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''(a Photoshopped image of Aleppo and Al Mustaffi sharing the same drink appears)''
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''(a Photoshopped image of Aleppo and Al Mustaffi sharing the same drink appears)''appears)''\\
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* AttackOfThePoliticalAd: The episode closes with a campaign ad for Ralph.
-->'''Ralph:''' ''(sitting on the lap of the Lincoln Memorial)'' I want a tricycle, a dog who won't chew my Hot Wheels and a brighter future for America. I'm Ralph Wiggum and I've been a good boy.
-->'''Ralph:''' ''(sitting on the lap of the Lincoln Memorial)'' I want a tricycle, a dog who won't chew my Hot Wheels and a brighter future for America. I'm Ralph Wiggum and I've been a good boy.
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* AttackOfThePoliticalAd: The episode closes with a campaign Parodied when Homer, Carl, and Lenny watch an attack ad for Ralph.
-->'''Ralph:''' ''(sitting onin a focus group session:
-->'''Narrator''': Who should America elect in 2008? Former governor Vincent Aleppo said in thelap New York Times, "I will protect the nation from attack." (...) But, in that same issue of the Lincoln Memorial)'' New York Times, they also printed an article about terrorist leader Nussaf Al Mustaffi.\\
'''Homer''': Dear God, what have Iwant a tricycle, a dog who won't chew my Hot Wheels done?\\
'''Narrator''': [[InsaneTrollLogic "And you shall judge them by the company they keep."]]\\
''(a Photoshopped image of Aleppo anda brighter future for America. I'm Ralph Wiggum and I've been a good boy.Al Mustaffi sharing the same drink appears)''
'''Homer''': ''(shocked)'' My God! They're going steady! Did everyone see that?!
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-->'''Narrator''': Who should America elect in 2008? Former governor Vincent Aleppo said in the
'''Homer''': Dear God, what have I
'''Narrator''': [[InsaneTrollLogic "And you shall judge them by the company they keep."]]\\
''(a Photoshopped image of Aleppo and
'''Homer''': ''(shocked)'' My God! They're going steady! Did everyone see that?!
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* IdiotHoudini: Homer for destroying Fast Food Boulevard. But since it turns out they were all rated between Awful to Mediocre, Homer may have been doing the town a favor.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Homer for destroying Fast Food Boulevard. But since it turns out they were all rated between Awful to Mediocre, Homer may have been doing the town a favor.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: When Kent Brockman asks Ralph which political party he likes, [[TakeAThirdOption Ralph says]] [[Series/SesameStreet Elmo]]... which Kent ''somehow'' interprets as:
-->'''Kent Brockman''': Ah, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, Richard Nixon's chief of naval operations. So Ralph's a Republican!
-->'''Kent Brockman''': Ah, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, Richard Nixon's chief of naval operations. So Ralph's a Republican!
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* GluttonyMontage: Homer indulges in a binge on all his favorite fast foods after Marge imposes another diet on him.
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* {{Homage}}: Fast Food Boulevard has parodies of the mascots [[Advertising/WienerschnitzelTheDeliciousOne Wienerschnitzel's The Delicious One]] and Mayor McCheese.
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* {{Homage}}: Fast Food Boulevard has parodies of the mascots [[Advertising/WienerschnitzelTheDeliciousOne Wienerschnitzel's The Delicious One]] and Mayor McCheese.[=McCheese=].
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Why did Springfield even amalgamate all their fast food restaurants into one area rather than scatter them?
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* {{Homage}}: Fast Food Boulevard has parodies of the mascots [[Advertising/WienerschnitzelTheDeliciousOne Wienerschnitzel's The Delicious One]] and Mayor McCheese.
* IdiotHoudini: Homer for destroying Fast Food Boulevard. But since it turns out they were all rated between Awful to Mediocre, Homer may have been doing the town a favor.
