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* StatingtheObvious: As Arnie Pie describes Homer's escape attempt, Kent Brockman asks Arnie how the children that Homer has in the police van are doing. Arnie, clearly irritated, reminds Kent that he cannot see through the van's metal doors.
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* EpicFlail: Homer apparently chased after Bart with one while threatening to "mace [him] good".
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'''Mr. Teeny:''' ''(subtitled)'' I think it's remarkable I wrote anything. ''(takes a paper out of his typewriter and crumples it before taking his cigarette from an ash tray and smoking it)''
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'''Mr. Teeny:''' ''(subtitled)'' I think it's remarkable I wrote anything. ''(takes a paper out of his typewriter and crumples it before taking his cigarette from an ash tray and smoking it)''it)''
* YouNeverDidThatForMe: Homer sings "If That's All There Is" for Rod and Todd, causing Lisa to say, "I can't remember the last time Dad sang us a torch song."
* YouNeverDidThatForMe: Homer sings "If That's All There Is" for Rod and Todd, causing Lisa to say, "I can't remember the last time Dad sang us a torch song."
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'''Original air date:''' 5/13/2001
'''Production code:''' CABF-16
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* AdultFear: After Homer's true nature is exposed, he kidnaps all the children he looked after and runs off with them in a paddy wagon. Their parents are [[PapaWolf appropriately angry]].
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* KarmaHoudini: Though his babysitter career is ruined, Homer avoids actual conviction for his crimes because all attempts to have him convicted resulted on mistrials.
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* KarmaHoudini: Though his babysitter career is ruined, Homer avoids actual conviction for his crimes because all attempts to have him convicted resulted on result in mistrials.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Ned asks Homer to babysit Rod and Todd while he goes to a Christian rock concert. However, he failed to realize he got tickets to a ''Creator/ChrisRock'' concert, instead, saying afterwards "I never heard a preacher use the 'm-f' word so many times.".
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* LogoJoke: This was one of the episodes that repeated characters' lines for the Gracie Films logo--in this case, Bill Cosby's famous "pokey man" bit--which extends to the 20th Century Fox logo, while also being slightly shortened.
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* AdultFear: After Homer's true nature is exposed, he kidnaps all the children he looked after and runs off with them in a paddy wagon. Their parents are [[PapaWolf appropriately angry]].
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--> '''Homer''': It knows you're afraid.
* ExactWords: The guy outside the classroom didn't lie when he told the class would make him go from "Slopper to Proper." It was just that Bart assumed from the mans hip hop/ rapper appearance that it would be a class about that, rather than a manners class. Apparently something that a lot of the boys in the class thought from their expressions.
* ExactWords: The guy outside the classroom didn't lie when he told the class would make him go from "Slopper to Proper." It was just that Bart assumed from the mans hip hop/ rapper appearance that it would be a class about that, rather than a manners class. Apparently something that a lot of the boys in the class thought from their expressions.
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* ExactWords: The guy outside the classroom didn't lie when he told the class would make him go from "Slopper to
* LackOfEmpathy: After Homer kidnaps the children at the awards show, Krusty casually moves on to the next award with a joke:
-->'''Krusty:''' ''({{Beat}})'' The term "soccer mom" is thrown around all too often these days. But the nominees for our next category...
-->'''Krusty:''' ''({{Beat}})'' The term "soccer mom" is thrown around all too often these days. But the nominees for our next category...
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* NoodleIncident: When ''did'' Homer chase after Bart with a mace (actually, a medieval flail) yelling, "I'll mace you good!" What did Bart do to deserve that kind of punishment?
** And how did Homer get Maggie back from Moe after losing her in a poker game?
** And what led to Homer getting passed out drunk and half-naked on Christmas morning?
** And how did Homer get Maggie back from Moe after losing her in a poker game?
** And what led to Homer getting passed out drunk and half-naked on Christmas morning?
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* NoodleIncident: Several of Homer's [[AbusiveParents abusive incidents]] are only briefly shown with no context:
** When ''did'' Homer chase after Bart with a mace (actually, a medieval flail) yelling, "I'll mace you good!" What did Bart do to deserve that kind of punishment?
** How did Homer get Maggie back from Moe after losing her in a poker game?
** What led to Homer getting passed out drunk and half-naked on Christmas morning?
** When ''did'' Homer chase after Bart with a mace (actually, a medieval flail) yelling, "I'll mace you good!" What did Bart do to deserve that kind of punishment?
