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"The Springfield Connection" is the 23rd episode of the sixth season, and the 126th episode of The Simpsons. The title comes from the movie The French Connection.
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|airdate=May 7, [[1995]]
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|blackboard="I will not mock Mrs. Dumbface"
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|couchgag=Homer enters as James Bond while the theme plays, spoofing the {{W2|Gun barrel sequence|James Bond}}.
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==Synopsis==
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"'''The Springfield Connection'''" is the twenty-third episode of [[season 6]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one-hundred and twenty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on May 7, [[1995]]. The episode was written by [[Jonathan Collier]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Lionel Hutz]].
  
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Homer and Marge, on the way back from an orchestra, pass through a seedy part of town. Homer cautions Marge, but gets enticed by Snake's Three-card monte game. Snake cheats Homer out of $20, which makes Marge mad. When she exposes the con, Snake takes off. Marge, not wanting to let a crook run and not getting any help, chases after him, with Homer following laboriously. Marge even runs faster than Snake. Snake, trapped in a dead end, tries to attack Marge, but a panicked Marge manages to knock him out. She begins to feel that the whole (mis)adventure has given her a sense of exhilaration.
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{{Desc|There's a new cop in town and her name is [[Marge Simpson]]. Her job is to clean up the town of its criminals. Unfortunately, not all the criminals are on the street as Marge soon discovers.}}
  
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Soon, she begins to find that her everyday routine is dull and boring. In the grocery store, she starts rolling around on her shopping cart till it crashes, exciting her more. She begins to lose interest in her previous magazines (Sponge and Vacuum), and checks out the Death Sports section. She decides to spice up her life by joining the Springfield Police Force (much to the amusement of Chief Wiggum, although he agrees after a while).
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== Plot ==
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[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] attend a concert, where they play the [[Star Wars]] theme (whom's composer Homer believes is dead). On their way home, they spot [[Snake]]'s {{W|Three-card monte}} stand, where all you have to do is pick a red card. Homer places a twenty-dollar bet and loses, but Marge discovers Snake's secret (none of the cards were red), leading to a chase. Eventually, she knocks him out. Everyone cheers for her.
  
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Homer, however, is less than enthused about his wife being a cop, but she assures him that he will remain "man of the house." Marge reports for police recruit training. She does well in the obstacle course, pretty well in the shooting range and nails the high-speed driving test -- although Wiggum asks her to redo it, as he wasn't watching. Finally she goes home to her family, and announces herself to be a cop.
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The next day, Marge discovers she needs some action in her life. So, she changes the brand of ham and the magazines she buys. Soon, she decided to join the police. [[Chief Wiggum]] trains her and other trainees, but Marge doesn't do what the chief tells her. Eventually, he lets Marge become an officer.
  
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The next day, after a breakfast of donuts and coffee (a cop's necessary sustenance), Marge reports to the station for work. Wiggum (after assigning some cops to stake out a donut place and some cops to sleep in), sends inexperienced and vulnerable Marge to Junkyville and Bumtown for her beat.
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During dinner, Marge tells Homer his theory (that she's the man and he's the woman) is wrong. And the next day, she goes to work. On her first day she does everything by the book, but this causes problems. Her friends even think she's a cop off-duty! She even arrests her own husband for being parked on three handicapped parking spaces.
  
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On her beat, after encountering Lionel Hutz rummaging in a dumpster, she goes to the Kwik-E-Mart, where Apu (who knows the drill) tries to bribe her. She then settles a domestic disturbance in the Skinner residence.
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After Homer is freed, he has a poker game with his friends, but [[Herman]] has to go to Homer's garage. When he gets there, he and some other men meet up to try to sell some counterfeit jeans. Marge, however, discovers this and she and Herman fight in [[Bart's treehouse]]. When Herman tries to get away on a rope (using the jeans as a zip line), it fails due to the jeans being made of a shoddy material.
  
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On her day off, she orders Bart to wear safety gear when skateboarding, which gets him beaten up by the bullies. She goes to the beauty salon, where the people there are a little skittish around her. Lisa tries to encourage her mom to "attack the roots of social problems" but fails when Marge doesn't understand what she means and changes the subject with a McGriff the Crime Dog hand puppet.
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The rest of the policemen arrive to take Herman, but they can't due to no evidence. Marge tries to point out there's a lot of counterfeit jeans in her garage, but Chief Wiggum points out that they're gone (in reality however, he and the rest of the officers took them). Marge decided to resign form the police, and Chief Wiggum eventually accepts that.
  
