History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS7E23MuchApuAboutNothing

* ValuesDissonance: At the end of his citizenship test, Apu is instructed to explain the causes of the Civil War and begins to give a long explanation before the examiner tells him to "just say slavery". The joke was originally intended to highlight Apu's breadth of knowledge about American history, and was based on an incident that happened to one of writer David X. Cohen's friends in a real citizenship test. However, in recent years, the school of historiography that tried to claim there were "multiple causes" has has been interpreted as white supremacist propaganda that tried to downplay the extent to which slavery was the primary driver of the Confederate rebellion (for instance, The Confederate Declaration of Independence said that it was seceding because of the attempt to hinder the expansion of slavery). As a result, audiences nowdays are more likely to think that the examiner was the sensible one in this situation.

* TruthInTelevision: The bear incursion that sets off the plot shows a bear wandering around Evergreen Terrace showing nothing more than curiosity and posing no direct threat to humans. In most real life cases of bears wandering into inhabited areas, their behavior usually ranges from curious to skittish and most documented cases of human injuries have resulted from people panicking and/or attempting to confront the bear directly.

* ValuesDissonance: At the end of his citizenship test, Apu is instructed to explain the causes of the Civil War and begins to give a long explanation before the examiner tells him to "just say slavery". The joke was originally intended to highlight Apu's breadth of knowledge about American history, and was based on an incident that happened to one of writer David X. Cohen's friends in a real citizenship test. However, in recent years, the school of historiography that tried to claim there were "multiple causes" has has been interpreted as white supremacist propaganda that tried to downplay the extent to which slavery was the primary driver of the Confederate rebellion. (For instance, The Confederate Declaration of Independence said that it was seceding because of the attempt to hinder the expansion of slavery.)As a result, audiences nowdays are more likely to think that the examiner was the sensible one in this situation.

* TruthInTelevision: The bear incursion that sets off the plot shows a bear wondering around Evergreen Terrace showing nothing more than curiosity and posing no direct threat to humans. In most real life cases of bears wandering into inhabited areas, their behavior usually ranges from curious to skittish and most documented cases of human injuries have resulted from people panicking and/or attempting to confront the bear directly.

* ValuesDissonance: Apu saying the Civil War was about more than slavery is largely considered by academics to be wrong now. The Confederate Declaration of Independence, in fact, says that it is seceding because of the attempt to hinder the expansion of slavery.

* ValuesResonance: The episode shows the legal and human side of illegal immigration. It works better at a time when Congress and states are debating greater border security and restrictions.

* ValuesDissonance: During his citizenship exam, Apu is asked what was the cause of the American Civil War, with Apu elaborating on several different issues before the proctor tells him "Just say slavery". Nowadays, historians agree that slavery was the sole cause of the war and the "lost cause" myth has been discredited, too.

* ValuesDissonance: During his immigration test, Apu is asked what was the cause of the American Civil War, with Apu elaborating on several different issues before the proctor tells him "Just say slavery". Nowadays, historians agree that slavery was the sole cause of the war and the "lost cause" myth has been discredited, too.

* MoralEventHorizon: Principal Skinner crosses this when he joins the students in harassing Uter, all because the boy is from Germany. Worse is that Uter came to the United States ''legally''. And even worse in that the Season 6 episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E21ThePTADisbands The PTA Disbands]]" showed Skinner remorselessly ''leave Uter to die at the hands of murderous reenactment soldiers'', leading to strong FridgeHorror.
* NeverLiveItDown: Outside this episode, Helen Lovejoy doesn't make an appeal to the children that often, and when she does it's often more as a parody of her famous quote. It hasn't stopped thinking of the children becoming the defining quirk of her character.

* ValuesResonance: The episode's theme on illegal immigration and race issues is still relevant today, especially in the late 2010s.

* MemeticMutation: Helen Lovejoy's first usage of "Won't someone PLEASE think of the children?!"

* MoralEventHorizon: Principal Skinner crosses this when he joins the students in harassing Uter, all because the boy is from Germany. Worse is that Uter came to the United States ''legally''.
* ValuesResonance: The episode's theme on illegal immigration and race issues is still relevant today.

* HarsherInHindsight: The idea of Apu going away forever has become a reality with the announcement that the character would no longer appear due to being considered an ethnic stereotype.

* MoralEventHorizon: Principle Skinner crosses this when he joins the students in harassing Uter, all because the boy is from Germany. Worse is that Uter came to the United States ''legally''.

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