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* TakeThat: Marge apologizes to the viewers because the episode was supposed to parody ''[[Film/Moonlight2016 Moonlight]]'' instead of ''Film/LaLaLand'' but Homer tells her nobody watched Moonlight. Marge offers to let people watch it on DVD but Homer and everyone else but Lisa say they'd rather watch ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.

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* TakeThat: Marge apologizes to the viewers because the episode was supposed to parody ''[[Film/Moonlight2016 Moonlight]]'' instead of ''Film/LaLaLand'' but Homer tells her nobody watched Moonlight. Marge offers to let people watch it on DVD but Homer and everyone else but Lisa say they'd rather watch ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.''Film/XMenApocalypse''.
* WingdingEyes: Brendan, Nelson and Lisa get these (their pupils becoming a music note, a boxing glove and a hung angel repectively).
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* CockFight: Nelson and Brendan start trying to one-up each other musically to win Lisa over.
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* ContinuityNod: The opening number references the Crazy Cat Lady's law career as seen in "Springfield Up."

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* ContinuityNod: The opening number references the Crazy Cat Lady's law legal career as seen in "Springfield Up."
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* ContinuityNod: The opening number references the Crazy Cat Lady's law career as seen in "Springfield Up."
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* SuicideAsComedy: Bored at the science expo, Bart cheerfully approaches a booth and says, "One child, please." We then see that the booth reads ASSISTED SUICIDE.
-->'''Disco Stu:''' I was here first. If disco's dead, I don't wanna live. ''It's Stuicide!''
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Instead of encouraging his son's budding interest in chemistry, Homer assumes he's planning a prank. Which he is, of course.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Instead of encouraging his son's budding interest in chemistry, Homer assumes takes it for granted that he's planning a prank. Which he is, of course.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The Simpsons' garage contains a box labeled "[[CouchGag COUCH GAG]] PROPS / USED."
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Instead of encouraging his son's budding interest in chemistry, Homer assumes he's planning a prank. Which he is, of course.
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In this episode co-written by Tim Long, Lisa becomes smitten with an older musician named Brendan (voice by Music/EdSheeran), sparking a jealousy in Nelson, who uses jazz to try and win her over instead. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge worry when Bart discovers his affinity for chemistry.

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In this episode co-written by Tim Long, Lisa becomes smitten with an older musician named Brendan (voice by Music/EdSheeran), sparking a jealousy in Nelson, who uses jazz to try and win her over instead. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge worry when Bart discovers his affinity for chemistry.
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* JerkassGods: God crushes everyone who participated in the opening number with his thumb, except Lenny, [[LoneSurvivor who takes it all in stride]]. Though NegativeContinuity means that they're back again later in the episode.

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* JerkassGods: God crushes everyone who participated in the opening number with his thumb, except Lenny, [[LoneSurvivor [[SoleSurvivor who takes it all in stride]]. Though NegativeContinuity means that they're back again later in the episode.
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* BrilliantButLazy: Bart initially dismisses chemistry as lame but once he understood what he could do with chemistry (and the kind of pranks he could pull) he quickly excels and starts assimilating all sorts of chemistry activities he can.
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* JerkassGods: God crushes everyone who participated in the opening number with his thumb, except Lenny, [[LoneSurvivor who takes it all in stride]]. Though NegativeContinuity means that they're back again later in the episode.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: Nelson becomes jealous of Brendan who is the current object of Lisa’s affections.


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* LoveTriangle: Lisa gets stuck in a love triangle that involves Brendan, a new guy with a talent for music, and Nelson, her ex who is trying to win her back.
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* AngstWhatAngst: After the town is crushed by God's thumb at the end of the opening number, Lenny's estatic to be the only survivor.
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* AngstWhatAngst: After the town is crushed by God's thumb at the end of the opening number, Lenny's estatic to be the only survivor.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Chief Wiggum doesn't understand what anonymous means and tells who made the anonymous report he's responding to.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Chief Wiggum doesn't understand what anonymous means and tells who made the anonymous report he's responding to.to (Principal Skinner).

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* PaperThinDisguise: Mr. Burns' booth has him try to convince people that nuclear power is safe and reliable by having Smithers disguise himself as a scientist by wearing a lab coat, a monocle, and a fake mustache.



* TakeThat: Marge apologizes to the viewers because the episode was suppose to parody ''[[Film/Moonlight2016 Moonlight]]'' instead of ''Film/LaLaLand'' but Homer tells her nobody watched Moonlight. Marge offers to let people watch it on DVD but Homer and everyone else but Lisa say they'd rather watch ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.

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* TakeThat: Marge apologizes to the viewers because the episode was suppose supposed to parody ''[[Film/Moonlight2016 Moonlight]]'' instead of ''Film/LaLaLand'' but Homer tells her nobody watched Moonlight. Marge offers to let people watch it on DVD but Homer and everyone else but Lisa say they'd rather watch ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.
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* MistakenForPedophile: The chemist who helps Bart become interested in chemistry is initially mistaken by Bart for a child molester, as the man asked Bart if he'd like to see something and Bart replied by worriedly asking if the man was a pervert.
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Lisa becomes smitten with an older musician named Brendan (voice by Music/EdSheeran), sparking a jealousy in Nelson, who uses jazz to try and win her over instead. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge worry when Bart discovers his affinity for chemistry.

