| 1 | Moe's dishrag (voiced by Creator/JeremyIrons) tells viewers the story of how it went from a beautiful medieval tapestry to being Moe's most-used and most-seen prop. Meanwhile, Bart tries to win Milhouse's friendship back after Milhouse is offended over Bart comparing him to Moe's dishrag. |
| 2 | !!Tropes: |
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| 4 | * AndImTheQueenOfSheba: In response to the dishrag's claims of being originally a beautiful tapestry, a sponge sarcastically claims to be the Gutenberg Bible. |
| 5 | * AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: When the Duke of Springfield's Medieval France counterpart dies, several people whack his body in celebration. |
| 6 | * AnimateInanimateObject: Moe's dishrag, voiced by ''Jeremy sodding Irons'', and a sponge. |
| 7 | * AristocratsAreEvil: Mr. Burns' counterpart from Medieval France. |
| 8 | * CelebrityParadox: Jeremy Irons had been referenced on the show in Season 6's "Lisa's Rival". |
| 9 | * CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: Whacking the corpse of the recently deceased Duke is considered by one of the rejoicers as the peak of French courage. |
| 10 | * HypocriticalHumor: |
| 11 | --> Homer: "...and that's why I don't believe there is a God. Thank you, and God bless America." |
| 12 | * RichesToRags: The central (and quite literal) story arc of the episode. |
| 13 | * NotAllowedToGrowUp: Bart's and Lisa's Medieval France counterparts didn't grow up during the years their mother spent on the tapestry ordered by the Duke because they had too little food. |
| 14 | * SelfFulfillingProphecy: Back when it was a beautiful tapestry, Moe's dishrag had predictions of what'd happen to it. A character decides to bite the tapestry after seeing that action being predicted. |
| 15 | * ShoutOut: |
| 16 | ** Two of the Persian king's rejected wives resemble [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]] and [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]]. |
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