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* GreenEyedMonster: Lisa gets jealous of Bart's knack for drums to the point of yelling at him for saying "Jazz" wrong.



* JerkassBall: Lisa gets jealous of Bart's knack for drums to the point of yelling at him for saying "Jazz" wrong.

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* JerkassBall: Lisa gets jealous of Bart's knack for drums to the point of yelling at him for saying "Jazz" wrong.



* JerkassBall: Lisa gets jealous of Bart's knack for drums to the point of yelling at him for saying "Jazz" wrong.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: While Amber is shown to have died since she was last seen in "Brawl in the Family," her sister Ginger (Ned's Vegas wife) is neither seen nor mentioned, despite other characters from "Viva Ned Flanders" being present at the funeral.

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While Amber is shown to have died since she was last seen in "Brawl in the Family," her sister Ginger (Ned's Vegas wife) is neither seen nor mentioned, despite other characters from "Viva Ned Flanders" being present at the funeral.

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: When the jazz band talked to Lisa, they gave the impression they wanted her to join. They wanted Bart.

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When the jazz band talked to Lisa, they gave the impression they wanted her to join. They wanted Bart.



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Homer and Marge are hoping that the drums might be able to help Bart discipline and channel his anger after what happened at the funeral. However, while it worked to a certain degree, the continuous drumming left Homer and Marge unable to sleep for hours; they are even more upset to learn that Bart can still drum as he sleeps with his eyes shut.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
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Homer and Marge are hoping that the drums might be able to help Bart discipline and channel his anger after what happened at the funeral. However, while it worked to a certain degree, the continuous drumming left Homer and Marge unable to sleep for hours; they are even more upset to learn that Bart can still drum as he sleeps with his eyes shut.
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* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Homer to Bart, [[LampshadeHanging knowingly]].
-->'''Homer:''' Boy, get dressed! You're going to a jazz brunch as a punishment for all the racket you're making!
-->'''Bart:''' I thought you wanted me to drum!
-->'''Homer:''' I'm ''sending'' you mixed messages! Now get the hell out of here! ''(slams door, then opens it again)'' [[MoodSwinger I love you so much. Damn you!]] ''(slams door, opens it again to blow him a kiss, slams it again)''

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Bart was given a jazz nickname, Lisa moaned that she never had one. She was then nicknamed "Downbeat Simpson".

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Homer and Marge are hoping that the drums might be able to help Bart discipline and channel his anger after what happened at the funeral. However, while it worked to a certain degree, the continuous drumming left Homer and Marge unable to sleep for hours; they are even more upset to learn that Bart can still drum as he sleeps with his eyes shut.
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When Bart was given a jazz nickname, nickname for his outstanding performance at the jazz brunch, Lisa moaned that she never had one. She was then nicknamed "Downbeat Simpson".



** Bart shows off the genes he got from Homer by learning to play the drum masterfully in no time flat.

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** Bart shows off the genes he got from Homer by learning to play the drum masterfully in no time flat. He is even capable of playing the drums while actually sleeping with his eyes shut.
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* CaptainObvious:
-->'''Bart:''' My arm! It hurts where the tiger's biting it!
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'''Original air date:''' 9/17/2006

'''Production code:''' HABF-18

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* InstantExpert: Bart shows off the genes he got from Homer by learning to play the drum masterfully in no time flat.

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* InstantExpert: InstantExpert:
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Bart shows off the genes he got from Homer by learning to play the drum masterfully in no time flat.flat.
** Subverted when Lisa assumes that, since Bart is instantly able to become a master drummer, she should be able to instantly become a pro skateboarder. She steps on Bart's skateboard, is unable to control it, and [[DoomedSupermarketDisplay crashes into a hot sauce display]].
* ReadingForeignSignsOutLoud: In the Spanish dub, Lisa reads the ''Dream Denied'' magazine's title and cover in a sad voice.
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* UnexplainedRecovery: Üter makes his first appearance in a few seasons when he had been implied to be missing or dead.
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** The tiger that bites Bart's arm, thus ending his drumming career, is never seen again after that scene with no explanation as to what happened to it.
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* SpecialGuest: Music/TheWhiteStripes as themselves.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Lisa notes that Bart was supposed to be a jazz musician while she collected animals and laments that she never thought the two stories would intersect.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: TwoLinesNoWaiting: [[LampshadeHanging Lisa notes notes]] that Bart was supposed to be a jazz musician while she collected animals and laments that she never thought the two stories would intersect.

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* {{CallBack}}: Homer's Vegas wife from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E10VivaNedFlanders Viva Ned Flanders]]" and "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E7BrawlInTheFamily Brawl in the Family]]"

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* {{CallBack}}: BusCrash: The episode begins with Amber's funeral.
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Homer's Vegas wife from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E10VivaNedFlanders Viva Ned Flanders]]" and "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E7BrawlInTheFamily Brawl in the Family]]"Family]]" is brought up again, having died offscreen.



* InstantExpert: Bart shows off the gene's he got from Homer by learning to play the drum masterfully in no time flat.

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* InstantExpert: Bart shows off the gene's genes he got from Homer by learning to play the drum masterfully in no time flat.


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: While Amber is shown to have died since she was last seen in "Brawl in the Family," her sister Ginger (Ned's Vegas wife) is neither seen nor mentioned, despite other characters from "Viva Ned Flanders" being present at the funeral.

