Line #30 Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E19LisasWedding


1	'''Original air date:''' 2F15
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3	'''Production code:''' 3/19/1995
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6	The Simpson family attend Springfield's pathetic attempt at a Renaissance Fair, and Lisa ends up wandering away from the main event and into a fortune teller's tent. She then proceeds to show Lisa her future, or more precisely, the story of her first true love, who happens to be a proper, British gentleman called Hugh Parkfield (guest star Creator/MandyPatinkin). Hugh, who attends the same university as Lisa, seems like the perfect match for her despite some initial clashing. Unfortunately one clash they can't overcome is Lisa's family, leaving her with the difficult decision of choosing between her family and Hugh.
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10	!!This episode contains examples of:
11	* AdaptationalNameChange: In the Latin American Spanish dub, Hugh's name is changed to John for some reason.
12	* AmericaWonWorldWarII: {{Parodied\|Trope}} indirectly with this exchange.
13	-->'''Moe:''' You know, we saved your ass in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.\
14	'''Hugh:''' Yeah, well we saved ''your'' arse in WorldWarIII.\
15	'''Moe:''' That's true.
16	* BaitAndSwitch:
17	** When the episode first flashes forward into 2010, a group of metal men who look like robots are marching down a path at Lisa's university. It's shortly revealed they're actually students dressed as the Tin Man going to audition for the school's production of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''. Two students dressed as the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion follow the group and another student tells his friend "I can't wait to see that play."
18	** When Lisa goes to the library, she finds out that the book she needed has already been checked out. The librarian points out the person who got it, which seems to be Hugh, who'd been getting on Lisa's nerves all day (and prompts a "No, it couldn't be" reaction). Then the man turns around, revealing that it's someone entirely different who just happens to be wearing the same clothing, and Lisa breathes a sigh of relief. And then Hugh enters the shot, taking the book and thanking the man for holding onto it while he tied his shoes.
19	** When Bart first gets the call about Lisa's wedding, the shot makes it look like he's sitting in a fancy office. Instead, he's in a crane about to take a wrecking ball to an office building.
20	** Hugh introduces Homer to his parents, clearly expecting Homer to make an ass of himself again. Homer merely states he enjoyed the movie ''Film/{{Octopussy}}''. Hugh's so relieved he almost starts crying.
21	* BaitAndSwitchComment: When Lisa and Marge are talking on the picturephone, we are -- for a brief moment -- led to believe that Homer had left this world.
22	-->'''Marge:''' [[NoLongerWithUs If only your father was still with us.]] But he left for work a few minutes ago.
23	* BelligerentSexualTension: At first, Lisa and Hugh quarrel over a book in the library, but the pair eventually fall madly in love. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by one of the librarians.
24	--> '''Female Librarian:''' Hmmm. First they hate each other, now all of a sudden they love each other. Oh, it doesn't make any sense to me.
25	--> '''Male Librarian:''' [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Of course not. You're a robot]]
26	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Hugh lets slip that after the wedding he plans for them to return to England and never see Lisa's family again.
27	* BitingTheHandHumor: Marge's comment about how Creator/{{Fox}} has become a [[MediaNotes/SafeHarbor hardcore sex network]] by 2010.
28	* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Marge advising Lisa on the difference between names for things in the US and the UK: "An elevator is called a 'lift', a mile is called a 'kilometer', and botulism is called 'steak and kidney pie'."
29	* ButtMonkey: When Lisa says she shouldn't wear white because of her past relationship with Milhouse, Marge says that doesn't count. They both then start laughing.
30	* CallARabbitASmeerp: The Esquilax, a literal example. Also the famous two-headed hound, born with only one head.
31	* CelebrityParadox: On their way to the Simpson house in 2010, Lisa and Hugh pass a theater showing Julie Kavner (the voice of Marge) in “I’ll Do Anything”, now in its “17th Smash Year”.
