History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS3E13RadioBart

* HilariousInHindsight: Trapped in the well, Bart laments that he'll never have the chance to use a fake ID. He'll do just that in "Bart on the Road."

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The music that plays during Bart's attempt to scale down the well is clearly meant to be "[[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Axel F]]".

** After the 2017 earthquake that affected Mexico and the rescue efforts in its aftermath, one of the most alluring stories was that of a little girl (Frida Sofia) that was trapped and kept contact through her cell phone, with prayer vigils and other similar reactions. Then it was discovered the little girl did not exist, and had been made up by Televisa -- which started the story for the sake of ratings. It enraged everybody.

** The third act falls under this, because the crowd has went on to ostracize Bart of any love (and the mayor saying that he was going to be ''left to die'') [[DisproportionateRetribution over one prank]], with only Homer and Marge being supportive. Come "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer The Boys of Bummer]]", and the crowd reaction turns UpToEleven over Bart dropping the ball and losing the game. Suddenly, the AssholeVictim applies more to the Townspeople instead of Bart in comparison.

** The third act falls under this, because the crowd has went on to ostracize Bart of any love (and the major saying that he was going to be ''left to die'') [[DisproportionateRetribution over one prank]], with only Homer and Marge being supportive. Come "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer The Boys of Bummer]]", and the crowd reaction turns UpToEleven over Bart dropping the ball and losing the game. Suddenly, the AssholeVictim applies more to the Townspeople instead of Bart in comparison.

** Homer admitting that Bart was an accident is a real KickTheDog moment, especially since he said this after he had fallen down the well. However, the fact he admitted it on national television ''and'' unsuccessfully tried to ask reporter Kent Brockman to edit his comment out is downright hilarious.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Homer has a couple of moments when Bart is trapped in the well: First, he admits that Bart was an accident while being interviewed. After Marge calls him out on it, he tries taking it back only to be told the newscast is live coast to coast. Then, he and Marge give Bart a sweater but it's too big for him. Homer's response? "You'll grow into it."
** Bart tricking Rod and Todd into thinking God is talking to them on the radio.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Homer has a couple of moments when Bart is trapped in the well.
** First, he admits that Bart was an accident while being interviewed. After Marge calls him out on it, he tries taking it back only to be told the newscast is live coast to coast.
** Then, he and Marge give Bart a sweater but it's too big for him. Homer's response? "You'll grow into it."

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The music that plays during Bart's attempt to scale down the well is clearly meant to be "[[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Axel F]]".
* WereStillRelevantDammit: The episode was clearly inspired by the media circus that surrounded toddler Jessica [=McClure=] when she was trapped in a well, which happened years before this episode (and, by proxy, the series) was even created (though the episode itself is mostly a parody of ''Film/AceInTheHole'').

* WereStillRelevantDammit: The episode was clearly inspired by the media circus that surrounded toddler Jessica [=McClure=] when she was trapped in a well (though the episode itself is mostly a parody of ''Film/AceInTheHole'').

** First, he accidentally admits that Bart was an accident while being interviewed. After Marge calls him out on it, he tries taking it back only to be told the newscast is live coast to coast.

** On the 2017 earthquake that affected Mexico and the rescue efforts in its aftermath, one of the most alluring stories was that of a little girl (Frida Sofia) that was trapped and kept contact through her cell phone, with prayer vigils and other similar reactions. Then it was discovered the little girl did not exist, and had been made up by the TV station that started the story for the sake of ratings. It enraged everybody.
* MemeticMutation: Turns out that on Mexico this episode is pretty well-known, being called "the 'Timmy O'Toole' episode" over there. It became pretty significant for a while in the aftermath of the 2017 earthquake, with the episode airing after the "Frida Sofia" hoax was discovered.

** On the 2017 earthquake that affected Mexico and the rescue efforts in its aftermath, one of the most alluring stories was that of a little girl (Frida Sofia) that was trapped and kept contact through her cell phone, with prayer vigils and other similar reactions. Then it was discovered the little girl did not existed, and had been made up by the TV station that started the story for the sake of ratings. It enraged everybody.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: The episode was clearly inspired by the media circus that surrounded toddler Jessica McClure when she was trapped in a well (though the episode itself is mostly a parody of ''Film/AceInTheHole'').

** On the 2017 earthquake that affected Mexico and the rescue efforts in its aftermath, one of the most alluring stories was that of a little girl (Frida Sofia) that was trapped and kept contact through her cell phone, with prayer vigils and other similar reactions. Then it was discovered the little girl did not existed, and had been made up by the TV station the started the story for the sake of ratings. It enraged everybody.