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* JerkassBall: Lisa gets jealous of Bart's knack for drums to the point of yelling at him for saying "Jazz" wrong.



* TookALevelInJerkAss: Lisa does this by getting jealous of Bart's knack for drums.
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* ParentalFavoritism: Marge is more upset over the fact that Lisa is sad that she has to give up the animals she adopted after one crippled her son, then the fact that her son was crippled.



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* VictimBlaming: Marge did this to Bart when she called him out for not being sad that Lisa had to give up the animals that crippled him. Going so far as to point out that him being better than her is the only reason she did it in the first place.
--> '''Marge''': ''Your sister poured her heart into rescuing those animals to forget the pain of being upstaged in jazz, and now...''

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* VictimBlaming: Marge did this to Bart when she called him out for not being sad that Lisa had to give up the animals that crippled him. Going so far as to point out that him being better than her is the only reason she did it in the first place.
--> '''Marge''': ''Your sister poured her heart into rescuing those animals to forget the pain of being upstaged in jazz, and now...''
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* VictimBlaming: Marge did this to Bart when she called him out for not being sad that Lisa had to give up the animals that crippled him. Going so far as to point out that him being better then her is the only reason she did it in the first place.

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* VictimBlaming: Marge did this to Bart when she called him out for not being sad that Lisa had to give up the animals that crippled him. Going so far as to point out that him being better then than her is the only reason she did it in the first place.
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* ParentalFavoritism: Marge is more upset over the fact that Lisa is sad that she has to give up the animals she adopted after one crippled her son, then the fact that her son was crippled.


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* VictimBlaming: Marge did this to Bart when she called him out for not being sad that Lisa had to give up the animals that crippled him. Going so far as to point out that him being better then her is the only reason she did it in the first place.
--> '''Marge''': ''Your sister poured her heart into rescuing those animals to forget the pain of being upstaged in jazz, and now...''
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* TookALevelInJerkAss: Lisa does this by getting jealous of Bart's knack for drums.

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* InstantExpert: Bart shows off the gene's he got from Homer by learning to play the drum masterfully in no time flat.



* InstantExpert: Bart shows off the gene's he got from Homer by learning to play the drum masterfully in no time flat.
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* InstantExpert: Bart shows off the gene's he got from Homer by learning to play the drum masterfully in no time flat.

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* {{CallBack}}: Homer's Vegas wife from "Viva Ned Flanders" and "Brawl in the Family"

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* {{CallBack}}: Homer's Vegas wife from "Viva "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E10VivaNedFlanders Viva Ned Flanders" Flanders]]" and "Brawl "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E7BrawlInTheFamily Brawl in the Family"Family]]"
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* CareerEndingInjury: Bart's career as a drummer ends when [[ItMakesSenseInContext a tiger bites his right arm]].
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Lisa notes that Bart was supposed to be a jazz musician while she collected animals and laments that she never thought the two stories would intersect.

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* CreatorCameo: MattGroening
* EpicFail: Homer, as a masked wrestler, ''lost to a skeleton''.

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* CreatorCameo: MattGroening
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* EpicFail: Homer, as a masked wrestler, ''lost to a skeleton''.skeleton''.
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** Earlier in the episode, Amber's death started being explained with a mention of the sign warning people not to stand up at the roller coaster. She died by having an overdosis in front of it.

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** Earlier in the episode, Amber's death started being explained with a mention of the sign warning people not to stand up at the roller coaster. She The viewer thinks she died by having an overdosis after standing up on a roller coaster, but she actually died of a drug overdose while standing in front of it.line to go on that roller coaster.



*{{CallBack}}: Homer's Vegas wife from "Viva Ned Flanders" and "Brawl in the Family"



* EpicFail: Homer, as a masked wrestler, lost to a ''skeleton''.

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* EpicFail: Homer, as a masked wrestler, lost ''lost to a ''skeleton''.skeleton''.

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* AlliterativeName: The ''Denied Dream'' magazine.



** Earlier in the episode, Amber's death started being explained with a mention of the sign warning people not to stand up at the roller coaster. She died by having na overdosis in front of it.

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** Earlier in the episode, Amber's death started being explained with a mention of the sign warning people not to stand up at the roller coaster. She died by having na an overdosis in front of it.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Bart was given a jazz nickname, Lisa moaned that she never had one. She was then nicknamed "Downbeat Simpson".

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Bart was given a jazz nickname, Lisa moaned that she never had one. She was then nicknamed "Downbeat Simpson".Simpson".
* CreatorCameo: MattGroening
* EpicFail: Homer, as a masked wrestler, lost to a ''skeleton''.
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** Earlier in the episode, Amber's death started being explained with a mention of the sign warning people not to stand up at the roller coaster. She died by having na overdosis in front of it.
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After being a nuisance at the funeral of Homer's Vegas wife, Amber, Bart visits a psychiatrist, who recommends a drum kit for Bart to vent out his extra energy. Meanwhile, Lisa loses the chance to jam with a local jazz band and begins collecting animals.

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: When the jazz band talked to Lisa, they gave the impression they wanted her to join. They wanted Bart.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Bart was given a jazz nickname, Lisa moaned that she never had one. She was then nicknamed "Downbeat Simpson".

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