"Hurricane Neddy" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons' eighth season which originally aired December 29, 1996. Hurricane Barbara viciously strikes Springfield but, by pure chance, the house of Ned Flanders is the only one destroyed. As a result, he begins to lose his faith in both God and the townspeople around him. It was written by Steve Young, directed by Bob Anderson and features a cameo by Jon Lovitz as Jay Sherman from The Critic.
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"Hurricane Neddy" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons' eighth season which originally aired December 29, 1996. Hurricane Barbara viciously strikes Springfield but, by pure chance, the house of Ned Flanders is the only one destroyed. As a result, he begins to lose his faith in both God and the townspeople around him. It was written by Steve Young, directed by Bob Anderson and features a cameo by Jon Lovitz as Jay Sherman from The Critic.
In midst of a quiet afternoon, the wind starts to pick up, which leads Lisa to infer that a hurricane is on the way. Lisa warns Homer, but he is skeptical since there isn't any record of a hurricane ever hitting Springfield. Lisa reminds her father that the records only go back to 1978, "when the Hall of Records was mysteriously blown away". The evening news confirms that 'Hurricane Barbara' is close, resulting in panicked citizens storming the Kwik-E-Mart and causing Homer to attempt to secure the Simpson home. The hurricane strikes and after a few...
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