History Recap / TheSimpsonsS8E13SimpsoncalifragilisticexpialaAnnoyedGruntcious

* LazyBum: For the sake of the episode Bart, Lisa become uncharacteristically lazy. So much so that they would rather call her while she's at the doctors office to get them a glass of milk rather than get it themselves.

* ResetButton / NegativeContinuity: A rather brutal mid-episode example appears at the end of the second act, and this is pretty much the point of "Happy Just The Way We Are".

* Deconstruction: Of the MagicalNanny. The problems of the Simpson family go beyond what one caretaker can hope to achieve in a few days, and ultimately she leaves once the family explains they don't really care enough ''to'' change.

* LazyBum: For the sake of the episode Bart, Lisa become uncharacteristacally lazy. So much so that they would rather call her while she's at the doctors office to get them a glass of milk rather than get it themselves.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Not only was this a musical episode, but this was one of a few ''Simpsons'' episodes to get a G-rating in America [[note]]usually, ''The Simpsons'' is rated PG, but, with a lot of latter-day episodes trying to be as "edgy" as ''WesternAnimationFamilyGuy'', the show has tipped over to TV-14 territory. Usually, it's the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes that get the TV-14 rating due to violence and bloody gore, but some canon episodes have gotten the rating due to drug humor, strong crude language, or sexual and non-sexual themes that are too much for a TV-PG rating[[/note]] and it originally aired on a Friday (from season six to now, ''The Simpsons'' always came on Sundays. Prior to that, it ping-ponged between Thursday nights and Sunday nights).

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Not only was this a musical episode, but this was one of a few ''Simpsons'' episodes to get a G-rating in America [[note]]usually, ''The Simpsons'' is rated PG, but, with a lot of latter-day episodes trying to be as "edgy" as ''FamilyGuy'', the show has tipped over to TV-14 territory. Usually, it's the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes that get the TV-14 rating due to violence and bloody gore, but some canon episodes have gotten the rating due to drug humor, strong crude language, or sexual and non-sexual themes that are too much for a TV-PG rating[[/note] and it originally aired on a Friday (from season six to now, ''The Simpsons'' always came on Sundays. Prior to that, it ping-ponged between Thursday nights and Sunday nights).

** Sherri Bobbins claims to be as original as [[Disney/MickeyMouse Rickey Rouse]] and [[Disney/DonaldDuck Monald Muck]].

** Sherri Bobbins claims to be as original as [[MickeyMouse Rickey Rouse]] and [[DonaldDuck Monald Muck]].

** The [[ShowWithinAShow Itchy and Scratchy cartoon]] of the episode parodies Film/ReservoirDogs (namely, the scene where Mr. Blonde tortures the cop) and PulpFiction (the dancing sequence between John Travolta and Uma Thurman).

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Not only was this a musical episode, but this was one of a few ''Simpsons'' episodes to get a G-rating in America (usually, ''The Simpsons'' is rated PG, but, with a lot of latter-day episodes trying to be as "edgy" as ''FamilyGuy'', the show has tipped over to TV-14 territory. Usually, it's the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes that get the TV-14 rating due to violence and bloody gore, but some canon episodes have gotten the rating due to drug humor, strong crude language, or sexual and non-sexual themes that are too much for a TV-PG rating) and it originally aired on a Friday (from season six to now, ''The Simpsons'' always came on Sundays. Prior to that, it ping-ponged between Thursday nights and Sunday nights).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The episode was scheduled to have Julie Andrews (MaryPoppins' actress) as Bobbins and a [[TheCameo cameo]] by QuentinTarantino, but scheduling issues and issues with the script respectively made the regular voice actors do the characters instead.

** The [[ShowWithinAShow Itchy and Scratchy cartoon]] of the episode parodies ReservoirDogs (namely, the scene where Mr. Blonde tortures the cop) and PulpFiction (the dancing sequence between John Travolta and Uma Thurman).

* ShoutOut: Sherri Bobbins claims to be as original as [[MickeyMouse Rickey Rouse]] and [[DonaldDuck Monald Muck]].
** Having watched ''MrsDoubtfire'', Homer feared some of the applicants (except for Kearney and Shari Bobbins) were men in drag.

** A "screen test" for TheAndyGriffithShow [[ShowWithinAShow is seen by the Simpsons]]. This screen test has CharlesBronson playing the "Andy Taylor" role. [[Film/DeathWish Like one of his better-known roles]], [[DarkerAndEdgier he kills]] [[VigilanteMan all of]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge the never-do-wells in]] [[EverytownAmerica Mayberry]], to [[CluelessDeputy Barney's]] horror.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Not only was this a musical episode, but this was one of a few ''Simpsons'' episodes to get a G-rating in America (usually, ''The Simpsons'' is rated PG, but, with a lot of latter-day episodes trying to be as "edgy" as ''FamilyGuy'', the show has tipped over to TV-14 territory. Usually, it's the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes that get the TV-14 rating due to violence and bloody gore, but some canon episodes have gotten the rating due to drug humor, strong crude language, or sexual and non-sexual themes that are too much for a TV-PG rating) and it originally aired on a Friday (from season six to now, ''The Simpsons'' always came on Sundays. Prior to that, it ping-ponged between Thursday nights and Sunday nights).

