History Recap / TheSimpsonsS11E21ItsAMadMadMadMadMarge

** The Mad Marge Dancers are a parody of the "Dancing [Judge] Itos" during the OJ Simpson trial.

* SpecialGuest: Parker Posey as Becky.

* YouJustRuinedTheShot: Marge ruining Bart's video for school, as she thought it was Becky going to kill Homer.

* TooSoon: Bart says exactly this when he sees the "Mad Marge Dancers".

-->'''Selma:''' "Look, all we know is she's going to shoot you or stab you or boil you. Or club you with an antique wooden doll."

* JerkassRealization: While explaining what Becky would do to her, Marge reminds Selma and Patty who's their brother-in-law [[note]]Homer[[/note]], making the sisters react with Patty responding, "It’s an act of violence, not love."

* SuddenAnatomy: At the beginning of the episode, Bart tries to film a camera up Lisa's nose. [[https://frinkiac.com/gif/S11E21/112360/114960/ In the POV shot of the camera]], a nostril appears on Lisa's nose as Bart closes in.

--->'''Marge:''' [[LampshadeHanging I really should read the whole headline before I react.]]
* TakeThat: Of the DramaticIrony variety: Otto mentions he met Becky during [[GoneHorriblyWrong Woodstock '99]], which he considered being "the Summer of Love".

* ImmoralJournalist: Kent Brockman calls Marge a SerialKiller who has killed people before and must be stopped before she kills again when he reports about her escape from the mental hospital. Bart [[BlatantLies instantly calls bullshit on that statement]].

* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The title is a reference to the '60s film "Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld".

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Homer decides to lick the ice sculpture at the wedding and gets his tongue stuck to it. He soon resolves it by simply pulling it off and casually walking away ''[[{{Squick}} while the tip of it is still left on the ice.]]''

* TooSoon: Bart's reaction to the "Mad Marge Dancers".

* {{JerkassBall}}: Marge doesn't comes off as a saint in this story. The whole plot happens because she decides to meddle with Becky's love life (although [[JerkassHasAPoint she probably helped Becky dodge a bullet there]]) and then shortly after she takes in Becky out of pity, she starts to assume that Becky is trying to steal her family [[ImproperlyParanoid for no good reason]] (this is without taking into account TheReveal at the end, mind). She also casually mentions to Becky that she sneaks meat into Lisa's meals, even though she knows her daughter is a staunch vegetarian and it would be incredibly hurtful if she ever finds this out.

** The title is a play-on to the 60s film "Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld".

* {{JerkassBall}}: Marge doesn't comes off as a saint in this story. The whole plot happens because she decides to meddle with Becky's love life (although [[JerkassHasAPoint she probably helped Becky dodge a bullet there]]) and then shortly after she takes in Becky out of pity she starts to assume that Becky is trying to steal her family [[ImproperlyParanoid for no good reason]] (this is without taking into account TheReveal at the end, mind). She also casually mentions to Becky that she sneaks meat into Lisa's meals, even though she knows her daughter is a staunch vegetarian and it would be incredibly hurtful if she ever finds this out.

* MistakenForMurderer: Marge was convinced by her sisters Patty and Selma that Becky will attempt to seduce her husband Homer and kill her. When Marge claiming that she's planning to murder her, this leading to her being labeled insane. Subverted when turns out Becky was trying to kill Marge (if she wasn't being sarcastic that is).

* ProperlyParanoid: Becky ''was'' planning to murder Marge, at least originally (unless she was being sarcastic). She had gotten to the part where she had been making plans to bury her, but after having too much trouble buying a shovel, she decided to scrap the whole idea.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Selma and Patty brought up the idea that Becky was going to kill Marge, which turns out to be almost true, had Becky not abandoned the plan.

** Patty and Selma reference ''Film/TheHandThatRocksTheCradle'' as a 'documentary film' and example of what is Becky's plan for usurping Marge's family... this deviates from being a WholePlotReference because it turns out that Becky got tired of the plan because she couldn't decide which shovel to use.
** When Otto puts on a top hat during his wedding, it makes him look like Music/GunsNRoses guitarist Slash.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Marge takes a page out of Bart's book as she briefly strangles Becky.

** A double when Marge learns her brakes have been cut; the window glass somehow manages to withstand the punishment, but not the largest speedbump.

* TooSoon: Bart's InUniverse reaction to the "Mad Marge Dancers" sketch.

* ItsAllAboutMe: When Otto is given the ultimatum by Becky that it's her or rock and roll, he [[SkewedPriorities immediately ditches her and drives off to party with Poison]].

* IsntItIronic: Otto proposes to Becky by playing the Music/{{Poison}} song "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", which is actually a breakup song.

* GrievousBottleyHarm: A variant at the ice cream parlor. Marge breaks a giant ice cream cone and uses it like a broken beer bottle to corner Pam.

* JerkassRealization: While explaining what Becky would do to her, Marge reminds Selma and Patty who’s their brother-in-law [[note]]Homer[[/note]], making the sisters react with Patty responding, "It’s an act of violence, not love."

* BondageIsBad: Marge comes back to the house with Becky to apparently ritualistically murder Homer, both of them in S&M gear. Subverted when it turns out they're making a video for Bart's project, although it at least seems to be the theme of Becky's video.

* WrongForTheRightReasons: Though Marge went a little overboard with her advice to Becky, she was trying to help Becky stand up for herself about her needs in her marriage with Otto. Ultimately Otto would always choose heavy metal music over his wife and, even though Becky went through the embarrassment of being jilted at her wedding, she may have been better off realizing that before she legally tied herself to Otto for the rest of her life.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: Marge comes home, convinced Becky isn't a threat... and sees the rest of the family chained up in S&M gear as it looks like Becky is about to torture them all. It turns out Bart was filming his school project and complained about Marge entering his shot.

* TooSoon: Bart's InUniverse reaction to the "Mad Marge Dancers" sketch.

* TheAce: Becky is a great cook, a painter, knows how to stage karate moves, killed competition at a talent contest and [[HeroOfAnotherStory foiled a userper.]]
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Becky to Marge

* BondageIsBad: Marge comes back to the house with Becky apparently ritualistically murder Homer, both of them in S&M gear. Subverted when it turns out they're making a video for Bart's project, although it at least seems to be the theme of Becky's video.