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** Homer uses [[Franchise/StarTrek The Vulcan death grip]] five times in the episode (albeit non-fatally).

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** Homer uses [[Franchise/StarTrek The Vulcan death grip]] nerve pinch]] five times in the episode (albeit non-fatally).episode.
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* SkewedPriorities: Mark Hamill won't use his lightsaber to defend himself from the angry mob because George Lucas would make him pay if the saber broke.
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* SavedByThePlatformBelow: Homer accidentally pushes the mayor out of the window and assumes him dead. But a look out of the window reveals that the mayor is still hanging from a ledge below the window and Homer is able to pull him back in.

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* BigYes: Homer does one after fighting off Louie with a couple of forks, only to realise seconds later that Fat Tony is beating up Quimby with a baseball bat.

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* BigYes: BigYes:
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Homer does one after fighting off Louie with a couple of forks, only to realise seconds later that Fat Tony is beating up Quimby with a baseball bat.bat.
** This is also the first appearance of the ''"Yeeeesss!"'' waiter, who gives out two (and who claims that he speaks that way because of a stroke.)


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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Parodied in the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con commercial; whereas the one "alien" speaks in a stereotypical extraterrestrial voice, the other one speaks like a your run-of-the-mill DJ.


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** Homer uses [[Franchise/StarTrek The Vulcan death grip]] five times in the episode (albeit non-fatally).


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* TakeThat:
** See PushedInFrontOfTheAudience above.
** Also, one of the "enemy" cardboard cutouts is of ComicBook/WonderWoman.


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* WhatTheHellHero: When claiming [[BlatantLies not to be in fear of a reprisal from the mob]], he then asks Bart to start his car for him. When an angry Marge calls him out on this, he decides to take a cab instead.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: When Homer rescues Mark Hamill from the nerds at the sci-fi convention, he heads towards a prop of the Millennium Falcon that Hamill had used as part of his act. He doesn't stay inside it long, though.

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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: When Homer rescues Mark Hamill from the nerds at the sci-fi convention, he heads towards tries to escape in a prop of the cardboard-cutout Millennium Falcon that Hamill had used as part of his act. He doesn't stay inside it long, though.Falcon.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: When Homer rescues Mark Hamill from the nerds at the sci-fi convention, he heads towards a prop of the Millennium Falcon that Hamill had used as part of his act. He doesn't stay inside it long

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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: When Homer rescues Mark Hamill from the nerds at the sci-fi convention, he heads towards a prop of the Millennium Falcon that Hamill had used as part of his act. He doesn't stay inside it longlong, though.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: When Homer rescues Mark Hamill from the nerds at the sci-fi convention, he heads towards a prop of the Millennium Falcon that Hamill had used as part of his act. He doesn't stay inside it long
-->'''Homer''': Oh, how was I supposed to know it's not a real spaceship?
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'''Homer:''' ''(thumbing through the program guide)'' I think I saw him in ''Theater/{{Rent}}'', or ''Theater/{{Stomp}}'', or "Clomp" or some piece of crap.

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'''Homer:''' ''(thumbing through the program guide)'' I think I saw him in ''Theater/{{Rent}}'', ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'', or ''Theater/{{Stomp}}'', ''Theatre/{{Stomp}}'', or "Clomp" or some piece of crap.

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-->'''Mark:''' (''[[BullyingADragon to Louie]]'') Hey, pal, that's ''my'' headshot up there next to the pepper steak, and don't you forget it.
-->'''Louie:''' You're all talk, Hamill! You never even finished Jedi school!

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-->'''Mark:''' (''[[BullyingADragon to Louie]]'') Hey, pal, that's ''my'' headshot up there next to the pepper steak, and don't you forget it.
-->'''Louie:'''
it.\\
'''Louie:'''
You're all talk, Hamill! You never even finished Jedi 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 "Noooooo!!". You gotta sell it! Remember, your "Noooooo!!" is what gets you your next job. Now drop and give me twenty!
-->'''Homer:''' '''''NOOOOOOOO!!'''''
-->'''Leavelle:''' Better!

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-->'''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:'''
Pow!\\
'''Homer:'''
(''monotonously'') Nooo...
-->'''Leavelle:'''
Nooo...\\
'''Leavelle:'''
Well, your dive wasn't bad, but I just didn't believe your "Noooooo!!". You gotta sell it! Remember, your "Noooooo!!" is what gets you your next job. Now drop and give me twenty!
-->'''Homer:''' '''''NOOOOOOOO!!'''''
-->'''Leavelle:'''
twenty!\\
'''Homer:''' '''''NOOOOOOOO!!'''''\\
'''Leavelle:'''
Better!



-->'''Mark Hamill:''' (''strained'') Homer, use the for...
-->'''Homer:''' [[MayTheFarceBeWithYou The Force]]?
-->'''Mark:''' The '''forks'''! [[ForkFencing Use the forks!]]

