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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The bullies stole The Scream by Edvard Munch. The episode was written around the same time the real thing had been stolen.
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* NoodleIncident: See PersonaNonGrata.
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* BeyondTheImpossible: Even ''Homer'' didn't know how he was able to pat Lisa's head with the tail of his costume.

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* BeyondTheImpossible: Even ''Homer'' didn't know how he was able to pat Lisa's head [[SuddenAnatomy with the tail of his costume.costume]].
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* DramatiwcThunder: Played with. When Mr. Skinner reluctantly attached a frowny sticker to Lisa's permanent record, lights flashed, as if the heavens were upset about this event...[[BaitAndSwitch but then Skinner told Willie that rats were chewing through the light fixtures again]].

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* DramatiwcThunder: DramaticThunder: Played with. When Mr. Skinner reluctantly attached a frowny sticker to Lisa's permanent record, lights flashed, as if the heavens were upset about this event...[[BaitAndSwitch but then Skinner told Willie that rats were chewing through the light fixtures again]].
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Calling all the emergency response teams to the site of the car pileup seemed like a good idea...[[FromBadToWorse if they hadn't forgotten that the street sign was missing]].
* DramaticThunder: Played with. When Mr. Skinner reluctantly attached a frowny sticker to Lisa's permanent record, lights flashed, as if the heavens were upset about this event...[[BaitAndSwitch but then Skinner told Willie that rats were chewing through the light fixtures again]].

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Calling all the emergency response teams to the site of the car pileup [[SeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime seemed like a good idea...idea]]...[[FromBadToWorse if they hadn't forgotten that the street sign was missing]].
* DramaticThunder: DramatiwcThunder: Played with. When Mr. Skinner reluctantly attached a frowny sticker to Lisa's permanent record, lights flashed, as if the heavens were upset about this event...[[BaitAndSwitch but then Skinner told Willie that rats were chewing through the light fixtures again]].

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-->'''Homer:''' [[SkewedPriorities Does it still keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold?]]
-->'''Skinner:''' I'm afraid it doesn't keep any drinks anything.
-->'''Homer:''' [[BigNo NOOOO!]]

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-->'''Homer:''' [[SkewedPriorities Does it still keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold?]]
-->'''Skinner:'''
cold?]]\\
'''Skinner:'''
I'm afraid it doesn't keep any drinks anything.
-->'''Homer:'''
anything.\\
'''Homer:'''
[[BigNo NOOOO!]]


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* GivenNameReveal: During the Springfield Mayoral Debate, the CrazyCatLady's real name is revealed to be Eleanor Abernathy for the first time.
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* KarmaHoudini: Bart doesn't end up in trouble for taking the street sign and inadvertently causing the massive car accident. In fact, it's ''[[KarmicMisfire Mayor Quimby]]'' [[KarmicMisfire who ends up paying for it]].

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* KarmaHoudini: Bart doesn't end up in trouble for taking the street sign and inadvertently causing the massive car accident. [[KarmicMisfire In fact, it's it's]] ''[[KarmicMisfire Mayor Quimby]]'' [[KarmicMisfire who ends up paying for it]].
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* KarmaHoudini: Bart doesn't end up in trouble for taking the street sign and inadvertently causing the massive car accident. In fact, it's ''Mayor Quimby'' who ends up paying for it.

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* KarmaHoudini: Bart doesn't end up in trouble for taking the street sign and inadvertently causing the massive car accident. In fact, it's ''Mayor Quimby'' ''[[KarmicMisfire Mayor Quimby]]'' [[KarmicMisfire who ends up paying for it.it]].
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: During the town meeting when everyone blames Quimby for the traffic accident, Quimby says he ''cannot'' be removed from office...[[SayingTooMuch except by a simple recall election]]. Upon realizing what he said, Quimby told everyone to disregard it, but it was too late.

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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: During the town meeting when everyone blames Quimby for the traffic accident, Quimby says he ''cannot'' be removed from office...[[SayingTooMuch except by a simple recall election]]. [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Upon realizing what he said, said]], Quimby told everyone to disregard it, but it was too late.
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* WomenAndChildrenFirst: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.

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* WomenAndChildrenFirst: Subverted. When VomitDiscretionShot: Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way vomits inside his suit, prompting Marge to get to the door first...and got stuck in wash it.
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-->'''Homer:''' Does it still keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold?

