On the twentieth season finale of The Simpsons, Homer learns (another) valuable lesson about unity.So does all of Springfield (Again.Some more)

Kredit Kookies: Long open; billboard: “Spiderpig: The Musical!”;Blackboard: “It’s ‘Facebook’, not ‘Assbook’”; Couch Gag: recycled one from “How the Test Was Won”.

Dumbing It Down: Krusty authorizes the creation of a veggieburger, which contains Ogdenville grown barley.All of Springfield quickly sickens, and the source of the illness is tracked back to Ogdenville’s grain stores.Soon the town’s economy dries up and the town’s citizens flood Springfield seeking jobs.

The citizens of Springfield are initially delighted by the influx of citizens, who are willing to take on menial tasks and undesirable minimum-wage jobs.But soon there are so many good-natured Norwegians about that the economic and social composition of Springfield begins to change, rankling Springfield natives such as Homer.

Gradually the town grows less and less enchanted with their new citizens, and Mayor Quimby decides to close the border between the two towns.Unfortunately, Springfield’s three member police force is soon overwhelmed (by their own sheer laziness), and Quimby authorizes a citizen’s patrol headed by Homer.

Naturally, the group is unable to stop the influx of people over the border, and Quimby decides to build a wall between the two towns.In the process of putting together the barrier the Springfieldians and Ogdenvillians get to talking, realize how much they all have in common, and finally decide to forgo the barrier and party down.

Red Dress Press: A plot with details amalgamated from "Much Apu about Nothing", with an ending cribbed from "Burns Baby Burns".In spite of these repeated details, “Coming to Homerica” manages to give season twenty an enjoyable and emotional closing point.

First, it’s an amusing (though slightly predictable) twist to have all of the Ogdenvillians be Minnesota-and-Wisconsin-esque figures of Nordic humility.The group massed into an indivisible blob of humanity, unfortunately, and attempts to distinguish them from the mass, as they tried to with Thorbjorn, didn’t quite work.Yet the groups’ antics proved amusing enough to draw a few chuckles.

Characterization was above average: Homer was his typical self (“He called me sir!That means he knows I’m better than him!”); Krusty stole the show in his brief but pivotal role, and the extended cast of characters took center-stage.Marge came off as unnecessarily strident when she reacted to Maggie’s first (publically spoken) word, “Ja”.Otherwise “Coming to Homerioca” is an old-school style ensemble episode, with funny lines coming from such varied characters as Chief Wiggum and Cletus.It was also nice to see Homer SHOWING UP FOR WORK AT THE SNPP, even though the show promptly trotted out the “Homer gets fired for doing something stupid” gag again.

The show left behind some interesting dangling plot threads – Selma’s Thorbjorn, Maggie’s first word – without pressing the reset button.Will Maggie become more verbal in the coming season?It would be a fun new twist in a premise that’s gradually grown stale over the past half dozen seasons.

As was consistent with this historic twentieth season, an uneven but amusing outing.

Did It Fail At Masonry?: This is one of the better episodes of season twenty; some fun, in character humor, and a good example of the show’s ensemble humor at its best.If you don’t like the show treading over previously-explored topics, best skip this one.Otherwise, it’s a simple, clear-cut and amusing tale.

What The Screwballs Think: The episode pulled a 5.86, the least-watched season finale in the show’s history and second in its timeslot.

Springfield Shopper: The twenty-first season of The Simpsons is scheduled to begin airing in September.Keep an eye on this website to learn the date of the season premier and details about the upcoming season!