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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The origin of April Fools came from 16th century France, and actually had nothing to do with the pagans, nor was April 1 considered their New Year[[note]]The Assyrians celebrate New Years on April 1, on the other hand[[/note]]. However, the link with New Years is TruthInTelevision[[note]]in the early 16th century, March 25 was New Years Day in many locations around France, with celebrations lasting until April 1. Those who celebrate New Years on January 1 tend to mock those who celebrate it on any other date[[/note]].
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* KillItWithFire: In Lisa's story, the pagan tribe leader has the Christian family burned at the stake for insulting them with a fake jar of ram blood.
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* RecycledAnimation: The episode is a clip show, thus uses a lot of clips from previous episodes. However, there is a twist on the formula, as the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E8BartTheDaredevil Bart The Daredevil]] flashback contains new footage (we actually ''see'' when Homer falls down Springfield Gorge a second time instead of just hearing his cries of pain).
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** However, there is a twist on the formula, as the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E8BartTheDaredevil Bart The Daredevil]] flashback contains new footage (we actually ''see'' when Homer falls down Springfield Gorge a second time instead of just hearing his cries of pain).
** However, there is a twist on the formula, as the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E8BartTheDaredevil Bart The Daredevil]] flashback contains new footage (we actually ''see'' when Homer falls down Springfield Gorge a second time instead of just hearing his cries of pain).
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* MoralMyopia: Bart, in retaliation for a series of mean spirited April Fools pranks pulled by Homer, [[AprilFoolsPlot finally pulls one over on him]], only to accidentally send him into hospital (and getting in a coma afterwards). After Bart confesses to the prank, Homer wakes up and strangles him. This is just plain wrong, because Homer pulled some harmful if not potentially deadly pranks, including duct-taping Bart's eyes shut and putting milk in the fridge that had been next to a furnace for six weeks yet never apologized. Father of the year material he ain't, that's for sure.
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* MoralMyopia: Bart, in retaliation for a series of mean spirited April Fools pranks pulled by Homer, [[AprilFoolsPlot finally pulls one over on him]], only to accidentally send him into hospital (and getting in a coma afterwards). After Bart confesses to the prank, Homer wakes up and strangles him. This is just plain wrong, because Homer pulled some harmful if not potentially deadly pranks, including duct-taping Bart's eyes shut and putting milk in the fridge that had been next to a furnace for six weeks yet never apologized. Father of the year material he ain't, that's for sure. This may explain why Bart was not visibly punished aside from Homer's usual strangulation (see KarmaHoudini above).
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* KarmaHoudini: Subverted--Bart did have a "guilt trip" at the end and got strangled by Homer upon his awakening, yet he didn't get any reprimanding for what he did.
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* TakeThat: To "clip episodes" as a whole (being contractually obliged to do one), down to the title.
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-->'''Chief Wiggum:''' Call in for back-up, Lou. I'm going in on foot.\\
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* PoliceCodeForEverything: The Springfield Police have a single-digit code for bringing pretzels to a scene.
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* BigEater: Homer temporarily recovers from his coma to reach the candy machine, prompting a repeat of his "Land of Chocolate" fantasy sequence.
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* BigEater: Homer temporarily recovers from his coma belief that he'll never walk again to reach the candy machine, prompting a repeat of his "Land of Chocolate" fantasy sequence.
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* FromBadToWorse: Bart's prank lands Homer in the hospital where he's told he may never walk again. After making his way to the candy machine, Homer is put into his coma when the machine falls on him and the chocolate falls into his mouth, cutting off his breathing.
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** The Bart's prank was way disproportional too, sending Homer to hospital due the beer can explosion. Downplayed, as he probably didn't expect it to happen and was deeply regretful about the whole situation.
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** The Bart's prank was way disproportional too, sending Homer to hospital due the beer can explosion. Downplayed, as he probably didn't expect it to happen and was deeply regretful about the whole situation.
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** However, there is a twist on the formula, as the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E8BartTheDaredevil Bart The Daredevil]] flashback contains new footage (we actually ''see'' when he Homer falls down Springfield Gorge a second time instead of just hearing Homer's his cries of pain).
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** However, there is a twist on the formula, as the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E8BartTheDaredevil]] [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E8BartTheDaredevil Bart The Daredevil]] flashback contains new footage (we actually ''see'' when he falls down Springfield Gorge a second time instead of just hearing Homer's cries of pain).
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** However, there is a twist on the formula, as the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E8BartTheDaredevil]] flashback contains new footage (we actually ''see'' when he falls down Springfield Gorge a second time instead of just hearing Homer's cries of pain).
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** The Bart's prank was way disproportional too, sending Homer to hospital due the beer can explosion.
