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* CriticalResearchFailure: Ron Howard does indeed have four children, but by the time of this episodes' emission, the younger (Red Cross), already was thirteen years old. They are portrayed as being young kids. Also, in this episode he has two girls and two boys; he only has one son.
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* CryticalResearchFailure: Ron Howard does indeed have four children, but by the time of this episodes' emission, the younger (Red Cross), already was thirteen years old. They are portrayed as being young kids. Also, in this episode he has two girls and two boys; he only has one son.
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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Ron Howard does indeed have four children, but by the time of this episodes' emission, the younger (Red Cross), already was thirteen years old. They are portrayed as being young kids. Also, in this episode he has two girls and two boys; he only has one son.
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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: CryticalResearchFailure: Ron Howard does indeed have four children, but by the time of this episodes' emission, the younger (Red Cross), already was thirteen years old. They are portrayed as being young kids. Also, in this episode he has two girls and two boys; he only has one son.
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*CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Ron Howard does indeed have four children, but by the time of this episodes' emission, the younger (Red Cross), already was thirteen years old. They are portrayed as being young kids. Also, in this episode he has two girls and two boys; he only has one son.
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* ShoutOut: To entertain his daughter, Homer dresses as a [[Series/TheTeletubbies a Teletubby]] named "Homie-Womey", which then morphs into a TakeThat towards the Rev. Jerry Falwell with him then declaring that he's [[RatedMForManly "all man" to clear up some things.]][[note]]Falwell had denounced the show and in particular the purple Teletubby, Tinky-Winky, who also carried a purse and, [[InsaneTrollLogic by extension, was declared gay and detrimental to parents and children.]][[/note]]
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* ShoutOut: To entertain his daughter, Homer dresses as a [[Series/TheTeletubbies a Teletubby]] named "Homie-Womey", which then morphs into a TakeThat towards the Rev. Jerry Falwell with him then declaring that he's [[RatedMForManly "all man" to clear up some things.]][[note]]Falwell had denounced the show and in particular the purple Teletubby, Tinky-Winky, who also carried a purse and, [[InsaneTrollLogic by extension, was declared gay and detrimental to parents and children.]][[/note]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: Homer gets caught in a riptide and nearly drowns. Seeing this, Maggie swims out to sea and saves Homer. Dr. Hibbert explains in the next scene how Maggie was able to do it.
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* ParentsInDistress: At the end of the episode, Homer is swept out to sea by a riptide and is in danger of drowning, with only Maggie to save him.
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* RealityEnsues: While caught in a riptide, Homer decides to sink to the bottom of the sea so he can run to the shore. He tires out after only a few steps and has to return to the surface.
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'''Homer''': Over there. ''(points to a fire)''
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'''Homer''': Over there. ''(points (''points to a fire)''the Springfield Police Station building on fire'')
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: In contrast to their usual violent behavior in TheItchyAndScratchyShow, Itchy and Scratchy share a space in ''Springfield Squares'' without any apparent animosity between them. In fact, seeing Homer and Ron Howard fighting makes Scratchy cry, while Itchy tells them to stop it.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: In contrast to their usual violent behavior in TheItchyAndScratchyShow, WesternAnimation/TheItchyAndScratchyShow, Itchy and Scratchy share a space in ''Springfield Squares'' without any apparent animosity between them. In fact, seeing Homer and Ron Howard fighting makes Scratchy cry, while Itchy tells them to stop it.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: In contrast to their usual violent behavior in TheItchyAndScratchyShow, Itchy and Scratchy share a space in ''Springfield Squares'' without any apparent animosity between them. In fact, seeing Homer and Ron Howard fighting makes Scratchy cry, while Itchy tells them to stop it.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: At the bowling alley, Milhouse is being tortured by Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney by [[AmusingInjuries having his head stuck repeatedly in the bowl shine.]] He the cries out to them that they're polishing bone, only for them to ignore him and keep doing it. In reality, if they had reached his bone, Milhouse would already be dead.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: At the bowling alley, Milhouse is being tortured by Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney by [[AmusingInjuries having his head stuck repeatedly in the bowl shine.]] He the cries out to them that they're polishing bone, only for them to ignore him and keep doing it. In reality, if they had reached his bone, Milhouse would already be dead.
