History Recap / TheSimpsonsS8E13SimpsoncalifragilisticexpialaAnnoyedGruntcious

* DownerEnding: Not only does the family lose interest in improving and return to their old bad habits, but Shari ends up being sucked into a turbine.

* {{Retraux}}: The black and white cartoon playing in Homer's head is based on ''WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie''.

** A "screen test" for ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' [[ShowWithinAShow is seen by the Simpsons]]. This features Creator/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.

* TemptingFate

* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/MaryPoppins''.

* ProducePelting: Attendees at the Apollo Theater throw objects at Krusty, including a [[GrievousBottleyHarm liquor bottle which takes him out]].

** Driven to depression, Bobbins drinks with Barney and sings Music/JimmyBuffet's "Margaritaville".

* MusicalEpisode

'''Apu''' ''(steps out of the bathroom dressed up like an officer in the military of the British Raj)'': The South shall [[CatchPhrase come again!]]

* BreakTheMotivationalSpeaker: Or "breaking the magical nanny," in this case. It gets bad enough [[INeedAFreakingDrink that it drives Bobbins to alcoholism]].
* BrickJoke: At the end of the second act, Grampa accidentally flies off in Shary Bobbins' umbrella. Near the end, Grampa is seen having crashed into the front-yard tree with the umbrella in his hand.
* BusCrash: At the end of the episode, Shary Bobbins is sucked into the turbine of an airplane and shredded to pieces as she's floating away. [[{{Irony}} Worst part is]], the Simpsons [[DistractedFromDeath have turned away]] and Homer is assuring Lisa [[WeWillMeetAgain that they will see her again some time in the future]].
* CallBack: Krusty's crappy "Mad About Shoe" sketch on "Krusty Komedy Klassics" is similar to the scene on "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E14BrotherFromTheSamePlanet Brother From the Same Planet]]" when Krusty appeared on "The Big-Eared Family" on ''Tuesday Night Live'' (only instead of grumbling on how the sketch goes on for 12 more minutes, he tells the audience that they're not going to like the "NYPD Shoe" sketch, since [[RecycledScript it's the same thing as "Mad About Shoe"]]).
* CuttingCorners: While it's more about cleaning their room than saving money, Shary Bobbins sings an entire song parodying "Spoonful of Sugar" about cutting corners. Though at one point in the song, she does sing about Apu increasing his prices for long-expired meat and milk.

* MistakenForRacist: 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'').

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Shary decides to leave when she realizes the Simpsons are more or less satisfied with their dysfunction.

** Shary Bobbins claims to be as original as [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Rickey Rouse]] and [[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck Monald Muck]].
** Having watched ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'', Homer feared some of the applicants (except for Kearney and Shary Bobbins) were men in drag.[[note]]TruthInTelevision: some of the rejected nannies in ''Mary Poppins'' actually were played by men in drag.[[/note]]
** Willie does a street performance in the park, [[Film/{{Flashdance}} singing Michael Sembello's "Maniac" and even using the water trap from the movie]].
** Skinner trying to sell Jimbo while singing ''Boy For Sale'' is a reference to ''Film/{{Oliver}}'', a musical adaptation of ''Literature/OliverTwist''. They even wear the same clothes as Mr. Bumble and Oliver during that scene.

** The [[ShowWithinAShow Itchy and Scratchy cartoon]] of the episode parodies ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' (namely, the scene where Mr. Blonde tortures the cop) and ''Film/PulpFiction'' (the dancing sequence between John Travolta and Uma Thurman).
** A "screen test" for ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' [[ShowWithinAShow is seen by the Simpsons]]. This screen test has Creator/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.

* SongParody: Being a parody of ''Film/MaryPoppins'', this episode is filled with parodies of songs from said movie.
* SpoofAesop: From Shary Bobbins' "Cut Every Corner" song: If you have to do an unpleasant task, doing a poor job of it makes it faster and easier.
* StatusQuoIsGod: This is the point of "Happy Just The Way We Are".

-->'''Shary Bobbins:''' To think I'll never hear their sweet voices again.
-->''(Homer breaks through the window strangling Bart)''
-->'''Homer:''' Aah! You little!

** The first two acts are Shary doing the typical MagicalNanny schtick and thinking she has made a change for the better on the Simpsons family. The third act brings the fact down ''hard'' on her head: this is a show where StatusQuoIsGod, and the "Status Quo" is "dysfunctional family". The Simpsons decide to break it down to her in [[LyricalDissonance the same type of cheery-yet-cynically-lyrical song she had been singing throughout the episode]] ("Happy Just The Way We Are"), if nothing else but because it's the best way they can think of to point it out gently after ''driving her into alcoholic depression''.

-->'''Shary Bobbins''': Hello, I’m Shary Bobbins. \\
'''Homer''': Did you say Mary Pop- \\
'''Shary Bobbins''': No! I definitely did not! [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I’m an original creation]] like Rickey Rouse and Monald Muck.

