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** When Bart asks his mom why she thinks it's a good idea to bring a potato to school for show and tell her response is "I just think they're neat". The saying is used for people to describe why they like their favorite characters and things.

** Bart mentions that it's unlikely anyone would want to watch him in twenty years. Twenty years later, the show was in its 25th season and still going strong.

** And four years after that, as of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS29E19LeftBehind Left Behind]]", Ned Flanders has once again found himself employed at Springfield Elementary, not for a one-episode-stint as principal, but a permanent position of fourth grade teacher.

* ValuesDissonance: During his suspension, Principal Skinner spends time with Bart, who is a student, to the point of taking him to an Italian restaurant for dinner. Nowadays with so many teachers both male and female being arrested and/or fired for having inappropriate relationships with underage students, teacher-student outings like this wouldn't be permitted without consent from the student's parent(s) or legal guardian(s).
** He wasn't suspended, he was fired. Still unusual for a grown man to befriend a child, but nothing illegal about it.

** Bart mentions that it's unlikely anyone would want to watch him in 20 years. 20 years later, the show was in its 25th season and still going strong.
** And four years after that, as of the episode "Left Behind", Ned Flanders has once again found himself employed at Springfield Elementary, not for a one-episode-stint as principal, but a permanent position of fourth grade teacher.

* ValuesDissonance: During his suspension, Principal Skinner spends time with Bart, who is a student, to the point of taking him to an Italian restaurant for dinner. Nowadays with so many teachers both male and female being arrested and/or fired for having inappropriate relationships with underage students, teacher-student outings like this wouldn't be permitted without consent from the student's parent(s) or legal guardian(s).

* ValuesDissonance: During his suspension, Principal Skinner spends time with Bart, who is a student, to the point of taking him to an Italian restaurant for dinner. Nowadays with so many teachers both male and female being arrested and/or fired for having inappropriate relationships with underage students, teacher-student outings like this would be considered inappropriate.

* ValuesDissonance: During his suspension, Principal Skinner spends time with Bart, who is a student to the point of taking him to an Italian restaurant for dinner. Nowadays with so many teachers both male and female being arrested and/or fired for having inappropriate relationships with underage students, teacher-student outings like this would be considered inappropriate.

* ValuesDissonance: While briefly fired, Principal Skinner spends time with Bart, who is a student, even going so far as taking him to an Italian restaurant for dinner. Nowadays with so many teachers both male and female being arrested and/or fired for having inappropriate relationships with underage students, teacher-student outings like this would be considered inappropriate.

* MemeticMutation: When Bart asks his mom why she thinks it's a good idea to bring a potato to school for show and tell her response is "I just think they're neat". The saying is used for people to describe why they like their favorite characters and things.

** Bart mentions that it's unlikely anyone would want to watch him in 20 years. 20 years later and the show was in it's 25th season and still going strong.

* ValuesDissonance: Ned Flanders replaces Skinner as principal, and Bart [[VictoryIsBoring becomes extremely bored since his niceness lets him get away with everything]] so he tries to get him fired. After several schemes backfire and earn Flanders praise, what [[StatusQuoIsGod finally does get him fired?]] Being caught leading the students in prayer. While many other developed countries have a concept of separation of church and state, none of them are anywhere near as strict as America's, where prayer in public schools is outright ''illegal''. Many viewers outside the US wouldn't get what the big deal was, or consider it [[FelonyMisdemeanor humorous that he was fired over THAT of all things]].
** While briefly fired, Principal Skinner spends time with Bart, who is a student, even going so far as taking him to an Italian restaurant for dinner. Nowadays with so many teachers both male and female being arrested and/or fired for having inappropriate relationships with underage students, teacher-student outings like this would be considered inappropriate.

* ValuesDissonance: Ned Flanders replaces Skinner as principal, and Bart [[VictoryIsBoring becomes extremely bored since his niceness lets him get away with everything]] so he tries to get him fired. After several schemes backfire and earn Flanders praise, what [[StatusQuoIsGod finally does get him fired?]] Being caught leading the students in prayer. While many other developed countries have a concept of separation of church and state, none of them are anywhere near as strict as America's, where prayer in public schools is outright ''illegal''. Many viewers outside the US wouldn't get what the big deal was, or consider it [[FelonyMisdemeanor humorous that he was fired over THAT of all things]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Bart mentions that it's unlikely anyone would want to watch him in 20 years. 20 years later and the show was in it's 25th season and still going strong.

* ValuesDissonance: Ned Flanders replaces Skinner as principal, and Bart [[VictoryIsBoring becomes extremely bored since his niceness lets him get away with everything]] so tries to get him fired. After several schemes backfire and earn Flanders praise, what [[StatusQuoIsGod finally does get him fired?]] Being caught leading the students in prayer. While many other developed countries have a concept of Separation of Church and State, none of them are anywhere near as strict as America's, where prayer in public schools is outright ''illegal''. Many viewers outside the US wouldn't get what the big deal was, or consider it [[FelonyMisdemeanor humorous that he was fired over THAT of all things]].

* ValuesDissonance: Ned Flanders replaces Skinner as principal, and Bart [[VictoryIsBoring becomes extremely bored since his niceness lets him get away with everything]] so tries to get him fired. After several schemes backfire and earn Flanders praise, what [[StatusQuoIsGod finally does get him fired?]] Being caught leading the students in prayer. While many other developed countries have a concept of Separation of Church and State, none of them are anywhere near as strict as America's, where prayer in public schools is outright ''illegal''. Many viewers outside the US wouldn't get what the big deal was, or consider it [[FelonyMisdemeanor humorous that he was fired over THAT of all things]].
** Even in America, it could leave younger viewers scratching their heads if their only academic experience was in a Parochial School.
** Actually, in America, it ''is'' legal to pray in public schools, so long as it's on your own time (and it applies to staff and students). Students can also lead their own Bible clubs, and therefore prayer, but that's the defining caveat: it has to be a STUDENT running it, NOT a teacher or the principal. The defining difference is that the adults in those positions are ''in power'' over a group of minors they have authority and influence over, and there's potential to abuse that power over students of different religions or no religion. A public school is a government entity, and the government HAS to honor the separation of church and state. The ValuesDissonance will still apply, though, because even in America, there are people who don't understand this distinction and will think it's the ''prayer'' that's the issue, and not the fact that Flanders was in a position of power.

** Even in America, it could leave younger viewers scratching their heads if their only academic experience was in a Parochial School.