* IdiotHoudini: Homer for destroying Fast Food Boulevard. But since it turns out they were all rated between Awful to Mediocre, Homer may have been doing the town a favor.
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* ShoutOut: Bill Clinton complains at Hillary what did he ever do to deserve getting forced to put up signs promoting Hillary's 2008 presidential bid. Monica Lewinsky of course.
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* AscendedMeme: Apparently. Homer smokes "Jerkass Homer Cigars." "Jerkass Homer" is the nickname given by some fans of the show to Homer's callous, brash, rude, childish personality during the show's 9th to 12th seasons (and one of many reasons those fans attribute to why ''The Simpsons''' quality has fallen in the later years).
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* AscendedMeme: Apparently. Homer smokes "Jerkass Homer Cigars." "Jerkass Homer" is the nickname given by some fans of the show to Homer's callous, brash, rude, childish personality beginning during the show's 9th to 12th seasons Mike Scully era (seasons 9-12) onwards (and one of many reasons those fans attribute to why ''The Simpsons''' quality has fallen in the later years).
* TheChessmaster: Ralph Wiggum, believe it or not. He intentionally tricks the Republicans and Democrats into working together to sponsor him for the presidency, all the while acting like he knows nothing about what's going on.
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* TheChessmaster: Ralph Wiggum, believe it or not. He intentionally tricks the Republicans and Democrats into working together to sponsor him for the presidency, all the while acting like he knows nothing about what's going on.
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* TheChessmaster: Ralph Wiggum, believe it or not. He intentionally tricks TakeThat: At the Republicans and Democrats into working together to sponsor him school debate, Nelson taunts a ''Washington Post'' reporter saying that "print media" is dying. Skinner scolds him... for being too hard on the presidency, all the while acting like he knows nothing about what's going on.poor blighter.
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* ContinuityNod: One of the mascots mourning the loss of the Fast Food Boulevard at the town meeting is the Rib-it Frog that promoted [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS14E12ImSpellingAsFastAsICan Krusty Burger's limited Ribwich]].
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'''Man:''' The one the Simpsons live in!
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'''Man:''' The one the The Simpsons live in!
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* TheChessmaster: Ralph Wiggum believe it or not. He intentionally tricks the Republicans and Democrats into working together to sponsor him for presidency, all the while acting like he knows nothing about whats going on.
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* TheChessmaster: Ralph Wiggum Wiggum, believe it or not. He intentionally tricks the Republicans and Democrats into working together to sponsor him for the presidency, all the while acting like he knows nothing about whats what's going on.
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* OrphanedSetup: Jon Stewart starts to make a zinger about there being more hot air in Springfield than somewhere, but he doesn't say the punchline because Krusty was trying to mine jokes out of him. Krusty does give a couple potential payoffs, though. "Albuquerque balloon festival? Rush Limbaugh's sweatpants?"
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* BannedInChina: [[invoked]] The episode didn't air in Argentina and other Latin American countries (except for Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Venezuela) because of Lenny and Carl's conversation about Juan Peron making political dissidents "disappear" and mistaking Madonna for his wife, Evita.
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* AscendedMeme: Apparently. Homer smokes "Jerkass Homer Cigars." "Jerkass Homer" is the nickname given by some fans of the show to Homer's callous, brash, rude, childish personality during the show's 9th to 12th seasons (and one of many reasons those fans attribute to why ''The Simpsons''' quality has fallen in the later years).
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* BannedInChina: [[invoked]] The episode didn't air in Argentina and other Latin American countries (except for Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Venezuela) because of Lenny and Carl's conversation about Juan Peron making political dissidents "disappear" and mistaking Madonna for his wife, Evita.
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* MythologyGag: Homer smokes "Jerkass Homer Cigars." "Jerkass Homer" is Homer's callous, brash, rude, childish personality during the show's 9th to 12th seasons (and one of many reasons why ''TheSimpsons''' quality has fallen in the later years).
