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*** But Jenda still gave birth to Jiffy and Skiff and probably has kept the Simpson name.

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*** But Patty & Selma were there despite being Bouviers.



** Probably a grandson.

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** Probably a grandson.grandson
*** Same for the children near Maggie or they could be Lisa's other grandchildren too.



* Why is Dr. Nick still alive after the movie (which is canon)? Did he [[FakingTheDeath fake it]]

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* Why is Dr. Nick still alive after the movie (which is canon)? Did he [[FakingTheDeath [[FakingTheDead fake it]]it]]?


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*** Or maybe they were clones or twins of him?
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* Why is Dr. Nick still alive after the movie (which is canon)? Did he [[FakeDeath fake it]]

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* Why is Dr. Nick still alive after the movie (which is canon)? Did he [[FakeDeath [[FakingTheDeath fake it]]
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** It probably depends on how rebellious and/or annoyed with Homer he feels.





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** The feast there is specifically for the Simpson family. Maybe the children would later see her and her relatives separately.

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** Probably a grandson.



** Maybe the dog there is one of his descendants.



** Perhaps Dr. Hibbert managed to revive him.



[[folder: Milhouse's Parents Remarriage]]
* What would happen if Milhouse's parents just stayed divorced? More divorced couple probably stay divorced.
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[[folder: Homr's Brokn Typwritr]]
* How did Homer manage to make half of his abortive food review "Screw Flanders" with a broken "E"? Scru Flandors?

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*** Greta clearly states that she needed time alone from dating.



* Why is Dr. Nick still alive after the movie (which is canon)? Did he [[FakeDeath fake it]]?

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* Why is Dr. Nick still alive after the movie (which is canon)? Did he [[FakeDeath fake it]]?it]]
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[[folder: Milhouse's Parents Remarriage]]
* What would happen if Milhouse's parents just stayed divorced? More divorced couple probably stay divorced.
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* Why is Dr. Nick still alive after the movie (which is canon)? Did he [[FakeDeath fake it]]?

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* Why is Dr. Nick still alive after the movie (which is canon)? Did he [[FakeDeath fake it]]?it]]?
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[[folder: Santa's Little Helper Alive]]
* Shouldn't Santa's Little Helper be dead in 60 years in the future?
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[[folder: Nick's Death]]
* Why is Dr. Nick still alive after the movie (which is canon)? Did he [[FakeDeath fake it]]?
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* Why does Bart sometimes call Homer by name and sometimes “Dad”.

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* Why does Bart sometimes call Homer by name and sometimes “Dad”."Dad".



* Why didn’t “Blue Pants” use the original [[Music/{{HenryMancini}} Mancini]] recording. Was it so Fox wouldn’t get a copyright. They have used a ton of licensed songs.

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* Why didn’t “Blue Pants” "Blue Pants" use the original [[Music/{{HenryMancini}} Mancini]] recording. Was it so Fox wouldn’t get a copyright. They have used a ton of licensed songs.


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[[folder: Jenda Attending Thanksgiving]]
* Even though Jenda and Bart would be divorced, why couldn’t Jenda just attend the feast in "It's A Blunderful Life" just for the sake for her children?
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[[folder: Bart's Unnamed Descendant]]
* Who is the person in red at the Thanksgiving feast? Bart Simpson Jr. from "Bart Gets A F"?
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[[folder: Santa's Little Helper's Temper]]
* Why did Santa's Little Helper have to lose his temper so much that he had to bite Bart?
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* Shouldn't Mr. Burns & Smithers be at home because Homer was at home in "Lisa the Vegetarian". But they still are at the Power Plant when seeing the roasted pig fly from being blasted out of the dam.
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[[folder: Revealing The Truth About Jebediah Springfield]]
* What would've happened if Lisa did spill the beans and that Jebediah Springfield was a fraud?
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[[folder: Decapitating Mother Goose]]
* Why does everyone cheer that the Paul Bunyan statue's axe sliced off the Mother Goose statue when Bart bumped into it?

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[[folder: You Think It's Cute]]
* Why does Ned Flanders think that it's cute that the gremlin is trying to claw his eyes out?
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* In "Frink Gets Testy", why is Manjula in Mensa?

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* In "Frink Gets Testy", why is Manjula in Mensa?MENSA?



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** However, she's referred to as '''Mrs.''' Krabappel and not '''Ms.''' Krabappel.



** Creator/KelseyGrammer uses the same voice for Sideshow Bob that he does for Series/{{Frasier}}, who is from Boston. Grammer himself grew up in New Jersey and south Florida, and the accent sounds nothing like either.

