I love early Simpsons seasons and especially Homer at Bat. There’s a great moment where Mr Burns hires a hypnotist to make the players believe they’re great - and accidentally makes Roger Clemens

believe he’s a chicken. Turns out, this was based on real history! In the 1950s, teams including the New York Rangers hired a famous hypnotist to help break losing streaks. This amazing original photo shows him in action (sadly this didn’t help improve the win record)