Homer the Vigilante

Season 5, Episode 11, Aired
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While a cat burglar prowls Springfield and evades capture, Homer forms a vigilante group to protect the city. But the power quickly goes to his head and an unlikely source figures out the identity of the cat burglar.
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  • perfect

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    By futuramarama, Aug 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    what i liked- the cat burglar taking bart's stamp collection, "Lisa, never ever stop in the middle of a hoedown", the ending with Malloy escaping jail, and the men who were digging keep digging (No, no, dig UP stupid!), Homer choking the stage manager, "Fell asleep? I was drunk!" "I believe you dad", the ending to act one, etc.
    hilarious episode from my favorite writer, John Swartzwelder. lots of hilarity and a good mystery aspect to it, what more could you want? A+moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, Sep 02, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons there is a man going around robbing springfild and he robs the simpsons house they wake up and realize they have been robed. and he is the cat burgler. and homer decides enough is enough and he puts togeather a team of vilanties to try to stop the catbugler and then time after time it becomes like no use he is still getting by till they discover from grampa it is a old man who is doing the crimes and they go and find him and arrest him. this was a good ep i thoughtmoreless

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  • Damn you Mulloy.

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    By meatboys, Aug 30, 2008 Report Abuse
    A cat burglar robs everyone on Evergreen Terrace, including Lisa. Homer gives Lisa a jug to replace her sax. When she is unsatisfied with the jug, he vows to get it back for her. The police are far too incompetent to get anywhere, so Flanders starts a neighborhood watch. Homer becomes the leader and lets the power go to his head. They beat unruly people with sacks of doorknobs and commit other crimes. The burglar steals a jewel from the museum, from under Homer's watch. Abe figures out it was his neighbor, Mulloy. Upon his arrest, Mulloy charms everyone. Homer mocks him in his cell and Mulloy tells everyone that he hid a large sum of money underneath a tree. They all rush to the location and dig for it, finding nothing. Mulloy uses this time to escape from prison.

    Underage teen drinking beer!

    He was walking more vertical then usual... very hilarious episode. The jug thing with homer was very funny
    "You know lisa, music helps daddy think"
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  • Go Simpsons keep it up

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 23, 2008 Report Abuse
    A cunning cat burglar named Molloy is robbing Springfield's citizens of their most prized possessions. Homer forms a citizens' watch group that winds up breaking more laws than they protect. Molloy continues his crime spree uninterrupted, but when he sets his sites on the world's biggest cubic zirconia housed in the Springfield Museum, he winds up getting busted and returns everything he stole. Guest Star: Sam Neill as Molloy. Back to back amazing episode that will go down in Simpsons history as two of the best ever in the history of the whole flippen show... Go Simpsons keep it up..moreless

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  • Brilliant episode. Due to a burglar robbing everyone in the neighbourhood, Homer and a few other decide to form a Vigilante group which ends up causing more trouble then the burglar himself. One of the best Simpsons episodes ever.moreless

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    By BarSmith21, May 17, 2007 Report Abuse
    Brilliant episode. Due to a burglar robbing everyone in the neighbourhood, including Barts tv and stamp collection, Lisas saxophone, and Marges pearl necklace, which she turns out to have a whole ball full of in a drawer. Homer and a few other decide to form a Vigilante group to find and stop said burglar and other crimes but ends up causing more trouble then the burglar himself. Incuding beatings which are up by 400% procent, fires and destruction of cars and properties. One of the best Simpsons episodes ever, from the best season, season 5. Very highly recommended, see it if you haven't already.moreless

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    • Goof: When Homer is on the news talk-show he puts his hand on his chest and the opening of his shirt appears over the back of his hand. Edit
    • A poster in Flanders' rumpus room reads: ''Seven days without a drink makes me weak.'' Edit
    • A headline in the newspaper reads: "Man Marries Woman In Wedding Ceremony" Edit

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    • Blackboard Joke: I am not authorized to fire substitute teachers. Couch Gag: The family explodes on contact. Edit

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    • Grampa: You see? Old people aren't so useless after all. Malloy's old and he outsmarted the lot of you. And I'm even older and I outsmarted him. (Laughs) Moe: Shut up. Grampa: I've had my moment. Edit
    • Jimbo: Hey, you're that drunken posse. Wow! Can I join ya? Homer: I don't know, can you swing a sack of doorknobs? Jimbo: Can I! Homer: You're in. Here's the sack. Moe: But you gotta supply your own doorknobs. Edit
    • (talking about how Molloy stole the diamond) Grampa: There was something different about the way he was walking that day. Much more vertical than usual. (Molloy was climbing with rappel.) Edit

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    • The Pink Panther During the burglaries, the theme from the 1963 film The Pink Panther plays. Edit
    • Beatnik Poet: Zen New Jersey nowhere. This is similar to Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl which contains the line, "Who vanished into nowhere Zen New Jersey." Edit
    • It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World The ending where the town runs to find a treasure buried beneath "a big T" is a reference to the 1963 film It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World where everybody runs to find a treasure buried beneath "a big W." Edit

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