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* InsultingFromBehindTheLanguageBarrier: Maggie holds up a U block and points to her pacifier while sucking on it, with the subtitles "You suck".
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: After the ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' segment, Marge declares, "That's it. Three stories. That's all we always tell." However, since the show switched to a four-act format with this season, there's time for a fourth.

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* AnachronismStew: Despite the fairy tale setting, the characters in Snow White have access to modern-day technology. Such as the dwarves operating an advanced mining system, the Evil Queen having a magic HD television, to Willie using ''construction paper''.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Queen was planning on killing Willie after he finished killing Snow White.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Queen was planning planned on killing Willie after he finished killing Snow White.murdering her step-daughter.

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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: True to her feminist beliefs, Lisa's version of Snow White ends not with the princess being awoken by a prince but instead by a ''lady'' doctor.



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: With how often Homer either reads the wrong lines, or fails to recognise the dialogue from Macbeth, it’s little wonder he was initially passed up for the role.

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* BullyingADragon: Moe instinctively calls Elizabeth I ''Grendel'' when he sees her in a ModestyTowel.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: With how often Homer either reads the wrong lines, or fails to recognise recognize the dialogue from Macbeth, it’s little wonder he was initially passed up for the role.



* DefiantToTheEnd: Unlike the traditional and Disney versions where Snow White willingly ate the poisoned apple, this version tried her best to resist eating the fruit and had to be force fed by the Evil Queen.



* MarriedToTheJob: In the end of her segment, Elizabeth I declares that she doesn't need a man to be happy as she has her country instead. [[YouKeepTellingYourselfThat Moe sarcastically tells her to keep saying that]].



* YouWannaGetSued: The version of the Dwarves song that plays over the closing credits has them singing "if Disney sues we'll claim fair use."


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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Queen was planning on killing Willie after he finished killing Snow White.
* YouWannaGetSued: The version of the Dwarves song that plays over the closing credits has them singing "if Disney sues we'll claim fair use."
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: The dwarves in Lisa's version of Snow White don't have the same names the dwarves in Disney's version have. There's a close call with Doc... tor Hibbert.

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* WritingAroundTrademarks: The dwarves in Lisa's version of Snow White don't have the same names the dwarves in Disney's version have. There's a close call with Doc... tor Hibbert.Hibbert.
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* LadyMacbeth: Marge acts like this during her story. She wants Homer to succeed as an actor, but she encourages him to kill people to achieve that success.

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* LadyMacbeth: Marge acts like plays this role during her story. She wants Homer to succeed as an actor, but she encourages him to kill people to achieve that success.
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It comes across less of a Riddle for the Ages for more of a joke at how intense and cutthroat some departments can be


* RiddleForTheAges: Lenny asks why Grumpy needs a pickaxe if he works at marketing. Grumpy says Lenny would know if he worked at marketing.
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* HiddenDepths: Homer ''can'' play a good Macbeth. But he literally would prefer to die than make the effort.
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* AbsenteeActor: Bart does not appear in this episode, and is not mentioned.
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* AbsenteeActor: Bart does not appear in this episode, and is not mentioned.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: With how often Homer either reads the wrong lines, or fails to recognise the dialogue from Macbeth, it’s little wonder he was initially passed up for the role.
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* LysistrataGambit: When the ghosts of Homer's victims confront Marge, Lenny mentions this as the main reason Homer listened to her.

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* TakeThat: Lisa calls Literature/TheFountainhead "The bible for right-wing losers."

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* TakeThat: Lisa calls Literature/TheFountainhead ''Literature/TheFountainhead'' "The bible for right-wing losers.""
* TallPoppySyndrome: Affects Maggie in Marge's retelling of ''Literature/TheFountainhead.''
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* SmokingHotSex: Elizabeth I (as represented by Selma) tries tobacco for the first time and comments, "If I ever have sex this'll be great afterwards."
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* LaserGuidedKarma: The ghosts of all the people Homer killed get back at Marge by giving her a fright-induced heart attack that leads to her death as punishment for encouraging Homer to kill them in order to be a better actor.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: The ghosts of all the people Homer killed get back at Marge by giving her a fright-induced heart attack that leads to her death as punishment for encouraging Homer to kill them in order to be a better actor. Even in death as a ghost she doesn't get the last laugh; instead of seeing Homer succeed thanks to her drive, Homer shoots himself dead, leaving Marge no way to have him do what she wants.

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* GottaKillThemAll: Marge demands Homer kill everyone in the play who is ahead of him to take the lead role, which as his acting is so bad, is literally 'everyone'. Including those who weren't actually actors.



* KillEmAll: Marge demands Homer kill everyone in the play who is ahead of him to take the lead role, which as his acting is so bad, is literally 'everyone'. Including those who weren't actually actors.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: The ghosts of all the people Homer killed get back at Marge by giving her a fright-induced heart attack that leads to her death as punishment for encouraging Homer to kill them in order to a better actor.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: The ghosts of all the people Homer killed get back at Marge by giving her a fright-induced heart attack that leads to her death as punishment for encouraging Homer to kill them in order to be a better actor.actor.
* LaughingGas: In the ''Macbeth'' segment, Homer uses laughing gas on Dr. Hibbert. He dies of laughter after he can't open a window and failed to call for help.

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