History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS12E6TheComputerWoreMenaceShoes

%% * BizarroEpisode: Even by post-millennium episode standards, this episode was screwed up.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Ned refusing to vaccinate Rod and Todd became a lot less funny once the anti-vaxxer moment picked up steam and there were several instances of long cured diseases like Measles making a comeback due to parents refusing to vaccinate their kids.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Ned refusing to vaccinate Rod and Todd became a lot less funny once the anti-vaxxer moment picked up steam and there were several instances of long cured diseases like Measles making a comeback due parents refusing to vaccinate their kids.

* BizarroEpisode: Even by post-millennium episode standards, this episode was screwed up.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** Given the growing concerns about "fake news" and their negative effects in society during the TheNewTens and TheNewTwenties, Homer's scheme would make him much less sympathetic these days.
** His fake news story that turns out to be real involves vaccinations being used for a sinister purpose, echoing real-life conspiracy theories that contribute to the anti-vaccination movement, which has grown to the point of causing significant medical crises.
** The increase of school violence and shootings makes the quick "joke" of Bart talking about how he got suspended for having a knife in his locker, took a swing at a cop, and how he feels mad all the time is more tasteless now than it was back then.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Before writing his fake news story, Homer tries to acquire online fame by stealing content off other parts of the internet, and posting them on his own website. Had the episode expanded on this and explored the issues of copyright and content theft, it would have been relevant to the leading concerns of the online community, especially given how prevalent these issues are on sites like Website/YouTube. Unfortunately, the episode only goes as far as Lisa reprimanding him for this, which is used as a segue into the actual focus of the episode, which is on "fake news".

** The increase of school shootings makes the quick "joke" of Bart talking about how he got suspended for having a knife in his locker, took a swing at a cop, and how he feels mad all the time is more tasteless now than it was back then.

** Given the growing concerns about "fake news" and their negative effects in society during the 2010s, Homer's scheme would make him much less sympathetic these days.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: When Homer shows off his website and Lisa tells him that he can't use copyrighted images for his site, Bart tries to tell Homer that he got suspended from school because he had a knife in his locker and that he feels mad all the time. Bart's side story is never brought up again.
* BizarroEpisode: Even by post-millenium episode standards, this episode was screwed up.
* BrokenBase: Is this episode a really good spoof of ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' or yet another sign that ''The Simpsons'' has descended into madness?

** His fake news story that turns out to be real involves vaccinations being used for a sinister purpose, echoing real life conspiracy theories that contribute to the anti-vaccination movement, which has grown to the point of causing significant medical crises.
** The increase of school shootings makes the quick "joke" of Bart talking about how he's mad all of the time and brought a weapon to school a whole lot more inappropriate than it was before.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: When Homer shows off his website and Lisa tells him that he can't used copyrighted images for his site, Bart tries to tell Homer that he got suspended from school because he had a knife in his locker and that he feels mad all the time. Bart's side story is never brought up again.

* BrokenBase: Is this episode a really good spoof of ''Series/ThePrisoner'' or yet another sign that ''The Simpsons'' has descended into madness?
* FridgeHorror: Related to the Big-Lipped Alligator Moment above. Neither Bart nor the episode's story ever explain why he's apparently constantly angry, let alone enough to bring a deadly weapon to school and nearly punch a police officer. Especially since in all the other episodes after this one, Bart is [[CharacterRerailment back to just being a fun-seeking troublemaker and not a ticking time bomb]].

** His fake news story that turns out to be real involves vaccinations being used for a sinister purpose, echoing real life conspiracy theories that contribute to the anti-vaccination movement, which has grown to the point of causing significant medical crises.

* FridgeHorror: Related to the Big-lipped Alligator Moment above. Neither Bart nor the episode's story ever explain why he's apparently constantly angry, let alone enough to bring a deadly weapon to school and nearly punch a police officer. Especially since in all the other episodes after this one, Bart is [[CharacterRerailment back to just being a fun-seeking troublemaker and not a ticking time bomb]].

** His fake news story that turns out to be real involves vaccinations being used for a sinister purpose, echoing real life conspiracy theories that contribute to the anti-vaccination movement, which has grown to the point of causing significant medical crises.
* TookALevelInDumbass: This episode really exemplifies how Homer as gone through this in the modern era. Homer is really TooDumbToLive in this episode. While he was never that intelligent, in this episode he’s driving a computer behind his car and then decides that just making up news for the sake of maintaining his fifteen minutes of fame (which are then demonstrated to be endangering other people's lives ''without'' taking into account the abrupt turn into full-blown insanity that is the homage to ''Series/ThePrisoner'') is a good idea.

* HarsherInHindsight: Given the growing concerns about "fake news" and their negative effects in society during the 2010s, Homer's scheme would make him much less sympathetic these days.

* TookALevelInDumbass: This episode really exemplifies how Homer as gone through this in the modern era. Homer is really TooDumbToLive in this episode. While he was never that intelligent but in this episode he’s driving a computer behind his car and then decides that just making up is a good idea.

* FridgeHorror: Related to the Big-lipped Alligator Moment above. Neither Bart nor the episode's story ever explain why he's apparently constantly angry, let alone enough to bring a deadly weapon to school. Especially since in all the other episodes after this one, Bart is [[CharacterRerailment back to just being a fun-seeking troublemaker and not a ticking time bomb]].

* HarsherInHindsight: Given the growing concerns about "fake news" and their negative effects in society during the 2010s, Homer's scheme casts him in a much less sympathetic light.

* FridgeHorror: Related to the Big-lipped Alligator Moment above. Neither Bart nor the show ever explain why he's apparently constantly angry, let alone enough to bring a deadly weapon to school. Especially since in all the other episodes after this one, Bart is [[CharacterRerailment back to just being a fun-seeking troublemaker and not a ticking time bomb]].

* BrokenBase: Is this episode a really good spoof of ''Series/ThePrisoner'' or yet another sign that ''The Simpsons'' has descended into madness in order to [[FollowTheLeader keep up with]] ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''?

* FridgeHorror: Related to the Big-lipped Alligator Moment above. Neither Bart nor the show ever explain why he's apparently constantly angry, let alone enough to bring a deadly weapon to school.

* BrokenBase: Is this episode a really good spoof of ''Series/ThePrisoner'' or yet another sign that ''The Simpsons'' has descended into madness in order to [[FollowTheLeader keep up with]] ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''?

* BrokenBase: Is this episode a really good spoof of ''The Prisoner'' or yet another sign that ''The Simpsons'' has descended into madness in order to [[FollowTheLeader keep up with]] ''South Park'' and ''Family Guy''?

* BizarroEpisode: Even by post-millenium episode standards.
* BrokenBase: Is this episode a really good spoof of ''The Prisoner'' or yet another sign that ''The Simpsons'' has descended into madness in order to [[WereStillRelevantDammit keep up with]] ''South Park'' and ''Family Guy''?

* BizarroEpisode: Even by post-millenium episode standards.