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-->'''Homer''': I never dreamed that a law I had abused could be applied to me!
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* ShoutOut: Otto has a dream where [[Literature/MagicSchoolBus a teacher, her students and a school bus shrink down and try to get inside him]].
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** Otto's first hallucination, the "School Train", is based on ''Soul Train'' and even uses the same music.
** Otto has a dream where [[Literature/MagicSchoolBus a teacher, her students and a school bus shrink down and try to get inside him]].
** Otto's first hallucination, the "School Train", is based on ''Soul Train'' and even uses the same music.
** Otto has a dream where [[Literature/MagicSchoolBus a teacher, her students and a school bus shrink down and try to get inside him]].
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Averted. When asked why he hates Ned, he tries brushing it off by saying everybody hates Ned Flanders, only for Chalmers to shoot it down by saying only Homer does.
* BadBoss: Krusty's treatment of his employees causes him to be arrested for bullying after the new anti-bullying legislation is approved.
* BadBoss: Krusty's treatment of his employees causes him to be arrested for bullying after the new anti-bullying legislation is approved.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Averted. When asked why he hates Ned, he tries brushing it off by saying everybody hates Ned Flanders, only for Chalmers to shoot it down by saying only Homer does.
* BadBoss:BadBoss:
** Krusty's treatment of his employees causes him to be arrested for bullying after the new anti-bullying legislation is approved.
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** Krusty's treatment of his employees causes him to be arrested for bullying after the new anti-bullying legislation is approved.
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* HatedByAll: Subverted. When asked why he hates Ned, he tries brushing it off by saying everybody hates Ned Flanders, only for Chalmers to shoot it down by saying only Homer does.
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* EasilyForgiven: Zig-zagged. The town of Springfield forgives all the bullies when they complete their reformation. Flanders, however, doesn’t forgive Homer as easily since Homer didn’t understand how his constant bullying has affected Flanders.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Abusing a poorly written law to have people who are not bullies to jail? No problem. Being arrested by those same laws for blatant bullying yourself? He never saw it coming.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Abusing After abusing a poorly written law to have people who are not bullies sent to jail? No problem. Being jail for slightly inconveniencing him, Homer is arrested by those same laws for blatant his bullying yourself? He never saw it coming.of others (and especially Ned Flanders).
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* ObliviouslyEvil: For as much as he takes advantage of the anti-bullying law to have anybody who even mildly inconveniences him arrested, Homer is exactly the kind of person the law was intended to target, as he blatantly and flagrently bullys Ned throughout the episode by borrowing [[note]] taking with zero intention of ever giving back [[/note]] his property, taking his painted side of the fence, and dumping his garbage in Ned's backyard.
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* ObliviouslyEvil: For as much as he takes advantage of the anti-bullying law to have anybody who even mildly inconveniences him arrested, Homer is exactly the kind of person the law was intended to target, as he blatantly and flagrently bullys flagrantly bullies Ned throughout the episode by borrowing [[note]] taking [[note]]taking with zero intention of ever giving back [[/note]] his property, taking his painted side of the fence, and dumping his garbage in Ned's backyard.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Due to how vague the anti-bullying law is, the police can arrest virtually anyone. Which Homer uses to have anyone who inconveniences him in any way sent to jail.
* MayIBorrowACupOfSugar: When Rod and Todd ask their dad for some hot chocolate, Ned sighs and says Homer 'borrowed' their mugs 'and' their hot chocolate mix. Rod [[ArmourPiercingQuestion asks his father why his father never asks for any of the things Homer borrows]], which makes the boys realise that 'uncle Homer' isn't 'borrowing' anything from their dad. He's a bully who's just taking and stealing from them.
* MayIBorrowACupOfSugar: When Rod and Todd ask their dad for some hot chocolate, Ned sighs and says Homer 'borrowed' their mugs 'and' their hot chocolate mix. Rod [[ArmourPiercingQuestion asks his father why his father never asks for any of the things Homer borrows]], which makes the boys realise that 'uncle Homer' isn't 'borrowing' anything from their dad. He's a bully who's just taking and stealing from them.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Due to how vague the anti-bullying law is, the police can arrest virtually anyone. Which anyone, which Homer uses to have anyone who inconveniences him in any way sent to jail.
* MayIBorrowACupOfSugar: When Rod and Todd ask their dad for some hot chocolate, Ned sighs and says Homer'borrowed' "borrowed" their mugs 'and' ''and'' their hot chocolate mix. Rod [[ArmourPiercingQuestion asks his father Ned why his father he never asks for any of the things Homer borrows]], borrows back]], which makes the boys realise that 'uncle Homer' Homer isn't 'borrowing' "borrowing" anything from their dad. He's a bully who's just taking and stealing from them.
