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** When the barbershop quartet are trying to come up with a name for themselves, Skinner says that they need a name "that's witty at first, but that seems less funny each time you hear it." Apu suggests "The Be Sharps," and everyone is accordingly in hysterics.

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** When the barbershop quartet are trying to come up with a name for themselves, Skinner says that they need a name "that's witty at first, but that seems less funny each time you hear it." Apu suggests "The Be Sharps," and everyone is accordingly in hysterics. The name is repeated, and everyone responds with awkward, forced laughter, convincing them it's perfect.
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** Trading cards of religious figures are a real thing (although, depending on the denomination of the religion, the pictures might not have depictions of any of the figures' faces, because that counts as a violation of one of the Ten Commandments).
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** A Capella really was a very popular music genre in the 1980s.
** The ''Kalahari Surfers'' actually had an album called ''BiggerThanJesus'' in 1989.
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** When the barbershop quarter are trying to come up with a name for themselves, Skinner says that they need a name "that's witty at first, but that seems less funny each time you hear it." Apu suggests "The Be Sharps," and everyone is accordingly in hysterics.

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** When the barbershop quarter quartet are trying to come up with a name for themselves, Skinner says that they need a name "that's witty at first, but that seems less funny each time you hear it." Apu suggests "The Be Sharps," and everyone is accordingly in hysterics.
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* HumorDissonance: PlayedForLaughs twice.
** Bart and Lisa find a Be Sharps album.
--->'''Bart:''' Dad, when did you record an album?
--->'''Homer:''' I'm surprised you don't remember, son! It was only eight years ago.
--->'''Bart:''' Dad, thanks to television I can't remember what happened eight minutes ago. ''(Homer, Marge and Lisa laugh hysterically.)'' No, really, I can't, it's a serious problem! ''(They keep laughing. Bart uncomfortably joins in.)'' What are we all laughing about?
--->'''Homer:''' Who cares?!
** When the barbershop quarter are trying to come up with a name for themselves, Skinner says that they need a name "that's witty at first, but that seems less funny each time you hear it." Apu suggests "The Be Sharps," and everyone is accordingly in hysterics.
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* OneSceneWonder: The hysterical man who screams "This enormous woman will devour us all!", after talks about the Statue of Liberty.

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* OneSceneWonder: "This enormous woman will devour us all!"

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** Is the name "B Sharps" a reference to the fact that B sharp is just C natural on the piano, or to the fact that "Beatles" sounds like "B Dulls"? [[DoubleMeaning Both?]]

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** Is the name "B "Be Sharps" a reference to the fact that B sharp is just C natural on the piano, or to the fact that "Beatles" sounds like "B Dulls"? [[DoubleMeaning Both?]]



* HilariousInHindsight: Apu's membership with the Bee Sharps gets funnier when it's revealed in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian "Lisa the Vegetarian"]] that he's friends with Music/PaulMcCartney and his then-wife Linda, as he first met Paul in India when Music/TheBeatles were with the Maharishi in 1968.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Apu's membership with the Bee Be Sharps gets funnier when it's revealed in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian "Lisa the Vegetarian"]] that he's friends with Music/PaulMcCartney and his then-wife Linda, as he first met Paul in India when Music/TheBeatles were with the Maharishi in 1968.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Apu's membership with the Bee Sharps gets funnier when it's revealed in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian "Lisa the Vegetarian"]] that he's friends with Music/PaulMcCartney and his then-wife Linda, as he first met Paul in India when the Beatles were with the Maharishi in 1968.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Apu's membership with the Bee Sharps gets funnier when it's revealed in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian "Lisa the Vegetarian"]] that he's friends with Music/PaulMcCartney and his then-wife Linda, as he first met Paul in India when the Beatles Music/TheBeatles were with the Maharishi in 1968.
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** Homer spurring Music/GeorgeHarrison's introducing himself in favor of getting one of the brownies he was eating. Did Homer fail to recognize Harrison or did he know exactly who he was but just thought the brownie was more important?

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** Homer spurring Music/GeorgeHarrison's introducing himself in favor of getting one of the brownies he was eating. Did Homer fail to recognize Harrison or did he know exactly who he was but just thought [[TheSnackIsMoreInteresting the brownie was more important?important]]?

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* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: Is the name "B Sharps" a reference to the fact that B sharp is just C natural on the piano, or to the fact that "Beatles" sounds like "B Dulls"? [[DoubleMeaning Both?]]

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Is the name "B Sharps" a reference to the fact that B sharp is just C natural on the piano, or to the fact that "Beatles" sounds like "B Dulls"? [[DoubleMeaning Both?]]Both?]]
** Homer spurring Music/GeorgeHarrison's introducing himself in favor of getting one of the brownies he was eating. Did Homer fail to recognize Harrison or did he know exactly who he was but just thought the brownie was more important?
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* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: Is the name "B Sharps" a reference to the fact that B sharp is just C natural on the piano, or to the fact that "Beatles" sounds like "B Dulls"?

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* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: Is the name "B Sharps" a reference to the fact that B sharp is just C natural on the piano, or to the fact that "Beatles" sounds like "B Dulls"?Dulls"? [[DoubleMeaning Both?]]
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* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: Is the name "B Sharps" a reference to the fact that B sharp is just C natural on the piano, or to the fact that "Beatles" sounds like "B Dulls"?

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* HilariousInHindsight: Apu's membership with the Bee Sharps gets funnier when it's revealed in "Lisa the Vegetarian" that he's friends with Music/PaulMcCartney and his then-wife Linda, as he first met Paul in India when the Beatles were with the Maharishi in 1968.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Apu's membership with the Bee Sharps gets funnier when it's revealed in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian "Lisa the Vegetarian" Vegetarian"]] that he's friends with Music/PaulMcCartney and his then-wife Linda, as he first met Paul in India when the Beatles were with the Maharishi in 1968.1968.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Apu's membership with the Bee Sharps gets funnier when it's revealed in "Lisa the Vegetarian" that he's friends with Music/PaulMcCartney and his then-wife Linda, as he first met Paul in India when the Beatles were with the Maharishi in 1968.

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