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That night, Homer and his friends (Lenny, Carl, Moe and Herman) are playing cards. Herman excuses himself to get some fresh air. Homer fires up a Cuban cigar. Marge comes in and finds them gambling illegally. Homer's friends beat a hasty retreat while Homer himself is a little mad at her for not being home more often.
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The next day, she seems rather unenthusiastic, as everyone seems to be breaking the law -- especially Homer, who has parked illegally and is buying liquor for the underage bullies. She tells him to move his car, which he refuses to do, leading her to write him a ticket. He gets even more aggressive, which prompts her to arrest him. Later, he is released (after eating Hans Moleman's Last meal) but he is pretty mad at Marge.
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When he gets home, he finds a jean-smuggling operation going on in his own garage and his friend, Herman, is involved. As Herman and his cronies are about to tune him up, Marge busts in to save the day. As she is cuffing the rest of the crooks, Herman takes Homer as a hostage and runs to Bart's treehouse, with Marge in hot pursuit. She manages to evade getting shot, by coming in through the secret entrance. Herman tries to escape using a pair of knock-off jeans to slide down a rope. But the jeans are so lousy, they tear up and Herman falls to the ground.
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Later, Wiggum informs Marge that they can't hold him for lack of evidence. Marge retorts saying that there is a garage full of counterfeit jeans. But Wiggum says that they have "mysteriously disappeared" -- true, considering all the cops are wearing them now. Marge gets mad and says that there is too much corruption on the force and she quits. After a hearty laugh, Wiggum accepts her resignation.
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Latest revision as of 13:23, March 28, 2024

Season 6 Episode
← 125 "'Round Springfield"
126
"The Springfield Connection"
"Lemon of Troy" 127 →
"The Springfield Connection"
The Springfield Connection.png
Episode Information
Episode number: 126
Season number: S6 E23
Production code: 2F21
Original airdate: May 7, 1995
Chalkboard gag: "I will not mock Mrs. Dumbface"
Couch gag: Homer enters as James Bond while the theme plays, spoofing the Gun barrel sequence.
Guest star(s): Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz
Showrunner: David Mirkin
Written by: Jonathan Collier
Directed by: Mark Kirkland
DVD features


"The Springfield Connection" is the twenty-third episode of season 6 of The Simpsons and the one-hundred and twenty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on May 7, 1995. The episode was written by Jonathan Collier and directed by Mark Kirkland. It guest stars Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz.

Synopsis[edit]

"There's a new cop in town and her name is Marge Simpson. Her job is to clean up the town of its criminals. Unfortunately, not all the criminals are on the street as Marge soon discovers."


Plot[edit]

Homer and Marge attend a concert, where they play the Star Wars theme (whom's composer Homer believes is dead). On their way home, they spot Snake's Three-card monte stand, where all you have to do is pick a red card. Homer places a twenty-dollar bet and loses, but Marge discovers Snake's secret (none of the cards were red), leading to a chase. Eventually, she knocks him out. Everyone cheers for her.

The next day, Marge discovers she needs some action in her life. So, she changes the brand of ham and the magazines she buys. Soon, she decided to join the police. Chief Wiggum trains her and other trainees, but Marge doesn't do what the chief tells her. Eventually, he lets Marge become an officer.

During dinner, Marge tells Homer his theory (that she's the man and he's the woman) is wrong. And the next day, she goes to work. On her first day she does everything by the book, but this causes problems. Her friends even think she's a cop off-duty! She even arrests her own husband for being parked on three handicapped parking spaces.

After Homer is freed, he has a poker game with his friends, but Herman has to go to Homer's garage. When he gets there, he and some other men meet up to try to sell some counterfeit jeans. Marge, however, discovers this and she and Herman fight in Bart's treehouse. When Herman tries to get away on a rope (using the jeans as a zip line), it fails due to the jeans being made of a shoddy material.

The rest of the policemen arrive to take Herman, but they can't due to no evidence. Marge tries to point out there's a lot of counterfeit jeans in her garage, but Chief Wiggum points out that they're gone (in reality however, he and the rest of the officers took them). Marge decided to resign form the police, and Chief Wiggum eventually accepts that.

Production[edit]

  • 2F21 Script.jpg


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