| 1 | Homer becomes obsessed with a [=Mapple=] [=MyPad=] he won in a silent auction at school, but when he breaks it, he loses all hope -- then finds it again when he discovers that his backyard tree has spelled out the word "HOPE" in sap. |
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| 3 | !!This episode contains examples of: |
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| 5 | * ArtisticLicenseBiology: Flushie is apparently an alligator, but he has interlocking teeth like a crocodile. |
| 6 | * BaitAndSwitch: There's a scene where it seems that Homer is playing a game at his [=MyPad=] and driving at the same time but then it's revealed he's actually playing a game that simulates distracted driving. |
| 7 | * BrickJoke: During Kent Brockman's investigation, we see where Lenny ended up after his conversation with Moe and Homer got dropped. |
| 8 | * ContinuityNod: The short film at the end of the episode, about a Happy Little Elf saving a Stacy doll from a giant Funzo, is chock full of fake food products and appliances the show has made up since it started. |
| 9 | * GeographicFlexibility: As in TheMovie, Moe's is near the church for the sake of a brief gag. When Homer leaves it's back on its usual strip. |
| 10 | * HypocriticalHumor: Homer says that books are for cavemen, yet he acts like a caveman when seeing fire. |
| 11 | * NoodleIncident: Homer bought Bart an alligator for his eighth birthday that wound up living in Springfield's sewers. |
| 12 | * PaletteSwap: Flushie resembles a brownish-green [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E19KillTheAlligatorAndRun Captain Jack]]. |
| 13 | * RealDreamsAreWeirder: Homer is batting in the World Series against Steroid Santa Claus, and all the announcers are food. And then it gets weird... |
| 14 | * TheReveal: The word on the tree's bark was written by Homer while sleepwalking. |
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