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* {{Deconstruction}}: Mainly of Homer's antics, since they caused him to be seen an InsufferableImbecile and as a result, NO ONE (except Flanders) could believe Homer didn't caused the outage. This gets to point where '''Marge''' can't even believe him.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Bart bonds with Willie when Skinner forces him to do detention in the shack and he soon becomes Willie's OnlyFriend.
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** Bart, apparently, literally dies from boredom while Lisa is telling her story.
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* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator: Lisa narrates the story of what she calls "the worst day of [my] life" despite Homer being the main focus of the story and the one who suffers the most.
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: The Simpsons get the police to follow them into Mr. Burns' home despite having no evidence of his guilt, meaning the police couldn't couldn't possibly have a warrant.

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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: The Simpsons get the police to follow them into Mr. Burns' home despite having no evidence of his guilt, meaning the police couldn't couldn't possibly have a warrant.
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: The Simpsons get the police to follow them into Mr. Burns' home despite having no evidence of his guilt, meaning the police couldn't couldn't possibly have a warrant.

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* NotMeThisTime: Homer really didn't cause the shutdown at the plant, something even Marge can't bring herself to believe because of his track record. At the episode's end, Carl notes everyone is still a little mad at Homer because of all the bad things he did do.

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* NotMeThisTime: Homer really didn't cause the shutdown at the plant, something even Marge can't bring herself to believe because of his track record. At the episode's end, Carl notes everyone is still a little mad at Homer because of all the bad things he did do.do in the past.



* TheScapegoat: Homer is immediately presumed at fault when the plant shuts down and the town loses power. The human tendency to do this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Lisa's narration and by Homer himself. The rest of the family is soon dragged in by the town later on when the house is forcibly moved from the town.

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* TheScapegoat: Homer is immediately presumed at fault when the plant shuts down and the town loses power. The human tendency to do this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Lisa's narration and by Homer himself. The rest of the family is soon dragged in almost immediately after, with their house eventually being forcibly removed by the town later on when the house is forcibly moved from the town.as a means to get rid of them for good.


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* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: The hired scabs dance away from the plant when the fire breaks out.
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* NotMeThisTime: Homer really didn't cause the shutdown at the plant, something even Marge can't bring herself to believe.

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* NotMeThisTime: Homer really didn't cause the shutdown at the plant, something even Marge can't bring herself to believe.believe because of his track record. At the episode's end, Carl notes everyone is still a little mad at Homer because of all the bad things he did do.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Bart bonds with Willie when Skinner forces him to do detention in the shack and he soon becomes Willie's OnlyFriend.

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* EasilyForgiven: After the whole mess is resolved, Homer is happy to again be friends with the people who shunned and exiled him. Carl points out they're still a little cheesed at Homer, anyway, due to memories of the stupid things he actually did do.



* HypocriticalHeartwarming: While freezing in the dark, Lisa laments the whole town hating them. Bringing in firewood, Abe notes he hates them ''less'' than the rest of the town.



* NiceGuy: Ned is the only one in town willing to take Homer at his word. He even asked that the mob move his house right next to the Simpsons'.
* NoodleIncident: Lenny says Homer previously did something that ruined his dream of becoming an orthodontist.



* ObnoxiousInLaws: Among those lashing out at Homer is Marge's mother, who brought a bow and arrow. (The arrow hits Marge's hair by mistake.)



* SadisticChoice: After two nights of restlessness, Marge admits to Homer she's struggling with the choice of being openly frustrated with what her husband allegedly did or believing him and feeling ashamed of herself for ever doubting him.



* TakeThat: For causing a city-wide blackout that has led to many problems, Mr. Burns's only punishment is "a fine he can easily pay."

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
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For causing a city-wide blackout that has led to many problems, Mr. Burns's only punishment is "a fine he can easily pay.""
** Mayor Quimby asserts that the government can't do anything about the blackout, saying the government can't help itself let alone the people.



* ThrowTheDogABone: The frame story ends with the elderly Bart ''dying'' of boredom because Lisa's narrative took too long...but his VirtualGhost [[BrickJoke finally gets to eat a drumstick]].

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* ThrowTheDogABone: ThrowTheDogABone:
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The frame story ends with the elderly Bart ''dying'' of boredom because Lisa's narrative took too long...but his VirtualGhost [[BrickJoke finally gets to eat a drumstick]].
** Abe bringing the family firewood so that they don't freeze in the dark.
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* TheScapegoat: Homer is immediately presumed at fault when the plant shuts down and the town loses power. The human tendency to do this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Lisa's narration and by Homer himself.

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* TheScapegoat: Homer is immediately presumed at fault when the plant shuts down and the town loses power. The human tendency to do this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Lisa's narration and by Homer himself. The rest of the family is soon dragged in by the town later on when the house is forcibly moved from the town.
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* MythologyGag: A newspaper headline about the Simpsons being expelled from Springfield is accompanied by the [=90s=] logo depicting the family used on production scripts to this day.

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* MythologyGag: A newspaper headline The family photograph accompanying the news story about the Simpsons being expelled from Springfield is accompanied by the [=90s=] logo depicting the family promotional image used on production scripts to this day.
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* MythologyGag: A newspaper headline about the Simpsons being expelled from Springfield is accompanied by the [=90s=] logo depicting the family used on production scripts to this day.
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** According to Marge, it's Maggie's first Thanksgiving outside the womb, meaning that "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E7BartVsThanksgiving Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]" and "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E3HomerTheMoe Homer the Moe]]" are also out of luck.

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** According to Marge, it's Maggie's first Thanksgiving outside the womb, meaning that "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E7BartVsThanksgiving Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]" Thanksgiving]]," "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS12E5HomerVsDignity Homer vs. Dignity]]," and "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E3HomerTheMoe Homer the Moe]]" are also out of luck.
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** According to Marge, it's Maggie's first Thanksgiving outside the womb, meaning that "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E7BartVsThanksgiving Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]" is also out of luck.

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** According to Marge, it's Maggie's first Thanksgiving outside the womb, meaning that "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E7BartVsThanksgiving Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]" is and "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E3HomerTheMoe Homer the Moe]]" are also out of luck.

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-->'''Homer:''' Hold my hand,
look in my eyes and feel my heart. Also, if you could examine my prostate—

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-->'''Homer:''' Hold my hand,
hand, look in my eyes and feel my heart. Also, if you could examine my prostate—

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