The Simpsons

The Simpsons1989

Director: David Silverman
Genre: Animation
This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is not a typical family man. A nuclear-plant employee, he does his best to lead his family … more »



Lyle Lanely:
You know, a town with money is a little like the mule with the spinning wheel. No one knows how he got it and danged if he knows how to use it. [crowd laughs]

Homer:
He heh... mule.

Lyle Lanely:
The name's Lanely! Lyle Lanely. And I come before you good people tonight with an idea. Probably the greatest... Aw, it's not for you. It's more of a Shelbyville idea. [starts to walk out of the room]

Mayor Quimby:
[at the podium] Now wait just a minute! We're twice as smart as the people of Shelbyville. You just tell us your idea and we'll vote for it!

Lyle Lanely:
All right. I'll tell you what I'll do! I'll show you my idea. [runs over to a display covered by a sheet, and he whips it off, revealing a diorama of Springfield with a monorail model going through it] I give you the Springfield Monorail! [crowd gasps] I've sold monorails to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook, and by gum I've put them on the map! [holds up a map of the U.S. with those towns' names drawn on with pen]

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