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-->'''Homer:''' [[SkewedPriorities Does it still keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold?cold?]]
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Principal Skinner mentions that Lisa, during her misandrist rampage at school, broke a window, upended a ashcan, and hurled a Thermos brand thermos onto the street.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Principal Skinner mentions that Lisa, during her misandrist rampage at school, broke a window, upended a an ashcan, and hurled a Thermos brand thermos onto the street.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Principal Skinner mentions that Lisa, during her misandrist rampage at school, broke a window, upended a ashcan, and hurled a Thermos brand thermos onto the street.
-->'''Homer:''' Does it still keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold?
-->'''Skinner:''' I'm afraid it doesn't keep any drinks anything.
-->'''Homer:''' [[BigNo NOOOO!]]
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: During the town meeting when everyone blames Quimby for the traffic accident, Quimby says he ''cannot'' be removed from office...except by a recall election. Upon realizing what he said, Quimby told everyone to disregard it, but it was too late.

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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: During the town meeting when everyone blames Quimby for the traffic accident, Quimby says he ''cannot'' be removed from office...[[SayingTooMuch except by a simple recall election.election]]. Upon realizing what he said, Quimby told everyone to disregard it, but it was too late.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: After accidentally ruining Lisa's Father's Day gift to him, Homer tries to blame it on a refrigerator magnet...which turned out to be a birthday gift to him from Lisa.

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* NotHelpingYourCase: After accidentally ruining Lisa's Father's Day gift to him, Homer tries to blame it on a refrigerator magnet...[[DiggingYourselfDeeper which turned out to be a birthday gift to him from Lisa.Lisa]].
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* DramaticThunder: Played with. When Mr. Skinner reluctantly attached a frowny sticker to Lisa's permanent record, lights flashed, as if the heavens were upset about this event...[[BaitAndSwitch but then Skinner told Willie the lights were on the fritz again]].

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* DramaticThunder: Played with. When Mr. Skinner reluctantly attached a frowny sticker to Lisa's permanent record, lights flashed, as if the heavens were upset about this event...[[BaitAndSwitch but then Skinner told Willie the lights that rats were on chewing through the fritz light fixtures again]].
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* PersonaNonGrata: For some reason, Homer is no longer allowed at the zoo.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:Homer]] gets hit by a cinderblock after asking people to stop [[ProducePelting throwing fruits at him]].

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:Homer]] Homer gets hit by a cinderblock after asking people to stop [[ProducePelting throwing fruits at him]].



* ProducePelting: Rainier Wolfcastle becomes a victim of this for defending stem cell research. [[spoiler:Homer later becomes a victim when he loses his costume.]]
* StatusQuoIsGod: Mayor Quimby keeps his job because [[spoiler:no candidate gets the 5% required to become a candidate during the recall election]].

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* ProducePelting: Rainier Wolfcastle becomes a victim of this for defending stem cell research. [[spoiler:Homer Homer later becomes a victim when he loses his costume.]]
costume.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Mayor Quimby keeps his job because [[spoiler:no no candidate gets the 5% required to become a candidate during the recall election]].election.



* WomenAndChildren: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.

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* WomenAndChildren: WomenAndChildrenFirst: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: During the town meeting when everyone blames Quimby for the traffic accident, Quimby says he ''cannot'' be removed from office...except by a recall election. Upon realizing what he said, Quimby told everyone to disregard it, but it was too late.
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Homer was rescuing people from the car accident, he ended up pulling [[AmbiguouslyGay Mr. Largo]] and [[TransparentCloset Mr. Skinner]] from the same car, the former defensively crying they were only carpooling.

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* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Homer was rescuing people from the car accident, he ended up pulling [[AmbiguouslyGay Mr. Largo]] and [[TransparentCloset Mr. Skinner]] Smithers]] from the same car, the former defensively crying they were only carpooling.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: Mayor Quimby keeps his job because [[spoiler:no candidate gets the needed 5% required to become a candidate during the recall election]].

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* StatusQuoIsGod: Mayor Quimby keeps his job because [[spoiler:no candidate gets the needed 5% required to become a candidate during the recall election]].

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:Homer]] gets hit by a cinderblock after asking people to stop [[ProducePelting throwing fruits at him]].



* LesserOfTwoEvils: Homer's slogan is "The lesser of 25 evils".



* ProducePelting: Rainier Wolfcastle becomes a victim of this for defending stem cell research.

