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'''Moe's Tavern''' is a fictional ], owned by ], seen on '']''. |
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Located on the corner of Walnut Street, it neighbours King Toot's Music Store, and is across the street from the Moeview Motel and a factory formerly owned by ], until it collapsed in "]". |
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==Interior== |
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Dark and described by ] as smelling "like ]", the inside of the bar is dank and scant save for a few pool tables, a dartboard and the occasional rat. As female customers are so rare, Moe frequently uses the women's restroom as an office. Moe claimed that there haven't been any ladies at Moe's since ] (though earlier episodes show otherwise, as ] has been seen there many times). A jar of pickled eggs perpetually stands on the bar. This can be attributed to the episode "]" in which Bart's factory collapses, and the rats are then shown to find a new home at Moe's. In "]", Moe's Tavern was forced to close down because Mr. Burns' slant-drilling operation near the tavern caused unsafe pollution. The bar serves ] and Red Tick Beer, a beer flavored with dogs. |
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Moe's may actually be an illegal speakeasy, since in the episode "]" Lenny noticed that the bar's liquor license expired in ], was valid only in ] and was signed by Moe himself (although Moe had intended to get it updated to the current year, the correct state, and real). |
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In one episode it was shown that Homer could walk to Moe's Tavern and only actually travel a few doors along. This makes little sense, however, as the tavern's wider surroundings have frequently and notably been shown not to include the Simpson's home on Evergreen Terrace. It was obviously a joke describing how far Homer could walk: down the street. |
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Moe's Tavern is based on a real bar called Fireside. It is located near ] where writer/producer ] went to college. ( on ]) |
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A bar called Moe's Tavern can be seen opposite the bank in the film ]. Hank Azaria stated that Moe's voice was based on that of ]'s character in the same film. |
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On the ] on the Arab version of the show, where ''The Simpsons'' is known as ''Al Shamshoon'', the characters drink soda at Moe's Tavern because alcoholic beer is forbidden in ]. |
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His bar features a love tester (which was briefly inhabited by ] in a fictional spinoff series), a bull-riding machine, a racing washing machine and dryer sold to him by ], a jukebox, and a pool table, to which Barney Gumble once "made sweet love" and then "befouled," in that order. |
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In the episode "]", we also find out that ] was once an employee of Moe's Tavern after he lost the nuclear plant in a bet. He later found and stole Moe's treasure to buy back the plant. |
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According to the episode "]", Moe's Tavern always closes on Wednesdays, as Moe performs charity work. |
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== Incarnations == |
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Moe's Tavern has been reinvented a few times over the years. During these times, at least, he had many more customers, including females. |
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* When Homer's cocktail drink in the episode "]" was popular, Moe renamed his tavern "'''Flaming Moe's'''." |
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* In "]," a flashback shows the bar with the name "'''Moe's Cavern'''" in reference to the ] where the ] got their start. |
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* Moe's was briefly converted into a ] called "'''Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag'''" in "]." Moe reverted it when he was unable to tolerate the family atmosphere. |
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* In "]", it appears that Moe has moved to a new location on the Squidport named "'''Moe's Brewing Co.'''" Homer is amazed that Moe's moved to a fancier place. In fact, it was actually a long tunnel that lead to the original Moe's. A visitor remarked, "Hey, this isn't faux dive. This is a dive," to which Moe replies "You're a long way from home, yuppie-boy. I'll start a tab." |
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* In the episode "]", during a brief period of ], Moe's Tavern is converted into a ]. The sign on the front reads "'''Moe's Pet Shop'''", and the bar and booths flip over to display pet cages when the Feds show up to bust the speakeasy. |
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* Moe revamped his tavern for ] hipsters, renaming the bar "'''m'''" in "]," a parody of the famous "W" hotel in Chicago. |
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* Since Homer took a ] on his house to save Moe's, ] partners up with Moe to revamp the bar as an ] ] called "'''The Nag & Weasel'''" in "]." |
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* When Homer convinced the town that the ] was coming in "]", Moe sold his bar to ] businessmen who converted it into a ] restaurant named '''"Tokyo Roe's".''' |
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* In a flashback, it is shown that Moe's Tavern was originally called "Meaux's Tavern." |
