History Recap / TheSimpsonsS7E10TheSimpsons138thEpisodeSpectacular

* ClipShow: Albeit with even more LampshadeHanging of the concept than usual for this show, and the only ''Simpsons'' clip show that doesn't have the Simpsons family sitting around and remembering past adventures (like they did for "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons' Clip Show," "Another Simpsons Clip Show," and later, "All Singing, All Dancing," and "Gump Roast").
* DeletedScene: The episode showcases a lot of them -- all of which are real, according to the crew members, and most of which have appeared on deleted scene reels on the DVD or have been talked about in the DVD commentary (such as the James Bond card game scene, the Bollywood movie scene, the scenes in "The Devil and Homer Simpson"[[note]]Homer's head being used as a bowling ball, Bart nearly selling his soul for a Formula-One racing car, and Lionel Hutz returning to the house, thinking he lost the case, and revealing that the pizza box he had was empty[[/note]], and the robotic Richard Simmons scene).

The third ''Simpsons'' ClipShow, albeit presented as a retrospective of the series rather than the characters reminiscing in-universe.

* DomesticOnlyCartoon: To date, this is the only episode of the series to be fully animated in America, with no Korean outsourcing involved.

* DeletedScene: The episode showcases a lot of them -- all of which are real, according to the crew members, and most of which have appeared on deleted scene reels on the DVD.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Sam Simon depicted as a skinny, frail Howard Hughes expy in a hospital bed is now depressing thanks to Sam Simon being diagnosed with terminal colorectal cancer.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Sam Simon depicted as a skinny, frail Howard Hughes expy in a hospital bed is now depressing thanks to Sam Simon being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

* Actual deleted scenes from several episodes, including Krusty getting cancelled after his arrest for trying to sell a pornographic photo book to minors in "Krusty Gets Kancelled," Homer's head being used as a bowling ball in "The Devil and Homer Simpson," Homer eating food from his mom's undelivered care packages and talking about how he's taking the nuclear plant down from the inside in "Mother Simpson," Apu showing a Bollywood film to The Simpsons in "Homer and Apu," Mr. Burns using a robotic Richard Simmons to scare Homer away in "Burns' Heir," and a montage of alternate scenes made for "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" to keep the real shooter's identity secret until broadcast, presenting everyone from Moe to Tito Puente to Santa's Little Helper as the culprit. This is followed by a complete alternate ending in which Smithers turned out to be the culprit all along.

[=McClure=] closes the show with the real reason people want to watch the show: "Hardcore nudity!" The episode closes out with a montage of naked male characters set to "Shake Your Booty" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band.

The third ''Simpsons'' ClipShow, albeit presented as a retrospective of the series rather than the characters reminicing in-universe.

Troy [=McClure=], whom you may remember from such Fox Network specials as ''Alien Nose Job'' and ''Five Fabulous Weeks of The Chevy Chase Show'', opens the program with a look at creator Matt Groening -- who is depicted as a crazed, right-wing Southerner who came up with the Simpsons to pay off gambling debts -- and clips from the original ''Tracey Ullman Show'' shorts. After that, there's:

* BitingTheHandHumor: Troy [=McClure's=] self-introduction (see above) mocks some of Fox's most embarrassing efforts of TheNineties -- the DocumentaryOfLies ''Alien Autopsy'' and ''Five Fabulous Weeks of The Chevy Chase Show''

[=McClure=] closes the show with the real reason people want to watch the show: "Hardcore nudity!" The episode closes out with a montage of naked male characters set to ''Shake Your Booty'' by K.C. and the Sunshine Band.

* Actual deleted scenes from several episodes, including Krusty getting cancelled after his arrest for trying to sell a pornographic photo book to minors in "Krusty Gets Kancelled," Homer's head being used as a bowling ball in "The Devil and Homer Simpson," Homer eating food from his mom's undelivered care packages and talking about how he's taking the nuclear plant down from the inside, Apu showing a Bollywood film to The Simpsons, Mr. Burns using a robotic Richard Simmons to scare Homer away, and a montage of alternate animations made for "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" to keep the real shooter's identity secret until broadcast, presenting everyone from Moe to Tito Puente to Santa's Little Helper as the culprit. This is followed by a complete alternate ending in which Smithers turned out to be the culprit all along.