-->'''Homer:''' Ooh, I can't get enough of this blood pudding.
'''Bart:''' The secret ingredient is blood.

* DownerEnding: Not only the family loses interest in improving and returns to their old bad habits, but Shari ends up being sucked into a turbine.

** Having watched ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'', Homer feared some of the applicants (except for Kearney and Shary Bobbins) were men in drag.

'''Shary Bobbins''': No! I definitely did not! I’m an original creation like Rickey Rouse and Monald Muck.

* BabysitterFromHell: Kerney would have been this had he been hired. His only lines during his job interview are him saying that he will beat up kids and asking Marge where they keep the liquor.

* BoundAndGagged: Scratchy is tied to a chair and gagged with duck tape in ''Reservoir Cats''. When he and Itchy dance at the end, Scratchy does not even bother to ungag himself.

* CallBack: Krusty's crappy "Mad About Shoe" sketch on "Krusty Komedy Klassics" is similar to the scene on "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E14BrotherFromTheSameSeries Brother From the Same Series]]" when Krusty appeared on "The Big-Eared Family" on ''Tuesday Night Live'' (only instead of grumbling on how the sketch goes on for 12 more minutes, he tells the audience that they're not going to like the "NYPD Shoe" sketch, since [[RecycledScript it's the same thing as "Mad About Shoe"]]).

* IronyAsSheIsCast: An InUniverse version occurs with the [[WarReenactment Civil War reenactment society]], where the almost-totally-bald Homer plays [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside Ambrose Burnside]], who was known for his distinctive hairstyle (which was later named "sideburns" after him).

* ProducePelting: Attendees at the Apollo Theater throw objects at Krusty, including a liquor bottle that takes him out.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: An InUniverse version occurs with the Civil War reenactment society, where the almost-totally-bald Homer plays [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside Ambrose Burnside]], who was known for his distinctive hairstyle (which was later named "sideburns" after him).
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Shary Bobbins, who definitely isn't based on Mary Poppins but instead is an original creation, like Ricky Rouse and Monald Muck.

** Willie does a street performance on the park, [[Film/{{Flashdance}} singing Michael Sembello's "Maniac" and even using the water trap from the movie]].

** When Barney said goodbye to Shary, he called her ComicBook/{{Superman}} (like what he did with Creator/AdamWest on season four's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E9MrPlow Mr. Plow]]". He was close with the Adam West example, as Batman and Superman are part of the DC Comics universe).

* CuttingCorners: While it's more about cleaning their room than saving money, Shary Bobbins sings an entire song to the tune of "Spoonful of Sugar" about cutting corners. Though at one point in the song, she does sing about Apu increasing his prices for long-expired meat and milk.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Shary Bobbins, who definitely isn't based on Mary Poppins but instead is a original creation, like Ricky Rouse and Monald Muck.

* MouthFullOfSmokes: In a DeletedScene, Patty and Selma sing a Cut Song, "We Love to Smoke" (parodying "I Love to Laugh"). During the song, Patty stuffs a whole bunch of cigarettes in her mouth.
%%* MusicalEpisode

* MusicalEpisode

* GeniusBonus: Homer, bald save for three hairs, playing General Ambrose Burnside in a Civil War reenactment group becomes this if one knows that the real Burnside was famous for his hair, specifically his massive sideburns, which are named after him.

* MistakenForRacist, 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'').

* CallBack: Krusty's crappy "Mad About Shoe" sketch on "Krusty Komedy Klassics" is similar to the scene on "Brother From the Same Series" when Krusty appeared on "The Big-Eared Family" on ''Tuesday Night Live'' (only instead of grumbling on how the sketch goes on for 12 more minutes, he tells the audience that they're not going to like the "NYPD Shoe" sketch, since [[RecycledScript it's the same thing as "Mad About Shoe"]]).

** When Barney said goodbye to Shary, he called her {{Superman}} (like what he did with Creator/AdamWest on season four's "Mr. Plow". He was close with the Adam West example, as Batman and Superman are part of the DC Comics universe).

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Shary decides to leave when she realizes the Simpsons are more or less satisfied with their dysfunction.

* BoundAndGagged: Scratchy is tied to a chair and gagged with duck tape in ''Reservoir Cats''. When he and Itchy dance at the end, Scratchy does not even bother to ungag himself.

** When Barney said goodbye to Shary, he called her {{Superman}} (like what he did with Adam West on season four's "Mr. Plow". He was close with the Adam West example, as Batman and Superman are part of the DC Comics universe).

'''Barney''' ''(dressed like Abe Lincoln)'': I'm not too crazy about our Stonewall Jackson.\\
'''Apu''' ''(steps out of the bathroom dressed like an officer in the military of the British Raj)'': The South shall [[CatchPhrase come again!]]