32	* CharacterDevelopment: As noted under OlderAndWiser, while he's still quite dim, Homer has grown into a more easy-going man in his old age. He makes many sincere efforts to bond with Hugh, and when his future son-in-law rejects Homer's historically significant family cufflinks, Homer makes realistically decent excuses to Lisa. The implication seems to be that Homer is aware that Hugh actively refused his gift, but he cares too much about his daughter to reveal that her fiancé hurt him. Noticeably, while Homer does play a role in the wedding's failure, it's made clear that it's really Hugh's fault, as he was intentionally spurning the Simpsons for selfish reasons, while Homer was only [[InnocentlyInsensitive accidentally offending]] Hugh with good intentions in mind.
33	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When initially premiered, Milhouse harboring feelings for Lisa was just one of the strange new revelations about the 15-year timeskip. In later episodes, the present version of Milhouse would have a crush on Lisa as well, making Lisa and Milhouse dating seem less surprising to viewers today.
34	* CocaPepsiInc: Kent Brockman working for "CNNBCBS: A Division of Creator/{{ABC}}".
35	* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
36	** On hearing Lisa, his girlfriend with whom he experienced a bad breakup with, is getting married to someone else, an angry Milhouse tells Homer he's going to go write Homer's evaluation right that minute. Homer, naturally, starts smiling optimistically.
37	** Reverend Lovejoy seems to think the reason Lisa and Hugh's wedding failed is because they chose to have it outside rather than in the church.
38	* ContinuityNod: Bart plans to study law. It nods to "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E6ItchyAndScratchyTheMovie Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]", which ended with a 40-year FlashForward that revealed that Bart will eventually become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and will finally get permission from Homer to see ''Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie''.
39	* CouchGag: The family sit on the couch and get shot halfway through the ceiling.
40	* CrazyPrepared: Marge took her promise to keep Homer from ruining Lisa's wedding seriously.
41	-->'''Homer:''' OK, Marge, I'll plan everything: we can have the reception at Moe's. Wait. Why not have the whole wedding there? We'll do it on a Monday morning. There'll be fewer drunks.\
42	'''Marge:''' Homer, don't be offended, but I've obtained a court order to prevent you from planning this wedding.\
43	'''Homer:''' [''looks through the papers of the court order''] [[GracefulLoser Well, these seem to be in order. I'll be out back in the hammock.]]
44	* CryoSickness: Between "[[FloatingTimeline Now"]] and when the episode is predicted to happen, Mr. Burns was cryonically preserved and cured of "17 stab wounds to the back." He's very fragile (even more so than the old man who was once nearly drowned by a wet sponge placed on his head weighing him down like a millstone), breaking both legs just trying to sit down.
45	* DaddysGirl:
46	** Homer and Lisa's bond is fully displayed in this episode.
47	--->'''Homer:''' Little Lisa, Lisa Simpson. You know, I always felt you were the best thing my name ever got attached to. Since the time you learned to pin your own diapers, you've been smarter than me.\
48	'''Lisa:''' Oh, Dad --\
49	'''Homer:''' No, no, let me finish. I just want you to know I've always been proud of you. You're my greatest accomplishment and you did it all yourself. You helped me understand my own wife better and taught me to be a better person, but you're also my daughter, and I don't think anybody could have had a better daughter than you--\
50	'''Lisa:''' Dad, you're babbling.\
51	'''Homer:''' See? You're still helping me.
52	** To a lesser extent, Maggie - there is a picture of her and Homer quite prominently in her room.
53	* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Normally Lisa and Maggie have nearly identical designs with a starfish hairstyle, just shifted in approximate age and different clothing. But to portray their adult/teenage versions Lisa's hair has a more curled and feathered look while Maggie's hair is longer and more moppy looking (sort of a cross between dreadlocks and AnimeHair), and her upper lip is shaped more like Homer's.
54	* ExactWords: One interpretation of the ending--the fortune teller promised to show Lisa her "true love," and assures her that she will indeed have one. It's obviously not Hugh, but the vision does show Lisa a man who genuinely loves her and values her happiness above anything else: Homer. The fortune teller never specified that the "true love" would be a ''romantic'' one.
