A Streetcar Named Marge/References

Cultural References

 * The plot references the film A Streetcar Named Desire, especially when Homer stands outside and yells: "Hey Maaaaaaaaaaarge!" to Marge, whom he can see through the window of Flanders' house. This is a reference to the scene where Marlon Brando's character Stanley Kowalski yells "Hey Steeeeeeeeeeella!".


 * The scenes with Maggie trying to escape from the daycare centre reference the film The Great Escape, especially the music and the scene where Maggie plays with a ball in her "cell" to kill time. It also references the Aardvan film Chicken Run, where Ginger attempts to escape and always goes to a dumpster when caught.


 * When Homer, Lisa and Bart go to pick up Maggie from the daycare center, they see hundreds of babies sitting everywhere and sucking their pacifiers. Afraid but confident, Homer picks her up and leaves without saying a word. This is a reference to the film The Birds where the protagonists are confronted with hundreds of birds sitting on perches.
 * When Homer, Lisa, Bart and Maggie are outside Alfred Hitchcock passes by with two dogs, in reference to a similar cameo the director made in The Birds.


 * Author and philosopher Ayn Rand is mocked throughout the entire episode.