And Let No One Ever Speak of This Again Under Penalty of Catipult
| "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 18 |
| Directed by | Bob Anderson |
| Written by | John Swartzwelder |
| Production lawmaking | 4F15 |
| Original air engagement | March 16, 1997 (1997-03-16) |
| Invitee appearances | |
| Dave Thomas as Rex Banner Joe Mantegna as Fatty Tony | |
| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons are depicted as cowboys; the couch, like a equus caballus, rides away.[1] |
| Commentary | Matt Groening Josh Weinstein Dan Castellaneta Dave Thomas Bob Anderson David Silverman |
"Homer vs. the Eighteenth Subpoena" is the eighteenth episode of the 8th flavor of the American blithe telly serial The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the U.s.a. on March xvi, 1997.[2] In the episode, Springfield enacts prohibition after a raucous Saint Patrick's Day celebration. To supply Moe'due south speakeasy, Homer becomes a bootlegger. The episode was written past John Swartzwelder and directed by Bob Anderson.[two] Dave Thomas guest stars as King Banner and Joe Mantegna returns equally Fat Tony.[2]
Plot [edit]
During St. Patrick's Day, Springfield gathers downtown for events, activities, and booze. When Bart accidentally gets drunkard during the commemoration, a prohibitionist movement emerges. The municipal government, wanting to proceed the voters during election season, agrees to consider a ban. They discover that booze has actually been banned in Springfield for two centuries, and moves to enforce the constabulary, prompting Moe to disguise his bar as a pet shop. However, alcohol still continues to period into the town due to the mob and with their bribery of the local law enforcers. With the boondocks becoming impatient with the constabulary'south incompetence, Chief Wiggum is replaced past Rex Banner, an officer of the U.Due south. Treasury Department. Banner sets upwardly blockages on the city archway bridges and buries all of the alcohol in a mass grave at the city dumps.
In the concurrently, Homer figures out a way to keep Moe's bar operating, by becoming a bootlegger. 1 night, he and Bart sneak out to the city dump to reclaim the beer that was disposed of when the Prohibition police was enacted, escaping Banner in the procedure. He then sets upward shop in his basement pouring the beer into the finger holes of bowling balls. Using an intricate set of pipes under the Bowl-A-Rama, he bowls the balls into Moe's. Upon discovering it, Marge really finds it a very skilful thought, since Homer is actually using his intellectual faculties and that he is making enough money to support the family unit. The media realizes someone is allowing Springfield's underground alcohol trade to flourish, and they give the however-unknown Homer the nickname "Beer Baron".
When his supply of liquor runs out, Homer begins to distill his own bootleg liquor. Yet, his stills begin to explode, due to Homer not knowing how to properly make his own alcohol, and he agrees to stop when Marge asks him to. He is then confronted by a desperate ex-Chief Wiggum who is going through his garbage, and both confide their distaste for Imprint. In an effort to rekindle Wiggum'southward career, Homer allows the former police chief to turn him in, hoping that Wiggum will go his job dorsum by doing what Banner couldn't. After confessing to his crimes in public, Homer, originally believing he would be allow off with a low-cal penalisation, faces expulsion from the town (and presumably death) by an primitive catapult, showing how anachronistic the law really was. Marge tells everyone that this constabulary and punishment makes no sense and it is meaningless to punish Homer, especially for their liberty to potable. While Banner steps up to lecture the boondocks on the reasons why the constabulary must exist upheld, he accidentally steps on the catapult; Wiggum then has him catapulted. The boondocks clerk then finds out that the Prohibition law was really repealed a twelvemonth later information technology was enacted, then Homer is released. Mayor Quimby and then asks if Homer can become the Beer Businesswoman again and supply the town with alcohol, but Homer tells him that he is retired. Inside 5 minutes Fatty Tony is simply besides happy to oblige, and Springfield salutes booze's qualities as Homer proclaims his undying love of alcohol by saying, "To alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems." The unabridged town cheer Homer with beers in hands.
Simpsons character Helen Lovejoy delivering her signature line, "Ohhh, won't somebody please recollect of the children!"
