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Car drives off jetty and lands on garbage barge

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In Homer the Heretic, Homer is being pursued by Ned Flanders, who is keen on bringing Homer back to church. Homer drives his car off the end of a jetty, and lands on a garbage barge, slowly trolling up the river, much to Ned's chagrin. This is obviously a reference to an 80s movie. I distinctly remember this scene from the original movie but cannot for the life of me remember *which* movie it is from? Thanks everyone!! 59.167.253.199 (talk) 13:34, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite the same, but The Ladykillers (2004 film) features all the antagonists falling or being dropped, dead, into a trash barge as it passes under a bridge. StuRat (talk) 13:44, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
White Lightning (1973 film) has something similar. Formula 51 postdates the Simpsons episode but also has this scene. -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:03, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps See No Evil, Hear No Evil, in which they drive a police car into a garbage barge. It predates the episode by a few years and could be the impetus for the joke. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 16:42, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, it's See No Evil, Hear No Evil! At least, that's where I remember that scene from. Thanks! 59.167.253.199 (talk) 09:15, 6 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]