History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS2E4TwoCarsInEveryGarageAndThreeEyesOnEveryFish

* AccidentalAesop: Keep your relationship with your boss strictly professional and don't meddle with their personal affairs, even if your intentions are good- it may end up biting you in the ass. Arguably, the episode's conflict begins when Homer notices Mr. Burns sobbing in his car and stops to ask him if he's alright. If Homer had just left Mr. Burns alone to sort out his personal issues and walked away, Burns probably would have cried himself out eventually and went home without further incident.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Marge.
** Her supporters argue that she was right to sabotage Burns' campaign, that Homer went too far in supporting Burns and forcing the rest of the family to play along, and echo her words about how the old man's wrath means nothing to Homer.
** Her critics see her as a cowardly, unsympathetic shrew who directly put her family's livelihood in danger, threw Homer into his boss's line-of-fire when she should have stood up to Mr. Burns herself, then got herself off the hook by saying sweet words to her husband that are blatantly ''wrong'': Burns could ''effortlessly'' take away the things she listed off by simply firing Homer (and he's rich and powerful enough to do it out of spite and get away with it), meaning he wouldn't be able to afford two helpings of dessert, a bed to snuggle on, or even a [=TV=] to watch football on.

** Her critics see her as a cowardly, unsympathetic shrew who directly put her family's livelihood in danger, threw Homer into his boss's line-of-fire, then got herself off the hook by saying sweet words to her husband that are blatantly ''wrong'': Burns could ''effortlessly'' take away the things she listed off by simply firing Homer (and he's rich and powerful enough to do it out of spite and get away with it), meaning he wouldn't be able to afford two helpings of dessert, a bed to snuggle on, or even a [=TV=] to watch football on.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Marge. Her supporters argue that she was right to sabotage Burns' campaign, that Homer went too far in supporting Burns and forcing the rest of the family to play along, and echo her words about how the old man's wrath means nothing to Homer. Her critics see her as a cowardly, unsympathetic shrew who directly put her family's livelihood in danger, threw Homer into his boss's line-of-fire, then got herself off the hook by saying sweet words to her husband that are blatantly ''wrong''--Burns could ''effortlessly'' take away the things she listed off by simply firing Homer (and he's rich and powerful enough to do it out of spite and get away with it), meaning he wouldn't be able to afford two helpings of dessert, a bed to snuggle on, or even a [=TV=] to watch football on.

* UnintentionalUncannyValley: A large poster of Burns in one of his rallies has a creepy headshot of him with more realistic details than usual, including visible cheekbones and eyelids. This is in fact a parody of a near-identical bit of scenery in ''Film/CitizenKane'' with a similarly eerie headshot of Charles Foster Kane.

* HilariousInHindsight: Long before Lisa would embrace vegetarianism, she goes "fishing" with Bart without using any bait, admitting that she's just in it for the tranquility.

* UnintentionalUncannyValley: A large poster of Burns in one of his rallies has a creepy headshot of him with more realistic details than usual, including visible cheekbones and eyelids. This is in fact a parody of a near-identical bit of scenery in ''Film/CitizenKane'' with a similarly eerie headshot of Charles Foster Kane.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Marge is treated as being put upon because Homer has sold out to Burns and is forcing the family (or at least Bart) to support his campaign. Though as he himself states, he is only doing it so Burns won't fire him and he can keep a roof over their heads. She publicly sabotages Burns anyway (by inexplicably killing and serving Blinky), and when Burns throws a tantrum, she cowers and tells Homer to make him stop. Expectedly Burns threatens suffering upon Homer for what happened, only saved by his usual status quo preserving memory concerning his identity.

* UncannyValley: A large poster of Burns in one of his rallies has a creepy headshot of him with more realistic details than usual, including visible cheekbones and eyelids. This is in fact a parody of a near-identical bit of scenery in ''Film/CitizenKane'' with a similarly eerie headshot of Charles Foster Kane.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Marge is treated as being put upon because Homer has sold out to Burns and is forcing the family (or at least Bart) to support his campaign. Though as he himself states, he is only doing it so Burns won't fire him and he can keep a roof over their heads. She publicly sabotages Burns anyway (by inexplicably killing and serving Blinky), and when Burns throws a tantrum, she cowers and tells Homer to make him stop. Expectedly Burns threatens suffering upon Homer for what happened, only saved by his usual GoldfishMemory concerning his identity.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Marge is treated as being put upon because Homer has sold out to Burns and is forcing the family (or at least Bart) to support his campaign. Though as he himself states, he is only doing it so Burns won't fire him and he can keep a roof over their heads. She publicly sabotages Burns anyway (by inexplicably killing and serving Blinky), and when Burns throws a tantrum, she cowers and tells Homer to make him stop.

