: Bart ultimately decides to become a firefighter, reasoning that due to climate change, "the world will always be on fire," ensuring he will always have a job.
: Lisa joins the Janitor to rap about how automation, rising education costs, and student debt have closed the door on jobs like Homer's. [S33E22] Poorhouse Rock
: The former U.S. Secretary of Labor appears as himself to explain how the decline of unions and corporate greed contributed to economic shifts. Megan Mullally : Guest stars as Sarah Wiggum. Themes and Reception : Bart ultimately decides to become a firefighter,
The episode begins with Marge spending a "ladies' night" watching a Bridgerton -style British drama, leaving a hungover Homer to take the kids to church. After Bart humiliates Homer in front of his Sunday School class by showing a video of his various failures, Homer tries to regain his son's respect by taking him to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Secretary of Labor appears as himself to explain
: Economic inequality, the decline of unions, student debt, and the automation of labor.
" Poorhouse Rock " is the of The Simpsons (Episode 22), first airing on May 22, 2022. It is a unique musical episode that blends Schoolhouse Rock! parodies with a blunt critique of the disappearing American middle class. Plot Summary