"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" is the first episode of The Simpsons' ninth season. The 179th episode of the series overall, it was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on September 21, 1997. Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham, the episode features the Simpson family traveling to recover the family car, which Barney Gumble had abandoned in Manhattan with numerous parking tickets and a parking boot. Executive producers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein suggested that the car be found at the World Trade Center (pictured in 2001), as they wanted a location that would be widely known. The animators painstakingly replicated city landmarks. The episode received generally positive reviews, and has since been on accolade lists of The Simpsons episodes. It was taken off syndication in many areas following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, but had come back into syndication by 2006.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_New_York_vs._Homer_Simpson> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1897: Gaki Sherocho was captured by the forces of Ethiopian emperor Menelik II, bringing an end to the Kingdom of Kaffa. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kaffa> 1924: French composer Gabriel Fauré (depicted) finished his last composition, a string quartet, before dying two months later. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Faur%C3%A9> 1965: Indo-Pakistani War: Indian infantry captured the town of Burki near Lahore, Pakistan. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Burki> 2012: The American consulate and CIA annex in Libya were attacked by a heavily armed group, resulting in the deaths of U.S. ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Benghazi_attack> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: rouille: (cooking) A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron. <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rouille> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day: Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes. It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles. We’ve got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen. --D.H. Lawrence <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/D.H._Lawrence> _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Daily Article mailing list. To unsubscribe, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/daily-article-l Questions or comments? Contact [email protected]