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* BowlingForRatings: This episode begins with Lenny and Carl inviting Homer to go bowling with them. Homer bowls a 300 game, and briefly becomes a celebrity, letting the fame go to his head. At the end of this episode, Homer treats Maggie to a game of bowling, where Maggie would have won a 300 game if she hadn't stepped over the line.
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* NoodleIncident: How did Hans Moleman get in the sewer and become King of the Moles (unless that's an identical twin)? And did it have anything to do with getting pushed around by the guy on the street?
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** How did Hans Moleman get in the sewer and become King of the Moles (unless that's an identical twin)? And did it have anything to do with getting pushed around by the guy on the street?
** How did Hans Moleman get in the sewer and become King of the Moles (unless that's an identical twin)? And did it have anything to do with getting pushed around by the guy on the street?
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** When Penn threatens to murder Homer for ruining his skit, Teller nervously confirms Penn will do it and that he isn't the first Teller.
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** Homer knowing Ron Howard.
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** Homer [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E5WhenYouDishUponAStar knowing Ron Howard.Howard]].
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* EpicFail:
** When speaking to Bart's class about his celebrity and deciding to spell the word "Perfect" on the chalkboard, he gives up after writing out a few letters.
** Homer as a Teletubby; he not only decides to put an antenna on his head and accidentally electrocutes himself repeatedly (in a fairly graphic way), but he also scares poor Maggie in the process, further driving a wedge between them.
** When speaking to Bart's class about his celebrity and deciding to spell the word "Perfect" on the chalkboard, he gives up after writing out a few letters.
** Homer as a Teletubby; he not only decides to put an antenna on his head and accidentally electrocutes himself repeatedly (in a fairly graphic way), but he also scares poor Maggie in the process, further driving a wedge between them.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Upon realizing Mr. Burns is behind him and saw him arriving late for work, Homer declares he doesn't get in trouble if he doesn't see Mr. Burns. Smithers believes the reasoning but Mr. Burns renders it moot by spinning Homer's chair.
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* RightBehindMe: When Homer arrives at his station, he's glad Mr. Burns didn't catch him. Burns and Smithers are revealed to be behind him.
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** [[Series/HollywoodSquares Springfield Squares]] makes a reappearance.
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** [[Series/HollywoodSquares [[Series/TheHollywoodSquares The Springfield Squares]] makes a reappearance.
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* TakeThat: At ''Series/HollywoodSquares'' for its reliance on has-been celebrities and having them make {{obligatory joke}}s:
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* TakeThat: At ''Series/HollywoodSquares'' ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' for its reliance on has-been celebrities and having them make {{obligatory joke}}s:
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* ContinuityNod: Homer knowing Ron Howard.
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** Homer knowing RonHoward.Howard.
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** Homer knowing Ron
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* TakeThat: At ''Series/HollywoodSquares'' for its reliance on has-been celebrities and having them make {{obligatory joke}}s:
-->'''Brockman:''' According to ''Redbook Magazine'', what is the speed of light?\\
'''Homer:''' Well, that is... Wait... ''(holds up two sheets of paper)'' Do I read from the sheet labeled "Jokes" or "Answers"?\\
'''Brockman:''' Oh, for the love of... Stop tape.
-->'''Brockman:''' According to ''Redbook Magazine'', what is the speed of light?\\
'''Homer:''' Well, that is... Wait... ''(holds up two sheets of paper)'' Do I read from the sheet labeled "Jokes" or "Answers"?\\
'''Brockman:''' Oh, for the love of... Stop tape.
