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|job=Replacement Chief of Police<br>United States Treasury Agent
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{{Quote|Are you the Beer Baron?|[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]}}
   
'''Rex Banner''' (voiced by [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]]) was featured in the episode ''[[Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment]]''. Banner is a [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Treasury]] officer in [[Washington, D.C.]] briefly sent to Springfield to uphold [[Prohibition]], and to replace [[Clancy Wiggum]] as Chief of Police. His main objective was capturing the "Beer Baron", a [[rum-running|rum-runner]] who was actually Homer. When this was finally done by Wiggum, Rex was fired, both from his job as chief, and from the main mechanism of punishment for breaking the ancient prohibition law: [[catapult]]. In [[The Simpsons Movie]] he appears as part of the angry mob that seeks to kill Homer, proving that Rex has survived the catapult.
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'''Rex Banner''' is the main antagonist in the episode [[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]. He is a U.S. Treasury officer in Washington, D.C. who was briefly sent to Springfield to uphold Prohibition in Springfield after [[Bart]] got drunk in a live news report, which incited several women to force the city government to declare Prohibition.
   
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== History ==
Rex Banner was based on [[Eliot Ness]], the Treasury agent who led the famous Prohibition-enforcement team "[[Untouchables (law enforcement)|The Untouchables]]". His voice is based on [[Robert Stack]]'s portrayal of Ness in the [[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|''Untouchables'' TV series]]. His appearance is based on [[Kevin Costner]]'s portrayal of Ness in the [[The Untouchables (1987 film)|''Untouchables'' film]].
 
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He replaced [[Clancy Wiggum]] as Chief of Police and made a main objective to capturing the "Beer Baron", a rum-runner who was actually [[Homer]]. He also tried interrogating people in regards to who is supplying rum on the side, but his choice of words for his interrogation (Listen, rummy, I'm gonna say it plain and simple. Where'd you pinch the hooch? Is some blind tiger jerking suds on the side?) left one of his interrogatees, [[Barney Gumble]], confused and could only reply with an unsure "Yes?". Also, despite being more competent than Wiggum, Banner seems to be somewhat corrupt, as he allowed [[Fat Tony]] to smuggle heroin after refusing to take any bribes to smuggle alcohol to Springfield. When Homer was finally turned in by Wiggum, Rex was fired, both from his job as chief, and from the main mechanism of punishment for breaking the ancient prohibition law: catapult. <ref>[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]</ref> Despite this, he apparently survived, as he later participated in the mob against Homer Simpson.<ref>[[The Simpsons Movie]]</ref>
   
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Though a very clean cut, non-nonsense officer, he did not seem to be any more effective then Wiggum as police chief beyond his being more ruthless in ensuring probation was enforced. Banner was never able to identify Homer as the "Beer Baron," even with overwhelming evidence and Homer's general sloppiness in covering his own tracks.
   
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==Behind the Laughter==
 
Rex Banner was based on {{w|Eliot Ness}}, the Treasury agent who led the famous Prohibition-enforcement team "The Untouchables". His voice is based on Robert Stack's portrayal of Ness in the ''Untouchables'' TV series. His appearance is based on Kevin Costner's portrayal of Ness in the ''Untouchables'' film.
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Revision as of 14:28, 9 August 2019

Are you the Beer Baron?
Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment

Rex Banner is the main antagonist in the episode Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment. He is a U.S. Treasury officer in Washington, D.C. who was briefly sent to Springfield to uphold Prohibition in Springfield after Bart got drunk in a live news report, which incited several women to force the city government to declare Prohibition.

History

He replaced Clancy Wiggum as Chief of Police and made a main objective to capturing the "Beer Baron", a rum-runner who was actually Homer. He also tried interrogating people in regards to who is supplying rum on the side, but his choice of words for his interrogation (Listen, rummy, I'm gonna say it plain and simple. Where'd you pinch the hooch? Is some blind tiger jerking suds on the side?) left one of his interrogatees, Barney Gumble, confused and could only reply with an unsure "Yes?". Also, despite being more competent than Wiggum, Banner seems to be somewhat corrupt, as he allowed Fat Tony to smuggle heroin after refusing to take any bribes to smuggle alcohol to Springfield. When Homer was finally turned in by Wiggum, Rex was fired, both from his job as chief, and from the main mechanism of punishment for breaking the ancient prohibition law: catapult. [1] Despite this, he apparently survived, as he later participated in the mob against Homer Simpson.[2]

Though a very clean cut, non-nonsense officer, he did not seem to be any more effective then Wiggum as police chief beyond his being more ruthless in ensuring probation was enforced. Banner was never able to identify Homer as the "Beer Baron," even with overwhelming evidence and Homer's general sloppiness in covering his own tracks.

Rex-banner-banana-kaboom Tapped Out

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Behind the Laughter

Rex Banner was based on Eliot Ness, the Treasury agent who led the famous Prohibition-enforcement team "The Untouchables". His voice is based on Robert Stack's portrayal of Ness in the Untouchables TV series. His appearance is based on Kevin Costner's portrayal of Ness in the Untouchables film.

Appearances

Joystick Video gameThe Simpsons: Tapped Out 

Citations