History Recap / TheSimpsonsS3E23BartsFriendFallsInLove

** SophisticatedAsHell: Given that Homer's still a vulgar, not too bright BumblingDad, he also doesn't take advantage of his newfound perspicacity to say anything that clever or insightful, instead just using ten-dollar words for mundane situations.
--->'''Marge:''' I don't know if that tape is working. You ate three desserts tonight!\\
'''Homer:''' Forbearance is the watchword. That triumvirate of Twinkies merely overwhelmed my resolve.\\
'''Marge:''' Mmm... there's ''another'' thing I've been wanting to talk to you about.\\
'''Homer:''' Tut, tut, gentle Marge -- for here in the boudoir, the gourmand metamorphosises into... the voluptuary!\\
''[He growls like a dog and takes off her nightcap with his teeth]''\\
'''Marge:''' What in God's name are you talking about?\\
''[Homer kisses her cheek lustfully]''\\
'''Marge:''' ...''Oh.''

* VisualPun: Check out the image above. [[labelnote:Don't see it?]]Milhouse and Samantha's arms while kissing create a HeartSymbol.[[/labelnote]]

* NutritionalNightmare: Homer sees a commercial for the Good Morning Burger. which consists of an eighteen ounces of sizzling ground beef patty, creamy butter, bacon, ham, and a fried egg. Needless to say, Homer's interest in this is what pushes Lisa into trying to get Homer to live healthier.

** SophisticatedAsHell: The idea that a vulgar, not too bright BumblingDad like Homer has a refined vocabulary.

--->'''Troy [=McClure=]:''' Then came the big day... Fuzzy and Fluffy got married! ''[suggestively]'' That night... came the honeymoon.\\

* OffWithHisHead: Itchy cuts off Scratchy and his bride's heads with [[WeaponizedHeadgear his sawblade hat]] in the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheItchyAndScratchyShow Itchy & Scratchy]]'' episode "I'm Getting Buried in the Morning".

** When Milhouse and Samantha kiss, the score briefly quotes "La Marseillaise", the national anthem of France. This song has absolutely no connection to Canada or its francophone citize s[[note]]It was written three decades after France lost its North American colonies to the British[[/note]], and its use here is equivalent to using "Rule, Britannia!" to suggest "American-ness". (This is also a reference to the ending of ''Film/{{Casablanca}}''.)

** When Milhouse and Samantha kiss, the score briefly quotes "La Marseillaise", the national anthem of France. This song has absolutely no connection to Canada or French Canadians[[note]]It was written three decades after France lost its North American colonies to the British[[/note]], and its use here is equivalent to using "Rule, Britannia!" to suggest "American-ness". (This is also a reference to the ending of ''Film/{{Casablanca}}''.)

* RealityEnsues: In a news report about obesity:
--> '''Kent Brockman:''' Americans have grown up with the image of the [[BigFun jolly fat man]]: Creator/DomDeLuise, Creator/AlfredHitchcock, and, of course SantaClaus. But in real life, Santa would be suffering from gall stones, hypertension, impotence, and diabetes.

* SexMiseducationClass: Bart's class watches a sex ed video called "Fuzzy Bunny's Guide to You-Know-What", which shows an anthropomorphic rabbit dating, marrying, and eventually knocking up another one. It ends with Troy McClure saying, "And now you know how it works, don't do it."

* SmokingHotSex: Parodied, the sex-ed video shows the rabbit couple eating carrots in bed after sex.

* RaidersOfTheLostParody: Bart steals Homer's change jar from his dresser, Homer wakes up and gives chase, but trips and rolls down the stairs after him for an IndyEscape. This is followed by an IndyHatRoll with the garage door. As Bart escapes onto the school bus, an underwear-clad Homer screams gibberish from the front lawn in a parody of the natives chasing Indy to the plane.

* RaidersOfTheLostParody: Bart steals Homer's change jar from his dresser, Homer wakes up and gives chase, but trips and rolls down the stairs after him for an IndyEscape. This is followed by an IndyHatRoll with the garage door.

* ImagineSpot: Lisa has one of Homer's funeral after watching a news report about the dangers of obesity. It ends with Homer's coffin crushing his family and some workers.

* ChekhovsGun: Bart uses the Magic 8-Ball from earlier in the episode to subdue Milhouse when they fight.
** The same Magic 8-Ball which tells them they won't be friends.

