History Recap / TheSimpsonsS15E17MyBigFatGeekWedding

** Milhouse dresses as Fallout Boy at the convention, having previously been cast as Fallout Boy in the failed film production of "Radioactive Man" during the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2RadioactiveMan eponymous episode]].
** After Edna and Skinner break up, Skinner laments, "Bart's right, I am a wiener." This a reference to the graffiti Bart made back [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E2BartTheGenius near the beginning of the first season]].

* ExiledToTheCouch: This episode begins with Marge deciding to sleep on the couch after finding out that Homer has decided to make his own AAA batteries by whittling D batteries.
-->'''Homer:''' [[LampshadeHanging She sure loves that couch.]]

* NerdsSpeakKlingon: When Comic Book Guy tries to marry Mrs. Krabappel it is conducted in Klingon; apparently the guests (sci-fi convention attendees) can all understand it.

* SnapBack: Two multi-seasons spanning {{Character Development}}s are [[StatusQuoIsGod done away with]] in this episode: Skinner and Krabappel's romance that began back in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E19GradeSchoolConfidential Grade School Confidential]] and Barney's sobering up arc that begun back in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E18DaysOfWineAndDohses Days of Wine and D'ohses]].
* SuckySchool: Springfield Elementary only has one ball and when Willie accidentally runs it over, the only games the children can play during recess are games like "Dodge Rock and Volley Brick".
--> '''Milhouse:''' I wanna play Dodge Rock! (''is hit by a rock'')
--> '''Nelson:''' (''off-screen'') You're out!

* TeensAreShort: Inverted. The Squeaky-Voiced Teen is OneHeadTaller than Mrs. Krabappel.

* BrosBeforeHoes: Nelson's answer when Krabappel asks him why he's mad at her altough he doesn't like Skinner.

* TeensAreShort: Averted, or possibly inverted. The Squeaky-Voiced Teen is OneHeadTaller than Mrs. Krabappel.

* GracefulLoser: Edna refuses to go back to Seymour, but she also turns down Comic Book Guy's marriage proposal.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: The title is an allusion to ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding''.

-->'''Comic Book Guy''': Edna, the Klingons have a romantic saying. (''speaks Klingon'') Roughly translated it means I would kill the children of a thousand planets just to see you smile.\\

* BrosBeforeHoes: Nelson's answer when Krabappel ask him why he is mad at her altough he doesn't like Skinner.

** Milhouse dresses as Fallout Boy at the convention, having previously been cast as Fallout Boy in the failed film production of "Radioactive Man" during the eponymous episode.
** After Edna and Skinner break up, Skinner laments, "Bart's right, I am a wiener." This a reference to the graffiti Bart made back near the beginning of the first season.

* NerdsSpeakKlingon: When Comic Book Guy tries to get married to Edna Krabappel it is conducted in Klingon; apparently the guests (sci-fi convention attendees) can all understand it.

--> '''Milhouse''': I wanna play Dodge Rock! (''is hit by a rock'')

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Willie's response to having potentially killed a child (albeit inadvertantly): head for the border.

* CallBack: Milhouse dresses as Fallout Boy at the convention, having previously been cast as Fallout Boy in the failed film production of "Radioactive Man" during the eponymous episode.

* CreatorCameo: Matt Groening appears at the convention, in what essentially amounts to a two-minute promo for ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.

--->'''Comic Book Guy''': Edna, the Klingons have a romantic saying. (''speaks Klingon'') Roughly translated it means I would kill the children of a thousand planets just to see you smile.\\

* ShoutOut: The title is an allusion to ''MyBigFatGreekWedding''.