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Bart fakes his way into being a piano-playing virtuoso to impress a Russian girl named Zhenya (voiced by former ''30 Rock'' cast member, Jane Krakowski). Meanwhile, Marge helps Zhenya's father, Slava (voiced by former ''SNL'' cast member Creator/BillHader) pass his driver's test, and Homer hides his baldness when the last two hairs on his head fall out.

!! Tropes:

* ArtShift: The CouchGag is done up in the style of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''.
* BilingualBonus: In Bart's daydream, Zhenya sings in Russian.
* BrickJoke: Slava bribed Chief Wiggum with tight, counterfeit jeans. Later in the episode, when Slava told Marge he got the license to be a chauffeur, Patty and Selma (who work at the [=DMV=]) were seen wearing tight, counterfeit jeans.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: When Chief Wiggum had Slava stop his car, Slava got a briefcase and it seemed the trope would be played staright. Then it was revealed it contained jeans. Which Wiggum accepted.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Carl invites Homer to Moe's. Homer says it's not even noon yet. Carl gets offended that Homer acts like he doesn't have a watch.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Bart is setting up a trap while Skinner and Marge are talking about him and then you see several students are in the trap.
* GilliganCut: When Slava offered pants as bribe to Chief Wiggum, Marge said that wasn't how Springfield Police worked. The next scene proves her wrong.
* ImagineSpot: Bart imagines his piano teacher Zhenya as TheChanteuse while he's accompanying her on the piano.
* InsultBackfire: When Zhenya tells Bart that every note he plays sounds like a dying animal writhing in pain, he thinks that's awesome.
* LadyInRed: Bart has a huge crush on Zhenya, his piano teacher. He imagines himself as playing the piano while Zhenya as a seductive chanteuse who is dressed in a tight-fitting red dress.
* LoopholeAbuse: As punishment, Bart had to take Gramps a cookie plate. He ate the cookies on the way to the retirement home. Gramps was happy to have found crumbs.
* ThePollyanna:
** When Zhenya's father crashes into Flanders's car, Flanders considers it an opportunity to make a new friend.
** Grandpa is overjoyed to receive a cookie plate that still has crumbs on it.
* PrecociousCrush: Ten-year-old Bart falls in love with Zhenya who is a young adult.
* SensualSlav: Zhenya is a young Russian woman and very beautiful. She speaks with a strong accent which makes her more interesting and adds an exotic touch to her beauty. Bart has a huge crush on her.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Martin and the other nerds get hung by their underwear for using the word "cache" were the bullies could hear them.
* ShoutOut: When Homer asked a man if he was an angel, he asked the "angel" to turn [[Literature/{{Cinderella}} a pumpkin into a carriage]].
* SittingSexyOnAPiano: Bart imagines Zhenya singing a seductive song while he's accompanying her on the piano. As they're performing, Zhenya is seen in various poses on the piano (either sitting and lying on it).
* TakeThat: The Justin Bieber cameo (which consisted of Bieber being barred from entering a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage, as well as the fact that he's already a well-known celebrity singer), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stating that Justin Bieber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out, and once his cameo ended a notice saying it's safe to watch again.
* VerbalBackspace: Bart turns off the tv, stating that it has become too lame. Millhouse takes the opportunity to wonder out loud whether hippos think rhinos are unicorns, causing Bart to turn the tv back on and say that it's not so bad.
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Bart fakes his way into being a piano-playing virtuoso to impress a Russian girl named Zhenya (voiced by former ''30 Rock'' cast member, Jane Krakowski). Meanwhile, Marge helps Zhenya's father, Slava (voiced by former ''SNL'' cast member Creator/BillHader) pass his driver's test, and Homer hides his baldness when the last two hairs on his head fall out.

