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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In the scene that shows the various citizens of Springfield explaining what they'll do with the money, Bart simply sits in Abe's lap and reels off toys he wants like he's visiting a MallSanta.
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* MeetCute: Abe meets Bea when their pills get mixed up because of their similar names (Simpson and Simmons).
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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: When Homer tries to apologize for not believing Bea was real, Abe ignores him by pretending that he can't hear Homer, who thought he's gone deaf.
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** When Abe returns to the retirement home after the safari, he says he has a date with an angel. Jasper tells him he didn't know how right he was.

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** When Abe returns to the retirement home after the safari, he says he has a date with an angel. Jasper tells him remarks that he didn't know how right he was.


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Episode - 7F17\\
First Aired - 3/28/1991

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First Aired - 3/28/1991

'''Original air date:''' 3/28/1991

'''Production code:''' 7F17
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Inverted, as it is Abe calling out his son for not believing that Bea existed and making him miss the final moments of her life.
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* {{Irony}}: Interestingly, in most other episodes, Homer doesn't like spending time with Grandpa if he can avoid it. In this one, when Grandpa angrily disowns him, Homer [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor becomes panicked and then depressed]].
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* CouchGag: Grampa is asleep on the couch until he's startled awake when the family comes in.
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* TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Homer is clearly broken up about Abe disowns him. When Bea's ghost urges Abe to reconcile with Homer, Abe admits that for all he's exasperated by his son's stupidity at times, he does love Homer.

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* TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Homer is clearly broken up about Abe disowns disowning him. When Bea's ghost urges Abe to reconcile with Homer, Abe admits that for all he's exasperated by his son's stupidity at times, he does love Homer.

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* SpecialGuest: Creator/PhilHartman as Lionel Hutz and Plato; [[Series/TheHoneyMooners Audrey Meadows]] as Beatrice "Bea" Simmons

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* SpecialGuest: Creator/PhilHartman as Lionel Hutz and Plato; [[Series/TheHoneyMooners Audrey Meadows]] as Beatrice "Bea" SimmonsSimmons.
* TeenHater: {{Parodied|Trope}} when Grampa stereotypes teenagers as punks: When Grampa first meets Beatrice Simmons, he remarks that they're staring at each other like a "bunch of stupid punk teenagers", due to Beatrice's lazy eye.

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* BlandNameProduct: Grampa goes to a theme park called [=DIZ-NEE-LAND=] complete with a sign saying that it isn't affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.


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* SouvenirLand: Grampa goes to a theme park called [=DIZ-NEE-LAND=] complete with a sign saying that it isn't affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

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* BlandNameProduct: Grampa goes to a theme park called [=DIZ-NEE-LAND=] complete with a sign saying that it isn't affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.



* CelestialBureaucracy: Implied when Bea's ghost says they have her haunting a family in Texas.



* NighthawksShot: Abe sitting in a diner while trying to work out what to do with Bea's money is the ImageSource.



** Abe sitting in a diner in the slums recalls Edward Hopper's famous painting ''[[NighthawksShot Nighthawks]]''.
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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: This is the only episode of the show to avert this (except in the cases of Creator/MaggieRoswell and Creator/AudreyMeadows), specifically because the producers were sick of being asked who did which voice and decided to have one episode list who played which character in the end credits. It also caused even the most hardcore ''Simpsons'' fans to wonder, "Who the hell is this Smitty fellow that Creator/HankAzaria voiced?".

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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: This is the only episode of the show to avert this (except in the cases of Creator/MaggieRoswell Creator/MaggieRoswell, Creator/PhilHartman, and Creator/AudreyMeadows), specifically because the producers were sick of being asked who did which voice and decided to have one episode list who played which character in the end credits. It also caused even the most hardcore ''Simpsons'' fans to wonder, "Who the hell is this Smitty fellow that Creator/HankAzaria voiced?".
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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: This is the only episode of the show to avert this (except in the cases of Creator/MaggieRoswell and Creator/AudreyMeadows). It also caused even the most hardcore ''Simpsons'' fans to wonder, "Who the hell is this Smitty fellow that Creator/HankAzaria voiced?".

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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: This is the only episode of the show to avert this (except in the cases of Creator/MaggieRoswell and Creator/AudreyMeadows).Creator/AudreyMeadows), specifically because the producers were sick of being asked who did which voice and decided to have one episode list who played which character in the end credits. It also caused even the most hardcore ''Simpsons'' fans to wonder, "Who the hell is this Smitty fellow that Creator/HankAzaria voiced?".
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* TheCameo: Among the people in line to tell Abe what to do with his inheritance are several characters from previous episodes, such as Princess Kashmir from "Homer's Night Out" or the sushi chef from "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" (who however has been rendered as brown-skinned instead of Asian by mistake).


