History Recap / TheSimpsonsS2E10BartGetsHitByACar

ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin — and the ensuing lawsuits and exaggerations of Bart's injuries lead to yet another strain on Marge and Homer's marriage.

* FirstAppearance: Debut of Lionel Hutz, Dr. Nick, and the Blue-Haired Lawyer.

* NeverMyFault: Homer refused to take Mr. Burn's offer, and Marge admits that she doesn't like the situation they're in, including Homer's greed and "phony doctors". Burns overhears this, and has Marge up to the stands to confess everything. Homer now isn't sure if she loves her anymore for blowing their chance at $1 million.

** Satan says: ''"Please allow me to introduce myself"'', which is a reference to the first line in Music/TheRollingStones ' song ''"Sympathy For The Devil"''.

* TimeMarchesOn: Satan says Bart isn't supposed to arrive in Hell, until ''"the Yankees wins the pennant. That's nearly a century from now."'' In RealLife the Yankees have won the A.L. pennant 7 times since the episode aired.[[note]](As of January 1, 2015.)[[/note]]
* TooDumbToLive: Mr. Burns offers to settle out of court for $500,000 dollars, and Homer turns it down....except that he's suing Mr. Burns for a million dollars and Hutz gets fifty percent (50%), so that's the same thing he'd get if he won the suit. Unless Hutz got half of the settlement.

* FirstAppearance: Of Lionel Hutz, Dr. Nick, and the Blue-Haired Lawyer.

!!Tropes Used In This Episode:

* TheBadGuyWins: Homer could've taken the offer and walked away but let his ego get the better of him. Burns manages to find out about the phony doctors after overhearing Marge. Then he has her come to the stand on count the next day. Not surprisingly, she winds up blowing it for Homer and winning the case for Burns.

-->'''Homer''': Mr. Burns, are you trying to get me drunk?
-->'''Mr. Burns''': Yes.

* PragmaticVillainy: Burns doesn't fire Homer because of the media backlash he would likely suffer as a result.
* RashomonStyle: Both Bart and Mr. Burns deliver different retellings of the accident to the court, exaggerating things to make themselves look more sympathetic in order to win the case. Bart claims that Burns intentionally tried to run him down, while Burns says that the boy moved wildly all over the road as Burns desperately tried to avoid hitting him (and let out an emotional BigNo and TakeMeInstead when he did). Neither were remotely true, but the court clearly sides with Bart and doesn't buy Burns' story for a second.

* TimeMarchesOn: Satan says Bart isn't supposed to arrive in Hell, until ''"the Yankees wins the pennant. That's nearly a century from now."'' In RealLife the Yankees have won the pennant several times since the episode aired.
* TooDumbToLive: Burns offers to settle out of court for $500,000 dollars, and Homer turns it down....except that he's suing Burns for a million dollars and Hutz gets fifty percent, so that's the same thing he'd get if he won the suit. Unless Hutz got half of the settlement.
** Burns thought the media would praise him for firing Homer until Smithers advised him otherwise.

* AmbulanceChaser: Lionel Hutz. It was even mentioned the Simpsons first saw him when he was [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin chasing Bart's ambulance]].
** When Homer came to see him, Hutz hears an ambulance and decided not to this time since he's already got a case.
* TheBadGuyWins: Homer could've took the offer and walked away but let his ego get the better of him. Burns manages to figure out about the phoney doctors after overhearing Marge. Then has her comes to the stand on count the next day. Not surprisingly, she winds up blowing it for Homer and winning the case for Burns.

** Bart arrives in Hell where he sees a scene from Creator/HieronymusBosch' tryptich of the ''"Garden Of Earthly Delights"''.

* GrayAndGrayMorality: Mr. Burns is just as wretched as ever and was completely unconcerned when he hit Bart. However, Homer's lawsuit against him is [[FrivolousLawsuit completely frivolous]] as Bart's injuries weren't particularly grievous or expensive which is why his win isn't considered a KarmaHoudini. Everyone's pretty much in the wrong here.

* GrayAndGrayMorality: Mr. Burns is just as wretched as ever and was completely unconcerned when he hit Bart. However, Homer's lawsuit against him is [[FrivolousLawsuit completely frivolous]] as Bart's injuries weren't particularly grievous or expensive.

* EpisodeTitleCard: Parodied. Just as the title dissolved during the opening credits, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bart is hit.]]

* TimeMarchesOn: Satan says Bart isn't supposed to arrive in Hell, until ''"the Yankees wins the pennant. That's nearly a century from now."'' In RealLife the Yankees have won the pennant.

** Bart arrives in Hell where he sees a scene from HieronymusBosch' tryptich of the ''"Garden Of Earthly Delights"''.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This is one of the few ''"Simpsons"'' episodes, save for the "Treehouse of Horror" ones, where the title appears on the screen at the start of the episode.

** Bart lying in bed and saying "And you were there, and you..." is a reference to the ending of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

* TimeMarchesOn: Satan says Bart isn't supposed to arrive in Hell, until "the Yankees wins the pennant. That's nearly a century from now." In RealLife the Yankees have won the pennant.

* ShoutOut: Bart arrives in Hell where he sees a scene from HieronymusBosch' tryptich of the "Garden Of Earthly Delights".
* SpecialGuest: Creator/PhilHartman as Lionel Hutz and the PA announcer on the way to Heaven

* TooDumbToLive: Burns offers to settle out of court for $500,000 dollars, and Homer turns it down....except that he's suing Burns for a million dollars and Hutz gets fifty percent, so that's the same thing he'd get if he won the suit.

* SpecialGuest: Creator/PhilHartman as Lionel Hutz

* SpecialGuest: Creator/PhilHartman as Lionel Hutz

* ShoutOut: Bart arrives in Hell where he sees a scene from HieronymusBosch' tryptich of the "Garden Of Earthly Delights".

* RashomonStyle: Both Bart and Mr. Burns deliver different retellings of the accident to the court, exaggerating things to make themselves look more sympathetic in order to win the case. Bart claims that Burns intentionally tried to run him down, while Burns says that the boy moved wildly all over the road as Burns desperately tried to avoid hitting him (and let out an emotional BigNo and TakeMeInstead when he did). Neither were remotely true, but the court clearly sides with Bart and doesn't buy Burns' story for a second.

* RashomonStyle: Both Bart and Mr. Burns deliver different retellings of the accident to the court, exaggerating things to make themselves look more sympathetic in order to win the case. Bart claims that Burns intentionally tried to run him down, while Burns says that the boy moved wildly all over the road as Burns desperately tried to avoid hitting him (and let out an emotional BigNo and TakeMeInstead when he did). Neither were remotely true, but the court clearly sides with Bart and doesn't buy Burns' story for an second.

* RashomonStyle: Both Bart and Mr. Burns deliver different retellings of the accident to the court, exaggerating things to make themselves look more sympathetic in order to win the case. Bart claims that Burns intentionally tried to run him down, while Burns says that the boy moved wildly all over the road as Burns desperately tried to avoid hitting him (and let out an emotional BigNo and TakeMeInstead when he did). Neither were remotely true, but the court clearly sides with Bart and doesn't buy Burns' story for an instant.

* PragmaticVillainy: Burns doesn't fire Homer because of the media backlash he would likely suffer as a result.

* AmbulanceChaser: Lionel Hutz. It was even mentioned the Simpsons first saw him when he was [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin chasing Bart's ambulance]].

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