** A "screen test" for TheAndyGriffithShow [[ShowWithinAShow is seen by the Simpsons]]. This screen test has CharlesBronson playing the "Andy Taylor" role. [[DarkerAndEdgier He kills]] [[VigilanteMan all of]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge the never-do-wells in]] [[EverytownAmerica Mayberry]], to [[CluelessDeputy Barney's]] horror.

* BusCrash: At the end of the episode, [[spoiler: Sharri Bobbins is sucked into the turbine of an airplane and shredded to pieces as she's floating away.]]

** The [[ShowWithinAShow Itchy and Scratchy cartoon]] parodies ReservoirDogs (namely, the scene where Mr. Blonde tortures the cop) and PulpFiction (the dancing sequence between John Travolta and Uma Thurman).
** A "screen test" for TheAndyGriffithShow [[ShowWithinAShow is seen by the Simpsons at the beginning of the episode]]. This screen test has CharlesBronson playing the "Andy Taylor" role. [[DarkerAndEdgier He kills]] [[VigilanteMan all of ]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge the never-do-wells in town]], to [[CluelessDeputy Barney's]] horror.

* ResetButton/NegativeContinuity: A rather brutal example appears at the end of the second act, and this is pretty much the point of "Happy Just The Way We Are".

* BreakingTheMotivationalSpeaker: Or "breaking the magical nanny", on this case. It gets bad enough [[INeedAFreakingDrink that it drives Bobbins to alcoholism]].

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Not only was this a musical episode, but this was one of a few ''Simpsons'' episodes to get a G-rating in America (usually, ''The Simpsons'' is rated PG, but, with a lot of latter-day episodes trying to be as "edgy" as ''FamilyGuy'', the show has tipped over to TV-14 territory. Usually, it's the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes that get the TV-14 rating due to violence and bloody gore, but some canon episodes have gotten the rating due to drug humor, strong crude language, or sexual and non-sexual themes that are too much for a TV-PG rating) and it originally aired on a Friday (from season six to now, ''The Simpsons'' always came on Sundays. Prior to that, it ping-ponged between Thursday nights and Sunday nights).
* XtremeKoolLetterz and FunWithAcronyms: The "Krusty Komedy Klassic" special, which also taught Krusty that it's in ''very'' bad taste to have the letters "KKK" in white and onstage with you at the Apollo Theater (which is predominantly black, as seen with the variety series, ''Showtime at the Apollo'').

[[note]]Admittedly, probably known as "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(D'oh!)cious" to all but the script writers.[[/note]]
In this MusicalEpisode, this ''MaryPoppins'' parody has "Sherri Bobbins" arriving to shape up the Simpson family after Marge begins losing her hair to stress, only to learn that the lessons she teaches won't stick if she leaves — or stays.

* CutSong: The episode was originally going to feature Patty and Selma singing "We Love to Smoke", a parody of the ''Mary Poppins'' song "I Love to Laugh". This was included on the album ''Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons''.

* ShoutOut: Sherri Bobbins claims to be as original as [[MickeyMouse Rickey Rouse]] and [[DonaldDuck Ronald Ruck]].

** When Barney said goodbye to Sherri, he called her {{Superman}}.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Not only was this a musical episode, but this was one of a few ''Simpsons'' episodes to get a G-rating in America (usually, ''The Simpsons'' is rated PG, but, with a lot of latter-day episodes trying to be as "edgy" as ''FamilyGuy'', the show has tipped over to TV-14 territory. Usually, it's the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes that get the TV-14 rating due to violence and bloody gore, but some canon episodes have gotten the rating due to drug humor, strong crude language, or sexual themes that are too much for a TV-PG rating) and it originally aired on a Friday (from season six to now, ''The Simpsons'' always came on Sundays. Prior to that, it ping-ponged between Thursday nights and Sunday nights).
* XtremeKoolLetterz and FunWithAcronyms: The "Krusty Komedy Klassic" special, which also taught Krusty that it's in ''very'' bad taste to have the letters "KKK" in white and onstage with you at the Apollo Theater.

* CutSong: The episode was originally going to feature a visit to Patty and Selma, where they would sing "We Love to Smoke", a parody of the ''Mary Poppins'' song "I Love to Laugh". This was included on the album ''Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons''.

** Having watched ''MrsDoubtfire'', Homer feared some of the applicants were men in drag.
** When Barney said goodbye to Sherri, he called her {{Superman}}.

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