55	* ExtinctInTheFuture: Played for laughs where trees in the future are apparently extinct, as shown by a holographic image of a tree, with the description: "In memory of a real tree."
56	* EyepatchAfterTimeSkip: Future Moe has an eyepatch.
57	* {{Foil}}: Hugh is this to Mr. Bergstrom from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E19LisasSubstitute Lisa's Substitute]]". At first glance, they're both everything Lisa wants from a companion: witty, intelligent, cultured, sensitive, putting her at odds with her seemingly oblivious father Homer. But while Mr. Bergstrom helps Lisa understand that Homer does love her, Hugh tries to cut him out of her life, which makes Lisa realize that he doesn't really care about her.
58	* FollowTheWhiteRabbit: Lisa is chasing an "esquilax" when she finds the fortune teller's tent.
59	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
60	** Intentional or not, this episode establishes Lisa to have become a vegetarian, which would happen next season in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian Lisa the Vegetarian]]".
61	** As mentioned above, it also showcases Milhouse's crush on Lisa, which wouldn't become a RunningGag until "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E7LisasDateWithDensity Lisa's Date with Density]]" two seasons later.
62	* FortuneTeller: The one who tells Lisa about her first love Hugh. She has a tent set a little bit far from the Renaissance Fair. She is quite young, attractive, and uses tarots and a crystal ball. She says she likes predicting embarrassing futures, though.
63	-->'''Lisa:''' You said you'd tell me about my true love.\
64	'''Fortune Teller:''' Oh, you'll have a true love. But I specialize in foretelling the relationships where you get jerked around.
65	* FootPopping: Lisa pops her leg when Hugh and she kiss passionately after they get engaged.
66	* FutureLoser:
67	** Bart, fairly popular in elementary school and proud of his position in the school food chain, is a wrecking ball operator and a double divorcee in his mid-twenties who hits strip clubs to meet girls. (He's pretty happy with his job, though.) [[DownplayedTrope He does plan to get to law school]], and a previous episode showed that he does end up [[ContinuityNod becoming a Supreme Court justice]], implying that [[ZigZagged this is just a stop on the road to a]] RidiculouslySuccessfulFutureSelf.
68	--->'''Bart:''' Anyway, Hugh, there's more to my life than just the wrecking ball. I also crush cars into cubes. And on the side, I promote local tough-man contests. Basically, I'm getting out all my aggression till I go to law school.
69	** Mayor Quimby who is rich and an influential corrupt politician is now a cab driver, and he doesn't want to be recognized.
70	** Inverted with Otto who's a deadbeat stoner bus driver in the present, but in this episode he owns his own cab company in the future and is barking orders at Quimby who works for him.
71	* GaiasLament: There is a hideously polluted skyline and trees are only holographic projections.
72	* GeekyTurnOn: Lisa and Hugh are reading a book together to decide who could read it faster:
73	-->'''Hugh:''' I'll get the dictionary.\
74	'''Lisa:''' Why?\
75	'''Hugh:''' You'll see when you get there: the word "stochastic".\
76	'''Lisa:''' "Pertaining to a process involving a randomly-determined sequence of observations." Ha-ha-ha. [''they make out'']
77	* GentlemanAndAScholar: Hugh at first seems to be this, but is immediately subverted at the end of the episode, when he's shown to be a {{Jerkass}}.
78	* GracefulLoser: Upon being informed Marge got a Court Order to prevent him from planning Lisa's wedding, Homer goes over it, sees it's in order, and goes outside to lay in the hammock without any fuss.
79	* GreatOffscreenWar: In this episode, World War III took place at some point between 1995 to 2010.
80	* HandWave: Bart is a FutureLoser in contrast to the RidiculouslySuccessfulFutureSelf (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court) we saw in "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie," but he explains to Hugh, "Basically, I'm getting out all my aggression till I go to law school," indicating that he's on his way there.
81	* HappinessInMinimumWage: Bart is a wrecking ball operator who demolishes buildings and crushes junked cars on the side. It's just a way of getting all the aggression out of his system [[ContinuityNod until he attends law school]], but he's loving it.