* MayIBorrowACupOfSugar: When Rod and Todd ask their dad for some hot chocolate, Ned sighs and says Homer
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* PrecisionFStrike: At the town meeting, everyone is hyped up over what Marge describes as the world's filthiest word, only to be disappointed when it was revealed to be "bully". Then Moe gets the nerve to [[SoundEffectBleep voice what everyone assumed it was]]...
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* EpicFail: The anti-bullying video features an incredibly obvious {{blooper}} of Homer repeatedly flubbing the timing of the line "[I promise] to be a better human being," and the other people featured in the video getting annoyed by it.
-->'''Anti-bullying counselor:''' Well, surprisingly that was our best take.
-->'''Anti-bullying counselor:''' Well, surprisingly that was our best take.
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* InstantlyProvenWrong: Rod, whose suspicious that 'Uncle Homer' is bullying their dad prays for God to show them a sign that Homer isn't a jerk. Not a second later they hear Homer out their window, dumping his old bed frame and mattress in the Flanders back yard.
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* InstantlyProvenWrong: Rod, whose suspicious that 'Uncle Homer' is bullying their dad prays for God to show them a sign that Homer isn't a jerk. Not a second later they hear Homer out their window, dumping his old bed frame and mattress mattress, followed by his father, in the Flanders Flanderses' back yard.
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** Chief Wiggum blatantly breaks the anti-bully law and is somehow never sent to the counselling.
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* InstantlyProvenWrong: Rod, whose suspicious that 'Uncle Homer' is bullying their dad prays for God to show them a sign that Homer isn't a jerk. Not a second later they hear Homer out their window, dumping his old bed frame and mattress in the Flanders back yard.
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* ObliviouslyEvil: For as much as he takes advantage of the anti-bullying law to have anybody who even mildly inconveniences him arrested, Homer is exactly the kind of person the law was intended to target, as he blatantly and flagrently bullys Ned throughout the episode by borrowing [[note]] taking with zero intention of ever giving back [[/note]] his property, taking his painted side of the fence, and dumping his garbage in Ned's backyard.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The anti bullying law allows you to have anyone arrested for even the slightest grievance. Homer has Apu arrested for putting too much ice in his drink, a motorist for cutting him off, and Wiggum arrests Lou for trying to stop the chief from taking his lunch.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The anti bullying anti-bullying law allows you to have anyone arrested for even the slightest grievance. Homer has Apu arrested for putting too much ice in his drink, a motorist for cutting him off, and Wiggum arrests Lou for trying to stop the chief from taking his lunch.
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* JerkassRealization: Homer finally realises he treats Ned the way he does because he's jealous of how much better than him he is.
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* MayIBorrowACupOfSugar: When Rod and Todd ask their dad for some hot chocolate, Ned sighs and says Homer 'borrowed' their mugs 'and' their hot chocolate mix. Rod [[ArmourPiercingQuestion asks his father why his father never asks for any of the things Homer borrows]], which makes the boys realise that 'uncle Homer' isn't 'borrowing' anything from their dad. He's a bully who's just taking and stealing from them.
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In this episode written by Tim Long, Marge pushes for anti-bullying legislation and Homer is (finally) arrested and sent to rehab for his bullying of Ned Flanders.
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* KarmaHoudini: Homer and the other reformed bullies are somehow treated as heroes [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency because they promised not to do it again]].
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Averted. When asked why he hates Ned, he tries brushing it off by saying everybody hates Ned Flanders, only for Chalmers to shoot it down by saying only Homer does.
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* JerkassRealization: Homer finally realises he treats Ned the way he does because he hates how much better Flanders is than him.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Abusing a poorly written law to have people who are not bullies to jail? No problem. Being arrested by those same laws for blatant bullying yourself? He never saw it coming.
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** Homer finally admits that he hates Ned because he is jealous of the man.
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* PerpWalk: A couple of them are shown. Lampshaded by Wiggins in the scene when Homer is arrested and walked for being a bully.
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* TheGrowel: Homer comes crawling on his knees to say sorry to Ned.
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* TheGrowel: TheGrovel: Homer comes crawling on his knees to say sorry to Ned.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When the counselor talks about doing work "inside", Homer thinks of vacuuming.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The anti-bullying legislation's approval becomes unanimous after the one person who opposes it is bullied into changing his mind.
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* HypocriticalHumor: TheGrowel: Homer comes crawling on his knees to say sorry to Ned.
* HighSchoolDance: Bart goes to a school dance and winds up with the "Best Dancer" award.