Production [edit]
The main plot of the episode is based on the Eighteenth Subpoena to the The states Constitution, in which booze was banned in the United States.[iii] As The Simpsons has many episodes that have stories and jokes related to alcohol, the writers idea it was strange that they had never done an episode related to Prohibition, and that the thought seemed "perfect."[3] The episode features a vast corporeality of Irish stereotyping at the St. Patrick's Twenty-four hour period commemoration. This was a reference to when Conan O'Brien was a author for the prove and was of Irish descent, and his use of Irish stereotypes.[3] Various writers were very concerned virtually Bart getting drunk. This was why he drank the beer through a horn, to show that it was only accidental.[3] This was a toned downwards version of what was in John Swartzwelder's original script.[iv] Originally Main Wiggum's first line was "They're either drunk or on the cocaine", only it was accounted too erstwhile-fashioned.[v] The discovery of "more lines on the parchment" was a simple deus ex machina to get Homer freed and to cease the episode.[3]
When Homer first enters Moe's "Pet Shop", the human being that tips his hat to him outside was a groundwork grapheme used in the early seasons.[5] The riot at the beginning of the episode was taken from footage from the end of the season 6 episode "Lisa on Water ice" and updated.[half dozen] The line "To alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of life'due south problems," was originally the deed break line at the stop of deed two, just was moved to the very finish of the episode.[7]
Cultural references [edit]
The episode parodies the serial The Untouchables, with the graphic symbol of Rex Banner based on Robert Stack'south portrayal of Eliot Ness,[1] [8] and the voice of the narrator existence based on that of Walter Winchell.[five] Barney leaving flowers outside the Duff brewery is, according to show runner Josh Weinstein, a reference to people leaving flowers at the grave sites of diverse Hollywood figures like Rudolph Valentino and Marilyn Monroe.[3] The shot of the diner references Edward Hopper'south Nighthawks painting.[three]
Reception [edit]
In its original circulate, "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Subpoena" finished 39th in ratings for the week of March 10–26, 1997, with a Nielsen rating of 8.9, equivalent to approximately viii.6 1000000 viewing households. It was the second highest-rated show on the Fob network that week, following The X-Files.[nine]
The authors of the book I Can't Believe It'south a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called information technology "A nice episode in which Homer actually devises a clever plan to proceed the beer flowing."[one] The Toronto Star described the episode every bit one of Bob Anderson's "classics."[10] The Daily Telegraph also characterized the episode as ane of "The 10 Best Simpsons Television receiver Episodes."[eleven] Robert Canning gave the episode nine.eight/x calling it his favorite episode of the series.[12]
Homer's line "To alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems," was described by Josh Weinstein as "one of the best, almost truthful Simpsons statements ever."[3] In 2008, Entertainment Weekly included it in their list of "24 Endlessly Quotable TV Quips".[13]
A scene in which a British bit shop named "John Bull'south Fish & Fries" blows up was censored in Britain and Ireland but it is no longer.[14] This scene is shown uncensored on the Disney+ streaming service.
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Subpoena". BBC. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
- ^ a b c Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Consummate Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 231. ISBN978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M. .
- ^ a b c d due east f g h Weinstein, Josh (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Flavor DVD commentary for the episode "Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Groening, Matt (2006). The Simpsons The Complete 8th Flavour DVD commentary for the episode "Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ a b c Silverman, David (2006). The Simpsons The Complete 8th Flavour DVD commentary for the episode "Homer vs. The Eighteenth Subpoena" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Anderson, Bob (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer vs. The Eighteenth Subpoena" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Weinstein, Josh; Silverman, David (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Flavor DVD commentary for the episode "Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment" (DVD). 20th Century Fob.
- ^ Thomas, Dave (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ "Four newsmagazines in the top 10". Sunday-Sentinel. Associated Printing. March 20, 1997. p. 4E.
- ^ Rayner, Ben, "Offering upward the goods on Springfield's finest; The Simpsons have breached the boundaries of animation. Today a director details how they practise information technology, writes Ben Rayner," Toronto Star, Oct 30, 2005, pg. C.06.
- ^ Walton, James (2007-07-21). "The x Best Simpsons Television Episodes". The Daily Telegraph. pp. Page 3. Retrieved 2022-01-22 .
- ^ Canning, Robert (2009-08-11). "The Simpsons Flashback: "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" Review". IGN . Retrieved 2022-01-22 .
- ^ "24 Endlessly Quotable TV Quips". Entertainment Weekly. September 16, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "D'oh! The Simpsons are most to land..." The Irish Independent. March xvi, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links [edit]
- "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment episode capsule". The Simpsons Archive.
- "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" at IMDb
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_vs._the_Eighteenth_Amendment
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