1 | Marge kicks Homer out of the house after Moe convinces him to stay out all night on Christmas Eve at his bar. Depressed, Homer takes a lonely walk through Springfield instead of being with his family. |
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3 | !! Tropes: |
4 | * AspectRatioSwitch: Comic Book Guy and Kumiko watch a parody of the ''Star Wars Holiday Special''. The close-up shots of it on the TV are in 4:3. |
5 | * BaitAndSwitch: While looking for Homer, his family walks through a scene with [[NeonCity neon signs]] of places where Homer might be. It's then revealed that they're at a store specialized on neon signs. |
6 | * BaitAndSwitchComment: |
7 | ** Mr. Burns speaks to Homer as Christmas approaches. |
8 | --->'''Mr. Burns''': Simpson!\ |
9 | ''(Homer screams)''\ |
10 | '''Mr. Burns''': Time for your holiday gift!\ |
11 | ''(Homer sounds excited)''\ |
12 | '''Mr. Burns''': In your name, a donation has been made...\ |
13 | ''(Homer sounds disappointed)''\ |
14 | '''Mr. Burns''': ...to the Salvation Army.\ |
15 | ''(Homer is disappointed again)'' |
16 | ** When Homer is trying to find a comforting movie to watch, the clerk offers him three films: one about a nutty professor (with advanced Alzheimer's), Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill (in a concentration camp drama), and a movie about a cute model... airplane that lost its propeller. Homer chooses to go with the concentration camp one. |
17 | * BrickJoke: Moe comments that his usual Christmas gifts are wallets that patrons forget at his bar. Later on, it's revealed that Homer forgot his. |
18 | * ByWallThatIsHoley: Done with Homer and a collapsing gingerbread house. |
19 | * DisproportionateRetribution: During the "obligatory ''{{WesternAnimation/Frozen|2013}}'' reference", Bart throws a snowball at Lisa, who retaliates by making an ice castle grow under Bart, which sticks him to the top. |
20 | * FourthWallPsych: The episode begins with Comic Book Guy looking at the camera and saying, "You're about to see the worst half-hour of television ever." Turns out he's talking to Kumiko about the ''Cosmic Wars Holiday Special''. |
21 | * FunWithAcronyms: Apu tells Homer that he can buy Kwik-E-Nog as a last-minute gift for Marge. "Nog" does not refer to eggnog, but is instead an acronym for "Not Okayed by Government." Homer decides not to buy it. |
22 | * LamePunReaction: Comic Book Guy when the C-3PO parody says “May the sauce be with you” while running a soup kitchen. |
23 | -->'''[=CBG=]:''' The sauce? Since when is soup sauce? |
24 | * MediumBlending: Homer watches footage from ''Film/MiracleOn34thStreet'' on a TV at Moe's Tavern. |
25 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Marge has this reaction when she realizes it wasn't Homer's fault he came back so late. |
26 | * RakeTake: Marge makes a gingerbread Sideshow Bob step on a gingerbread rake. |
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