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* AndYourLittleDogToo: Fat Tony wants the mayor dead plus his wife and his cat and dog.



* ExternalCombustion: When the mob had threatened to kill him, Homer tries to get Bart to "start daddy's car for him". When Marge protests, he decides to get a cab.



* FollowTheWhiteRabbit: Homer follow the white rat that stole his tidbit and is shocked to find himself in a room where they milk rats.
* HighAltitudeInterrogation: How Homer gets the mayor to end the rat milking affair.



* NewJobEpisode

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* NewJobEpisodeIWillOnlySlowYouDown: At the [[BarBrawl sci-fi convention brawl]] Mark Hamill tells Homer to move on without him because he twisted his ankle. Homer responds with a NoOneGetsLeftBehind and carries Hamill out.
* KissOfDeath: From Fat Tony to the mayor... via Homer.
* TheMenInBlack: Homer becomes one.
* NewJobEpisode: Homer as the mayor's bodyguard.



* PressurePoint: Homer learns this technique and uses it on his family and himself.



** We hear the title song from ''Film/TheBodyguard'' twice.
* SpySpeak: Bodyguard Homer when Marge enters the kitchen: "The pig is in the poke."
* TakingTheBullet: Homer is trained for this at the bodyguard camp.



-->'''Fat Tony:''' I'm not so much dissapointed as I am blinded with rage.

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-->'''Fat Tony:''' I'm not so much dissapointed disappointing as I am blinded with rage.



* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Louie shows up to a production of "Guys and Dolls" and is pushed on stage.

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* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Louie shows up to a production of "Guys and Dolls" and is pushed on stage.stage.
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Homer's protector job ends in failure when he's too busy doing a monologue while Fat Tony uses a baseball bat to beat up Mayor Quimby in the background.



** "Yes!!! nobody messes with the mayor when Homer Simpsons on.... (looks over to see Fat Tony beating Mayor Quimby with a baseball bat) oh crap."

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** "Yes!!! nobody Nobody messes with the mayor when Homer Simpsons on.... (looks over to see Fat Tony beating Mayor Quimby with a baseball bat) oh crap."
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* IAmNotSpock: Much to Mark Hamill's dismays the role of Nathan Detroit is altered so he wheres Jedi robes, carries a lightsaber and sings a song about Jedi's

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* IAmNotSpock: InUniverse. Much to Mark Hamill's dismays dismay, the role of Nathan Detroit is altered so he wheres wears Jedi robes, carries a lightsaber lightsaber, and sings a song about Jedi'sthe Jedi.

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* IAmNotSpock: Much to Mark Hamill's dismays the role of Nathan Detroit is altered so he wheres Jedi robes, carries a lightsaber and sings a song about Jedi's



** "Yes!!! nobody messes with the mayor when Homer Simpsons on.... (looks over to see Fat Tony beating Mayor Quimby with a baseball bat) oh crap."



* TruthInTelevision: Hamill says of the lightsabers, "Y'know, Creator/GeorgeLucas makes me pay for these." On the DVDCommentary, he claims there's some truth to that.

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* TranquilFury:
-->'''Fat Tony:''' I'm not so much dissapointed as I am blinded with rage.
* TruthInTelevision: Hamill says of the lightsabers, "Y'know, Creator/GeorgeLucas makes me pay for these." On the DVDCommentary, he claims there's some truth to that.that.
* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Louie shows up to a production of "Guys and Dolls" and is pushed on stage.
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* ActorISTheTitleCharacter

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* ActorISTheTitleCharacterActorISTheTitleCharacter:
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* ActorISTheTitleCharacter
--> Mark Hamill '''IS''' [[Theatre/GuysAndDolls Nathan Detroit]]
--> Pepper Steak '''IS''' The Entree
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* ActingForTwo: Creator/MarkHamill plays [[AsHimself himself]] and bodyguard instructor Leavelle.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Leavelle.

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* DrillSergeantNasty: Leavelle.Leavelle, complete with a designated "Berating Room".
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* ForkFencing: Leading to a hilariously bad pun.
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-->'''Leavelle:''' Well, your dive wasn't bad, but I just didn't believe your "Noooooooo!!". You gotta sell it! Remember, your "Noooooooo!!" is what gets you your next job. Now drop and give me twenty!
-->'''Homer:''' Noooooooo!!

