History Recap / TheSimpsonsS5E10Springfield

** Barney feels that Marge's gambling is a sign of very addictive behaviour. Immediately afterwards he himself notices three cans of beer (actually just money that someone stashed inside the cans) which he quickly guzzles up one after the other.

* OverlyLongGag: Mr. Burns laughing at the memory of injuring an Irish bumper car worker.

** Mr. Burns turns into Howard Hughes as the success of the casino gets to him.
*** His bedroom in the hotel is modelled after that of the astronaut during the final scenes of ''Film/TwoThousandAndOneASpaceOdyssey''.

* StartMyOwn: When Bart gets thrown out of the casino for being underrage, he creates his own casino in his treehouse.
* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: Mr Burns is less than thrilled over the idea pitches for the casino. The first, ''Britannia'', was supposed to be English-themed, with genuine Cockney waitresses (fresh from the streets of Sussex). The second was a hippie who thought he was being brought in to pitch Woodstock. The third interview, the Sea Captain, tried to talk Burns into financing a spice expedition to the East Indies.

* WomenAreWiser: One of the show's earliest subversions that wasn't in season one. Homer, if somewhat haphazardously, manages to bring Marge out of her gambling addiction. He then revels in finally having one over her.

** Barney feels that Marge showcase very addictive behaviour by her gambling, only to notice three cans of beer (actually just money that someone stashed inside the cans) which he immediately and quickly guzzles up one after the other.

* AsHimself: Gerry Cooney; Robert Goulet

* CelebrityImpersonator: Bart tried to hire a Creator/LizaMinelli impersonator for his casino. He found himself needing a replacement act because he found out the "impersonator" was the ''real'' Liza Minelli.

* DeletedScene: According to ''The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectaular'', there was supposed to be a scene where Homer's incompetence at the blackjack table gets James Bond captured by Blofeld.

* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: Mr Burns is less than thrilled over the idea pitches for the casino. The first, "Britannia, was supposed to be English-themed, with genuine Cockney waitresses (fresh from the streets of Sussex). The second was a hippie who thought he was being brought in to pitch Woodstock. The third interview, the Sea Captain, tried to talk Burns into financing a spice expedition to the East Indies.

* BlashBlahBlah: Marge in Homer's "photographic memory".

* HypocriticalHumor: The Squeaky-Voiced Teen throwing Bart out of the casino for being underage.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Mr. Burns decided to use himself as a theme for his casino.

* OverlyLongGag: Mr. Burns laughing at the memory of injury an Irish bumper car worker.

* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: Mr Burns is less than thrilled over the idea pitches for the casino. The first, Britannia, was supposed to be English-themed, with genuine Cockney waitresses, the second was for a hippie-themed one called Woodstock. The third interview, the Sea Captain, had misunderstood the purpose of the interview and tried to talk Burns into financing a spice expidition to the East Indies.
* WomenAreWiser: One of the show's earliest subversions. Homer, if somewhat hap hazardously, manages to bring Marge out of her gambling addiction. He then revels in finally having one over her.

* CelebrityImpersonator: Bart tried to hire a Creator/LizaMinnelli impersonator for his casino. He found himself needing a replacement act because he found out the "impersonator" was the ''real'' Liza Minelli.

* CelebrityImpersonator: Bart tried to hire a LizaMinelli impersonator for his casino. He found himself needing a replacement act because he found out the "impersonator" was the ''real'' Liza Minelli.

* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: Mr Burns is less than thrilled over the idea pitches for the casino. The first, Britannia, was supposed to be English-themed, with genuine Cockney waitresses, the second was for a hippie-themed one called Woodstock. The Sea Captain had misunderstood the purpose of the interview and tried to talk Burns into financing a spice expidition to the East Indies.

** Mr. Burns turns into Howard Hughes as the success of the casino gets to him.

* ShoutOut: The title above references ''Film/DrStrangelove''.

* OverlyLongTitle: The actual title to this episode is: "$pringfield: Or, 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling."
* ShoutOut: The title above references ''{{Dr Strangelove}}''.

* OverlyLongTitle: The actual title to this episode is: "$pringfield: Or, 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling."

!! Tropes:

* ItsAllAboutMe: Mr. Burns decided to use himself as a theme for his casino.

Legalized gambling comes to Springfield as a new revenue stream. Homer becomes a card dealer, Marge becomes a gambling addict, and Mr. Burns makes like Howard Hughes.

* DeletedScene: According to ''The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectaular'', one of JamesBond playing blackjack with Blofeld, and losing because Homer left the jokers and poker instructions in the deck.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The Siegfried and Roy expies (Gunter and Erst) getting attacked by their white tiger, Anastasia, would become a reality when Roy Horn got attacked by his white tiger in 2004. In the writers' defense, they knew this would happen someday (whether they were joking or not is up for debate) and were surprised when it did.