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* CriticalResearchFailure: A [[ShallowParody shallow]] TakeThat at Creator/{{Disney}} involves a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse stand-in saying "My cartoons weren't good, they were just first", when anyone who's familiar with ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'', the early animations by Windsor [=McCay=], or even the history of animation in general would know for certain that Mickey Mouse was '''not''' the first cartoon character ever created, nor does Disney claim him as such (Walt Disney himself was very open about his inspirations, including [=McCay=] and the Fleischer brothers).
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* NightmareFuel: The ending credits parody those of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', complete with a horrifying recast of Mr. Burns as the wide-eyed alien.
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* NightmareFuel: The ending credits parody those of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', complete with a horrifying recast of Mr. Burns as the wide-eyed alien.Balok.
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* HilariousInHindsight: At the beginning of the episode, the family travels to Diz-Nee-Land, a parody of Disneyland. In 2019, ''The Simpsons'' and the entirety of Fox were bought by The Walt Disney Company.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Even those that hate this episode will tell you that the best thing about it is the fact that it is directed by one of the key directors from the "classic era" of the show, Creator/DavidSilverman.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: A [[ShallowParody shallow]] TakeThat at Creator/{{Disney}} involves a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse stand-in saying "My cartoons weren't good, they were just first", when anyone who's familiar with ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'', the early animations by Windsor [=McCay=], or even the history of animation in general would know for certain that Mickey Mouse was '''not''' the first cartoon character ever created.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: A [[ShallowParody shallow]] TakeThat at Creator/{{Disney}} involves a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse stand-in saying "My cartoons weren't good, they were just first", when anyone who's familiar with ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'', the early animations by Windsor [=McCay=], or even the history of animation in general would know for certain that Mickey Mouse was '''not''' the first cartoon character ever created.created, nor does Disney claim him as such (Walt Disney himself was very open about his inspirations, including [=McCay=] and the Fleischer brothers).
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* BizarroEpisode: The Simpsons go to a crappy theme park and ride a space attraction that takes them into outer space and Homer becomes the main course for Kang and Kodos.
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* BizarroEpisode: The Simpsons go to a crappy theme park and ride a space attraction that takes them into outer space and Homer becomes the main course for Kang and Kodos. As absurd as the show can get, this kind of outlandish premise is typically reserved for the non-canon "Treehouse of Horror" episodes. Notably Kang and Kodos, barring brief cameos, only appear in "Treehouse of Horror" segments.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: A [[ShallowParody shallow]] TakeThat at Creator/{{Disney}} involves a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse stand-in saying "My cartoons weren't good, they were just first", when anyone who's familiar with ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'', the early animations by Windsor [=McCay=], or even the history of animation in general would know for certain that Mickey Mouse is '''not''' the first cartoon character.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: A [[ShallowParody shallow]] TakeThat at Creator/{{Disney}} involves a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse stand-in saying "My cartoons weren't good, they were just first", when anyone who's familiar with ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'', the early animations by Windsor [=McCay=], or even the history of animation in general would know for certain that Mickey Mouse is was '''not''' the first cartoon character.character ever created.
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* HilariousInHindsight: At the beginning of the episode, the family travels to Diz-Nee-Land, a parody of Disneyland. In 2019, ''The Simpsons'' and the entirety of Fox were bought by The Walt Disney Company.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: A [[ShallowParody shallow]] TakeThat at Creator/{{Disney}} involves a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse stand-in saying "My cartoons weren't good, they were just first", when anyone who's familiar with ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'', the early animations by Windsor [=McCay=], or even the history of animation in general would know for certain that Mickey Mouse is '''not''' the first cartoon character.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: A [[ShallowParody shallow]] TakeThat at Creator/{{Disney}} involves a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse stand-in saying "My cartoons weren't good, they were just first", when anyone who's familiar with ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'', the early animations by Windsor [=McCay=], or even the history of animation in general would know for certain that Mickey Mouse is '''not''' the first cartoon character.character.
* NightmareFuel: The ending credits parody those of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', complete with a horrifying recast of Mr. Burns as the wide-eyed alien.
* NightmareFuel: The ending credits parody those of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', complete with a horrifying recast of Mr. Burns as the wide-eyed alien.
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* BizarroEpisode: The Simpsons go to a crappy theme park and ride a space attraction that takes them into outer space and Homer becomes the main course for Kang and Kodos.
* CriticalResearchFailure: A [[ShallowParody shallow]] TakeThat at Creator/{{Disney}} involves a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse stand-in saying "My cartoons weren't good, they were just first", when anyone who's familiar with ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'', the early animations by Windsor [=McCay=], or even the history of animation in general would know for certain that Mickey Mouse is '''not''' the first cartoon character.
* CriticalResearchFailure: A [[ShallowParody shallow]] TakeThat at Creator/{{Disney}} involves a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse stand-in saying "My cartoons weren't good, they were just first", when anyone who's familiar with ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat'', the early animations by Windsor [=McCay=], or even the history of animation in general would know for certain that Mickey Mouse is '''not''' the first cartoon character.
