“The Computer Wore Menace Shoes” is the sixth episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons. The episode title is a play on the 1969 movie The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
Homer shows up to work, but no one lets him in. Lenny and Carl stop by and tell him the plant is closed for fumigation; everyone else was informed via e-mail. Homer decides to buy a computer. A salesperson, upon hearing Homer only needs something to check his e-mail with, mislea...
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“The Computer Wore Menace Shoes” is the sixth episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons. The episode title is a play on the 1969 movie The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
Homer shows up to work, but no one lets him in. Lenny and Carl stop by and tell him the plant is closed for fumigation; everyone else was informed via e-mail. Homer decides to buy a computer. A salesperson, upon hearing Homer only needs something to check his e-mail with, misleads Homer telling him that he needs the best computer, which costs $5,000. Homer is coerced into buying it and taking out a fifth mortgage to pay for it. After he gives up on learning how to use it, Lisa sets up the computer. Homer eventually catches on and starts his own webpage, which contains copyrighted material from other pages. To avoid getting sued, Homer calls himself “Mister X.” When no one visits his page, Homer hears a rumor from Bart started by either Nelson Muntz or Jimbo Jones that Mayor Quimby spent the street repair fund on a...
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