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* AndIMustScream: After being bitten by a black widow in "The Diving Bell and the Butterball", Homer becomes paralyzed and is left unable to move or communicate (except via flatulence).
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* {{Jerkass}}: Marge takes ''all'' of her kids' hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. True it was going to be donated to charity, but she didn't even leave them a single piece. None of her children appreciate the gesture.

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* {{Jerkass}}: JerkassBall: Marge takes ''all'' of her kids' hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. True it was going to be donated to charity, but she didn't even leave them a single piece. None of her children appreciate the gesture.
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* ChestBurster: At the start of the episode when the Simpson children return home from Trick or Treating, an alien creature bursts out of Bart's chest. This is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as the alien creature is revealed to be only Maggie in an alien costume.
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* {{Fanservice}}: While is paralyzed, Homer has a clear view of Marge's breasts and thinking "Cleavage".

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* {{Fanservice}}: While is he's paralyzed, Homer has a clear view of Marge's breasts and thinking "Cleavage".
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* {{Jerkass}}: Marge takes ''all'' of her kids' hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. None of her children appreciate the gesture.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Marge takes ''all'' of her kids' hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. True it was going to be donated to charity, but she didn't even leave them a single piece. None of her children appreciate the gesture.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Marge takes ''all'' of her kids hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. None of her children appreciate the gesture.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Marge takes ''all'' of her kids kids' hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. None of her children appreciate the gesture.
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* {{Fanservice}}: While is paralyzed, Homer has a clear view of Marge's tits and thinking "Cleavage".

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* {{Fanservice}}: While is paralyzed, Homer has a clear view of Marge's tits breasts and thinking "Cleavage".



* {{Jerkass}}: Marge takes 'all' of her childrens hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. None of her children appreciate the gesture.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Marge takes 'all' ''all'' of her childrens kids hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. None of her children appreciate the gesture.



* TemptingFate: Flanders asked how things could be worse. His deceased wife was dating the devil.

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* TemptingFate: After Flanders asked how things could be worse. His deceased worse, he discovers that his late wife was dating is sleeping with the devil.
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* SkywardScream: Homer shouts this upon realizing [[ItMakesSenseInContext his candy was replaced with vegetables]].

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Homer tries to make Flanders to kill a guy at the ice cream parlor that gave him an ice cream cone that had a little air in it.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Homer tries to make Flanders to kill a guy at the ice cream parlor that gave him an ice cream cone that had a little air in it.



* LoopholeAbuse: Jimbo, Kearney and Dolph all admit they can't beat up Bart in his Avatar form as the bodies cost several million dollars. So they beat up his human body instead.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Marge takes 'all' of her childrens hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. None of her children appreciate the gesture.
* LoopholeAbuse: Jimbo, Kearney Kearney, and Dolph all admit they can't beat up Bart in his Avatar form as the bodies cost several million dollars. So they beat up his human body instead.
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* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''SpiderMan'' and ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Abe Simpson thought there would be one of ''Film/BlackSwan''.

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* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''SpiderMan'' ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' and ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Abe Simpson thought there would be one of ''Film/BlackSwan''.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Homer tries to make Flanders to kill a guy at the ice cream parlor that gave him an ice cream cone that had a little air in it.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: During the Avatar parody, Bart calls Milhouse a traitor for calling in the army to attack the aliens. Except that was what their job is, and Bart was being a traitor by going native with the aliens.
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* EpicFail: While trying to chew through his left arm to get to the bag of candy, Homer somehow manages to sever both the wrong arm and one of his legs.

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* EpicFail: While trying to chew through his left arm to get to the bag of candy, Homer somehow manages to sever both the wrong arm and one of his legs.
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* EpicFail: While trying to chew through his left arm to get to the bag of candy, Homer somehow manages to sever both the wrong arm and one of his legs.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Jimbo, Kearney and Dolph all admit they can't beat up Bart in his Avatar form as the bodies cost several million dollars. So they beat up his human body instead.
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* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''SpiderMan'' and ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Abe Simpson thought there would be one of ''BlackSwan''.

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* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''SpiderMan'' and ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Abe Simpson thought there would be one of ''BlackSwan''.''Film/BlackSwan''.

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* {{Fanservice}}: While is paralyzed, Homer has a clear view of Marge's tits and thinking "Cleavage".



* {{Fanservice}}: While is paralyzed, Homer has a clear view of Marge's tits and thinking "Cleavage".
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* PiranhaProblem: The alien birds attack by dropping eggs from their pouches, which hatch into schools of piranha.

