YMMV / The Simpsons S 15 E 19 Simple Simpson

• Catharsis Factor: Pie Man's first target is the Rich Texan; it's especially satisfying after the way he treated Lisa, mocking her contest entry and laughing at her when she cries without remorse^note in fact, it's the reason why Homer donned his Pie Man persona in the first place.
• Unintentional Period Piece: One of the acts at the county fair is a hyper-patriotic country singer who tells the audience to buy his records or else al-Qaeda will win. Not to mention that the episode itself is a parody of Spider-Man, down to the "upside-down kiss" scene, dating this to episode to the first half of the 2000s. Also the Comic Book Guy's Laser-Guided Karma is to be humiliated in front of Nichelle Nichols, placing this episode before her death on July 30, 2022.

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