%% * DesignatedHero: Mary Bailey, Mr. Burns's opponent is essentially a cipher. It can be safely presumed she's a better person than Burns because he's ''Mr. Burns'' and she is supported by Marge but we never hear anything about Bailey's actual policies.

* DesignatedHero: Mary Bailey, Mr. Burns's opponent is essentially a cipher. It can be safely presumed she's a better person than Burns because he's ''Mr. Burns'' and she is supported by Marge but we never hear anything about Bailey's actual policies.

%% * DesignatedHero: Mary Bailey, Mr. Burns's opponent is essentially a cipher. It can be safely presumed she's a better person than Burns because he's ''Mr. Burns'' and she is supported by Marge but we never hear anything about Bailey's actual policies.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Marge is treated as being put upon because Homer has sold out to Burns and is forcing the family (or at least Bart) to support his campaign. Though as he himself states, he is only doing it so Burns won't fire him and he can keep a roof over their heads. She publicly sabotages Burns anyway (by inexplicably killing and serving Blinky).
** Homer as well. He's being coerced by his boss to help in his gubernatorial campaign, and he responds by coercing his wife into helping as well. Even though she vocally objects to it, he makes her participate in an event designed to give Burns votes when she'd intended to help boost his opponent and dismisses her objections with a housewife joke.

* DesignatedHero: Mary Bailey, Mr. Burns's opponent is essentially a cipher. It can be safely presumed she's a better person than Burns because he's ''Mr. Burns'' and she is supported by Marge but we never hear anything about Bailey's actual policies.

* DesignatedHero: Mary Bailey, Mr. Burns opponent is essentially a cipher. It can be safely presumed she's a better person than Burns because he's ''Mr. Burns'' and she is supported by Marge but we never hear anything about Bailey's actual policies.
* UncannyValley: A large poster of Burns in one of his rallies has a creepy headshot of him with more realistic details than usual, including visible cheekbones and eyelids. This is in fact a parody of a near identical bit of scenery in ''Film/CitizenKane'' with a similarly eerie headshot of Charles Foster Kane.

* UncannyValley: A large poster of Burns in one of his rallies has a creepy headshot of him with more realistic details than usual, including visible cheekbones and eyelids. This is in fact a parody of a near identical bit of scenery in ''Film/CitizenKane'' with a similarly eery headshot of Charles Foster Kane.

* DesignatedHero: Mary Bailey, Mr. Burns opponent is essentially cipher. It can be safely presumed she's a better person than Burns because he's ''Mr. Burns'' and she is supported by Marge but we never hear anything about Bailey's actual policies.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Marge is treated as being put upon because Homer has sold out to Burns and is forcing the family (or at least Bart) to support his campaign. Though as he himself states, he is only doing it so Burns won't fire him and he can keep a roof over their heads. She publicly sabotages Burns anyway (by inexplicably killing and serving Blinky) and when he inevitably turns nasty she cowers and makes Homer take the fall, just as he feared (only actually more directly).

* CriticalResearchFailure: Burns nicknames the three-eyed fish "Blinky" and it displays its ability to blink its eyes in sequential order. However, pretty much everyone knows that fish don't have eyelids. While the fish is a mutant, no one ever implies that the eyelids are part of its mutation. However, later episode show a rhinoceros hatching from his egg and a giraffe coming out of a hole so being a cartoon applies to animals too.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Marge is treated as being put upon because Homer has sold out to Burns and is forcing the family (or at least Bart) to support his campaign. Though as he himself states, he is only doing it so Burns won't fire him and he can keep a roof over their heads. She publicly sabotages Burns anyway (by inexplicably killing and serving Blinky) and when he inevitably turns nasty she cowers and makes Homer take the fall, just as he feared (only actually more directly).

* UncannyValley: A large poster of Burns in one of his rallies has a creepy headshot of him with more realistic details than usual, including visible cheekbones and eyelids. This is in fact a parody of a near identical bit of scenery in ''Film/CitizenKane'' with a similarly eery headshot of Orson Welles' character.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Marge is treated as being put upon because Homer has sold out to Burns and is forcing the family to support his campaign. Though as he himself states, he is only doing it so Burns won't fire him and he can keep a roof over their heads. She publicly sabotages Burns anyway (by inexplicably killing and serving Blinky) and when he inevitably turns nasty she cowers and makes Homer take the fall, just as he feared (only actually more directly).