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Drinker, Failure, Bowler, Spy

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Drinker, Failure, Bowler, Spy
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Comic Story information
Released: April 2015
Comic series: Simpsons Comics
Pages: 22
Written by: Max Davison


Drinker, Failure, Bowler, Spy is a Simpsons Comics story that appears in Simpsons Comics #220.

Synopsis

"Ever need a place where you can find a sympathetic ear, get some friendly advice, and perhaps share an evening with friends while enjoying a lovingly prepared libation – or do you just end up at Moe’s Tavern. Well, there’s a new mixologist in town, Ned Flanders, and he’s serving up a fermented microbrew that may very well foment an unfortunate face-off. Enter Homer Simpson, who finds himself in the middle of it all-between a PO’d Moe and his holier-than-everyone else neighborino."


Plot

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Moe bans Homer for life from Moe's Tavern, and as Homer explains, it is because of Ned Flanders one week ago. In a flashback, Ned is visiting Homer and follows him to Moe's. After Ned tastes Moe's house specialty, watered-down Duff, he complains about the place, and all the barflies, except Homer, agree. The next day, Ned opens his own bar, Ned's, on the other side of the street. Although Moe's barflies prefer Ned's, they do not want to be disloyal to Moe, so they explain why Ned's is better than his bar. Moe tries to improve his bar by using his secret weapon, a karaoke machine, but to no avail, and the barflies, save for Homer, choose to leave Moe's for Ned's. Moe thinks about how he can get his customers back and, after a failed attempt at spying at Ned's by posing as a bathroom attendant, he enlists Homer to visit Ned's and get taken in as a regular so he will learn Ned's secrets. Moe and Homer pretend to fight so that he is banned for life from Moe's and he can visit Ned's instead, linking to the present. Homer likes Ned's bar better than Moe's and forgets about his mission. When he later remembers why he is there, he asks about Ned's plans for the future.

Homer telling about Ned's for Moe and he has a Hawaiian night just like Ned to attract customers. The themed evening is a fiasco for Moe's and Ned's only get more popular so Homer visits him instead of Moe. Homer finds out that Ned named a beer after him, Homerbrau which make him feeling guilted for trying to destroy the bar for Ned. When Homer learns that Moe is going to plant hungry raccoons in Ned's, he tells it to Ned. Moe finds out that Homer revealed the planners for Ned which does not make him happy. Homer tell him why Ned is better than Moe, he treat every human like they should. Moe realizes he must change his attytid and Homer gives him a tip to Moe about how he can close Ned's. With the help of the karaoke machine he make Ned think he gets a message from God that Moe will be a better person and he can close his bar which he does. Moe get back his barfly and he promises to treat them better and will selling the rest of Ned's Homerbrau which he bought up.

Reprints

Comic issue Release date Country
Simpsons Comics #251 June 2, 2016 800px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png
Simpsons Comics Colossal Compendium: Volume Five July 4, 2017 Flag of the United States.png


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