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Trivia[]
- The episode title is a reference to the comedian Art Carney.
- The song that plays during the closing credits is "Groove Me" by King Floyd.
- The Rich Texan's line about Hitler's car being the first car with "Fahrvergnügen" was originally supposed to be "...and it was the first car to be featured in Disney's Electric Light Parade." According to commentary, the show's legal team begged them not to use that line, despite allowing every other joke that made fun of Disney in the past. The original line appeared in the closed captions on TV (save for the syndicated version, the international versions, and the DVD version).
- The aspect of Hitler's car at a carnival is a possible reference to Bunny Gibbons, a carnival operator from the 1950s who is notorious for having exhibited the car of murderer and body-snatcher Ed Gein.
- The car purported to have belonged to Hitler looks like an actual Mercedes-Benz owned by Hitler, seen here.
- One of the carnival prizes is a mirror, which has the logo for British metal band Def Leppard.
- The sign for "The Tooth Chipper" resembles the logo for Coney Island's Steeplechase Park (1897-1964).
- Spud says that Lisa's eyes are blue, but Milhouse said they are gray, indicating that Milhouse is colorblind.
Previous Episode References[]
- "The Old Man and the Lisa": A barrel of "L'il Lisa Slurry" can be seen on the ocean floor during the boat tour.
- The nail freak who got his foot run over (and reacts to that pain instead of the pain of hammering a nail into his nostril) is the same one from season seven's "Homerpalooza".
- "Secrets of a Successful Marriage": Homer lives in the treehouse after getting kicked out of his own home.
- "Homer's Triple Bypass", and "The Old Man and the Lisa": Marge mentions Homer's near-fatal heart conditions and the operations needed to fix them.
- "Bart After Dark": Bart takes a seedy job to pay off a major debt caused by vandalism.
- "Lady Bouvier's Lover": Bart surreptitiously stealing Marge's pearl necklace is similar to Bart pickpocketing Homer so he can get his wallet.
- "Mr. Plow": Bart causes trouble in a car belonging to a notorious historical figure (Bart pretending he's shooting cops in the Bonnie and Clyde death car/Bart driving through the crowd in Adolf Hitler's car).
- "The Springfield Files": Chief Wiggum refusing to help Homer.
Goofs[]
- The "Tooth Chipper" car Bart, Lisa, and Homer were in had its bars lock low over their legs, so when they stopped suddenly, it shouldn't have hit their mouths. And how could a bar hit the teeth of two people of different heights sitting in the same seat?
- Homer wouldn't be able to give Cooder and Spud the deed to the house, as he's still paying the mortgage. However, given that Cooder was squatting, he arguably failed to realize that there is a lien on the property, as well as being a likely uneducated man to begin with, he would have been fooled by Homer's bluff.
- Only contrabass and baritone saxophones have spit valves in them (along with brass instruments, like trumpets, tubas, and French horns). The saxophone Lisa plays looks like an alto, which wouldn't have a spit valve.
- When Bart crashes Hitler's car, there's a fence between the tree and the wrecked vehicle. In the next scene, the fence is gone.
Production Notes[]
- The final draft for this episode was published on June 19, 1997.[1]
June 19, 1997