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* HarsherInHindsight:
** If this episode was hard to watch back when it first aired, try watching it now after hearing about the number of reports of people committing suicide because of bullying as a desperate attempt to escape from the abuse.
** An earlier episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E13TheJoyOfSect The Joy of Sect]]", shows Springfield being outright cruel towards a football team for losing a championship match, even going as far as to attack the players. This also leads to FridgeHorror where it's possible that, had Bart not attempted suicide, the entire town might've ''[[WouldHurtAChild murdered him]]'' for the same reason as the football players.
** If this episode was hard to watch back when it first aired, try watching it now after hearing about the number of reports of people committing suicide because of bullying as a desperate attempt to escape from the abuse.
** An earlier episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E13TheJoyOfSect The Joy of Sect]]", shows Springfield being outright cruel towards a football team for losing a championship match, even going as far as to attack the players. This also leads to FridgeHorror where it's possible that, had Bart not attempted suicide, the entire town might've ''[[WouldHurtAChild murdered him]]'' for the same reason as the football players.
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* HarsherInHindsight:
**HarsherInHindsight: If this episode was hard to watch back when it first aired, try watching it now after hearing about the number of reports of people committing suicide because of bullying as a desperate attempt to escape from the abuse.
** An earlier episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E13TheJoyOfSect The Joy of Sect]]", shows Springfield being outright cruel towards a football team for losing a championship match, even going as far as to attack the players. This also leads to FridgeHorror where it's possible that, had Bart not attempted suicide, the entire town might've ''[[WouldHurtAChild murdered him]]'' for the same reason as the football players.abuse.
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** An earlier episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E13TheJoyOfSect The Joy of Sect]]", shows Springfield being outright cruel towards a football team for losing a championship match, even going as far as to attack the players. This also leads to FridgeHorror where it's possible that, had Bart not attempted suicide, the entire town might've ''[[WouldHurtAChild murdered him]]'' for the same reason as the football players.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to [[SuicideDare condone Bart's suicide attempt]], or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, [[LethallyStupid only wanting to see what would happen]]? If it's the latter, his defensive response to [[EveryoneHasStandards the townspeople looking at him]] could be seen as him misinterpreting this as meaning that he is merely being inappropriate.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to [[SuicideDare condone Bart's suicide attempt]], or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, [[LethallyStupid only wanting to see what would happen]]? If it's the latter, then his defensive response to [[EveryoneHasStandards the townspeople looking at him]] could be seen as him misinterpreting this as meaning that he is merely being inappropriate.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to [[SuicideDare condone Bart's suicide attempt]], or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, [[LethallyStupid only wanting to see what would happen]]? If it's the latter, his defensive response to [[EveryoneHasStandards the townspeople looking at him]] could be him misinterpreting this as meaning that he is merely being inappropriate.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to [[SuicideDare condone Bart's suicide attempt]], or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, [[LethallyStupid only wanting to see what would happen]]? If it's the latter, his defensive response to [[EveryoneHasStandards the townspeople looking at him]] could be seen as him misinterpreting this as meaning that he is merely being inappropriate.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to [[SuicideDare condone Bart's suicide attempt]], or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, [[LethallyStupid only wanting to see what would happen]]? If it's the latter, his defensive response to the townspeople looking at him could be him misinterpreting this as meaning he is merely being inappropriate.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to [[SuicideDare condone Bart's suicide attempt]], or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, [[LethallyStupid only wanting to see what would happen]]? If it's the latter, his defensive response to [[EveryoneHasStandards the townspeople looking at him him]] could be him misinterpreting this as meaning that he is merely being inappropriate.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to [[SuicideDare condone Bart's suicide attempt]], or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, [[LethallyStupid only wanting to see what would happen]]?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to [[SuicideDare condone Bart's suicide attempt]], or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, [[LethallyStupid only wanting to see what would happen]]?happen]]? If it's the latter, his defensive response to the townspeople looking at him could be him misinterpreting this as meaning he is merely being inappropriate.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Due to the episode's reputation, some viewers will only watch the episode just for the subplot involving Homer becoming a mattress tester, skipping over the main plot.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, only wanting to see what would happen?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to [[SuicideDare condone Bart's suicide attempt, attempt]], or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart, [[LethallyStupid only wanting to see what would happen?happen]]?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart and just wanted to see what would happen?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what was actually going on with Bart and just wanted Bart, only wanting to see what would happen?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what's actually going on with Bart and just wanted to see what would happen?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what's what was actually going on with Bart and just wanted to see what would happen?
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It was already stated that this example was misuse; the character is intended to be disliked.
