HOMER SIMPSON RUNNING AWAY WITH 'GREATEST AMERICAN' TITLE

June 12, 2003Jun 12, 2003, 11:00 PM GMT+1

Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, Thomas Jefferson and… Homer Simpson?

That's what the roster of the BBC's "Greatest American" poll looks like, with the cartoon dad topping the list so far, garnering more than one-third of the vote.

Homer looks set to take the title in the on-line survey, which is being held in conjunction with BBC2's upcoming 90-minute show, What The World Thinks Of America. The animated character is leaving a number of history-making human beings in the dust, edging out his nearest rival, 19th-century US president Abraham Lincoln, by nearly 30 percentage points as of Friday.

Other Stateside "greats" vying for the first place spot are Franklin D Roosevelt, George Washington and Mr T, who is probably thrilled to hear he's currently beating both iconic singer Bob Dylan and former president Bill Clinton.

BBC readers are apparently big Homer Simpson fans. Bart's bumbling father is also leading the website's "favourite TV character" vote, having surpassed fictional psychiatrist Frasier Crane, Friends cutie Rachel Green and ER doc John Carter.

The animated character is currently beating American greats such as Abe Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr in a BBC on-line poll

Another contender, The A Team star Mr T, is also faring well, edging out both Bill Clinton and Bob Dylan

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