History Recap / TheSimpsonsS10E10VivaNedFlanders

-->'''Marge:''' You know, Homey, there's so much more two wives could do for you...\\

* TwinThreesomeFantasy: Played. Homer start to imagine the advantage of live with two wives. So, Homer's imagination conjures up himself lying in a hammock while Marge and Amber chop wood and dig a hole, respectively.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The opening scene of Mr. Burns' casino being demolished is based on the rising trend the real Las Vegas went through in the 90s where many of their resort hotels were demolished to make way for newer ones. as we see in ''[[{{Film/Casino}} Casino]]'' when the big corporations [[EvilPowerVacuum took advantage of the power vacuum the Chicago Outfit's absence left]]. Kent Brockman's statement on the casino being replaced by a "casino themed family hotel" comes from the criticisms several modern resorts in the 90s faced by trying to turn Vegas into a more "family-friendly" destination, since while the mob did commit violence, they at least cared about the tourists who came and gambled, while the corporations were impersonal as hell.[[note]]'''Sam:''' In the old days, dealers knew your name, what you drank, what you played. Today, it's like checkin' into an airport. And if you order room service, you're lucky if you get it by Thursday. Today, it's all gone. You get a whale show up with four million in a suitcase, and some twenty-five-year-old hotel school kid is gonna want his Social Security Number.[[/note]] Raoul Duke's complaint about there being "too many kids" in Vegas also reflects on this.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The opening scene of Mr. Burns' casino being demolished is based on the rising trend the real Las Vegas went through in the 90s where many of their resort hotels were demolished to make way for newer ones. Kent Brockman's statement on the casino being replaced by a "casino themed family hotel" comes from the criticisms several modern resorts in the 90s faced by trying to turn Vegas into a more "family-friendly" destination. Raoul Duke's complaint about there being "too many kids" in Vegas also reflects on this.

* LampshadeHanging: The Monty Burns Casino is finally seen in an episode after the one from when it was built and it was commented in-universe how, one week after its opening, nobody would remember it until now.

* PoorCommunicationKills: PlayedForLaughs for The Comic Book Guy, who tells the car wash attendant to be careful with his "hilarious bumper stickers" that read "I Brake for [[Franchise/StarTrek Klingons]]" and "My Other Vehicle is [[Franchise/StarWars the Millennium Falcon]]", which he especially likes because he said it was given to him by a Creator/HarrisonFord look-alike...only for the attendant to vacuum them off anyway, as he doesn't understand English.

** Played with in a subtle joke where Ned says, "When I want to laugh, I'll take Creator/BobSaget, thank you very much." At the time, Saget was better known for his wholesome roles on ''Series/FullHouse'' and ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' than he was for the raunchy stand-up routines on which he had built his comedy career pre-''Full House''. Ned would have had a HeroicBSOD if he had seen Saget performing in Las Vegas.

** Played with in a subtle joke where Ned says, "When I want to laugh, I'll take Bob Saget, thank you very much." At the time, Saget was probably better known for his wholesome roles on ''Series/FullHouse'' and ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' than he was for his raunchy stand-up comedy routines. Ned would have had a HeroicBSOD if he had seen Saget performing in Las Vegas.

* IncrediblyLameFun: Ned realizes he's been having too much of this, and thus he asks Homer to help him liven things up a bit.

* WasItWorthIt: What Homer and the rest of Springfield indirectly asks Ned when they learn why he looks so young, pointing out he's lived as long as he's had doing nothing to make his life ''worth'' living.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The joke about the church auditing its members to make sure they were tithing 10% of their gross income. The Mormon Church actually requires members in good standing to review their tax returns with their church leaders for this exact reason.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The joke about the church auditing it's members to make sure they were tithing 10% of their gross income. The Mormon Church actually requires members in good standing to review their tax returns with their church leaders for this exact reason.

** Homer, in a lascivious tone, comments that having two wives can have it's advantages. We then get an ImagineSpot of Homer... lying in his hammock while Marge chops wood and Amber digs a hole.

* HolyWater: Moe comes to the mistaken conclusion that the secret of Ned's [[OlderThanTheyLook youthful appearance]] is holy water; he splashes some in his face and immediately wails "Aagh, it burns!"

* RhymesOnADime: Music/TheMoodyBlues begin a rhyming piece (more precisely, a parody version of the five lines that both open and close their 1967 album ''Music/DaysOfFuturePassed'') concerning Homer and Ned's predicament and seeming cruelty of fleeing their Vegas wives until they decide to "can the poems" when it's "ass-whooping time".

-->'''Graeme Edge:''' Cold-hearted Homer ditching his wife, while ancient Ned runs for his life.\\
'''Justin Hayward:''' Chips of blue, red, and white, but we decide which is-[[note]] "-right, and which is an illusion."[[/note]]\\
'''John Lodge:''' Oh, can the poems, it's ass-whooping time!\\
'''Ray Thomas:''' ''(opens a switchblade)'' I want fatty! ''(Homer screams)''

* GoodIsBoring: Springfielders are amazed at Ned's longevity and youthfulness until he reveals how much he's deprived himself in order to attain it.

'''Homer:''' Jeez, Flanders, you're sixty, and you've never lived a day in your life!\\

'''Homer''': Nevermind.