History Recap / TheSimpsonsS5E1HomersBarbershopQuartet

* IResembleThatRemark: Apu swears "by the many arms of Vishnu" that he is not an Indian.

** [[UsefulNotes/GrammyAward The Grammy Awards]].

** When Skinner mentions: "I can't remember the last time we were all together", Apu answers: "Last year, on that stupid Dame Edna special."

** ''Barney'', of all people, turns out to have an astounding singing voice.

** Barney's accidental audition by singing "Danny Boy" is one to ''Film/CantStopTheMusic''. Ironic, since he was replacing Chief Wiggum, who was "too Village People".

Back home, the family finds some Be Sharps merchandise that had been hidden in the attic, including a second album entitled ''Bigger than Jesus'' (just after Bart wondered if the group screwed it up by doing the same as The Beatles). After seeing the LP, Homer tells how it came all apart. By this time, the quartet has become artistically stagnant and conflicts arise, with Barney bringing in his new girlfriend, a Japanese artist whose idea for the group is looping her saying "Number eight" and Barney's belches ''ad nauseam''. Then Homer tells how it all ended: the group's members find out in ''US Weekly'' they're no longer "hot" on the "Hot or Not" list and return to their normal lives. As Homer ends his story, Bart and Lisa ask him how they never knew about his musical career. He tells them he'll answer that another day. Feeling nostalgic, Homer reunites with Skinner, Apu and Barney at Moe's rooftop (not having performed together since a Creator/DameEdna special one year earlier), where they sing "Baby on Board" to the surprise of the townspeople and the indifference of George Harrison, and much to the chagrin of a "fly man" who's in the middle of a stunt, and Chief Wiggum, who calls in the riot squad.

-->'''Homer''': I'd like to thank you on behalf of the group, and I hope we passed the audition.
-->''[crowd laughs]''
-->'''Barney''': AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! AH HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! AH HA HA Haaaaaaaaaaa...................... I don't get it.

-->'''Principal Skinner:''' Well, Willie, I'm back. And how did you spend your summer?
-->'''Groundskeeper Willie:''' I made millions in software, and then lost it at the track!

* GettingTheBandBackTogether: The episode ends with the Be Sharps getting back together for a RooftopConcert.

* IResembleThatRemark[=/=]SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Apu swears "by the many arms of Vishnu" that he is not an Indian.

-->'''Lisa:''' ...There are still a few things I don't get. Like, how come we never heard about this until today?
-->'''Bart:''' Yeah, and what happened to the money you made?
-->'''Lisa:''' Why haven't you hung up your gold record?
-->'''Bart:''' [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands Since when could you write a song?]]
-->'''Homer:''' ''(laughs)'' There are perfectly good answers to those questions. But they'll have to wait for another night! Now off to bed.

-->'''Barney''': AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! AH HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! AH HA HA HAAAaaaaaaaa...................... I don't get it.

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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The B-Sharps rise and fall takes place over the course of five weeks.

* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: It ends up Homer, Principal Skinner, Apu, Chief Wiggum, and Barney had a working relationship around the time Lisa was a toddler, despite not showing any familiarity with each other on the show (besides Homer and Barney) up to that point.

* ImmediateSelfContradiction: After "Baby On Board" is released, Homer insists he won't let fame change him and that he'll still be the same loving father he always has been. Marge then asks if he's seen Bart and Homer remarks he stuck Bart somewhere. Cut to the basement, where Bart is trapped under a laundry basket weighted down with rocks, forlornly rapping a cup against the bars.

* {{Jerkass}}: Major Quimby begins the episode muttering about how much he hates everyone at the swap-meet, and after giving his introduction marches off in need of a drink and a shower.

* RecognitionFailure: Homer meets Music/GeorgeHarrison. At first he appears to recognize him, but then he cries out, "Where did you get that brownie?!" It's not entirely clear whether Homer failed to recognise Harrison or knew exactly who he was but [[TheSnackIsMoreInteresting just thought the brownie was more important]].

* RooftopConcert: In a parody of ''Music/LetItBe'' the Be Sharps perform on a roof.
--> Music/GeorgeHarrison: It’s been done.

** Homer's first attempt at a song "There was nothing in Al Capone's vault, but it wasn't Geraldo's fault" is a reference to TV presenter Gerald Rivera, who in 1986 hosted a nationally-broadcast special entitled "The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault". He built up a lot of suspense and curiosity on what might be found in UsefulNotes/AlCapone's vault once it was opened, [[AntiClimax but it turned out to be nothing but dirt and one beer bottle]].

Back home, the family finds some Be Sharps merchandise that had been hidden in the attic, including a second album entitled ''Bigger than Jesus'' (just after Bart wondered if the group screwed it up by doing the same as The Beatles). After seeing the LP, Homer tells how it came all apart. By this time, the quartet has become artistically stagnant and conflicts arise, with Barney bringing in his new girlfriend, a Japanese artist whose idea for the group is looping her saying "Number eight" and Barney's belches ''ad nauseam''. Then Homer tells how it all ended: the group's members find out in ''US Weekly'' they're no longer "hot" on the "Hot or Not" list and return to their normal lives. As Homer ends his story, Bart and Lisa ask him how they never knew about his musical career. He tells them he'll answer that another day. Feeling nostalgic, Homer reunites with Skinner, Apu and Barney at Moe's rooftop (not having performed together since a Dame Edna special one year earlier), where they sing "Baby on Board" to the surprise of the townspeople and the indifference of George Harrison, and much to the chagrin of a "fly man" who's in the middle of a stunt, and Chief Wiggum, who calls in the riot squad.

* CaligulasHorse: Homer briefly quit his job. When he returned to the plant he found he had been replaced with a chicken. Which he later ate.

--> "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence Junk,]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1 junk,]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_Jenny the airplane's upside down,]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradivarius Strad-di-who-vious?!..."]]