The burglar, Molloy , calls into a news program and challenges Homer to protect the world's largest cubic zirconia from the museum. Homer fails after getting drunk with underage college students, leading the town to turn on him.
Homer’s group, including Barney, Moe, and Principal Skinner, spends more time committing petty crimes and "pushing people around" than catching the burglar. [S5E11] Homer the Vigilante
The entire third act parodies this film's premise, with the townspeople racing to find buried treasure under a "Big T". The burglar, Molloy , calls into a news
The episode was the highest-rated show on Fox the week it aired, earning a 12.2 Nielsen rating. Cultural Parodies and Principal Skinner