* SpecialGuest: [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]] as himself. Also, legendary ''CBS Evening News'' anchor Dan Rather.
* SpecialGuest: [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]] as himself. Also, legendary ''CBS Evening News'' anchor Dan Rather.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Homer about his candidate of choice after hearing that candidate appeared in the same magazine a terrorist did.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Homer about his candidate of choice after hearing that candidate appeared in the same magazine issue of ''The New York Times'' that a terrorist did.
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* SpecialGuest: [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]] as himself. Also, legendary ''CBS Evening News'' anchor Dan Rather.
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* ImagineSpot: Subverted for laughs--Homer imagines what a "think tank" is like...and it turns out that his interpretation is perfectly accurate, much to the surprise of everyone else.
-->'''Homer:''' What, I can't get one right?
-->'''Homer:''' What, I can't get one right?
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-->'''Lisa:''' They just wanna use you!\\
'''Ralph:''' (''cheerfully'') Maybe ''I'' wanna use ''them.''
'''Ralph:''' (''cheerfully'') Maybe ''I'' wanna use ''them.''
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* WhamLine: When Lisa tells Ralph that everyone advocating him as a presidential candidate is playing him for a fool, he basically responds by telling her that it's ''[[ObfuscatingStupidity the other way around]]''.
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* TheChessmaster: Ralph Wiggum believe it or not. He intentionally tricks the Republicans and Democrats into working together to sponsor him for presidency, all the while acting like he knows nothing about whats going on.
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* HandWave: Lisa points out that Ralph isn't old enough to run for office, but Bart says the Patriot Act killed the Constitution.
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* BannedInChina: The episode didn't air in Argentina and other Latin American countries (except for Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Venezuela) because of Lenny and Carl's conversation about Juan Peron making political dissidents "disappear" and mistaking Madonna for his wife, Evita.
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*MythologyGag: Homer smokes "Jerkass Homer Cigars." "Jerkass Homer" is Homer's callous, brash, rude, childish personality during the show's 9th to 12th seasons (and one of many reasons why ''TheSimpsons''' quality has fallen in the later years).
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* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: As the reporters are clearing out of New Hampshire to go cover Springfield's primary:
-->'''Man:''' To Springfield!\\
'''Woman:''' Which Springfield?\\
'''Man:''' The one the Simpsons live in!
-->'''Man:''' To Springfield!\\
'''Woman:''' Which Springfield?\\
'''Man:''' The one the Simpsons live in!
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* SpringtimeForHitler: The Springfielders chose Ralph in a failed attempt to rid themselves of the mediahype.hype.
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* CallBack: Lisa mentioned she and Ralph once dated.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Homer about his candidate of choice after hearing that candidate appeared in the same magazine a terrorist did.
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* INeedToGoIronMyDog: To force a man to stop a conversation with Mr. Burns (ItMakesSenseInContext), Homer phoned the man claiming to have abducted the man's wife or, if the man doesn't have a wife, his brother. Then he said if the man obeyed all instructions his ''dog'' would be free.
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* AttackOfThePoliticalAd: The episode closes with a campaign ad for Ralph/
-->'''Ralph:''' ''(sitting on the lap of the Lincoln Memorial)'' I want a tricycle, a dog who won't chew my Hot Wheels and a brighter future for America. I'm Ralph Wiggum and I've been a good boy.
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-->'''Ralph:''' ''(sitting on the lap of the Lincoln Memorial)'' I want a tricycle, a dog who won't chew my Hot Wheels and a brighter future for America. I'm Ralph Wiggum and I've been a good boy.
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Ralph is chosen as the Presidential candidate for 2008 after the town tires of the media hype about the elections and the empty promises from other candidates.
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* SpringtimeForHitler: The Springfielders chose Ralph in a failed attempt to rid themselves of the media hype.
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* SpringtimeForHitler: The Springfielders chose Ralph in a failed attempt to rid themselves of the media hype.