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* ProducePelting: Rainier Wolfcastle becomes a victim of this for defending stem cell research. [[spoiler:Homer later becomes a victim when he loses his costume.]]
* StatusQuoIsGod: Mayor Quimby keeps his job because [[spoiler:no candidate gets the needed 5% required to become a candidate during the recall election]].
* UngratefulBastard: After being rescued from the car accident, Nelson says that his mother is still in the car. When Homer looks inside the car and doesn't find anybody there, Nelson laughs.
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* WomanAndChildren: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.

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* WomanAndChildren: WomenAndChildren: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.
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* BeyondTheImpossible: Even ''Homer'' didn't know how he was able to pat Lisa's head with tail of his costume.

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* BeyondTheImpossible: Even ''Homer'' didn't know how he was able to pat Lisa's head with the tail of his costume.
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* BeyondTheImpossible: Even ''Homer'' didn't know how he was able to pat Lisa's with tail of his costume.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Calling all the emergency response teams to the site of the car pileup seemed like a good idea...[[FromBadToWorse if they hadn't forgotten that the steet sign was missing]].

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* BeyondTheImpossible: Even ''Homer'' didn't know how he was able to pat Lisa's head with tail of his costume.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Calling all the emergency response teams to the site of the car pileup seemed like a good idea...[[FromBadToWorse if they hadn't forgotten that the steet street sign was missing]].



* KarmaHoudini: Bart doesn't end up in trouble for taking the street sign and inadvertently causing the massive car accident. In fact, it's ''Mayor Quimby''' who ends up paying for it.

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* KarmaHoudini: Bart doesn't end up in trouble for taking the street sign and inadvertently causing the massive car accident. In fact, it's ''Mayor Quimby''' Quimby'' who ends up paying for it.



* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Homer was rescuing people from the car accident, he ended up pulling [[AmbiguouslyGay Mr. Largo]] and [[TransparentGay Mr. Skinner]] from the same car, the former defensively crying they were only carpooling.

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* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Homer was rescuing people from the car accident, he ended up pulling [[AmbiguouslyGay Mr. Largo]] and [[TransparentGay [[TransparentCloset Mr. Skinner]] from the same car, the former defensively crying they were only carpooling.



* WomanAndChildrenFirst: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.

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* WomanAndChildrenFirst: WomanAndChildren: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.
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* WomanAndChildrenFirst: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.

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* WomanAndChildrenFirst: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.

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* BeyondTheImpossible: Even ''Homer'' didn't know how he was able to pat Lisa's with tail of his costume.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Calling all the emergency response teams to the site of the car pileup seemed like a good idea...[[FromBadToWorse if they hadn't forgotten that the steet sign was missing]].
* DramaticThunder: Played with. When Mr. Skinner reluctantly attached a frowny sticker to Lisa's permanent record, lights flashed, as if the heavens were upset about this event...[[BaitAndSwitch but then Skinner told Willie the lights were on the fritz again]].



* ProducePelting: Rainier Wolfcastle becomes a victim of this for defending stem cell research.

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* KarmaHoudini: Bart doesn't end up in trouble for taking the street sign and inadvertently causing the massive car accident. In fact, it's ''Mayor Quimby''' who ends up paying for it.
* NotHelpingYourCase: After accidentally ruining Lisa's Father's Day gift to him, Homer tries to blame it on a refrigerator magnet...which turned out to be a birthday gift to him from Lisa.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Homer was rescuing people from the car accident, he ended up pulling [[AmbiguouslyGay Mr. Largo]] and [[TransparentGay Mr. Skinner]] from the same car, the former defensively crying they were only carpooling.
* ProducePelting: Rainier Wolfcastle becomes a victim of this for defending stem cell research.research.
* WomanAndChildrenFirst: Subverted. When Homer accidentally caused a fire at a school assembly, he shove kids out of the way to get to the door first...and got stuck in it.
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* FurryConfusion: For Father's Day, Lisa makes a picture book featuring herself and Homer as unicorns. In the last picture, they're riding horses.
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To win back Lisa's love, Homer dresses up as a mascot called "The Safety Salamander" and gains fame for rescuing people from a car accident. Meanwhile, Springfield holds a recall election to get the incompetent Mayor Quimby out of office.

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* ProducePelting: Rainier Wolfcastle becomes a victim of this for defending stem cell research.

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