"Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Bob Anderson
First aired: March 16, 1997
S08E18
(4F15)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
"Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Bob Anderson
First aired: March 16, 1997
S08E18
4F15
Episode Background
Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment was part of the spring lineup of the 1996-1997 US TV schedule. It first aired March 16, 1997 at 8pm on Fox following “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction” and was followed by “King of the Hill”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Sunday nights to watch on the family TV. Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment was seen by over 14 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In the episode, Springfield enacts prohibition after a raucous Saint Patrick’s Day celebration. To supply Moe’s speakeasy, Homer becomes a bootlegger, much to the chagrin of Marge and Lisa.
“Call me Beer Baron.”
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…
“prohibition”
… is the top ranking unique term in Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment.
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