The Simpsons: You Only Move Twice (1996)
Season 8, Episode 2
7/10
A decent episode from the end of the show's glory days...
9 October 2021
Warning: Spoilers
The episode has some good and bad points, the villain Hank Scorpio (not "Scorpion" as Homer calls him) is a decent character, far better than Russ Cargill of the EPA from the movie; both voiced by the same person.

That Homer is chosen to because he is the next highly qualified person at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant doesn't make sense (Carl is his supervisor), Homer is then put in charge of a team of employees and hasn't got a clue how to manage them, not that they seem to actually need his presence.

Whilst Homer enjoys his newfound position, the rest of his family appears to hate having moved, Bart is put in the 'slow' class and treated like a moron; Lisa appears to be allergic to everything and Marge is so bored by her new home's ability to manage itself she resorts to drinking.

Needless to say it doesn't last long and Homer is forced to return to Springfield, oblivious that his boss has been revealed to be an international terrorist.

The final note that Hank had managed to conquer the entire East Coast gave me a chuckle.

It's certainly one of the better episodes of the season, but also shows signs of the show's decline in quality of material.
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