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2	Homer uses the power of flatuence to communicate with people after getting paralyzed by a spider bite in "The Diving Bell and The Butterball," Flanders becomes a murderer for the Lord in "Dial 'D' for 'Diddly'," and Bart and Milhouse pose as the natives on an alien planet in order to steal a rare element in the ''Avatar'' parody, "In the Na'vi."
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6	* AffectionateParody: The ThreeShorts are parodies to ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' and ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Abe Simpson thought there would be one of ''Film/BlackSwan'', and the opening is one to ''Film/OneHundredAndTwentySevenHours''.
7	* AndIMustScream: After being bitten by a black widow in "The Diving Bell and the Butterball", Homer becomes paralyzed and is left unable to move or communicate (except via flatulence).
8	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: After having his mind inserted into an Avatar, Bart wished for five minutes with his enemies. They then showed up as Avatars as well.
9	* BigNo: Homer when he realized his candy bag contained vegetables instead of candies.
10	* BrokenPedestal: Flanders learns that God takes orders from the Devil and the Devil is sleeping with his deceased wife, Maude.
11	* ChestBurster: At the start of the episode when the Simpson children return home from Trick or Treating, an alien creature bursts out of Bart's chest. This is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as the alien creature is revealed to be only Maggie in an alien costume.
12	* DisproportionateRetribution: Homer tries to make Flanders kill a guy at the ice cream parlor that gave him an ice cream cone that had a little air in it.
13	* EpicFail: While trying to chew through his arm to get to the bag of candy, Homer somehow manages to sever both the wrong arm and one of his legs.
14	* {{Fanservice}}: While he's paralyzed, Homer has a clear view of Marge's breasts and thinking "Cleavage".
15	* {{Hypocrite}}: During the Avatar parody, Bart calls Milhouse a traitor for calling in the army to attack the aliens. Except that was what their job is, and Bart was being a traitor by going native with the aliens.
16	* JerkassBall: Marge takes ''all'' of her kids' hard-earned Halloween candy and replaces it with dental supplies. True it was going to be donated to charity, but she didn't even leave them a single piece. None of her children appreciate the gesture.
17	* LoopholeAbuse: Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph all admit they can't beat up Bart in his Avatar form as the bodies cost several million dollars. So they beat up his human body instead.
18	* PiranhaProblem: The alien birds attack by dropping eggs from their pouches, which hatch into schools of piranha.
19	* SkywardScream: Homer shouts this upon realizing [[ItMakesSenseInContext his candy was replaced with vegetables]].
20	* TemptingFate: After Flanders asked how things could be worse, he discovers that his late wife is sleeping with the devil.
21	* ToiletHumor: Homer's ability to control his own flatulence even after being paralysed allows Lisa to help him communicate, although she has to open a window to deal with the smell. Homer at one point "says" that he will need more beans if he's going to say anything more.

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