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** HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Film/PassionOfTheChrist'').
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** HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Film/PassionOfTheChrist'').(''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist'').
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** HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Passion of the Christ'').
* PanderingToTheBase : InUniverse, Homer writes a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed ([[GreenEyedMonster and had a grudge against Mel at the time due to Marge's infatuation with him]]).
* PanderingToTheBase : InUniverse, Homer writes a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed ([[GreenEyedMonster and had a grudge against Mel at the time due to Marge's infatuation with him]]).
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** HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Passion of the Christ'').
(''Film/PassionOfTheChrist'').
* PanderingToTheBase : InUniverse, Homer writes a bad review of his movie sohe Gibson lets him work on the redit, re-edit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When him, when in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed ([[GreenEyedMonster and had a grudge against Mel at the time due to Marge's infatuation with him]]).
* PanderingToTheBase : InUniverse, Homer writes a bad review of his movie so
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: While in Hollywood, the Simpsons see Creator/RobertDowneyJr in a shoot-out with the LAPD, which Marge thought was a movie being filmed, parodying his drug problems and arrests at the time.
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* HighClassGlass: In Homer's version of ''Film/MrSmithGoesToWashington'', the President of the United States wears a monocle.
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** Also this episode marks the first time in the entire series that someone actually farts, which most fans has chalked up as yet another sign the show is trying to be crass and in-your-face like ''SouthPark'' (and later, ''FamilyGuy'').
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** Also this episode marks the first time in the entire series that someone actually farts, which most fans has chalked up as yet another sign the show is trying to be crass and in-your-face like ''SouthPark'' ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' (and later, ''FamilyGuy'').''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'').
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--> '''William Milo''': This is just a dummy!\\
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--> '''William Milo''': This is just a dummy!\\ dummy!\\
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* {{Pun}}: When the studio executives are chasing Homer and Mel, their car is hit by what appears to be Mel Gibson...
--> '''William Milo''': This is just a dummy!\\
'''Edward Christian''': I know, but he sells tickets. (long pause as neither of the execs laugh) ... Let's go.
--> '''William Milo''': This is just a dummy!\\
'''Edward Christian''': I know, but he sells tickets. (long pause as neither of the execs laugh) ... Let's go.
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* PanderingToTheBase : InUniverse, Homer writes a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed.
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* PanderingToTheBase : InUniverse, Homer writes a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed.packed ([[GreenEyedMonster and had a grudge against Mel at the time due to Marge's infatuation with him]]).
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* BloodierAndGorier / DarkerAndEdgier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon'' and ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
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* BloodierAndGorier / DarkerAndEdgier: BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon'' and ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
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** CallBack: Mel Gibson is not the first man to [[{{Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E15OhBrotherWhereArtThou}} do the mistake of assuming that Homer Simpson knows what people really wants just because his tastes are simple]].
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: While in Hollywood, the Simpsons see Creator/RobertDowneyJr in a shoot-out with the LAPD, which Marge thought was a movie being filmed, parodying his drug problems and arrests at the time.
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*TheDogWasTheMastermind:
-->'''Creator/MelGibson:''' You want me to replace the villain with a dog? I mean nobody will know what's going on. \\
'''Homer:''' They will if you set up that the dog is evil. All you do is have to show him doing this. [lowers eyelids and glances around in shifty-eyed fashion] [[TropeNamer The people will suspect the dog.]]
** As a BrickJoke, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T55ArHjeR1c a dog with shifty eyes appears at the end of the episode.]]
-->'''Creator/MelGibson:''' You want me to replace the villain with a dog? I mean nobody will know what's going on. \\
'''Homer:''' They will if you set up that the dog is evil. All you do is have to show him doing this. [lowers eyelids and glances around in shifty-eyed fashion] [[TropeNamer The people will suspect the dog.]]
** As a BrickJoke, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T55ArHjeR1c a dog with shifty eyes appears at the end of the episode.]]
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* TakeThat: One of the executives said Homer's changes made Gibson's movie worse than The Godfather III and Mel Gibson told him not to say that kind of thing. The executive conceded he went too far with the comment but still wanted to destroy Homer's film.
* WackyFratboyHijinx: Homer pitches a movie idea to Mel that sounds like the plot to ''AnimalHouse'' (or ''AmericanPie'', since he mentioned "nerdy teens trying to get some," and, at the time, movies like that were making a comeback).
* WackyFratboyHijinx: Homer pitches a movie idea to Mel that sounds like the plot to ''AnimalHouse'' (or ''AmericanPie'', since he mentioned "nerdy teens trying to get some," and, at the time, movies like that were making a comeback).
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* ShoutOut: The episode title is one for Mel Gibson movie ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome''.
* TakeThat: One of the executives said Homer's changes made Gibson's movie worse thanThe ''The Godfather III III'' and Mel Gibson told him not to say that kind of thing. The executive conceded he went too far with the comment but still wanted to destroy Homer's film.
