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* SpoofAesop: Skinner sums up the lesson as “If you’re on a field trip, don’t wonder off”. Hottenhoffer adds [[BrickJoke “If you’re a little boy in a chocolate factory]], don’t drink from the river of chocolate.”

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: After Lisa's run-in with the scorpions, she say the plants that calmed them down saved her from a terrible fate: not getting an A for her next Science Project.
** When Homer first witnesses the effects of the liquid drug on the scorpions, having seen Grandpa being incredibly ratty as a result of having been evicted from the Retirement Castle,, he deduces that, if it work on tough animals… it could work on tough stains. He then decides to use it on Grandpa after using the substance to clean his shirts
* DoubleStandard: Upon learning of Lisa's discovery, Homer comments that she'd be a scientist if she were a boy. Although he might just think there's a special word for female scientists...

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: BaitAndSwitchComment:
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After Lisa's run-in with the scorpions, she say the plants that calmed them down saved her from a terrible fate: not getting an A for her next Science Project.
** When Homer first witnesses the effects of the liquid drug on the scorpions, having seen Grandpa being incredibly ratty as a result of having been evicted from the Retirement Castle,, Castle, he deduces that, if it work on tough animals… it could work on tough stains. He then decides to use it on Grandpa after using the substance to clean his shirts
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Upon learning of Lisa's discovery, Homer comments that she'd be a scientist if she were a boy. Although he might just think there's a special word for female scientists...

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* AIIsACrapshoot: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. One of the girls who were compared to robots said they were not because robots might develop human feelings.



* BaitAndSwitchComment: After Lisa's run-in with the scorpions, she said the plants that calmed them down saved her from a terrible fate: not getting an A for her next Science Project.
** When Homer first witnessed the effects of the liquid drug on the scorpions, he deduced that, if it work on tough animals, it could work on tough stains and then used it to remove a stain from his shirt.
* DoubleStandard: Upon learning of Lisa's discovery, Homer commented she'd be a scientist if she were a boy. Although he might just think there's a special word for female scientists...

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: After Lisa's run-in with the scorpions, she said say the plants that calmed them down saved her from a terrible fate: not getting an A for her next Science Project.
** When Homer first witnessed witnesses the effects of the liquid drug on the scorpions, having seen Grandpa being incredibly ratty as a result of having been evicted from the Retirement Castle,, he deduced deduces that, if it work on tough animals, animals… it could work on tough stains and stains. He then used decides to use it on Grandpa after using the substance to remove a stain from clean his shirt.
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* DoubleStandard: Upon learning of Lisa's discovery, Homer commented comments that she'd be a scientist if she were a boy. Although he might just think there's a special word for female scientists...



* EyeScream: The side effect of the drug causes the eyeballs to fall out and hang by their optic nerves.

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* EyeScream: The side effect of the drug causes the people’s eyeballs to fall out and hang by their optic nerves.


* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: Drug representatives are depicted as uncannily synchronized drones that are more emotionless than robots.
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* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: Drug representatives are depicted as uncannily synchronized drones that are more emotionless than robots.

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* ShownTheirWork: The roadrunner from the beginning has two toes in front and two in back like in real life.

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The roadrunner from the beginning has two toes in front and two in back like in real life.life.
** The skeleton of the shark that [[ItMakesSenseInContext got eaten by a school of herring]] is quite accurate to what an actual shark's skeleton looks like, down to being cartilaginous and lacking ribs.
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** To ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' at the dessert.

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** To ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' at the dessert.desert.
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** The main plot (a young genius discovers a naturally-occurring drug that makes animals and people docile, but with horrific side effects) is very similar to Stephen King's short story [[Literature/NightmaresAndDreamscapes "The End of the Whole Mess"]].
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* NoSympathy: Chalmers laughes at Skinner when Bart tricks him into thinking he's about to step on a rattlesnake, then coldly remarks that Skinner took a sick day he didn't have after when Skinner points out [[NoodleIncident he was previously bitten by a rattlesnake]], and when Skinner points out he would have lost his foot otherwise, merely remarks that Seymour would have had a spare foot.