!! Tropes:

* ArtShift: The CouchGag is done up in the style of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''.
* BilingualBonus: In Bart's daydream, Zhenya sings in Russian.
* BrickJoke: Slava bribed Chief Wiggum with tight, counterfeit jeans. Later in the episode, when Slava told Marge he got the license to be a chauffeur, Patty and Selma (who work at the [=DMV=]) were seen wearing tight, counterfeit jeans.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: When Chief Wiggum had Slava stop his car, Slava got a briefcase and it seemed the trope would be played staright. Then it was revealed it contained jeans. Which Wiggum accepted.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Carl invites Homer to Moe's. Homer says it's not even noon yet. Carl gets offended that Homer acts like he doesn't have a watch.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Bart is setting up a trap while Skinner and Marge are talking about him and then you see several students are in the trap.
* GilliganCut: When Slava offered pants as bribe to Chief Wiggum, Marge said that wasn't how Springfield Police worked. The next scene proves her wrong.
* ImagineSpot: Bart imagines his piano teacher Zhenya as TheChanteuse while he's accompanying her on the piano.
* InsultBackfire: When Zhenya tells Bart that every note he plays sounds like a dying animal writhing in pain, he thinks that's awesome.
* LadyInRed: Bart has a huge crush on Zhenya, his piano teacher. He imagines himself as playing the piano while Zhenya as a seductive chanteuse who is dressed in a tight-fitting red dress.
* LoopholeAbuse: As punishment, Bart had to take Gramps a cookie plate. He ate the cookies on the way to the retirement home. Gramps was happy to have found crumbs.
* ThePollyanna:
** When Zhenya's father crashes into Flanders's car, Flanders considers it an opportunity to make a new friend.
** Grandpa is overjoyed to receive a cookie plate that still has crumbs on it.
* PrecociousCrush: Ten-year-old Bart falls in love with Zhenya who is a young adult.
* SensualSlav: Zhenya is a young Russian woman and very beautiful. She speaks with a strong accent which makes her more interesting and adds an exotic touch to her beauty. Bart has a huge crush on her.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Martin and the other nerds get hung by their underwear for using the word "cache" were the bullies could hear them.
* ShoutOut: When Homer asked a man if he was an angel, he asked the "angel" to turn [[Literature/{{Cinderella}} a pumpkin into a carriage]].
* SittingSexyOnAPiano: Bart imagines Zhenya singing a seductive song while he's accompanying her on the piano. As they're performing, Zhenya is seen in various poses on the piano (either sitting and lying on it).
* TakeThat: The Justin Bieber cameo (which consisted of Bieber being barred from entering a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage, as well as the fact that he's already a well-known celebrity singer), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stating that Justin Bieber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out, and once his cameo ended a notice saying it's safe to watch again.
* VerbalBackspace: Bart turns off the tv, stating that it has become too lame. Millhouse takes the opportunity to wonder out loud whether hippos think rhinos are unicorns, causing Bart to turn the tv back on and say that it's not so bad.
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* TakeThat: The Justin Bieber cameo (which consisted of Bieber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stated that Justin Bieber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.

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* TakeThat: The Justin Bieber cameo (which consisted of Bieber getting thrown out of being barred from entering a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), underage, as well as the fact that he's already a well-known celebrity singer), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stated stating that Justin Bieber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.out, and once his cameo ended a notice saying it's safe to watch again.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Carl invites Homer to Moe's. Homer says it's not even noon yet. Carl gets offended that Homer acts like he doesn't have a watch.


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* ThePollyanna:
** When Zhenya's father crashes into Flanders's car, Flanders considers it an opportunity to make a new friend.
** Grandpa is overjoyed to receive a cookie plate that still has crumbs on it.
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* InsultBackfire: When Zhenya tells Bart that every note he plays sounds like a dying animal writhing in pain, he thinks that's awesome.
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* BilingualBonus: In Bart's daydream, Zhenya sings in Russian.


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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Martin and the other nerds get hung by their underwear for using the word "cache" were the bullies could hear them.
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* VerbalBackspace: Bart turns off the tv, stating that it has become too lame. Millhouse takes the opportunity to wonder out loud whether hippos think rhinos are unicorns, causing Bart to turn the tv back on and say that it's not so bad.
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Bart fakes his way into being a piano-playing virtuoso to impress a Russian girl named Zhenya (voiced by former ''Series/{{30Rock}}'' cast member, Jane Krakowski). Meanwhile, Marge helps Zhenya's father, Slava (voiced by former ''SNL'' cast member Creator/BillHader) pass his driver's test, and Homer hides his baldness when the last two hairs on his head fall out.

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Bart fakes his way into being a piano-playing virtuoso to impress a Russian girl named Zhenya (voiced by former ''Series/{{30Rock}}'' ''30 Rock'' cast member, Jane Krakowski). Meanwhile, Marge helps Zhenya's father, Slava (voiced by former ''SNL'' cast member Creator/BillHader) pass his driver's test, and Homer hides his baldness when the last two hairs on his head fall out.
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Bart fakes his way into being a piano-playing virtuoso to impress a Russian girl named Zhenya (voiced by former ''Series/30Rock'' cast member, Jane Krakowski). Meanwhile, Marge helps Zhenya's father, Slava (voiced by former ''SNL'' cast member Bill Hader) pass his driver's test, and Homer hides his baldness when the last two hairs on his head fall out.

