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◄	The Frying Game

Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge

Treehouse of Horror XIII

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“Have no fear! SpringShield's present!”

―Homer Simpson

"Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge" is the twenty-second episode and season finale of The Simpsons' thirteenth season.

Synopsis

Homer accidentally causes an electrical blackout in Springfield, and the residents begin looting the town's businesses. Chief Wiggum is useless at restoring order, so Homer takes the law into his own hands, starting a private police force, and becoming the 'chief of police.'

Full Story

During a scorching heatwave, Homer plugs in a singing/dancing Santa to try to make the family feel cooler. This action causes all of Springfield to experience a power failure, as the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is unable to cope with so many appliances demanding power all at once.

Lenny and Carl spark off a massive looting spree after crashing their cars into each other - then a store window - whilst talking to each other on their cell phones. The Simpsons set up chairs on their roof to watch the thievery, and wait for the police to arrive. After accidentally letting slip to the crowds that the police are not prepared to use force, the rioters start to smash up the police car.

Homer tracks down the thief of Lisa's dolls, by going to The Wooly Bully -- where he discovers that the suspect was Jimbo. He saves Apu from being robbed and shot, by tossing hot nacho cheese on Snake.

He plans to start a security company, SpringShield, to protect the town -- as the police are now a joke to the townspeople. Homer enlists Lenny and Carl to accompany him. When Mayor Quimby discovers Chief Wiggum trying to shoot a piñata with a shotgun, blindfolded, he turns all of the town's police duties over to Homer and SpringShield.

SpringShield busts Fat Tony, catching him gluing cotton balls on ferrets to sell to a pet shop, claiming they're toy poodles. Fat Tony then vows, over the radio, that he and his associates will gun Homer down if he doesn't skip town by noon the next day.

In church, Homer asks for his fellow churchgoers to stand and fight with him, but none are willing - except Flanders, who Homer tells to "Shut up." Lenny and Carl lock themselves in a police cell as they too will not help.

Fat Tony meets with his New Jersey associates (comprised of members of the Tony Soprano crew: Christopher Moltisanti, Paulie Walnuts, and Silvio Dante) as well as Johnny Tightlips. They travel to the Simpsons house - Sopranos style - and demand for Homer to come out. Just as the mobsters draw, gun shots ring out. Fat Tony, and two others, drop their guns. More shots ring out and the rest of the mobsters go down, injured.

Homer swears to give his badge to the next guy he sees, Wiggum appears and takes the badge, saying that this is how he got the job the first time. Marge thanks Wiggum for saving Homer, but he says it wasn't him. Homer states that he must have a guardian angel (with a rifle).

The scene shifts to Maggie's bedroom, and she is holding a smoking rifle but quickly hides it under her mattress as Homer and Marge come to check on her. They think she is napping, and "probably dreaming about the time she shot Mr. Burns." "She's just like Clark Kent," says Homer. "When there's lots of excitement, she's nowhere to be found." He pulls the blanket over Maggie and walks out. Maggie then opens her eyes and gives a grin to the 'camera'.

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◄ Season 12	Season 13 Episodes	Season 14 ►
Treehouse of Horror XII • The Parent Rap • Homer the Moe • A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love • The Blunder Years • She of Little Faith • Brawl in the Family • Sweets and Sour Marge • Jaws Wired Shut • Half-Decent Proposal • The Bart Wants What it Wants • The Lastest Gun in the West • The Old Man and the Key • Tales from the Public Domain • Blame it on Lisa • Weekend at Burnsie's • Gump Roast • I Am Furious (Yellow) • The Sweetest Apu • Little Girl in the Big Ten • The Frying Game • Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge

