening; David Mirkin; Mark Kirkland; David Silverman
Couch gag: The family runs to the couch, only to find an obese man sitting on it. They squeeze in to the left of him.
Episode no: Season 5; Episode 15