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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Lisa overhears her crush Luke expressing his love to a girl named Clara over the phone. When Lisa meets her, she tricks Clara into going the wrong way on the path to a dance, [[OhCrap but finds out that Clara is actually Luke's ''sister'']]. When Lisa eventually comes clean about what happened to Clara, Luke is offended and leaves her.

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* ChristmasEpisode: The first act of this episode is the only reason why this is included on a Christmas-themed DVD.



* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The beginning of the episode makes it appear that this is a ChristmasEpisode with the Simpsons ChristmasCaroling, but once Flanders interferes with Homer's songwriting, it becomes about Homer writing a hit hate song. But that's not all, the plot ''then'' changes to focus on the family's trip to a dude ranch just to get away from said song.

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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The beginning of the episode makes it appear that this is a ChristmasEpisode with the Simpsons ChristmasCaroling, ChristmasCarolers, but once Flanders interferes with Homer's songwriting, it becomes about Homer writing a hit hate song. But that's not all, the plot ''then'' changes to focus on the family's trip to a dude ranch just to get away from said song.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The beginning of the episode makes it appear that this is a ChristmasEpisode with the Simpsons ChristmasCaroling, but once Flanders interferes with Homer's songwriting, it becomes about Homer writing a hit hate song. But that's not all, the plot ''then'' changes to focus on the family's trip to a dude ranch just to get away from said song.
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** Cookie's assistant Cleanie is an obvious one to Gollum from ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', being both voiced by Creator/AndySerkis and using the famous line ''"My precious"'' when gathering up the Simpsons' garbage.

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** ActorAllusion: Cookie's assistant Cleanie is an obvious one to Gollum from ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', being both voiced by Creator/AndySerkis and using the famous line ''"My precious"'' when gathering up the Simpsons' garbage.

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* SkewedPriorities: Homer is upset that the beavers wrecked a $17 deck of cards from a motel mini-bar that he used as a diversion so he and Bart could destroy the beaver dam.


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* SkewedPriorities: Homer is upset that the beavers wrecked a $17 deck of cards from a motel mini-bar that he used as a diversion so he and Bart could destroy the beaver dam.
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* AsHimself: David Byrne.
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* TheDissTrack: "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders", natch.
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* PopCultureEpisodeTitle: The title is a reference to ''Film/DudeWheresMyCar''.

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* PopCultureEpisodeTitle: PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The title is a reference to ''Film/DudeWheresMyCar''.
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* PopCultureEpisodeTitle: The title is a reference to ''Film/DudeWheresMyCar''.
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* MisspellingOutLoud: Homer and his friends misspell "Flanders" in "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders".
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Episode - EABF13//
First Aired - 4/27/2003
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Episode - 7F24

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Episode - 7F24EABF13//
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Original air date: April 27, 2003

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Original air date: April 27, 2003
Episode - 7F24
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* Production code: [=EABF13=]
* Original air date: April 27, 2003

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* Production code: [=EABF13=]
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Original air date: April 27, 2003
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After writing a song about Ned Flanders which becomes a sensation and is repeated endlessly on the radio, Homer and his family goes to a dude ranch to escape for awhile. While there, Lisa falls for a boy, while Homer and Bart battle beavers that are intruding on Native American land.

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After writing a song about Ned Flanders which becomes a sensation and is repeated endlessly on the radio, Homer and his family goes go to a dude ranch to escape for awhile. While there, Lisa falls for a boy, while Homer and Bart battle beavers that are intruding on Native American land.
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* HateSong: "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders".

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* DisneyOwnsThisTrope: When the Simpsons are singing Christmas carols door-to-door at the beginning, the Blue-Haired Lawyer informs them that they can't sing a certain song because it's owned by the original copyright owners. When Homer complains, the lawyer suggests public domain songs instead:

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* DisneyOwnsThisTrope: When the Simpsons are singing Christmas carols door-to-door at the beginning, the Blue-Haired Lawyer informs them that they can't sing a certain song because it's owned by the original copyright owners. When Homer complains, the lawyer suggests public domain songs instead:instead. However, Homer doesn't like any of his suggestions, and decides to compose his own:



* HateSong: "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders".



** Maggie dances parodies Music/BritneySpears’ "Oops!...I Did It Again," as well as her then-recent Pepsi ad.

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** Maggie dances Maggie's dance parodies Music/BritneySpears’ "Oops!...I Did It Again," as well as her then-recent Pepsi ad.
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* IAteWhat: DoubleSubverted. Homer and Bart pause in disgust after being told that the indigenous chief just gave them bear urine to drink, but only do a SpitTake after they're told it's actually Fresca.

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** Maggie dances parodies Music/BritneySpears’ "Oops!...I Did It Again".
** Moe kidnaps David Byrne after the latter lands in his car, even referencing ''Misery'' and asking if Byrne has heard of it.

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** Maggie dances parodies Music/BritneySpears’ "Oops!...I Did It Again".
Again," as well as her then-recent Pepsi ad.
** Moe kidnaps David Byrne after the latter lands in his car, even referencing ''Misery'' ''Literature/{{Misery}}'' and asking if Byrne has heard of it.it.
** Byrne also performs Homer's song in his famous Big Suit from ''Film/StopMakingSense'', complete with a gag of Homer squeezing into it with him and asking what they're going to be wearing tomorrow.
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Is that really a Kick the Dog moment? It's just him calling Lisa out of almost having his sister killed, and he was rightfully mad about it. He wasn't being an asshole just to be an asshole


* KickTheDog: As if Lisa feeling guilty about attempting to kill Clara thinking she was Luke's girlfriend isn't the worst of her troubles, he puts her down further by calling her despicable.