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+"'''Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge'''" is the twenty-second episode and season finale of ''[[The Simpsons]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> [[Season 13|thirteenth season]].
 ==Synopsis==
+[[Homer]] accidentally causes an electrical blackout in [[Springfield]], and the residents begin looting the town's businesses. [[Chief Wiggum]] is useless at restoring order, so Homer takes the law into his own hands, starting a private police force, and becoming the 'chief of police.'
-{{spoiler}}
-During a scorching heatwave, [[Homer]] plugs in a singing/dancing Santa to try and make the family feel cooler. This action causes all of [[Springfield]] to experience a blackout, as the [[Nuclear Power Plant]] is unable to cope with so many appliances demanding power at once.
+==Full Story==
-[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] spark off a massive looting spree after crashing their cars into each other - then a store window - whilst talking to each other on their cell-phones.
+During a scorching heatwave, Homer plugs in a singing/dancing Santa to try to make the family feel cooler. This action causes all of [[Springfield]] to experience a power failure, as the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] is unable to cope with so many appliances demanding power all at once.
-The [[Simpsons Family|Simpsons]] set-up chairs on their roof to watch the thievery, and wait for the police to arrive.
-After accidentally letting slip to the crowds that the police are ''not'' prepared to use force the mob starts to smash up the police car.
+[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] spark off a massive looting spree after crashing their cars into each other - then a store window - whilst talking to each other on their cell phones. The Simpsons set up chairs on their roof to watch the thievery, and wait for the police to arrive. After accidentally letting slip to the crowds that the police are ''not'' prepared to use force, the rioters start to smash up the police car.
-Later, when Homer tracks down the thief of Lisa's dolls, and saves Apu from being robbed and shot - again, he decides to start up a security company, Springshield, to protect the town, as the police are now a joke to everybody. Homer enlists Lenny and Carl to be his partners-in-law.
-When Mayor Quimby discovers Chief Wiggum trying to shoot a pinata with a shotgun he turns all of the town's police duties over Homer and Springshield.
+Homer tracks down the thief of [[Lisa]]'s dolls, by going to [[The Wooly Bully]] -- where he discovers that the suspect was [[Jimbo]]. He saves [[Apu]] from being robbed and shot, by tossing hot nacho cheese on [[Snake]].
-Later still, Springshield busts 'Fat' Tony after he sells weasels stuck with cotton-balls and sells them as "Toy Poodles". 'Fat' Tony then vows, over the radio, that he and his associates will gun Homer down if he doesn't skip town by noon the next day.
+He plans to start a security company, [[SpringShield]], to protect the town -- as the police are now a joke to the townspeople. Homer enlists Lenny and Carl to accompany him. When [[Mayor Quimby]] discovers [[Chief Wiggum]] trying to shoot a piñata with a shotgun, blindfolded, he turns all of the town's police duties over to Homer and SpringShield.
-Homer asks for church-goers to stand and fight with him, but none - except Flanders, who Homer tells to "Shut Up" - will. Lenny and Carl lock themselves in a police cell as they too will not help.
+SpringShield busts [[Fat Tony]], catching him gluing cotton balls on ferrets to sell to a pet shop, claiming they're toy poodles. Fat Tony then vows, over the radio, that he and his associates will gun Homer down if he doesn't skip town by noon the next day.
-Meanwhile, 'Fat' Tony is meeting with his associates. They travel to the Simpsons house - Sopranos style - and demand for Homer to come out. Just as the Mafia draw, gun-shots ring out and 'Fat' Tony, and two others, drop their guns. More shots ring out and the rest of the gang fall down, injured.
+In church, Homer asks for his fellow churchgoers to stand and fight with him, but none are willing - except Flanders, who Homer tells to "Shut up." Lenny and Carl lock themselves in a police cell as they too will not help.
-Homer, okay, swears to give his badge to the next guy he sees, Wiggum appears and takes the badge. Marge thanks Wiggum for saving Homer, but he says it wasn't him.
-Homer states that he must have a guardian angel.
+Fat Tony meets with his New Jersey associates (comprised of members of the Tony Soprano crew: Christopher Moltisanti, Paulie Walnuts, and Silvio Dante) as well as [[Johnny Tightlips]]. They travel to the Simpsons house - Sopranos style - and demand for Homer to come out. Just as the mobsters draw, gun shots ring out. Fat Tony, and two others, drop their guns. More shots ring out and the rest of the mobsters go down, injured.
-We move to Maggie's bedroom, and see she is holding a shotgun but quickly hides it as Homer and Marge come to check on her. They think she is napping, and thinking of the time she shot Mr Burns. "She's like Clark Kent, when there's excitement, she's nowhere to be seen," says Homer.
-He pulls the blanket over Maggie and leaves. Maggie then opens her eyes and gives a grin to the 'camera'.
+Homer swears to give his badge to the next guy he sees, Wiggum appears and takes the badge, saying that this is how he got the job the first time. Marge thanks Wiggum for saving Homer, but he says it wasn't him. Homer states that he must have a guardian angel (with a rifle).
-==Cultural References==
-*Lovin' Spoonful's ''Summer In The City'' is used during the looting sequence.
-*Vinnie Pauleone And The Ba-Da-Bing Orchestra's ''Woke Up This Morning'' is used during the Mafia's car journey to The Simpsons' house, and right at the end when Maggie smiles, ''Woke Up This Morning'' is the theme to The Sopranos
-*The Mafia's journey to The Simpsons' house is a spoof of The Sopranos
+The scene shifts to Maggie's bedroom, and she is holding a smoking rifle but quickly hides it under her mattress as Homer and Marge come to check on her. They think she is napping, and "probably dreaming about the time she [[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)|shot]] [[Mr. Burns]]." "She's just like Clark Kent," says Homer. "When there's lots of excitement, she's nowhere to be found." He pulls the blanket over Maggie and walks out. Maggie then opens her eyes and gives a grin to the 'camera'.
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