82	-->'''Bart:''' They're finally paying me for this!
83	* HeWhoMustNotBeHeard: A teenage Maggie can never say a word without being interrupted. Ironically, Homer describes her as a chatterbox -- but then she merely rolls her eyes at her father in silence. She's also supposed to have an angelic singing voice, but she gets cut off just as she's preparing to do so. All the audience gets is the sound of her clearing her throat and inhaling.
84	* HopeSpot:
85	** When Homer hasn't exactly made a good impression on Hugh, but it seems like he’s starting to get somewhere when he tells him about his father's and his wedding cufflinks, asking that Hugh wear them for the wedding. Hugh appears to be genuinely touched by this and agrees. [[BaitAndSwitch He then sees that the cufflinks are a childish pig design.]] This winds up being more important than it initially appears to be, as mentioned below.
86	** When Hugh introduces Homer to his parents, he's clearly dreading the worst. To his surprise, Homer winds up talking about ''Film/{{Octopussy}}''. Sure it's an awkward moment, but it’s a thousand times better than Hugh could've ever imagined, and his relieved reaction makes the audience believe that the two very different families can get along with each other. Unfortunately, it later becomes clear that Hugh has no intention of letting such a thing happen, as he plans to keep his family and Lisa completely separate from the Simpsons. With this is mind, his reaction starts to feel less like he's reassured about his future family history, and more that he's reassured that Homer didn’t embarrass him in front of his folks.
87	** As noted above with the cufflinks, when Lisa brings them to Hugh and calls him out for breaking his promise to Homer. After briefly fighting her on it, he decides to accept wearing them again, seemingly reassuring us that Hugh's a good guy whose willing to sacrifice a bit of dignity for his fiancée. Unfortunately, Hugh makes it clear that he's only going to do so this one last time, as he then plans to bring Lisa back to England and keep her separated from the rest of her family. Hugh's inability to accept Lisa's loved ones ultimately proves to be the nail in the coffin, and the wedding is called off.
88	* HypocriticalHeartwarming: Hugh is surprised by Lisa's anger when he makes it clear that he doesn't want her family to be a part of their lives after they get married, pointing out that she complains about them more than anyone.
89	-->'''Lisa:''' Maybe, but I still love them! And I don't think you understand that!
90	* IncrediblyLameFun: Marge is delighted by the Springfield Renaissance fair, especially when she gets to show off her prowess on an old-fashioned loom.
91	* InflationaryDialogue: A non-numerical example:
92	-->'''Bart:''' Wow, Lisa, looking at you makes me want to get married for a third time. I met a really nice exotic dancer the other night at Hugh's bachelor party.\
93	'''Lisa:''' Hugh didn't have a bachelor party.\
94	'''Bart:''' We had one in his honor. [''Lisa stares at him''] ''I'' had one in his honor. [''Lisa continues to stare at him''] I went to a strip club.
95	* InformedAbility: PlayedForLaughs when Hibbert comments of Maggie, "She's quite a hellion but she does have an incredible voice." The closest thing she ever got to saying anything on screen was when Marge interrupted her when she spoke with her mouth full. (Or for that matter, immediately after Hibbert's quote, where Hugh cuts her off when she's asked to sing.)
96	-->Will that girl ever shut up?
97	* InformedFlaw: Played for laughs. The teenage Maggie is referred to as a little hellion who never shuts up, but due to HeWhoMustNotBeHeard, she just stands there quietly and politely.
98	* InsistentTerminology: When introducing Hugh and Lisa to the extension, Homer tells them that if a building inspector comes by, it's a window-box.
99	* InTheBack: Mr. Burns has been [[HumanPopsicle placed in cryogneic stasis]] after being stabbed in the back ''seventeen times''.
100	* InTheStyleOf: The end credits are done in medieval music style.
101	* LyingFingerCross: Marge crosses both fingers when she promises Lisa to keep Homer in check for the wedding. She forgets they are on a picture phone.
