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* BlandNameProduct: Homer forms his conspiracy theory group on "[[Platform/{{Facebook}} Facelook]]", although Platform/TikTok is mentioned by its real name.
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* BlandNameProduct: Homer forms his conspiracy theory group on "[[Platform/{{Facebook}} Facelook]]", with a green background and eyes for the O's in its logo, although Platform/TikTok is mentioned by its real name.
* LifeImitatesArt: Homer tells the conspiracy group that there's a cartoon show that can predict the future, alluding to ''The Simpsons'''s alleged reputation for this, right before a newspaper saying that Disney is selling Fox is shown. [[invoked]]
* OffscreenTeleportation: Marge arrives with Slow Leonard on the island where the wedding is happening out of nowhere, with no explanation for how she got there.
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* ShoutOut: At the library meeting, [[MoralGuardians Helen Lovejoy]] expresses concern that children could come across texts like the sexually explicit ''Literature/KamaSutra'' in DIY libraries.
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* ShoutOut: ShaggyDogStory: After all the theories about Slow Leonard's disappearance, it turns out that he simply wandered off into a rabbit's burrow.
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** At the library meeting, [[MoralGuardians Helen Lovejoy]] expresses concern that children could come across texts like the sexually explicit ''Literature/KamaSutra'' in DIYlibraries.libraries.
** Homer mentions having seen ''Film/{{Zookeeper|2011}}'' 19 times, saying he doesn't need the zoo director's help and neither does Creator/SylvesterStallone voicing Joe the African lion.
* ShoutOut:
** At the library meeting, [[MoralGuardians Helen Lovejoy]] expresses concern that children could come across texts like the sexually explicit ''Literature/KamaSutra'' in DIY
** Homer mentions having seen ''Film/{{Zookeeper|2011}}'' 19 times, saying he doesn't need the zoo director's help and neither does Creator/SylvesterStallone voicing Joe the African lion.
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%%* TastesLikeFriendship: Homer's conspiracy group, an unlikely assortment of Springfieldians, bonds over Homer's paella.
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* BitingTheHandHumor: A newspaper headline reads "Disney Sells Back Fox: 'We Feel Clean Again'", insulting both the show's owners.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: Miss Hoover and Gil Gunderson bond at Homer's conspiracy theory meetings, and eventually Gil proposes marriage to her, which she accepts.
-->'''Homer:''' We're gonna find this turtle, but damn it, we found love along the way.
* BitingTheHandHumor: A newspaper headline reads "Disney Sells Back Fox: 'We Feel Clean Again'", insulting both of theshow's owners.companies that own the show.
-->'''Homer:''' We're gonna find this turtle, but damn it, we found love along the way.
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* MilkmanConspiracy: As revealed at the end, a company that makes balls of yarn (which the group uses for their StringTheory) is using them to spy on people.
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* StringTheory: The conspiracy theorists have a a board with plenty of linked strings, boarding every theory they come up with.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: At the beginning of the episode, Mayor Quimby proposes that Springfield stop celebrating Columbus Day sue to the "problematic actions" of UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus, mirroring real-world debates over the holiday; as in real life, many Italians (Luigi and the mobsters) are opposed to the proposal.
* ShoutOut: At the library meeting, Helen Lovejoy expresses concern that children could come across texts like the sexually explicit ''Literature/KamaSutra'' in DIY libraries.
* ShoutOut: At the library meeting, Helen Lovejoy expresses concern that children could come across texts like the sexually explicit ''Literature/KamaSutra'' in DIY libraries.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: At the beginning of the episode, Mayor Quimby proposes that Springfield stop celebrating Columbus Day sue due to the "problematic actions" behavior" of UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus, mirroring real-world debates over the holiday; holiday that occurred in the year before the episode aired; as in real life, many Italians (Luigi and the mobsters) are opposed to the proposal.
* ShoutOut: At the library meeting, [[MoralGuardians HelenLovejoy Lovejoy]] expresses concern that children could come across texts like the sexually explicit ''Literature/KamaSutra'' in DIY libraries.libraries.
%%* TastesLikeFriendship: Homer's conspiracy group, an unlikely assortment of Springfieldians, bonds over Homer's paella.
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%%* TastesLikeFriendship: Homer's conspiracy group, an unlikely assortment of Springfieldians, bonds over Homer's paella.
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* LiteralMetaphor: After considering every conspiracy theory possible to explain Slow Leonard's disappearance, [[spoiler:Homer finds the tortoise in a ''literal rabbit hole''. When Lisa lampshades the irony in this, Homer, being [[TheDitz Homer]], says he ''doesn't'' get it now]].
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* HereWeGoAgain: Once Slow Leonard's disappearance is solved, Homer's group has nothing to theorize about...until they start wondering about where calamari comes from.
