“Homer the Moe” is the third episode of Season 13. It first aired on November 18, 2001. The episode was written by Dana Gould and directed by Jen Kamerman. R.E.M guest starred in this episode as themselves.
After Moe heads for a bartending school to brush up his business skills, Homer is charged with keeping tabs on Springfield’s premiere watering hole. But when Moe decides to make his tavern over into something more hip and modern, a disgruntled Homer opens his own bar in the Simpson family garage.