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* {{Irony}}: At the carnival, Bart wants to go on the [[FarmLifeSim Yardwork Simulator]], despite being so opposed to doing ''actual'' yardwork that he considered the possibility of ''sawing his own arms off'' to get out of it, and if it hadn't been for Homer, doing yardwork would have been the only way of earning enough money to get to the carnival in the first place.
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* CelebrityParadox: Creator/JimVarney guest stars as Cooder. He was best known for playing Ernest P. Worrell in a series of comedy films. The Simpsons had watched a (fictional) Ernest film called ''Ernest Goes Somewhere Cheap'' back in Season 5's "Cape Feare".
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* TwoLinesNoWaiting: One of the relatively few episodes of the series to avert this - the carny plotline is the only focus in the episode.
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* TrashcanBonfire: Spud and Cooder have one going in the CouchGag room, and they're using [[KickTheDog the Simpson's photo albums as fuel]].
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* OutOfCharacterMoment: Lisa's willing to [[KillItWithFire burn down the house]] to get rid of Cooder and Spud.
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* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to Creator/ArtCarney.
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* AffectionatePickpocket: Bart hugs Marge around the neck to "thank" her for making dinner. She's charmed until she realizes he stole her necklace in a ploy taught to him by Spud.
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* SkewedPriorities: Bart gets so desperate to get out of doing yard work that he begs Lisa to chop off his hands. She refuses...because then he won't be able to chop off ''her'' hands.
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Bart and Homer are forced to work as carnies after Bart crashes the Mercedes convertible said to belong to UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, and befriend a father-son carny duo named Spud and Cooder, but when Homer brings Spud and Cooder to their home, it's the Simpsons that end up getting kicked out of it.
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Bart and Homer are forced to work as carnies after Bart crashes the Mercedes convertible said to belong to UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, and befriend a father-son carny duo named Spud and Cooder, but when Homer brings Spud and Cooder to their home, it's the Simpsons that end up getting kicked out of it.out.
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* EntitledBastard: Bart and Lisa still expect an allowance even though, as Marge puts it, "You don't deserve an allowance".
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'''Original air date:''' 1/11/1998 ''(produced in 1997)''
'''Production code:''' 5F08
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Redundant with the We Are Not Going Through That Again entry.
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* HereWeGoAgain: Subverted. Homer, at the very end, feels guilty for Cooder and Spud and considers bringing them back in; Marge distracted him just in time, pointing out an "ass groove" in the couch he had to fix.
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* OverlyLongGag: "That's it. Fire!"
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* HereWeGoAgain: Subverted. Homer, at the very end, feels guilty for Cooder and Spud and considers bringing them back in; Marge distracted him just in time, pointing out an "ass groove" in the couch he had to fix.
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* CouchGag: The Simpsons go to sit on the couch, but the couch gets pulled back, causing them to fall on the floor. Nelson Muntz comes out from behind the couch and laughs.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Homer bets Cooder that he can get a hula hoop onto the chimney--[[AbsurdlyHighStakesGame wagering the house]]. Everyone stands in front of the house, Homer readies his shot, and the family immediately runs inside and locks the door.
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* BaitAndSwitch: BaitAndSwitch:
** Homer bets Cooder that he can get a hula hoop onto the chimney--[[AbsurdlyHighStakesGame wagering the house]]. Everyone stands in front of the house, Homer readies his shot, and the family immediately runs inside and locks thedoor.door.
** When Bart and Lisa try to get out of doing yard work, Bart tells Lisa to chop his hands off. Lisa responds with a horrified "No" followed by "Then who will chop off mine?"
** Homer bets Cooder that he can get a hula hoop onto the chimney--[[AbsurdlyHighStakesGame wagering the house]]. Everyone stands in front of the house, Homer readies his shot, and the family immediately runs inside and locks the
** When Bart and Lisa try to get out of doing yard work, Bart tells Lisa to chop his hands off. Lisa responds with a horrified "No" followed by "Then who will chop off mine?"
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Spud hits on Lisa while unhinging all of the joints in his body. She's naturally grossed out by this.
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* AdolfHitlarious: Hitler's car is destroyed by Bart during a carnival. Nelson punches Bart and asks him: "That was Hitler's car. What did he ever do to you?"
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* SecretMessageWink: Chief Wiggum tries using a series of winks to get Homer to bribe him; when even these less-than-subtle efforts don't get through to Homer, he shuts down the carnival stall.
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* SecretMessageWink: Chief Wiggum tries using a series of winks to get Homer to bribe him; him into overlooking their rigged ring toss game; when even these less-than-subtle efforts don't get through to Homer, he shuts down the carnival stall.
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* SpecialGuest: Jim Varney as Cooder.
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* SpecialGuest: Jim Varney Creator/JimVarney as Cooder.
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* SecretMessageWink: Chief Wiggum tries using a series of winks to get Homer to bribe him; when even these less-than-subtle efforts don't get through to Homer, he shuts down the carnival stall.