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* RealityEnsues: Lisa falls in love with a young cowhand, Luke. She [[ClingyJealousGirl endangers the boy's sister]], originally thinking she was his girlfriend. When Lisa
confesses, Luke, rather than touched, [[BigBrotherInstinct is appalled that Lisa put his sister in harm's way]] and burns bridges with her.

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* RealityEnsues: Lisa falls in love with a young cowhand, Luke. She [[ClingyJealousGirl endangers the boy's sister]], originally thinking she was his girlfriend. When Lisa
Lisa confesses, Luke, rather than touched, [[BigBrotherInstinct is appalled that Lisa put his sister in harm's way]] and burns bridges with her.
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* Luke assuring Lisa that out in the West, people respect animals more, only to keep running into examples of BlackComedyAnimalCruelty.

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* ** Luke assuring Lisa that out in the West, people respect animals more, only to keep running into examples of BlackComedyAnimalCruelty.

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* RealityEnsues: Lisa falls in love with a young cowhand, Luke. She [[ClingyJealousGirl endangers the boy's sister]], originally thinking she was his girlfriend. When Lisa confesses, Luke, rather than touched, [[BigBrotherInstinct is appalled that Lisa put his sister in harm's way]] and burns bridges with her.
* RelativeError: Lisa thinks Luke and Clara are a couple.

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* NiceGuy: Luke is a fairly nice guy who befriends Lisa when she's upset with the Dude Ranch, is a good brother, defends his sister when Lisa badmouths her and then calls Lisa out on her attempt to get Clara killed.
* PetTheDog:
** Homer happily helps out the Native Americans whose land has been flooded by a beaver dam. He ignorantly calls them guests in the United States, but he still helps them.
** Bart helps Lisa save Clara and fix her mistake because he got caught up in the moment.
* RealityEnsues: Lisa falls in love with a young cowhand, Luke. She [[ClingyJealousGirl endangers the boy's sister]], originally thinking she was his girlfriend. When Lisa Lisa
confesses, Luke, rather than touched, [[BigBrotherInstinct is appalled that Lisa put his sister in harm's way]] and burns bridges with her.
* RelativeError: Lisa thinks Luke and Clara are a couple. Turns out they're brother and sister.



* RuleOfThree: When Lisa first meets Clara, she sees the latter's name written on three spots.

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When Lisa first meets Clara, she sees the latter's name written on three spots.spots.
** When Lisa and Bart are out in the woods looking for Clara, an owl, fox and rabbit all making howling sounds one after the other.



* SkewedPriorities: Homer is upset that the beavers wrecked a $17 deck of cards from a motel mini-bar that he used as a diversion so he and Bart could destroy the beaver dam.



* WhatTheHellHero: Luke calls Lisa despicable for what she did to Clara and Clara tries to give Lisa a speech about how there's more important things than boys, only to see Bart.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Luke calls Lisa despicable for what she did to Clara. Clara and Clara also tries to give Lisa a speech about how there's more important things than boys, only to see Bart.
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* Luke assuring Lisa that out in the West, people respect animals more, only to keep running into examples of BlackComedyAnimalCruelty.
-->'''Cookie''': ''[pointing a shotgun at a tied up chicken]'' Free range, my ass! Tonight, you're gonna be swimming next to a matzo ball!
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* RelativeError: Lisa thinks Luke and Clara are a couple.
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** Moe kidnaps David Byrne after the latter lands in his car, even referencing ''Literature/Misery'' and asking if Byrne has heard of it.

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** Moe kidnaps David Byrne after the latter lands in his car, even referencing ''Literature/Misery'' ''Misery'' and asking if Byrne has heard of it.
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** Moe kidnaps David Byrne after the latter lands in his car, even referencing ''Misery'' and asking if Byrne has heard of it.

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** Moe kidnaps David Byrne after the latter lands in his car, even referencing ''Misery'' ''Literature/Misery'' and asking if Byrne has heard of it.
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** Moe kidnaps David Byrne after the latter lands in his car, even referencing ''Literature/Misery'' and asking if Byrne has heard of it.

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** Moe kidnaps David Byrne after the latter lands in his car, even referencing ''Literature/Misery'' ''Misery'' and asking if Byrne has heard of it.

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* ChekhovsArmy: The beavers. Bart gets them to gnaw down a tree and save Clara when she gets trapped in the river.



** Maggie dances parodies Music/BritneySpears’

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** Maggie dances parodies Music/BritneySpears’Music/BritneySpears’ "Oops!...I Did It Again".
** Moe kidnaps David Byrne after the latter lands in his car, even referencing ''Literature/Misery'' and asking if Byrne has heard of it.


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* TooDumbToLive: David Byrne dances on his car bonnet while his car is in motion. It ends with him slipping and landing in Moe's car, and Moe subsequently kidnapping him.

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* BrickJoke: The end of the first act has Moe kidnapping David Byrne. At the very end, it's shown that Byrne has made a song about Moe.

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* BrickJoke: The end of the first act has Moe kidnapping David Byrne.Music/DavidByrne. At the very end, it's shown that Byrne has made a song about Moe.


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* SpecialGuest: Music/DavidByrne, musician and former frontman of Music/TalkingHeads.

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