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− | The town of [[Springfield]] celebrates Saint Patrick's Day by drinking a large amount of beer. At the parade, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] buys a plastic novelty horn. When a Duff Beer float sprays free beer, most of it goes into Bart's horn, making him drunk. A group of angry ladies complain to the mayor they should ban all forms of alcohol. An old man going over the rules discovers that a | + | The town of [[Springfield]] celebrates Saint Patrick's Day by drinking a large amount of beer. At the parade, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] buys a plastic novelty horn. When a Duff Beer float sprays free beer, most of it goes into Bart's horn, making him drunk. A group of angry ladies complain to the mayor they should ban all forms of alcohol. An old man going over the rules discovers that a prohibition law has been around for 200 years, but has never been enforced. Quimby has no choice but to ban alcohol from Springfield. |
− | All the beer barrels are | + | All the beer barrels are buried in the dump and Duff goes out of business. The mafia still provides beer. Even though a prohibition law has been passed, everyone goes to a near by [[Moe's Tavern|speakeasy]], cleverly disguised as "Moe's Pet Shop", for beer and dancing. The ladies against beer enter the bar and see [[Chief Wiggum]] drunk and dancing. They demand they bring in a police chief who will enforce the law. They send a telegram to [[Rex Banner]] to get to Springfield ASAP. He totally eliminates all the beer and kicks Wiggum out of his job. Homer won't stand for no beer, so he and Bart go to the dump to get the buried beer. They fill up some bowling balls with the beer and send them through a series of underground pipes leading to Moe's. Rex investigates, but finds no evidence. He vows to catch the beer baron. |
− | Homer runs out of beer from the barrels, so he decides to start making bootleg beer when Moe gets mad at him for the beer shortage. He sees Wiggum all | + | Homer runs out of beer from the barrels, so he decides to start making bootleg beer when Moe gets mad at him for the beer shortage. He sees Wiggum all pathetic-like and decides to help him in his situation. He gives his story to Wiggum so he can get his job back, however, Homer is punished for his illegal beer supply and he is going to be sent away by catipult. Marge tells the town how silly the law is, but Rex interupts saying she's wrong. They see him step on the catipult and Wiggum sends him "back to Mama". The old man reads the laws and discovers the law was repealed 199 years ago. The mafia fills the town with beer within 5 minutes, everyone is drunk and happy agian. |
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== |
Revision as of 17:52, March 31, 2007
Plot
The town of Springfield celebrates Saint Patrick's Day by drinking a large amount of beer. At the parade, Bart buys a plastic novelty horn. When a Duff Beer float sprays free beer, most of it goes into Bart's horn, making him drunk. A group of angry ladies complain to the mayor they should ban all forms of alcohol. An old man going over the rules discovers that a prohibition law has been around for 200 years, but has never been enforced. Quimby has no choice but to ban alcohol from Springfield.
All the beer barrels are buried in the dump and Duff goes out of business. The mafia still provides beer. Even though a prohibition law has been passed, everyone goes to a near by speakeasy, cleverly disguised as "Moe's Pet Shop", for beer and dancing. The ladies against beer enter the bar and see Chief Wiggum drunk and dancing. They demand they bring in a police chief who will enforce the law. They send a telegram to Rex Banner to get to Springfield ASAP. He totally eliminates all the beer and kicks Wiggum out of his job. Homer won't stand for no beer, so he and Bart go to the dump to get the buried beer. They fill up some bowling balls with the beer and send them through a series of underground pipes leading to Moe's. Rex investigates, but finds no evidence. He vows to catch the beer baron.
Homer runs out of beer from the barrels, so he decides to start making bootleg beer when Moe gets mad at him for the beer shortage. He sees Wiggum all pathetic-like and decides to help him in his situation. He gives his story to Wiggum so he can get his job back, however, Homer is punished for his illegal beer supply and he is going to be sent away by catipult. Marge tells the town how silly the law is, but Rex interupts saying she's wrong. They see him step on the catipult and Wiggum sends him "back to Mama". The old man reads the laws and discovers the law was repealed 199 years ago. The mafia fills the town with beer within 5 minutes, everyone is drunk and happy agian.
Quotes
- Homer: "{toasting} To alcohol - the cause and solution to all life's problems."
- Homer: "I'll take 42 bathtubs please"
- Clerk: "Today you can buy 50 for $3000."
- Homer: "I said 42'!"