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Bart fakes his way into being a piano-playing virtuoso to impress a Russian girl named Zhenya (voiced by former ''Series/30Rock'' ''Series/{{30Rock}}'' cast member, Jane Krakowski). Meanwhile, Marge helps Zhenya's father, Slava (voiced by former ''SNL'' cast member Bill Hader) Creator/BillHader) pass his driver's test, and Homer hides his baldness when the last two hairs on his head fall out.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Bart being upset upon finding out that Zhenya had other students besides him.



* MsFanservice: Zhenya the moment people found out she was the reason Bart was faking they instantly sympathized with him



* TakeThat: The Justin Bieber cameo (which consisted of Bieber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stated that Justin Bieber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.

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* TakeThat: The Justin Bieber cameo (which consisted of Bieber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''TheSimpsons'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stated that Justin Bieber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Bart being upset upon finding out that Zhenya had other students besides him.


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* MsFanservice: Zhenya the moment people found out she was the reason Bart was faking they instantly sympathized with him

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Bart fakes his way into being a piano-playing virtuoso to impress a Russian girl named Zhenya (voiced by former ''30Rock'' cast member, Jane Krakowski). Meanwhile, Marge helps Zhenya's father, Slava (voiced by former ''SNL'' cast member Bill Hader) pass his driver's test, and Homer hides his baldness when the last two hairs on his head fall out.

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Bart fakes his way into being a piano-playing virtuoso to impress a Russian girl named Zhenya (voiced by former ''30Rock'' ''Series/30Rock'' cast member, Jane Krakowski). Meanwhile, Marge helps Zhenya's father, Slava (voiced by former ''SNL'' cast member Bill Hader) pass his driver's test, and Homer hides his baldness when the last two hairs on his head fall out.



* ImagineSpot: Bart imagines his piano teacher Zhenya as TheChanteuse while he's accompanying her on the piano.
* LadyInRed: Bart has a huge crush on Zhenya, his piano teacher. He imagines himself as playing the piano while Zhenya as a seductive chanteuse who is dressed in a tight-fitting red dress.



* ReallyGetsAround: When Bart reveals to the public that he only tried piano classes to be with Zhenya, the public starts murmuring among themselves nice things about Zhenya. Only Marge is the one disgusted.

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* ReallyGetsAround: When PrecociousCrush: Ten-year-old Bart reveals to the public that he only tried piano classes to be falls in love with Zhenya, the public starts murmuring among themselves nice things about Zhenya. Only Marge Zhenya who is the one disgusted.a young adult.
* SensualSlav: Zhenya is a young Russian woman and very beautiful. She speaks with a strong accent which makes her more interesting and adds an exotic touch to her beauty. Bart has a huge crush on her.



* TakeThat: The Justin Bieber cameo (which consisted of Bieber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stated that Justin Bieber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.

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* SittingSexyOnAPiano: Bart imagines Zhenya singing a seductive song while he's accompanying her on the piano. As they're performing, Zhenya is seen in various poses on the piano (either sitting and lying on it).
* TakeThat: The Justin Bieber cameo (which consisted of Bieber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stated that Justin Bieber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.out.
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* ReallyGetsAround: When Bart reveals to the public that he only tried piano classes to be with Zhenya, the public starts murmuring among themselves nice things about Zhenya. Only Marge is the one disgusted.
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* ArtShift: The CouchGag is done up in the style of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''. To the point of even utilizing [[Creator/StoopidBuddyStudios the same animators]] to do it.

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* ArtShift: The CouchGag is done up in the style of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''. To the point of even utilizing [[Creator/StoopidBuddyStudios the same animators]] to do it.
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* ArtShift: The CouchGag is done up in the style of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''.

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* ArtShift: The CouchGag is done up in the style of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''. To the point of even utilizing [[Creator/StoopidBuddyStudios the same animators]] to do it.
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* ArtShift: The CouchGag is done up in the style of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''.
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* TakeThat: The Justin Beiber cameo (which consisted of Beiber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stated that Justin Beiber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.

