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* FailedAttemptAtDrama: The cat burglar calls in to "Eye on Springfield" to taunt Homer about his next robbery. It might have worked better if Homer had realized who he was talking to.

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* FailedAttemptAtDrama: The cat burglar calls in to "Eye on Springfield" "Smartline" to taunt Homer about his next robbery. It might have worked better if Homer had realized who he was talking to.
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* GentlemanThief: After being caught at the end of the episode, Molloy graciously returns the items he has stolen.

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* GentlemanThief: After being caught at the end of the episode, Molloy graciously returns the items he has stolen.stolen, and is so charming that the townspeople [[EasilyForgiven don't even want to put him in jail]].
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* MisplacedRetribution: When the cat-burglar calls Kent Brockman's show in order to mock Homer, Homer gets so enraged that he starts straggling someone off-screen. The shot then pans back to reveal it's the show's stage manager.
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* NoRulesRacing: Happens at the very end, in an homage to ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''.
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* TheyHaveTheScent: Wiggum tries to use a rather vicious one to get Homer's scent using a handkerchief, but foolishly wipes his face and underarms with it first.

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* TheyHaveTheScent: Wiggum tries to use a rather vicious one to get Homer's the burglar's scent using a handkerchief, but foolishly wipes his face and underarms with it first.
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* BeatWithoutABut: Homer appears on TV to talk about his newly-formed mob, but their complete lack of positive attributes makes his defense less than convincing:
-->'''Kent Brockman''': What do you say to the accusation that your group has been causing more crimes than it's been preventing?
-->'''Homer''': Oh, Kent, I'd be lying if I said my men weren't committing crimes!...
-->'''Kent Brockman''': ''({{beat}})'' Hmm, touché.

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Episode - 1F09\\
First Aired - 1/6/1994

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Episode - 1F09\\
First Aired - 1/6/1994

'''Original air date:''' 1/6/1994 ''(produced in 1993)''

'''Production code:''' 1F09
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Abe says he found a clue during "one of [his] frequent trips to the ground" (with a flashback of him walking down the hall at his nursing home and suddenly tripping).
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* ClueEvidenceAndASmokingGun: Abe's summation against Molloy runs as follows: a) he noticed that Molloy wears sneakers, "[[InsaneTrollLogic for sneaking!]]", b) he witnessed Molloy using a grappling hook to scale a building, c) Molloy, "unlike most retired people, has the world's largest cubic zirconia on his coffee table."
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-->'''Lisa:''' [[JerkassBall Bart's pain is funny]], but mine isn't!

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-->'''Lisa:''' [[JerkassBall [[NoSympathy Bart's pain is funny]], but mine isn't!

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* ComedicSociopathy: Not only Homer but [[NotSoAboveItAll Marge]] and [[EvenNerdsHaveStandards Lisa]] laugh hysterically at the fact that Bart had a stamp collection, a fact they discover because he's upset to find it stolen along with the rest of their valuables.
-->'''Lisa:''' [[JerkassBall Bart's pain is funny]], but mine isn't!



* JerkassBall: Lisa shows a stunning LackOfEmpathy to Bart's stamp collection getting stolen, laughing him to scorn for having [[EvenNerdsHaveStandards had one in the first place]].
-->'''Lisa:''' [[ComedicSociopathy Bart's pain is funny]], but mine isn't!

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* EvenNerdsHaveStandards: Bart [[HiddenDepths has a stamp collection]], which even Lisa laughs at.



-->'''Chief Wiggum:''' Oh, sorry, folks. Gee, [[SarcasmMode I really hate to spoil this little love-in]], but Mr. Molloy broke the law. And when you break the law, you gotta go to jail.\\

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-->'''Chief --->'''Chief Wiggum:''' Oh, sorry, folks. Gee, [[SarcasmMode I really hate to spoil this little love-in]], but Mr. Molloy broke the law. And when you break the law, you gotta go to jail.\\


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* JerkassBall: Lisa shows a stunning LackOfEmpathy to Bart's stamp collection getting stolen, laughing him to scorn for having [[EvenNerdsHaveStandards had one in the first place]].
-->'''Lisa:''' [[ComedicSociopathy Bart's pain is funny]], but mine isn't!
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-->'''Chief Wiggum:''' ...Yeah. Me too. I will also go home. ''({{Beat}}'' For sleep.

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-->'''Chief Wiggum:''' ...Yeah. Me too. I will also go home. ''({{Beat}}'' ''({{Beat}})'' For sleep.
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* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Homer and Wiggum after a jailed Molloy drops a hint about the location of his hidden millions.
-->'''Homer:''' Well...I guess I'll be going to my home now and...sleep...
-->'''Chief Wiggum:''' ...Yeah. Me too. I will also go home. ''({{Beat}}'' For sleep.
-->''(They and the other two cops stampede for the door.)''
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** When Homer first forms the militia, Marge is concerned about having guns in the house. Homer assures her that they know what they're doing, but he's repeatedly interrupted by the group's guns accidentally going off. And one of the members holding a rifle that went off accidentally is ''Bart''.

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** When Homer first forms the militia, Marge is concerned about having guns in the house. Homer assures her that they know what they're doing, are "responsible adults", but he's repeatedly interrupted by the group's guns accidentally going off. And one of the members holding a rifle that went off accidentally is ''Bart''.

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