Homer uses a walkie-talkie during a routine day at the power plant. Naturally, chaos ensues, but the device helps him avert disaster (accidentally, of course).
• Smithers instructing Homer via walkie-talkie while Mr. Burns listens in.
• Homer accidentally saving the plant from a meltdown by misinterpreting instructions.
• A humorous acknowledgment of the walkie-talkie as a “heroic gadget.”