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-->'''Leavelle:''' Well, your dive wasn't bad, but I just didn't believe your "Noooooooo!!". "Noooooo!!". You gotta sell it! Remember, your "Noooooooo!!" "Noooooo!!" is what gets you your next job. Now drop and give me twenty!
-->'''Homer:''' Noooooooo!!'''''NOOOOOOOO!!'''''
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** When Homer thinks he's killed Quimby, his first instinct is to "stage an elaborate farce, a la Film/WeekenedAtBernies."

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** When Homer thinks he's killed Quimby, his first instinct is to "stage an elaborate farce, a la Film/WeekenedAtBernies.Film/WeekendAtBernies."

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* OhCrap: "CRAP ON A CRUTCH! THEY'RE MILKING RATS! ''RATS!''"[[note]]"Rats?! I'm outraged! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You promised me dog or higher!]]"[[/note]]

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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
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"CRAP ON A CRUTCH! THEY'RE MILKING RATS! ''RATS!''"[[note]]"Rats?! I'm outraged! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You promised me dog or higher!]]"[[/note]]



* ShoutOut: To StarWars. See ImprovisedWeapon above.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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To StarWars.Franchise/StarWars. See ImprovisedWeapon above.


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** When Homer thinks he's killed Quimby, his first instinct is to "stage an elaborate farce, a la Film/WeekenedAtBernies."
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-->'''Mark:''' The '''forks'''! Use the forks!

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-->'''Mark:''' The '''forks'''! [[ForkFencing Use the forks!forks!]]
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: A chocolate-flavored dessert distracts Homer while Legs is telling him about his nickname's origin.
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* PushedInFrontOfTheAudience: Happens to Louie during Guys And Dolls. He is backstage preparing to throw his knife at Quimby when the manager appears and pushes him onstage. He gets out of it by tap-dancing with the knife between his teeth.

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* OhCrap: "RATS! THEY'RE MILKING RATS!"

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* OhCrap: "RATS! "CRAP ON A CRUTCH! THEY'RE MILKING RATS!"RATS! ''RATS!''"[[note]]"Rats?! I'm outraged! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You promised me dog or higher!]]"[[/note]]
** "[[TooDumbToLive His corpse is climbing the building!]]"

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* EarlyBirdCameo: At Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Uter is shown wearing a ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' t-shirt three months before ''Futurama'' actually premiered.


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* ProductionForeshadowing: At Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Uter is shown wearing a ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' t-shirt three months before ''Futurama'' actually premiered.
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* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Leavelle.
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* CorruptPolitician: When Quimby claims the mayor's office is not for sale, everyone just starts laughing at him.



* NewJobEpisode
* NoodleIncident: How Legs got his nickname. It apparently had something to do with Joseph Kennedy.
* OhCrap: "RATS! THEY'RE MILKING RATS!"



* ShoutOut: To StarWars. See ImprovisedWeapon above.

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* ShoutOut: To StarWars. See ImprovisedWeapon above.above.
** One of the signs at the convention is for ''Roswell'' of Creator/BongoComics.
* TruthInTelevision: Hamill says of the lightsabers, "Y'know, Creator/GeorgeLucas makes me pay for these." On the DVDCommentary, he claims there's some truth to that.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Homer reveals that Fat Tony is selling [[{{Squick}} rat milk]] to Springfield Elementary.
-->'''Mayor Quimby:''' Rat?! You promised me dog or higher!
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After Homer saves ''StarWars'' star and current voice actor MarkHamill and Mayor Quimby from a nerd riot at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Mayor Quimby fires his usual bodyguards (who didn't save him because they were outside cloud-gazing) and makes Homer his new protector, but when Homer finds out that Mayor Quimby has mob ties and uncovers a plan to sell rat's milk to the public schools, Homer begins fearing for his life -- and the Mayor's.