* WackyFratboyHijinx: Homer pitches a movie idea to Mel that sounds like the plot to''AnimalHouse'' ''Film/AnimalHouse'' (or ''AmericanPie'', since he mentioned "nerdy teens trying to get some," and, at the time, movies like that were making a comeback).
* TakeThat: One of the executives said Homer's changes made Gibson's movie worse than
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* TakeThat: One of the executives said Homer's changes made Gibson's movie worse than The Godfather III and Mel Gibson told him not to say that kind of thing. The executive conceded he went too far with the comment but still wanted to destroy Homer's film.
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* Gasshole: There was a scene that plays this trope:
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* Gasshole: {{Gasshole}}: There was a scene that plays this trope:
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-->'''Bart:''' You betcha :burps:
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-->'''Bart:''' [[ExactWords You betcha betcha]] :burps:
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'''Bart:''' You betcha :burps:
'''Marge:''' Bart! :farts: well, that shut me up.
** Also this episode marks the first time a fart is heard in the entire series.
'''Marge:''' Bart! :farts: well, that shut me up.
** Also this episode marks the first time a fart is heard in the entire series.
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** Also this episode marks the first time
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** HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Passion of the Christ'', anyone).
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** HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Passion of the Christ'', anyone).Christ'').
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Simpsons finally made a fart joke with a real fart!
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-->'''Car Saleswoman:''' Thinking of saying goodbye to gas?
'''Bart:''' You betcha :burps:
'''Marge:''' Bart! :farts: well, that shut me up.
** Also this episode marks the first time a fart is heard in the entire series.
-->'''Car Saleswoman:''' Thinking of saying goodbye to gas?
'''Bart:''' You betcha :burps:
'''Marge:''' Bart! :farts: well, that shut me up.
** Also this episode marks the first time a fart is heard in the entire series.
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* PanderingToTheBase : InUniverse, Homer rights a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed.
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* PanderingToTheBase : InUniverse, Homer rights writes a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed.
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Homer doesn't care for Creator/MelGibson's remake of ''MrSmithGoesToWashington'', and Gibson (who is looking for someone who won't kiss up to him) enlists his help in improving it.
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Homer doesn't care for Creator/MelGibson's remake of ''MrSmithGoesToWashington'', ''Film/MrSmithGoesToWashington'', and Gibson (who is looking for someone who won't kiss up to him) enlists his help in improving it.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon'' and ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Same as above
* DarkerAndEdgier: Same as above
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* BloodierAndGorier: BloodierAndGorier / DarkerAndEdgier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon'' and ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Same as above''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
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* PanderingToTheBase : Homer rights a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed.
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* PanderingToTheBase : InUniverse, Homer rights a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon'' or ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon'' or and ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon''.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon''.''Film/LethalWeapon'' or ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: MelMel.
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* WackyFratboyHijinx: Homer pitches a movie idea to Mel that sounds like the plot to 'animal house'.
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* WackyFratboyHijinx: Homer pitches a movie idea to Mel that sounds like the plot to 'animal house'.''AnimalHouse'' (or ''AmericanPie'', since he mentioned "nerdy teens trying to get some," and, at the time, movies like that were making a comeback).
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** HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Passion of the Christ'', anyone).
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** HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Passion of the Christ'', anyone).anyone).
* PanderingToTheBase : Homer rights a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed.
* WackyFratboyHijinx: Homer pitches a movie idea to Mel that sounds like the plot to 'animal house'.
* PanderingToTheBase : Homer rights a bad review of his movie so he lets him work on the redit, thinking Homer was saying what people really felt and had the guts to tell him. When in fact it was because Homer is a tasteless boob who skips over any part of a movie thats not funny or action packed.
* WackyFratboyHijinx: Homer pitches a movie idea to Mel that sounds like the plot to 'animal house'.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: MelMel
**HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Passion of the Christ'', anyone).
**HilariousInHindsight: Given everything that happened to Mel Gibson years after this episode aired makes this episode funnier than it was when it first came on, ''especially'' the plot point of Gibson making an overly violent movie that shocks and disgusts his fans (''Passion of the Christ'', anyone).
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon''.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more akin to
* DarkerAndEdgier: Same as above
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Mel
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Homer doesn't care for MelGibson's remake of ''MrSmithGoesToWashington'', and Gibson (who is looking for someone who won't kiss up to him) enlists his help in improving it.
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Homer doesn't care for MelGibson's Creator/MelGibson's remake of ''MrSmithGoesToWashington'', and Gibson (who is looking for someone who won't kiss up to him) enlists his help in improving it.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more in with ''Film/LethalWeapon''.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more in with akin to ''Film/LethalWeapon''.
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* BloodierAndGorier: Homer's take on ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', which is more in with ''Film/LethalWeapon''.
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