History Recap / TheSimpsonsS5E16HomerLovesFlanders

* AesopAmnesia: Homer learns to love and appreciate Flanders, and--[[GenreSavvy as Lisa predicts]]--he's forgotten all about it by [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the following Thursday at 8 pm]].

-->'''Lisa:''' It's just another chapter in the pointless rivalry between Springfield and Shelbyville. They built a mini-mall, so we built a bigger mini-mall. They made the world's largest pizza, so we burnt down their city hall.
-->'''Homer:''' They swore they'd get us back by spiking our water supply, but they didn't have the guts.\\
'''Marge:''' ''(drinks a glass of water and then sees the walls start to run)'' Ooooh. The walls are melting again. ''(giggles)''

* HeelFaceTurn: Homer goes from disliking Flanders to being his overbearing best friend. [[StatusQuoIsGod He's resumed his usual hostility to Flanders by the end though.]]

--> '''Homer:''' Why am I such a loser? Why?\\
'''Bart:''' Well, your father was a loser, and his father, and his father -- it's genetic, man! ''([[ExplainExplainOhCrap realizes]])'' [[BorrowedCatchphrase D'oh!]]

--> '''Kent Brockman:''' Tonight, on "Eye on Springfield": just miles from your doorstep, hundreds of men are given weapons and trained to kill. The government calls it the "army", but a more alarmist name would be "The Killbot Factory."

* LoserSonOfLoserDad: When Homer asks why he's such a loser, Bart smartly calls him this and adds that this goes down multiple generations—"it's genetic, man!"—before realizing [[ExplainExplainOhCrap what he's just indicated about himself]].

-->'''Ned:''' There's Homer. ''(fires)'' There's Homer. ''(fires)'' There's Homer. ''(fires)'' '''THEY'RE ALL HOMER!!!''' ''(starts shooting faster)''

'''Bart:''' [[CatchPhrase ¡Ay, caramba!]]\\

--> "STOP IT! BREATHE THROUGH YOUR DAMN MOUTH!"

-->'''Homer:''' ''(calls to Lenny and Carl as he and Flanders drive by)'' THIS IS NED FLANDERS, MY FRIEND!!\\

* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: Flanders drives Homer to a sports game. When Homer notices Lenny and Carl he pushes Flanders' face down from sight because he is afraid of being seen with him. Lenny notices Homer's car is driving without a chauffeur and assumes his driving "one of those robot cars." As the car crashes, Carl sarcastically remarks: "One of those AMERICAN robot cars."

-->'''Homer:''' Admit it, Marge: you've hated Ned for years! In fact, you tried to bash his head in [[PipePain with a lead pipe!]]\\

* SnapBack: {{Lampshaded}} well in advance by a GenreSavvy Lisa, who understands that Homer's newfound appreciation for Flanders won't outlast the week's adventure. It doesn't.

%%* StatusQuoIsGod: {{Lampshaded}} by Lisa. Parodied at the end when Homer is back to hating Ned for no reason.

-->'''Homer:''' ''(shouting at the ceiling)'' Why do you mock me, O Lord?!
-->'''Marge:''' Homer, that's not God. That's just a waffle that Bart tossed up there. ''(She knocks it down with a broom handle.)''
-->'''Homer:''' ''(catching it)'' ...I know I shouldn't eat Thee, but...''(eats it)'' Mmm, sacrelicious.

* WeWantOurJerkBack: At first Ned appreciates Homer being nice to him, but he soon begins to miss the old Homer.

--> '''Burns:''' ''(to players)'' Men, there's a [[LittlestCancerPatient little crippled boy sitting in a hospital who wants you to win this game]]. I know because I crippled him myself to inspire you.\\
''(Cut to a hospital room where Milhouse is lying with a broken leg)''\\
'''Milhouse:''' ''(to his parents)'' Well, I hope they win, or Mr. Burns said he's coming back.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Bart offers Rod and Tod a Pixie Stix, despite the fact that they're not allowed to eat sugar. When they do try it they get hooked on the stuff and start fighting and insulting each other over it.

* ShadyScaper: A scalper buys all 30,000 tickets to the Springfield football game even if he only has $10 to pay for the lot. Unfortunately for Homer, who was the next guy in line and had spent a whole week camping in line to get them.

* OffModel: While on their way to Lake Springfield, Ned doesn't have his glasses on (which he needs to drive) and Maude appears to be sitting ''in front of'' the rearview mirror.
** Also, Homer's car is colored green rather than the usual pink.

* StatusQuoIsGod: {{Lampshaded}} by Lisa (see MediumAwareness). Parodied at the end when Homer is back to hating Ned for no reason.

* SurprisinglyCreepyMoment
** : The final scene is the Simpsons spending a night in a haunted house in order to fulfill a will's "OnOneCondition". As we get a general shot of the very creepy house (with a bat flying around included), Homer tempts fate by saying that there is nothing wrong and then we get a weird sound and the whole family screaming in terror at ''something'' before cutting to credits with "evil" music.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: ''Rappin' Ronnie Reagan'' tape.
* SurpriseCreepy: The final scene is the Simpsons spending a night in a haunted house in order to fulfill a will's "OnOneCondition". As we get a general shot of the very creepy house (with a bat flying around included), Homer tempts fate by saying that there is nothing wrong and then we get a weird sound and the whole family screaming in terror at ''something'' before cutting to credits with "evil" music.

* HiddenHeartOfGold: Moe reads to sick children and the homeless. He even gets ManlyTears as a result of what he reads -- "Literature/LittleWomen," for one. Bringing up his volunteer work at the bar earns Ned a threat from Moe, who doesn't want it getting out.

-->'''Moe:''' "And then they realized, they were no longer little girls: they were Literature/LittleWomen."

* UnmanlySecret: Moe threatens to kill Ned if he ever makes public that he reads books to the homeless, such as "Literature/LittleWomen".

* NothingIsScarier: We don't find out what frightened the Simpsons in the HauntedHouse.