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* FridgeBrilliance: Kamala is the offspring of Kang (and thus the "next generation" in Kudos and Kang's family tree). Keeping in the shows theme of naming the aliens after characters from ''Franchise/StarTrek'', Kamala is named after one from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' (in this case, an arranged marriage bride who falls for Picard in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E21ThePerfectMate The Perfect Mate]]").
* TemptingFate: Flanders asked how things could be worse. His deceased wife was dating the devil.

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* FridgeBrilliance: Kamala is the offspring of Kang (and thus the "next generation" in Kudos and Kang's family tree). Keeping in the shows theme of naming the aliens after characters from ''Franchise/StarTrek'', Kamala is named after one from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' (in this case, an arranged marriage bride who falls for Picard in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E21ThePerfectMate The Perfect Mate]]").
* TemptingFate: Flanders asked how things could be worse. His deceased wife was dating the devil.devil.

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* BrokenPedestal: Flanders learns that God [[spoiler:takes orders from the Devil and the Devil is sleeping with his deceased wife, Maude]].

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* BrokenPedestal: Flanders learns that God [[spoiler:takes takes orders from the Devil and the Devil is sleeping with his deceased wife, Maude]].Maude.



* TemptingFate: Flanders asked how things could be worse. [[spoiler:His deceased wife was dating the devil]].

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* TemptingFate: Flanders asked how things could be worse. [[spoiler:His His deceased wife was dating the devil]].devil.
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* {{Fanservice}}: While is paralyzed, Homer has a clear view of Marge's tits and thinking "Cleavage".
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* FridgeBrilliance: Kamala is the offspring of Kang (and thus the "next generation" in Kudos and Kang's family tree). Keeping in the shows theme of naming the aliens after characters from ''Franchise/StarTrek'', Kamala is named after one from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' (in this case, an arranged marriage bride who falls for Picard in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E21ThePerfectMate The Perfect Mate]]").
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* BigNo: Homer when he realized his candy bag contained vegetables instead of candies.
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Homer uses the power of flatuence to communicate with people after getting paralyzed by a spider bite in "The Diving Bell and The Butterball," Flanders becomes a murderer for the Lord in "Dial 'D' for 'Diddly'," and Bart and Milhouse pose as the natives on an alien planet in order to steal a rare element.

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Homer uses the power of flatuence to communicate with people after getting paralyzed by a spider bite in "The Diving Bell and The Butterball," Flanders becomes a murderer for the Lord in "Dial 'D' for 'Diddly'," and Bart and Milhouse pose as the natives on an alien planet in order to steal a rare element.
element in the ([[WereStillRelevantDammit rather dated]]) ''Avatar'' parody, "In the Na'vi."

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Homer uses the power of flatuence to communicate with people after getting paralyzed by a spider bite, Flanders becomes a murderer for the Lord, and Bart and Milhouse pose as the natives on an alien planet in order to steal a rare element.

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Homer uses the power of flatuence to communicate with people after getting paralyzed by a spider bite, bite in "The Diving Bell and The Butterball," Flanders becomes a murderer for the Lord, Lord in "Dial 'D' for 'Diddly'," and Bart and Milhouse pose as the natives on an alien planet in order to steal a rare element.



* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''SpiderMan'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Abe Simpson thought there would be one of ''BlackSwan''.

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* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''SpiderMan'', ''SpiderMan'' and ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Abe Simpson thought there would be one of ''BlackSwan''.



* BrokenPedestal: Flanders learns that God [[spoiler:takes orders from the devil]].
* ShoutOut: The way Flanders kills Patty and Selma is a homage to ''WileECoyoteAndRoadRunner''

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* BrokenPedestal: Flanders learns that God [[spoiler:takes orders from the devil]].
* ShoutOut: The way Flanders kills Patty
Devil and Selma the Devil is a homage to ''WileECoyoteAndRoadRunner''sleeping with his deceased wife, Maude]].
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* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''SpiderMan'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.

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* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''SpiderMan'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Abe Simpson thought there would be one of ''BlackSwan''.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: After having his mind inserted into an Avatar, Bart wished for five minutes with his enemies. They then showed up as Avatars as well.
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* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''SpiderMan'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.
* BrokenPedestal: Flanders learns that God [[spoiler:takes orders from the devil]].
* ShoutOut: The way Flanders kills Patty and Selma is a homage to ''WileECoyoteAndRoadRunner''
* TemptingFate: Flanders asked how things could be worse. [[spoiler:His deceased wife was dating the devil]].

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