History Recap / TheSimpsonsS20E17TheGoodTheSadAndTheDrugly

* FriendVersusLover: Milhouse resents Bart's relationship with Jenny as Bart blew him off in order pursue her after promising to visit him while he was grounded for being suspended.

* IdiotBall: Skinner and Chalmers were right to suspend Milhouse for his role in sabotaging the school and refusal to tell who was helping him. What doesn't compute, however, was their inability to realize that ''it was Bart''. You don't have to be a longtime Simpsons fan to know that Bart and Milhouse are always together getting into some kind of mischief. That and Bart's bad reputation in this school should clue these two in on the "second funman". In fact, when Bart and Milhouse pull another school prank at the end of the episode, Skinner immediately knows Bart was behind this one.

* IdiotBall: Skinner and Chalmers were right to suspend Milhouse for his role in sabotaging the school and refusal to tell who was helping him. What doesn't compute, however, was their inability to realize that ''it was Bart''. You don't have to be a longtime Simpsons fan to know that Bart and Milhouse are always together getting into some kind of mischief. That and Bart's bad reputation in this school should clue these two in on the "second funman". On fact when Bart and Milhouse pull another school prank at the end of the episode, Skinner immediately knows Bart was behind this one.

* IdiotBall: Skinner and Chalmers were right to suspend Milhouse for his role in sabotaging the school and refusal to tell who was helping him. What doesn't compute, however, was their inability to realize that ''it was Bart''. You don't have to be a longtime Simpsons fan to know that Bart and Milhouse are always together getting into some kind of mischief. That and Bart's bad reputation in this school should clue these two in on the "second funman".

* BlackComedyAnimalCruelty: Via subtitled squeaks, we learn that Bart once filled a dolphin tank with 7-Up.

* PositiveFriendInfluence: Deconstructed with Jenny. Bart gives up his life of pranks and mischief for her sake, but him praising her for her influence in his confession wasn't enough to save their relationship, and after she dumps him, he goes back to pranking people.

* PositiveFriendInfluence: Deconstructed with Jenny. Bart gives up his life of pranks and mischief for her sake, but him praising her for her influence in his confession wasn't enough to save their relationship.

* BlackComedyAnimalCruelty: Via a dolphin's subtitled squeaks, we learn that Bart once filled its tank with 7-Up.

-->'''Homer''': Well, I'm glad they suspended Milhouse. He's a bad influence on you. You know, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I think Milhouse]] is [[PaperThinDisguise El Barto]]...Hmmm.

-->'''Lisa''': Bart, in my concurrent adventure [[AesopEnforcer I learned a really powerful lesson]].

-->'''Homer''': Well, I'm glad they suspended Milhouse. He's a bad influence on you. You know, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I think ''Milhouse'']] is [[PaperThinDisguise El Barto]]...Hmmm.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homer comes up with a new theory about the identity of the [[PaperThinDisguise mysterious vandal "El Barto"]].
-->'''Homer''': You know, I think ''Milhouse'' is El Barto...Hmmm.

* ThirdPersonPerson: Shauna refers to herself in third person before explaining that she's Shauna.

Lisa is put on anti-depressants after reading Internet reports that Springfield will be a barren wasteland in 50 years. Meanwhile, Bart and Milhouse's friendship is, once again, strained, thanks to a girl named Jenny.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homer mentions his theory about the identity of the [[PaperThinDisguise mysterious vandal "El Barto"]]: Milhouse.

* ThirdPersonPerson: Shauna reders to herself in third person before explaining that she's Shauna.

* PaperThinDisguise: Homer suspects ''Milhouse'' is "El Barto".
* TakeThat: To ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird''. Apu promotes a ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' Squishie contest, where if you answer the trivia correctly, you get a 10% discount off any Shrek DVD, except the first two films.

* TakeThat: To ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird''. Apu promotes a ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' Squishie contest, where if you answer the trivia correctly, you get a 10% discount off any Shrek DVD, except the first two films.

* PaperThinDisguise: Homer suspects ''Milhouse'' is "El Barto".

* BaitAndSwitch: At the end, Bart is seen offering someone flowers and asking for forgiveness. He was talking to [[spoiler:Milhouse]].

* MushroomSamba: Lisa starts seeing smiley faces everywhere once she's on the pills. It reaches the point where Marges catches Lisa almost ready to make out with an electric fan.