History Recap / TheSimpsonsS16E13MobileHomer

* [[RightForTheWrongReasons Wrong for the Right Reasons]]: Marge is right to be concerned that the family will be in trouble if Homer dies, but the way she goes about it and how she acts like a massive {{Jerkass}} to Homer and seizes control of the money despite him earning every cent of it made it hard to side with her.

* DarkestHour: After Marge drives the van buddies away from the house, Homer storms in and has a major argument with her that's so powerful, it lasts throughout the night and well into the next morning. This shows that their marriage is on the rocks, and had Bart and Lisa not stole the van, this would've ended in an ugly divorce with the former couple hating each other.

* RealityEnsues: When Homer and Marge try to get him life insurance, his laundry list of health problems and constant near death accidents make it impossible for him denied any.

One day, while attempting to clean the garage while the rest of the family is out, Homer comes across some spiders. He attempts to get rid of them, but his incompetence nearly costs him his life before his family arrives home in time to save him. Under Marge's advice, Homer attempts to get life insurance, but is deemed uninsurable. Fearing for her future in the likely event Homer should die, Marge decides to start building up a nest egg for her family. However, Homer is upset by how her approach to saving the income he makes is cheapening their lives, and buys a mobile home for himself to spite her. Things between Homer and Marge get worse from there, leaving it up to Bart and Lisa to diffuse the situation themselves.

One day, while attempting to clean the garage while the rest of the family is out, Homer comes across some spiders. He attempts to get rid of them, but his incompetence nearly costs him his life before his family arrives home in time to save him. Under Marge's advice, Homer attempts to get life insurance, but is deemed uninsurable. Fearing for her possible future in the likely event Homer should die, Marge decides to start building up a nest egg for her family. However, Homer is upset by how her approach to saving the income he makes is cheapening their lives, and buys a mobile home for herself to spite her. Things between Homer and Marge get worse from there, leaving it up to Bart and Lisa to resolve the situation themselves.

!! Tropes:

After Homer buys an RV (again) with the family's insurance money, Marge kicks him out of the house (again) and Bart and Lisa drive the RV back to the dealership in an effort to keep the family together (again).

* AdultFear: Homer and Marge when the kids make off with the RV.

* CallBack: The store where Homer bought the RV in this episode is the same one where he bought one in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E7TheCallOfTheSimpsons "The Call of the Simpsons"]] and the insurance company (Merry Widow Insurance) is the same from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E11HomersTripleBypass "Homer's Triple Bypass"]].
* ConspicuousConsumption: Homer's attempts to try and save the family money seem to involve trying to spend as much money as possible, as fast as possible. Homer even implies that since he will be dead, he doesn't care if he doesn't leave anything behind for his loved ones should anything happen to him.

* [[RightForTheWrongReasons Wrong for the Right Reasons]]: Marge is right to be concerned that the family will be in trouble if Homer dies, but the way she goes about it and how she acts like a massive {{Jerkass}} to Homer and seizes control of the money despite him earning every cent of it made it hard to side with her.
* UngratefulBitch: Marge becomes this after Homer buys an RV.

* [[RightForTheWrongReasons Wrong for the Right Reasons]]: Marge is right to be concerned that the family will be in trouble if Homer dies, but the way she goes about it and how she acts like a massive {{Jerkass}} to Homer and seizes control of the money despite him earning every cent of it made it hard to side with her.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Homer and Marge have differing views on how to handle their finances. Homer is uninsurable and prone to near death experiences, so Marge has a right to be worried about what would happen to the family if he were to die as their only source of income. However Homer is right that he earned every penny of it, and living as cheaply as possible over something that might not happen is sucking a lot of the fun out of life.

* ShoutOut: The kids find a ''{{Flintstones}} Fun Map" in the RV and Homer wrote a message reading "Dino short for dinosaur? Remember to ask Jeeves" (on international airings, "Ask Jeeves" is replaced with Wikipedia).

* ShoutOut
** The kids find a ''{{Flintstones}} Fun Map" in the RV and Homer wrote a message reading "Dino short for dinosaur? Remember to ask Jeeves" (on international airings, "Ask Jeeves" is replaced with Wikipedia).
* [[RightForTheWrongReasons Wrong For The Right Reasons]]: Marge is right to be concerned that the family will be in trouble if Homer dies, but the way she goes about it and how she acts like a massive {{Jerkass}} to Homer and seizes control of the money despite him earning every cent of it made it hard to side with her.

* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: When Marge is going through the pictures of Homer's near-deaths through the bears, "Vacation" by Music/TheGoGos plays. Marge then notices a nearby radio playing the song and shuts it off.

* [[RightForTheWrongReasons WrongForTheRightReasons]]: Marge is right to be concerned that the family will be in trouble if Homer dies, but the way she goes about it and how she acts like a massive {{Jerkass}} to Homer and seizes control of the money despite him earning every cent of it made it hard to side with her.

* WrongForTheRightReasons: Marge is right to be concerned that the family will be in trouble if Homer dies, but the way she goes about it and how she acts like a massive {{Jerkass}} to Homer and seizes control of the money despite him earning every cent of it made it hard to side with her.

** The kids find a ''{{Flintstones}} Fun Map" in the RV and Homer wrote a message reading "Dino short for dinosaur? Remember to ask Jeeves" (on international airings, "Ask Jeeves" is replaced with Wikipedia).

** The kids find a ''{{Flintstones}} Fun Map" in the RV and Homer wrote a message reading "Dino short for dinosaur? Remember to ask Jeeves" (in international airings, "Ask Jeeves" is replaced with Wikipedia)

** The kids find a ''{{Flintstones}} Fun Map" in the RV and Homer wrote a message reading "Dino short for dinosaur? Remember to ask Jeeves".

* LeftTheBGMOn: When Marge is going through the pictures of Homer's near-deaths through the bears, "Vacation" by Music/TheGoGos plays. Marge then notices a nearby radio playing the song and shuts it off.

* CallBack: The store where Homer bought the RV in this episode is the same one where he bought one in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E7TheCallOfTheSimpsons "The Call of the Simpsons"]] and the insurance company (Merry Widow Insurance) is the same from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E11HomersTripleBypass "Homer's Triple Bypass"]].

* CallBack: The store where Homer bought the RV in this episode is the same one where he bought one in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E7TheCallOfTheSimpsons "The Call of the Simpsons"]] and the insurance company is the same from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E11HomersTripleBypass "Homer's Triple Bypass"]].