History Recap / TheSimpsonsS34E19WriteOffThisEpisode

* VocalEvolution: Starting from this episode, Harry Shearer's Mr Burns voice starts sounding a bit off due to his voice actor getting up there in years.

** The sports gambling ad at the beginning takes a pot-shot at three New York-based sports teams, with one of the key rules being "Mets, Jets, and Nets = Debts". The disclaimer that follows contains a pot-shot towards cryptocurrency, with one of the gambling losses consultation phone lines being "1-800-Still-Safer-Than-Crypto"

-->'''Bart''': Ugh, mom puns?, I gotta wash that out of my ears (puts a bag on his head and starts shaking the bag in an effort to wash Marge's pun out of his ears)

Upon hearing of this, Marge ups her game on the fundraising, but a Salvation Army bell-ringer muscles her out of her territory and funds. She runs, but is stopped by Bernice Hibbert. As a doctor's wife, she knows all about running a charity, and sings to Marge about it. Dress like an heiress, raise awareness, make a ribbon as charity's icon and put it everywhere until everyone's aware.

** This episode is a big one towards pinkwashing and certain charity foundations that priorizes awareness over actions, deductions over donations, and their brand and their wallets over their cause, as well as the companies that associate with them in order to look good. The focus on marketable ribbons and the name structure of the Lisa M. Simpson foundation is a likely specific jab towards the Susan G. Komen Foundation specifically.
** The sports gambling ad at the beginning takes a pot-shot at three New York-based sports teams, with one of the key rules being "Mets, Jets, and Nets = Debts". The disclaimer that follows contains a pot-shot towards cryptocurrency, with one of the gambling losses consultation phone lines being "1-800-Still-Safer-Than-Crypto"
* ShoutOut:
** One of the long shot gimmick bets on the sports gambling website Homer uses is "[[Characters/MarvelComicsThanos Thanos]] appears".
** One of the monks at the baking soda manufacturing temple understands the plot of ''Film/{{Inception}}'' upon reaching enlightenment, and proceeds to ponder another Creator/ChristopherNolan film, ''Film/{{TENET}}''.

* CrossedReferencedTitles: The title recalls "Steal This Episode" from Season 25.

They head for the Squidport slums, the bags cleaning up Gil's suit, and impressed by this, Rich Texan tries a bag out to clean his hat to it's natural black coloration. Grateful, Rich Texan contributes a "Texas penny" of 100 dollars to Marge and Lisa's cause, thinking they were running a charity foundation. Marge admits they aren't actually a charity, and Rich Texan admits he wants to deduct that money on his taxes so he can only give it to a 501(c-haw) nonprofit organization. Lisa gets the idea to turn this clothes-cleaning operation into an actual charity, and the Rich Texan just so happened to brought his accountant in order to handle the paperwork involved in starting this charity, which Marge names the Lisa M. Simpson Foundation.

* EstablishingShot: Marge and Lisa's attempts at a breather are accompanied by a shot of the exterior of PQB's (formerly Phineas Q. Butterfat's), from the same angle each time with subtle differences. The bicycle outside the restaurant loses it's wheels in the second shot, and in the third, all the parking meters have been destroyed.

Before Lisa is back from getting the baking soda and the salt, the Foundation that bears her name has hit it big, with an office building, a full workforce, a copyright on the shade of blue used on the ribbons and Marge's hair, and an array of products that support their "Feeling Blue" awareness campaign. Their blue ribbons are so popular they've completely run out of ribbons used in the bags and are falling behind with the bag production, but that's okay, they're raising awareness of their bag-making. Lisa is impressed but concerned, do they really need a headquarters that size? Marge would agree, because she has plans for an even bigger headquarters, paid for with a deduction-- er, donation, from Mr. Burns. Lisa is outraged, they can't accept money from someone as evil as Mr. Burns. Marge and Lisa get into an argument, and agree to take a breather, an ice cream break at PQB's. Which didn't work, so they agreed to a couple more breathers spread out over a couple days at the same place. Over those days, the board has promoted Lisa to "Founder Emeritus". Lisa knows enough business buzzwords to know what that really means; she's been fired.

** When the Lisa M. Simpson Foundation first started, Rich Texan says a few things about taxes, but due to his accent, "taxes" and "Texas" founds identical.

* NumberOfTheBeast: One of the long shot gimmick bets on the sports gambling website Homer uses has the odds that "armageddon happens" listed at 666 to 1.

The Lisa M. Simpson Foundation has turned around the lives of many of Springfield's unhoused, and they're running low on bags. Marge wants Lisa to get some more baking soda, but Lisa objects to the brand they're using because they support child labor, even at the executive level. Lisa insists their organization must be doing good every step of the way, even if it costs more. So Lisa and Homer begin a search for completely ethical baking soda manufacturers, finding some in a Buddhist temple at the top of a nearby mountain. However, their baking soda is so expensive those who purchase it won't have to worry about material possessions after buying it. Upon hearing of this, Marge ups her game on the fundraising.


''(remainder of the recap still a work in progress, check back later)''

* FunWithHomophones: When the Lisa M. Simpson Foundation first started, Rich Texan says a few things about taxes, but due to his accent, "taxes" and "Texas" founds identical.
-->'''Rich Texan:''' I hate taxes, but I loooove Texas! 'Cause folks in Texas love Texas and hate taxes. No taxin's what Texans stand for!
* InsistentTerminology: It's a RunningGag that the homeless should be referred to as the "unhoused", or the other way around.

** This episode is a big one towards certain charity foundations that priorizes awareness over actions, deductions over donations, and their brand and their wallets over their cause.