102	-->'''Lisa:''' Mom, remember when I was little, we'd always planned my dream wedding and you always promised to ... you know, well, keep Dad from ruining it?\
103	'''Marge:''' [''crossing her fingers''] Oh, don't worry, honey, I guarantee your father will behave.\
104	'''Lisa:''' Mom, it's a picture phone.\
105	'''Marge:''' [''looking at her fingers''] What? This? Oh, no, I've just got a touch of the rheumatiz.\
106	'''Lisa:''' Oh, OK.\
107	'''Marge:''' [''Whew gesture'']\
108	'''Lisa:''' Mom, picture phone.
109	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: At first Hugh seems to be a mild JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Sure, he makes his fair share of [[DeadpanSnarker snarky comments]], but they're never really mean spirited, and he acts perfectly willing to deal with the Simpsons' shenanigans due to his love for Lisa, so the audiences believe he's really a NiceGuy at heart. Then Lisa discovers that he's not wearing the generational cuff links that Homer gave him to wear for the wedding, even though Hugh promised he would. Sure, they were embarrassingly childlike and Hugh didn't realize that part before agreeing, but it's clear that he's hurt Homer's feelings in doing so, and unlike Homer's previous actions towards Hugh, which InnocentlyInsensitive, Hugh is very well aware of what he's doing and just doesn't seem to care. Then this seems to be {{Subverted}}, as Lisa convinces him to put them on, once again making us believe he's a good guy whose willing to look a little silly if it makes Lisa and her father happy. Then this is DoubleSubverted when he then notes that once he and Lisa go off to England, he has no intention of letting her see her family again, making it clear that he cares more about his own happiness than that of Lisa's and especially her family's.
110	* LogoJoke: The Gracie Films jingle is redone in a medieval style.
111	* KilledOffscreen: Abe is indicated to have passed away over the 15-year TimeSkip.
112	* MaskingTheDeformity: {{Parodied\|Trope}}. Martin Prince is left disfigured after a science fair explosion, wearing the musical Phantom's half-mask, although his unmasked half still has visible scarring.
113	-->'''Martin:''' [[NotQuiteDead Not quite perished]], my lady love, [[FateWorseThanDeath although some days I wish I had]]. ''[starts playing 'A Fifth of Beethoven' on his organ]''
114	* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The fortuneteller gets Lisa's name for her nametag, and her SmokeOut is a dismal failure, but it's never explained how she is able to accurately guess what the rest of the Simpsons are doing at the moment.
115	* MeetCute: Lisa and Hugh bump their heads together at a drinking fountain, he then grabs the last soy pop at the vending machine which Lisa also craved, he steals her an elevator and doesn't share it with her so she has to climb the stairs, and then even snatches the last copy of a book Lisa needs to read. The last part includes them reading the book together with a sort of reading race. Then Hugh is impressed and turned on by Lisa's knowing the definition of "stochastic", and they start making out in the library.
116	* MixAndMatchCritter: "And here, out of the mists of history ... the legendary Esquilax! A horse with the head of a rabbit, and the body ... [[CallARabbitASmeerp of a rabbit!]]"
117	* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: When Homer and Bart hang out the Union Jack to welcome Lisa's British boyfriend, Hugh, they bring his attention to it by saying, "Here's some American hospitality," whereupon it turns out the flag accidentally caught fire! Homer and Bart try to extinguish the fire by throwing some compost upon it, then give the ravaged remains to Hugh.
118	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
119	** Hugh was clearly based on Creator/HughGrant.
120	** Old Krusty is modelled on [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Groucho Marx]].
121	* NoisyRobots: Subverted as we FlashForward to the far future ([[IWantMyJetpack 2010]]) and see what we think are robots overtaking the world. Turns out they're university kids auditioning for the role of The Tin Man for ''The Wizard of Oz''.
122	* NoLongerWithUs: When Marge first appears in a video call, she makes a BaitAndSwitchComment in which she implies Honer is dead by saying "I wish he was here with us..." and then explaining that Homer is at work.