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* TakeThat: The Justin Beiber Bieber cameo (which consisted of Beiber Bieber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at over-hyping the voice actor. There were even warnings stated that Justin Beiber's Bieber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.
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* TakeThat: The Justin Beiber cameo (which consisted of Beiber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at kissing the celebrity voice actor's butt. There were even warnings stated that Justin Beiber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.

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* TakeThat: The Justin Beiber cameo (which consisted of Beiber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at kissing over-hyping the celebrity voice actor's butt.actor. There were even warnings stated that Justin Beiber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.

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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Bart is setting up a trap while Skinner and Marge are talking about him and then you see several students are in the trap.



* HeyItsThatVoice: Slava is Bill Hader (whom you may remember for his many celebrity impressions and crazy characters on ''SaturdayNightLive'' and his roles in the movies ''Superbad'', ''Adventureland'', and ''Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'').
** The coworker who told Homer about the joys of being bald is PatrickStewart.
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* BrickJoke: Slava bribed Chief Wiggum with tight jeans. Later in the episode, when Slava told Marge he got the license to be a chauffeur, Patty and Selma (who work at the [=DMV=]) were seen wearing tight jeans.

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* BrickJoke: Slava bribed Chief Wiggum with tight tight, counterfeit jeans. Later in the episode, when Slava told Marge he got the license to be a chauffeur, Patty and Selma (who work at the [=DMV=]) were seen wearing tight tight, counterfeit jeans.
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* ShoutOut: When Homer asked a man if he was an angel, he asked the "angel" to turn [[{{Cinderella}} a pumpkin into a carriage]].

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* ShoutOut: When Homer asked a man if he was an angel, he asked the "angel" to turn [[{{Cinderella}} [[Literature/{{Cinderella}} a pumpkin into a carriage]].
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* BrickJoke: Slava bribed Chief Wiggum with tight jeans. Later in the episode, when Slava told Marge he got the license to be a chauffeur, Patty and Selma (who work at the [=DMV=]) were seen wearing tight jeans.
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* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: When Chief Wiggum had Slava stop his car, Slava got a briefcase and it seemed the trope would be played staright. Then it was revealed it contained jeans. Which Wiggum accepted.

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* GilliganCut: When Slava offered pants as bribr to Chief Wiggum, Marge said that wasn't how Springfield Police worked. The next scene proves her wrong.

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* GilliganCut: When Slava offered pants as bribr bribe to Chief Wiggum, Marge said that wasn't how Springfield Police worked. The next scene proves her wrong.wrong.
*HeyItsThatVoice: Slava is Bill Hader (whom you may remember for his many celebrity impressions and crazy characters on ''SaturdayNightLive'' and his roles in the movies ''Superbad'', ''Adventureland'', and ''Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'').
**The coworker who told Homer about the joys of being bald is PatrickStewart.



* ShoutOut: When Homer asked a man if he was an angel, he asked the "angel" to turn [[{{Cinderella}} a pumpkin into a carriage]].

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* ShoutOut: When Homer asked a man if he was an angel, he asked the "angel" to turn [[{{Cinderella}} a pumpkin into a carriage]].carriage]].
* TakeThat: The Justin Beiber cameo (which consisted of Beiber getting thrown out of a talent show because he's over-age, despite looking underage), in probably one of the few times a celebrity cameo on ''TheSimpsons'' wasn't put there as a transparent attempt at kissing the celebrity voice actor's butt. There were even warnings stated that Justin Beiber's cameo was coming and for all viewers to tune out.
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* LoopholeAbuse: As punishment, Bart had to take Gramps a cookie plate. He ate the cookies on the way to the retirement home. Gramps was happy to have found crumbs.
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Bart fakes his way into being a piano-playing virtuoso to impress a Russian girl named Zhenya (voiced by former ''30Rock'' cast member, Jane Krakowski). Meanwhile, Marge helps Zhenya's father, Slava (voiced by former ''SNL'' cast member Bill Hader) pass his driver's test, and Homer hides his baldness when the last two hairs on his head fall out.

!! Tropes:

* GilliganCut: When Slava offered pants as bribr to Chief Wiggum, Marge said that wasn't how Springfield Police worked. The next scene proves her wrong.
* ShoutOut: When Homer asked a man if he was an angel, he asked the "angel" to turn [[{{Cinderella}} a pumpkin into a carriage]].

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