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* The “Bolivian tree lizard” is a fictional species. However, its behavior mirrors the habits of birds which are [[wikipedia:brood parasite|brood parasitic]], such as the [[wikipedia:Cuckoo|cuckoo]] and [[wikipedia:Cowbird|cowbirds]]. |
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* The “Bolivian tree lizard” is a fictional species. However, its behavior mirrors the habits of birds which are [[wikipedia:brood parasite|brood parasitic]], such as the [[wikipedia:Cuckoo|cuckoo]] and [[wikipedia:Cowbird|cowbirds]]. |
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* This episode was actually a B-story that had been unused for a long time due to having no place in the plot. The original story, however, focused on Homer finding a bird's nest in one of the nuclear plant towers and trying to find a home for the birds before the winter comes. |
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* This episode was actually a B-story that had been unused for a long time due to having no place in the plot. The original story, however, focused on Homer finding a bird's nest in one of the nuclear plant towers and trying to find a home for the birds before the winter comes. |
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* This episode is rated [[wikipedia:TV-G|TV-G]], a rare rating for a ''Simpsons'' episode (usually, on American TV, The Simpsons is rated TV-PG or, for episodes like "There's Something About Marrying", "The Seemingly Neverending Story", "Monty Can't Buy Me Love," the Halloween episodes starting with "Treehouse of Horror X," and "Weekend At Burnsie's", TV-14). The only other episodes to carry this rating are the season eight episode with Shari Bobbins and the season nine clip show episode "All Singing, All Dancing" (despite that the latter episode features a sequence with Snake Jailbird holding the family hostage). |
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* This episode is rated [[wikipedia:TV-G|TV-G]], a rare rating for a ''Simpsons'' episode (usually, on American TV, The Simpsons is rated TV-PG or, for episodes like "There's Something About Marrying", "The Seemingly Neverending Story", "Monty Can't Buy Me Love," the Halloween episodes starting with "Treehouse of Horror IX," and "Weekend At Burnsie's", TV-14). The only other episodes to carry this rating are the season eight episode with Shari Bobbins and the season nine clip show episode "All Singing, All Dancing" (despite that the latter episode features a sequence with Snake Jailbird holding the family hostage). |
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* This is the final appearance of [[Troy McClure]] and the final appearance of [[Phil Hartman]] in ''The Simpsons'' as he was murdered by his wife in May 1998, roughly 4 months before the episode aired. |
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* This is the final appearance of [[Troy McClure]] and the final appearance of [[Phil Hartman]] in ''The Simpsons'' as he was murdered by his wife in May 1998, roughly 4 months before the episode aired. |
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