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*AluminumChristmasTrees: Yes, younger tropers, not only was cable television something you could steal, but in the 80's and early 90's, cable theft was so common and profitable, even the [=FBI=] had task forces that targeted it specifically!
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* RonTheDeathEater: People see Lisa as a petty self-righteous {{Jerkass}} in this episode despite her behavior stemming from a fear that her family could end up in hell for even the smallest of offenses, which is actually natural for children of her age to have such an exaggerated fear.
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: While Lisa isn't exactly wrong about her scruples in this instance, her pious melodrama and guilt tripping over even the most petty of slights marks the start of her pushy RightlySelfRighteous SoapboxSadie attitude that would make her TheScrappy [[BaseBreakingCharacter a lot more polarizing]] by the TurnOfTheMillennium.
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* RonTheDeathEater: People see Lisa as a petty self-righteous {{Jerkass}} in this episode despite the fact that her behavior stems stemming from a fear that her family could end up in hell for even the smallest of offenses, which is actually natural for children of her age to have such an exaggerated fear.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Lisa is supposed to be the voice of reason in this episode but her melodramatic attitude and guilt tripping over petty slights makes her quite irritating to be around. Even if she ''is'' right about how it's illegal to steal cable, the way she calls out Marge eating two grapes is crossing the line especially since she has a self-righteous smile on her face while her mother is humiliated.
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* RonTheDeathEater: People see Lisa as a petty self-righteous {{JerkAss}} in this episode despite the fact that her behavior stems from a fear that her family could end up in hell just for getting free cable, which is actually natural for a girl her age to have such an exaggerated fear.
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* RonTheDeathEater: People see Lisa as a petty self-righteous {{JerkAss}} in this episode despite the fact that her behavior stems from a fear that her family could end up in hell just for getting free cable, even the smallest of offenses, which is actually natural for a girl her age to have such an exaggerated fear.
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* RonTheDeathEater: People see Lisa as a petty self-righteous {{JerkAss}} in this episode despite the fact that her behavior stems from a fear that her family could end up in hell, hell just for getting free cable, which is actually natural for a girl her age to have such an exaggerated fear.
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* RonTheDeathEater: People see Lisa as a petty self-righteous {{JerkAss}} in this episode despite the fact that her behavior stems from a fear that her family could end up in hell, which is actually natural for a girl her age to have such an exaggerated fear.
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: While Lisa isn't exactly wrong about her scruples in this instance, her pious melodrama and guilt tripping over even the most petty of slights marks the start of her pushy RightlySelfRighteous SoapboxSadie attitude that would make her TheScrappy in later seasons.
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: While Lisa isn't exactly wrong about her scruples in this instance, her pious melodrama and guilt tripping over even the most petty of slights marks the start of her pushy RightlySelfRighteous SoapboxSadie attitude that would make her TheScrappy in later seasons.by the TurnOfTheMillennium.
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** Bart could also go online [[TheInternetIsForPorn to watch pornography]] with more privacy than watching Top Hat Entertainment on his living room.
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** At the end of the episode, Bart tries to convince Homer to keep the pirated cable by citing, among other things, "Atlanta Braves baseball". The joke was poking fun at Creator/{{TBS}} constantly airing Braves baseball games since the team had come off a last-place finish in 1990. The Braves won the pennant in 1991 and became one of the most successful baseball teams in the [=1990s=], including winning 14 consecutive division titles. The ability to watch their games really took off in that era.
** He also cites [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Franklin Joe Franklin]], whose talk show was an institution on WOR in New York, another local station that was a staple of basic cable at the time. Franklin's show was cancelled after 41 years on the air in 1993, two years after this episode's debut.
** The entire concept of stealing cable is now approaching this, both because it would be extremely difficult to steal it as shown and because people these days can just download (legally or illegally) their favorite TV shows rather than pay for cable. The show's unambiguous and fairly heavy-handed DigitalPiracyIsEvil stance also sticks out like a bit of a sore thumb to modern audiences (most of whom pirated things extensively themselves growing up); even if you agree with the message, it's odd for a show that is usually much more cynical to suddenly view something that most modern viewers would see as trivial as an important moral stand. In 1991, digital piracy was still in its infancy and few viewers would have done much copyright infringement themselves.
** A lot of the jokes about how cable isn't actually all that great (i.e. most of the movies that get shown on cable TV are B-movies and box-office bombs) are also clearly rooted in the era, as later on, cable TV would improve and become better than network/free-to-air TV.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Lisa is supposed to be the voice of reason in this episode but her melodramatic attitude and guilt tripping over petty slights makes her quite irritating to be around. Even if she ''is'' right about how it's illegal to steal cable, the way she calls out Marge eating two grapes is crossing the line especially since she has a self-righteous smile on her face while her mother ishumiliated.humiliated.
