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"Homer the Great" is the twelfth television episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 8, 1995. In the episode, Homer discovers that Lenny and Carl are members of the ancient secret society known as the Stonecutters. Gaining membership through Grampa, Homer takes great pleasure in the society's many privileges and events. Unfortunately, during a celebratory dinner he unwittingly destroys the Stonecutter's "Sacred Parchment". Homer is stripped of his membership, until it is discovered that he is "The Chosen One" who will lead the Stonecutters to glory.

The episode was written by John Swartzwelder, and directed by Jim Reardon. Patrick Stewart guest stars as "Number One", the leader of the Springfield chapter of The Stonecutters. It features cultural references to freemasonry and films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Emperor. Since airing, the episode has received many positive reviews from fans and television critics, and has been called "one of the better episodes of the series" by Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood in their book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide. The song "We Do" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Music And Lyrics".

Homer notices that Lenny and Carl are enjoying inexplicable privileges thanks to their rings such as free soft drinks, massage chairs, and great parking spots at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Homer investigates and discovers that they are part of an ancient secret society known as The Stonecutters. When he tries to join, he learns that in order to gain membership, one must either be the son of a Stonecutter or save the life of a Stonecutter. He pretends to have saved Lenny's life, but fails. Homer complains about not being let in and reveals to Marge his past experience being excluded from clubs; when he was young, a group of children formed the "No Homers Club" and did not allow him to join, though a boy named Homer Glumpet was not rejected. While extolling the Stonecutters at the dinner table, he discovers that his father is a member and is admitted.

After joining the Stonecutters, which is made up of many of the male characters on the show, Homer takes great pleasure in the Society's secret privileges, such as an underground byway past Springfield's traffic jams, the Society's drinking bouts and free rollerblades (in order to get to his workplace from the car park quicker). Unfortunately, during a celebratory rib dinner with his fellow Stonecutters commemorating its 1500th anniversary, he unwittingly uses the society’s Hallowed Sacred Parchment as a napkin, tissue and cotton swab, destroying it. He is stripped of his Stonecutter robes and as part of his punishment is forced to walk home naked dragging the "stone of shame". Before he leaves, however, it is discovered that Homer has a birthmark in the shape of the Stonecutter emblem, identifying him as "The Chosen One" who, it was foretold, would lead the Stonecutters to greatness. He is then unshackled from the "stone of shame" and shackled to an even larger "stone of triumph".

The Stonecutters has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.