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* CelebrityParadox: Creator/DanielRadcliffe appears as himself, having previously played Edmund in "Treehouse of Horror XXI" and the eponymous Diggs in "Diggs".
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* BigBookOfWar: The episode's B-plot involves Bart using Creator/SunTzu's "The Art Of War" to psychologically manipulate Homer.
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* BigBookOfWar: The episode's B-plot involves Bart using Creator/SunTzu's "The Art Of War" to psychologically manipulate Homer. Later, Homer starts using the same book to get back at Bart.
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* CluelessAesop: The show's snide response to the criticisms brought up by ''The Problem With Apu'' was criticized by many, [[https://www.npr.org/2018/04/09/600794630/the-simpsons-to-the-problem-with-apu-drop-dead including NPR]], who argued that the comparisons between ''The Princess in the Garden'' and ''The Simpsons'' itself don't mesh because: 1.) Apu ''isn't'' the main character of the show (to whit, he isn't even featured in the episode itself beyond the picture in Lisa's room); 2.) the thought that the writers can't change characters without drastically altering the show itself flies of the face of several developments the show's made over the years, e.g. Lisa adopting both vegetarianism and Buddhism; and 3.) ''The Simpsons'' isn't a long-forgotten work, it's an ''ongoing'' work with episodes made year after year.
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* CluelessAesop: The show's snide response to the criticisms brought up by ''The Problem With Apu'' was criticized by many, [[https://www.npr.org/2018/04/09/600794630/the-simpsons-to-the-problem-with-apu-drop-dead including NPR]], who argued that the comparisons between ''The Princess in the Garden'' and ''The Simpsons'' itself don't mesh because: 1.) Apu ''isn't'' the main character of the show (to whit, he isn't even featured in the episode itself beyond the picture in Lisa's room); room and a non-speaking cameo at the Tunnelcraft convention); 2.) the thought that the writers can't change characters without drastically altering the show itself flies of the face of several developments the show's made over the years, e.g. Lisa adopting both vegetarianism and Buddhism; and 3.) ''The Simpsons'' isn't a long-forgotten work, it's an ''ongoing'' work with episodes made year after year.
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* PoliticalOvercorrectness: Marge edits her past favorite to make it politically correct and it turned the protagonist into a MarySue.
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* PoliticalOvercorrectness: Marge edits her past favorite to make it politically correct and it turned the protagonist into a MarySue.MarySue [[invoked]].
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* CluelessAesop: The show's snide response to the criticisms brought up by ''The Problem With Apu'' was criticized by many, [[https://www.npr.org/2018/04/09/600794630/the-simpsons-to-the-problem-with-apu-drop-dead including NPR]], who argued that the comparisons between ''The Princess in the Garden'' and ''The Simpsons'' itself don't mesh because: 1.) Apu ''isn't'' the main character of the show; 2.) the thought that the writers can't change characters without drastically altering the show itself flies of the face of several developments the show's made over the years, e.g. Lisa adopting both vegetarianism and Buddhism; and 3.) ''The Simpsons'' isn't a long-forgotten work, it's an ''ongoing'' work with episodes made year after year.
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* CluelessAesop: The show's snide response to the criticisms brought up by ''The Problem With Apu'' was criticized by many, [[https://www.npr.org/2018/04/09/600794630/the-simpsons-to-the-problem-with-apu-drop-dead including NPR]], who argued that the comparisons between ''The Princess in the Garden'' and ''The Simpsons'' itself don't mesh because: 1.) Apu ''isn't'' the main character of the show; show (to whit, he isn't even featured in the episode itself beyond the picture in Lisa's room); 2.) the thought that the writers can't change characters without drastically altering the show itself flies of the face of several developments the show's made over the years, e.g. Lisa adopting both vegetarianism and Buddhism; and 3.) ''The Simpsons'' isn't a long-forgotten work, it's an ''ongoing'' work with episodes made year after year.
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* CluelessAesop: The show's snide response to the criticisms brought up by ''The Problem With Apu'' was criticized by many, [[https://www.npr.org/2018/04/09/600794630/the-simpsons-to-the-problem-with-apu-drop-dead including NPR]], who argued that the comparisons between ''The Princess in the Garden'' and ''The Simpsons'' itself don't mesh because: 1.) Apu ''isn't'' the main character of the show; 2.) the thought that the writers can't change characters without drastically altering the show itself flies of the face of several developments the show's made over the years, e.g. Lisa adopting both vegetarianism and Buddhism; and 3.) ''The Simpsons'' isn't a long-forgotten work, it's an ''ongoing'' work with episodes made year after year.
