History Recap / TheSimpsonsS11E12TheMansionFamily

* EnemyCivilWar: Mr. Burns suffers from a biological version of this. A doctor tells him he has every disease known to man, as well as new ones found inside him. However, they all get in each others' way, thereby preventing Burns from actually dying of anything

* Mr. Burns suffers from a biological version of this. A doctor tells him he has every disease known to man, as well as new ones found inside him. However, they all get in each others' way, thereby preventing Burns from actually dying of anything

* OffModel: According to snpp.com, Britney Spears was drawn more like Baby Spice from The Spice Girls, though her character design was meant to look like Spears from her "Baby One More Time" video.

-->'''Mr. Burns''': ''[horrified]'' Furious George! What have they done to your beautiful face?! ''[hugs the ape]'' There, there...[[Squick Smithers, this monkey's going to need most of your skin]].

** {{Irony}}: They made that joke on an episode that had someone who won a Grammy at the time of the episode's premiere (BritneySpears)

* BitingTheHandHumor: Homer calling out everyone in the credits over being richer than he is (including the voice actors, who aren't as rich as they should be, but still are richer than he'll ever be).

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Mr. Burns has practically every disease known by mankind and some that were unknown until a doctor examined him. The doctor says the diseases are fighting among themselves.

* TakeThat: When Homer moaned that he never got any award, Marge reminded him of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E1HomersBarbershopQuartet his Grammy]], prompting him to say he meant an award worth winning. Then we're shown a disclaimer stating Homer's opinions don't necessarily reflect those of the network, who doesn't consider the Grammy an award at all.

Mr. Burns has The Simpsons house-sit for him while he goes to the Mayo Clinic.

** {{Irony}}: They made that joke on an episode that had someone who won a Grammy at the time of the episode's premiere (BritneySpears)

* LoopholeAbuse: Homer would take Mr. Burns yatch to international waters just so Moe would be able to sell beer on a weekend before 2:00pm. Barney pointed out Moe could legally ''give'' beer. Moe doesn't budge.

* LoopholeAbuse: Homer would take Mr. Burns yatch to international waters just so Moe would be able to sell beer on a weekend before 2:00pm. One of his friends pointed out Moe could ''give'' beer. Moe was not amused.

* LoopholeAbuse: Homer would take Mr. Burns yatch to international waters just so Moe would be able to sell beer on a weekend before 14 o'clock. One of his friends pointed out Moe could ''give'' beer. Moe was not amused.

** {{Irony}}: They made that joke on an episode that had someone who won a Grammy at the time of the episode's premiere (BritneySpears, before she went nuts)

* TakeThat: When Homer moaned that he never got any award, Marge reminded him of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E1HomersBarbershopQuartet his Grammy]], prompting him to say he meant an award worth winning. Then we're shown a disclaimer stating Homer's opinions don't necessarily reflect those of the network, who doesn't consider the Grammy an award at all.

* TakeThat: When Homer moaned that he never got any award, Marge reminded him of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E1HomersBarbershopQuartet his Grammy]], prompting him to say he mean na award worth winning. Then we're shown a disclaimer stating Homer's opinions don't necessarily reflect those of the network, who doesn't consider the Grammy an award at all.

* SelfMadeOrphan: When Mr. Burns filled a form, he had to inform his parents' cause of death. He wrote "Got in my way".