123	* NoodleIncident:
124	** Sometime in the future, Mr. Burns has been cryogenically frozen until there is a cure for ''17 stab wounds in his back''.[[note]]Although the scientists had already cured ''fifteen'' of the wounds.[[/note]] This begs the question of who stabbed him, although given his reputation, it's anybody's guess.
125	** There's the science fair explosion that the Springfield Elementary School faculty believe killed Martin Prince (though it turns out he survived in a fairly obvious ShoutOut to ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'').
126	** Bart remarks he's been married twice.
127	* ObnoxiousInLaws: The Simpsons act like this (the "annoying" kind) by sheer unluck while Hugh makes clear to Lisa that he will be the "asshole" kind if they marry, taking her to England so they will never have to see her family ever again (maybe Marge, to show her their kids once they are born, but that's about it).
128	* OcularGushers: The librarian robot does it when after she starts to weep at the sight of Lisa and Hugh making out [[NoWaterproofingInTheFuture due to shorting out from a single tear, followed by her head burning and melting]].
129	* OlderAndWiser: ... sort of. Homer's mellowed in his old age, but in terms of actual intelligence, he's still an oaf.
130	* OldNewBorrowedAndBlue: Lisa's pearls are old, her dress is new, she borrows a locket from Hugh's mother, and a lock of Marge's hair is blue.
131	* PetTheDog:
132	** Homer's response to Hugh initially not wearing his family cufflinks. Hugh promised Homer that he'd wear them, and Homer makes it clear both how much the cufflinks mean to him and how excited he was at the prospect of his son in law wearing them at the wedding. While Hugh goes back on his promise because he doesn't want to embarrass himself wearing something childish, Homer is clearly hurt by this, but he puts on a brave face for Lisa and pretends that Hugh must’ve just forgotten about them, ultimately showing that he’s a good dad who would prioritize his daughter's happiness even if it meant letting her fiancé get away with something actively rude towards him and his family.
133	** This then causes Lisa to have a selfless moment of kindness where she fights for her father and convinced Hugh to go through with his promise, which ultimately leads to her choosing her family over the man she loves.
134	** While he ultimately shows himself to be a {{Jerkass}} [[ItsAllAboutMe who cares more about what he wants than what Lisa does]], Hugh at least has the decency to face the crowd and tell them that the wedding is off rather than wallowing in his own self-pity. Although, it's telling that he'd choose to do this rather than go after and fight for Lisa, showing that even when he knows that his refusal to see Lisa's family has ruined their relationship, he's not willing to change his mind to save it.
135	** Hugh attempted to do this when he reveals how he's going to keep Lisa's family. After seeing how Lisa's upset by this, he mentions that Marge may be allowed to visit them when they have kids. But it's such a minor attempt that it does nothing to change Lisa's mood.
136	* ProperlyParanoid: Homer's original plans were to have the entire wedding at Moe's, validating Marge's move to get a court order preventing him from having ''anything'' to do with organizing the wedding.
137	* ReallyGetsAround: 25-year-old Bart has been married twice and is open to finding Wife #3 at a strip club.
138	* RenaissanceFair: The episode begins with the Simpsons attending one. Typical for Springfield, it's rather pathetic.
139	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: They look completely human, until they cry. Then their heads burst into flames and melt.
140	* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Parodied. Homer loves ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' so much that he's seen it... twice.
141	* TheScapegoat: Learning Lisa is about to get married and recalling their breakup, Milhouse decides to write up Homer's performance evaluation immediately. Homer remains blissfully unaware of what this means.
142	* SelfDeprecation: Hugh's father makes a joke at his family's expense, Lisa was initially unsure if this was an example of this trope or an expression of self-pity.
143	-->'''Lisa:''' Beautiful dinnerware, Mrs. Parkfield.\
144	'''Mrs. Parkfield:''' Thank you, Lisa. They were made for the finest family in Britain.\
145	'''Mr. Parkfield:''' I don't know how ''we'' ended up with them.\
146	'''Lisa:''' [in her head] Uh-oh. Should I laugh? Was that dry British wit or subtle self-pity? Ugh, they're staring at me, better respond. [awkwardly giggles out loud]\
147	'''Mr. Parkfield:''' Oh it's good to hear a boisterous American laugh!