** How did Homer get Maggie back from Moe after losing her in a poker game?
** What led to Homer getting passed out drunk and half-naked on Christmas morning?
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* PapaWolf: After Homer is revealed to be an abusive {{jerkass}}, all of the parents immediately pull their children out of his daycare. When he proceeds to run off with all of them, the parents give chase.
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* RuleOfThree: The TimeSkip between Homer's arrest and the epilogue comes with a subtitle reading "three mistrials later".
* SophisticatedAsHell: The society matron teaching a class on young male etiquette is married to a black gangsta rapper and tells Bart, "Good gracious, I should bust a cap in your ass!"
* SophisticatedAsHell: The society matron teaching a class on young male etiquette is married to a black gangsta rapper and tells Bart, "Good gracious, I should bust a cap in your ass!"
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* RuleOfThree: The TimeSkip between Homer's arrest and the epilogue comes with a subtitle reading "three mistrials later".
* SophisticatedAsHell: The society matron teaching a class on young male etiquette is married to a black gangsta rapper and tells Bart, "Good gracious, I should bust a cap in your ass!"
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* LookADistraction: Homer tries to run from Dr. Hibbert my shouting "Look, a bear!". Subverted; there actually ''was'' a bear.
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* LookADistraction: Homer tries to run from Dr. Hibbert my by shouting "Look, a bear!". Subverted; there actually ''was'' a bear.
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* KarmaHoudini: Homer avoids conviction for his crimes because all attempts to have him convicted resulted on mistrials.
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* KarmaHoudini: Though his babysitter career is ruined, Homer avoids actual conviction for his crimes because all attempts to have him convicted resulted on mistrials.
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* BluntYes: When Homer asks if Bart and Lisa tattled on him to the police because he was ignoring his own kids in favour of other people kids, they tell him yes flatly.
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* ExactWords: The guy outside the classroom didn't lie when he told the class would make him go from "Slopper to Proper." It was just that Bart assumed from the mans hip hop/ rapper appearance that it would be a class about that, rather than a manners class. Apparently something that a lot of the boys in the class thought from their expressions.
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--> '''Krusty''': Now, every year we find one good Samaritan so deserving that not recognizing him would make Santa Claus himself vomit with rage. Ugh... who writes this crap?\\
''(turns out Mr. Teeny, Krusty's monkey, is writing his material)''
''(turns out Mr. Teeny, Krusty's monkey, is writing his material)''
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--> '''Krusty''': '''Krusty:''' Now, every year we find one good Samaritan so deserving that not recognizing him would make Santa Claus himself vomit with rage. Ugh... who writes this crap?\\
''(turns out Mr. Teeny, Krusty's monkey, is writing hismaterial)''material)''\\
'''Mr. Teeny:''' ''(subtitled)'' I think it's remarkable I wrote anything. ''(takes a paper out of his typewriter and crumples it before taking his cigarette from an ash tray and smoking it)''
''(turns out Mr. Teeny, Krusty's monkey, is writing his
'''Mr. Teeny:''' ''(subtitled)'' I think it's remarkable I wrote anything. ''(takes a paper out of his typewriter and crumples it before taking his cigarette from an ash tray and smoking it)''
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* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out for Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolate milkshakes!"
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* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out for Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' ''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolate milkshakes!"
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* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolate milkshakes!"
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* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from for Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolate milkshakes!"
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* TreeBuchet: Homer somehow uses Bart's tree as one while he has the kids in the treehouse. Only Ralph flew out.
-->'''Ralph:''' ''(hanging on Ned's weathervane from his shirt)'' I almost died!
-->'''Ralph:''' ''(hanging on Ned's weathervane from his shirt)'' I almost died!
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* KarmaHoudini: Homer avoids conviction for his crimes because all attempts to have him convicted resulted on mistrials.
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* RuleOfThree: The TimeSkip between Homer's arrest and the epilogue comes with a subtitle reading "three mistrials later".
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* NotHelpingYourCase: When Bart and Lisa show the clips of Homer being a jerk, he claims that the clips are completely out of context and proceeds to strange Bart on the stage.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: When Bart and Lisa show the clips of Homer being a jerk, he claims that the clips are completely out of context and proceeds to strange strangle Bart on the stage.
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Homer suffers a knee injury during a Springfield YMCA basketball game, and uses his free time to take care of the neighborhood kids after Flanders asks Homer to babysit Rod and Todd. Soon, he turns it into a daycare center and becomes a candidate for the Springfield Nice Guy Awards, while Bart and Lisa plot to expose Homer for the neglectful, abusive jerk he truly is.