* NutritionalNightmare: Homer sees a commercial for the Good Morning Burger. which consists of eighteen ounces of sizzling ground beef, creamy butter, bacon, ham, and a fried egg. Needless to say, Homer's interest in this is what pushes Lisa into trying to get Homer to live healthier.

--> '''Kent Brockman:''' Americans have grown up with the image of the jolly fat man: Creator/DomDeLuise, Creator/AlfredHitchcock, and, of course Santa Claus. But in real life, Santa would be suffering from gall stones, hypertension, impotence, and diabetes.

-->'''Homer''': Marge, where's that metal dealie you use to dig...food?
-->'''Marge''': You mean a spoon?

--> '''Troy [=McClure=]''': Now that you know how it's done... don't do it.

-->'''Skinner''': Samantha, I've always been suspicious of transfer students. Other principals unload problem cases that way. Lord knows I do.
-->'''Samantha''': I'm a good student.
-->'''Skinner''': ''[darkly]'' Yeah, sure, and they told me I'd get a big parade when I got back from 'Nam. Instead, they spat on me. I can still feel it searing. ''[brightly]'' So, let's just see what the permanent record has to say. No detention, fairly good attendance...oh, I see you beat that bed-wetting problem in the second grade.
-->'''Samantha''': ''[mortified] That's'' in there?!
-->'''Skinner''': ''[warmly]'' Don't worry, they'll forget...''[darkly again]'' just like they forgot about ''me'' in that tiger cage for 18 ''agonizing'' months! Every night I wake up screaming! ''[brightly]'' Well, let's meet your classmates!

--> '''Kent Brockman''': Americans have grown up with the image of the jolly fat man: Creator/DomDeLuise, Creator/AlfredHitchcock, and, of course Santa Claus. But in real life, Santa would be suffering from gall stones, hypertension, impotence, and diabetes.

-->'''Bart:''' Bet it didn't see that comin'.
-->'''Milhouse:''' ''exasperated'' Yeah.

-->'''Satiety:''' Belt-popping fullness.
-->'''Triumvirate:''' Three guys giving orders.
-->'''Gourmand:''' Like a gourmet, only fatter.
-->'''Machiavellian:''' I don't know.
-->'''Boudoir:''' Where a French guy does it.

-->'''Bart:''' [[AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering How would I go about creating a half-man, half-ape-like creature?]]
-->'''Mrs. Krabappel:''' I'm sorry, that would be playing God.
-->'''Bart:''' God-schmod, I want my monkey man!

** When Milhouse and Samantha kiss, the score briefly quotes "La Marseillaise", the national anthem of France. This song has absolutely no connection to Canada or French Canadians[[note]]It was written three decades after France lost its North American colonies to the British[[/note]], and its use here is equivalent to using "Rule Britannia" to suggest "American-ness". (This is also a reference to the ending of ''Film/{{Casablanca}}''.)

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: After Samantha's father takes her away:
-->'''Milhouse:''' How could this happen? We started out like Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet, but [[ComicallyMissingThePoint it ended up in tragedy]].

* VisualPun: Check out the image above. [[labelnote:Note]]Don't see it? Milhouse and Samantha's arms while kissing create a HeartSymbol.[[/labelnote]]

* CulturalBlending: Samantha ends up at a convent run by "French-Canadian nuns," but the writers don't seem to know anything specific about that culture. The scene does feature references to a few ''other'' cultures:

** When Samantha says "They're very nice, except they never let me oot," she exhibits Canadian Raising, a feature of Canadian English phonetics that has nothing to do with Canadian French.

** When Milhouse and Samantha kiss, the score briefly quotes "La Marseillaise", the national anthem of France. This song has absolutely no connection to Canada or French Canadians[[note]]It was written three decades after France lost its North American colonies to the British[[/note]], and its use here is equivalent to using "Rule Britannia" to suggest "American-ness". (This is also a reference to the ending of ''Film/Casablanca''.)

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: The "French" used at the convent.

** When Milhouse and Samantha kiss, the score briefly quotes "La Marseillaise", the national anthem of France. This song has absolutely no connection to Canada or French Canadians[[note]]It was written three decades after France lost its North American colonies to the British[[/note]], and its use here is equivalent to using "Rule Britannia" to suggest "American-ness".

* OverprotectiveDad: Mr. Stankey.