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* CouchGag: The family sits, and an auto-crusher compresses them into a block.
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* SongParody: "Luke, Be a Jedi Tonight", a parody of "Luck Be a Lady" from ''Guys and Dolls''.

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* SongParody: "Luke, Be a Jedi Tonight", a parody of "Luck Be a Lady" from ''Guys and Dolls''. The "Guys and Dolls" song Hamill sings lifts its melody from "Hooray For Hollywood" (from the film ''Hollywood Hotel'' and well-known for its use at UsefulNotes/AcademyAward ceremonies).
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* OffWithHisHead: During the big brawl at the sci-fi convention, C-3PO (who was advertised as being in a CurbStompBattle with the robots from ''Franchise/BattlestarGalactica'') has his head flying through the crowd as he cries out [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction "Oh, dear! Oh, my!"]]
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Considering he's mainly a game show the joke is likely just that the show sucked


* {{Blackface}}: Ned's prayer implies this possibly may have happened at some point:
-->'''Ned''': Dear Lord, please make tonight's production better than ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' with Peter Marshall.
** Alternatively, it's possible Peter Marshall was playing [[VillainProtagonist Iago]].
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My 2nd edits on this page today are for "Noodle Incident" which had a couple of clearly sloppy mistakes.


** Homer is no longer welcome at Moe's as a customer until he pays his tab or at least cleans up the mess me made in the bathroom. We never learn when it happened because Moe dropepd the matter upon seeing the Mayor.

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** Homer is no longer welcome at Moe's as a customer until he pays his tab or at least cleans up the mess me he made in the bathroom. We never learn when it happened because Moe dropepd dropped the matter upon seeing the Mayor.



* 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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* ProductionForeshadowing: At Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Uter is shown wearing a ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' t-shirt T-shirt three months before ''Futurama'' actually premiered.
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* FollowTheWhiteRabbit: Homer follow the white rat that stole his tidbit and is shocked to find himself in a room where they milk rats.

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* FollowTheWhiteRabbit: Homer follow follows the white rat that stole his tidbit and is shocked to find himself in a room where they milk rats.
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'''Louie''': ''(taking notes)'' Wait, wait. What came after the cat?\\

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'''Louie''': ''(taking notes)'' Wait, wait. What came after Who’s before the cat?\\
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* ScreamingAtSquick: "CRAP ON A CRUTCH! THEY'RE MILKING RATS! ''MILKING RAAAATS!''"[[note]]"Rats?! I'm outraged! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You promised me dog or higher!]]"[[/note]]

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* ScreamingAtSquick: "CRAP ON A CRUTCH! CRUST! THEY'RE MILKING RATS! ''MILKING RAAAATS!''"[[note]]"Rats?! I'm outraged! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You promised me dog or higher!]]"[[/note]]
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* ImmediateSelfContradiction: In his limo, Mayor Quimby tells Homer he must always behave professionally as a bodyguard, right before telling him to honk at a woman so Quimby can [[WolfWhistle whistle at her]].
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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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* 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.



** "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 messes with the mayor when Homer Simpsons Simpson's on.... (looks over to see Fat Tony beating Mayor Quimby with a baseball bat) oh crap."
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* DumbassHasAPoint: PlayedForLaughs, when Mark Hamill also attempts to pitch Sprint telecommunications during the convention. The nerds demand he just cut to the ''Star Wars'' chat, but Homer protests:
-->'''Homer:''' You stupid nerds! He's trying to save you money on long distance!

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


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* ScreamingAtSquick: "CRAP ON A CRUTCH! THEY'RE MILKING RATS! ''MILKING RAAAATS!''"[[note]]"Rats?! I'm outraged! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You promised me dog or higher!]]"[[/note]]
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* ContinuityNod: Principal Skinner is one of the mob of fanboys clamoring to meet Mark Hamill; he was shown to be a big ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan back in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E2LisasRival Lisa's Rival]]"

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* ContinuityNod: Principal Skinner is one of the mob of fanboys clamoring to meet Mark Hamill; he was shown to be a big ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan back in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E2LisasRival Lisa's Rival]]"Rival]]".

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* PushedInFrontOfTheAudience: Happens to Louie during 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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* PushedInFrontOfTheAudience: Happens to Louie during Theatre/GuysAndDolls.''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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* SongParody: "Luke, Be a Jedi Tonight", a parody of "Luck Be a Lady" from ''Guys and Dolls''.
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* {{Blackface}}: Ned's prayer implies this possibly may have happened at some point:
-->'''Ned''': Dear Lord, please make tonight's production better than ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' with Peter Marshall.
** Alternatively, it's possible Peter Marshall was playing [[VillainProtagonist Iago]].
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** Comic Book Guy's encounter with a geek girl parodies Jaws meeting Dolly in ''Film/{{Moonraker}}''.