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In this episode co-written by Tim Long, Lisa becomes smitten with an older musician named Brendan (voice by Music/EdSheeran), sparking a jealousy in Nelson, who uses jazz to try and win her over instead. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge worry when Bart discovers his affinity for chemistry.
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Lisa becomes smitten with an older musician named Brendon (voice by Music/EdSheeran), sparking a jealousy in Nelson, who uses jazz to try and win her over instead. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge worry when Bart discovers his affinity for chemistry.

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Lisa becomes smitten with an older musician named Brendon Brendan (voice by Music/EdSheeran), sparking a jealousy in Nelson, who uses jazz to try and win her over instead. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge worry when Bart discovers his affinity for chemistry.



* DisqualificationInducedVictory: Nelson gets this in the talent show when Brendon is disqualified for not living in Springfield Elementary School's district.

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* DisqualificationInducedVictory: Nelson gets this in the talent show when Brendon Brendan is disqualified for not living in Springfield Elementary School's district.



* SenselessViolins: Subverted. At first it looks like Nelson and his gang are bringing weapons inside the cases to beat up Brendon, but it turns out they are carrying actual instruments for serenading Lisa.

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* SenselessViolins: Subverted. At first it looks like Nelson and his gang are bringing weapons inside the cases to beat up Brendon, Brendan, but it turns out they are carrying actual instruments for serenading Lisa.



* StarvingArtist: Brendon has a credit card but has no money. Lisa says the last part is like every artist.

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* StarvingArtist: Brendon Brendan has a credit card but has no money. Lisa says the last part is like every artist.

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* GaveUpTooSoon: Had Homer and Marge stayed looking at Bart's treehouse for a few more seconds, they wouldn't have missed the results of the experiment he was performing there.

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* GaveUpTooSoon: GaveUpTooSoon:
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Had Homer and Marge stayed looking at Bart's treehouse for a few more seconds, they wouldn't have missed the results of the experiment he was performing there.there.
** Inverted later on when Marge finally trusts Bart in his experiment at school, but then he tells her she shouldn't have, right before the whole school is filled with pink foam.
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* EasilyForgiven: Groundskeeper Willie is responsible for the sulfuric acid incident that made Superintendent Chalmers lose the tip of his tongue but Chalmers forgives him when he says he was trying to kill Principal Skinner.

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* EasilyForgiven: Groundskeeper Willie is responsible for the sulfuric acid incident that made Superintendent Chalmers lose the tip of his tongue but Chalmers forgives him when he says he was trying to kill Principal Skinner. Even Agnes admires Willie for having a dream to ''kill'' Seymour.
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* StarvingArtist: Brendon has a credit card but has no money. Lisa says the last part is like every artist.
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* GaveUpTooSoon: Had Homer and Marge stayed looking at Bart's treehouse for a few more seconds, they wouldn't have missed the results of the experiment he was performing there.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Chief Wiggum doesn't understand what anonymous means and tells who made the anonymous report he's responding to.
* DisqualificationInducedVictory: Nelson gets this in the talent show when Brendon is disqualified for not living in Springfield Elementary School's district.


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* ImagineSpot: Lisa imagines how her life will be if she marries Nelson.


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* SkewedPriorities: When Ralph shows up at school with his father's cap and gun, Chief Wiggum is more concerned about the cap.

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* NotMeThisTime: Bart isn't behind the sulfuric acid incident.
* ShoutOut: The title and the opening musical number allude to ''Film/LaLaLand''.

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* NotMeThisTime: Bart isn't behind the sulfuric acid incident.
incident. He is, however, responsible for filling the school with pink foam.
* ShoutOut: SenselessViolins: Subverted. At first it looks like Nelson and his gang are bringing weapons inside the cases to beat up Brendon, but it turns out they are carrying actual instruments for serenading Lisa.
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The title and the opening musical number allude to ''Film/LaLaLand''.''Film/LaLaLand''.
** Homer asks Bart "are you Series/BreakingBad in here?"
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* FunnyBackgroundScene: During the epilogue, Groundskeeper Willie is briefly seen trying to spike a drink with acid again.

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* FunnyBackgroundScene: FunnyBackgroundEvent: During the epilogue, Groundskeeper Willie is briefly seen trying to spike a drink with acid again.
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Lisa becomes smitten with an older musician named Brendon (voice by Music/EdSheeran), sparking a jealousy in Nelson, who uses jazz to try and win her over instead. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge worry when Bart discovers his affinity for chemistry.

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* EasilyForgiven: Groundskeeper Willie is responsible for the sulfuric acid incident that made Superintendent Chalmers lose the tip of his tongue but Chalmers forgives him when he says he was trying to kill Principal Skinner.
* FunnyBackgroundScene: During the epilogue, Groundskeeper Willie is briefly seen trying to spike a drink with acid again.
* NeverRecycleYourSchemes: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] Groundskeeper Willie makes another attempt to kill Principal Skinner with acid.
* NoSympathy: When Groundskeeper Willie admits he tried to kill Principal Skinner, Superintendent Chalmers and Skinner's own ''mother'' were okay with it.
* NotMeThisTime: Bart isn't behind the sulfuric acid incident.
* ShoutOut: The title and the opening musical number allude to ''Film/LaLaLand''.
* TakeThat: Marge apologizes to the viewers because the episode was suppose to parody ''[[Film/Moonlight2016 Moonlight]]'' instead of ''Film/LaLaLand'' but Homer tells her nobody watched Moonlight. Marge offers to let people watch it on DVD but Homer and everyone else but Lisa say they'd rather watch ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.

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