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* IResembleThatRemark: Homer, Bart and Lisa spend days watching an ''Itchy & Scratchy'' marathon until Marge tells them TV will rot their brains, to which Homer and Bart can only respond in gibberish.
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* SelfParody: ''WesternAnimation/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'''s "Every Slaughter Ever" marathon.
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-->'''Marge:''' [[Film/TheProblemWithApu Some things]] will be [[AnotherStoryForAnotherTime dealt with at a later date]].\\
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-->'''Marge:''' [[Film/TheProblemWithApu Some things]] things will be [[AnotherStoryForAnotherTime dealt with at a later date]].\\
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* ChekhovsGun: As Homer, Bart and Milhouse are heading out to the Tunnelcraft convention, Ned attempts his usual friendly banter, irritating Bart. Homer winds up using Bart's frustration with Ned against him.
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* WeWantOurJerkBack: Homer one-ups Bart's mind games by acting like Ned Flanders, which works like a charm.
-->'''Bart:''' Please, I want my dad--not this horrible creature from the depths of Heaven you've become.
-->'''Bart:''' Please, I want my dad--not this horrible creature from the depths of Heaven you've become.
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'''Lisa:''' ''If'' at all...
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Homer one-ups Bart's mind games by acting like Ned Flanders, which works like a charm.
-->'''Bart:''' Please, I want my dad--not this horrible creature from the depths of Heaven you've become.
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Homer one-ups Bart's mind games by acting like Ned Flanders, which works like a charm.
-->'''Bart:''' Please, I want my dad--not this horrible creature from the depths of Heaven you've become.
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'''Lisa:''' ''If'' at all...
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Homer one-ups Bart's mind games by acting like Ned Flanders, which works like a charm.
-->'''Bart:''' Please, I want my dad--not this horrible creature from the depths of Heaven you've become.all...
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Homer one-ups Bart's mind games by acting like Ned Flanders, which works like a charm.
-->'''Bart:''' Please, I want my dad--not this horrible creature from the depths of Heaven you've become.
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'''Lisa:''' ''If'' at all...
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'''Lisa:''' ''If'' at all...all...
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Homer one-ups Bart's mind games by acting like Ned Flanders, which works like a charm.
-->'''Bart:''' Please, I want my dad--not this horrible creature from the depths of Heaven you've become.
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Homer one-ups Bart's mind games by acting like Ned Flanders, which works like a charm.
-->'''Bart:''' Please, I want my dad--not this horrible creature from the depths of Heaven you've become.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Marge edits her past favorite to make it politically correct and it turned the protagonist into a MarySue.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: PoliticalOvercorrectness: Marge edits her past favorite to make it politically correct and it turned the protagonist into a MarySue.
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* NonNaziSwastika: ZigZagged. Creator/RudyardKipling appears in Marge's dream, smoking a pipe, and he tells her that in the end of ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' Mowgli crushes a rebellion of Indians demanding equal rights [[ForTheEvulz for the kicks of it]]. He then proceeds to [[BlowingSmokeRings blow a smoke shaped like a Hindu swastika]], a reference to its use as a decoration in his earlier prints, with the added connotation of his racist views.
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* NonNaziSwastika: ZigZagged. Creator/RudyardKipling appears in Marge's dream, smoking a pipe, and he tells her that in the end of ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' Mowgli crushes a rebellion of Indians demanding equal rights [[ForTheEvulz for the kicks of it]]. He then proceeds to [[BlowingSmokeRings blow a smoke shaped like a Hindu swastika]], a reference to its use as a decoration in his earlier prints, with the added connotation of his racist views.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Lisa and Marge discuss this while Marge is trying to censor all the problematic content of the book. By removing the racist undertones you end up left with a FlatCharacter who is left [[YoureACreditToYourRace without a character arc to make them interesting]], taking any bite out of the work it had.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Lisa and Marge discuss this while Marge is trying to censor all the problematic content of the book. By removing the racist undertones you end up left with a FlatCharacter who is left [[YoureACreditToYourRace [[YouAreACreditToYourRace without a character arc to make them interesting]], taking any bite out of the work it had.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Lisa and Marge discuss this while Marge is trying to censor all the problematic content of the book. By removing the racist undertones you end up left with a FlatCharacter who is left [[YoureACreditToYourRace without a character arc to make them interesting]], taking any bite out of the work it had.
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* OrwellianRetcon: Marge tries to modify and censor the original book to make it more appealing, but so overhauled the entire story and characters to leave them unrecognizable.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: As Marge realizes the problems with the book she and Lisa discuss the evolution of fiction and society, how something treated [[FairForItsDay as neutral-to-positive at the time it was written can later be seen as an offensive stereotype]][[invoked]]. As they do this, a [[FunnyForeigner signed picture of Apu]] is shown on Lisa's nightstand and Marge and Lisa go from talking to each other to facing the camera directly and talking to the audience.