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** The Bart's prank was way disproportional too, sending Homer to hospital due the beer can explosion. Downplayed, as he probably didn't expect it to happen and was deeply regretful about the whole situation.
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* EverythingMakesAMushroom: The can of Duff beer that Bart stuck into a paint mixer was so fizzled up, the resulting mushroom cloud was seen by Chief Wiggum and Lou a few blocks away.
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-->'''Chief Wiggum:''' Call in for back-up, Lou. I'm going in on foot.\\
'''Lou:''' We need pretzels! I repeat: pretzels!
'''Lou:''' We need pretzels! I repeat: pretzels!
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* DeadlyPrank: Bart's beer can prank ends up sending Homer to the hospital where he eventually winds up in a coma.
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* BeyondTheImpossible: Somehow, Bart shook the beer can so hard that it exploded upon opening rather than spraying in Homer's face.
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* MoralMyopia: Bart, in retaliation for a series of mean spirited April Fools pranks pulled by Homer, [[AprilFoolsPlot finally pulls one over on him]], only to accidentally send him into hospital (and getting in Coma afterwards). After Bart confesses to the prank, Homer wakes up and strangles him. This is just plain wrong, because Homer pulled some harmful if not potentially deadly pranks, including duct-taping Bart's eyes shut and putting milk in the fridge that had been next to a furnace for six weeks yet never apologized. Father of the year material he ain't, that's for sure.
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* MoralMyopia: Bart, in retaliation for a series of mean spirited April Fools pranks pulled by Homer, [[AprilFoolsPlot finally pulls one over on him]], only to accidentally send him into hospital (and getting in Coma a coma afterwards). After Bart confesses to the prank, Homer wakes up and strangles him. This is just plain wrong, because Homer pulled some harmful if not potentially deadly pranks, including duct-taping Bart's eyes shut and putting milk in the fridge that had been next to a furnace for six weeks yet never apologized. Father of the year material he ain't, that's for sure.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The flashback explaining the origin of April Fool's Day shows pagans burning Christians at the stake over a harmless prank.
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** The flashback explaining the origin of April Fool's Day shows pagans burning Christians at the stake over a harmlessprank.prank.
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** The flashback explaining the origin of April Fool's Day shows pagans burning Christians at the stake over a harmless
** The Bart's prank was way disproportional too, sending Homer to hospital due the beer can explosion.
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* MoralMyopia: Bart, in retaliation for a series of mean spirited April Fools pranks pulled by Homer, [[AprilFoolsPlot finally pulls one over on him]], only to accidentally send him into a coma.hospital (and getting in Coma afterwards). After Bart confesses to the prank, Homer wakes up and strangles him. This is just plain wrong, because Homer pulled some harmful if not potentially deadly pranks, including duct-taping Bart's eyes shut and putting milk in the fridge that had been next to a furnace for six weeks yet never apologized. Father of the year material he ain't, that's for sure.
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* ShoutOut: A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', when Barney smothers Homer with a pillow, then escapes through the window and Music/DonMcLean's song "Vincent".
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', when Barney smothers Homer with a pillow, then escapes through the window and Music/DonMcLean's song"Vincent"."Vincent".
** The Bumblebee Man episode which Homer is watching in his TV is a reference to episode "Lavadora nueva" (new washer) from ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho''. In this episode, the main character (El Chavo) tries to use the washer but makes it to overflow.
** A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', when Barney smothers Homer with a pillow, then escapes through the window and Music/DonMcLean's song
** The Bumblebee Man episode which Homer is watching in his TV is a reference to episode "Lavadora nueva" (new washer) from ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho''. In this episode, the main character (El Chavo) tries to use the washer but makes it to overflow.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: FOX wanted ''four'' clip shows per season to add more to the episode count and for cheaper the cost. Writers and producers refused, fearing that would alienate fans. The next clip show (the one where Marge wants to talk to the family about romance) wouldn't be until season six.
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* MindScrew: While Homer and the family are reminiscing about Homer's past survival, Marge brings up Homer's coping skills, cueing a clip of the alien abuduction scene from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E3TreehouseOfHorror Treehouse of Horror]], which is usually non-canon.
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* ShoutOut: A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', when [[spoiler: Barney smothers Homer with a pillow, then escapes through the window]] and Music/DonMcLean's song "Vincent".
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* ShoutOut: A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', when [[spoiler: Barney smothers Homer with a pillow, then escapes through the window]] window and Music/DonMcLean's song "Vincent".
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* BigEater: Homer temporarily recovers from his coma to reach the candy machine, prompting a repeat of his "Land of Chocolate" fantasy sequence.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The flashback explaining the origin of April Fool's Day shows pagans burning Christians at the stake over a harmless prank.