* MushroomSamba: Experienced twice by Otto.
* RogueJuror: Parodied. The anti-bullying legislation's approval becomes unanimous after the one person who opposes it is bullied into changing his mind.
* HighSchoolDance: Bart goes to a school dance and winds up with the "Best Dancer" award.
* MushroomSamba: Experienced twice by Otto.
* RogueJuror: Parodied. The anti-bullying legislation's approval becomes unanimous after the one person who opposes it is bullied into changing his mind.
-->'''Homer''': IAmAMonster!
* LastSecondWordSwap: "Stup...endous Flanders."
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* ShoutOut: Otto has a dream where [[Literature/MagicSchoolBus a teacher, her students and a school bus shrink down and try to get inside him]].
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* ShoutOut: Otto has a dream where [[Literature/MagicSchoolBus a teacher, her students and a school bus shrink down and try to get inside him]].him]].
* TimePassesMontage: Of Homer sitting tight in front of the Flanders house as the days go by.
* TrampledUnderfoot: Otto does this to the pupils in his second MushroomSamba sequence.
* TimePassesMontage: Of Homer sitting tight in front of the Flanders house as the days go by.
* TrampledUnderfoot: Otto does this to the pupils in his second MushroomSamba sequence.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The anti-bullying legislation's approval becomes unanimous after the one person who opposes it is bullied into changing his mind.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The anti bullying law allows you to have anyone arrested for even the slightest grievance. Homer has Apu arrested for putting too much ice in his drink, a motorist for cutting him off, and Wiggum arrests Lou for trying to stop the chief from taking his lunch.
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* ShoutOut: Otto has a dream where [[MagicSchoolBus a teacher, her students and a school bus shrink down and try to get inside him]].
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* ShoutOut: Otto has a dream where [[MagicSchoolBus [[Literature/MagicSchoolBus a teacher, her students and a school bus shrink down and try to get inside him]].
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* FreudianExcuse: People sent to rehab for bullying are asked to reveal theirs. Superintendent Chalmers explains that his upbringing was influenced by a philosophy set by B. F. Skinner. Chalmers even shouts "Skinner" the same way he does while talking to Principal Skinner.
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* FreudianExcuse: People sent to rehab for bullying are asked to reveal theirs. Superintendent Chalmers explains that his upbringing was influenced by a philosophy set by B. F. Skinner. Chalmers even shouts "Skinner" the same way he does while talking to Principal Skinner.[[note]]Funnier when you realize Principal Skinner was named after the psychologist.[[/note]]
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** Wiggum arrests Lou under the new law because he tried to stop the chief from stealing his lunch.
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** Agnes Skinner was apparently never told by her own mother that she loved her.
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* JuryDuty: At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:Otto wakes up from a dream and finds himself as a juror in the middle of a trial]].
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* BrickJoke: Early on the episode, Otto hallucinates that he's driving a train instead of the school bus. At the end of the episode, he hallucinates again.
* FreudianExcuse: People sent to rehab for bullying are asked to reveal theirs. Superintendent Chalmers explains that his upbringing was influenced by a philosophy set by B. F. Skinner. Chalmers even shouts "Skinner" the same way he does while talking to Principal Skinner.
* FreudianExcuse: People sent to rehab for bullying are asked to reveal theirs. Superintendent Chalmers explains that his upbringing was influenced by a philosophy set by B. F. Skinner. Chalmers even shouts "Skinner" the same way he does while talking to Principal Skinner.
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Marge pushes for anti-bullying legislation and Homer is (finally) arrested and sent to rehab for his bullying of Ned Flanders.
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* BadBoss: Krusty's treatment of his employees causes him to be arrested for bullying after the new anti-bullying legislation is approved.
* HypocriticalHumor: The anti-bullying legislation's approval becomes unanimous after the one person who opposes it is bullied into changing his mind.
* JuryDuty: At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:Otto wakes up from a dream and finds himself as a juror in the middle of a trial]].
* ShoutOut: Otto has a dream where [[MagicSchoolBus a teacher, her students and a school bus shrink down and try to get inside him]].
!! Tropes:
* BadBoss: Krusty's treatment of his employees causes him to be arrested for bullying after the new anti-bullying legislation is approved.
* HypocriticalHumor: The anti-bullying legislation's approval becomes unanimous after the one person who opposes it is bullied into changing his mind.
* JuryDuty: At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:Otto wakes up from a dream and finds himself as a juror in the middle of a trial]].
* ShoutOut: Otto has a dream where [[MagicSchoolBus a teacher, her students and a school bus shrink down and try to get inside him]].
