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Last Exit to Springfield rated 2nd greatest TV episode of all time

The story is deceptively simple: Mr. Burns decides to revoke the power plant’s dental plan in exchange for a free keg of beer for union meetings. While his coworkers are easily bought off by the booze, Homer eventually has a breakthrough—realizing that without the dental plan, he’ll have to pay for Lisa’s new, expensive braces out of pocket. I Simpson 4x17

Beyond the jokes, "Last Exit to Springfield" is a masterclass in satire. It manages to lampoon both corporate greed and the potential for union corruption while ultimately siding with the power of collective action. Lisa’s protest song, "They have the plant, but we have the power," remains a genuinely poignant anthem for workers' rights that has even been used in real-world protests. Last Exit to Springfield rated 2nd greatest TV