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* AprilFoolsPlotAprilFoolsPlot: Bart's prank for April 1 lands Homer in the hospital.
* MoralMyopia: Bart, in retaliation for a series of mean spirited April Fools pranks pulled by Homer, [[AprilFoolsPlot finally pulls one over on him]], only to accidentally send him into a coma. After Bart confesses to the prank, Homer wakes up and strangles him. This is just plain wrong, because Homer pulled some harmful if not potentially deadly pranks, including duct-taping Bart's eyes shut and putting milk in the fridge that had been next to a furnace for six weeks yet never apologized. Father of the year material he ain't, that's for sure.
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* ShoutOut: A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' and Don [=McLean's=] song "Vincent".
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* ShoutOut: A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', when [[spoiler: Barney smothers Homer with a pillow, then escapes through the window]] and Don [=McLean's=] Music/DonMcLean's song "Vincent"."Vincent".
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* ClipShow: The first one, and, as the title suggests, one that the writers had not choice but to do. On the DVDCommentary, they admitted to feeling overworked as Season 4 went on, so Creator/JamesLBrooks suggested a clip show to take the edge off.
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* ClipShow: The first one, and, as the title suggests, one that the writers had not no choice but to do. On the DVDCommentary, they admitted to feeling overworked as Season 4 went on, so Creator/JamesLBrooks suggested a clip show to take the edge off.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: FOX wanted ''four'' clip shows per season to add more to the episode count and for cheaper the cost. Writers and producers refused, fearing that would alienate fans.
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* ClipShow: The first one, and, as the title suggests, one that the writers had not choice but to do, as they couldn't come up with any good story ideas after the previous episode (the "Homer tries to save the union dental plan" episode).
* ShoutOut: A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' and Don [=McLean's=] song "Vincent".
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* AchillesHeel: Homer's is beer, according to him.
* AprilFoolsPlot
* ClipShow: The first one, and, as the title suggests, one that the writers had not choice but todo, as do. On the DVDCommentary, they couldn't come up with any good story ideas after admitted to feeling overworked as Season 4 went on, so Creator/JamesLBrooks suggested a clip show to take the previous episode (the "Homer tries to save edge off.
* EstablishingShot: Lampshaded when Lisa's memory of playing theunion dental plan" episode).
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-->'''Mike Reiss:''' Lisa's memory cut to an establishing shot.
* PoliceAreUseless: Wiggum is content to blow off the explosion at the Simpsons' house... until he learns beer is coming out of the chimney.
* ShoutOut: A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' and Don [=McLean's=] song"Vincent"."Vincent".
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: FOX wanted ''four'' clip shows per season to add more to the episode count and for cheaper the cost. Writers and producers refused, fearing that would alienate fans.
* WhosLaughingNow: During the flashback explaining the origins of April Fools' Day. The Christians (played by the Flanders) prank the pagans (played by the Simpsons). One angry growl later and the Christians are being burned at the stake.
-->[[CrowdChant "Now who's laughing? Now who's laughing?"]]
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* ClipShow: The first one, and, as the title suggests, one that the writers had not choice but to
* EstablishingShot: Lampshaded when Lisa's memory of playing the
-->'''Mike Reiss:''' Lisa's memory cut to an establishing shot.
* PoliceAreUseless: Wiggum is content to blow off the explosion at the Simpsons' house... until he learns beer is coming out of the chimney.
* ShoutOut: A reference is made to ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' and Don [=McLean's=] song
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: FOX wanted ''four'' clip shows per season to add more to the episode count and for cheaper the cost. Writers and producers refused, fearing that would alienate fans.
* WhosLaughingNow: During the flashback explaining the origins of April Fools' Day. The Christians (played by the Flanders) prank the pagans (played by the Simpsons). One angry growl later and the Christians are being burned at the stake.
-->[[CrowdChant "Now who's laughing? Now who's laughing?"]]
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!!This episode contains examples of:
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An AprilFoolsDay prank leaves Homer in a coma. As the family waits to see if he'll recover, they [[ClipShow recount moments from previous episodes]]...[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall of their lives]].
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An AprilFoolsDay prank [[AprilFoolsPlot April Fools' Day prank]] leaves Homer in a coma. As the family waits to see if he'll recover, they [[ClipShow recount moments from previous episodes]]...[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall of their lives]].
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First Aired - 4/1/1993
First Aired - 4/1/1993
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An AprilFoolsDay prank leaves Homer in a coma. As the family waits to see if he'll recover, they [[ClipShow recount moments from previous episodes]]...[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall of their lives]].lives]].
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