All episodes Season 23 S23E17 2012-03-18 30 min 1980s

The Simpsons

Them, Robot

Season 23, Episode 17 · Aired 2012-03-18

The Simpsons — Them, Robot (S23E17)

Synopsis

Mr. Burns replaces all of Springfield Power Plant's employees with robots but decides to keep Homer as the sole human worker. With unemployment at an all-time high and mechanical arms operating the workplace, Springfield becomes a dismal and humorless place. But when Homer's machine-programmed peers start to turn on the community and his former real-life employees come to the rescue, they all realize that robots can't replace human friends.

In the series

This episode is part of The Simpsons (1989–present) on Fox.

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Also in season 23

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