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* BerserkButton: Don't let Patty and Selma catch you smoking inside the DMV. If you work for her, she will demoted or fire you. If you do not, then she will personally slap the cigarettes out of your mouth.
* BitchSlap: Patty and Selma's supervisor gives Homer a painful slap on the face that knocks the cigarettes out of his mouth, as she angrily calls him worse than Hitler for smoking inside a government building.
* BitchSlap: Patty and Selma's supervisor gives Homer a painful slap on the face that knocks the cigarettes out of his mouth, as she angrily calls him worse than Hitler for smoking inside a government building.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homer thought ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' was a serious horror film.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint:
** Homer thought ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' was a serious horrorfilm.film.
** Honer laughing alongside Patty and Selma when they begin to wickedly laugh at him for being in their debt.
** Homer thought ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' was a serious horror
** Honer laughing alongside Patty and Selma when they begin to wickedly laugh at him for being in their debt.
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* EpicFail: Homer somehow places a phone call to an unknown casino in Las Vegas to gamble to get some money to pay off his bills. After losing and in spite of not giving whomever he called his name, he still feel compelled to send a check.
* [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even Bullies Have Standards]]: Downplayed: after Bart jumps into a pit while trying to escape from his bullies and injures himself, they give up the chase, citing "As long as he's hurt."
* [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even Bullies Have Standards]]: Downplayed: after Bart jumps into a pit while trying to escape from his bullies and injures himself, they give up the chase, citing "As long as he's hurt."
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* YouAreFat: Among the many demeaning or otherwise rude behavior Patty and Selma show towards Homer include insulting his weight, including calling him a "Blubber-in-law" and quipping, "Is it just me, or did it just get fatter in here?" when he entered the room.
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** Bart being told to "use the ballet", in a similar matter to "[[Franchise/StarWars Use the Force]]".
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** Bart being told to "use the ballet", in a similar matter manner to "[[Franchise/StarWars Use the Force]]".
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* EvilLaugh: Patty and Selma starts laughing evilly after agreeing to lend Homer money. Then Homer ruins it by joining in the laughter and breaking into genuine, uncontrollable shrieks of laughter for no reason whatsoever.
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* CluelessDeputy: Police Chief Wiggum, as usual.
-->'''Wiggum''': Evening, Simpson. You got a short in your taillight. Started blinking when you made that turn.
-->'''Wiggum''': Evening, Simpson. You got a short in your taillight. Started blinking when you made that turn.
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* GodwinsLaw: Patty and Selma's supervisor at the DMV, who after being convinced by Homer that the cigarettes that they were smoking inside the building were his, says that he is worse than Hitler for doing so and smacks him in the face.
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'''Homer:''' ''[imagines Marge dressed like a queen]'' Oh, Marge, my loyal wife, of course not. ''[Lisa walks up; Homer imagines her dressed like a princess]'' And Lisa, my little princess. ''[Bart walks up and Homer imagines him as a BalefulPolymorph with a rat's head and tail]'' And who could forget dear Ratboy?\\
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'''Homer:''' ''[imagines Marge dressed like a queen]'' Oh, Marge, my loyal wife, of course not. ''[Lisa walks up; Homer imagines her dressed like a princess]'' And Lisa, my little princess. ''[Bart walks up and Homer imagines him as a BalefulPolymorph ForcedTransformation victim with a rat's head and tail]'' And who could forget dear Ratboy?\\
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Time to take out the trash!"]]
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explain what T.S. means
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** As Richard and Lewis rush to sign up for a PE sport, Lewis says that if Bart and Milhouse miss out, "it's T.S. for them". We then cut to the school's swimming pool and see that by "T.S." he meant Tethered Swimming, which consists of kids like Ralph having to swim while tied to the edge of the pool so they don't actually move.
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** As Richard and Lewis rush to sign up for a PE sport, Lewis says that if Bart and Milhouse miss out, "it's T.S. for them". [[note]]i.e. "tough shit"[[/note]] We then cut to the school's swimming pool and see that by "T.S." he meant Tethered Swimming, which consists of kids like Ralph having to swim while tied to the edge of the pool so they don't actually move.
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* HollywoodHealing: Subverted; a heartwarming speech and a sisterly kiss on the cheek from Lisa [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome aren't going to do much for Bart after he's fallen into a ditch]].
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* TemptingFate: Bart delivers a pretty good ShamingTheMob speech after he's mocked for doing ballet but perhaps unwisely decides to end it with "—and if that makes me a sissy, well then, ''I guess I'm a sissy!"'', giving his antagonists the perfect hook.
-->'''Jimbo:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint He's a sissy!]] Let's rush him!
-->'''Jimbo:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint He's a sissy!]] Let's rush him!
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* IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam: Bart goes into ballet class thinking he's going to hate it. However, when he actually starts dancing, he realizes he loves ballet.
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* IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam: Bart goes into ballet class dreading it and thinking he's going to hate it.it's gonna be awful. However, when he actually starts dancing, he realizes he loves ballet.
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* IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam: Bart goes into ballet class thinking he's going to hate it. However, when he actually starts dancing, he realizes he loves ballet.
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* ChekhovsSkill: {{Subverted}} when Bart tries to use a ballet leap to clear a ditch and escape the bullies, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome but just ends up falling in]].
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Episode - 2F14\\
First Aired - 2/26/1995
First Aired - 2/26/1995
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First Aired - 2/26/1995
'''Production code:''' 2F14
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* DepartmentOfMajorVexation: Since Homer has to take his chauffeur's license test with Patty and Selma as his examiners, they go out of their way to penalise him for things like having his seatbelt twisted and not completely filling in a circle on the multiple choice test.