* LiteralMetaphor: After considering every conspiracy theory possible to explain Slow Leonard's disappearance,[[spoiler:Homer Homer finds the tortoise in a ''literal rabbit hole''. When Lisa lampshades the irony in this, Homer, being [[TheDitz Homer]], says he ''doesn't'' get it now]].now.
* LiteralMetaphor: After considering every conspiracy theory possible to explain Slow Leonard's disappearance,
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After being laughed at a town meeting, Homer goes to the zoo with his family, and is a laughingstock even among the animals. But when he notices that a tortoise is missing, he and several other Springfieldians form a conspiracy theorists' group to solve Slow Leonard disappearance, meaning people start to take him seriously. But he soon makes a shocking discovery...
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After being laughed at a town meeting, Homer goes to the zoo with his family, and is a laughingstock even among the animals. But when he notices that a 150-year-old tortoise is missing, he and several other Springfieldians form a conspiracy theorists' group to solve Slow Leonard Leonard's disappearance, meaning people start to take him seriously. But he soon makes a shocking discovery...
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* BlandNameProduct: Homer forms his conspiracy group on "[[Platform/{{Facebook}} Facelook]]", although Platform/TikTok is mentioned by its real name.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Homer forms a group of these in his home; besides himself, there's Miss Hoover, Gil Gunderson, Sideshow Mel, Drederick Tatum, and the Comic Book Guy, and they are later joined by Superintendent Chalmers and Chief Wiggum.
* CouchGag: A parody of Google Chrome's "Dinosaur Game" for when there's no Wi-Fi: the family jump over cacti to reach the couch, and they all make it except for Homer.
* LiteralMetaphor: After considering every conspiracy theory possible to explain Slow Leonard's disappearance, [[spoiler:Homer finds the tortoise in a ''literal rabbit hole'']].
* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack: Parodied. When Homer asks his reflection if he's really stupid after being laughed at by the crowd, it says reflections can't talk and leaves.
* ReptilianConspiracy: Discussed by Homer with his group over the end credits. He says that if there are any reptilians watching his [=TikTok=], they should replace the chicken in his paella with insects or small mammals that go with calisparra rice.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Homer forms a group of these in his home; besides himself, there's Miss Hoover, Gil Gunderson, Sideshow Mel, Drederick Tatum, and the Comic Book Guy, and they are later joined by Superintendent Chalmers and Chief Wiggum.
* CouchGag: A parody of Google Chrome's "Dinosaur Game" for when there's no Wi-Fi: the family jump over cacti to reach the couch, and they all make it except for Homer.
* LiteralMetaphor: After considering every conspiracy theory possible to explain Slow Leonard's disappearance, [[spoiler:Homer finds the tortoise in a ''literal rabbit hole'']].
* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack: Parodied. When Homer asks his reflection if he's really stupid after being laughed at by the crowd, it says reflections can't talk and leaves.
* ReptilianConspiracy: Discussed by Homer with his group over the end credits. He says that if there are any reptilians watching his [=TikTok=], they should replace the chicken in his paella with insects or small mammals that go with calisparra rice.
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* BlandNameProduct: Homer forms his conspiracy theory group on "[[Platform/{{Facebook}} Facelook]]", although Platform/TikTok is mentioned by its real name.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Homer forms a group of these in his home; besides himself, there's Miss Hoover, Gil Gunderson, Sideshow Mel, Drederick Tatum, and the Comic Book Guy, and they are later joined by Superintendent Chalmers and ChiefWiggum.
Wiggum. Gil even thinks the Earth is flat.
* CouchGag: A parody of Google Chrome's "Dinosaur Game" for when there's no Wi-Fi: the family jump over cacti (like in the game) to reach the couch, and they all make it except for Homer.
* LiteralMetaphor: After considering every conspiracy theory possible to explain Slow Leonard's disappearance, [[spoiler:Homer finds the tortoise in a ''literal rabbithole'']].
hole''. When Lisa lampshades the irony in this, Homer, being [[TheDitz Homer]], says he ''doesn't'' get it now]].
* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack: Parodied. When Homer asks his reflection if he's really stupid after being laughed at by the crowd, it says reflections can't talk and quickly leaves.
* NoNameGiven: The zoo director plays a significant role in the episode, but she is never named.
* ReptilianConspiracy: Discussed by Homer with his group over the end credits. He says that if there are any reptilians watching his [=TikTok=], they should replace the chicken in his paella with insects or small mammals that go with calisparrarice.rice.
* ShoutOut: At the library meeting, Helen Lovejoy expresses concern that children could come across texts like the sexually explicit ''Literature/KamaSutra'' in DIY libraries.