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-->'''Mark Hamill:''' (''strained'') Homer, use the for...
-->'''Homer:'''
for...\\
'''Homer:'''
[[MayTheFarceBeWithYou The Force]]?
-->'''Mark:'''
Force]]?\\
'''Mark:'''
The '''forks'''! [[ForkFencing Use the forks!]]


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-->'''Homer:''' That guy with the knife sure can dance, huh?\\
'''Quimby:''' He looks awfully familiar.\\
'''Homer:''' ''(thumbing through the program guide)'' I think I saw him in ''Theater/{{Rent}}'', or ''Theater/{{Stomp}}'', or "Clomp" or some piece of crap.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Homer reveals that Fat Tony is selling [[{{Squick}} rat milk]] to Springfield Elementary.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Homer reveals that Fat Tony is selling [[{{Squick}} rat milk]] to Springfield Elementary.Elementary:



* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Parodied. When Police bust the rat milking business, Chief Wiggum rubs a rat under his nose and declares it "pure".

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* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Parodied. When Police the police bust the rat milking business, Chief Wiggum rubs a rat under his nose and declares it "pure".



* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: 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.

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* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: At the [[BarBrawl sci-fi convention brawl]] brawl]], Mark Hamill tells Homer to move on without him because he twisted his ankle. Homer responds with a NoOneGetsLeftBehind and carries Hamill out.
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** Comic Book Guy's encounter with a geek girl parodies Jaws meeting Dolly in ''Film/{{Moonraker}}''.
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** Alternatively, he was sampling the rat milk from a teat.
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* ActorISTheTitleCharacter:

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* ActorISTheTitleCharacter:ActorIsTheTitleCharacter:
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* VillainHasAPoint: On television, Fat Tony questions people's irrational dislike for rat milk.
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* FunWithAcronyms: Bi-Monthly Science Fiction Convention is shortened to Bi-Mon Sci-Fi Con.
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** Which leads to a BrickJoke as mentioned in AdamWesting.


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-->'''Mark:''' (''[[BullyingADragon to Louie]]'') Hey, pal, that's ''my'' headshot up there next to the pepper steak, and don't you forget it.
-->'''Louie:''' You're all talk, Hamill! You never even finished Jedi school!


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** Fat Tony telling Louie how "I want the mayor dead, I want his wife dead..." parodies ''Film/TheUntouchables''.

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* BatterUp: Fat Tony manages to beat Mayor Quimby with a bat while Homer was fighting Vinnie.

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* BatterUp: Fat Tony manages to beat Mayor Quimby with a bat while Homer was fighting Vinnie.Louie.
* BigDamnHeroes: Homer rescues Mayor Quimby and Mark Hamill from the rioters at the convention, which impresses Quimby enough to fire his own bodyguards and employ Homer as a replacement.


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* BigYes: Homer does one after fighting off Louie with a couple of forks, only to realise seconds later that Fat Tony is beating up Quimby with a baseball bat.


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* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: When Homer rescues Mayor Quimby and Mark Hamill, Mark Hamill says he's twisted his ankle and tells Homer to leave without him. Homer refuses to do so and carries him out.
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* BatterUp: Fat Tony manages to beat Mayor Quimby with a bat while Homer was fighting Vinnie.
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* FunWithAcronyms: Bi-Monthly Science Fiction Convention is shortened to Bi-Mon Sci-Fi Con.
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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]]

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

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-->'''Mayor Quimby:''' Rat?! Rats?! I'm outraged! You promised me dog or higher!
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-->'''Fat Tony:''' I'm not so much disappointing as I am blinded with rage.

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-->'''Fat Tony:''' I'm not so much disappointing disappointed as I am blinded with rage.
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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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* PushedInFrontOfTheAudience: Happens to Louie during Guys And Dolls.Theatre/GuysAndDolls. 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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* ForkFencing: Leading to a hilariously bad pun.



* ForkFencing: Leading to a hilariously bad pun.
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* VillainHasAPoint: On TV Fat Tony questioning people's irrational dislike for rat milk.

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* VillainHasAPoint: On TV television, Fat Tony questioning questions people's irrational dislike for rat milk.
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* VillainHasAPoint: On TV Fat Tony questioning what people have against rat milk.

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* VillainHasAPoint: On TV Fat Tony questioning what people have against people's irrational dislike for rat milk.

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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 MarkHamill Creator/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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* VillainHasAPoint: On TV Fat Tony questioning what people have against rat milk.
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* MayTheFarceBeWithYou: Star Wars gets its fair share of parodying in this episode.

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* MayTheFarceBeWithYou: Star Wars gets its fair share of parodying spoofing in this episode.

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* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Parodied. When Police bust the rat milking business, Chief Wiggum rubs a rat under his nose and declares it "pure".



-->'''Homer:''' The Force?

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-->'''Homer:''' [[MayTheFarceBeWithYou The Force?Force]]?


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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Parodied. Fat Tony says on television that the mayor has to look out. "Because accidents happen all the time. Like the killing of you. By us."
* MayTheFarceBeWithYou: Star Wars gets its fair share of parodying in this episode.

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