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This playlist contains clips that cover various economic concepts.

The Simpsons: Homer's Grease Business

2m 23s

wasting resources

pure economic loss

Homer stops by Apu's convenience store to buy "the usual" and learns that he can sell grease. He tries to start a business around selling grease but realizes that his approach ends up losing him money.

Clips

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The Simpsons: Homer's Grease Business thumbnail

The Simpsons: Homer's Grease Business

Homer stops by Apu's convenience store to buy "the usual" and learns that he can sell grease. He ...

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Back to School: Economics 101 thumbnail

Back to School: Economics 101

In this humorous example showcasing the gap between the "real world" and theory, Thornton Melon c...

3

Parks and Recreation: Soda Sizes thumbnail

Parks and Recreation: Soda Sizes

Many of the local restaurants in the Pawnee Restaurant Association have increased the size of the...

4

Seinfeld: The Soup Nazi thumbnail

Seinfeld: The Soup Nazi

George orders soup from the Soup Nazi's shop and isn't given any bread. When he asks for bread, h...

5

Secret Millionaires Club: Opportunity Cost thumbnail

Secret Millionaires Club: Opportunity Cost

This clip demonstrates the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is...

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The Big Bang Theory: Clothes Donation thumbnail

00:50

The Big Bang Theory: Clothes Donation

Penny, Amy, and Bernadette go to a clothes donation bin to donate some of Penny's clothes and are...

7

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator thumbnail

03:19

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator

When Hewey, Dewey, and Louie Duck witness Gyro Gearloose's new invention, the Multiphonic Duplica...

9

Leave It to Beaver: Stocks and Bonds thumbnail

04:57

Leave It to Beaver: Stocks and Bonds

Beaver and his brother are given an introduction to the world of stocks and bonds by their parent...

10

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Mr. Bucket Loses His Job thumbnail

01:09

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Mr. Bucket Loses His Job

Charlie's father gets laid off from his job because a new robot at the toothpaste factory can per...

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Seinfeld: Black Market Showerhead thumbnail

03:31

Seinfeld: Black Market Showerhead

The landlord changes the showerheads in all of the apartments, leaving Kramer, Jerry, and Newman ...

12

The Simpsons: Nuclear Power Plant Inspection thumbnail

02:08

The Simpsons: Nuclear Power Plant Inspection

Government inspectors visit Mr. Burns' nuclear facility and find him in violation of hundreds of ...

13

Seinfeld: George's Uncertain Interview thumbnail

02:21

Seinfeld: George's Uncertain Interview

George does very well in a job interview but is not told whether or not he is employed because hi...

14

Secret Millionaires Club: The Domino Effect thumbnail

03:26

Secret Millionaires Club: The Domino Effect

Mr. Fellman's store is at risk of going out of business, so Mr. Buffett explains how the closing ...

15

The Wire: We Got an Elastic Product thumbnail

01:01

The Wire: We Got an Elastic Product

Stringer Bell learns about product elasticity and then explains it to the gangsters he is in busi...

16

Scrooge McDuck and Money: Scrooge McDuck Explains Money thumbnail

04:27

Scrooge McDuck and Money: Scrooge McDuck Explains Money

Uncle Scrooge explains the early forms of currency and how it has evolved over time.

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Seinfeld: Miss America Contestant thumbnail

00:36

Seinfeld: Miss America Contestant

While at dinner, Kramer asks a Miss America contestant what she would do to make the world a bett...

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It's a Wonderful Life: Potter's Offer thumbnail

02:31

It's a Wonderful Life: Potter's Offer

A very attractive job offer is proposed by Mr. Potter, and George is conflicted on whether or not...

22

Secret Millionaires Club: The High Cost of Demand thumbnail

03:04

Secret Millionaires Club: The High Cost of Demand

When a product is in high demand, a manufacturer is obligated to charge a little more to pay back...

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Secret Millionaires Club: The Big Trade-Off thumbnail

03:04

Secret Millionaires Club: The Big Trade-Off

The Secret Millionaires Club learns how to take less of one thing in order to get more of somethi...

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The Big Bang Theory: Outsourcing a Date thumbnail

01:43

The Big Bang Theory: Outsourcing a Date

Sheldon has a contractual obligation in his relationship with Amy, and he tries to outsource one ...

26

The Big Bang Theory: We're Going to Olive Garden thumbnail

00:48

The Big Bang Theory: We're Going to Olive Garden

Howard calls Stephanie to update her on their dinner plans, and Howard's mother wants to go to Ol...

27

Secret Millionaires Club: Lawn and Order thumbnail

02:46

Secret Millionaires Club: Lawn and Order

The Secret Millionaires Club explore why saving money is so important and help their friend expan...

28

Saturday Night Live: Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford thumbnail

02:14

Saturday Night Live: Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford

A man gives advice to a couple struggling with credit card debt. He suggests that they do not buy...

29

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator thumbnail

03:19

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator

When Hewey, Dewey, and Louie Duck witness Gyro Gearloose's new invention, the Multiphonic Duplica...

30

Teen Titans Go!: The Sharing Economy thumbnail

02:55

Teen Titans Go!: The Sharing Economy

Robin explains the sharing economy to the rest of the Teen Titans, as they are unfamiliar with it...

36

Stranger Than Fiction: Tax Man Audit thumbnail

02:32

Stranger Than Fiction: Tax Man Audit

Harold, a tax auditor, visits Miss Pascal at her store to audit her because she paid only 78% of ...

38

The Big Short: Selena Gomez Teachers CDOs Scene thumbnail

02:13

The Big Short: Selena Gomez Teachers CDOs Scene

Selena teaches how CDO's can lead to synthetic CDO's and transforms investments into billions of ...

40

The Great Debaters: The Time for Justice thumbnail

02:58

The Great Debaters: The Time for Justice

The plot of The Great Debaters revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson at a ...

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The Big Bang Theory: Sale on Jewelry thumbnail

01:48

The Big Bang Theory: Sale on Jewelry

Amy is mad at Sheldon, and he goes to the jewelry store with Penny to buy Amy something. Sheldon ...

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The Big Bang Theory: Shoes as a Normal Good thumbnail

00:58

The Big Bang Theory: Shoes as a Normal Good

When Sheldon alerts Penny that she'll earn over $3,000 for a single night of work, she imemdiatel...

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Numb3rs: Prisoner's Dilemma Example thumbnail

02:37

Numb3rs: Prisoner's Dilemma Example

Charlie and Don try to make the three suspects talk using the prisoner's dilemma. They convince o...

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Matilda: What Was My Profit For the Day? thumbnail

01:37

Matilda: What Was My Profit For the Day?

After a successful day of selling cars, Mr. Wormwood shares the cost of the three cars and the am...

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The Big Bang Theory: Cats: An Economic Bad thumbnail

04:15

The Big Bang Theory: Cats: An Economic Bad

Sheldon buys a bunch of cats to cope with his break-up with Amy. He must pay $20 to get people to...

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The Big Bang Theory: Stealing from the Charity Bin thumbnail

00:51

The Big Bang Theory: Stealing from the Charity Bin

Penny, alongside Amy and Bernadette, went to a clothes donation box to donate some of Penny's old...

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Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Conserve Your Resources thumbnail

00:29

Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Conserve Your Resources

The Planeteers explains how much the world's economy depends on fossil fuels. It is important to ...