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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The Fleet-A-Pita people make a show of the investors they just sold their franchise to: "Maude... Helen... Agnes... Luanne... Edna... [[AttentionWhore Bart]]..."
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* FromBadToWorse: After Marge starts her pretzel business, her former investment partners steal what little customers she gets, and when she makes coupons to attract attention, Cletus takes advantage of the fact that [[LoopholeAbuse the coupons didn't have a "limit one per customer" clause and takes her entire shipment of 300 pretzels for the price of 1]]. When Lisa comes up with the idea to give away one pretzel per attendee at a baseball game, with the idea that they would buy their next pretzel, Mr. Burns wins a brand new Pontiac Astrowagon, and the fans throw their pretzels at him in frustration. When legendary player, Whitey Ford, tries to calm down the crowd, they instead focus their ire on him and knock him out with a barrage of pretzels. These setbacks lead Marge to sadly admit defeat, and [[DespairSpeech advises Bart and Lisa to not have any lofty goals and dreams]].
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* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: The entire premise of the "Picture Perfect" franchise. Do you have a crooked picture frame at home and it can't be fixed by a neighbor, government intervention, or random chance? Have a professional do it! The franchise manual includes some basic supplies and an FAQ to help explain to homeowners why the hell you're there.
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* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Homer manages to knock out one rampaging rhino by throwing a ton of popcorn at it. Unfortunately, he's all out by then, and there were still three others to deal with.

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* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Homer manages to knock out one rampaging rhino Whitey Ford gets pelted by throwing a ton of popcorn at it. Unfortunately, he's all out by then, and there were still three others to deal with.so many pretzels that he gets knocked out.
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* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Homer manages to knock out one rampaging rhino by throwing a ton of popcorn at it. Unfortunately, he's all out by then, and there were still three other to deal with.

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* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Homer manages to knock out one rampaging rhino by throwing a ton of popcorn at it. Unfortunately, he's all out by then, and there were still three other others to deal with.
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* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Homer manages to knock out one rampaging rhino by throwing a ton of popcorn at it. Unfortunately, he's all out by then, and there were still three other to deal with.
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If he's the boss because he's the strongest, it's Asskicking Leads To Leadership.


* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Fat Tony proves why he's in charge of the Mafia, effortlessly punching out two Yakuza goons. When a third lands a hit, he just growls "Come here, you little squirt."

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Fat Tony proves why he's in charge of the Mafia, effortlessly punching out two Yakuza goons. When a third lands a hit, he just growls "Come here, you little squirt."
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* TheKilljoy: For once, Marge isn't doing it maliciously, but she's kicked out of the Investorites for constantly being a wet blanket.
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* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Disco Stu's platform shoes with live (well, [[ForgotToFeedTheMonster initially]]) goldfish in them? [[http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/goldfish/discoshoes.php Real.]] As you might've guessed, the goldfish typically didn't live through one trip to the disco.
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* BlackComedy: Homer goes to Frank Ormand's house, only to discover that his funeral is currently being held there.
--> '''Homer''': Oh. I guess I should speak to the executor of his estate.\\
'''Widow''': ''(Pointing to the left)'' He's right over there.\\
''(Camera pans out to show his corpse in an open casket.)''\\
'''Widow''': They were in the same car.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The Fleet-A-Pita people make a show of the investors they just sold their franchise to: "Maude... Helen... Agnes... Luanne... Edna... Bart..."

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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The Fleet-A-Pita people make a show of the investors they just sold their franchise to: "Maude... Helen... Agnes... Luanne... Edna... Bart...[[AttentionWhore Bart]]..."
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Marge falls out with the Springfield Investorettes over their risky practices, and she invests in a fledging pretzel franchise out of spite, However, she struggles to stay in business, and Homer resorts to desperate measures to help her.

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Marge falls out with the Springfield Investorettes over their risky practices, and she invests in a fledging pretzel franchise out of spite, spite. However, she struggles to stay in business, and Homer resorts to desperate measures to help her.



* AffablyEvil: Fat Tony and that one Yakuza guy who bursts through the window, apologizes for the broken window and runs outside to continue the mob war.

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* AffablyEvil: Fat Tony Tony, and that one Yakuza guy who bursts through the window, apologizes for the broken window and runs outside to continue the mob war.

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Episode - 4F08\\
First Aired - 1/19/1997

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Episode - 4F08\\
First Aired - 1/19/1997

'''Original air date:''' 1/19/1997 ''(produced in 1996)''

'''Production code:''' 4F08
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* FailedAttemptAtDrama: Fat Tony attempting to take Marge's car keys out of the ignition after running her off the road.
--> '''Fat Tony:''' Is, uh, there a button or a release for these keys?
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* DestinationDefenestration: Inverted. During the MobWar that ensues on the Simpsons' front lawn, one member of the Yakuza gets thrown through a window ''into'' the house.
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* {{Expy}}: Frank Ormand was based on Shelley Leven from ''Film/GlengarryGlenRoss'', [[ActorAllusion who was also played by]] Creator/JackLemmon.

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* {{Expy}}: Frank Ormand was based on Shelley Leven Levene from ''Film/GlengarryGlenRoss'', [[ActorAllusion who was also played by]] Creator/JackLemmon.

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