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The plot revolves around Homer Simpson becoming president of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's trade union and leading the workers of the plant in a strike in order to restore their dental plan to avoid the family having to pay out-of-pocket for Lisa's new braces.
Synopsis. When the company dental plan is dropped, Homer becomes the new head of the workers' union to get it reinstated for the sake of Lisa, who wants invisible braces, but has to settle for rusted-out headgear that makes her look like a freak.
Homer: If we give up our dental plan...I'll have to pay for Lisa's braces! Mr. Burns : We don't have to be adversaries, Homer. We both want a fair union contract.
In this episode, cited by Entertainment Weekly and several other critics as the series' magnum opus, Homer is unwittingly made the leader of the nuclear plant's labor union so he can fight back against Mr. Burns revoking the workers' dental plan, which Lisa needs for invisible braces.
Gummy Joe is a man who is a Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employee. He has one tooth, which he calls "Chomper". He has lost all of the others and his chomper is still in his mouth only because of the dental plan. He uses his chomper to open cans. He is on a package of bubble gum as "Toothless...
The plot revolves around Homer Simpson becoming president of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's trade union and leading the workers of the plant in a strike in order to restore their dental plan to avoid the family having to pay out-of-pocket for Lisa's new braces.
Last Exit to Springfield: Directed by Mark Kirkland. With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. When Mr. Burns revokes the plant's dental plan, forcing Lisa to be fitted with cheap, ugly braces, Homer leads its union into going on strike.
