History Recap / TheSimpsonsS3E23BartsFriendFallsInLove

** The song "Dominique" is originally from Belgium.

** 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 citizens[[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}}''.)

* EpicFail: The vocabulary builder tape obviously isn't meant to make Homer lose weight...but still, he manages to gain ''13 pounds'' in two weeks.

* OverprotectiveDad: Mr. Stankey's response to Samantha being in a relationship with one of her classmates? Put her in a school for naughty girls, equaling her not being to meet with Milhouse again.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Bart confesses that he squealed on Mr. Stanky, the normally meek and mild-mannered Milhouse starts whaling on him.

* BuffySpeak

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

* ShoutOut

* WordSchmord

* 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 that you know how it's done, don't do it."

-->'''Bart:''' All they do is kiss.
-->'''Marge:''' How cute! ...They don't open their mouths, do they?
-->'''Bart:''' No.
-->'''Marge:''' How cute!

** Consistent with what we've seen up to this point, Bart's interest in girls has yet to develop, and Milhouse's infatuation with Samantha (and newfound love of kissing) confuses him. He wouldn't experience a crush of his own until two whole seasons later in the episode "New Kid on the Block," but while he remains ten years old thanks to ComicBookTime, later seasons would evolve him into an outright {{Kidanova}}--albeit one who maintains that GirlsHaveCooties.

** Consistent with all episodes up to this point, Bart's interest in girls has yet to remotely develop, and Milhouse's infatuation with Samantha (and newfound love of kissing) confuses him. He wouldn't experience a crush of his own until two whole seasons later in the episode "New Kid on the Block," but while he remains ten years old thanks to ComicBookTime, later seasons would evolve him into an outright {{Kidanova}}--albeit one who maintains that GirlsHaveCooties.

** Consistent with prior episodes, Bart's interest in girls has yet to even remotely develop, and Milhouse's infatuation with Samantha (and newfound love of kissing) confuses him. He wouldn't experience a crush of his own until two whole seasons later in the episode "New Kid on the Block," but while he remains ten years old thanks to ComicBookTime, later seasons would evolve him into an outright {{Kidanova}}--albeit one who maintains that GirlsHaveCooties.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Considering later episodes show Milhouse being easily terrified from watching ''G''-rated movies, it would seem odd that Luanne would even allow him to watch a movie involving mutants eating humans onscreen [[OutWithABang after having sex with them]].

* AndStarring: Pamela Hayden as Milhouse

* StupidQuestionBait: Mrs. Krabappel opens the floor to questions after showing the class a sex ed film and, as might be expected, Bart (the third questioner) goes way off-topic.
-->'''Bart''' How would I go about creating a half-man, half-monkey-type creature?
-->'''Edna:''' I'm sorry, that would be playing God.
-->'''Bart:''' God schmod, I want my monkey man!

-->'''Bart:''' [[AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering How would I go about creating a half-man, half-ape-like creature?]]\\

--> '''Krabappel''': She's faking it.

* PuppyLove: The preteen awkwardness of two 10-year-olds attempting a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship is handled with unusual realism for a cartoon, with the FriendVersusLover tension increased by the fact that Bart, Milhouse's peer, has yet to reach a point where any of this appeals to him.

* PoliceAreUseless: The frequent use of this trope in the show gets a lampshade with Samantha stating that her father, who works in home security, moved to Springfield due to its "lackluster police force."

* PoliceAreUseless: The frequent use of this trope in the show gets a lampshade with Samantha stating that her father, who works in home security, moved to Springfield due to its "high crime rate and lackluster police force."

** 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!\\

* EpicFail: The vocabulary builder tape obviously isn't meant to make Homer lose weight...but still, he manages to gain *13 pounds* in two weeks.

* EpicFail: The vocabulary builder tape obviously isn't meant to make Homer lose weight...but still, he manages to gain <b>13 pounds</b> in two weeks.

* EpicFail: The vocabulary builder tape obviously isn't meant to make Homer lose weight...but still, he manages to gain *13 pounds* in two weeks.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Bart sliding under the garage door and Homer crashing into it was possible when this episode aired in 1992, but as of 1993, all automatic garage doors must come with a sensor that reverses whenever anything breaks its connection. As Bart reaches under for his lucky red hat, a modern door would have reversed before Homer smacked into it.