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* ByWallThatIsHoley: Krusty fantasizes about using a set to crush Homer this way while leaving Marge unscathed.

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* ByWallThatIsHoley: Krusty fantasizes about using a set to crush Homer in this way fashion while leaving Marge unscathed.
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* ByWallThatIsHoley: Krusty fantasizes about using a set to crush Homer this way while leaving Marge unscathed.
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* AlreadyMetEveryone: Before they got married and had kids, Homer and Marge spent a summer working on the set of one of Krusty's films, during which time Marge was promoted to Krusty's assistant.

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* AlreadyMetEveryone: Before they got married and had kids, Homer and Marge spent a summer working on the set of one of Krusty's films, during which time Marge was promoted to Krusty's worked closely with Krusty after becoming his assistant.
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* FramingDevice: Krusty tells the story of his effort to make a movie others tried but failed to make. Almost all scenes are flashbacks of that time.

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* FramingDevice: In a podcast episode Lisa and Bart listen to while their school bus is stuck in traffic, Krusty tells the story of his effort to make a movie others tried but failed to make. Almost all scenes are flashbacks of that time.
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* MoralityPet: Marge briefly serves as this to Krusty after becoming his assistant, which turns out to explain why [[StatusQuoIsGod they don't have any kind of a relationship in the present]]--he doesn't ''want'' to be a better person.

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* MoralityPet: Marge briefly serves as this to Krusty after becoming his assistant, which turns out to explain ends up explaining why [[StatusQuoIsGod they don't have any kind of a relationship in the present]]--he doesn't ''want'' to be a better person.
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-->'''Homer:''' [[BreakingTheFourthWall Those things were literal?]]
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* AlreadyMetEveryone: Before they got married and had kids, Homer and Marge spent a summer working on the set of one of Krusty's films, during which time Marge was promoted to Krusty's assistant.
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Marge is a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter when it comes to Krusty and takes this [[LiteralMinded literally]].

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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Marge is a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter when it comes to Krusty and takes this [[LiteralMinded literally]]. Krusty.



-->'''Marge:''' No, he's not. Krusty loves our relationship. Every day, he says it would be a shame if something happened to you, then [[EvilLaugh laughs and laughs]].

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-->'''Marge:''' No, he's not. Krusty loves our relationship. [[LiteralMinded Every day, he says it would be a shame if something happened to you, you]], then [[EvilLaugh laughs and laughs]].

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* TheEighties: The flashback takes place somewhere late in the decade (with some early 90s references thrown in). Esch crew member even gets a bag of white powder... [[BaitAndSwitch that surprisingly is not cocaine]].

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* TheEighties: The flashback takes place somewhere late in the decade (with some early 90s references thrown in). Esch Each crew member even gets a bag of white powder... [[BaitAndSwitch that surprisingly is not cocaine]].


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* MoralityPet: Marge briefly serves as this to Krusty after becoming his assistant, which turns out to explain why [[StatusQuoIsGod they don't have any kind of a relationship in the present]]--he doesn't ''want'' to be a better person.
-->'''Marge:''' You're a good man, Krusty.
-->'''Krusty:''' Only when I'm with you. Which is why I never want to see you again.


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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Marge is a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter when it comes to Krusty and takes this [[LiteralMinded literally]].
-->'''Homer:''' I'm telling you, your crazy boss is out to get me.
-->'''Marge:''' No, he's not. Krusty loves our relationship. Every day, he says it would be a shame if something happened to you, then [[EvilLaugh laughs and laughs]].
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* ShoutOut: Film/{{Dune}}, what else?

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* ShoutOut: Film/{{Dune}}, ''Film/Dune1984'', what else?
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* FourthWallPsych: The old points-tell-the-route trope...only those are no points, the bus is losing oil.



* RefusalOfTheCall: Discussed. One of the people Krusty pitched his idea to thinks a story where the hero initially refuses the call before accepting it makes no sense.

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* RefusalOfTheCall: Discussed. One of the people Krusty pitched his idea to thinks a story where the hero initially refuses the call before accepting it makes no sense.sense.
* ShoutOut: Film/{{Dune}}, what else?
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: InUniverse. Krusty's film becomes a cult classic in Mexico, where is thought of as a comedy.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: InUniverse. Krusty's film becomes a cult classic in Mexico, where is thought of as a comedy. Despite the warm reception, he hates it.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In -universe: Krusty's film becomes a cult classic in Mexico, where is thought of as a comedy.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In -universe: InUniverse. Krusty's film becomes a cult classic in Mexico, where is thought of as a comedy.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Krusty choosing scales over feathers for the movie (as a headdress for the princess character) is reminiscent of how dinosaurs are [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur treated]] in media and by the mainstream public.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Krusty choosing scales over feathers for the movie (as a headdress for the princess character) is reminiscent of how modern representations of dinosaurs are [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur treated]] in media and by the mainstream public.media.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Krusty choosing scales over feathers for the movie (as a headdress for the princess character) is reminiscent of how feathered dinosaurs are [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur treated]] in media.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Krusty choosing scales over feathers for the movie (as a headdress for the princess character) is reminiscent of how feathered dinosaurs are [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur treated]] in media.media and by the mainstream public.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Krusty choosing scales over feathers for the movie (as a headdress for the princess character) is reminiscent of how feathered dinosaurs are [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur treated]] in media.

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* TheEighties: The flashback takes place somewhere late in the decade (with some early 90s references thrown in).

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* TheEighties: The flashback takes place somewhere late in the decade (with some early 90s references thrown in). Esch crew member even gets a bag of white powder... [[BaitAndSwitch that surprisingly is not cocaine]].


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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In -universe: Krusty's film becomes a cult classic in Mexico, where is thought of as a comedy.
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* TheEighties: The flashback takes place somewhere late in the decade (with some early 90s references thrown in).
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* PieInTheFace: Krusty admits he's afraid of pies and all "pies" thrown at his face were cakes made to look like pies.
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Krusty reveals the untold story of his past in his movie "The Sands of Space". Bart and Lisa learn about the early years of their parents' relationship when Homer and Marge were personal assistants on Krusty's film.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Marge didn't understand what Krusty meant by ShameIfSomethingHappened to Homer.
* FramingDevice: Krusty tells the story of his effort to make a movie others tried but failed to make. Almost all scenes are flashbacks of that time.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Discussed. One of the people Krusty pitched his idea to thinks a story where the hero initially refuses the call before accepting it makes no sense.

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