** The third act falls under this, because the crowd has went on to ostracize Bart of any love [[DisproportionateRetribution over one prank]], with only Homer and Marge being supportive. Come "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer The Boys of Bummer]]", and the crowd reaction turns UpToEleven over Bart dropping the ball and losing the game. Suddenly, the AssholeVictim applies more to the Townspeople instead of Bart in comparison.
** On the 2017 earthquake that affected Mexico and the rescue efforts in its aftermath, one of the most alluring stories was that of a little girl (Frida Sofia) that was trapped and kept contact through her cell phone, with prayer vigils and other similar reactions. Then it turned out that it was discovered the little girl did not existed, and had been made up by the TV station the started the story for the sake of ratings. It enraged everybody.

** The third act falls under this, because the crowd has went on to ostracize Bart of any love [[DisproportionateRetribution over one prank]], with only Homer and Marge being supportive. Come [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer The Boys of Bummer]], and the crowd reaction turns UpToEleven over Bart dropping the ball and losing the game. Suddenly, the AssholeVictim applies more to the Townspeople instead of Bart in comparison.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The music that plays during Bart's attempt to scale down the well is clearly meant to be "[[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Axel F]]".

* HarsherInHindsight: The third act falls under this, because the crowd has went on to ostracize Bart of any love [[DisproportionateRetribution over one prank]], with only Homer and Marge being supportive. Come [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer The Boys of Bummer]], and the crowd reaction turns UpToEleven over Bart dropping the ball and losing the game. Suddenly, the AssholeVictim applies more to the Townspeople instead of Bart in comparison.

* HarsherInHindsight: The third act falls under this, because the crowd has went on to ostracize Bart of any love, [[DisproportionateRetribution over one prank]] with only Homer and Marge being supportive. Come [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer The Boys of Bummer]], and the crowd reaction turns UpToEleven over Bart dropping the ball and losing the game. Suddenly, the AssholeVictim applies more to the Townspeople instead of Bart in comparison.

* HarsherInHindsight: The third act falls under this, because the crowd has went on to ostracize Bart of any love, with only Homer and Marge being supportive. Come [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer The Boys of Bummer]], and the crowd reaction turns UpToEleven over Bart dropping the ball and losing the game. Suddenly, the AssholeVictim applies more to the Townspeople instead of Bart in comparison.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The music that plays during Bart's attempt to scale down the well is clearly meant to be "[[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Axel F]]".
* TakeThat: TV Azteca aired this episode hours after it was revealed that Televisa broadcasted the rescue of Frida Sofia, a girl that actually never existed. [[labelnote:Explanation]] (taken from TheOtherWiki) On September 2017, decades after the episode aired for the first time, an earthquake devastated Mexico city on the state of Mexico. Then during the news coverage of the devastation, Televisa reported there was a little girl named Frida Sofia trapped within the debris of a fallen school. However, soon after it was revealed that in fact Frida Sofia never existed. Outraged with the fake news within times of crisis, rival network TV Azteca whom's television schedule of the day included The Simpsons. In retaliation decided to air that same day, the episode of Radio Bart (informally known in Mexico as "the Timmy O'toole episode"). Such airing choice was praised by mexicans citizens and international news media alike, leading to Timmy O'toole to become a trending topic in social media, with mexicans explaining their support trough internet memes. [[/labelnote]]

* TakeThat: TV Azteca aired this episode hours after it was revealed that Televisa broadcasted the rescue of Frida Sofia, a girl that actually never existed. [[note]] (taken from TheOtherWiki) On September 2017, decades after the episode aired for the first time, an earthquake devastated Mexico city on the state of Mexico. Then during the news coverage of the devastation, Televisa reported there was a little girl named Frida Sofia trapped within the debris of a fallen school. However, soon after it was revealed that in fact Frida Sofia never existed. Outraged with the fake news within times of crisis, rival network TV Azteca whom's television schedule of the day included The Simpsons. In retaliation decided to air that same day, the episode of Radio Bart (informally known in Mexico as "the Timmy O'toole episode"). Such airing choice was praised by mexicans citizens and international news media alike, leading to Timmy O'toole to become a trending topic in social media, with mexicans explaining their support trough internet memes. [[/note]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The music that plays during Bart's attempt to scale down the well is clearly meant to be "[[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Axel F]]".