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'''Coming to Homerica''' is the twenty-first episode, and the season finale of the twentieth season of The Simpsons. It aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 17, 2009 (no jobs). This episode was rated TV 14 DLSV. The episode seems different now.  Maybe it is because I have visited [[New York City]]. Maybe it is because I have self-inking Where's George stamps.  Maybe it is because Michael Jackson is dead.  I wish I could have seen New York City before those events happened.
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'''Coming to Homerica''' is the twenty-first and finale episode of [[season 20]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and forty-first episode overall. It originally aired on May 17, [[2009]]. The episode was written by [[Brendan Hay]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]].
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Desc|[[Ogdenville]]'s economy takes a tumble after tainted barley is discovered in [[Krusty]]'s veggie burgers and the unemployed of Ogdenville flock to [[Springfield]]. When [[Mayor Quimby]] closes off the town's borders and enlists private citizens to help patrol them, [[Homer]] puts together a border patrol group.}}
  
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
Krustyburger is proclaimed to serve the unhealthiest fast food in the country (politically incorrect), so Krusty decides that his namesake restaurant should serve the "Mother Nature Burger," which is entirely vegetarian. Although the Springfield townsfolk initially devour the burgers, they soon fall ill with food poisoning. The illness is traced to tainted barley, which was grown in the neighboring town of Ogdenville. The residents of Ogdenville, who are descended from Norwegian settlers, are forced to abandon their town and seek employment in Springfield.
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[[File:Chief Wiggum catching an Ogdenvillian.png|left|thumb|Chief Wiggum trying to catch an Ogdenvillian, who sneaks into Springfield]]
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Krusty Burger is proclaimed to serve the unhealthiest fast food in the country, so Krusty decides that his namesake restaurant should serve the "Mother Nature Burger," which is entirely vegetarian. Although the Springfield townsfolk initially devour the burgers, they soon fall ill with food poisoning. The illness is traced to tainted barley, which was grown in the neighboring town of Ogdenville. The residents of Ogdenville, who are descended from Norwegian settlers, are forced to abandon their town and seek employment in Springfield.
  
The residents of Springfield are initially hospitable to the displaced Ogdenvillians, and hire them as day laborers. Homer hires several Ogdenvillians to fix his roof, Marge hires a nanny named Inga to care for Bart, Lisa and Maggie, and Selma finds love with Thorbjørn, a brawny blond. Meanwhile, Bart wishes to establish his reputation as a star skateboarder after seeing a teenager from Ogdenville show off. While Bart's skateboard stunt is executed perfectly, it ends abruptly when he crashes into the side of a school bus and hurts his arm. Homer and Marge rush him to the hospital, but tension builds when they are forced to wait for hours because the waiting room is full of patients from Ogdenville. Furious, Marge, Homer and Bart return home, where Marge fixes Bart's arm herself. Homer storms off to Moe's Tavern, only to discover that Moe is serving aquavit and the bar is full of Ogdenvillians. Homer demands a mug of aquavit, unaware of its alcohol content, is instantly intoxicated, and subsequently loses his job at the nuclear power plant when he arrives at work drunk.
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The residents of Springfield are initially hospitable to the displaced Ogdenvillians, and hire them as day laborers. Homer hires several Ogdenvillians to fix his roof, Marge hires a nanny named {{ap|Inga|Coming to Homerica}} to care for Bart, Lisa and Maggie, and Selma finds love with Thorbjørn, a brawny blond. Meanwhile, Bart wishes to establish his reputation as a star skateboarder after seeing a teenager from Ogdenville show off. While Bart's skateboard stunt is executed perfectly, it ends abruptly when he crashes into the side of a school bus and hurts his arm. Homer and Marge rush him to the hospital, but tension builds when they are forced to wait for hours because the waiting room is full of patients from Ogdenville. Furious, Marge, Homer and Bart return home, where Marge fixes Bart's arm herself. Homer storms off to Moe's Tavern, only to discover that Moe is serving aquavit and the bar is full of Ogdenvillians. Homer demands a mug of aquavit, unaware of its alcohol content, is instantly intoxicated, and subsequently loses his job at the nuclear power plant when he arrives at work drunk.
  
