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"Midnight Rx" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons sixteenth season. It was the first new episode of 2005.
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Plot
Mr. Burns reserves the Springfield Air and Space Museum for a plant company party. While there, Burns acts strangely kind to all of his employees. At the end of the party, Burns announces that he will terminate the prescription drug plan. The workers chase after him, but Burns is able to escape in a wacky flying machine, based on Leonardo Da Vinci's flying machine plans. At home, the Simpsons try to figure out how they can afford new prescription drugs. Homer decides to get another job, but he can not have his choice of starring on Friends as Rachel’s Irish cousin, and is unable to get a new job. Other companies follow Burns's lead and all prescription drug plans are cancelled.
At the retirement home, all prescription drugs are unaffordable and the staff decide to let the old folks go cold turkey. Grampa Simpson comes up with a plan to get more drugs for Springfield. He and Homer go to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and with help from Grampa's friend, they are able to get unlimited access to the drugs they need. They take them back into the United States and are praised in Springfield. Later, Apu and Ned ask Homer if they can tag along on one of his smuggling trips. He accepts, even though Ned tries to convert Apu on the way (despite the fact he claims to be sarcastically congratulating him on his bravery of worshiping an idol). Ned even meets his Canadian counterpart, but takes an instant dislike to him when he offers Ned a "reeferino". A coffee accident fools a border guard into thinking Apu is 'expressing his faith' as a Muslim; thus they are surrounded by police and the drugs are found. They are later allowed to leave Canada, on the condition that they never return.
Meanwhile, Smithers' thyroid becomes a goiter as he can no longer afford the medicine he needs that was provided under the drug plan. With his assistant dying, Burns vows to help him. He takes Homer and Grampa along in his plane, the Plywood Pelican (a parody of the Spruce Goose) which he built for Nazi Germany. After getting the drugs, while flying back to Springfield, the plane loses altitude and Burns jumps off with Homer and Grampa's parachutes (they are gifts for his nephews). They crash-land in Springfield Town Square, almost crushing Chief Wiggum's squad car. Wiggum arrests Grampa but the people of Springfield protest, as his smuggling has gotten them the medicine they need. Wiggum lets Grampa leave. Smithers is saved, and Burns then decides to bring back the drug plan to all his full time employees. Homer gets a new job with Burns as a freelance consultant (hence losing full time) and then wonders what the lump on his neck is.
Trivia
- When Homer, Grampa, Ned, and Apu are driving in Canada, a sign is seen that points to the town of Gimli, Manitoba.
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