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Homer suffers a knee injury during a Springfield YMCA basketball game, and uses his free time to take care of the neighborhood kids after Flanders asks Homer to babysit Rod and Todd. Soon, he turns it into a daycare center and becomes a candidate for the Springfield Nice Guy Awards, while the resentful Bart and Lisa plot to expose Homer for the neglectful, abusive jerk he truly is.
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* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolate milkshakes!".
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** And what led to Homer getting passed out drunk and half-naked on Christmas morning?
* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolatemilkshakes!".milkshakes!"
* NotHelpingYourCase: When Bart and Lisa show the clips of Homer being a jerk, he claims that the clips are completely out of context and proceeds to strange Bart on the stage.
* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolate
* NotHelpingYourCase: When Bart and Lisa show the clips of Homer being a jerk, he claims that the clips are completely out of context and proceeds to strange Bart on the stage.
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* BodyHorror: Homer's scab, which heals ''over'' Ralph's hand when he touches it.
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* BodyHorror: Homer's scab, scar, which heals ''over'' Ralph's hand when he touches it.
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* BodyHorror: Homer's scab, which heals ''over'' Ralph's hand when he touches it.
--> '''Homer''': It knows you're afraid.
--> '''Homer''': It knows you're afraid.
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* SophisticatedAsHell: The society matron teaching a class on young male etiquette is married to a black gangsta rapper and tells Bart, "Good gracious, I should bust a cap in your ass!"
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* SophisticatedAsHell: The society matron teaching a class on young male etiquette is married to a black gangsta rapper and tells Bart, "Good gracious, I should bust a cap in your ass!"ass!"
* WhoWritesThisCrap:
--> '''Krusty''': Now, every year we find one good Samaritan so deserving that not recognizing him would make Santa Claus himself vomit with rage. Ugh... who writes this crap?\\
''(turns out Mr. Teeny, Krusty's monkey, is writing his material)''
* WhoWritesThisCrap:
--> '''Krusty''': Now, every year we find one good Samaritan so deserving that not recognizing him would make Santa Claus himself vomit with rage. Ugh... who writes this crap?\\
''(turns out Mr. Teeny, Krusty's monkey, is writing his material)''
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* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolate milkshakes!".
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**And how did Homer get Maggie back from Moe after losing her in a poker game?
* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolatemilkshakes!".milkshakes!".
* SophisticatedAsHell: The society matron teaching a class on young male etiquette is married to a black gangsta rapper and tells Bart, "Good gracious, I should bust a cap in your ass!"
* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolate
* SophisticatedAsHell: The society matron teaching a class on young male etiquette is married to a black gangsta rapper and tells Bart, "Good gracious, I should bust a cap in your ass!"
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Homer suffers a knee injury during a Springfield YMCA basketball game, and uses his free time to take care of the neighborhood kids after Flanders asks Homer to babysit Rod and Todd. Soon, he turns it into a daycare center and becomes a candidate for the Springfield Nice Guy Awards, while Bart and Lisa plot to expose Homer for the neglectful, abusive jerk he truly is.
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* NoodleIncident: When ''did'' Homer chase after Bart with a mace (actually, a medieval flail) yelling, "I'll mace you good!" What did Bart do to deserve that kind of punishment?
* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty ChocolateMilkshakes.Milkshakes, a reference to the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' Homer (or "Captain Wacky," according to the season seven retrospective "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"), who always said, "Hey, let's go out for frosty, chocolate milkshakes!".
* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate
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!!Examples:
* AbusiveParents: Bart and Lisa prove to the town what a monster Homer is by showing old home movies of him doing things like betting (and losing) Maggie in a poker game and chasing after Bart with a mace.
-->"I'LL MACE YOU GOOD!"
* LookADistraction: Homer tries to run from Dr. Hibbert my shouting "Look, a bear!". Subverted; there actually ''was'' a bear.
* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes.
* AbusiveParents: Bart and Lisa prove to the town what a monster Homer is by showing old home movies of him doing things like betting (and losing) Maggie in a poker game and chasing after Bart with a mace.
-->"I'LL MACE YOU GOOD!"
* LookADistraction: Homer tries to run from Dr. Hibbert my shouting "Look, a bear!". Subverted; there actually ''was'' a bear.
* MythologyGag: Homer insanely tells the kids he's kidnapping that they're going out from Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes.