* Fake trivia in the commercial break bumpers (one about the FreezeFrameBonus during the opening credits when Maggie is put through the grocery store checkout scanner and one about which two popular characters died in the past year[[note]]which is a trick question, as, while Dr. Marvin Monroe and Bleeding Gums Murphy did die, they were never popular[[/note]]

* Fake trivia in the commercial break bumpers.
* Viewer mail questions followed by montages that explore Homer's increasing stupidity over the years and Smithers's curious sexuality.
* Actual deleted scenes from several episodes, including the Simpsons' befuddlement at a {{Bollywood}} film in "Homer and Apu" and the notorious "Robotic Richard Simmons" encounter from "Burns' Heir". This leads into...
* A montage of alternate animations made for "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" to keep the real shooter's identity secret until broadcast, presenting everyone from Moe to Tito Puente to Santa's Little Helper as the culprit. This is followed by a complete alternate ending in which Smithers turned out to be the culprit.

[=McClure=] closes the show with a promise of "Hardcore nudity!" -- cueing an end-credits montage of various characters in various states of undress over the seasons.

* BitingTheHandHumor: Troy [=McClure's=] self-introduction (see above) mocks some of Fox's most embarrassing efforts of TheNineties -- the DocumentaryOfLies ''Alien Autopsy'' and ''The Chevy Chase Show'', a talk show that lasted only ''six'' weeks in 1993.

* ClipShow: Albeit with even more LampshadeHanging of the concept than usual for this show.
* DeletedScene: The episode showcases a lot of them -- all of which are real, according to the crew members. The "Robot Richard Simmons" scene actually ''was'' supposed to be in the episode "Burns' Heir," but test audiences and the writers thought it was good on paper, but not in practice. It wouldn't be until the writers started doing college lectures and appearing in animation conventions that the scene would be a hit.

* TakeThat: There's one to the O.J. Simpson criminal trial's jury, when it's noted that the Smithers-as-culprit ending to "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" could not work because it would require ignoring "all the Simpson [=DNA=] evidence", which was what the jury was accused of doing.

Troy [=McClure=], whom you may remember from such Fox Network specials as ''Alien Nose Job'' and ''Six Fabulous Weeks of The Chevy Chase Show'', opens the program with a look at creator Matt Groening -- who is depicted as a crazed, right-wing Southerner who came up with the Simpsons to pay off gambling debts -- and clips from the original ''Tracey Ullman Show'' shorts. After that, there's:

* BitingTheHandHumor: Troy [=McClure's=] self-introduction (see above) mocks some of Fox's most embarrassing efforts of TheNineties -- the DocumentaryOfLies ''Alien Autopsy'' and ''Five Fabulous Weeks of The Chevy Chase Show'', a talk show that really did last only six weeks in 1993.

* BitingTheHandHumor: Troy [=McClure's=] self-introduction (see above) mocks some of Fox's most embarrassing efforts of TheNineties -- the DocumentaryOfLies ''Alien Autopsy'' and ''The Chevy Chase Show'', a talk show that really did last only six weeks in 1993.

* DeletedScene: The episode showcases a lot of them.

Troy [=McClure=], whom you may remember from such Fox Network specials as ''Alien Nose Job'' and ''Six Fabulous Weeks of The Chevy Chase Show'', opens the program with a look at creator Matt Groening -- who is depicted as a crazed, right-wing Southerner who came up with the Simpsons to pay off gambling debts -- and clips from the original ''Tracey Ullman Show'' shorts. This is followed by segments featuring:

* Viewer mail questions followed by montages that explore first Homer's growing stupidity and then Smithers's curious sexuality.

* A montage of alternate animations made for "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" to keep the real shooter's identity secret until broadcast, presenting everyone from Moe to Tito Puente to Santa's Little Helper as the shooter, followed by a complete alternate ending in which Smithers turned out to be the culprit.

* TakeThat: To the O.J. Simpson criminal trial's jury, when it's noted that the Smithers-as-culprit ending to "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" could not work because it would require ignoring "all the Simpson [=DNA=] evidence", which was what the jury was accused of doing.

* ClipShow: Albeit with even more LampshadeHanging of the concept than usual for the show.

* EditedForSyndication: Though Troy promises a look at clips cut from the syndicated run of the show in the introduction (over a brief clip of the WartimeCartoon from "Itchy & Scratchy -- The Movie", which indeed falls under this trope), no such segment actually turns up in this episode, raising the possibility that this was a deliberate joke to confuse viewers when ''it'' went into syndication.

[=McClure=] closes the show with a promise of "Hardcore Nudity" -- cueing an end-credits montage of various characters in various states of undress over the seasons.

* ClipShow