 
Mayor Quimby calls a town meeting, where it is decided that the Springfield border should be closed to residents of Ogdenville. Chief Wiggum and fellow officer Lou are unable to control the border themselves, so they distribute guns and beer to a group of vigilantes, among them Homer, Lenny and Carl. The group decides on the name "Star-Spangled Goofballs," and after several failed attempts to keep Ogdenvillians out of Springfield, decide to build a wall. At first, Marge believes the wall contradicts the values of tolerance that she taught their children, but changes her mind when Maggie utters the Norwegian word "ja" (meaning "yes"). The residents of Springfield begin building a massive wall and hire workers from Ogdenville to assist with its construction. As the building progresses, the residents of both communities discover that their similarities outweigh their differences. Once the wall is complete, the residents of both communities realize that they miss their neighbors, so the Ogdenvillians come back through a door they built in the wall to join a Springfield party.
 
Mayor Quimby calls a town meeting, where it is decided that the Springfield border should be closed to residents of Ogdenville. Chief Wiggum and fellow officer Lou are unable to control the border themselves, so they distribute guns and beer to a group of vigilantes, among them Homer, Lenny and Carl. The group decides on the name "Star-Spangled Goofballs," and after several failed attempts to keep Ogdenvillians out of Springfield, decide to build a wall. At first, Marge believes the wall contradicts the values of tolerance that she taught their children, but changes her mind when Maggie utters the Norwegian word "ja" (meaning "yes"). The residents of Springfield begin building a massive wall and hire workers from Ogdenville to assist with its construction. As the building progresses, the residents of both communities discover that their similarities outweigh their differences. Once the wall is complete, the residents of both communities realize that they miss their neighbors, so the Ogdenvillians come back through a door they built in the wall to join a Springfield party.
  
== Characters ==
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== Production ==
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* [[Plopper]] (opening credits)
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* [[Sideshow Bob]] (couch gag)
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* [[Gil Gunderson]]
 
* [[Krusty the Clown]]
 
* [[Mr. Teeny]]
 
* [[Homer Simpson]]
 
* [[Marge Simpson]]
 
* [[Bart Simpson]]
 
* [[Lisa Simpson]]
 
* [[Maggie Simpson]]
 
* [[Apu]]
 
* [[Lenny]]
 
* [[Milhouse Van Houten]]
 
* [[Sam]]
 
* [[Luann Van Houten]]
 
* [[Brandine]]
 
* [[Squeaky Voiced Teen]]
 
* [[Dr. Nick Riviera]]
 
* [[Old Jewish Man]]
 
* [[Disco Stu]]
 
* [[Cletus]]
 
* [[Larry]]
 
* [[Principal Skinner]]
 
* [[Gary Chalmers]]
 
* [[Kent Brockman]]
 
* [[Kirk Van Houten]]
 
* [[Abraham J. Simpson]]
 
* [[Jasper]]
 
* [[Ned Flanders]]
 
* [[Miss Springfield]]
 
* [[Mayor Quimby]]
 
To be continued.....
 
 
 
== Cultural References ==
 
The name is a parody of the film ''[[Wikipedia:Coming to America|Coming to America]]''.
 
The house from the Pixar film Up (film) can be seen in the background when Lenny and Carl are monitoring Springfield from the air.
 
 
 
The chair with ballons is itself a parody of Father Adelir, who tried to fly with ballons of helium.
 
 
 
The Ogdenville citizens are decedents of Norwegian immigrants, and the episode was aired on May 17 - the day Norway celebrates its Constitution.
 
 
 
When Homer first tries Aquavit, he gets drunk immediately and his head hits the table and he says "More Aquavit Please", a parody of the "More Ovaltine Please" Line
 
  
During the closing of Ogdenville, the packed trucks and the grandmother placed on top of one is a literature reference to ''The Grapes of Wrath'' by John Steinbeck.
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[[Category:Episodes directed by Steven Dean Moore]]
  
When the Ogdenville citizens are packing up to leave town, it is referencing "I Am Legend", even the music
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The music played after the farm failures in Ogdenville is "The Death of Aase" From Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg, a famous Norwegian composer.
 
