An Army Tank is a heavy, weapon-equipped vehicle that is used by the United States military during wars, and more than one have appeared in several The Simpsons episodes.
History[]
Mr. Burns managed to commandeer a tank while running for Governor[1], and later when personally arriving at the Simpson residence with various members of the FBI to apprehend Mona Simpson for her part in a raid at a germ facility Burns had owned. However, the tune Burns played in the tank while arriving was supposed to be dramatic (specifically, "Ride of the Valkyries"), but the song "Waterloo" by ABBA was taped over the dramatic tune by Smithers by accident, and therefore is the tune the Simpson family heard when the FBI arrived alongside the tank.[2]
An unnamed operative of the Air Force later attempted to use a tank when apprehending Sideshow Bob, but the fact that the Air Force normally does not use tanks also ended on a sour note when they also destroyed the Wright Brothers plane in the process.[3]
Bart later hijacked a tank while under the influence of Focusyn with the intention of destruction in Springfield and shooting down a MLB satellite.[4]
During a ceremony in honor of World War II veterans, two army tanks were used as displays. Upon hearing a Civil War reenactment and mistaking it for a real battle, the seniors stole the tanks and drove them over to the reenactment.[5]
When Seymour Skinner reenlisted in the army, a group of immature privates stole a tank, with one of them mooning Skinner from it.[6]
Although not used by the army itself, a tank did briefly appear in the end credits for "Homer Goes to College" during a football game, commanded by Benjamin, Doug and Gary.
Later, the Army Colonel brought along four tanks with the army when Homer and his unit escape into Springfield after he was assigned to OPFOR during the army's war games.[7]
This army tank is based on the M1 Abrams MBT.
In the final moments of Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo, Godzilla grabbed and attempted to throw a tank at the departing Japanese passenger plane that the Simpson family were onboard.
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Trivia[]
- It has been noted that the Canyonero is apparently wider and heavier than a Panzer, which is one of the largest tanks in history.
Appearances[]
- Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
- Episode – "Separate Vocations" (used by the Springfield Police Department)
- Episode – "Lisa the Beauty Queen"
- Episode – "Homer's Triple Bypass" (used by the Springfield Police Department)
- Episode – "Whacking Day"
- Episode – "Homer Goes to College" (end credits)
- Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
- Episode – "Mother Simpson"
- Episode – "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"
- Episode – "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo"
- Episode – "Brother's Little Helper"
- Episode – "The Sweetest Apu"
- Episode – "G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)"
- Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out (as WWII Tank)