Behind the Laughter/References

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Behind the Laughter

Treehouse of Horror XI ►

Trivia/Cultural References

• Homertime Mansion and the dance that Bart does when he finds the pants is a parody of the famous dance and lyrics from MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This".
• The name is a take on the VH-1 show Behind the Music.
  • It is also the namesake for this site's behind the scenes section for every article.
• A scene depicted Homer and the cast looking at an episode they just completed in which the family talk about visiting Delaware. Homer mutters to the director, "This'll be the last season." A few episodes later, the conversation about Delaware was actually worked into the show.
• Queen Elizabeth also appears in this show, laughing at the Simpsons on TV. The Queen was also worked into "The Regina Monologues" four seasons later, albeit in conflict with the Simpson family.
• While living in MC Hammer's mansion, Homer has a pot-bellied pig named Mr. Porky; Homer would get a second pig in The Simpsons Movie, who is referred to as his "summer love" in a contemporary couch gag.
• The narrator states that the Simpsons were a "Northern Kentucky" family. This would not fit into the series Canon because in one of the episodes, Homer stated that he's "never been to Kentucky" and in another, he says he's lived in the same state most of his life. This only underscores the ambiguity of where the Simpsons live. Also, the DVD subtitles say "southern Missouri" instead of "northern Kentucky", emphasising the gag.
• Bart states he never said "cowabunga dude" in his life, before joining the show.
• In Lisa's tell all book, she revealed that she is given anti-aging hormones. This is mostly likely a joke referring to how despite the many years the show has gone on they have yet to age. However, the intent was a barb at Gary Coleman, who had sued his parents claiming they secretly dosed him with anti-growth drugs in order to prevent his body's natural growth.
• When the screaming fans are shown watching Bart skateboard, there is a "Hysteria Ward" sign shown, but the joke would require the sign to be inside the room, instead of outside-leading-in as most signs are displayed. Patients themselves would not need a sign telling them what room they're inside.
• On the "Behind the Laughter" title screen, the top-left repeatedly contains a clip of Homer wrangling the grease hose from Lard of the Dance with which he sucks his eyeball out of its socket.
• The big screen on the Times Square in New York is marked as Sorny. Sorny is a parody on Sony.
• Krusty's album "Krustophenia" is a parody of The Who's 1973 album Quadrophenia.

Goofs

• The Blue-haired Lawyer atypically has black hair and red-framed glasses in this episode.