History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS8E20TheCanineMutiny

* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: Groundskeeper Willie talks about how he hates Santa's Little Helper, but due to his accent, drops the "H" sound. He ends with "And I 'ATE the mess he left on me rug!" Bart looks surprised, and Willie asserts, "Ya heard me!" Did Willie actually eat dog poop? Or is Bart shocked that his dog, who's rather civilized, would poop on the floor?

* SoOkayItsAverage: What many fans think of this episode. It's actually not a bad episode on its own, but considering it came from season 8, which was really shaking up the status quo with convention-defying episodes ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E24TheSimpsonsSpinOffShowcase The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]"), daring subject matter (at the time) ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E15HomersPhobia Homer's Phobia]]"), commentaries on the relationship between a long-running show and its fans ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E14TheItchyAndScratchyAndPoochieShow The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]"), some of the darkest humor yet ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E23HomersEnemy Homer's Enemy]]", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E17MySisterMySitter My Sister, My Sitter]]"), brand new settings that took a lot of effort to produce ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice You Only Move Twice]]"), set-ups for character arcs ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E6AMilhouseDivided A Milhouse Divided]]", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E19GradeSchoolConfidential Grade School Confidential]]"), experimental animation ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E9ElViajeMisteriosoDeNuestroJomer El Viaje de Nuestro Jomer]]"), some brief character changes ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E8HurricaneNeddy Hurricane Neddy]]", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E16BrotherFromAnotherSeries Brother From Another Series]]"), light dramatic offerings ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E3TheHomerTheyFall The Homer They Fall]]"), and wild, over-the-top storylines ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E11TheTwistedWorldOfMargeSimpson The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E18HomerVsTheEighteenthAmendment Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]"), this feels a little conventional and light by comparison.

* ValuesDissonance: The portrayal of possession of Marijuana as being a serious offense comes off as this in light of many states having since legalized the drug for both medicinal and personal uses (at the time the episode aired, only California and Arizona allowed it to be prescribed for medicinal use and the Clinton Administration was vocally against even that) and with most people now seeing possession of pot as no big deal or a minor offense at best. Wiggum and the rest of the cops not punishing the blind man for having pot now looks downright reasonable(especially considering the controversy over many minorities getting harsh sentences just for carrying pot) instead of like blatant police corruption like it was supposed to.

* SoOkayItsAverage: What many fans think of this episode. It's actually not a bad episode on its own, but considering it came from season 8, which was really shaking up the status quo with convention-defying episodes ("The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"), daring subject matter (at the time) ("Homer's Phobia"), commentaries on the relationship between a long-running show and its fans ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"), some of the darkest humor yet ("Homer's Enemy", "My Sister, My Sitter"), brand new settings that took a lot of effort to produce ("You Only Move Twice"), set-ups for character arcs ("A Milhouse Divided", "Grade School Confidential"), experimental animation ("El Viaje de Nuestro Jomer"), some brief character changes ("Hurricane Neddy", "Brother From Another Series"), light dramatic offerings ("The Homer They Fall"), and wild, over-the-top storylines ("The Twisted World of Marge Simpson", "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"), "The Canine Mutiny" feels a little conventional and light by comparison.
* ValuesDissonance: The portrayal of possession of Marijuana as being a serious offense comes off as this in light of many states having since legalized the drug for both medicinal and personal uses(at the time the episode aired, only California and Arizona allowed it to be prescribed for medicinal use and the Clinton Administration was vocally against even that) and with most people now seeing possession of pot as no big deal or a minor offense at best. Wiggum and the rest of the cops not punishing the blind man for having pot now looks downright reasonable(especially considering the controversy over many minorities getting harsh sentences just for carrying pot)instead of like blatant police corruption like it was supposed to.

* SoOkayItsAverage: What many fans think of this episode. It's actually not a bad episode on its own, but considering it came from season 8, which was really shaking up the status quo with convention-defying episodes ("The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"), daring subject matter (at the time) ("Homer's Phobia"), commentaries on the relationship between a long-running show and its fans ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"), some of the darkest humor yet ("Homer's Enemy", "My Sister, My Sitter"), brand new settings that took a lot of effort to produce ("You Only Move Twice"), set-ups for character arcs ("A Milhouse Divided", "Grade School Confidential"), experimental animation ("El Viaje de Nuestro Jomer"), some brief character changes ("Hurricane Neddy", "Brother From Another Series"), and even light dramatic offerings ("The Homer They Fall"), "The Canine Mutiny" feels a little conventional and light by comparison.

* ValuesDissonance: The portrayal of possession of Marijuana as being a serious offense comes off as this in light of many states having since legalized the drug for both medicinal and personal uses(at the time the episode aired, only California and Arizona allowed it to be prescribed for medicinal use and the Clinton Administration was vocally against even that) and with most people now seeing possession of pot as no big deal or a minor offense at best.

* SoOkayItsAverage: What many fans think of this episode. It's actually not a bad episode on its own, but considering it came from season 8, which was really shaking up the status quo with convention-defying episodes ("The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"), daring subject matter (at the time) ("Homer's Phobia"), commentaries on the relationship between a long-running show and its fans ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"), some of the darkest humor yet ("Homer's Enemy", "My Sister, My Sitter"), brand new settings that took a lot of effort to produce ("You Only Move Twice"), set-ups for character arcs ("A Milhouse Divided", "Grade School Confidential"), experimental animation ("El Viaje de Nuestro Jomer"), some brief character changes ("Hurricane Neddy", "Brother From Another Series"), and even light dramatic offerings ("The Homer They Fall"), "The Canine Mutiny" feels a little conventional and light by comparison.