About this "The Simpsons" episode:
The Simpsons - Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge is the 22nd episode of season 13 and number 291 overall in the series.
In this episode, a massive heatwave causes the residents of Springfield to install large air conditioning devices in their homes. This leads the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to overload, causing two town-wide blackouts to occur. The Springfield Police Department are powerless to the riots that follow, prompting Homer, dissatisfied with the police's incompetence, to start his own security company called SpringShield.