** One of the episode's central conceits - that Edison disappearing from the past would outright prevent many important inventions and advances - is deeply flawed. Furthermore, Edison was largely against alternating current, which was an important development in electric power. It was first developed in the early 19th Century and would gradually be further developed over time by a succession of experimenters and engineers. ** While Edison was and still is well known for his experimentation with and promotion of direct current, he didn't invent it. Since there's no evidence that he was an adulterer, his affair with Ms. ** Edison was married to his second wife in 1886. Historically, Edison had great respect for Ford's work, and the two were close friends. ** Edison dismissively refers to Henry Ford as "such a knucklehead". Moreover, the key component of Hertz's apparatus was an induction coil, which was invented in 1836 - over a decade before Thomas Edison was even born. ** In reality, UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison had little to do with the invention of the radio, since Marconi based it on a device invented by Heinrich Hertz to prove the existence of radio waves. ** When Jimmy disputes Cindy's report, he doesn't mention one of the most glaring problems: she claims that Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio in 1870, when Marconi wasn't even ''born'' until 1874. !! "The Big Pinch" provides examples of: * ArtisticLicenseHistory: Several historical inaccuracies regarding Jimmy's issue throughout. Things soon get worse when anything running on electricity disappears out of existence because he erased the inventor of electricity from history. To dissuade Cindy's story of Marconi, Jimmy brings UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison into the present day, and he winds up falling for Ms. * WantingIsBetterThanHaving: Jimmy comes to realize this when Brobot starts requesting multiple things and bothering him nonstop, prompting him to try and get rid of him. He was designed to be a little brother, so he's obviously a robotic child. ![]() ![]() what have I done?!! * RobotKid: Brobot, the robot Jimmy invents. * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Jimmy says this after Brobot is deactivated and feels guilty. Fortunately, he comes right back to life seconds afterward due to making him indestructible. !! "Brobot" provides examples of: * DisneyDeath: When Jimmy attempts to deactivate Brobot, he soon feels guilty when Brobot is against it, but a SingleTear manages to deactivate him anyway. But Brobot soon attracts attention from everyone in Retroville, and Jimmy soon realizes having a little brother is not as fun as he thought. Feeling lonely all the time, Jimmy creates Brobot, a fun-loving robot who makes the perfect ideal little brother for him.
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