"Homer the Vigilante"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: January 6, 1994
S05E11
(1F09)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Homer the Vigilante"
"Homer the Vigilante"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: January 6, 1994
S05E11
1F09
Episode Background
Homer the Vigilante was part of the winter lineup of the 1993-1994 US TV schedule. It first aired January 6, 1994 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “The Sinbad Show”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Thursday nights to watch on the family TV. Homer the Vigilante was seen by over 20 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In this episode a crime wave caused by an elusive cat burglar plagues Springfield. Lisa is distraught when her saxophone is stolen, and Homer promises to get it back. The police are ineffective, so Homer takes charge of a neighborhood watch. Under his leadership it becomes a vigilante group which fails to catch the burglar.
“People can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 40% of all people know that.”
Top Quotable Lines
- Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
- Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
- Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
Top Ranking Term
Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…
“burglar”
… is the top ranking unique term in Homer the Vigilante.
“Oh my god! Underage kids drinking beer without a permit!”