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* DoubleStandard: Upon learning of Lisa's discovery, Homer commented she'd be a scientist if she were a boy.

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* DoubleStandard: Upon learning of Lisa's discovery, Homer commented she'd be a scientist if she were a boy. Although he might just think there's a special word for female scientists...
** Earlier, Grandpa mocks Lisa by saying no boy will want to marry a female pointdexter. Of course, nothing says he thinks highly of male pointdexters, either.
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* AllGermansAreNazis: Grandpa doesn't believe Hottenhoffer when he claims not to have been around during World War II.
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* EyeScream: The side effect of the drug causes the eye balls to fall out and hang by their optic nerves.

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* EyeScream: The side effect of the drug causes the eye balls eyeballs to fall out and hang by their optic nerves.
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** To ''WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' at the dessert.

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** To ''WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' at the dessert.
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* GuestStar: Creator/WernerHerzog as Walter Hottenhoffer.
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* ShownTheirWork: The roadrunner from the beginning has two toes in front and two in back life.

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* ShownTheirWork: The roadrunner from the beginning has two toes in front and two in back like in real life.
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* ShownTheirWork: The roadrunner from the beginning has two toes in front and two in back.

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* ShownTheirWork: The roadrunner from the beginning has two toes in front and two in back.back life.
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* ShownTheirWork: The roadrunner from the beginning have two toes in front and two in back.

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* ShownTheirWork: The roadrunner from the beginning have has two toes in front and two in back.
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* ShownTheirWork: The roadrunner from the beginning have two toes in front and two in back.
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* TakeThat: To Arizona State University

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* TakeThat: To Arizona State UniversityUniversity (the line about the cold, emotionless women being Arizona State University coeds instead of robots, because robots have the potential to develop feelings)
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** The head of the pharmaceutical company claims to be [[CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Augustus Gloop]].

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** The head of the pharmaceutical company claims to be [[CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory [[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Augustus Gloop]].
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** When Homer first witnessed the effects of the liquid drug on the scorpions, he deduced that, if it work on tough animals, it could work on tough stains and then used it to remove a stain from his shirt.
* DoubleStandard: Upon learning of Lisa's discovery, Homer commented she'd be a scientist if she were a boy.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: After Lisa's run-in with the scorpions, she said the plants that calmed them down saved her from a terrible fate: not getting an A for her next Science Project.
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* EyeScream: The side effect of the drug cause the eye balls fall out and hang by their optic nerves.

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* EyeScream: The side effect of the drug cause causes the eye balls to fall out and hang by their optic nerves.
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** The head of the pharmaceutical company claims to be [[CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Augustus Gloop]].

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** The head of the pharmaceutical company claims to be [[CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Augustus Gloop]].Gloop]].
* TakeThat: To Arizona State University
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* AIIsACrapshoot: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. One of the girls who were compared to robots said they were not because robots might develop human feelings.
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* EyeScream: The side effect of the drug cause the eye balls fall out and they just hang... Argh.

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* EyeScream: The side effect of the drug cause the eye balls fall out and they just hang... Argh.hang by their optic nerves.

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* ShoutOut: To ''WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner''
** Also, the head of the pharmaceutical company claims to be [[CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Augustus Gloop]].

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\n* ShoutOut: To ''WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner''
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EyeScream: The side effect of the drug cause the eye balls fall out and they just hang... Argh.
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** To ''WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' at the dessert.
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head of the pharmaceutical company claims to be [[CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Augustus Gloop]].
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Lisa discovers a rare desert plant that turns aggressive animals docile, while a pharmaceutical company wants to buy it off her to create a new drug.

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* ShoutOut: To ''WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner''
** Also, the head of the pharmaceutical company claims to be [[CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Augustus Gloop]].

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