Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment

Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment

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Cultural references

The episode parodies the film "The Untouchables", with the character of Rex Banner based on Eliot Ness,cite video|people=Thomas, Dave|year=2006|title=The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment"|medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox] and the voice of the narrator being based on that of Walter Winchell. Barney leaving flowers outside the Duff brewery is a reference to people in Hollywood leaving flowers at the graves of Rudolph Valentino and Marilyn Monroe. The shot of the diner is a reference to Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" painting.

Reception

The authors of the book "I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide", Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "A nice episode in which Homer actually devises a clever plan to keep the beer flowing." The "Toronto Star" described the episode as one of Bob Anderson's "classics." [Ben Rayner, "Offering up the goods on Springfield's finest; The Simpsons have breached the boundaries of animation. Today a director details how they do it, writes Ben Rayner," "Toronto Star", October 30, 2005, pg. C.06.] Homer's line "To alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems" was described by Josh Weinstein as "one of the best, most truthful "Simpsons" statements ever." In 2008, "Entertainment Weekly" included it in their list of "24 Endlessly Quotable TV Quips". [cite news|title=24 Endlessly Quotable TV Quips|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20045108_20045120_20226092_14,00.html|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=2008|accessdate=2008-09-17] "The Daily Telegraph" characterized the episode as one of "The 10 Best Simpsons TV Episodes." [cite news|last=Walton|first=James|title=The 10 Best Simpsons TV Episodes (In Chronological Order)|work=The Daily Telegraph|pages=Page 3|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|date=2007-07-21|accessdate=]

References

External links

* [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0818.htm "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"] at The Simpsons.com
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* [http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/homer-vs.-the-18th-amendment/episode/1456/summary.html "Homer vs. the 18th Amendment"] at TV.com
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701120/ "Homer vs. the 18th Amendment"] at the Internet Movie Database


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