-->'''Chief Wiggum:''' Let me put it this way. I'm looking for my friend, Bill. ''[looks at cash box]'' Have you seen any "Bills" around here?\\
'''Homer:''' No. He's Bart.\\
'''Chief Wiggum:''' Ugh. Listen carefully and watch me wink as I speak, okay? The man I'm really looking for, wink, is Mr. Bribe. Wink, wink.\\
'''Homer:''' ''[pause]'' It's a ring toss game.\\
'''Chief Wiggum:''' All right. That's it, I'm shutting this place down.
-->'''Chief Wiggum:''' Let me put it this way. I'm looking for my friend, Bill. ''[looks at cash box]'' Have you seen any "Bills" around here?\\
'''Homer:''' No. He's Bart.\\
'''Chief Wiggum:''' Ugh. Listen carefully and watch me wink as I speak, okay? The man I'm really looking for, wink, is Mr. Bribe. Wink, wink.\\
'''Homer:''' ''[pause]'' It's a ring toss game.\\
'''Chief Wiggum:''' All right. That's it, I'm shutting this place down.
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* {{Mooning}}: Bart teases a Great White Shark on a glass bottom boat by mooning it.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Homer and Bart manage to get Spud and Cooder fired from the carnival for failing to take a bribe from Chief Wiggum; furthermore, the former two invite the latter two home with them, getting the whole Simpson family kicked out of their own house.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Homer and Bart manage to get Spud and Cooder fired from the carnival for failing to take a bribe from Chief Wiggum; furthermore, the Wiggum. The former two invite the latter two home with them, getting the whole Simpson family kicked out of their own house.
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* UnwittingInstigatorofDoom: Homer and Bart manage to get Spud and Cooder fired from the carnival for failing to take a bribe from Chief Wiggum; furthermore, the former two invite the latter two home with them, getting the whole Simpson family kicked out of their own house.
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* UnwittingInstigatorofDoom: UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Homer and Bart manage to get Spud and Cooder fired from the carnival for failing to take a bribe from Chief Wiggum; furthermore, the former two invite the latter two home with them, getting the whole Simpson family kicked out of their own house.
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* UnwittingInstigatorofDoom: Homer and Bart manage to get Spud and Cooder fired from the carnival for failing to take a bribe from Cheif Wiggum; furthermore, the former two invite the latter two home with them, getting the whole Simpson family kicked out of their own house.
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* UnwittingInstigatorofDoom: Homer and Bart manage to get Spud and Cooder fired from the carnival for failing to take a bribe from Cheif Chief Wiggum; furthermore, the former two invite the latter two home with them, getting the whole Simpson family kicked out of their own house.
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* UnwittingInstigatorofDoom: Homer and Bart manage to get Spud and Cooder fired from the carnival for failing to take a bribe from Cheif Wiggum; furthermore, the former two invite the latter two home with them, getting the whole Simpson family kicked out of their own house.
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* UnPaused: When Marge sends Bart and Lisa out to do yard work in costumes they find embarrassing, Bart protests, saying they'll be made fun of. Sure enough, the second they open the door...
-->'''Nelson''': Haw— \\
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'''Nelson''': -Haw!
-->'''Nelson''': Haw— \\
(''Bart slams the door. Marge forcefully points at the door with an angry glare. Bart reluctantly opens it again'') \\
'''Nelson''': -Haw!
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* EntitledBastard: Bart and Lisa still expect an allowance even though the Simpsons' backyard looks [[{{UpToEleven}} worse than a pigsty on a bad day]].
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* EntitledBastard: Bart and Lisa still expect an allowance even though the Simpsons' backyard looks [[{{UpToEleven}} worse than a pigsty on a bad day]].though, as Marge puts it, "You don't deserve an allowance".
* LaboriousLaziness: Bart and Lisa were willing to spend time coming up with techniques to ''saw each others arms off'' to get out of cleaning the backyard.
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* PayEvilOntoEvil: Such simplicity of entering a house and locking yourself in through trickery for honorless scumbags like The Cooders was returned in kind by The Simpsons.
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* PayEvilOntoEvil: PayEvilUntoEvil: Such simplicity of entering a house and locking yourself in through trickery for honorless scumbags like The Cooders was returned in kind by The Simpsons.Simpsons.
* SmartBall: Homer manages to trick the Cooders into giving him the house back, despite them being carny tricksters.
* SmartBall: Homer manages to trick the Cooders into giving him the house back, despite them being carny tricksters.
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* PayEvilOntoEvil: Such simplicity of entering a house and locking yourself in through trickery for honorless scumbags like The Cooders was returned in kind by The Simpsons.
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-->"You wrecked Hitler's car! What did he ever do to you?"
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* WorkOffTheDebt: Because Bart wrecked Hitler's car, he and Homer have to work as carnies to pay for the damages.
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* InformedAttribute: Spud calls Lisa "blue eyes", despite Lisa (like most characters) being drawn with BlackDotPupils.