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* StampOfRejection: When Homer fails the scantron part of the driving test because he didn't completely fill in one of the circles, Patty and Selma gleefully stamp his test with a red FAIL stamp.
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* BegTheDog: Homer blows the family's savings on an ill-advised investment in pumpkin farming. He needs a loan for a mortgage payment and, after exhausting every other option, is forced to beg Patty and Selma (who, earlier in the episode, he forcibly kicked out of the house), for the money. They give him a check, but force him to become their slave in exchange for not telling Marge about the deal—which becomes moot when she sees the I.O.U. note from them.
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* GettingTheBoot: After his secret is exposed to Marge, Homer tosses Patty and Selma out of the house in this manner. Amusingly, in-between throws, he accidentally throws Marge out; he brings her back inside before resuming the throws.
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* GettingTheBoot: After his secret is exposed to Marge, Homer tosses has to act as a lackey for Patty and Selma to keep them from telling Marge that he lost their money on a bad investment. When she finds out of anyway, Homer decides he's no longer obligated to be nice to them. Cut to the house in this manner. Amusingly, in-between throws, front door; he accidentally throws out Patty, throws out Marge out; (then realizes what he did, runs out and brings her back inside before resuming the throws.in while apologizing profusely), and finally throws out Selma.
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* IndenturedServitude: Patty and Selma start treating Homer like their servant while they're blackmailing him over the debt, making him give them footrubs, light their cigarettes, and pretend to be a dog for their amusement.
* InkSuitActor: The ballet teacher was drawn to look like Susan Sarandon.
* InkSuitActor: The ballet teacher was drawn to look like Susan Sarandon.
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* IndenturedServitude: Patty and Selma start treating Homer like their servant while they're blackmailing him over the debt, making him give them footrubs, light their cigarettes, and pretend to be a dog for their amusement.
* InkSuitActor: The ballet teacher was drawn to look like Susan Sarandon.
* InkSuitActor: The ballet teacher was drawn to look like Susan Sarandon.
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'''Homer:''' ''[imagines Marge dressed like a queen]'' Oh, Marge, my loyal wife, of course not. ''[Lisa walks up; Homer imagines her dressed like a princess]'' And Lisa, my little princess. ''[Bart walks up]'' And who could forget dear Ratboy?\\
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'''Homer:''' ''[imagines Marge dressed like a queen]'' Oh, Marge, my loyal wife, of course not. ''[Lisa walks up; Homer imagines her dressed like a princess]'' And Lisa, my little princess. ''[Bart walks up]'' up and Homer imagines him as a BalefulPolymorph with a rat's head and tail]'' And who could forget dear Ratboy?\\
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* BalletEpisode: The B-story has Bart forced to take ballet for gym class after he comes late to class and all the other electives were taken. He becomes surprisingly good at it, but performs wearing a mask to keep from being teased. When the school bullies become moved by his performance, Bart unmasks himself, thinking that they will accept him now. They wail on him anyway.
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* BalletEpisode: The B-story has Bart forced to take ballet for gym class after he comes late to class and all the other electives were taken. He becomes surprisingly good at it, but performs wearing a mask to keep from being teased. When the school bullies become moved by his performance, Bart unmasks himself, thinking that they will accept him now. They chase him down to wail on him anyway.
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* CouchGag: The family is beamed onto the couch a la ''Series/QuantumLeap''.
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* GameOfNerds: At gym class sign-up day, nerdy Milhouse signs up for baseball.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: A minor example, but Marge makes Homer try and get along with Patty & Selma because it's hard on ''her'' for them to be fighting when Patty & Selma degrade him all the time. And Homer saves them from getting demoted or fired because Marge is upset that they're in trouble for smoking on government.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: A minor example, but Marge makes Homer try and get along with Patty & Selma because it's hard on ''her'' for them to be fighting when Patty & Selma degrade him all the time. And Homer saves them from getting demoted or fired because Marge is upset that they're in trouble for smoking on government.government property.
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* KickTheDog: Patty and Selma go out of their way to be as horrible as possible to Homer and take immense pleasure in failing his driving test.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: Patty and Selma’s boss describes Homer as “[[GodwinsLaw worse than Hitler]]” for smoking.
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* ExiledToTheCouch: {{Averted}} - Homer is disappointed in his own actions, and ascends the stairs quietly, saying "I'll understand if you want to sleep on the couch tonight." It's unknown if she did.
* FelonyMisdemeanor: Patty andSelma’s Selma's boss describes Homer as “[[GodwinsLaw "[[GodwinsLaw worse than Hitler]]” Hitler]]" for smoking.
* FelonyMisdemeanor: Patty and
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Skinner was being a smug prick about it, true, but he wasn't wrong in stating that Bart wouldn't have had to take ballet if he had arrived earlier.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Skinner was being a rather smug prick about it, true, but he wasn't wrong in stating that Bart wouldn't have had to take ballet if he had arrived earlier.
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* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: A incident from Homer's childhood of pushing a dog like a vacuum cleaner is added to the list of reasons the bank won't give him more time to pay the mortgage.
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* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: A An incident from Homer's childhood of pushing a dog like a vacuum cleaner is added to the list of reasons the bank won't give him more time to pay the mortgage.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: A minor example, but Marge makes Homer try and get along with Patty & Selma because it's hard on ''her'' for them to be fighting when Patty & Selma degrade him all the time. And Homer saves them from getting demoted or fired because Marge is upset that they're in trouble for smoking on government.
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trope unlaunched for now
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* BegTheDog: Homer is forced to ask his hated sisters-in-laws Patty and Selma to bail him out of his money troubles.
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* IndenturedServitude: Patty and Selma start treating Homer like their servant while they're blackmailing him over the debt, making him give them footrubs, light their cigarettes, and pretend to be a dog for their amusement.
