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"Homer vs. Dignity" is the fifth episode of the twelfth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 26, 2000. In the episode, Mr. Burns hires a cash-strapped Homer as his "prank monkey", paying him to play pranks on others and humiliate himself in public.
In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of Bloom, Thornton and Worth townships. [8] The portion of Chicago represented by the district was in the extreme southwest edge of the city, including the Lake Calumet region. [6] [7] The district was 57.57 square miles (36,844.00 ...
The 4th congressional district of Illinois includes part of Cook County, and has been represented by Democrat Jesús "Chuy" García since January 2019.. The previous version of the district from 2013–2023 was featured by The Economist as one of the most strangely drawn and gerrymandered congressional districts in the country, [3] inspired the "Ugly Gerry" gerrymandering typeface, [4] and has ...
On November 2, 2004, the episode was released in the United States on a DVD collection titled The Simpsons Christmas 2, along with the season twelve episodes "Homer vs. Dignity" and "Skinner's Sense of Snow" and the season fifteen episode " 'Tis the Fifteenth Season", despite Christmas only playing a minor role in the first act and not being ...
After failing to detonate a bomb vest he wore to the meeting, Homer then proposes that the town split into two halves, and the mob agrees. Homer is declared mayor of New Springfield. After Homer pelts Mayor Quimby with beer cans (whilst the latter was giving a speech calling for conciliation), tensions arise between the two towns. Old ...
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.
In "Night of the Dolphin", the scene in which Snorky jumps out of the water park and into the ocean is a parody of Free Willy. [4] Lenny being killed by dolphins during a night swim is a parody of the opening to Jaws. The dolphins outside the town meeting is a parody of The Birds. The title and plot are based on Mike Nichols's Day of the ...
Homer is taken to "The Island", a parody of "The Village" in The Prisoner. "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" makes fun of use of the Internet, which was rapidly growing in popularity at the time. The Internet was just starting to turn into a serious waste of time around this point in history", staff writer Matt Selman said in the episode's DVD ...