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* BeehiveHairdo: Marge actually averts this for most of the flashbacks, going for more modest SeventiesHair. She decides to wear her hair up for the prom, and she kept it that way after getting together with Homer.
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* FormerlyFit: Homer was a ''lot'' thinner in high-school, compared to his weight now. At the time, he assumed it was because his strong "metabamolism"--and not because his gluttony was taking a while to catch up to him.

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* FormerlyFit: Homer was a ''lot'' thinner in high-school, compared to his weight now. At the time, he assumed it was because of his strong "metabamolism"--and not because his gluttony was taking a while to catch up to him.
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* FormerlyFit: Homer was a ''lot'' thinner in high-school, compared to his weight now.

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* FormerlyFit: Homer was a ''lot'' thinner in high-school, compared to his weight now. At the time, he assumed it was because his strong "metabamolism"--and not because his gluttony was taking a while to catch up to him.
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* DumbIsGood: The other candidate for Marge's heart is her debate team rival Artie Ziff, who's as intelligent as Homer is dim. Unfortunately, [[SmallNameBigEgo he knows it]].

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* DumbIsGood: The other candidate for In high school, Homer, unintelligent slacker that he was, won Marge's heart is after demonstrating that his respect and other feelings for her debate team rival are genuine. Artie Ziff, who's as intelligent as Homer is dim. Unfortunately, Ziff was his polar opposite--intelligent, accomplished, [[SmallNameBigEgo he knows it]]. egotistical]], and willing to disrespect Marge's boundaries for his benefit.
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* ThePowerOfLove: It's love at first sight for Homer, and he manages to win over Marge by showing the guy he is beneath being the unintelligent slacker.

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* ThePowerOfLove: It's love at first sight for Homer, and he manages to win over Marge by showing the guy he is beneath being the unintelligent slacker.genuine care for her when she needs it, unlike his direct competition, Artie Ziff, who proves to be a scummy and selfish person.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: How Abe recognises Homer is lovelorn, given he's not behaving the way he normally does at dinner (i.e., making crude jokes and stuffing his face)

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: How Abe recognises recognizes Homer is lovelorn, given lovelorn because he's not behaving the way he normally does at dinner (i.e., making crude jokes and stuffing his face)face).
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: When Marge first heard the term "housewife", she apparently thought it meant "a woman married to a house".
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* MisterSandmanSequence: The flashback to 1974 starts with teenaged Homer driving to school with the Music/TheCarpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You" playing on the radio, then switching the station to the Music/SteveMillerBand's "Space Cowboy" and singing along.

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* MisterSandmanSequence: The flashback to 1974 starts with teenaged Homer driving to school with the Music/TheCarpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You" playing on the radio, then switching the station to the Music/SteveMillerBand's "Space Cowboy" "The Joker" and singing along.
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* MisterSandmanSequence: The flashback to 1974 starts with teenaged Homer driving to school with the Music/TheCarpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You" playing on the radio, then switching the station to the Music/SteveMillerBand's "Space Cowboy" and singing along.
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* SlobsVersusSnobs: Subverted. Although Homer does prove to be a better person than Artie, he's still shown to be incredibly immature and inconsiderate about Marge's feelings at first.
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* FormerlyThin: Homer was a ''lot'' thinner in high-school, compared to his weight now.

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* FormerlyThin: FormerlyFit: Homer was a ''lot'' thinner in high-school, compared to his weight now.



--> [Toot Toot!]
--> '''Homer''': Shut up!
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--> '''Homer''': I'm over as far as I can go!
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--> '''Homer''': Alright! Alright! I'll ''walk in the MUD!''

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--> [Toot Toot!]
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'''Homer''': Shut up!
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up!\\
[Toot Toot!]
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Toot!]\\
'''Homer''': I'm over as far as I can go!
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Toot!]\\
'''Homer''': Alright! Alright! I'll ''walk in the MUD!''
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* FormerlyThin: Homer was a ''lot'' thinner in high-school, compared to his weight now.
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%% * JewishAndNerdy: Artie Ziff.
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* LoveEpiphany: Marge has one after getting groped by Artie and coming home from the prom where she hears her family say that she went out "with the right one". After she finds Homer on the road while she's driving, she tells him that she should have gone to the prom with him.