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** Dr Hibbert's explanation as to how Maggie was able to drag Homer back to the beach by herself is that, in danger, a child can summon superhuman strength to save their parent.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Homer almost says this word-for-word when Maggie saves his life from drowning.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Homer almost says this word-for-word when Maggie saves his life from drowning.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Maggie is shown a lot in the early part of the episode getting either ignored by Homer or Homer backing out on activates the two were suppose to do together long before the main thread of the episode becomes about the two trying to bond together.
* HypocriticalHumor: After finding out that Homer has a family Ron Howard decides to give Homer some money. Homer tells him he doesn't want Ron's charity before pocketing the cash anyway (which Ron {{lampshades}} before taking the money back).
* JerkassRealization: Homer realises that his relationship with Maggie has become strained over the course of them spending time together and comments that he didn't realise things had become so bad between them. After Maggie saves his life he promises that the two will spend a lot more time together from then on with the final shot of the episode being of the two bowling together.
* KentBrockmanNews: Homer bowling his perfect game gets live news coverage and Kent Brockman says that this achievement will go down as one of the greatest feats that a Springfield resident has even accomplished. Kent then notes how pitiful Springfield really is if that is considered to be outstanding news.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Homer spends most of the first half of the episode ignoring Maggie's existence and [[ItsAllAboutMe focusing on his own short lived fame]]. Meaning that when Homer finally does decide to bond with Maggie their relationship is shown to be a lot more strained because of it.
* MadeOfExplodium: After Homer bowls his final strike and gets his perfect game he causes an explosion that not only destroys his own bowling pins but also the other pins around the bowlarama and one of the bowling monitors.
* HypocriticalHumor: After finding out that Homer has a family Ron Howard decides to give Homer some money. Homer tells him he doesn't want Ron's charity before pocketing the cash anyway (which Ron {{lampshades}} before taking the money back).
* JerkassRealization: Homer realises that his relationship with Maggie has become strained over the course of them spending time together and comments that he didn't realise things had become so bad between them. After Maggie saves his life he promises that the two will spend a lot more time together from then on with the final shot of the episode being of the two bowling together.
* KentBrockmanNews: Homer bowling his perfect game gets live news coverage and Kent Brockman says that this achievement will go down as one of the greatest feats that a Springfield resident has even accomplished. Kent then notes how pitiful Springfield really is if that is considered to be outstanding news.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Homer spends most of the first half of the episode ignoring Maggie's existence and [[ItsAllAboutMe focusing on his own short lived fame]]. Meaning that when Homer finally does decide to bond with Maggie their relationship is shown to be a lot more strained because of it.
* MadeOfExplodium: After Homer bowls his final strike and gets his perfect game he causes an explosion that not only destroys his own bowling pins but also the other pins around the bowlarama and one of the bowling monitors.
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* SilentSnarker: Maggie is in fine form in this episode, giving herself a {{facepalm}} when Homer misconstrues her pointing at a butterfly on the windscreen of the car as wanting to go to the beach, and rolling her eyes when Homer sinks right after she rescued him forcing Maggie to save him again.
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* PetTheDog: For once, not only is Itchy not trying to kill Scratchy, he is telling everyone not to make him cry.
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* SuicideDare: When Homer deliberates a little too long in a line to jump off a skyscraper, the guy behind him says "Less chat, more splat, pal" and pushes him off. Subverted both in that Homer wasn't hurt by the fall, and because the guy was planning to do the same thing himself immediately afterwards, so he wasn't being a hypocrite.
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* SuicideDare: When Homer deliberates a little too long in a line to jump off a skyscraper, the guy behind him says "Less chat, more splat, pal" and pushes him off. Subverted both in that Homer wasn't hurt by the fall, and because the guy was planning to do the same thing himself immediately afterwards, so he wasn't being a hypocrite.hypocrite.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Springfield's state was about to be revealed via the Krusty the Klown Show's mailing address. [[https://frinkiac.com/gif/S11E06/394360/394560/ Too bad breaking news had to interrupt.]]
