History Recap / TheSimpsonsS19E8FuneralForAFiend

** The Simpsons seeing a commercial for a new rib establishment with features that appeal to each of them [[note]] they only see it at all because Marge has a conveniently-timed guilt trip about skipping ads on their new TIVO setup[[/note]] and deciding to go there for dinner;

** Bart refusing to pay his last respects to Bob with the rest of his family during the funeral service, then being successfully guilted by Cecil into changing his mind after the fact, causing him to approach the coffin by himself during the last thirty minutes before Bob is supposed to be cremated.

** The Simpsons seeing a commercial for a new rib establishment with features that appeal to each of them [[note]] they only see it at all because Marge has a conveniently-timed guilt trip about skipping ads on their new TIVO setup[[/note]] and deciding to go there for dinner, while nobody else in the area is interested;

** The Simpsons seeing a commercial for a new rib establishment with features that appeal to each of them [[note]] they only see it at all because Marge has a conveniently-timed guilt trip about skipping ads on their new TIVO account[[/note]] and deciding to go there for dinner, while nobody else in the area is interested;

** Lisa noticing and commenting on the fact that Bob's Shakespeare quotation is off by one word, giving him an opening to fake his standard downfall due to his own pride;

** Bart refusing to pay his last respects to Bob with the rest of his family during the funeral service, then being successfully guilted by Cecil into changing his mind, causing him to approach the coffin alone during the last thirty minutes before Bob is supposed to be cremated.

** Lisa noticing that Bob's Shakespeare quotation is off by one word, giving him an opening to fake his standard downfall due to his own pride;

* GambitRoulette: Sideshow Bob's scheme this time depends on:
** The Simpsons seeing a commercial for a new rib establishment with features that appeal to all of them [[note]] they only see it at all because Marge has a conveniently-timed guilt trip about skipping ads on their new TIVO account[[/note]] and deciding to go there for dinner;

** Bart refusing to pay his last respects to Bob during the funeral service with the rest of his family, then being successfully guilted by Cecil into changing his mind, causing him to approach the coffin alone during the last thirty minutes before Bob is supposed to be cremated.

* ComplexityAddiction: Exploited by Bob, yet also brings his downfall: his plan to fake his death involving bringing the Simpsons into a trap with a perfect bait (a restaurant with a class of food that Homer would insist on going to eat immediately, even shooing away other families in the process) and then having it backfire on him because it was too complex goes well, but the "actual" part, that runs on Bob hoping that Bart, paranoid about whether or not he's actually gone, will investigate, ends up being thwarted because Lisa (accurately) guesses the Terwillingers wouldn't invest in a custom coffin unless Bob was actually alive.
** Even then, the first part of the plan had a chance of failure because the Simpsons purchased a Tivo earlier in the episode and the ad for the fake restaurant had a chance of maybe never be seen by them, hadn't Marge gotten a guilty complex over not seeing the ads. Which does raise several questions as to the complexity: did Bob ''pay'' an actor, or Keith Olbermann himself, to give Marge that speech when he realized they were skipping commercials? Did he also pay for all the realistic masks he wears to sell the deal? Hell, did Bob somehow ''drain their remote battery'' because he knew Homer couldn't pass up that kind of deal? And why would he go through such a complex plan to kill them ''when he has them tied up'' rather than just finishing the job then and there? Sadly, we never find out, as instead we get ''yet another'' Bob-tries-to-kill-Bart plot, the show completely dropping the previous plan the moment it cuts to the courtroom.

* JokeOfTheButt: After Homer's appalling behavior at church (made worse by his rude comments echoing throughout the building), Marge tells him "Your behavior is ''heinous''. Unfortunately, this causes the word "anus" to start echoing throughout the church, much to her embarrassment.

* ThanksgivingEpisode: Not the episode itself, but rather the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheItchyAndScratchyShow Itchy & Scratchy]]'' episode, "[[Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet Spherical on 34th Street]]", complete with a UsefulNotes/MacysThanksgivingDayParade fiasco.

** Even then, the first part of the plan had a chance of failure because the Simpsons purchased a Tivo earlier in the episode and the ad for the fake restaurant had a chance of maybe never be seen by them, hadn't Marge gotten a guilty complex over not seeing the ads. Which does raise several questions as to the complexity: did Bob ''pay'' an actor, or Keith Olbermann himself, to give Marge that speech when he realized they were skipping commercials? Did he also pay for all the realistic masks he wears to sell the deal? Hell, did Bob somehow ''drain their battery'' because he knew Homer couldn't pass up that kind of deal? And why would he go through such a complex plan to kill them ''when he has them tied up'' rather than just finishing the job then and there? Sadly, TheyWastedaPerfeclyGoodPlot by choosing to do ''yet another'' Bob-tries-to-kill-Bart plot, completely dropping the previous plan the moment it cuts to the courtroom.

** Even then, the first part of the plan had a chance of failure because the Simpsons purchased a Tivo earlier in the episode and the ad for the fake restaurant had a chance of maybe never be seen by them, hadn't Marge gotten a guilty complex over not seeing the ads. Which does raise several questions as to the complexity: did Bob ''pay'' an actor, or Keith Olbermann himself, to give Marge that speech when he realized they were skipping commercials? Did he also pay for all the realistic masks he wears to sell the deal? Hell, did Bob somehow ''drain their battery'' because he knew Homer couldn't pass up that kind of deal? And why would he go through such a complex plan to kill them ''when he has them tied up'' rather than just finishing the job then and there? Sadly, TheyWastedAPerfeclyGoodPlot by choosing to do ''yet another'' Bob-tries-to-kill-Bart plot, completely dropping the previous plan the moment it cuts to the courtroom.