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* LoveEpiphany: Marge has one after getting groped by Artie and coming home from the prom where she hears her family say that she went out "with the right good one". After she finds Homer on the road while she's driving, she tells him that she should have gone to the prom with him.
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I removed the "cannot talk to women" example. This was about a woman rejecting Barney, not about Barney being unable to talk to women.


* CannotTalkToWomen: Barney.
-->'''Barney:''' Ey, will you go to prom with me?\\
'''Random Girl:''' Good God no!
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'''Abe:''' Cut the crap! ''([[SarcasmMode in a mocking voice]])'' "I just collect the cans, Daddy!" [[INeedAFreakingDrink Now grab yourself a beer and get me one too]]!

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'''Abe:''' Cut the crap! ''([[SarcasmMode in a mocking voice]])'' "I just collect the cans, Daddy!" [[INeedAFreakingDrink Now grab yourself a beer and get me one too]]!too!
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* JewishAndNerdy: Artie Ziff.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Homer experiences this upon meeting Marge, albeit Season 15 would reveal that [[AlreadyMetEveryone they briefly met as children and didn't recognize each other later]].

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%% * JewishAndNerdy: Artie Ziff.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Homer experiences this upon meeting Marge, albeit Season 15 would reveal that [[AlreadyMetEveryone they briefly met as children and didn't recognize each other later]]. is smitten by Marge the moment she enters detention. Even forbidding Barney to try asking her to go to prom with him.
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-->'''Marge:''' I think this is sick... They're staring at a dot!

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-->'''Marge:''' I think this is sick... They're You're staring at a dot!

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* BitchSlap: After Homer tells Marge the truth, she slaps him and says that she never wants to see him again. After she leaves, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Homer's still certain he's got a date for the prom]].

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After Homer tells Marge the truth, she slaps him and says that she never wants to see him again. After she leaves, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Homer's still certain he's got a date for the prom]].prom]].
** She slaps Artie after he gets too aggressive after their prom.
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* MakeUpIsEvil: When Marge is getting ready for prom, Mrs. Bouvier comes in to pinch Marge's cheeks to make them rosier. When Marge suggests using the painless rouge instead, Mrs. Bouvier says "Ladies pinch, Whores use Rouge".

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* MakeUpIsEvil: When Marge is getting ready for prom, Mrs. Bouvier comes in to pinch Marge's cheeks to make them rosier. When Marge suggests using the painless rouge instead, Mrs. Bouvier says "Ladies pinch, pinch. Whores use Rouge".

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Armor Piercing Slap is now a disambiguation page.


* ArmorPiercingSlap: Subverted. After Homer tells Marge the truth, she slaps him and says that she never wants to see him again. After she leaves, Homer's still certain he's got a date for the prom.


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* BitchSlap: After Homer tells Marge the truth, she slaps him and says that she never wants to see him again. After she leaves, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Homer's still certain he's got a date for the prom]].

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: After getting slapped by Marge after he reveals the truth of why he asked her to help teach him French, and her saying that she hates him, Homer doesn't quite get that Marge might not want to go to prom with him anymore.
--> '''Homer:''' (Reaches for the phone in silence) Hey Barney. Guess who's got a date to the prom!



* LoveEpiphany: Marge has one when driving home after getting groped by Artie and coming home from the prom.

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* LoveEpiphany: Marge has one when driving home after getting groped by Artie and coming home from the prom.prom where she hears her family say that she went out "with the right one". After she finds Homer on the road while she's driving, she tells him that she should have gone to the prom with him.


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* SickeninglySweet: After hearing Homer and Marge's heartfelt story, and seeing them kiss in the present, Lisa and Maggie look inraptured, while Bart starts gagging.

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