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Trash of the Titans
Steve Martin and rock band U2 are guest voices as Homer defeats the sanitation commissioner with a dirty campaign and a slew of crazy promises. Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria, Julie Kavner., Homer is appointed Springfield’s new sanitation commissioner, but finds it so hard to keep his elaborate election promises that he is forced to spend the year’s budget allocation in his first month in charge. Featuring the guest voices of U2 and Steve Martin., After a confrontation with the Sanitation Commissioner, Homer decides to run against him in the election. Homer’s campaign, based on outlandish promises and elaborate services that the garbage men will perform, wins him the election., Looking to boost sales, Costington’s Department Store invents a new holiday, Love Day, which prompts Springfield residents to buy one another gifts such as “Sir Loves-A-Lot, the bear who loves to love.” However, all those boxes and wrapping paper mean plenty of trash, and Homer Simpson (voice of Dan Castellaneta), typically late in taking the trash out to the curb, curses the sanitation workers when they don’t pick up his rubbish. The angry garbage men refuse to pick up the Simpsons’ trash until Homer apologizes, which he’s highly reluctant to do. Eventually, Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) apologizes on her husband’s behalf, which leads to an angry confrontation between Homer and Ray Patterson (voice of Steve Martin), Springfield’s sanitation commissioner. Homer decides to put Patterson out of business by running for sanitation commissioner himself, and after making a number of ridiculous promises and slandering his opponent, Homer wins the office. However, Homer’s ambitious plans cause him to blow through his annual sanitation budget in less than a month, and to cover up his mistakes, he starts accepting dangerous waste from other cities until Springfield’s landfills are overflowing. First aired on April 26, 1998, “Trash of the Titans” also features a guest appearance from Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen of the rock group U2 as themselves., After insulting the bin men, Homer finds his rubbish not being collected and challenges the Sanitation Commissioner to an election. But when Homer wins and blows his annual budget in just a month, there’s only one thing to do… Guest starring U2., Steve Martin and rock band U2 are guest voices as Homer defeats the sanitation commissioner with a dirty campaign and a slew of crazy promises., Homer runs for Sanitation Commissioner. Appealing to the laziness of the voter, Homer wins, but now must face the challenges of the position. Featuring the guest voices of rock band U2 and Steve Martin.
