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* AwfulWeddedLife: The Heathbar's marriage, with Verity belittling Charles and Charles hating his wife. Verity even says that she enrolled in the wife swap reality show just so she could humilate her husband.
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* BitingTheHandHumor: The family wins a trip to the studio for the Fox Network. All of the jokes you'd expect ensue, from crappy reality shows to overly cheap executives.
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* MistakenForGay: After meeting Charles, Homer loudly whispers to his children, "I'll bet the twist is he's gay!" [[{{Foreshadowing}} He's almost right, but he got the wrong half of the couple]].
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* MistakenForGay: After meeting Charles, Homer loudly whispers to his children, "I'll bet the twist is he's gay!" As it turns out, [[{{Foreshadowing}} He's almost right, but he got the wrong half of the couple]].
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Bart and Lisa visit Lenny's apartment to tell him to come home. They quickly abandon this when they notice the plasma HDTV, and join him on the couch.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Bart and Lisa visit Lenny's apartment to tell him Homer to come home. They quickly abandon this when they notice the plasma HDTV, and join him on the couch.
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* MistakenForGay: After meeting Charles, Homer loudly whispers to his children, "I'll bet the twist is he's gay!"
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* MistakenForGay: After meeting Charles, Homer loudly whispers to his children, "I'll bet the twist is he's gay!"gay!" [[{{Foreshadowing}} He's almost right, but he got the wrong half of the couple]].
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'''Original air date:''' 3/26/2006
'''Production code:''' HABF-08
'''Production code:''' HABF-08
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* KnockKnockJoke: According to Marge, she always ruins them by saying, "Come in!"
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* KnockKnockJoke: According to Marge, she always ruins them by saying, "Come in!"
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Bart and Lisa visit Lenny's apartment to tell him to come home. They quickly abandon this when they notice the plasma HDTV, and join him on the couch.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Zig-zagged when Lenny gives his big announcement.
-->'''Lenny''': I know you're all wondering why you're here. The fact is, I'm dying... to tell you that I have adopted... a new faith... in the power of technological advances to make me happy! That's right, I've got a new plasma screen HDTV!
-->'''Lenny''': I know you're all wondering why you're here. The fact is, I'm dying... to tell you that I have adopted... a new faith... in the power of technological advances to make me happy! That's right, I've got a new plasma screen HDTV!
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* DudeNotFunny: Charles tells Marge a joke about a man who finds a genie, and is told that whatever he wishes for, his wife will get double. Marge is interested, but is horrified when Charles reveals the punchline: the man wishes, "beat me half to death". They discuss the joke some more, with Marge enjoying the setup.
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* KnockKnockJoke: According to Marge, she always ruins them by saying, "Come in!"
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* LastSecondWordSwap: When Homer and Marge are driving to Lenny's party in anticipation of a big announcement, Marge thinks that he could be getting married. Homer scoffs, "Why the hell would he want to do ''that''?" Noticing Marge glaring at him, he finishes his sentence with "...blessed sacrament that has made my life so rich?"
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* MistakenForGay: After meeting Charles, Homer loudly whispers to his children, "I'll bet the twist is he's gay!"
* ProductPlacement: Lampshaded. Frito-Lay's airplane flies Lisa over to visit Marge. After the ride, she's legally required to advertise their chips, which she does in a completely deadpan tone.
* ProductPlacement: Lampshaded. Frito-Lay's airplane flies Lisa over to visit Marge. After the ride, she's legally required to advertise their chips, which she does in a completely deadpan tone.
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* TakeThat:
** One of the first shows Homer watches is ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''. He comments, "You can see the soulless emptiness in Creator/CharlieSheen's eyes."
** Homer finishes a collection of 40 years' worth of ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus'' comics. He reads one, is unimpressed, and throws his collection into the fireplace.
** One of the first shows Homer watches is ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''. He comments, "You can see the soulless emptiness in Creator/CharlieSheen's eyes."
** Homer finishes a collection of 40 years' worth of ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus'' comics. He reads one, is unimpressed, and throws his collection into the fireplace.
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* BaitAndSwitch: The episode ends with Homer singing a love song. It turns out he's singing to the new plasma TV.
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* MediumShiftGag: The episode's CouchGag is a live-action recreation of the opening.
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Desperate for a plasma TV, Homer enrolls the family in Creator/{{Fox}}'s latest {{reality show}}, which [[Series/WifeSwap swaps the wives]] of the Simpsons and a British family.
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Desperate for a plasma TV, Homer enrolls the family in Creator/{{Fox}}'s latest {{reality show}}, which [[Series/WifeSwap swaps the wives]] of the Simpsons and the Heathbars, a British family.
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Desperate to get a plasma TV, Homer enrolls the family in Fox's wife-swapping reality show.
