At school, Lisa becomes friends with a super rich kid named Harper Jambowski (voiced by Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars herself). This in turn leads Homer to become best pals with her father. Unlike the relationship with the fathers, Lisa's relationship with Harper turns south when she notices Harper never lets Lisa have a say in the matter.
Tropes appearing in this episode:
- The Bully: While Harper may have the best intentions in mind, she completely shuts out Lisa when doing stuff together.
- Comically Small Bribe: Principal Skinner cancels a school week for a ten-dollar bribe.
- Continuity Nod:
- At the concert, the electric sign behind the boy band uses the really clear subliminal message, "Join the Navy". It then replaces it with "Oops".
- Lisa starting a Magic Club at school is a nod to "The Great Simpsina" where she became a magician's apprentice.
- Cool Chair: Homer wants one that can make him stand up with the push of a button. Unfortunately, it costs 1,100 USD.
- Dating What Daddy Hates: Inverted. Homer and Mike become good friends, but their daughters hate each other.
- Good Parents: When Homer sees for himself how controlling Harper and her father are towards Lisa, he stands up for Lisa and ends his friendship with Harper’s father.
- Revenge Before Reason: Upon finding out that Homer spent the money he was crowdfunded on a chair, the Springfieldians burst into his house and destroy it. If they had simply called Homer out and demanded their money be refunded, or even took the chair away and sold it to get their money back, they would have been in a much better position. Instead, they irrevocably destroyed something that their money had already been spent on.