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Springfield's state was about to be revealed via the Krusty the Klown Show's mailing address. [[https://frinkiac.com/gif/S11E06/394360/394560/ Too bad breaking news had to interrupt.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: At the bowling alley, Milhouse is being tortured by Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney by [[AmusingInjuries having his head stuck repeatedly in the bowl shine.]] He the cries out to them that they're polishing bone, only for them to ignore him and keep doing it. In reality, if they had reached his bone, Milhouse would already be dead.
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* ShoutOut: To entertain his daughter, Homer dresses as a [[Series/TheTeletubbies a Teletubby]] named "Homie-Womey", which then morphs into a TakeThat towards the Rev. Jerry Falwell with him then declaring that he's [[RatedMForManly "all man" to clear up some things.]][[note]]Falwell had denounced the show and in particular the purple Teletubby, Tinky-Winky, who also carried a purse and, [[InsaneTrollLogic by extension, was declared gay and detrimental to parents and children.]][[/note]]
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** On Homer's list of things he wants to do before he dies is "See Music/StevieNicks Naked", and there's ''[[RuleOfThree three]]'' check-marks next to it.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Homer plays ''Where's Waldo?'':
--> '''Homer''': This would be a lot easier without all these people.
* ContinuityNod: Homer knowing Ron Howard.
--> '''Homer''': This would be a lot easier without all these people.
* ContinuityNod: Homer knowing Ron Howard.
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* PoliceCodeForEverything:
--> '''Wiggum''': You just bought yourself a 3-17: pointing out police stupidity. Or is that a 3-14? Nah, nah. 3-14 is a dog, uh- No. Or is that a 3-15?. You're in trouble, pal!
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Homer is pulled over for speeding:
--> '''Wiggum''': All right, smart guy. Where's the fire?\\
'''Homer''': Over there. ''(points to a fire)''
--> '''Wiggum''': You just bought yourself a 3-17: pointing out police stupidity. Or is that a 3-14? Nah, nah. 3-14 is a dog, uh- No. Or is that a 3-15?. You're in trouble, pal!
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Homer is pulled over for speeding:
--> '''Wiggum''': All right, smart guy. Where's the fire?\\
'''Homer''': Over there. ''(points to a fire)''
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* NoodleIncident: How did Hans Moleman get in the sewer and become King of the Moles (unless that's an identical twin)? And did it have anything to do with getting pushed around by the guy on the street?street?
* SuicideDare: When Homer deliberates a little too long in a line to jump off a skyscraper, the guy behind him says "Less chat, more splat, pal" and pushes him off. Subverted both in that Homer wasn't hurt by the fall, and because the guy was planning to do the same thing himself immediately afterwards, so he wasn't being a hypocrite.
* SuicideDare: When Homer deliberates a little too long in a line to jump off a skyscraper, the guy behind him says "Less chat, more splat, pal" and pushes him off. Subverted both in that Homer wasn't hurt by the fall, and because the guy was planning to do the same thing himself immediately afterwards, so he wasn't being a hypocrite.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Homer borders it once he feels he has no reason to live, but comes back strong once he meets Ron Howard and gets parenting advice.
* FifteenMinutesOfFame: Homer wins a 300 game and gets a short window of fame and keeps going until the news has to call him out on it.
* DespairEventHorizon: Homer borders it once he feels he has no reason to live, but comes back strong once he meets Ron Howard and gets parenting advice.
* FifteenMinutesOfFame: Homer wins a 300 game and gets a short window of fame and keeps going until the news has to call him out on it.
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*ADayInTheLimelight: Not only is it one of many, many episodes focusing on Homer, but it also focuses on Homer trying to bond with Maggie "The Forgotten" Simpson.
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Homer becomes a local celebrity for bowling a 300 game, but is DrivenToSuicide (again) when his star fades, but when he gets rescued, he decides to give his neglected daughter, Maggie, some attention.
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