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Desperate to get for a plasma TV, Homer enrolls the family in Fox's wife-swapping reality show.
Creator/{{Fox}}'s latest {{reality show}}, which [[Series/WifeSwap swaps the wives]] of the Simpsons and a British family.
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-->'''Homer''': So it seems. However, Cousin It there was born a woman.
* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Episode writer [[Creator/RickyGervais Ricky Gervais's]] character speaks in Gervais's trademark rambling manner. Homer isn't impressed.
* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Episode writer [[Creator/RickyGervais Ricky Gervais's]] character speaks in Gervais's trademark rambling manner. Homer isn't impressed.
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-->'''Homer''': So it seems. However, [[ComicStrip/TheAddamsFamily Cousin It It]] there was born a woman.
* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Episode writer[[Creator/RickyGervais Ricky Gervais's]] Creator/RickyGervais' character speaks in Gervais's trademark rambling manner. Homer isn't impressed.
* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Episode writer
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* GarrulousGrowth: Lenny gets a new plasma screen TV and invites his friends over. Homer is so impressed that he will watch anything at that picture quality. At one point he watches a commercial with a dancing and laughing cold sore. It looks annoying as all hell.
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* GarrulousGrowth: Lenny gets a new plasma screen TV and invites his friends over. Homer is so impressed that he will watch anything at that picture quality. At one point he watches a commercial with a dancing and laughing cold sore. It looks annoying as all hell.
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* GarrulousGrowth: Lenny gets a new plasma screen TV and invites his friends over. Homer is so impressed that he will watch anything at that picture quality. At one point he watches a commercial with a dancing and laughing cold sore. It looks annoying as all hell.
-->'''Cold Sore:''' Break out! Ha-ha! Hoo-hoo! Ha-ha! Break out! Ha-ha! Hoo-hoo! Ha-ha! Ha! Hoo-hoo! He-he-ha! Ha-ha!
-->'''Cold Sore:''' Break out! Ha-ha! Hoo-hoo! Ha-ha! Break out! Ha-ha! Hoo-hoo! Ha-ha! Ha! Hoo-hoo! He-he-ha! Ha-ha!
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: When Lenny gets a flat-screen TV, Homer stays parked on his couch for days. Lenny resorts to flicking lit matches at him to drive him out.
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: When Lenny gets a flat-screen TV, Homer stays parked on his couch for days. Lenny resorts to flicking lit matches at him to drive him out.out.
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* EnemyMine: Patty and Charles's wife hooked up because of their shared hatred of Homer.
* LadyLooksLikeADude: Charles's reaction when he learns his wife is leaving him for Patty.
-->'''Charles''': You're leaving me for ''HIM''?!
-->'''Homer''': So it seems. However, Cousin It there was born a woman.
* LadyLooksLikeADude: Charles's reaction when he learns his wife is leaving him for Patty.
-->'''Charles''': You're leaving me for ''HIM''?!
-->'''Homer''': So it seems. However, Cousin It there was born a woman.
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* CargoShip: This episode pretty much canonizes Homer loving television more than his own family. He spends days at Lenny's place, cites TV as a reason to do the wife swap (even calling Lisa "[=TVsa=]"), and sings a song about him and television at the end.
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* CelebrityParadox: Creator/DanCastellaneta is introduced as the star of ''The Tracey Ullman Show.''
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* CelebrityParadox: Creator/DanCastellaneta is introduced as the star of ''The Tracey Ullman Show.''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow.''
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* CargoShip: This episode pretty much canonizes Homer loving television more than his own family. He spends days at Lenny's place, cites TV as a reason to do the wife swap (even calling Lisa "[=TVsa=]"), and sings a song about him and television at the end.
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Desperate to get a plasma TV, Homer enrolls the family in Fox's wife-swapping reality show.
!! Tropes:
* CelebrityParadox: Creator/DanCastellaneta is introduced as the star of ''The Tracey Ullman Show.''
* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Episode writer [[Creator/RickyGervais Ricky Gervais's]] character speaks in Gervais's trademark rambling manner. Homer isn't impressed.
-->'''Homer:''' You take forever to say nothing!
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: When Lenny gets a flat-screen TV, Homer stays parked on his couch for days. Lenny resorts to flicking lit matches at him to drive him out.
!! Tropes:
* CelebrityParadox: Creator/DanCastellaneta is introduced as the star of ''The Tracey Ullman Show.''
* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Episode writer [[Creator/RickyGervais Ricky Gervais's]] character speaks in Gervais's trademark rambling manner. Homer isn't impressed.
-->'''Homer:''' You take forever to say nothing!
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: When Lenny gets a flat-screen TV, Homer stays parked on his couch for days. Lenny resorts to flicking lit matches at him to drive him out.
