Homer the Moe

"Homer the Moe"
The Simpsons episode
Moe (right) and the Swigmore University professor (left), just before the professor drowns himself in the campus lake. The professor, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, was based both visually and characteristically on Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. from the television show The Paper Chase.
Episode no.	Season 13 Episode 3
Directed by	Jen Kamerman
Written by	Dana Gould
Production code	CABF20
Original air date	November 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)
Guest appearance
R.E.M. as themselves.
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"A burp in a jar is not a science project"
Couch gag	A football is thrown in the center of the living room. The Simpsons, dressed as football players, tackle each other for the ball.
Commentary	Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Ian Maxtone-Graham Dana Gould Matt Selman Joel H. Cohen Kevin Gould
Episode chronology
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The Simpsons season 13
List of episodes

"Homer the Moe" is the third episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox Network in the United States on November 18, 2001. In the episode, Moe, following the advice of his former bartending professor, decides to modernize his bar. The bar's new image attracts several customers, but leaves Moe's four regular customers, Homer, Lenny, Carl, and Barney, feeling alienated, which in turn prompts Homer to open his private bar, disguising it as a hunting club to avoid liquor license restrictions.

The episode was directed by Jen Kamerman and was the first episode Dana Gould wrote for The Simpsons. Gould based the part about Homer's bar on his father, who opened a hunting club to sell alcohol without having to acquire a liquor license. The episode featured the musical group R.E.M., who appeared as themselves.

The episode received mixed reviews from critics following the thirteenth season's release on DVD and Blu-ray.