YMMV / The Simpsons S4 E7 "Marge Gets a Job"

• Harsher in Hindsight: At one point in the episode, Homer tries to scare off Surly Joe by asking Marge to "go get the gun". A later episode focused on Homer actually buying a gun, as well as the marital problems it causes him and Marge when she begs him to get rid of it for everyone's safety and he refuses to listen.
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • Many homeowners and home repair workers have commented that the price of $8,500 USD for the foundation repair is humorously cheap and affordable. Since this episode's airdate (1992), inflation of the US dollar would have more than doubled this price^note This was equal to $18,205 USD in May 2023.
  • The image of the miserable power plant workers^note (the crying man, the woman with the thousand-yard stare mindlessly downing whiskey, and the crazy man cleaning his gun and calling himself "The Angel of Death") as "What's New Pussycat" plays over the intercom is even funnier after John Mulaney's story about tormenting a diner with that same song (and for bonus points the other song in that story, "It's Not Unusual" is played at the episode's end).
  • At one point, Mr Burns suggests a child labor day. Well...
• Nightmare Fuel: Smithers is surprisingly frightening in this episode. While normally he's merely a mild-mannered Yes-Man, it's disconcerting to see him cheerfully prodding a gun into Tom Jones' back, while quietly ordering him to do his bidding.
  Smithers: Big smile. Everybody's happy.
• Realism-Induced Horror:
  • The plot involves Marge Simpson getting sexually harassed by Mr. Burns, and the result is an episode that constantly straddles the line between hilarious and skin-crawlingly creepy. When Marge threatens to "sue the pants off" of him, Mr. Burns declares "You don't have to sue me to get my pants off," and he growls at her.
  • There's also the deranged plant employee loading a shotgun and calling himself "The Angel of Death". No doubt due to (sadly) many real-life instances of mass shootings in schools and workplaces.
• Values Resonance: Despite airing in 1992, Marge's storyline is more relevant now than it was back then because it deals with sexual harassment and sexual discrimination in the workplace, in addition to lawsuits surrounding the matter going pear-shaped.
• The Woobie: Poor Jack Marley. Reluctant Retiree doesn't do him justice. He's forced to retire against his will, despite having nothing to live for except his job (which is about to be taken away from him), and his dog has recently died. The last we see of him is in the scene where he tries to re-apply for the same position, only to lose out to Marge.

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