"Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
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"Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" is a celebrated episode of The Simpsons in which Springfield enacts prohibition, leading Homer to secretly bootleg beer and clash with the law.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| airYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Film Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| couchGagType | unique gag for this episode ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of the classic episodes of The Simpsons ⓘ |
| director | Bob Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Barney Gumble
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Bart Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Chief Wiggum NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Marge Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayor Quimby NERFINISHED ⓘ Moe Szyslak NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Banner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animated sitcom
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasOpeningSequence | standard The Simpsons opening with couch gag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
bootlegging
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law enforcement satire ⓘ prohibition ⓘ |
| notableQuote | To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1997-03-16 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodyOf |
American Prohibition era
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film noir and gangster films ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | The Simpsons franchise ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Homer becomes a bootlegger known as the Beer Baron.
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Homer smuggles beer using bowling balls and later brews his own beer. ⓘ Rex Banner is hired to enforce prohibition in Springfield. NERFINISHED ⓘ The prohibition law is revealed to have been repealed years earlier. ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Springfield enacts prohibition after a law against alcohol is rediscovered. ⓘ |
| positionInSeason | 18 ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 171 ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
20th Century Fox Television
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Gracie Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | season 8 ⓘ |
| series | The Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showrunner |
Bill Oakley
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Josh Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleReference | Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | John Swartzwelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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