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* CallItKarma: After Bart pranks the Mapple store with a fake message how Mobbs doesn't care for his loyal customers and only wants their money (as well as other things unrelated to this trope), Lisa was the one who called him out to an angry Mapple-Mob. Then after she becomes engross with her MyPod and acquired a bill she can't afford: Lisa meets with Mobbs himself about it, [[JerkassHasAPoint to whom not only denied her a refund, but put her to work it off in an undignified way]].

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* CallItKarma: After Bart pranks the Mapple store with a fake message how Mobbs doesn't care for his loyal customers and only wants their money (as well as other things unrelated to this trope), Lisa was the one who called him out to an angry Mapple-Mob. Then after she becomes engross with her MyPod [=MyPod=] and acquired a bill she can't afford: Lisa meets with Mobbs himself about it, [[JerkassHasAPoint to whom not only denied her a refund, but put her to work it off in an undignified way]].
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* ChristmasCreep: Parodied. The episode starts the day after Christmas and the mall has already moved on to the next holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, where children sit on an MLK impersonator's lap similar to how they would with a MallSanta.
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* PracticalJoke: Bart's prank of the episode involves audibly hijacking Steve Mobbs' public presentation to the Mapple customers portraying him as a greedy tyrant who belittles his customers with his shoddy products and makes out with his boyfriend Creator/BillGates on a pile of their money.

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* PracticalJoke: Bart's prank of the episode involves audibly hijacking Steve Mobbs' public presentation to the Mapple customers portraying him as a greedy tyrant who belittles his customers with his shoddy products and makes out with his boyfriend Creator/BillGates Bill Gates on a pile of their money.

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* FailedASpotCheck: After Mr. bin Laden proclaims that he took everything into account for a safe demolition, Bart points out that he forgot to factor in "one bald idiot".



* MumLooksLikeASister: Bart flatters Bashir's mom by calling her his sister. Bashir returns the favor by calling Homer his brother.



** Bart gets one after hearing his new friend reveal that he's Muslim.

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** Bart gets one does this after hearing his new friend reveal that he's Muslim.


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* PracticalJoke: Bart's prank of the episode involves audibly hijacking Steve Mobbs' public presentation to the Mapple customers portraying him as a greedy tyrant who belittles his customers with his shoddy products and makes out with his boyfriend Creator/BillGates on a pile of their money.


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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Homer tries to prove that the new Muslim family are terrorists by having the father cut an American cake. Everyone is offended by this action.


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* UnfortunateName: Given the time period of this episode's release, a Muslim family having ''bin Laden'' as a surname wouldn't be as great while living in the U.S.
* WhatTheHellHero: Marge is understandably infuriated at Homer's intolerant treatment of the bin Ladens.

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* ContinuityNod: Bart brings up Dolph being Jewish.



* FaintInShock: Lisa faints when she realises that her ShockinglyExpensiveBill is the result of her excessive downloading and not being mindful enough of the cost of the songs.

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* EasilyForgiven: The bin Ladens accept Homer's apology after he treats them to a more respectful get-together in the end.
* FaintInShock: Lisa faints when she realises realizes that her ShockinglyExpensiveBill is the result of her excessive downloading and not being mindful enough of the cost of the songs.songs.
* HeresJohnnyHomage: Homer has a dream in which he flying on a magic carpet, and has a lamp that contains the genie from [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Disney's Aladdin]]. Like that genie, this one does a series of impersonations, including a [[{{TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson}} Jack Nicholson impersonation]] where he shouts "Here's Genie!".



* HeresJohnnyHomage: Homer has a dream in which he flying on a magic carpet, and has a lamp that contains the genie from [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Disney's Aladdin]]. Like that genie, this one does a series of impersonations, including a [[{{TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson}} Jack Nicholson impersonation]] where he shouts "Here's Genie!".



* MistakenForTerrorist: The source of conflict when Homer assumes that Bashir's father is a terrorist

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* MaliciousMisnaming: Jimbo interprets Bashir's name as ''bash here''.
* MistakenForTerrorist: The source of conflict when Homer assumes that Bashir's father is a terroristterrorist.



* OhCrap: Lisa gets one when she gets a [=MyBill=] for $1,200. She is confused... until she sees she downloaded 1,212 songs at 99 cents each, and [[DidntThinkThisThrough realises that obviously she doesn't have the money for pay for those songs]].

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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
** Bart gets one after hearing his new friend reveal that he's Muslim.
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Lisa gets one when she gets a [=MyBill=] for $1,200. She is confused... until she sees she downloaded 1,212 songs at 99 cents each, and [[DidntThinkThisThrough realises that obviously she doesn't have the money for pay for those songs]].


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-->'''Mina:''' Sometimes I wish you would quit that awful business.\\
'''Amid:''' But I love blowing up buildings!...Safely and legally in order to make room for new buildings.\\
'''Mina:''' Darling, you work too hard.\\
'''Amid:''' Yes, I am killing myself but it is all for the ''profit''. And after the explosion, I will be in a better place!...That corner office with the downtown view!

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