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Now YMMV, and YMMV can't be played with.


* BrokenAesop: Invoked in the commentary, how Marge and Homer solve their problem isn't healthy, and it isn't meant to be.
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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: After Marge angrily orders Homer's class out of the house, she also orders Homer to get out as well. Homer is shocked and confused by this, saying "he's not part of the class". Marge roughly kicks him out the door, angry at breaking her trust as well as his inability to understand what he did wrong.
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* RidiculouslyHighRelationshipStandards: Parodied. Otto claims that his standards for love are too high and that nobody is good enough for him. However, Otto himself is gross and unattractive, so it plays out like ''he'' is no good for ''anyone else''.
-->'''Otto:''' "Well, my standards are just too high, you know? I feel like nobody's good enough for me. [''Gets distracted by a flea on his arm''] Woah. You think you got 'em all, but you forget about the eggs."
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Per TRS, this was renamed to Incidental Multilingual Wordplay and moved to Trivia


* LuckyTranslation: Homer tries to read the dictionary definition of "wedding", but instead reads the one for "weeding". The joke remains the exact same in the Latin American Spanish dub, as their equivalents also happen to be similar, namely "boda" and "poda" respectively.

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Indentation + natter removal and more info.


* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homer is oblivious to Moe's reasons for being in his house. He nonchalantly says hi to a terrified Moe when he returns to try and urge Marge to leave him.

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Homer is oblivious to Moe's reasons for being in his house. He nonchalantly says hi to a terrified Moe when he returns to try and urge Marge to leave him.



* ForcedFromTheirHome: Marge kicks Homer out of the house after he betrays her trust for the last time. Homer lives in Bart's treehouse until Marge's anger dies down, after which he promises to never squander her trust again.



* {{Manchild}}: Homer apparently double-dared Bart to steal some mail and throw it down the drain.

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Homer apparently double-dared Bart to steal some mail and throw it down the drain.drain.
** Marge being the "parent" in ParentingTheHusband really shows in this episode. After one day, Homer is an absolute mess because he doesn't know how to take care of himself.



** They probably stopped going to Homer's courses after noticing he didn't attend the class.
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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* NotHelpingYourCase: When the night course administrator offers Homer a job teaching a course on a successful marriage:

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** And thirdly when Marge tells Homer that she can't trust him when he broke his promise not to reveal personal details of their lives to his class:
-->'''Homer:''' But I've learned my lesson! It'll never happen again.\\
'''Flanders:''' Hey Homer, what's the big brewhahaha?\\
'''Homer:''' [[ImmediateSelfContradiction Ah, Marge is throwing me out for blabbing about her elbow thing.]]\\
(Marge slams the door in Homer's face)
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* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Evidently, Marge to Homer.
-->'''Homer:''' Marge, I need you more than anyone else on this entire planet could possibly ever need you. I need you to take care of me, to put up with me, and most of all I need you to love me, because I love you.
-->'''Marge:''' But how do I know I can trust you?
-->'''Homer:''' Marge, look at me. We've been separated for a day and I'm as dirty as a Frenchman. In another few hours I'll be ''dead!'' I can't afford to lose your trust again!

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Episode - 1F20\\
First Aired - 5/19/1994

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Episode - 1F20\\
First Aired - 5/19/1994

'''Original air date:''' 5/19/1994

'''Production code:''' 1F20
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* IResembleThatRemark: During a card game at Lenny's, Carl calls Homer "slow." By the time he's processed the insult and opened his mouth to fire back, the table's empty and everybody but him has gone home.
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Removing sinkhole. He wasn't releasing pent up anger, he is just a grumpy old man.


-->'''Abe:''' [[RageBreakingPoint Just eat the damn orange!]]

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-->'''Abe:''' [[RageBreakingPoint Just eat the damn orange!]]orange!

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