Line #19 Recap/TheSimpsonsS20E7MypodsAndBoomsticks


1	Bart befriends a Muslim boy named Bashir, but Homer suspects Bashir and his family to be terrorists. Meanwhile, Lisa buys a Mapple [=MyPod=] and runs up a $1200 bill from downloading songs.
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3	!!This episode contains examples of:
4	* AllThereInTheScript: Bashir's parents aren't named in the episode. According to captions on the official FXX website, his mother is named Mina and his father is Amid.
5	* BadJobWorseUniform: What Lisa is reduced to at the end. She has to WorkOffTheDebt she accrued to Mapple Inc. for downloading too many songs and dresses up as an [=MyPod=] handing out leaflets saying "Think Differently".
6	* BlandNameProduct: The "Mapple" Bar with its [=MyPods=] and [=MyPhones=], and Mapple's slogan "Think Differently".
7	* CallItKarma: After Bart pranks the Mapple store with a fake message how Mobbs doesn't care for his loyal customers and only wants their money (as well as other things unrelated to this trope), Lisa was the one who called him out to an angry Mapple-Mob. Then after she becomes engross with her [=MyPod=] and acquired a bill she can't afford: Lisa meets with Mobbs himself about it, [[JerkassHasAPoint to whom not only denied her a refund, but put her to work it off in an undignified way]].
8	* CastingGag: In Homer's fearful nightmare following his suspicions of Bashir's family, [[{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}} Genie]] appears and transforms Springfield into a stereotypical Muslim caricature. Homer's voice actor, Creator/DanCastellaneta, was the replacement voice for Creator/RobinWilliams' Genie in ''[[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar The Return of Jafar]]'', the [[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries Aladdin animated TV show]], and the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' video game series.
9	* ChristmasCreep: Parodied. The episode starts the day after Christmas and the mall has already moved on to the next holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, where children sit on an MLK impersonator's lap similar to how they would with a MallSanta.
10	* ContinuityNod: Bart brings up Dolph being Jewish.
11	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Lisa went crazy downloading songs on to her [=MyPod=] without keeping track of how many she was downloading or how much they cost, giving her an OhCrap when she gets a [=MyBill=] for $1,200.
12	* EasilyForgiven: The bin Ladens accept Homer's apology after he treats them to a more respectful get-together in the end.
13	* FailedASpotCheck: After Mr. bin Laden proclaims that he took everything into account for a safe demolition, Bart points out that he forgot to factor in "one bald idiot".
14	* FaintInShock: Lisa faints when she realizes that her ShockinglyExpensiveBill is the result of her excessive downloading and not being mindful enough of the cost of the songs.
15	* HeresJohnnyHomage: Homer has a dream in which he flying on a magic carpet, and has a lamp that contains the genie from [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Disney's Aladdin]]. Like that genie, this one does a series of impersonations, including a [[{{TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson}} Jack Nicholson impersonation]] where he shouts "Here's Genie!".
16	* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Homer sees it in a ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'' parody.
17	* JuryDuty: Moe made up a religion to get out of this duty.
18	* LampshadeHanging: When Homer screams during his nightmare and doesn't wake up right after that, he comments that's usually during the scream moment that people wake up from dreams.
19	* MaliciousMisnaming: Jimbo interprets Bashir's name as ''bash here''.
20	* MistakenForTerrorist: The source of conflict when Homer assumes that Bashir's father is a terrorist.
21	* MumLooksLikeASister: Bart flatters Bashir's mom by calling her his sister. Bashir returns the favor by calling Homer his brother.
22	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The episode's Itchy and Scratchy segment "diePod Slaylist" features Scratchy feeling guilty over having tested the atomic bomb. He goes in a time machine to stop himself but gets killed by Itchy planting a bomb in his past self's body
23	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Homer tries to move the bombs under the belief that Bashir's father is plotting to suicide bomb the Springfield Mall but instead ends up blowing up the bridge leading to the Duff Brewery.
24	* NoodleIncident: Due to the fact that his mom is sleeping with Moe, Kearney belongs to a cult Moe started to get out of jury duty via ObfuscatingInsanity.
25	* ObnoxiousInLaws: Under the belief that Bashir's father intends to blow up Springfield Mall, Homer goes there to tell everyone to leave. Upon seeing his sisters-in-law, he doesn't tell them anything.
26	* OhCrap:
27	** Bart does this after hearing his new friend reveal that he's Muslim.
28	** Lisa gets one when she gets a [=MyBill=] for $1,200. She is confused... until she sees she downloaded 1,212 songs at 99 cents each, and [[DidntThinkThisThrough realises that obviously she doesn't have the money for pay for those songs]].
29	* OutOfContextEavesdropping: When trying to find out if Bashir's parents are terrorists, Homer spies on one of their conversation where the husband is talking about his job demolishing the old Springfield mall, but the parts he hears make it sound like he is a suicide bomber.
30	-->'''Mina:''' Sometimes I wish you would quit that awful business.\
31	'''Amid:''' But I love blowing up buildings!...Safely and legally in order to make room for new buildings.\
32	'''Mina:''' Darling, you work too hard.\
33	'''Amid:''' Yes, I am killing myself but it is all for the ''profit''. And after the explosion, I will be in a better place!...That corner office with the downtown view!
34	* PracticalJoke: Bart's prank of the episode involves audibly hijacking Steve Mobbs' public presentation to the Mapple customers portraying him as a greedy tyrant who belittles his customers with his shoddy products and makes out with his boyfriend Bill Gates on a pile of their money.
35	* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: Homer doesn't try to save his sisters-in-law from what he believes is about to happen to Springfield Mall.
36	* RiddleForTheAges: Does Steve Mobs ''really'' think all of his customers are losers and sheep who will gladly shell out hundreds of dollars for devices that cost $8.00 to make?
37	* ScamReligion: Apparently Moe started one to get out of jury duty much to Kearney's disdain.
38	* SecretTestOfCharacter: Homer tries to prove that the new Muslim family are terrorists by having the father cut an American cake. Everyone is offended by this action.
39	* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: Lisa's [=MyBill=], which is for $1,200. Caused by Lisa's negligence in not keeping track of how much she was downloading and whether she could pay for her music. Oops. Steve Mobbs decides Lisa can work off the bill by handing out leaflets while dressed as a [=MyPod=], much to Lisa's chagrin.
40	* ShoutOut:
41	** The title is a reference to ''Film/BedknobsAndBroomsticks''.
42	** When Bart makes it seem Steve Mobs is insulting his clients, Comic Book Guy charges and swings a sledgehammer at the screen akin to the "1984" Apple commercial.
43	** During the dream where Genie transforms Springfield, a music store is changed to only have aisles of [=CDs=] by Music/CatStevens (though ever since his conversion to Islam, he now goes by Yusuf).
44	* SkewedPriorities: When the Duff truck falls into the sea, Homer dives towards it to rescue as much of its cargo but doesn't care about the trapped driver (admittedly said driver is [[ButtMonkey Hans Moleman]]).
45	* UnfortunateName: Given the time period of this episode's release, a Muslim family having ''bin Laden'' as a surname wouldn't be as great while living in the U.S.
46	* WhatTheHellHero: Marge is understandably infuriated at Homer's intolerant treatment of the bin Ladens.
47	* WorkOffTheDebt: Lisa working to pay for her [="MyBill"=].

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