"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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" Context triple: [Duff Brewery, hasNotableEpisodeFocus, "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"]
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A.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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B.
America's Funnyman
America's Funnyman is a comedy album by alternative stand-up persona Neil Hamburger, showcasing his deliberately awkward, anti-comedy style.
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C.
Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers is a 1932 Marx Brothers comedy film known for its anarchic humor and satire of college life and American football.
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D.
Fillmore's Taste-In
Fillmore's Taste-In is a quick-service snack and beverage stand in Disney California Adventure’s Cars Land themed around the laid-back, hippie van character Fillmore from Pixar’s Cars films.
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E.
Prohibition Pig
Prohibition Pig is a popular Waterbury, Vermont restaurant and brewery known for its craft beer and smoked barbecue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" Target entity description: "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.
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A.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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B.
America's Funnyman
America's Funnyman is a comedy album by alternative stand-up persona Neil Hamburger, showcasing his deliberately awkward, anti-comedy style.
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C.
Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers is a 1932 Marx Brothers comedy film known for its anarchic humor and satire of college life and American football.
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D.
Fillmore's Taste-In
Fillmore's Taste-In is a quick-service snack and beverage stand in Disney California Adventure’s Cars Land themed around the laid-back, hippie van character Fillmore from Pixar’s Cars films.
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E.
Prohibition Pig
Prohibition Pig is a popular Waterbury, Vermont restaurant and brewery known for its craft beer and smoked barbecue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| airYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Film Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| couchGagType | unique gag for this episode ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of the classic episodes of The Simpsons ⓘ |
| director | Bob Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Barney Gumble
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| hasOpeningSequence | standard The Simpsons opening with couch gag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
bootlegging
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
film noir and gangster films ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | The Simpsons franchise ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Homer becomes a bootlegger known as the Beer Baron.
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gracie Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | season 8 ⓘ |
| series | The Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showrunner |
Bill Oakley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Josh Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleReference | Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | John Swartzwelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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