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* GoldenMoment: Gets a little {{Deconstruction}} with Homer specifically trying to pull one off for Lisa. [[ParentsAsPeople Like most real parents]], [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he doesn't automatically know how to make sense of a situation or get something helpful out of it just because he's the adult]]. Still, he forges forward and does a decent job before realizing the best thing he can do is make Lisa laugh. (After leaving her room, he almost instantly achieves his own HardTruthAesop version with Bart. "Holy moly, talk about parenting!")
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* GoldenMoment: Gets a little {{Deconstruction}} with Homer specifically trying to pull one off for Lisa. [[ParentsAsPeople Like most real parents]], [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome parents, he doesn't automatically know how to make sense of a situation or get something helpful out of it just because he's the adult]]. Still, he forges forward and does a decent job before realizing the best thing he can do is make Lisa laugh. (After leaving her room, he almost instantly achieves his own HardTruthAesop version with Bart. "Holy moly, talk about parenting!")
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* CurseCutShort: When Mr. Bergstrom tells Homer that Lisa needs a strong male role model, Homer worries that Lisa will think he hasn't been a good enough dad:
-->'''Homer:''' She looks around and sees everybody else's dad with a good education, youthful looks, and a clean credit record, and thinks, "Why me? What did I do to deserve this fat old piece of..." ''[breaks down in tears]''
-->'''Homer:''' She looks around and sees everybody else's dad with a good education, youthful looks, and a clean credit record, and thinks, "Why me? What did I do to deserve this fat old piece of..." ''[breaks down in tears]''
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: While comforting Lisa, Homer tells her that he has been lucky because unlike her, he's never lost anyone special to him. Season 7's "Mother Simpson' would make that untrue to DarkAndTroubledPast levels.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: While comforting Lisa, Homer tells her that he has been lucky because unlike her, he's never lost anyone special to him. Season 7's "Mother Simpson' Simpson" would make that untrue to DarkAndTroubledPast levels.
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* ADogAteMyHomework: When Sherri and Terri nominate Bart for class president, Bart says that he had a speech prepared, but Santa's Little Helper ate it.
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Mr. Bergstrom says this when he sees Homer wallowing in self-pity.
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Mr. Bergstrom says this when he sees Homer wallowing in self-pity.
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* KickTheDog: Homer twice: first he (and Bart) laugh at Lisa's story when she tells Marge that he cried while reading ''Charlotte's Web'' to the class and again after Lisa was explaining to him that she'll never see Mr. Bergstrom again and when she confuses his indifference with not being able to empathize with her, he boldly clarifies "Hey, just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand!"
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* KickTheDog: Homer twice: first he (and Bart) laugh at Lisa's story when she tells Marge that he Mr. Bergstrom cried while reading ''Charlotte's Web'' to the class and again after Lisa was explaining to him that she'll never see Mr. Bergstrom again and when she confuses his indifference with not being able to empathize with her, he boldly clarifies "Hey, just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand!"
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Lisa's thinks so little of Homer, she has a hard time believing that he inspires the same feelings in Marge that Bergstrom does in her.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Lisa's Lisa thinks so little of Homer, she has a hard time believing that he inspires the same feelings in Marge that Bergstrom does in her.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Mr. Bergstrom gives Lisa a simple piece of paper and tells her that if she ever loses her way or doubts herself, all she needs to do is read it. She unfolds the paper and reads four words that bring tears to her eyes: "You are Lisa Simpson."
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Three separate examples:
** Mr. Bergstrom gives Lisa a simple piece of paper and tells her that if she ever loses her way or doubts herself, all she needs to do is read it. She unfolds the paper and reads four words that bring tears to her eyes: "You are Lisa Simpson.""
** Homer feels both insulted and out of his depth when Lisa leaves the table in tears, but Marge tells him that he's Lisa's father, and it's his job to be the one she can depend on, even if he doesn't believe it himself.
** Homer himself tells this to Lisa, saying she's so brilliant and good-hearted that in the future she will find plenty of people as special to her as Mr. Bergstrom:
--->'''Homer''': There's probably a place where they all get together and the food is real good and guys like me are serving drinks.
** Mr. Bergstrom gives Lisa a simple piece of paper and tells her that if she ever loses her way or doubts herself, all she needs to do is read it. She unfolds the paper and reads four words that bring tears to her eyes: "You are Lisa Simpson.
** Homer feels both insulted and out of his depth when Lisa leaves the table in tears, but Marge tells him that he's Lisa's father, and it's his job to be the one she can depend on, even if he doesn't believe it himself.
** Homer himself tells this to Lisa, saying she's so brilliant and good-hearted that in the future she will find plenty of people as special to her as Mr. Bergstrom:
--->'''Homer''': There's probably a place where they all get together and the food is real good and guys like me are serving drinks.
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* ThePerilsOfBeingTheBest: Mr. Bergstrom has to leave Springfield Elementary to teach underprivileged kids in the projects. He tries some false modesty, but then admits that he's the best at what he does, which is why he's more needed there.
-->'''Mr. Bergstrom''': That’s the problem with being middle class, anybody who really cares will abandon you for someone who needs you more.
-->'''Mr. Bergstrom''': That’s the problem with being middle class, anybody who really cares will abandon you for someone who needs you more.
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* YoureInsane: Skinner poses it as a question (understandably) after Bergstrom enters the classroom dressed as a cowboy and firing off cap pistols.
-->'''Mr. Bergstrom''': Uh, no sir, no, I'm not, it's my way of getting their attention.
-->'''Mr. Bergstrom''': Uh, no sir, no, I'm not, it's my way of getting their attention.
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* HistoricalInJoke: After winning the election, Martin holds up a copy of the school newspaper announcing Bart's "victory", copying a shot of UsefulNotes/HarryTruman doing the same with a newspaper announcing his opponent Thomas Dewey's "victory" in the 1948 presidential election.
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* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Krabapple, ecstatic that Martin won the election, rubs Bart's loss in his face by demonstrating the two votes that cost him his victory. "One for Martin, two for Martin!"
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* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Krabapple, Mrs. Krabappel, ecstatic that Martin won the election, rubs Bart's loss in his face by demonstrating the two votes that cost him his victory. "One for Martin, two for Martin!"
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Lisa's regard for Homer is so low that she has a hard time believing that Marge feels the same way about him, that she does Bergstrom.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Lisa's regard for Homer is thinks so low that little of Homer, she has a hard time believing that Marge feels he inspires the same way about him, feelings in Marge that she Bergstrom does Bergstrom.in her.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Lisa's regard for Homer is so low that she has a hard time believing that Marge feels the same way about him, that Lisa does Bergstrom.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Lisa's regard for Homer is so low that she has a hard time believing that Marge feels the same way about him, that Lisa she does Bergstrom.