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** Comic Book Guy's encounter with a geek girl parodies Jaws meeting Dolly in ''Film/{{Moonraker}}''.''Film/{{Moonraker}}'', but uses "Vita's Theme" from the unaired ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' pilot episode "The Cage" instead of [[StandardSnippet the overture of]] ''Music/RomeoAndJuliet''.

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* NoodleIncident: How Legs got his nickname. It apparently had something to do with Joseph Kennedy.

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* NoodleIncident: NoodleIncident:
** Homer is no longer welcome at Moe's as a customer until he pays his tab or at least cleans up the mess me made in the bathroom. We never learn when it happened because Moe dropepd the matter upon seeing the Mayor.
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How Legs got his nickname. It apparently had something to do with Joseph Kennedy.

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-->'''Fat Tony''': I want the Mayor dead. I want his wife dead. I want his cat and his dog ''dead''.\\
'''Louie''': ''(taking notes)'' Wait, wait. What came after the cat?\\
'''Fat Tony''': ''(frustrated sigh)'' Just kill the Mayor.



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Homer reveals that Fat Tony is selling rat milk to Springfield Elementary:
-->'''Mayor Quimby:''' Rats?! I'm outraged! You promised me dog or higher!

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint:
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When Homer reveals that Fat Tony is selling rat milk to Springfield Elementary:
-->'''Mayor --->'''Mayor Quimby:''' Rats?! I'm outraged! You promised me dog or higher!higher!
** When Homer accidentally knocks Mayor Quimby out of his office window and sees him clinging to an outside ledge:
--->'''Homer''': ''(gasps)'' His corpse is climbing the building!\\
'''Mayor Quimby''': I'm alive, you idiot!
* ContinuityNod: Principal Skinner is one of the mob of fanboys clamoring to meet Mark Hamill; he was shown to be a big ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan back in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E2LisasRival Lisa's Rival]]"


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* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Homer doesn't blink at Quimby accepting bribes left, right, and center, but he's horrified that Quimby allows the mob to sell rat milk to schoolchildren. He even threatens to drop Quimby to his death if he doesn't put a stop to it.
** Downplayed with Quimby; he's not happy that Fat Tony is selling rat milk (he had been promised "dog or higher"), but doesn't bother to do anything about it until Homer threatens to let him fall to his death.
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* StockMoneyBag: Fat Tony hands a sack labeled with a dollar sign to Mayor Quimby. The latter notes that he prefers a less obvious case for his bribe money.
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Too Dumb To Live is a Death Trope. It requires the person to die as a result of their action. Dumb actions in general are What An Idiot and belong on the YMMV tab.


** "[[TooDumbToLive His corpse is climbing the building!]]"

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** "[[TooDumbToLive His "His corpse is climbing the building!]]"building!"
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* GoOnWithoutMe: Mark Hammill tells Homer and Bart to do this when he claims to have a broken ankle.

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* GoOnWithoutMe: Mark Hammill Hamill tells Homer and Bart to do this when he claims to have a broken ankle.
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* GoOnWithoutMe: Mark Hammill tells Homer and Bart to do this when he claims to have a broken ankle.
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'''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!\\

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'''Leavelle:''' Well, your dive wasn't bad, but I just didn't believe your "Noooooo!!". You gotta sell ''sell'' it! Remember, your "Noooooo!!" is what gets you your next job. Now drop and give me twenty!\\



'''Leavelle:''' Better!

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'''Leavelle:''' (''Impressed'') Better!

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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]] milk to Springfield Elementary:
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* AcsendedExtra: Louie, Fat Tony's henchman, features prominently in the episode's climax.

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* AcsendedExtra: AscendedExtra: Louie, Fat Tony's henchman, features prominently in the episode's climax.
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*AcsendedExtra: Louie, Fat Tony's henchman, features prominently in the episode's climax.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The riot starts when Mark Hamill asks for a volunteer to play Obi-Wan.
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* 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]], Mark Hamill tells Homer to move on without him because he twisted his ankle. Homer responds with a NoOneGetsLeftBehind and carries Hamill out. [[SubvertedTrope And then, Homer sees that Hamill]] ''[[SubvertedTrope didn't]]'' [[SubvertedTrope twist his ankle, after all]].
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** When Homer starts beating his way through the convention riot, he yells "NEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS!!!" like Ogre in ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds''.

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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.\\

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-->'''Mark:''' (''[[BullyingADragon to Louie]]'') Hey, pal, that's ''my'' my headshot up there next to the pepper steak, and don't you forget it.\\


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* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: {{Discussed|Trope}} when Quimby says he would rather have his bribe money in a subtle briefcase rather than a blatant ThiefBag.

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