7. U2 - (S9 E22 - "Trash Of The Titans")
Remember U2's attempt at catching the wave of electronic pop and rave glitter that ended the millennium? That time when they decided to glam up their already iconic image by coming out of a giant lemon and trying to skewer to a younger audience? Neither do they. Unfortunately, for whatever reason this was the era that the band decided to immortalize forever by contacting the Simpsons producers and requesting a cameo to plug their Popmart 'round the world' tour which wound up playing in Springfield. As usual Bono does his thing, Homer does his thing and Larry Mullen Jr says nothing. Adam Clayton and Mr. Burns make a big deal in the UK for saying 'wanker' which American audiences fail to appreciate as being a bit of curse word. In the show Homer interrupts the band's performance and then gets beaten up as he attempts to become Springfield's Sanitation Commissioner. The episode surprisingly won an Emmy because of the environmental message that it spread; Don't put your garbage, or anyone else's, down abandoned mine shafts or you will have to move the whole town five miles over.