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* FairForItsDay: [[invoked]] Near the end of the story Marge discusses the racist topics in the book with some college professors. They point out that some parts of the story were actually quite progressive for its time, and the author herself served as a lesbian icon for some underlying themes. Their arguments do seem a little strained, which Marge points out.
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* AnachronismStew: Marge's new version of her favorite book mentions the web in spite of the story being older than it.
* AnachronismStew: Marge's new version of her favorite book mentions the web in spite of the story being older than it.
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This episode provides examples of...
* AnachronismStew: Marge's new version of her favorite book mentions theweb protagonist being cisgender and fighting for net neutrality in spite of the story being older than it.such concepts.
* AnachronismStew: Marge's new version of her favorite book mentions the
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** Also, Marge's past favorite book is called ''[[Literature/ALittlePrincess The Princess]] [[Literature/TheSecretGarden in the Garden]]'', written by an expy of author Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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** Also, Marge's past favorite book is called ''[[Literature/ALittlePrincess The Princess]] [[Literature/TheSecretGarden in the Garden]]'', written by an expy of author Frances Hodgson Burnett.Burnett.
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'''Lisa:''' ''If'' at all...
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-->'''Marge:''' [[Film/TheProblemWithApu Some things]] will be [[AnotherStoryForAnotherTime dealt with at a later date]].\\
'''Lisa:''' ''If'' at all...
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* ShoutOut: One of the Itchy & Scratchy episodes is a parody of ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'' and is titled "Leave it to Cleaver".
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* ShoutOut: One of the Itchy & Scratchy episodes is a parody of ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'' and is titled "Leave it to Cleaver".Cleaver".
** Also, Marge's past favorite book is called ''[[Literature/ALittlePrincess The Princess]] [[Literature/TheSecretGarden in the Garden]]'', written by an expy of author Frances Hodgson Burnett.
** Also, Marge's past favorite book is called ''[[Literature/ALittlePrincess The Princess]] [[Literature/TheSecretGarden in the Garden]]'', written by an expy of author Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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* BigBookOfWar: The episode's B-plot involves Bart uses Creator/SunTzu's "The Art Of War" to psychologically manipulate Homer.
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* BigBookOfWar: The episode's B-plot involves Bart uses using Creator/SunTzu's "The Art Of War" to psychologically manipulate Homer.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: One of the episodes shown in the [[ShowWithinAShow Itchy & Scratchy]] marathon was all in black & white to reflect the movie it parodies.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: One of the episodes shown in the [[ShowWithinAShow Itchy & Scratchy]] marathon was all in black & white to reflect the movie series it parodies.
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* ShoutOut: One of the Itchy & Scratchy episodes is a parody of ''Film/LeaveItToBeaver'' and is titled "Leave it to Cleaver".
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* ShoutOut: One of the Itchy & Scratchy episodes is a parody of ''Film/LeaveItToBeaver'' ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'' and is titled "Leave it to Cleaver".
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: One of the episodes shown in the [[ShowWithinAShow Itchy & Scratchy]] marathon was all in black & white to reflect the movie it parodies.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Marge edits her past favorite to make it politically correct and it turned the protagonist into a MarySue.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Marge edits her past favorite to make it politically correct and it turned the protagonist into a MarySue.MarySue.
* ShoutOut: One of the Itchy & Scratchy episodes is a parody of ''Film/LeaveItToBeaver'' and is titled "Leave it to Cleaver".
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Marge forces the family to hand in their electronics and head to the library in an attempt to bring the family together again. This results in Bart using a war book to control Homer, and Marge discovering that a past favorite of hers is now offensive and insensitive.
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* AnachronismStew: Marge's new version of her favorite book mentions the web in spite of the story being older than it.
* NationalStereotypes: Marge's past favorite book stereotypes Latin Americans as submissive to Europeans and Irish as drunkards.
* NostalgiaFilter: Marge doesn't remember how offensive her favorite story is until she tries to read it to Lisa.
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Marge edits her past favorite to make it politically correct and it turned the protagonist into a MarySue.
!! Tropes:
* AnachronismStew: Marge's new version of her favorite book mentions the web in spite of the story being older than it.
* NationalStereotypes: Marge's past favorite book stereotypes Latin Americans as submissive to Europeans and Irish as drunkards.
* NostalgiaFilter: Marge doesn't remember how offensive her favorite story is until she tries to read it to Lisa.
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Marge edits her past favorite to make it politically correct and it turned the protagonist into a MarySue.