148	* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: When Marge talks to Lisa, who is spending her summer with her boyfriend in England, she tells her she should remember that an elevator is a "lift", a mile is called a "kilometer"[[note]]Actually, the UK primarily uses miles, not kilometers[[/note]] and botulism is "steak-and-kidney pie".
149	* SherlockCanRead: Occurs where Lisa is talking to the fortune teller:
150	-->'''Fortune Teller:''' I've been waiting for you, Lisa.\
151	'''Lisa:''' [''{{Gasp}}''] How did you know my name?\
152	'''Fortune Teller:''' [[SubvertedTrope Your nametag.]]
153	* ShoutOut:
154	** In Lisa's bedroom, we can see a poster of Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} ''Steel Wheelchair'' Tour, a parody of their 1989-90 ''Music/SteelWheels'' tour.
155	** The old Krusty was modelled after [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Groucho Marx]].
156	** Hugh's wristwatch communicator makes the same beeping sound as the communicators on ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. Additional ''Trek'' sound effects can be heard throughout, such as automatic doors making the same sound as the Starship Enterprise's doors, along with flying car sounds straight out of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons''.
157	* ShownTheirWork:
158	** Doris's first lines are written and delivered in perfect rhyming iambic pentameter, but subtly (unlike Homer's more deliberate attempts at poetry).
159	** The fortune teller's explanation for the Death card in a Tarot deck is spot-on: it's ''not'' automatically evil, and instead demonstrates oncoming change. While The Happy Squirrel isn't a real Tarot card the one in the episode is numbered 23, which would place it after the 22 current Major Arcana cards (depending on the deck The Fool is either card 0 or 22).
160	* SpecialGuest: Creator/MandyPatinkin as Hugh.
161	* StiffUpperLip: Hugh's only real reaction to the trouble he faces at Homer's hands? "This is all quite trying."
162	* SuperSpeedReading: Lisa and Hugh bond over speed-reading the one textbook they both wanted. They appear to finish it in an afternoon.
163	* SwappedRoles: The end of the episode emphasizes the fact that Lisa is in many ways smarter and maturer than Homer: when he finds her, he happily tells her all about his day of eating fudge and going on rides at the fair, which makes him sound like an excited child talking to his mother; similarly, Lisa gently takes his hand and encourages him to keep talking, much like a loving mother would do to her son.
164	* TarotTroubles: Parodied. When the Death card comes up, Lisa is terrified, but the gypsy calmly explains that Death [[DarkIsNotEvil just means change and isn't automatically a bad thing]]. Then she herself freaks out after drawing [[BewareTheSillyOnes The Happy Squirrel]].
165	* TechnicalVirgin: Lisa wonders if she should wear white for her wedding as she had sex with Milhouse when she was a teenager (then broke up with him by telling him she might not get married). Marge assures Lisa that Milhouse doesn't count.
166	* TearsFromAStone: Robots aren't supposed to have emotions, but cry at sentimental events and short themselves out.
167	* TheatrePhantom: Martin Prince went missing after a science fair explosion and lives beneath the school, playing the piano and wearing a Phantom mask.
168	* TimeForPlanB: When Hugh's first attempt at a WackyMarriageProposal backfires, he resorts to a far cheaper but more direct backup stunt to deliver his message.
169	* TinMan: A librarian catches Lisa with her fiancé-to-be, and questions aloud how two so opposite personalities could ever fall in love. A bystander comments, "How would you know, you're a robot," prompting the robot librarian to shed a SingleTear ... which then turns into OcularGushers and [[NoWaterproofingInTheFuture causes her head to catch fire]]. Then it happens again when said fiancé proposes; the two robots hiding in the bushes to implement plan B also start crying, causing their faces to melt.
170	* TookALevelInKindness:
171	** Both Bart and Homer are far nicer in the future than they are at present. Both even approach Lisa when she's putting on her wedding dress with heartfelt words (although Bart is cut off when he mentions an exotic dancer).
