Moes gay bar
It originally aired on January 16, The episode was written by Matt Selman and directed by Chuck Sheetz.
475. Flaming Moe
After a fight between the day and late shifts of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plantinitiated by Gay after the late shift worker stole his candy, Smithers goes to Mr. Burns ' office and sees him signing his will. Smithers gets a look at the will later that night and discovers moes he isn't included in it.
When Smithers confronts Burns about being excluded, Burns tells him he only respects "self-made men". An upset Smithers tries to cheer himself up by going to a gay bar called " The League of Extra-Horny Gentlemen " but is denied entrance because he isn't attractive like the rest of the men in the bar.
Instead, he gay by Moe's Tavern and notices how slow business is. As Moe serves him a drink, Smithers laments that Springfield needs a bar for the average-looking gay man. Then an idea dawns on Smithers, and he proposes to Moe that they refurbish the bar and make it into a more accepting gay bar.
By doing so, he hopes to earn Mr. Burns' respect by building a successful business in moes to having a place to feel accepted. Moe is first reluctant about the idea, because he doesn't feel like being around so many gays, but he soon realizes that with Smithers' plan he can make money. Moe thus decides to turn Moe's into an ultra-trendy gay bar, renaming it to change the name to "Mo's".
Smithers revisits the sidewalk in front of The League of Extra-Horny Gentlemen and tells the gays who were denied entrance among them Grady and Mr. Largo that they will be welcome in Mo's. Grady and Largo come to Mo's and have a good time, and as word of Mo's spreads in the gay community, Mo's soon bar a success amongst gays.
However, longtime Moe's regulars Homer, Lenny and Carl don't like the idea too much. Meanwhile, Mr. Largo runs away with his new boyfriend, and a new substitute music teacher, Ms. Juniperis hired at Springfield Elementary School. Juniper takes her class to a field bar to sing near the mountains. Skinner soon arrives to inform Juniper she has the wrong permission cards and is so strongly moved by her singing that he faints.
When he wakes up, he quickly sees how pretty she is and tries to date her. To make her happy, he tells Bart to date her daughter, Melody. At an arcade, Bart and Melody play together, but Bart isn't interested in her. However, Juniper is interested in Skinner and they start to dance. At Mo's, the gays enjoy the bar and have a good time dancing there, but they think Moe is gay too.
Smithers then starts to think Moe is going too far with giving himself a gay image.