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** Creator/KelseyGrammer uses the same voice for Sideshow Bob that he does for Series/{{Frasier}}, who is from Boston.lived in both Boston and Seattle. Grammer himself grew up in New Jersey and south Florida, and the accent sounds nothing like either.
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** The joke is that he's treating both things equally.
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[[folder: Punishment For Snitching]]
* Milhouse was doing the right thing to snitch on Bart. There is 0 reasons for Lovejoy to punish him too.
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[[folder: Dog Driving A Bus]]
* Who was the dog driving a bus in "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"? Was it Santa's Little Helper driving the school bus.
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[[folder: Bart's Circumsized]]
* Why does Marge want to take Bart to get that? He's ten years old.
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[[folder: Greta break-up]]
* Why did Greta decide to officially break-up with Bart?
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[[folder: Conservative Age Guidelines]]
* What does minifigure Skinner mean by that and why does he say everyone know about it?
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[[folder: Family and Friends Jerk***es]]
* Why doesn’t everyone take Bart’s story that he didn’t place the rats in the pie?
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[[folder: Guiltykeeper Willie]]
* How does everyone find out Willie is guilty and is he fired from being a school groundskeeper?
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* Why didn’t “Blue Pants” use the original [[Creator/{{HenryMancini}} Mancini]] recording. Was it so Fox wouldn’t get a copyright. They have used a ton of licensed songs.

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* Why didn’t “Blue Pants” use the original [[Creator/{{HenryMancini}} [[Music/{{HenryMancini}} Mancini]] recording. Was it so Fox wouldn’t get a copyright. They have used a ton of licensed songs.
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[[folder: Bart’s Preference To Homer]]
* Why does Bart sometimes call Homer by name and sometimes “Dad”.
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[[folder: Baby Elephant Walk Pants Usage]]
* Why didn’t “Blue Pants” use the original [[Creator/{{HenryMancini}} Mancini]] recording. Was it so Fox wouldn’t get a copyright. They have used a ton of licensed songs.
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Removing because this is basically explained in the episode, Homer says he has to burn everything related to Bart's story that could disprove it. Skinner is confused, but the audience knows.


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** Pransta Rap** (Season 16, Episode 9)
* The question is raised in episode to why after destroying the evidence Homer then proceeds to burn his pants but is never addressed.
** The usual - RuleOfFunny , Homer is a doofus and has shown a desire to burn his pants before. [[https://youtu.be/QAJWlnmyWcw]]
* Homer said he had to burn anything that would disprove that Bart wasn't kidnapped. He burned his shirt and his pants because he sees them as incriminating evidence.
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* The whole episode was a mass hallucination experienced by the people of Springfield due to Shelbyville spiking their water supply. Hence why Skinner is still able to have flashbacks of what really happened in Vietnam, while the "real" Skinner (who, let's remember, never actually existed) contradicts it.


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** Of course it's conceivable that he forgot about it. Homer is a dunce to begin with, and all the beer he drinks doesn't help his memory either. Even if he did remember it, Homer might not want to use the tonic again after all the problems it caused the first time.
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[[folder:Flashback continuity]]
* In the flashbacks in "Three Gays of the Condo" from the opening of Moe's Tavern, Homer and Marge appear to be in their late teens and Homer is playing an early 1980s video game. However, it is established that this took place a few days before Marge found out she was pregnant with Bart -- which would logically make him around 18-20 years old at the time the episode aired, and not 10.
** Homer also says "We looked so young... in my memory." Suggesting that they're actually much older and the narrative is just showing us Homer's SelfServingMemory.
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[[folder: Why Audition in the First Place?]]
* ''Radioactive Man'' deals with Milhouse's hatred of being an actor. However, that pretty much starts immediately after the audition where he's chased home by a swarm of would-be fans. Clearly Milhouse never wanted anything to do with acting, so why did he audition?
** I haven't seen the episode for a while, but I'm pretty sure it's explained that Milhouse's mother made him audition. Problem solved?
** Maybe he decided to audition just for a laugh and didn't expect to actually get the part. Or maybe he didn't quite realize how much of a pain the hard work and the fans would be.
** Yes, Milhouse's mom pushed him into it. And he only happened to get hired because he was there during Bart's audition- he never actually read script.
--> '''Milhouse''': Mom! Don't make me do this! I don't wanna be an actor.\\
'''Luann''': Nonsense. You're going to be great. Now take off those glasses, so they can see your beautiful eyes.
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[[folder: Same Field Trips, Different Grades]]
* Why do Bart and Lisa go on the same field trips? They're two grades apart, and there aren't any third or first graders with them.
** The plot of that episode was Bart being moved down to grade three and Lisa being moved ahead to grade three.
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