Trappuccino
- ""This is Kent Brockman on a crisis so serious it has its own name and theme music, "Trappuccino""
- ―Kent Brockman[src]
- ""D'OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHM!!"
- ―The Simpsons Movie
Trappuccino is the name of the crisis involving the Dome and one of the worst moments in the history of Springfield. A segment on Channel 6 News, it gives all the latest updates on the story of Springfield being trapped in the dome. The name is an obvious play on the cappuccino and the logo resembles a polystyrene cup with a model of Springfield in the dome on top and the dome for a lid. The crisis lasted for over 93 days.
Background
Lake Springfield has become a source of pollution, being the dumping site for everything from radioactive waste from the Nuclear Power Plant to empty bottles of beer. It was so polluted it killed the band Green Day while they were playing a concert on the lake (the lake dissolved the barge they were playing on and drowned the band when they fell into the water.).
Lisa Simpson and Colin found out about the extent of the pollution in the lake, and urged the people of Springfield to clean up the lake during a presentation at town hall, named "An Irritating Truth". To convince the audience further, Lisa placed water from the lake into their drinking glasses. The tactic pays off, and Mayor Quimby raised the town's alert level to "Code Black", the highest alert level.
The town then proceeded to clean up the lake. Mayor Quimby led the construction of a shoulder-level concrete wall, which is presumably "idiot proof". The lake was surrounded by "No Dumping" signs and all hazardous waste could only be disposed in a waste disposal plant.
Turn of Events
Some time after the clean up, Lard Lad Donuts was being shut down by health inspectors, and the donut shop was giving away free donuts. Unfortunately, this proves to be a distraction for resident Homer J. Simpson, who is waiting behind a long line of cars at the waste disposal plant to dispose of a large silo of "pig crap", filled with the leavings of his newly adopted pig Plopper. Unable to wait any longer, he went off to dispose of the silo quickly by dumping the waste into the lake. Ignoring the warning signs, he crashed through the concrete barrier and dumped the silo into the water, which instantly dirties the entire lake, just days after it was cleaned up.
Homer and Plopper quickly fled the scene, while at the same time, a squirrel fell into the water and was instantly mutated into a multi-eyed creature. The creature was later captured by the Environmental Protection Agency, and went into the possession of Russ Cargill, head of the EPA. He shows President Arnold Schwarzenegger the abomination of nature and expresses how high the pollution in Springfield has become. Russ Cargill presented the president 5 options on how to deal with the town. He picks Option 3 without even reading it.
The Dome
Option 3 was to trap the entire town of Springfield under a thick glass dome in order to prevent the pollution from spreading. Incidentally, Russ Cargill is also the owner of the company that makes the dome. The dome was carried by over a hundred helicopters, attaching ropes with large suction cups to the dome. The inhabitants of the entire town witnessed the dome casting a shadow over Springfield. The dome was soon lowered, covering the entire perimeter of Springfield and cutting the "Springfield" sign in half. At least one person was flattened and killed when the dome was lowered.
Trivia
- It is unknown why the residents of Springfield never bothered to dig a hole to get out of the dome.
