History Recap / TheSimpsonsS16E21TheFatherTheSonAndTheHolyGuestStar

* JerkassBall: In most other episodes, Marge is usually [[WomenAreWiser the reasonable]] and friendly {{Foil}} when Homer is being foolish or reckless or InnocentlyInsensitive. In this episode, however, Marge suddenly has a fear and hatred of Catholics [[CompressedVice for no apparent reason other than because the plot says so]]. She doesn't even get a FreudianExcuse explaining why. It even gets lampshaded by Bart pointing out the HypocriticalHumor:

* JerkassBall: In most other episodes, Marge is usually [[WomenAreWiser the reasonable]] and friendly {{Foil}} when Homer is being foolish or reckless or InnocentlyInsensitive. In this episode, however, Marge suddenly has a fear and hatred of Catholics [[CompressedVice for no apparent reason other than because the plot says so]]. She doesn't even get a FreudianExcuse explaining why.

* DistantFinale: After Bart convinces the Catholics and Protestants to get along, the episode ends on a fade to 1000 years later, where two armies are fighting over the words of "God's last prophet, Bart Simpson."

* ADateWithRosiePalms: One of Homer's confessionals is that he's masturbated eight billion times [[TheUnapologetic and has no plans to stop masturbating in the future.]]

* ContinuityNod: After Lisa explains to Homer who the Roman Emperor Plutarch was, Homer complains that thanks to her teaching him that, he's now forgotten who won Bud Bowl VIII, referencing his comment in "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" about how "every time (he) learns something new, it pushes some old stuff out of (his) brain."

* CoolTeacher: You've got to be pretty cool to nearly turn [[TheHedonist both Bart and Homer Simpson]] Catholic. Unlike the SternNun who represents Bart's first glimpse of Catholic education, Father Sean is a good-natured guy who understands where Bart is coming from due to having [[FormerTeenRebel a similar past himself]].

* CoolTeacher: Unlike the SternNun who represents Bart's first glimpse of Catholic education, Father Sean is a good-natured guy who understands where Bart is coming from due to having [[FormerTeenRebel a similar past himself]]. He's such a cool guy that his influence nearly turns Bart ''and'' Homer Catholic.

When Bart is expelled for an incident at a medieval-themed fair at school (even though this accident was caused by Groundskeeper Willie, who was mad he wasn't chosen to be a cooper), he's sent to a Catholic private school led by an Irish priest (voiced by guest star Creator/LiamNeeson) who shows Bart and Homer the fun side of the Catholic religion. Naturally, Ned, Marge, and Reverend Lovejoy (who are Protestant) don't agree.

* CrisisOfFaith: The premise of the episode, similar to "Homer the Heretic" (season four episode where Homer creates his own religious beliefs and stays home from church) and "She of Little Faith" (season 13 episode where Lisa converts to Buddhism after the local church allows advertising).

* MoralMyopia: Lisa chews out Bart for ruining the the fair for her (not believing he was innocent). She ignores that she was having fun but he wasn't due to their respective roles, Lisa being a queen and Bart having to carry around a heavy barrel while everyone abused him, especially Lisa.

* EasilyCondemned: Bart is expelled for Willie's prank, even when he says he didn't do it. In fact his ''family'' refuses to believe him.

* AdultsAreUseless: Just because the school hates Bart doesn’t mean… no, let’s face it, they hate HIM to the point it was easy just to expel him and let Willie get away. The only few exception would have to be Father Sean.
* BadBoss: Skinner gives Willy the single worst job in the fair, encouraging kids to throw things at him.
* CassandraTruth: Practically nobody believes in Bart's pleas of innocence regarding the prank he was expelled for. Then again with his history of pranks it's hard to blame them.

* NotMeThisTime: Bart tries to explain he’s innocent and didn’t do anything wrong despite having a reason to sabotage the fair, [[YouHaveToBelieveMe which it’s true but seriously it's already explained]].

* CassandraTruth: Practically nobody believes in Bart's pleas of innocence regarding the prank he was expelled for.

* AdultsAreUseless: Just because the school hates Bart doesn’t mean… no, let’s face it, they hate HIM to the point it was easy just to expel and let Willie get away. The only few exception would have to be Father Sean.

** Flanders and Lovejoy are even more intolerant then usual and help kidnap Bart. And then when they agree to get along with Catholics, Flanders agrees that they need to unite against monogamous gays and stem cells.