Plow" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

It is a huge success and, inspired by this, Barney Gumble starts a rival company as the "Plow King" and quickly puts Homer out of business.

Plow but has trouble finding customers until Lisa suggests recording a commercial and airing it on public television.

Barney, envious of Homer's success, starts a rival business called Plow King.

After a day of successfully plowing Springfield citizens' driveways, Homer sees a news report that says Barney is trapped in an avalanche on Widow's Peak.

", an angered God promptly retaliates by increasing the outside temperature, melting all the snow and effectively putting both Homer and Barney out of business.

[5] It was Vitti's idea to have Adam West at the car show, as he wanted to finally meet him.

[citation needed] The post-animatic rewrite was to include the joke in which Homer uses the radio dial to tip the precariously balanced plow back onto the road.

[8] The Simpsons team encountered trouble with the network censors in the scene where Homer answers the phone and pretends to be Tony Dow from Leave it to Beaver.

[10] Linda Ronstadt's desire to record a Spanish version of the Plow King jingle, along with her mariachi costume in Barney's commercial, are references to her recording several popular Spanish-language albums celebrating the music of Mexico, beginning with Canciones de Mi Padre.

The scene of Barney's gradual descent into a drunk is a parody of the transformation sequence in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941).

[4] When Moe offers free beer to Homer, Barney mentions that he hadn't done that for the Iranian hostages.

Plow" and "A Streetcar Named Marge" were submitted for the Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Comedy Series".

The Simpsons' staff had previously submitted episodes for "Outstanding Animated Program", winning twice, but that season they took a chance with the main comedy category.

However, the Emmy voters were hesitant to pit cartoons against live action programs, and The Simpsons did not receive a nomination.

[15] Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, enjoyed the episode.

The highlights; the TV show Carnival of Stars, featuring Angela Lansbury walking on hot coals ('Excitement, she wrote!

'), Homer's flashback to all he's done for Barney, and best of all, the McMahon & Tate ad agency's arty commercial for Mr.

Club stated that the episode "isn't just spectacularly funny and filled with classic bits: it also foretells the future.

[18] Ditum also ranked West's performance as the seventh-best guest appearance in the show's history.

Plow" jingle for use in a commercial in which Lisa uses the website on her computer to place Homer's advertisement onto its YouTube campaign.