History Recap / TheSimpsonsS3E10FlamingMoes

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Homer tells Moe (unsuccessfully) that he just lost Homer as a customer. Yet as shown in the Cheers parody segment, Flaming Moe's continues to prosper even as Homer fails to find a new drinking hole. To any successful business, losing a single person's patronage, no matter how loyal they are, means next to nothing. But to Homer, it's everything due to Moe's betrayal.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: When Moe drinks the Flaming Homer initially, his only remark is "...It's not without its charms."

-->''"Bart:"'' ''(seeing the bikini girls)'' Whoa-- T and A!

* TheGlomp: Lisa's friend Susan glomps and kisses Bart in a "Truth or Dare" game.

* CharacterizationClickMoment: While Moe wasn't a paragon in earlier episodes, this would be the one that established Moe's willingness to commit underhanded tactics for the sake of profit. This would be immediately escalated a few episodes later to criminal tactics by showing Moe handled all of the underground sports betting in Springfield.

* ForWantOfANail: Lisa giving Maggie a makeover would cause the chain of events of the episode that ends with [[ItMakesSenseInContext Homer crushing Aerosmith]]. Which drummer Joey Kramer was spared from because Mrs. Krabappel has his drumsticks.

** The character of Colette is clearly a stand-in for Diane Chambers. When she leaves to become a movie actress, it references Shelley Long's decision to leave ''Cheers'' for a film career.

-->'''Patty:''' If you're going for a beer, [holds up her can of Duff] this is the last one.

* SecretTestOfCharacter: One could interpret Moe's advances towards Colette when she asks for a position as a waitress as a test to see if she has what it takes to deal with the bar's many uncouth customers.

* [[AsHimself As Themselves]]: Music/{{Aerosmith}} (Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford). They were the first music act to guest star on the series (not counting Music/MichaelJackson, who had guest starred [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E3HomersOdyssey at the start of the season]], but did so under a pseudonym, and played Leon Kompowski rather than himself).

--->'''Homer:''' Business, eh? Well, let me tell you something: you just lost yourself a customer.

* OverlyLongGag: Played mostly for drama. When Homer tries to tell Moe that he just lost himself a customer, Moe can't hear him over the excited crowd, flaming drinks, and the cash register, causing Homer to try and make the threat many times without success, only managing to make Moe think that he just wants to use the restroom. Dejected, Homer just gives up and simply leaves.

-->'''Harv Bannister:''' Thank you, Mr. Oddball. [''Rips up the contract''] Gotta go, Moe. Tough luck.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Homer tells Moe (unsuccessfully) that he just lost Homer as a customer. Yet as shown in the Cheers parody segment, Flaming Moe’s continues to prosper even as Homer fails to find a new drinking hole. To any successful business, losing a customer means next to nothing. But to Homer, it's everything due to Moe's betrayal.

* ForWantOfANail: Lisa giving Maggie a makeover would cause the chain of events of the episode that ends with [[ItMakesSenseInContext Homer crushing Aerosmith]].
** Which drummer Joey Kramer was spared from because Mrs. Krabappel has his drumsticks.
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** Homer hiding his face behind a cloth while addressing a crowd, while hiding on the ceiling is a reference to the ending of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.

-->'''Moe:''' That's okay, I was just thinking about Creator/SybilDanning.

** Lampshaded earlier by Barney after Moe rejected Harv Bannister's offer the first time, with Homer sitting nearby.