* TruthInTelevision: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_(tortoise) On]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise) occasion]], real tortoises have lived over a century and a half.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Homer forms a group of these in his home; besides himself, there's Miss Hoover, Gil Gunderson, Sideshow Mel, Drederick Tatum, and the Comic Book Guy, and they are later joined by Superintendent Chalmers and Chief
* CouchGag: A parody of Google Chrome's "Dinosaur Game" for when there's no Wi-Fi: the family jump over cacti (like in the game) to reach the couch, and they all make it except for Homer.
* LiteralMetaphor: After considering every conspiracy theory possible to explain Slow Leonard's disappearance, [[spoiler:Homer finds the tortoise in a ''literal rabbit
* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack: Parodied. When Homer asks his reflection if he's really stupid after being laughed at by the crowd, it says reflections can't talk and quickly leaves.
* NoNameGiven: The zoo director plays a significant role in the episode, but she is never named.
* ReptilianConspiracy: Discussed by Homer with his group over the end credits. He says that if there are any reptilians watching his [=TikTok=], they should replace the chicken in his paella with insects or small mammals that go with calisparra
* ShoutOut: At the library meeting, Helen Lovejoy expresses concern that children could come across texts like the sexually explicit ''Literature/KamaSutra'' in DIY libraries.
* TruthInTelevision: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_(tortoise) On]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise) occasion]], real tortoises have lived over a century and a half.
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After being laughed at a town meeting, Homer goes to the zoo with his family, and is a laughingstock even among the animals. But when he notices that a tortoise is missing, he and several other Springfieldians form a conspiracy theorists' group to solve Slow Leonard disappearance, meaning people start to take him seriously. But he soon makes a shocking discovery...
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!!This episode contains examples of:
* BitingTheHandHumor: A newspaper headline reads "Disney Sells Back Fox: 'We Feel Clean Again'", insulting both the show's owners.
* BlandNameProduct: Homer forms his conspiracy group on "[[Platform/{{Facebook}} Facelook]]", although Platform/TikTok is mentioned by its real name.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Homer forms a group of these in his home; besides himself, there's Miss Hoover, Gil Gunderson, Sideshow Mel, Drederick Tatum, and the Comic Book Guy, and they are later joined by Superintendent Chalmers and Chief Wiggum.
* CouchGag: A parody of Google Chrome's "Dinosaur Game" for when there's no Wi-Fi: the family jump over cacti to reach the couch, and they all make it except for Homer.
* LiteralMetaphor: After considering every conspiracy theory possible to explain Slow Leonard's disappearance, [[spoiler:Homer finds the tortoise in a ''literal rabbit hole'']].
* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack: Parodied. When Homer asks his reflection if he's really stupid after being laughed at by the crowd, it says reflections can't talk and leaves.
* ReptilianConspiracy: Discussed by Homer with his group over the end credits. He says that if there are any reptilians watching his [=TikTok=], they should replace the chicken in his paella with insects or small mammals that go with calisparra rice.
%%Make sure all the apostrophes and quotation marks are the correct characters before launching.
Note: Recap page previously deleted due to being created by a ban evader, but per [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=128141&type=att this ATT query]], that doesn't automatically put it in the Administrivia/PermanentRedLinkClub: if you rewrite the page, recreating it is fine. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230408211934/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS34E1HabeasTortoise Old page for reference]].
After being laughed at a town meeting, Homer goes to the zoo with his family, and is a laughingstock even among the animals. But when he notices that a tortoise is missing, he and several other Springfieldians form a conspiracy theorists' group to solve Slow Leonard disappearance, meaning people start to take him seriously. But he soon makes a shocking discovery...
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!!This episode contains examples of:
* BitingTheHandHumor: A newspaper headline reads "Disney Sells Back Fox: 'We Feel Clean Again'", insulting both the show's owners.
* BlandNameProduct: Homer forms his conspiracy group on "[[Platform/{{Facebook}} Facelook]]", although Platform/TikTok is mentioned by its real name.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Homer forms a group of these in his home; besides himself, there's Miss Hoover, Gil Gunderson, Sideshow Mel, Drederick Tatum, and the Comic Book Guy, and they are later joined by Superintendent Chalmers and Chief Wiggum.
* CouchGag: A parody of Google Chrome's "Dinosaur Game" for when there's no Wi-Fi: the family jump over cacti to reach the couch, and they all make it except for Homer.
* LiteralMetaphor: After considering every conspiracy theory possible to explain Slow Leonard's disappearance, [[spoiler:Homer finds the tortoise in a ''literal rabbit hole'']].
* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack: Parodied. When Homer asks his reflection if he's really stupid after being laughed at by the crowd, it says reflections can't talk and leaves.
* ReptilianConspiracy: Discussed by Homer with his group over the end credits. He says that if there are any reptilians watching his [=TikTok=], they should replace the chicken in his paella with insects or small mammals that go with calisparra rice.
