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No. 263 Episode of The Simpsons that inspired the new Triple A baseball team in Albuquerque, N.M., to call itself the Isotopes. In the episode, which first aired in March 2001, Homer Simpson stops his favorite team, the Springfield Isotopes, from moving to Albuquerque. Officials at the newly formed Isotopes plan to ask Fox if they can use Homer in their ads. “I’d like to know how much money we make off it,” said Simpsons head writer and executive producer Al Jean.

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