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** Ask people what Sideshow Bob episodes are about, and they'll usually say "Bob trying to murder Bart." Of the various Bob episodes in the first eight seasons, only one ("Cape Feare") had Bob's primary scheme being to kill Bart; in all the others, it's at most a side scheme, and several have him not caring about Bart at all. If anything, [[NeverRecycleYourSchemes they almost made a point to avoid him repeating schemes]]. After "Cape Feare", the first episode where Bob's primary motive is trying to murder Bart is "Funeral for a Fiend", which happens in the ''nineteenth'' season. By later seasons, that motive actually ''does'' become the focus of several of his episodes, usually while trying to lampshade that Bob has schemed to kill Bart countless times.

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** Ask people what Sideshow Bob episodes are about, and they'll usually say "Bob trying to murder Bart." Of the various six Bob episodes in the first eight seasons, only one ("Cape Feare") had Bob's primary scheme being to kill Bart; in all the others, it's at most while he has a side scheme, and several have him not caring about deep animosity towards Bart at all. If anything, [[NeverRecycleYourSchemes they almost made a point for [[ArchEnemy repeatedly foiling his plans]], the only other time he tries to avoid kill him repeating schemes]]. is as part of an attempted kamikaze attack with himself and Krusty [[SanitySlippage that happened after Bob had a very overt mental breakdown]], and he otherwise ignores Bart entirely in favour of larger goals. After "Cape Feare", the first episode where Bob's primary motive is trying to murder Bart is "Funeral for a Fiend", which happens in the ''nineteenth'' season. By later seasons, that motive actually ''does'' become the focus of several of his episodes, usually while trying to lampshade that Bob has schemed to kill Bart countless times.
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** Homer is legendary for [[NewJobsAsThePlotDemands being continually fired or quitting his job at the Nuclear Plant to take on random new professions.]] Except, throughout the Classic Era, Homer only actually is fired fired once, in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E3HomersOdyssey Homer's Odessey]]", the third episode of the series (and first written), and he never quits outside of a flashback story [[note:]]He's laid off in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E11BurnsVerkaufenDerKraftwerk Burns Verkaufen Der Kraftwerk]]" after the plant comes under new management, but never gets a new job before he is rehired.[[/note]]. The majority of NewJobPlot's are either implicitly or explicitly side-hustles he is doing atop his regular job at the plant ([[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E20ColonelHomer acting as Lurleen Lumpkin's manager]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E9MrPlow running a snow plow business]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E15HomieTheClown Krusty impersonator]]) or are related directly to Burns' business in some manner ([[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E10Springfield working as a dealer at the casino Burns runs]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E17HomerTheSmithers filling in for Smithers as Burns' assistant on the former's request]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice being given a better offer at a rival company]]). It's only in the DenserAndWackier Scully era that Homer's propensity for new occupations becomes a series fixture.

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** Homer is legendary for [[NewJobsAsThePlotDemands being continually fired or quitting his job at the Nuclear Plant to take on random new professions.]] Except, throughout the Classic Era, Homer only actually is fired fired once, in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E3HomersOdyssey Homer's Odessey]]", the third episode of the series (and first written), and he never quits outside of a flashback story [[note:]]He's [[note]]He's laid off in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E11BurnsVerkaufenDerKraftwerk Burns Verkaufen Der Kraftwerk]]" after the plant comes under new management, but never gets a new job before he is rehired.[[/note]]. The majority of NewJobPlot's are either implicitly or explicitly side-hustles he is doing atop his regular job at the plant ([[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E20ColonelHomer acting as Lurleen Lumpkin's manager]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E9MrPlow running a snow plow business]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E15HomieTheClown Krusty impersonator]]) or are related directly to Burns' business in some manner ([[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E10Springfield working as a dealer at the casino Burns runs]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E17HomerTheSmithers filling in for Smithers as Burns' assistant on the former's request]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice being given a better offer at a rival company]]). It's only in the DenserAndWackier Scully era that Homer's propensity for new occupations becomes a series fixture.
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* Despite what anyone tells you, ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' did not move the location of the Academy from New York to California, despite how much that may appear to be the case at first glance. It just took place in a [[CaliforniaDoubling very California-like New York]], which admittedly is really odd ''because it's animated''. It doesn't help that the writers also seem to get confused themselves, as one episode has Rogue state that it never snows in upstate New York, which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noreaster far from the truth]].

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* Despite what anyone tells you, ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' did not move the location of the Academy Xavier Institute from New York to California, despite how much that may appear to be the case at first glance. California. It just took moved it from the Westchester County town of Salem Center to the Long Island community of Bayville (possibly to make the characters more relatable, since Salem Center is an upper-class area in RealLife). Granted, the show did take place in a a...[[CaliforniaDoubling very California-like New York]], which York]]. Which admittedly is really odd ''because it's animated''. animated''.[[note]] It doesn't help that the writers also seem to get confused themselves, as one episode has Rogue state that it never snows in upstate New York, which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noreaster far from the truth]].[[/note]]

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