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* TheScrappy: LaBoot, for [[BaitTheDog initially comes across as sympathetic to Bart's plight]]... only to then also mock Bart for his hiccup and then failing to catch Bart when he attempts suicide.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he just [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what's actually going on with Bart and wanted to see what would happen?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough]] to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he just simply [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid]] to comprehend what's actually going on with Bart and just wanted to see what would happen?
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** Abe [[KickTheSonOfABitch booing Joe [=LaBoot=]]], especially considering that [=LaBoot=] set off the latter half of the episode by driving Bart to tears.
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** Abe [[KickTheSonOfABitch booing Joe [=LaBoot=]]], [=LaBoot=], especially considering that [=LaBoot=] set off the latter half of the episode by driving Bart to tears.
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** And of course, Grampa Simpson's KickTheSonOfABitch moment by heckling [[{{Jerkass}} LaBoot]] right when his grandson touched the ground in his suicide attempt.
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** And of course, Grampa Simpson's KickTheSonOfABitch moment by Simpson heckling [[{{Jerkass}} LaBoot]] right when his grandson touched the ground in his suicide attempt.
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** Grampa Simpson heckling [[KickTheSonOfABitch heckling LaBoot]] for his role in bullying his grandson and driving him to suicide and then for his excuse of an attempt to catch him when he tries to kill himself.
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** Grampa Simpson heckling [[KickTheSonOfABitch heckling LaBoot]] LaBoot for his role in bullying his grandson and driving him to suicide and then for his excuse of an attempt to catch him when he tries to kill himself.
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** Grampa Simpson heckling [[{{KickTheSonOfABitch}} LaBoot]] for his role in bullying his grandson and driving him to suicide and then for his excuse of an attempt to catch him when he tries to kill himself.
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** Grampa Simpson heckling [[{{KickTheSonOfABitch}} [[KickTheSonOfABitch heckling LaBoot]] for his role in bullying his grandson and driving him to suicide and then for his excuse of an attempt to catch him when he tries to kill himself.
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* TheScrappy: LaBoot, for [[BaitTheDog initially comes across as sympathetic to Bart's plight]]...only to then also mock Bart for his hiccup and then failing to catch Bart when he attempts suicide.
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* TheScrappy: LaBoot, for [[BaitTheDog initially comes across as sympathetic to Bart's plight]]... only to then also mock Bart for his hiccup and then failing to catch Bart when he attempts suicide.
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* TheScrappy: LaBoot, for [[BaitTheDog initially comes across as sympathetic to Bart's plight]]...only to then also mock Bart for his hiccup and then failing to catch Bart when he attempts suicide.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really callous enough to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he just too stupid to comprehend what's actually going on with Bart and wanted to see what would happen?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really [[LackOfEmpathy callous enough enough]] to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he just [[ObliviouslyEvil too stupid stupid]] to comprehend what's actually going on with Bart and wanted to see what would happen?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really callous enough to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he just too stupid to comprehend what's going on with Bart and wanted to see what would happen?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really callous enough to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he just too stupid to comprehend what's actually going on with Bart and wanted to see what would happen?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Chief Wiggum really callous enough to condone Bart's suicide attempt, or was he just too stupid to comprehend what's going on with Bart and wanted to see what would happen?
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Hate Sink. Supposed to be disliked.
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* TheScrappy: [=LaBoot=] gets this for mocking Bart over his mistake, even after telling Bart that he made similar mistakes as a baseball player. Even his attempt to save Bart from falling does little to redeem him, especially when he fails to catch him.
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* AngstWhatAngst: The darkness of the main story doesn't really touch Homer and Marge's antics in the B-plot, as shortly after Bart's fall from the water tower they sneak into the Lovejoys' house to try and steal back their mattress.
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* FanonDiscontinuity: It's very difficult to find fans willing to defend this episode due to the sadistic treatment of Bart that goes so far that it stops being funny, instead coming off as [[TearJerker sad]] and mean-spirited.
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** Grampa Simpson heckling [[{{KickTheSonOfABitch}} LaBoot]] for his role in bullying his grandson and driving him to suicide and then for his excuse of an attempt to catch him when he tries to kill himself.
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* TheScrappy: LaBoot gets this for mocking Bart over his mistake, even after telling Bart that he made similar mistakes as a baseball player. Even his attempt to save Bart from falling does little to redeem him, especially when he fails to catch him.
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* TheScrappy: LaBoot [=LaBoot=] gets this for mocking Bart over his mistake, even after telling Bart that he made similar mistakes as a baseball player. Even his attempt to save Bart from falling does little to redeem him, especially when he fails to catch him.
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* TheScrappy: LaBoot gets this for mocking Bart over his mistake, even after telling Bart that he made similar mistakes as a baseball player. Even his attempt to save Bart from falling does little to redeem him, especially when he fails to catch him.
