History Recap / TheSimpsonsS17E2TheGirlWhoSleptTooLittle

* AnAesop: It's okay for anyone, including "smart" people, to be scared.

* VitriolicBestBuds: When Ned Flanders and the Simpsons are outside after being woken up by loud construction, Homer complains that he can't listen to Flanders [[MustHaveCaffeine before he's had his coffee]], to which Flanders hands him a mug of French Roast and heads back into his house promising to follow it up with some toast.
-->'''Homer:''' Stupid best friend Flanders.

* CallBack: As Homer noted in "Lisa's Wedding", Lisa learned how to diaper herself.

'''Billy:''' That's just a tree branch...with a nice watch on it! ''(steals watch)''

* PrecisionFStrike: While the kids watch a ''Land of the Wild Beasts''-themed advertisement for the Hillside Wrangler Steak House, a jumbo shrimp appears saying he has a maximum of two servings, prompting Homer to stick his head into the theater and say, "That's bullshit, man!" [[note]]with "shit" bleeped out[[/note]]

* WouldHurtAChild: To prevent the stamp museum from being built next to his home, Bart chains himself to a big drill. The machine's operator uses it anyway [[TooKinkyToTorture but Bart enjoys it and repeatedly says again however he soon feels the pain eventually.]]

* CallBack: As Homer noted in "Lisa's Wedding," Lisa learned how to diaper herself.

-->'''Wild Beast:''' They're a 1.99 at the store!

* {{Its Probably Nothing}}/{{Suspiciously Specific Denial}}: Occurs with Groundskeeper Willie's cousin, Gravedigger Billy, who tells Lisa that if somebody was buried alive, a bell placed on the grave would ring.

* PrecisionFStrike: While the kids watch a ''Land of the Wild Beasts''-themed advertisement for the Hillside Wrangler Steak House (as part of a presentation for the author's art), a jumbo shrimp appears saying he has a maximum of two servings, prompting Homer to stick his head into the theater and say, "That's bullshit, man!" (with "shit" bleeped out, making this one of the few times a character intentionally says a swear word that warrants a bleeping on network television and not as a joke, like when Homer swore at the ambulance on "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?")

* OffscreenTeleportation: Chief Wiggum is [[ItMakesSenseInContext naked]] and at the top of a tree and Lou is trying to convince him to get down. As soon as Lou offers him a donut, Chief Wiggum appears next to him and fully dressed to pick it. Lou is visibly surprised.

When a graveyard is moved near the Simpson house to make room for a stamp museum, Lisa suddenly has nightmares and learns that even someone as level-headed as her to be scared.

* StatingTheSimpleSolution: The Beasts tell Lisa that she could just close the curtains so she won't see the cemetery. Also a nightlight but but Homer finds it too expensive.

-->'''Billy:''' Oh, that's just the wind.
-->''(a hand bursts through the grave)''
-->'''Billy:''' That's just a tree branch...with a nice watch on it! ''(steals watch)''

* PrecisionFStrike: At one point, Homer says "That's bullshit, man!" (with "shit" bleeped out, making this one of the few times a character intentionally says a swear word that warrants a bleeping on network television and not as a joke, like when Homer swore at the ambulance on "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?").

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Lisa is scared out of her mind because she never learned to face her childish fears.

* StatingTheSimpleSolution: The Beasts tells lisa that she could just close the curtains so she won't see the cemetery.

* WouldHurtAChild: To prevent the stamp museum from being built next to his home, Bart chains himself to a big drill. The machine's operator uses it anyway.

* WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis: Lisa could have just closed her curtains so she didn't see the graveyard.

* WouldHurtAKid: To prevent the stamp museum from being built next to his home, Bart chains himself to a big drill. The machine's operator uses it anyway.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Lisa is scared out of her mind because she never learned to face her childish fears.

* WeCouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Lisa could have just closed her curtains so she didn't see the graveyard.

* EveryoneHasStandards: The ''Wild Beasts'' author said he started illustrating children's books after ''{{Magazine/Playboy}}'' found his cartoons too filthy.

* PrecisionFStrike: At one point, Homer says "That's bullshit, man!"