History Recap / TheSimpsonsS22E22TheNedLiestCatch

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Invoked as Homer and Marge address the audience at the end to invite them to vote on the outcome of Ned and Edna's relationship. [[DevelopersForesight Realizing that the whole endeavor would not translate well years later]], they add that those watching on DVD, reruns or some future media format are too late to vote.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Mrs. Krabappel slapping a student in public gets her suspended.

--> '''Skinner:''' Edna, we can tolerate mild alcoholism, leaving melted cheese in the microwave, even selling A’s for cigarettes. But in laying a hand to a student, you have crossed the line.

* LeastRhymableWord: Ned's claims of being able to find rhymes for any words fell through that trope.

** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E19GradeSchoolConfidential Skinner]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E17MyBigFatGeekWedding Comic Book Guy]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E10FlamingMoes Joey Namath]] and [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E13TheSeeminglyNeverEndingStory Moe]] are included among the people in the bar that tell Ned how Edna has been with almost all of them.

** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E19GradeSchoolConfidential Skinner]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E17MyBigFatGeekWedding Comic Book Guy]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E8FlamingMoes Joey Namath]] and [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E13TheSeeminglyNeverEndingStory Moe]] are included among the people in the bar that tell Ned how Edna has been with almost all of them.

* SurprisnglyRealisticOutcome: Mrs. Krabappel slapping a student in public gets her suspended.

** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E19GradeSchoolConfidential Skinner]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E17MyBigFatGeekWedding Comic Book Guy]] and [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E13TheSeeminglyNeverEndingStory Moe]] are included among the people in the bar that tell Ned how Edna has been with almost all of them.

** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E19GradeSchoolConfidential Skinner]] and [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E13TheSeeminglyNeverEndingStory Moe]] are included among the people in the bar that tell Ned how Edna has been with almost all of them.

* EveryoneHasStandards: The teachers and staff members, as well as the students, were shocked and appalled when Edna slapped Bart twice.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Invoked as Homer and Marge address the audience at the end to invite them to vote on the outcome of Ned and Edna's relationship. [[DevelopersForesight Realizing that the whole endeavor would not translate well years later]], they add that if watching it on DVD or some future media format that they shouldn't try to vote.

* LoveDoodles: Edna falls in love with widowed Ned Flanders. At the end of their FallingInLoveMontage, she's seen drawing little doodles of Ned's ripped nody, an angel with Ned's head and writing 'Neddy' or 'Cupid FLanders' and similar stuff all over her sheet of paper.

--> Skinner: “Edna, we can tolerate mild alcoholism, leaving melted cheese in the microwave, even selling A’s for cigarettes. But in laying a hand to a student, you have crossed the line.”

* WickedStepmother: Bart planned to trick Ned's sons into thinking Mrs. Krabappel would be this to them.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Homer and Marge address the audience at the end to invite them to vote on the outcome of Ned and Edna's relationship. [[DevelopersForesight Realizing that the whole endeavor would not translate well years later]], they add that if watching it on DVD or some future media format that they shouldn't try to vote.

* EveryoneHasStandards: The teachers and staff members, as well as the students, were shocked and appalled that Edna slapped Bart twice.

* FlippantForgiveness: Homer convinces Ned that Edna's previous sexual encounters should not break Ned and Edna up when they were such a perfect couple. Ned invites Edna over to his place to apologize for freaking out, and then announces his forgiveness. They come down to a MakeUpOrBreakUp and...that's the end of the season. The viewers vote for which happens. [[spoiler:The viewers voted that they should stay together]].

** Ironically, in ''Two Bad Neighbors'', Homer was {{Hypocritical Heartwarming upset}} [[note]]believing his rights to deal with Bart was violated[[/note]] when George Bush does the same thing on Bart, yet he supports Edna.

* LeastRhymableWord: Ned's claims of being able to find rymes for any words fell through that trope.

* EveryoneHasStandards: The school was appalled after Edna slaps Bart, even Skinner.
--->'''Seymour Skinner''': Edna, we can tolerate mild alcoholism, leaving melted cheese in the microwave, even selling A’s for cigarettes. But, laying a hand on a student, you have crossed the line. (To, Lunch Lady Doris) Nurse, get a slap kit
** Ironically, in ''Two Bad Neighbors'', Homer was [[Hypocritical Heartwarming upset]] [[note]]believing his rights to deal with Bart was violated[[/note]] when George Bush does the same thing on Bart, yet he supports Edna.

** Ironically, in ''Two Bad Neighbors'', Homer was upset [[note]]believing his rights to deal with Bart was violated[[/note]] when George Bush does the same thing on Bart, yet he supports Edna.

** Ironically, in ''Two Bad Neighbors'', Homer was upset [[note]]believing his rights to deal with Bart was violated[[/notes]] when George Bush does the same thing on Bart, yet he supports Edna.