The Simpsons (animation)/Recap/S23 E7 The Man in The Blue Flannel Pants

The Simpsons host a party to promote Krusty's new Vodka product. Homer gets a promotion to an account executive. Lisa teaches Bart how to read.

Tropes:
""Wait! How did I get in your bedroom.""
 * Double Entendre: After Krusty's pants creek. "Get to the point, unless you want your face full of clown chunks."
 * Gilligan Cut: Lampshaded by Marge tells the businessman she won't be bending her to his sexual will.

"Lisa: Patience! PATIENCE! Got on with it!"
 * Gory Discretion Shot: Homer rides by Mr. Burns on a lawn mower, and a bunch of blood spatters bystanders. Cut back to Mr. Burns, who grabs his leg.
 * Hypocritical Humor: Bart tries sounding out the word "patience."

"Luann: It's not what you think!
 * I Need to Go Iron My Dog: "I have surgery in the morning." "Yeah, and I'm the one having the surgery."
 * Inevitable Waterfall: During the rafting trip.
 * New Job Episode: Homer becomes an account executive.
 * Noodle Incident: Homer hiring Crappy the Clunk as an unauthorized Krusty look-alike for Lisa's first communion.
 * Not What It Looks Like: Subverted.

Kirk: It's much weirder."

"Lenny: Boy, everyone from the Nuclear Plant is here, except the bosses of course.
 * Office Golf: Homer plays this game with goldfish.
 * Sad Times Montage: Homer gets one for his "meaningless" life as an account executive.
 * Shout-Out: The title is a reference to the novel, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
 * Krusty's roll-up dickey is set to eleven.
 * Homer eats steak with the mayor at the Loin King.
 * Lisa's toy bunny is Bongo.
 * The Soulless: Accountants, according to the businessman.
 * Who Would Be Stupid Enough...?/Inadvertent Entrance Cue:

Carl Carlson: Yeah, even Homer's not dumb enough to invite—

Mr. Burns: (Holding a party invitation.) Ooh, so this is the famous "party"."