History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS2E10BartGetsHitByACar

** Alternately, Homer can be seen as this for trying to con Burns out of a million dollars with phony doctors and fake testimony, including having ''his own son'' perjure himself in court. He even whines that Marge cost him his "one big chance" and considers leaving her over it. Frankly, Homer is lucky he didn't get sued by Burns for his own fraud, fired from his job (and Burns ''would'' have been justified in firing Homer for trying to defraud him) not to mention he's even luckier he didn't face criminal charges over Bart's perjury.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Marge refuses to lie in court when summoned by Burns' lawyers as a witness and the case is lost, which would be okay except that she doesn't seems to care about getting ''any'' compensation for Bart being ''run over by a car'' (and the audience knows that '''it killed him''' for a short while, although apparently Marge doesn't), even saying that it's not as big of a deal (money-wise) as the $5.00 she pays Bart every week for taking out the garbage.

* NeverLiveItDown: Marge botching the trial is still a huge reason why her detractors hate her, even over thirty years after the original broadcast. If you look up any video of this episode online, you will find flame wars over who's at fault. Some have even voiced their beliefs that Homer should have ''divorced'' her over it.

** As mentioned above, Marge may have simply come off as uninentionally unsympathetic when the episode aired, but in the decades since, American healthcare costs have ballooned to the extent that, even with insurance, Bart's trip to the hospital may well have financially ruined the Simpsons. Seeking compensation would be entirely necessary, though it still would be a bad idea to get phony doctors and questionable lawyers involved.

* ValuesDissonance: Lisa asks Lionel Hutz if he's a shyster. The term has since fallen out of usage due to possible anti-Semitic connotations. (Although, it's rumored it originated from a lawyer named "Schuster".)

* ValuesDissonance: Lisa asks Lionel Hutz if he's a shyster. The term has since fallen out of usage due to anti-Semitic connotations.

* ValuesDissonance: Lisa asks Nick if he's a shyster. The term has since fallen out of usage due to its alleged anti-Semitic association[[note]]Nobody is quite sure what the etymology, it's been suggested it was named after Shylocke from Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice[[/note]].

** In Brazil, it's [[CulturalTranslation until Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup]]. The last time Brazil won before 1991 was in 1970. Brazil's next victory took place in 1994. [[note]] Brazil won again in 2002. [[/note]]

** The Devil is voiced by [[Creator/HarryShearer the same actor]] that plays Flanders. "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E5TreehouseOfHorrorIV Treehouse of Horror IV]]" will later actually depict Flanders as the devil!
** Marge is called to testify before court by the name "Mrs. Homer J. Simpson" (rendered in some dubs as "Mrs. ''H.'' J. Simpson", even). Amazingly, the scene predates the UsefulNotes/OJSimpson trial, which happened in 1994/1995, while the episode aired in 1991.
** In this, Hutz's first appearance, he actually ends up giving the Simpsons advice that while unethical would have actually won them the case had they followed it. Later episodes show Hutz as so utterly incompetent that the Simpsons would be and often are worse off by doing anything he says on top of being extremely unethical

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Homer doesn't want Mr. Burns' settlement of $50,000 dollars, which is what he'd get if he won the lawsuit after Lionel Hutz's fifty percent fee. But is Homer just greedy and wanting more, or does he also really want Burns to feel a loss of money?

* ValuesDissonance: Lisa asks Nick if he's a shyster. The term has since fallen out of usage due to its anti-Semetic association.

* ValuesDissonance: Lisa asks Nick if he's a shyster. The term has since fallen out of usage due to its antisemetic association.

* HarsherInHindsight: Bart is told by the devil he's not due to end up in hell until the next time the Yankees win the pennant. The Yankees won the pennant in 1996, which could mean Bart's had a short life.

** In this, Hutz's first appearance, he actually ends up giving the Simpsons advice that while unethical would have actually won them the case had they followed it. Later episodes show Hutz as so utterly incompetent that the Simpsons would be and often are worse off by doing anything he says on top of being extremely unethical.

** Marge is called to testify before court by the name "Mrs. Homer J. Simpson" (rendered in some dubs as "Mrs. ''H.'' J. Simpson", even). Amazingly, the scene predates the O.J. Simpson trial, which happened in 1994/1995, while the episode aired in 1991.

** [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] says Bart isn't due in Hell until the Yankees win the World Series decades from now. At time of broadcast, 1991, this baseball team hadn't won this sports event since 1978. The first time they won again happened in 1996. [[note]] They also won in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009. [[/note]]

* FridgeHorror: As Bart ascends into heaven (before falling into Hell), he passes by his great grandfather, who appears to be choking a young boy. The young boy is likely supposed to be a young Abe Simpson, but seeing as this is heaven, and assuming all individuals seen are dead, does that mean Homer had an uncle that was killed young, possibly at the hands of ''his'' grandfather?

** Marge is called to testify before court by the name "Mrs. Homer J. Simpson" (rendered in some dubs as "Mrs. ''H.'' J. Simpson", even). Amazingly, the scene predates the O.J. Simpson trial, which happened in 1994/1995, while the episode aired in 1991.

* HilariousInHindsight: [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] says Bart isn't due in Hell until the Yankees win the World Series decades from now. At time of broadcast, 1991, this baseball team hadn't won this sports event since 1978. The first time they won again happened in 1996. [[note]] They also won in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009. [[/note]]

** The Devil is voiced by the same actor that plays Flanders. A later Treehouse of Horror segment will later actually depict Flanders as the devil!

* HilariousInHindsight: [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] says Bart isn't due in Hell until the Yankees win the World Series. At time of broadcast, 1991, this baseball team hadn't won this sports event since 1978. The first time they won again happened in 1996. [[note]] They also won in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009. [[/note]]

* HilariousInHindsight: [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] says Bart isn't due in Hell until the Yankees win the World Series. At time of broadcast, 1991, this baseball team hadn't won this sports event since 1978. The first time they won again happened in 1996. [[note]] They also won in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009. [[/note]]

* HilariousInHindsight: [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] says Bart isn't due in Hell until the Yankees win the World Series. Whoops.