** Even then, the first part of the plan had a chance of failure because the Simpsons purchased a Tivo earlier in the episode and the ad for the fake restaurant had a chance of maybe never be seen by them, hadn't Marge gotten a guilty complex over not seeing the ads. Which does raise several questions as to the complexity: did Bob ''pay'' an actor, or Keith Olbermann himself, to give Marge that speech when he realized they were skipping commercials? Did he also pay for all the realistic masks he wears to sell the deal? Hell, did Bob somehow ''drain their battery'' because he knew Homer couldn't pass up that kind of deal? And why would he go through such a complex plan to kill them rather than just finishing the job then and there?

* ComplexityAddiction: Exploited by Bob, yet also brings his downfall: his plan to fake his death involving bringing the Simpsons into a trap with a perfect bait (a restaurant with a class of food that Homer would insist on going to eat immediately, even shooing away other families in the process) and then having it backfire on him because it was too complex goes well, but the "actual" part, that runs on Bob hoping that Bart, paranoid about whether or not he's actually gone, will investigate, ends up being thwarted because Lisa (accurately) guesses the Terwillingers wouldn't invest in a custom coffin unless Bob was actually alive. Even then, the first part of the plan had a chance of failure because the Simpsons purchased a Tivo earlier in the episode and the ad for the fake restaurant had a chance of maybe never be seen by them, hadn't Marge gotten a guilty complex over not seeing the ads.

* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: ''Commercial skipping'' is treated as something akin to piracy. When Homer buys and installs [=TiVO=] with subscription, the family, especially Marge, start getting used to skipping commercials. But then Marge falls asleep and has a nightmare with Creator/KeithOlbermann warning against such a terrible action, calling her a "content burglar" for skipping the commericals that pay for the shows she watches.

* ComplexityAddiction: Exploited by Bob, yet also brings his downfall: his plan to fake his death involving bringing the Simpsons into a trap with a perfect bait (a restaurant with a class of food that Homer would insist on going to eat immediately, even shooing away other families in the process) and then having it backfire on him because it was too complex goes well, but the "actual" part, that runs on Bob hoping that Bart, paranoid about whether or not he's actually gone, will investigate, ends up being thwarted because Lisa (accurately) guesses the Terwillingers wouldn't invest in a custom coffin unless Bob was actually alive. Even then, the first part of the plan had a chance of failure because the Simpsons purchased a Tivo earlier in the episode and the ad for the fake restaurant had a chance of maybe never be seen by them, [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot hadn't Marge gotten a guilty complex over not seeing the ads]].

* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: ''Commercial skipping'' is treated as something akin to piracy...somewhat... It all starts with Homer going out to buy a battery, but he gets it for free because he used the choice of buying a 200$ [=TiVO=] with subscription. After installing it, the Simpsons, especially Marge, start getting used to skipping commercials. But then Marge falls asleep and has a nightmare with Creator/KeithOlbermann warning against such a terrible action, so she starts watching all commercials. It is then that her woke-up family meet her on the living room and a new restaurant ad appears; they like it, so they happily go to the restaurant opening. When they arrive there, they discover an empty room and the restaurant owner ties them up in chairs. They had fallen into the new Sideshow Bob murder plot. [[BrokenAesop So,]] DigitalPiracyIsOkay [[BrokenAesop and don't watch TV commercials so you don't end up killed, I guess?]]

* ComplexityAddiction: Exploited by Bob, yet also brings his downfall: his plan to fake his death involving bringing the Simpsons into a trap with a perfect bait (a restaurant with a class of food that Homer would insist on going to eat immediately, even shooing away other families in the process) and then having it backfire on him because it was too complex goes well, but the "actual" part, that runs on Bob hoping that Bart, paranoid about whether or not he's actually gone, will investigate, ends up being thwarted because Lisa (accurately) guesses the Terwillingers wouldn't invest in a custom coffin unless Bob was actually alive. Even then, the first part of the plan had a chance of failure because the Simpsons purchased a Tivo earlier in the episode and the ad for the fake restaurant had a chance of maybe never be seen by them, hadn't Marge gotten a guilty complex over not seeing the ads.

* ConveyorBeltODoom[=/=]MurderByCremation: As a part of Bob's "fake death" ruse, his coffin is placed on a conveyor belt that leads to a cremation furnace, as Bob locks his ArchEnemy into the coffin and attempts to incinerate him. It has two speed settings: "[[BondVillainStupidity Gloating Speed]]" and "Kill Him Already".

* DiggingYourselfDeeper[=/=]TooDumbToLive: Homer, at Bob's funeral:

* AnimationBUmp: The ''Itchy & Scratchy'' short featured is far more fluid than the rest of the episode it's in.

* AnimationBUmp: The ''Itcy & Scratchy'' short featured is far more fluid than the rest of the episode it's in.

* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Two of them, actually: The Terwilliger parents pose as officers in police uniforms, facial masks, and wigs, in an effort to lure Bart into their trap in the Springfield Funeral Parlor.