History Recap / TheSimpsonsS13E9JawsWiredShut

* PublicDomainSoundtrack: "Flight of the Bumblebee" plays when Maggie's pacifier gets stuck in the wiring of Homer's head brace and he swings her around, attempting to get her off.

* ShoutOut: Marge jiggling her arms and crying for help like [[{{Popeye}} Olive Oyl]] in classic cartoons. Later, when Homer had a beer to give himself courage, the background music was one Popeye fans used to hear when he ate [[PowerUpFood spinach]], including Bart squeezing the beer out of the can into Homers mouth, and Homer flexing his bicep with an image representing power, though unlike Popeye which usually had a tank or a turbine, Homer has a beer in a glass. Homer later gives a donkey some beer and music resumes [[TheDayTheMusicLied until the donkey falls down]].

* TheBore: Deconstructed. While Marge usually takes this trope and holds onto it, she relies on Homer to counterbalance it to bring excitment to her life. When Homer's becomes normal and thoghtful, she finds it painfully dull and goes into a dangerous situation in a desperate attempt for excitement.

* WeWantOurJerkBack: Marge can't stand mild-mannered Homer.

* BaitAndSwitch: Before the previews, the movie screen shows a word jumble for celebrity names. One seems to obviously spell Creator/TomHanks, before it's revealed to be "Otm Shank". According to Apu, "He is India's answer to Brian Dennehy."

** Ed O'Neill being the star of a crummy kids' movie is a burn against him starring in ''Dutch'' and a burn against Ed O'Neill trying to find another acting job after ''MarriedWithChildren'''s cancellation (which was hard for O'Neill to do since everyone recognized him as Al Bundy, the loser shoe salesman married to a lazy, redheaded nag. It wouldn't be until ''Series/ModernFamily'' years later that the association would slowly wear off).

** Ed O'Neill being the star of a crummy kids' movie is a burn against him starring in ''Dutch'' and a burn against Ed O'Neill trying to find another acting job after ''MarriedWithChildren'''s cancellation (which was hard for O'Neill to do since everyone recognized him as Al Bundy, the loser shoe salesman married to a lazy, redheaded nag. It wouldn't be until ''ModernFamily'' years later that the association would slowly wear off).

* ShoutOut: Marge jiggling her arms and crying for help like [[{{Popeye}} Olive Oyl]] in classic cartoons. Later, when Homer had a beer to give himself courage, the background music was one Popeye fans used to hear when he ate [[PowerUpFood spinach]], including Bart squeezing the beer out of the can into Homers mouth, and Homer flexing his bicep with an image representing power, though unlike Popeye which usually had a tank or a turbine, Homer has a beer in a glass.

* ShoutOut: Marge jiggling her arms and crying for help like [[{{Popeye}} Olive Oyl]] in classic cartoons. Later, when Homer had a beer to give himself courage, the background music was one Popeye fans used to hear when he ate [[PowerUpFood spinach]].

The Simpsons go out to see a movie only for Homer to fly into a rage when the film is repeatedly delayed by previews and filler. He is chased out by ushers and collides mouth-first into the fist of a solid gold Drederick Tatum statue. With his jaw damaged, Homer is fitted with a head brace that prevents him from talking. During this time, he finds that he bonds better with the family by listening to their problems, like taking silent pleasure in that even Marge finds Flanders annoying. He seems to completely change into a new man even after the brace has been removed, but Marge begins to miss his wild and reckless self. In an attempt to "scratch her itch", Marge enters a demolition derby to get excitement into her life but instantly regrets it when she's almost injured in the process. Thankfully, Homer manages to save her from the wreckage that follows and the couple reconcile.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Homer's line, "Quit banging my wife!"

** Ed O'Neill being the star of a crummy kids' movie is a burn against him starring in ''Dutch'' and a burn against Ed O'Neill trying to find another acting job after ''MarriedWithChildren'''s cancellation (which was hard for O'Neill to do since everyone recognized him as Al Bundy, the loser shoe salesman married to a lazy, redheaded nag. It wouldn't be until ''ModernFamily'' years later that the association would slowly wear off).

* BiggerIsBetterInBed: One of the ''Afternoon Yak'' commentators continuously references this with her expression "I'm talking downtown!"

* HeelRealization: Parodied in a scene where Bart talks with head-braced Homer and expresses his disgust with the realization that he's a trouble-making class clown

* TakeThat: One of the reasons the film they intended to see at the beginning of the episode is rated PG-13 is due to brief rudeness and scenes featuring Garry Shandling.

* TheQuietOne: Homer while in the brace which prevents him from talking, aside from a few instances where he groans understandable words like "Broken jaw?!" In a way, it's subverted in that we hear his thoughts.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: At the gala Homer and Marge attend, the couple slow-dance to which Homer remarks "I'm horny", although it's muffled by his jaw wiring. Marge assumes he'd said something wonderful.
** Homer pulls his BigDamnHeroes moment by shouting, "Quit banging my wife!"

* ShoutOut: The final minutes of the episode have several references to [[{{ComicStrip/Popeye}} Popeye]]. To gain strength to save Marge from the demolition derby, Bart pops a can of Duff into Homer's mouth which acts like spinach. Marge calls out for help and flails her arms in the same noodly fashion as Olive Oyl. Homer even briefly speaks in the same tone as Popeye as he rushes to the rescue.
** The title is a reference to ''EyesWideShut''.
** ''Afternoon Yak'', a program on which Homer and Marge guest-star in the episode, is a send-off of ''The View''.

* TakeThat: One of the reasons the film they intended to see at the beginning of the episode is rated PG-13 is due to appearances by Garry Shandling. Bart and Lisa shudder upon hearing this.

** The title is a reference to EyesWideShut

* SuicideAsComedy: Apparently, Dr. Hibbert has a suicide machine (a wooden chair with syringes fixed to it) which Homer tries to use once fitted with the brace but apparently it [[SubvertedTrope only causes "sexual release" for a man Homer's size]].

** The title is a reference to EyesWideShut

* TheQuietOne: Homer while in the brace which prevents him from talking, aside from a few instances where he groans understandable words like "Broken jaw?!" In a way, it's subverted in that we hear his thoughts.