172	** At the beginning of the episode, Lisa is clearly appalled by Homer's boorish behavior at the Renaissance fair and has nothing but sarcastic quips for him. Once she's seen the fortune teller's vision and realizes how much he loves her, though, she treats him far kinder and happily listens to him go on about his day at the fair.
173	* TheTropeFormerlyKnownAsX: Featured on Kent Brockman's list of arrested celebrities are "[[Music/{{Prince}} The Artist Formerly Known as (Love Symbol #2)]]" and "The Artist Formerly Known as Creator/BuddyHackett".
174	* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The episode features a look at the year 2010, which was at the time of the episode's airing 15 years into the future. The changes are a bit hard to detail, but perhaps the funniest change is that Moe now has an eyepatch, and when he says to Hugh that the Americans saved the British's "arse" back in WWII, Hugh retorts, "we saved your arse in WorldWarIII." And Big Ben is a digital clock, with the implication that nobody has figured out how to set it (as it still blinks 12:00).
175	* TheUnmasking: The episode opens up with a pair of knights dueling each other at the Springfield Renaissance Fair. At the end of their duel, the two unmask to reveal themselves as Ned Flanders and Waylon Smithers, not exactly the first two people you'd think of when it comes to swashbuckling knights.
176	* UptownBoy: Begins as a straight example with working-class Lisa falling for the posh, upper-class Hugh, but in the end they are too different.
177	* UrExample: Of ''Simpsons'' episodes mainly taking place in the future.
178	* VideoCallFail: Lisa and Marge talk to each other through a picture phone. However, Marge kept forgetting that it was a video phone, leading to her [[LyingFingerCross visibly crossing her fingers]] in front of Lisa when she promises her that she will keep Homer in check for the wedding.
179	* VideoPhone: Showcased a conversation between Lisa and Marge using a "picture phone". Marge kept forgetting that Lisa could see her over the phone, and her body language made it more obvious to tell when she was lying.
180	* VirginInAWhiteDress: Lisa and Marge briefly discuss this as they are a church-going family.
181	-->'''Lisa:''' Mom, I feel kind of funny wearing white. I mean ... Milhouse.\
182	'''Marge:''' [''dismissively''] Oh, [[ButtMonkey Milhouse]] doesn't count.
183	* TheVoiceless: Maggie is presented this way as a moody teenager. She's apparently VERY talkative at times and is a gifted singer, but tends to be quiet and reserved around her family.
184	* WackyMarriageProposal: Hugh tries to put his proposal on a big electrical letterboard saying "Lisa, will you do me the honor of giving me your hand in the holy tradition of matrimo—", before it shorts out. He falls to "Plan B": sending out a cow wearing a sign that says just: "Marry Me."
185	* WeHaveThoseToo: Hugh tells Homer that they have the "pull my finger" joke in Britain. But Homer just wants him to pull his finger.
186	* WholeCostumeReference: Future Homer's work outfit looks a lot like [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson's]].
187	* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: Combined with RhymesOnADime and GratuitousIambicPentameter:
188	-->'''Lunchlady Doris:''' Yon meats are sweet as summer's wafting breeze.\
189	'''Homer:''' Can I have some?\
190	'''Lunchlady Doris:''' Mine ears are only open to the pleas of those who speak ye olde English.\
191	'''Homer:''' Sweet maiden of the spit, grant now my boon, that I might sup upon suckling pig this noon.\
192	'''Lunchlady Doris:''' Whatever.
193	* {{Zeerust}}: For the most part this is played for comic effect, with the technology of 2010 being depicted via a mixture of "futuristic" versions of devices that were already considered outdated when the episode was made (i.e. a video call phone that uses rotary dialing) and things that the creators knew full well wouldn't yet be invented by the time 2010 actually rolled around. However, a couple of things -- including watches that allow you to make phone calls, and bars with VirtualReality games -- only stand out as being this in that they're depicted as being present a little too early in the decade.

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