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* Creator/TressMacNeille gets mentioned a couple times in this episode, meaning that the woman who voices dozens of characters on ''The Simpsons'' is famous enough InUniverse that Bart and Homer can recognize her voice.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The tactic of switching Homer with the cow is given away briefly by the fact that when Lou moos, not only does his mouth not move, but it doesn’t sound like Creator/TressMacNeille
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* ShoutOut: Creator/TressMacNeille gets mentioned a couple times in this episode, which leads to a CelebrityParadox--the woman who voices dozens of characters on ''The Simpsons'' is famous enough InUniverse that Bart and Homer can recognize her voice.
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** When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as [=DVD=]s of ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3]]''.
** The opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', and product placement in general.
** The opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', and product placement in general.
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** When Bart is using an industrial bundling manure, machine, the hay comes out as blocks of hay, the water he drives through comes out as blocks of water that quickly soak into the ground, and the manure? The bundles come out as packed [=DVD=]s of ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3]]''.
** The openinggag segment is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', and shows overreliant on product placement in general.
** The opening
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'''Lisa:''' Of course he got fat. The food he ate was laced with growth hormones.\\
''(Lou licks Bart's arm, which then grows hairy)''
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'''Lisa:''' Of course ''course'' he got fat. The food he ate was laced with growth hormones.\\
''(Lou licks Bart'sarm, which then arm; the area he licked immediately grows hairy)''a thick patch of hair)''
''(Lou licks Bart's
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* PartiallyConcealedLabelGag: Homer is going to save Bart's cow, Lou, from slaughter. He looks through binoculars and sees a "laughter house," which he likes the idea of. He zooms out and notices it's a slaughterhouse, and screams.
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* FeedByExample: During the bonding montage, Bart tried to feed Lou grass, but Lou refused to eat it, so Bart tried to show him it tasted good. Bart ended up hogging the grass.
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* FeedByExample: FeedByExample:
** During the bonding montage, Bart tried to feed Lou grass, but Lou refused to eat it, so Bart tried to show him it tasted good. Bart ended up hogging thegrass.grass.
** When Maggie refuses to eat her baby food, Homer and Marge use sock puppets to convince her to, with Homer's puppet eating the food. The tactic works, but before Maggie eats a bite, Lisa comes in talking about Bart's situation.
** During the bonding montage, Bart tried to feed Lou grass, but Lou refused to eat it, so Bart tried to show him it tasted good. Bart ended up hogging the
** When Maggie refuses to eat her baby food, Homer and Marge use sock puppets to convince her to, with Homer's puppet eating the food. The tactic works, but before Maggie eats a bite, Lisa comes in talking about Bart's situation.
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* AccidentalProposal: How Bart ends up almost marrying Mary.
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* AccidentalProposal: How Bart ends up almost marrying Mary.presents Lou to Mary in the hopes of saving his cow from being slaughtered. However, her parents view this as him proposing to marry her.
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Fixing red link.
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** When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as DVDs of ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3]]''.
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** When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as DVDs [=DVD=]s of ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3]]''.
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* MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parents expected to get married. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.
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* MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parents expected to get married. It's mentioned that ''all'' of the Spuckler's children were named after what they would do when they grew up. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.
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** When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3]]''.
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** When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as DVDs of ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3]]''.
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* SpitTake: Upon hearing about Bart getting married, Homer's ''[[RuleOfFunny sock puppet]]'' spits the food.
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* SpitTake: Upon hearing about Bart getting married, Homer's ''[[RuleOfFunny sock puppet]]'' spits out the food.food in its mouth.
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* AccidentalProposal: How Bart ends up almost marrying Mary.
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* LazilyGenderFlippedName: Bart names his calf 'Lulubelle'. Mary suggests he calls him just 'Lou' because he's a young bull. Bart likes it because it rhymes with Moo.
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* SpitTake: Upon hearing about Bart getting married, Homer's ''[[RuleOfFunny sock puppet]]'' does this.
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* SpitTake: Upon hearing about Bart getting married, Homer's ''[[RuleOfFunny sock puppet]]'' does this.spits the food.
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** Similarly, the opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', and product placement in general.
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** Similarly, the The opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', and product placement in general.
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* FeedByExample: During the bonding montage, Bart tried to feed Lou grass, but Lou refused to eat it, so Bart tried to show him it tasted good. Bart ended up hogging the grass.
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* ShoutOut: Creator/TressMacNeille gets mentioned a couple times in this episode, which leads to a CelebrityParadox--the woman who voices dozens of characters on ''The Simpsons'' is famous enough InUniverse that Bart and Homer can recognize her voice.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: As their theme song says, the transclown-o-morphs are "transforming clowns that morph."
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''Transclown-O-Morphs''. As their theme song says, the transclown-o-morphs are "transforming clowns that morph."morph".
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-->'''Cletus:''' Isn't that right, Stabbedinjail?
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-->'''Cletus:''' Isn't that right, Stabbedinjail?Stabbed-in-jail?
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* NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom: One of the Spuckler's kids is called Stabbed-in-jail.
-->'''Cletus:''' We always figured someday Mary would marry. That's why we called her Mary. We name all our kids after what we think's gonna happen to 'em. Ain't that right, Stabbed-in-jail?\\
'''Stabbed-in-jail:''' ''[sharpening and wielding a spear]'' We'll see who stabs who.