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After Homer saves ''StarWars'' star and current voice actor MarkHamill and Mayor Quimby from a nerd riot at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Mayor Quimby fires his usual bodyguards (who didn't save him because they were outside cloud-gazing) and makes Homer his new protector, but when Homer finds out that Mayor Quimby has mob ties and uncovers a plan to sell rat's milk to the public schools, Homer begins fearing for his life -- and the Mayor's.
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After Homer saves MarkHamill and Mayor Quimby from a nerd riot at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Mayor Quimby fires his usual bodyguards (who didn't save him because they were outside cloud-gazing) and makes Homer his new protector, but when Homer finds out that Mayor Quimby has mob ties and uncovers a plan to sell rat's milk to the public schools, Homer begins fearing for his life -- and the Mayor's.

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After Homer saves ''StarWars'' star and current voice actor MarkHamill and Mayor Quimby from a nerd riot at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Mayor Quimby fires his usual bodyguards (who didn't save him because they were outside cloud-gazing) and makes Homer his new protector, but when Homer finds out that Mayor Quimby has mob ties and uncovers a plan to sell rat's milk to the public schools, Homer begins fearing for his life -- and the Mayor's.
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-->'''Mark:''' The '''forks'''! Use the forks!

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-->'''Mark:''' The '''forks'''! Use the forks!forks!
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Bodyguard instructor Leavelle told his students they're not suited to be bodyguards but they pass because their checks have been cashed in.
* ShoutOut: To StarWars. See ImprovisedWeapon above.
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* HollywoodToneDeaf: At the bodyguard school graduation, Leavelle sings them off with the theme from ''Film/TheBodyguard'' ("I Will Always Love You").

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* HollywoodToneDeaf: At the bodyguard school graduation, Leavelle sings them off with the theme from ''Film/TheBodyguard'' ("I Will Always Love You").You").
* ImprovisedWeapon: As Homer fights Fat Tony's gangsters.
-->'''Mark Hamill:''' (''strained'') Homer, use the for...
-->'''Homer:''' The Force?
-->'''Mark:''' The '''forks'''! Use the forks!
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After Homer saves MarkHamill and Mayor Quimby from a nerd riot at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Mayor Quimby fires his usual bodyguards (who didn't save him because they were outside cloud-gazing) and makes Homer his new protector, but when Homer finds out that Mayor Quimby has mob ties and uncovers a plan to sell rat's milk to the public schools, Homer begins fearing for his life -- and the Mayor's.
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* BigNo: Part of bodyguard school.

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* BigNo: Part of {{Discussed}} at bodyguard school.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: At the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Uter is shown wearing a ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' t-shirt three months before ''Futurama'' actually premiered.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: At the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Uter is shown wearing a ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' t-shirt three months before ''Futurama'' actually premiered.
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* HollywoodToneDeaf: At the bodyguard school graduation, Leavelle sings them off with the theme from ''Film/TheBodyguard'' ("I Will Always Love You).

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* HollywoodToneDeaf: At the bodyguard school graduation, Leavelle sings them off with the theme from ''Film/TheBodyguard'' ("I Will Always Love You).You").
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!!This episode contains examples of:

* ActingForTwo: Creator/MarkHamill plays [[AsHimself himself]] and bodyguard instructor Leavelle.
* AdamWesting: Creator/MarkHamill.
* BigNo: Part of bodyguard school.
-->'''Leavelle:''' Okay, listen up. My goal is to assassinate that watermelon. Your job is to take the bullet. Go! (''Homer runs'') Go, go, go! (''imitating gun'') Pow!
-->'''Homer:''' (''monotonously'') Nooo...
-->'''Leavelle:''' Well, your dive wasn't bad, but I just didn't believe your "Noooooooo!!". You gotta sell it! Remember, your "Noooooooo!!" is what gets you your next job. Now drop and give me twenty!
-->'''Homer:''' Noooooooo!!
-->'''Leavelle:''' Better!
* DrillSergeantNasty: Leavelle.
* EarlyBirdCameo: At the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Uter is shown wearing a ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' t-shirt three months before ''Futurama'' actually premiered.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: At the bodyguard school graduation, Leavelle sings them off with the theme from ''Film/TheBodyguard'' ("I Will Always Love You).

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