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After Bart Simpson accidentally gets drunk at a St. Patrick's Day parade, a prohibitionist movement emerges in Springfield.After it is discovered that a ban on alcohol has been in effect but gone unnoticed for two centuries, Mayor Quimby, not wanting to alienate voters during an election year, agrees to enforce the law.
Entertainment Weekly ranked the episode eleventh on their list of the top twenty-five The Simpsons episodes: "Not only does 'Duffless' tweak an unrelenting alcohol culture (a billboard flips between 'Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk' and 'It’s Always Time for Duff'), it deftly depicts poignant, if grudging, emotional growth for Homer ...
They said that Homer putting Marge in the driver's seat to avoid a DUI was "un-fucking-forgivable". [6] James Greene of Nerve put the episode sixth on his list "Ten Times The Simpsons Jumped the Shark", singling out the storyline of Homer deliberately framing Marge for a crime he committed just to save his own skin. Greene remarked "This Homer ...
At a gay club, Homer tells Grady and Julio that his relationship with Marge is in trouble. Marge and the kids visit Homer and bring "Weird Al" Yankovic, who sings a parody of John Mellencamp's "Jack & Diane", to tell Homer that Marge loves him. Marge asks Homer out on a date. As he prepares, Homer gets nervous and drinks margaritas.
While sober, Homer sees the misery that Duff is causing to the people and environment of Springfield. At a motor racing event, he gives out alcohol-free beer as a placebo in an attempt to convince the audience that alcohol is not essential for a good time. This angers them, and they form an angry mob.
In an excerpt from his autobiography, Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan claimed that the beer was named after him as the writers were fans of the band and he was known for his extreme alcohol consumption and was popularly called "The King of Beers". [13] This is a claim Simpsons creator Matt Groening has called "absurd". [14]
That equals about 12 ounces of regular beer (at 5% alcohol; some light beers have less) or 5 ounces of wine (at 12% alcohol) or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits (at 40% alcohol or 80 proof ...
The Simpsons episode: Episode no. Season 7 Episode 23: Directed by: Susie Dietter [1] Written by: David S. Cohen [1] Production code: 3F20: Original air date: May 5, 1996 () [1] Guest appearance; Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony [2] Episode features; Couch gag: Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are mounted moose heads on the wall and Homer is a bearskin ...