 
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://24ahead.com/brendan-hay-has-no-clue-about-immigration-issue-or-comedy-si Summary and a discussion of some of the things the writer didn't mention]
 
 
 
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Season 20 Episode
440 "Four Great Women and a Manicure"
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"Coming to Homerica"
"Homer the Whopper" 442
"Coming to Homerica"
Coming to Homerica promo.png
Episode Information
Episode number: 441
Season number: S20 E21
Production code: LABF12
Original airdate: May 17, 2009
Billboard gag: Spider-Pig The Musical - Music By: U2 and Alf Clausen
Chalkboard gag: It's Facebook, not "Assbook"
Couch gag: The Simpson travel into 4 old programs to finally be in theirs
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: Brendan Hay
Directed by: Steven Dean Moore
DVD features


Coming to Homerica is the twenty-first and finale episode of season 20 of The Simpsons and the four-hundred and forty-first episode overall. It originally aired on May 17, 2009. The episode was written by Brendan Hay and directed by Steven Dean Moore.

Synopsis[edit]

"Ogdenville's economy takes a tumble after tainted barley is discovered in Krusty's veggie burgers and the unemployed of Ogdenville flock to Springfield. When Mayor Quimby closes off the town's borders and enlists private citizens to help patrol them, Homer puts together a border patrol group."


Plot[edit]

Chief Wiggum trying to catch an Ogdenvillian, who sneaks into Springfield

Krusty Burger is proclaimed to serve the unhealthiest fast food in the country, so Krusty decides that his namesake restaurant should serve the "Mother Nature Burger," which is entirely vegetarian. Although the Springfield townsfolk initially devour the burgers, they soon fall ill with food poisoning. The illness is traced to tainted barley, which was grown in the neighboring town of Ogdenville. The residents of Ogdenville, who are descended from Norwegian settlers, are forced to abandon their town and seek employment in Springfield.

The residents of Springfield are initially hospitable to the displaced Ogdenvillians, and hire them as day laborers. Homer hires several Ogdenvillians to fix his roof, Marge hires a nanny named Inga to care for Bart, Lisa and Maggie, and Selma finds love with Thorbjørn, a brawny blond. Meanwhile, Bart wishes to establish his reputation as a star skateboarder after seeing a teenager from Ogdenville show off. While Bart's skateboard stunt is executed perfectly, it ends abruptly when he crashes into the side of a school bus and hurts his arm. Homer and Marge rush him to the hospital, but tension builds when they are forced to wait for hours because the waiting room is full of patients from Ogdenville. Furious, Marge, Homer and Bart return home, where Marge fixes Bart's arm herself. Homer storms off to Moe's Tavern, only to discover that Moe is serving aquavit and the bar is full of Ogdenvillians. Homer demands a mug of aquavit, unaware of its alcohol content, is instantly intoxicated, and subsequently loses his job at the nuclear power plant when he arrives at work drunk.

Mayor Quimby calls a town meeting, where it is decided that the Springfield border should be closed to residents of Ogdenville. Chief Wiggum and fellow officer Lou are unable to control the border themselves, so they distribute guns and beer to a group of vigilantes, among them Homer, Lenny and Carl. The group decides on the name "Star-Spangled Goofballs," and after several failed attempts to keep Ogdenvillians out of Springfield, decide to build a wall. At first, Marge believes the wall contradicts the values of tolerance that she taught their children, but changes her mind when Maggie utters the Norwegian word "ja" (meaning "yes"). The residents of Springfield begin building a massive wall and hire workers from Ogdenville to assist with its construction. As the building progresses, the residents of both communities discover that their similarities outweigh their differences. Once the wall is complete, the residents of both communities realize that they miss their neighbors, so the Ogdenvillians come back through a door they built in the wall to join a Springfield party.

Production[edit]


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