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* ShoutOut:
** Among the people in line to tell Abe what to do with his money are [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], ComicBook/TheJoker and a woman in a Franchise/StarTrek uniform.
** Abe sitting in a diner in the slums recalls Edward Hopper's famous painting ''[[NighthawksShot Nighthawks]]''.
** Grandpa and Bea eating their pills seductively is a reference to a scene from ''Film/TomJones''.
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** "Old Money" looks and moves noticeably differently than any other season 2 episode, bearing a feel more akin to the style Akom (the studio that replaced Klasky-Csupo as the animation supplier) featured during the mid-90s episodes.

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** "Old Money" looks and moves noticeably differently than any other season 2 episode, bearing a feel more akin to the style Akom Film Roman (the studio that replaced Klasky-Csupo as the for domestic animation supplier) services) featured during the mid-90s episodes.
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* IgnoredEpiphany:
-->'''Grampa''': Has it ever occurred to you that old folks deserve to be treated like human beings, whether they have money or not!?
-->'''Retirement Home Director''': Yes, but it passes.
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-->'''Homer''': Oh, Dad, I knew you'd forgive me.
-->'''Abe''': I haven't forgiven you! I just inherited $106,000 and I just had to tell you that you're not getting one thin dime! Ha, ha!
-->'''Homer''': D'oh!


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* TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Homer is clearly broken up about Abe disowns him. When Bea's ghost urges Abe to reconcile with Homer, Abe admits that for all he's exasperated by his son's stupidity at times, he does love Homer.
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* HonestJohnsDealership: Herman blatantly lies about his merchandise. First he claims that a Turkish-style fez is Napoleon's hat, and then he takes Grampa's abandoned fedora and sells it as the hat William McKinley was shot in.

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* HonestJohnsDealership: Herman blatantly lies about his merchandise. First he claims that a Turkish-style fez is Napoleon's hat, and then he takes Grampa's abandoned fedora and sells it as the hat William McKinley [=McKinley=] was shot in.

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* NiceGirl: Bea, very much so. Her ghost tells Abe that he should forgive Homer.



* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: This is the only episode of the show to avert this (except in the cases of Creator/MaggieRoswell and Creatpr/AudreyMeadows). It also caused even the most hardcore ''Simpsons'' fans to wonder, "Who the hell is this Smitty fellow that Creator/HankAzaria voiced?".

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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: This is the only episode of the show to avert this (except in the cases of Creator/MaggieRoswell and Creatpr/AudreyMeadows).Creator/AudreyMeadows). It also caused even the most hardcore ''Simpsons'' fans to wonder, "Who the hell is this Smitty fellow that Creator/HankAzaria voiced?".


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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Bea dies not long after we first see her. It's quite sad.
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* KickThemWhenTheyAreDown: Homer is despondent after Abe disowns him. When he gets a call from Abe, [[HopeSpot he thinks that Abe has forgiven him]]...only for Abe to tell him about inheriting Bea's $106,000, and that Homer isn't getting a dime of it.

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* KickThemWhenTheyAreDown: KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Homer is despondent after Abe disowns him. When he gets a call from Abe, [[HopeSpot he thinks that Abe has forgiven him]]...only for Abe to tell him about inheriting Bea's $106,000, and that Homer isn't getting a dime of it.
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* HonestJohnsDealership: Herman blatantly lies about his merchandise. First he claims that a Turkish-style fez is Napoleon's hat, and then he takes Grampa's abandoned fedora and sells it as the hat William McKinley was shot in.


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* KickThemWhenTheyAreDown: Homer is despondent after Abe disowns him. When he gets a call from Abe, [[HopeSpot he thinks that Abe has forgiven him]]...only for Abe to tell him about inheriting Bea's $106,000, and that Homer isn't getting a dime of it.
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* ItAlwaysRainsAtFunerals: It rains at Bea's funeral.

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* OffModel: "Old Money" looks and moves noticeably differently than any other season 2 episode, bearing a feel more akin to the style Akom (the studio that replaced Klasky-Csupo as the animation supplier) featured during the mid-90s episodes.

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** When Marge admonishes Homer for making fun of the way his father smells, [[https://frinkiac.com/gif/S02E17/114331/114681/ her face briefly gets rubbery]].
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Not only is this one of the more dramatic episodes (akin to "Like Father, Like Klown," "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish," and "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"), but this episode (as of 2014 and barring the feature film) is the only one to list the voice actors with their characters in the closing credits (meaning, you actually get to see who Creator/DanCastellaneta, Creator/JulieKavner, Creator/NancyCartwright, Creator/YeardleySmith, Creator/HankAzaria, and Creator/HarryShearer voice on the show).

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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Not only is this one of the more dramatic episodes (akin to "Like Father, Like Klown," "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish," and "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"), but this episode (as of 2014 this date, and barring the feature film) is the only one to list the voice actors with their characters in the closing credits (meaning, you actually get to see who Creator/DanCastellaneta, Creator/JulieKavner, Creator/NancyCartwright, Creator/YeardleySmith, Creator/HankAzaria, and Creator/HarryShearer voice on the show).

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* {{Jerkass}}: Homer behaves like a pig towards Grampa until he disowns him halfway through the episode, after which he realizes how much of a heel he had been, becoming more depressed after finding out he would not get a cent out of Bea's inheritance. He redeems himself, however when he stops Grampa from losing all the money at the casino.



* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: This is the only episode of the show to avert this (except in the cases of Creator/MaggieRoswell and Creatpr/AudreyMeadows). It also caused even the most hardcore ''Simpsons'' fans to wonder, "Who the hell is this Smitty fellow that Creator/HankAzaria voiced?"
* OffModel: "Old Money" looks and moves noticeably differently than any other season 2 episode.

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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: This is the only episode of the show to avert this (except in the cases of Creator/MaggieRoswell and Creatpr/AudreyMeadows). It also caused even the most hardcore ''Simpsons'' fans to wonder, "Who the hell is this Smitty fellow that Creator/HankAzaria voiced?"
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* OffModel: "Old Money" looks and moves noticeably differently than any other season 2 episode.episode, bearing a feel more akin to the style Akom (the studio that replaced Klasky-Csupo as the animation supplier) featured during the mid-90s episodes.
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Episode - 7F17\\
First Aired - 3/28/1991

Grandpa falls in love with an old woman named Beatrice, but when his family forces him to miss her birthday (and returns to find that Bea died of a burst heart vessel[[note]]literally a broken heart[[/note]]), he angrily blames Homer and disowns him, but Grampa's attitude changes when he inherits Bea's money and must come up with a way to use the money for the benefit of his fellow man.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* BaitAndSwitch: When Abe is looking at Bea's picture sadly, drops are falling on it, making it appear as if he's crying a lot. It turns out to be rain water from a leaky roof.
* CassandraTruth: Homer doesn't believe Abe when he says he's celebrating Bea's birthday; he thinks Abe's gone senile and is talking to imaginary people.
* DeathByDespair: Jasper and the others try to reassure Grampa that Bea's death was natural (she died when a ventricle in her heart burst and staff were unable to save her), but Grampa is convinced -- and makes sure Homer knows it -- that Bea died of "a broken heart" ([[ForgottenBirthday because he wasn't there to celebrate her birthday]]).
* TheDragAlong: Homer and the others take Abe on a safari against his will. Not only does the trip suck, but thanks to Homer, Bea dies from thinking Abe broke his promise.
* HauntedHouse: Lionel Hutz informs Abe that in order to get Bea's inheritance, he must spend one night in a haunted house.
--> '''Hutz''': ''(laughs)'' [[SubvertedTrope Just kidding.]]
* IHaveNoSon: Abe disowns Homer after the latter robs him of Bea's final moments. He makes up with him out of encouragement from her ghost.
* LiteralMetaphor:
** Bea's death due to a broken heart is made literal with a ventricle in her heart bursting.
** When Abe returns to the retirement home after the safari, he says he has a date with an angel. Jasper tells him he didn't know how right he was.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: In hindsight, as Grampa tells Homer that he could have been with her when she suddenly fell ill and died, instead of trapped in their car overnight on the range of Discount Lion Safari and surrounded by hungry lions. Homer shows up with his father just in time to see the ambulance being loaded with what Abe will learn is a deceased Bea.
* NiceHat: Grampa purchases a fez hat for $400 with some of the inheritance money. Despite never wearing it again after this episode, many pieces of promotional artwork and character portraits continue to feature him with it.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Inverted: Abe chews out Homer for interrupting his roulette wheel bet, but as it happens, Homer managed to prevent Abe from losing all his money.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: When Abe first told the Simpsons about Beatrice, Homer thought she was imaginary.
* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: This is the only episode of the show to avert this (except in the cases of Creator/MaggieRoswell and Creatpr/AudreyMeadows). It also caused even the most hardcore ''Simpsons'' fans to wonder, "Who the hell is this Smitty fellow that Creator/HankAzaria voiced?"
* OffModel: "Old Money" looks and moves noticeably differently than any other season 2 episode.
* OnOneCondition: Hutz reading Beatrice's will told Grandpa he'd have to spend a night in a haunted house to inherit her money. [[SubvertedTrope He was kidding]].
* SayMyName: While still stuck in the car for the night, Abe looks at his watch:
-->'''Abe:''' ''OH BEEEAAAAAAAAAAA!!''
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Not only is this one of the more dramatic episodes (akin to "Like Father, Like Klown," "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish," and "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"), but this episode (as of 2014 and barring the feature film) is the only one to list the voice actors with their characters in the closing credits (meaning, you actually get to see who Creator/DanCastellaneta, Creator/JulieKavner, Creator/NancyCartwright, Creator/YeardleySmith, Creator/HankAzaria, and Creator/HarryShearer voice on the show).
* SpecialGuest: Creator/PhilHartman as Lionel Hutz and Plato; [[Series/TheHoneyMooners Audrey Meadows]] as Beatrice "Bea" Simmons
* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: The people lined up with suggestions for what to do with Grampa's inheritance, one of which is The Joker from the ''Batman'' franchise. Professor Frink (the Creator/JerryLewis-esque BunglingInventor) made his first appearance in this sequence.
* UnexpectedInheritance: Abe didn't expect to inherit anything from Beatrice.
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