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"The Springfield Connection" is the 23rd episode of the sixth season of ''The Simpsons'', and originally aired May 7, 1995. After watching Snake Jailbird cheat Homer out of US$20 in a Three-card Monte con game, Marge successfully chases Snake and knocks him out with the lid of a garbage can. The experience of foiling a crime exhilarates her, and she decides to join the Springfield Police. Marge completes her police training and joins a beat as a police officer. She becomes disillusioned with her work after witnessing her friends committing crimes and being exposed to police corruption and resigns from the force. The episode was written by Jonathan Collier with input from David Mirkin, and directed by Mark Kirkland. The episode's story was inspired by executive producer Mike Reiss' wife, who had debated becoming a police officer. "The Springfield Connection" drew on influences from the 1980s police drama ''Hill Street Blues'' and the 1971 film ''The French Connection'', and includes references to ''McGruff the Crime Dog'' and the theme music to ''Star Wars''. Reviews in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and DVD Movie Guide were favorable, and the authors of the book ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide'' cited Marge's police training as the highlight of the episode. Contributors to compilation works analyzing ''The Simpsons'' from philosophical and cultural perspectives have cited and discussed the episode. Marge's experiences in the episode are compared to the character Rita from the stage comedy ''Educating Rita'' by Willy Russell in a literary analysis of the play. ==Plot== Homer and Marge, on the way back from an orchestra performance, pass through a seedy part of town. Marge cautions Homer, but gets enticed by Snake's Three-card Monte game. Snake cheats Homer out of $20. Marge exposes the con, and Snake takes off. Marge and Homer chase after him, but Homer fails to catch up. Marge manages to knock Snake unconscious using a garbage can lid. The incident gives her a sense of exhilaration, she finds that her everyday routine is dull and boring, and she decides to spice up her life by joining the Springfield police force. Homer is less than enthused about her becoming a cop, but she assures him that he will remain "man of the house". Marge reports for police recruit training and performs well in the various tests, eventually becoming part of the force. On her first day, Chief Wiggum assigns Marge to Junkyville and Bumtown. On her beat, after encountering Lionel Hutz rummaging in a dumpster, she visits the Kwik-E-Mart, where Apu tries to bribe her. On her day off, she orders Bart to wear safety equipment when skateboarding. Lisa tries to encourage Marge to attack the roots of social problems but she changes the subject with a ''McGriff the Crime Dog'' puppet. That night, Homer and his friends (Lenny, Carl, Moe, and Barney, who are joined by Herman), play a game of poker. Marge comes in and tells them gambling is illegal, and Homer's friends and Herman beat a hasty retreat. Marge becomes unenthusiastic about her job, as everyone seems to be breaking the law - especially Homer, who has parked illegally along a disabled parking area and bought liquor for the underage bullies. Marge arrests Homer by writing him a parking ticket. While hosting another poker game and complaining about the drawbacks of Marge's new job, he finds Herman running a jean-counterfeiting operation in the Simpsons' garage. As Herman and his henchmen are about to beat him up, Marge bursts in. As she is cuffing the rest of the minions, Herman takes Homer hostage and runs to Bart's treehouse, with Marge in hot pursuit. Herman tries to escape using a pair of counterfeit jeans as a rope, but they rip and he falls to the ground. Wiggum informs Marge that they cant hold Herman due to the evidence "mysteriously disappearing", with Wiggum and the cops openly stealing the jeans for themselves. Marge gets fed up with the obvious corruption on the force and finally quits 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Springfield Connection」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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