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== Regular customers == |
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It appears that Moe's tavern has only six regular patrons, namely Homer, Barney, Lenny, Carl, Sam and Larry. Moe once pointed out that due to their frequent habit of drunk-driving, "92% of all traffic accidents in this city are caused by you six guys." |
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] is single, an alcoholic (after being introduced to beer by ] as a teenager), and living in an incredibly messy apartment near the state penitentiary (or sometimes right above Moe's bar), Barney arguably remains Homer's best friend. His desperation for alcohol has been the source of many jokes. He remains friendly and good-natured despite his unfortunate condition. In early episodes, he appears to be a parody of ], similar appearance, hair color, clothing color, just much larger in size. In some ways, Barney also resembles "Norm" from ], the heavy-set guy at the end of the bar. He manages to make a living selling his body for medical experiments, which has led to some interesting changes. Barney has demonstrated considerable talents as a singer, filmmaker, astronaut, orator, painter, helicopter pilot, and snow plow driver, but keeps getting foiled by his various addictions. He has drunk a can of turpentine, a bottle of brake fluid, a can of varnish, and even a cup of quarters at Mr. Burns' Casino. |
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In "]," Barney finally kicked the alcoholism and transferred his addiction to espresso, which led to the disappearance of his trademark belch. He had a relapse in "]" and was back on the sauce in "]" (in a scene that was a parody of ]'s '']''). By the end of season 15, he was back in all his fat, lovable, belching glory. |
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Barney's bar tab was so large that Moe had to send it to ] to get it calculated. It totalled $14 billion. Initially, it was believed to be $70 billion, but that was revealed to be the cost of the Voyager space craft. |
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===Other regulars=== |
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The scene is usually set in Moe's Tavern when ] is there. While there, we often see ], ] and occasionally Charlie, Homer's colleagues at the nuclear plant. Moe's is usually the place where Homer takes newfound friends, such as Principal Skinner before his marriage or ] to hang out. |
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The two ] usually seen are Sam and Larry. Sam always wears a cap and Larry has a balding head. Sam appeared to get shot by Moe in "]", but has appeared since. Virtually nothing is known about them, not unlike various barflies on the series '']''. In Issue #9 of the ], there is a story about a day in the life of Barney Gumble titled "Homer Simpson's Pathetic Pal Barney Gumble: Asleep at the Well". In it, Larry is referred to as the ear bender and Sam is the wife dodger. However, the Simpsons comics are genuinely accepted as being non-canonical. |
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==Celebrity patrons== |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — "]" and "]" |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — ] (An autographed photo with the Legend: 'To Moe, the Inspiration for ]...now where's my beer?') |
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==Performances== |
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A small stage stands at one end and has been host to a few performances |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — "]" |
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* ] — during his "rebel comic" phase in "]" |
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==Others== |
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The owner of ], all the characters in the show voiced by ] drinking at once, a man with glasses that are out of focus, Hugh Jass, an unnamed person who has a ] and easily passes out, a ] man who was under the impression that it was a ], Ruth Powers, and Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo (a man seen in "]" whose name Homer uses as an alias and Moe insults the name, Shabadoo bursting into tears and running out of the bar - Barney calls out sympathetically after him, "Joey Joe!"). |
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Also a possible patron was a man who looked like Homer, but had a moustache and wearing top hat and tails, named "Guy Incognito". Who was wanting to order a drink one time, but Moe thought it was Homer (Homer was banned from Moe's in that episode) in disguise and kicked him out not realising his error. Homer sees this man lying in the gutter out the front of Moe's and realises he looks just like him but instead of investigating this further, Homer chases after a dog with a puffy tail. |
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==Address and phone number== |
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It was stated in the "]" episode that Moe's Tavern was on Walnut Street. The phone number would be 76484377, since in "]," Mr. Burns tried to call Smithers but did not know his phone number. He tried the buttons marked with the letters for Smithers and called Moe's. In "]" Bart is asked to call Homer by Principal Skinner, the number visible on the card is WORK: KLondike 5-6832 HOME: KLondike 5-6754 MOE'S TAVERN: KLondike 5-1239 , Moe answers the phone and Bart asks for Homer Sexual. In ], however, Homer phones the bar at 355-]. |
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