| − | *''Two Bad Neighbors'': Homer becomes an enemy of his new neighbor [[George H.W. Bush]] (RINO). In the end [[Gerald Ford]] (Conservative) is the new neighbor of the Simpsons, who becomes a friend of Homer. The episode had been created largely as a response to some negative criticism towards the show from both George and Barbara Bush (in particular, the latter's stump speech stating regarding family values that America needs to be "more like ''the Watsons'' and less like ''the Simpsons''.). | + | *''Two Bad Neighbors'': Homer becomes an enemy of his new neighbor [[George H.W. Bush]] (RINO). In the end [[Gerald Ford]] (Conservative) is the new neighbor of the Simpsons, who becomes a friend of Homer. The episode had been created largely as a response to some negative criticism towards the show from both George and Barbara Bush (in particular, the former's stump speech stating regarding family values that America needs to be "more like ''the Watsons'' and less like ''the Simpsons''.). |
| | *''Bart Gets an Elephant'': There are two political conventions that are used as site gags when the titular elephant, Stampy, proceeds to go on a rampage. On the one hand, the Repubican Party is demonized with the slogans "We Want what's worst for people" and "We're Just Plain Evil". But on the other, the Democrat Party Convention didn't fare well, either, with its slogans highlighting their incompetence and contempt for life with the slogans "We hate life and ourselves" and "We Can't Govern". | | *''Bart Gets an Elephant'': There are two political conventions that are used as site gags when the titular elephant, Stampy, proceeds to go on a rampage. On the one hand, the Repubican Party is demonized with the slogans "We Want what's worst for people" and "We're Just Plain Evil". But on the other, the Democrat Party Convention didn't fare well, either, with its slogans highlighting their incompetence and contempt for life with the slogans "We hate life and ourselves" and "We Can't Govern". |
| | *''Treehouse of Horror II'': Lisa's nightmare, an adaptation of the Monkey's Paw, has a subtle condemnation towards anti-Second Amendment beliefs, as after Lisa wishes for [[World Peace]], everyone destroys all of their weapons and guns, and proceed to sing "Kumbaya", only for Kang and Kodos (two drooling, tentacled, one-eyed aliens who laugh exceedingly) to proceed to invade the planet easily because of it. Bart's nightmare, based on ''The Twilight Zone'''s "It's a Good Life", however, has a slight anti-family message, due to the nightmare being Bart releasing Homer from his psychic-induced curse by bonding with him. | | *''Treehouse of Horror II'': Lisa's nightmare, an adaptation of the Monkey's Paw, has a subtle condemnation towards anti-Second Amendment beliefs, as after Lisa wishes for [[World Peace]], everyone destroys all of their weapons and guns, and proceed to sing "Kumbaya", only for Kang and Kodos (two drooling, tentacled, one-eyed aliens who laugh exceedingly) to proceed to invade the planet easily because of it. Bart's nightmare, based on ''The Twilight Zone'''s "It's a Good Life", however, has a slight anti-family message, due to the nightmare being Bart releasing Homer from his psychic-induced curse by bonding with him. |