History Recap / TheSimpsonsS2E8BartTheDaredevil

* AdultFear: When it sinks in that it's literally impossible for him to stop his 10-year-old son from making a doomed skateboard jump over Springfield Gorge if he really wants to do it, Homer breaks down crying, saying Bart's "as good as dead."
-->'''Bart:''' Hey, man, you can tell me not to do it, [[ParanoiaFuel but there's no way you can watch me 24 hours a day, and the minute your back is turned I'm grabbing my skateboard and headin' for that gorge]].

* AdultFear: Homer and Marge (mostly Homer) are worried because their son wants to risk his life to become a daredevil. Homer eventually makes Bart give up by threatening to jump over Springfield Gorge so Bart will know what's like fearing for a family member's life.

Episode - 7F06\\
First Aired - 12/6/1990

* RecycledAnimation: The animation of the school bus driving back from Springfield Gorge at the start of the third act is recycled from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E3HomersOdyssey Homer's Odyssey]]", namely the bus driving down a winding road and past a prison. The Season 1 gradient-style backgrounds are especially noticeable.

** This is how Homer is treated throughout the rest of the series as he suffers plenty more of these types of injuries.

* RealityEnsues: Homer ends up accidentally skateboarding across the gorge, but misses the other side and falls down. He ends up in traction at the hospital.

* KarmaHoudini: Professor von Brawn and the clearly biased referee face no consequences for, respectively, using a wrench in a wrestling match and permitting said action.

* AdultFear: Homer and Marge (mostly Homer) are worried because their son want to risk his life to become a daredevil. Homer eventually makes Bart give up by threatening to jump over Springfield Gorge so Bart will know what's like fearing for a family member's life.

** This is how Homer is treated throughout the rest of the series as he suffers plenty more of these type of injuries.

* HeelFaceTurn: Rasputin the Friendly Russian (nee the Mad Russian), thanks to the [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar inevitable forces of history]].

* TheStoolPigeon: Despite trying to convince Bart the dangers of daredevil stunts, Lance Murdock is instead impressed by Bart's interest in it, which causes Lisa to tell Homer about it, fearing that he may get hurt or die despite getting the most attention.

* TheStoolPigeon: Despite trying to convince Bart the dangers of daredevil stunts, Lance Murdock is instead impressed by Bart's interest in it, which causes Lisa to tell Homer about it, fearing that he may get hurt or die despite getting the most attention.

''(GilliganCut to Moe's Tavern)\\

* ShoutOut: Homer's extended tumble into Springfield Gorge is a reference to the scene in WesternAnimation/PorkyPigsFeat when Porky and Daffy pull the rug out from underneath a hotel manager causing him to tumble down an endless staircase.

* SignatureScene: Of course, the shot of Homer skateboarding over Springfield Gorge, overconfident in his survival, before dropping midair over the gorge and falling over the rocks, and the second time after being hauled into the ambulance. This scene would be so iconic that it would end up being featured and referenced in several future Simpsons mediums, including:
** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E18SoItsComeToThisASimpsonsClipShow So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show]]: Which adds a new shot of the second time Homer falls down the cliff after falling out of the ambulance.
** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E22BehindTheLaughter Behind the Laughter]]: Homer reveals that after shooting this stunt, he becomes addicted to painkillers.
** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E5TheBlunderYears The Blunder Years]]: Homer begins to reminisce about this scene, but Lisa interrupts saying, "Dad, everyone's tired of that story", referring to the number of times the scene has been seen both in episodes and behind-the-scenes documentaries and whatnot.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'': During the climax after Bart and Homer throw the bomb over the dome on the motorbike, the bike flies up the ramp and over Springfield Gorge. Eagle-eyed viewers will note that the crashed ambulance is still there!
** [[Recap/FamilyGuyS13E1TheSimpsonsGuy The Simpsons Guy]]: During Homer and Peter's chicken fight, while they are on Kang and Kodos' ship, the ship goes over the gorge and Peter says, "We're gonna make it!", to which Homer responds, "Trust me, we're not."

** ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie]]'': During the climax after Bart and Homer throw the bomb over the dome on the motorbike, the bike flies up the ramp and over Springfield Gorge. Eagle-eyed viewers will note that the crashed ambulance is still there!

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Dr. Hibbert, in his first appearance, is as a stern, competent professional. By his very next appearance, he became somewhat absent-minded and laugh-prone ("Ah-hee-hee-hee!") and an {{Expy}} of Creator/BillCosby, complete with a wife who looks like Phylicia Rashad (only with darker skin), a teenage son who looks like Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and a daughter who looked like Keisha Knight-Pulliam and in later seasons got himself a MorallyDubiousDoctorate.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Dr. Hibbert, in his first appearance, is as a stern, competent professional. By his very next appearance, he became somewhat absent-minded and laugh-prone ("Ah-hee-hee-hee!") and an {{Expy}} of Creator/BillCosby, complete with a wife who looks like Phylicia Rashad (only with darker skin), a teenage son who looks like Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and a daughter who looked like Keisha Knight-Pulliam.

-->'''Homer:''' I'm gonna make it. I'M GONNA MAKE IT! THIS IS THE GREATEST THRILL OF MY LIFE! I'M KING OF THE WORLD! WOO-HOO! WOO-HOO! I- ''[yelling]'' WHAAAAH!