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* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''' "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" (during a parody of ''[[The Prisoner]]''): |
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''' "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" (during a parody of ''[[The Prisoner]]''): |
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{{quote|'''Number 2:''' I'll be blunt. Your web page has stumbled upon our secret plan. |
{{quote|'''Number 2:''' I'll be blunt. Your web page has stumbled upon our secret plan. |
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'''Homer:''' That's impossible. All my stories are bullplop. [[Gosh Dang It to Heck|Bullplop!]] |
'''Homer:''' That's impossible. All my stories are bullplop. [[Gosh Dang It to Heck|Bullplop!]] |
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'''Number 2:''' Don't be cute. I'm referring to the flu shot exposé. You see, we're the ones loading them with mind-controlling additives. |
'''Number 2:''' Don't be cute. I'm referring to the flu shot exposé. You see, we're the ones loading them with mind-controlling additives. |
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'''Homer:''' But why? |
'''Homer:''' But why? |
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'''Number 2:''' To drive people into a frenzy of shopping. That's why flu shots are given just before Christmas. |
'''Number 2:''' To drive people into a frenzy of shopping. That's why flu shots are given just before Christmas. |
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'''Homer:''' Of course. It's so simple. Wait, no it's not. It's needlessly complicated. |
'''Homer:''' Of course. It's so simple. Wait, no it's not. It's needlessly complicated. |
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'''Number 2:''' Yes, it is. }} |
'''Number 2:''' Yes, it is. }} |
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** Subverted in another episode when Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil is about to kill Bart by throwing him off a hydroelectric dam: |
** Subverted in another episode when Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil is about to kill Bart by throwing him off a hydroelectric dam: |
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