High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" is the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons` eighth season, which originally aired March 16, 1997. Prohibition is enacted in Springfield and Homer helps fight it by illegally supplying alcohol to the town. It was written by John Swartzwelder, and directed by Bob Anderson.Dave Thomas guest stars as Rex Banner and Joe Mantegna returns as Fat Tony.