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Episode Score

 
9.1 Superb
235 votes

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Air Date

Thursday November 19, 1992

Production Code

9F07

Episode Summary

At the local auto show, Homer is pressured into buying a snow plow truck and he starts up a surprisingly successful business as "Mr. Plow." Things go well for Homer until Barney starts his own slow plow business and steals all of Homer's customers.

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    9.5 Superb

    Classic hide show

    This is one of the most iconic Simpson's episode to date. Homer loses his car in a snowstorm and attends an auto show in the hopes of finding a new car. He is then talked into buying a large truck in which he uses to start a new snow plow business. He is very successful in his business and is even given the key to the city. Homer's friend, Barney, starts his own business, "The Plow King" and begins to steal many of Homer's customers. This is one of my favorite episodes and one that I would recommend it to anyone.

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    9.9 Superb

    Truley some of the Simpsons writers best work... hide show

    At the auto show, Homer impulsively buys a snow plow and starts a business as Mr. Plow. An incredibly snowy winter sets the business rolling, making Homer a success and earning him the key to the city from Mayor Quimby. All is well until Barney sets up a rival business as the Plow King and wipes the streets with Homer. To cut out his competition, Homer calls Barney under an assumed name and dispatches the Plow King to clear a path on forbidding Widow's Peak. Barney foolishly drives up there and is caught under an avalanche. Only Homer can save him from an icy death and both men agree to work together as a team. Right at that moment, the sun bursts out and all the snow in Springfield melts into puddles, leaving them both without livelihoods.

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    9 Superb

    Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr.Plow! hide show

    Another great, memorable, and classic episode of The Simpsons, deserving of an Emmy. Homer and Barney at their throats in a snow plowing buisness, with a numerous amount of hilarious results. I'm glad that Dan Castenella got an Emmy for his voiceover in this episode. A 9 for a great episode from the best season.

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    9.8 Superb

    Hey Kids! Its Batman hide show

    This is with out a doubt my favourite simpsons episode ever. The episode is none stop jokes, and laughs. The once great show and its great episodes is no doubt thanks to this one.

    I have to say I hate the new seasons, but season 4 rocked, not one bad episode in the entire thing. Homer is the greatest character in T.V. history, you cannot watch this episode and not burst out laughing.

    "Its a pornagraphy store, I was there buying pornography," is the greatest and funniest line ever, I can watch this episode a hundred times and not laugh. Adam West was a great addition to this episode also.

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    9.5 Superb

    Homer and Barney fued over a plow job. hide show

    While driving home from Moe's Tavern during a snow storm, Homer crashes the car. Homer attends a car show and buys a snow plow and starts a new buisness as "Mr. Plow." He runs a commerical add for his new buisness and starts plowing everyones driveways. At Moe's, Barney is sad and Homer gives him some advice about his life. The next morning Homer discovers Barney has bought a plow too, and made himself "Plow King." He also runs a commerical, which takes away all of Homer's costumers. For revenge, Homer makes a phony call to Barney, asking him to plow the driveway atop of Widow's Peak. Barney doesn't return and Homer's buisness starts back again. Homer discovers Barney is stuck under a avalance and he rushes to save Barney. He saves him with his plow and when they decide to become partners, the snow melts.

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  • Homer buys his Mr. Plow truck from Kumatsu Motors, which replaced Herb Powell's car company in "Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou?". []
  • The theme for the Springfield Auto Show: "We Salute The American Worker--Now 61% Drug Free". []
  • We learn that Barney was smart and would have gone to Harvard and led a successful life, but Homer pressured him to have beer and he became an alcoholic. []
More Trivia
  • In 1993, Dan Castellaneta won an Emmy for, Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, for this episode. []
  • Blackboard Joke: A burp is not an answer.
    Couch Gag: The couch is replaced with a single chair, but the family sit on it anyway. []
  • Kent Brockman: Could this record-breaking heat wave be the result of the dreaded Greenhouse Effect? Well, if 70-degree days in the middle of winter are the "price" of car pollution, forgive me if I keep my old Pontiac. []
  • Moe: Linda Ronstadt?! How did you get her?
    Barney: Ah, we've been looking for a project to do together for a while. []
  • Repo Guy: Hello this is the Repo Depot, I'm just calling to distract you while we reposess your plow.
    Homer: Oh yeah, how dumb do you think I... oh. []
More Quotes
  • Citizen Kane
    The snow dome being crushed in the Mr. Plow commercial is inspired by the snow dome being crushed in the classic 1941 film Citizen Kane. []
  • Raiders Of The Lost Ark
    The snowmen melt very similar to the Germans in Raiders Of The Lost Ark. []
  • Bonnie And Clyde
    Bart plays in a car said to be the one Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were riding in the day they were killed in a police ambush. The car is taken from the film Bonnie And Clyde. []
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