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** At the end of the episode, Bart tries to convince Homer to keep the pirated cable by citing, among other things, "Atlanta Braves baseball". The joke was poking fun at Creator/{{TBS}} constantly airing Braves baseball games since the team had come off a last-place finish in 1990. The Braves won the pennant in 1991 and became one of the most successful baseball teams in the [=1990s=], including winning 14 consecutive division titles. The ability to watch their games really took off in that era.
** He also cites [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Franklin Joe Franklin]], whose talk show was an institution on WOR in New York, another local station that was a staple of basic cable at the time. Franklin's show was cancelled after 41 years on the air in 1993, two years after this episode's debut.
** The entire concept of stealing cable is now approaching this, both because it would be extremely difficult to steal it as shown and because people these days can just download (legally or illegally) their favorite TV shows rather than pay for cable. The show's unambiguous and fairly heavy-handed DigitalPiracyIsEvil stance also sticks out like a bit of a sore thumb to modern audiences (most of whom pirated things extensively themselves growing up); even if you agree with the message, it's odd for a show that is usually much more cynical to suddenly view something that most modern viewers would see as trivial as an important moral stand. In 1991, digital piracy was still in its infancy and few viewers would have done much copyright infringement themselves.
** A lot of the jokes about how cable isn't actually all that great (i.e. most of the movies that get shown on cable TV are B-movies and box-office bombs) are also clearly rooted in the era, as later on, cable TV would improve and become better than network/free-to-air TV.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Lisa is supposed to be the voice of reason in this episode but her melodramatic attitude and guilt tripping over petty slights makes her quite irritating to be around. Even if she ''is'' right about how it's illegal to steal cable, the way she calls out Marge eating two grapes is crossing the line especially since she has a self-righteous smile on her face while her mother is
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* HilariousInHindsight: This episode shows the DigitalPiracyIsEvil attitude that the show itself would later go on to mock in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E9StealThisEpisode "Steal This Episode"]]
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: While Lisa isn't exactly wrong about her scruples in this instance, her pious melodrama and guilt tripping over even the most petty of slights marks the start of her pushy RightlySelfRighteous SoapboxSadie attitude that would make her TheScrappy in later seasons.
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: While Lisa isn't exactly wrong about her scruples in this instance, her pious melodrama and guilt tripping over even the most petty of slights marks the start of her pushy RightlySelfRighteous SoapboxSadie attitude that would make her TheScrappy in later seasons.seasons.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Lisa is supposed to be the voice of reason in this episode but her melodramatic attitude and guilt tripping over petty slights makes her quite irritating to be around. Even if she ''is'' right about how it's illegal to steal cable, the way she calls out Marge eating two grapes is crossing the line especially since she has a self-righteous smile on her face while her mother is humiliated.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Lisa is supposed to be the voice of reason in this episode but her melodramatic attitude and guilt tripping over petty slights makes her quite irritating to be around. Even if she ''is'' right about how it's illegal to steal cable, the way she calls out Marge eating two grapes is crossing the line especially since she has a self-righteous smile on her face while her mother is humiliated.
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* IAmNotShazam: Bart's comments while watching hours of movies on cable: "This is where Jaws eats the boat!" "This is where Die Hard jumps out the window!" "This is where Wall Street gets arrested!"
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: While Lisa isn't exactly wrong about her scruples in this instance, her pious melodrama and guilt tripping over even the most petty of slights marks the start of her pushy RightlySelfRighteous SoapboxSadie attitude that would make her TheScrappy in later seasons.
* IAmNotShazam: Bart's comments while watching hours of movies on cable: "This is where Jaws eats the boat!" "This is where Die Hard jumps out the window!" "This is where Wall Street gets arrested!"seasons.
* IAmNotShazam: Bart's comments while watching hours of movies on cable: "This is where Jaws eats the boat!" "This is where Die Hard jumps out the window!" "This is where Wall Street gets arrested!"
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: While Lisa isn't exactly means wrong about her scruples in this instance, her pious melodrama and guilt tripping over even the most petty of slights marks the start of her pushy RightlySelfRighteous SoapboxSadie attitude that would make her TheScrappy in later seasons.
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: While Lisa isn't exactly means wrong about her scruples in this instance, her pious melodrama and guilt tripping over even the most petty of slights marks the start of her pushy RightlySelfRighteous SoapboxSadie attitude that would make her TheScrappy in later seasons.
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* IAmNotShazam: Bart's comments while watching hours of movies on cable: "This is where Jaws eats the boat!" "This is where Die Hard jumps out the window!" "This is where Wall Street gets arrested!"
