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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: After telling Homer to take the car for a test drive, Yaclav says "Zagreb ebnen zlotny diev!", which is just random Slavic-sounding gibberish.
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: A literal example as [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Homer was the one]] who introduced his friend [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy Barney Gumble to beer right before the SAT exam]] and made him into an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]].
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* RiddledAndRattled: when Bart is ambushed by the other Springfield Elementary School students, who're angry because Homer's snowplowing business means they have to go to school on what would otherwise be a snow day. In a parody of the ''Film/TheGodfather'', he's pelted from all sides by snowballs and jerked around from the impact before finally collapsing.
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* SinsOfOurFathers: When Homer plows the streets and causes school to happen on a snow day, the angered kids of Springfield Elementary pelt Bart with snowballs.
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* [[AsHimself As Herself/Himself]]: Music/LindaRonstadt and Creator/AdamWest.

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* [[AsHimself As Herself/Himself]]: AsHimself: Music/LindaRonstadt and Creator/AdamWest.
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-->'''Homer''': D'oh!
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--->'''Barney''': Hey! Where have you been all my life?
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* MadeForTVMovie: According to Troy [=McClure=], Krusty's percodan addiction is going to be the subject of this.
-->'''Krusty''': I'll be played by Creator/JimmySmits! ''(goofy laugh)''
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* DiscoDan: Homer and Barney use telephone exchange numbers for their plow services. These were phased out in TheSixties in favor of all-digit dialing.
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* AmbiguousSituation: When Homer gets a call from the motor company that made the plow, Homer pretends to be a WrongNumber saying, "Oh, you want the Mr. Plow who plows driveways. This is ''Tony'' Plow. From ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver''?" There is a brief pause and then Homer says, "Yeah, they were gay." According to WordOfGod, it was meant to be ambiguous whom Homer was talking about. (And by the way, the actor's name was Tony Dow.)

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* AmbiguousSituation: When Homer gets a call from the motor company that made the plow, Homer pretends to be a WrongNumber wrong number saying, "Oh, you want the Mr. Plow who plows driveways. This is ''Tony'' Plow. From ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver''?" There is a brief pause and then Homer says, "Yeah, they were gay." According to WordOfGod, it was meant to be ambiguous whom Homer was talking about. (And by the way, the actor's name was Tony Dow.)
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* AmbiguousSituation: When Homer gets a call from the motor company that made the plow, Homer pretends to be a WrongNumber saying, "Oh, you want the Mr. Plow who plows driveways. This is ''Tony'' Plow. From ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver''?" There is a brief pause and then Homer says, "Yeah, they were gay." According to WordOfGod, it was meant to be ambiguous whom Homer was talking about. (And by the way, the actor's name was Tony Dow.)
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* MsFanservice: At the Car Expo, a beautiful model stands in front of a car that is being given away for a contest. Homer asks her if she comes with the car, to which the model just giggles. Another entrant asks the same question and the model gives the same response.
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'''Original air date:''' 9F07

'''Production code:''' 11/19/1992

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'''Original air date:''' 9F07

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'''Production code:''' 11/19/1992
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** ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' and its American remake ''Film/{{Sorcerer}}'': Homer's trip across the rickety bridge is based on the films, with the music inspired by the latter. [[https://twitter.com/MikeReissWriter/status/1688596972582715397 According to Mike Reiss]], this was because they'd learned ''Sorcerer'' director Creator/WilliamFreidkin was a fan of the show!

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** ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' and its American remake ''Film/{{Sorcerer}}'': Homer's trip across the rickety bridge is based on the films, with the music inspired by the latter. [[https://twitter.com/MikeReissWriter/status/1688596972582715397 According to Mike Reiss]], this was because they'd learned ''Sorcerer'' director Creator/WilliamFreidkin Creator/WilliamFriedkin was a fan of the show!
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** ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' and its American remake ''Film/{{Sorcerer}}'': Homer's trip across the rickety bridge is based on the films, with the music inspired by the latter.

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** ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' and its American remake ''Film/{{Sorcerer}}'': Homer's trip across the rickety bridge is based on the films, with the music inspired by the latter. [[https://twitter.com/MikeReissWriter/status/1688596972582715397 According to Mike Reiss]], this was because they'd learned ''Sorcerer'' director Creator/WilliamFreidkin was a fan of the show!
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* FiveFiveFive: Mr. Plow's number is [=KLondike=]-5-3226, which if called soon enough, will net a free t-shirt...[[BaitAndSwitch of Stockdale for Veep in '88]][[note]]"He could still surprise us!"[[/note]]. The Plow King's number is [=KLondike=]-5-4796.

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* FiveFiveFive: Mr. Plow's number is [=KLondike=]-5-3226, which if called soon enough, will net a free t-shirt...[[BaitAndSwitch of Stockdale for Veep in '88]][[note]]"He Veep]][[note]]"He could still surprise us!"[[/note]]. The Plow King's number is [=KLondike=]-5-4796.
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* CompressedVice: An intentional example, as when young Barney takes a single sip of beer, he's hooked immediately and becomes identical in demeanour and appearance to his adult self.

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