* ShowWithinAShow:Transclown-O-MorphsBart and Lisa watch an animated show ''Transclown-O-Morphs''.
-->'''Cletus:''' We always figured someday Mary would marry. That's why we called her Mary. We name all our kids after what we think's gonna happen to 'em. Ain't that right, Stabbed-in-jail?\\
'''Stabbed-in-jail:''' ''[sharpening and wielding a spear]'' We'll see who stabs who.
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-->'''Bart:''' Wow, Lou, what happened to you? You got fat.
-->'''Lisa:''' Of course he got fat. The food he ate was laced with growth hormones.
-->''(Lou licks Bart's arm, which then grows hairy)''
-->'''Lisa:''' Of course he got fat. The food he ate was laced with growth hormones.
-->''(Lou licks Bart's arm, which then grows hairy)''
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-->'''Lisa:'''
'''Lisa:''' Of course he got fat. The food he ate was laced with growth
-->''(Lou
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A Boy And His X is when they form a bond with the "X" that "changes them forever, usually starting them down the path to adulthood."
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* ABoyAndHisX: A Boy and His Cow in this case; Bart tries to save his new cow from the slaughterhouse.
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* TakeThat: When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3]]''.
** Similarly, the opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as Transformers, and product placement in general.
** Similarly, the opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as Transformers, and product placement in general.
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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
** When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3]]''.
** Similarly, the opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such asTransformers, ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', and product placement in general.
** When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3]]''.
** Similarly, the opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: As their theme song says, the transclown-o-morphs are "transforming clowns that morph."
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* MerchandiseDriven: The transforming clowns that morph use their show to sell their cereal. When they're losing, one of them says it's because someone isn't buying it.
* ShowWithinAShow: Transclown-O-Morphs
* ShowWithinAShow: Transclown-O-Morphs
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This trope is more appropriate.
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* [[ABoyAndHisX A Boy and His Cow]]
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* [[ABoyAndHisX ABoyAndHisX: A Boy and His Cow]]Cow in this case; Bart tries to save his new cow from the slaughterhouse.
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* SpitTake: Upon hearing about Bart getting married, Homer's ''[[BeyondTheImpossible sock puppet]]'' does this.
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* SpitTake: Upon hearing about Bart getting married, Homer's ''[[BeyondTheImpossible ''[[RuleOfFunny sock puppet]]'' does this.
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* BaitAndSwitch: During the montage of Bart and Lou bonding, Bart is handling a branding iron, making it look like he's about to brand Lou...but he's actually making a collar sign for him.
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-->'''Stabbedinjail:''' We'll see who stabs who.
* TakeThat: When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as ''Pirates of the Caribbean 3''.
* TakeThat: When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as ''Pirates of the Caribbean 3''.
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-->'''Stabbedinjail:''' ''(wielding a whittled spear)'' We'll see who stabs who.
* SpitTake: Upon hearing about Bart getting married, Homer's ''[[BeyondTheImpossible sock puppet]]'' does this.
* TakeThat: When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as''Pirates ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Pirates of the Caribbean 3''.3]]''.
* SpitTake: Upon hearing about Bart getting married, Homer's ''[[BeyondTheImpossible sock puppet]]'' does this.
* TakeThat: When Bart is bundling manure, the bundles come out as
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** The way cows are farmed takes a pretty hard hit.
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** The way cows are farmed takes a pretty hard hit.hit.
-->'''Bart:''' Wow, Lou, what happened to you? You got fat.
-->'''Lisa:''' Of course he got fat. The food he ate was laced with growth hormones.
-->''(Lou licks Bart's arm, which then grows hairy)''
-->'''Bart:''' Wow, Lou, what happened to you? You got fat.
-->'''Lisa:''' Of course he got fat. The food he ate was laced with growth hormones.
-->''(Lou licks Bart's arm, which then grows hairy)''
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Fixed the cases in \"A Boy and His Cow\".
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* [[ABoyAndHisX A Boy and his cow]]His Cow]]
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-->'''Cletus:''' Isn't that right, Stabbedinjail?
-->'''Stabbedinjail:''' We'll see who stabs who.
-->'''Stabbedinjail:''' We'll see who stabs who.
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* TakeThat: When Bart is bundling manure, one of the bundles has ''Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End''.
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* TakeThat: When Bart is bundling manure, one of the bundles has come out as ''Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End''.3''.
** Similarly, the opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as Transformers, and product placement in general.
** The way cows are farmed takes a pretty hard hit.
** Similarly, the opening gag is a dig at Merchandise-driven franchises such as Transformers, and product placement in general.
** The way cows are farmed takes a pretty hard hit.
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* MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parentes expected to get married. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.
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* MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parentes parents expected to get married. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.
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* MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parentes expected to get married. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.crazy.
* TakeThat: When Bart is bundling manure, one of the bundles has ''Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End''.
* TakeThat: When Bart is bundling manure, one of the bundles has ''Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End''.
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!! MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parentes expected to get married. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.
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!! Tropes:
* MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parentes expected to get married. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.
* MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parentes expected to get married. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.
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Bart tries to save his new cow from the slaughterhouse — and ends up nearly married to a hillbilly girl named Mary.
!! MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parentes expected to get married. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.
!! MeaningfulName: Mary got her name because she's the one her parentes expected to get married. Yes, the Spucklers were that crazy.
