History Recap / TheSimpsonsS17E17KissKissBangBangalore

* BlackComedyRape: The Stargate fans ogling [[ManInAKilt a kilt-wearing Willie]] because [[NerdsAreVirgins they have no hopes of getting anything closer to a real girl than him]].

* GlobalIgnorance: When Homer arrives in India he asks: "This isn't India! Where's the university of Notre Dame, the Indy 500, Wrigley Field, Dodger Dogs?" A woman corrects him: "You ignorant American! you have confused India with Indiana, Indiana with Illinois, and the Cubs with the Dodgers."

* OffModel: When Lenny arrives in India, his head is much taller than usual.

* BadBoss: Dissatisfied with the fact Homer's given so many perks to the Indian workers, Burns promptly fires them all (though they're delighted with this, given the number of firing clauses Homer wrote into their contracts) and declares he's moving the plant back to ''"an area where the workers are more desperate and ignorant...Springfield!"''

* AGodAmI: It takes almost no time for Homer to become DrunkWithPower to the point of declaring himself a god after Burns gives him complete authority over the plant. Aside from a few bizarre stunts like forcing a monkey to fight an elephant, however, he's such a ReasonableAuthorityFigure that the respect of his apparent "worshippers" turns out to have been fully earned (none actually believes him to be a god, notwithstanding their appreciation) and even ''Lisa'' declares herself [[SoProudOfYou proud of him]].

* AGodAmI: It takes almost no time for Homer to become DrunkWithPower to the point of declaring himself a god after Burns gives him complete authority over the plant. Aside from a few bizarre stunts like forcing a monkey to fight an elephant, however, he's such a ReasonableAuthorityFigure that the respect of his apparent "worshippers" is fully earned (none actually believes him to be a god, notwithstanding their appreciation) and even ''Lisa'' declares herself [[SoProudOfYou proud of him]].

* AGodAmI: It takes almost no time for Homer to become DrunkWithPower to the point of declaring himself a god after Burns gives him complete authority over the plant. Aside from a few bizarre stunts like forcing a monkey to fight an elephant, however, he's such a ReasonableAuthorityFigure that the respect of his apparent "worshippers" is fully earned (none actually believes him to be a god, notwithstanding their appreciating) and even ''Lisa'' declares herself [[SoProudOfYou proud of him]].

* SeriesContinuityError: Bart has to ask Patty and Selma what "a [=MacGyver=]" is. In earlier episodes he was not only well aware of the series due to their extreme fandom, but used his knowledge of Selma's habits surrounding her viewing of the show to determine and foil Sideshow Bob's plot to kill her in the 1992 episode "Black Widower." This is a case of TimeMarchesOn affecting the world of the show, as the former episode premiered when [=MacGyver=] was itself still on the air, while a 2006 setting would make Patty and Selma fans of a series that ended before a kid Bart's age [[ComicBookTime would even have been born]].

* SeriesContinuityError: Bart has to ask Patty and Selma what "a [=MacGyver=]" is. In earlier episodes he was not only well aware of the series due to their extreme fandom, but used his knowledge of Selma's habits surrounding her viewing of the show to determine and foil Sideshow Bob's plot to kill her in the 1992 episode "Black Widower." This is a case of TimeMarchesOn, as the former episode premiered when [=MacGyver=] was itself still on the air, while a 2006 setting would make Patty and Selma fans of a series that ended before a kid Bart's age [[ComicBookTime would even have been born]].

* MoneyDearBoy: InUniverse example; Richard Dean Anderson's reason (as he claims in the episode) to have been [=MacGyver=].

* FanDumb: InUniverse, Patty and Selma are a classic case of the Willfully Blind and Unwanted Champion variants; they absolutely adore the titular character of ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', but dislike the other shows he went on to do.

* TriviallyObvious: Comic Book Guy says that, out of the four "Star" franchises (''[[Franchise/StarWars Wars]]'', ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Trek]]'', ''[[Franchise/StargateVerse -gate]]'', and ''[[Series/StarSearch Search]]''), Stargate is his ''third'' favorite.

* BoringVacationSlideshow: To get MacGyver away for good, Patty and Selma tie him up and show him pictures of their vacation; he's begging to be let go by the end of it.

* BenevolentBoss: After Mr. Burns and the Simpsons fear that Homer had taken over the plant via the formation of a cult, the employees say that they are not worshiping homer, just appreciating the fact that he gave them coffee breaks, early retirement, personal days, and "muffin baskets and mylar balloons on your birthday!". When Mr. Burns deem this a waste of money, he shuts the plant down and moves it back to Springfield, the workers cheer because Homer wrote into their contracts a golden parachute clause.

* BenevolentBoss: After Mr. Burns and the Simpsosn fear that Homer had taken over the plant via the formation of a cult, the employees say that they are not worshiping homer, just appreciating the fact that he gave them coffee breaks, early retirement, personal days, and "muffin baskets and mylar balloons on your birthday!". When Mr. Burns deem this a waste of money, he shuts the plant down and moves it back to Springfield, the workers cheer because Homer wrote into their contracts a golden parachute clause.

* CallBack: As we saw in "A Star is Burns", [[BerserkButton do]] ''[[BerserkButton not]]'' [[BerserkButton badmouth]] ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'' to Patty and Selma, even if you're [=MacGyver=] himself.

* VacationEpisode: The Simpsons travel to India.

Homer goes to India to man the country's new nuclear plant, which has been outsourced from the one in America. Meanwhile, Patty and Selma kidnap ''Series/MacGyver'' star Creator/RichardDeanAnderson.

* CallBack: As we saw in "A Star is Burns", [[BerserkButton do]] ''[[BerserkButton not]]'' [[BerserkButton badmouth]] ''Series/MacGyver'' to Patty and Selma, even if you're [=MacGyver=] himself.

* FanDumb: InUniverse, Patty and Selma are a classic case of the Willfully Blind and Unwanted Champion variants; they absolutely adore the titular character of ''Series/MacGyver'', but dislike the other shows he went on to do.

* GoneHorriblyRight: When Richard Dean Anderson refuses to talk about ''Series/MacGyver'' with Patty and Selma, they kidnap him. But he manages to [[MacGyvering MacGyver]] his way out, and with new love for the show, asks them to make it harder to escape, [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave refusing to leave]].

* LoonyFan: Patty and Selma are this towards Richard Dean Anderson; idolizing him for ''Series/MacGyver'', but indifferent at best towards ''Series/StargateSG1''. Then he says ''[=MacGyver=]'' was [[BerserkButton just a paycheck]]...

* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: When one of Moe's patrons berates him for using imported electricity, he points out the beer and the seats are imported as well. When asked if he has anything made in America, he produces a weapon that backfires when he tries to shoot.

* TriviallyObvious: Comic Book Guy says that, out of the four "Star" franchises (''[[Franchise/StarWars Wars]]'', ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Trek]]'', ''[[Franchise/{{Stargate}} -gate]]'', and ''[[Series/StarSearch Search]]''), Stargate is his ''third'' favorite.