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*When Bart tells himself "Eye of the Tiger, Bart" he is making a reference to what Rocky says to himself in ''[[wikipedia:Rocky III|Rocky III]]''.
 
*When Bart tells himself "Eye of the Tiger, Bart" he is making a reference to what Rocky says to himself in ''[[wikipedia:Rocky III|Rocky III]]''.
 
*The organization "Bigger Brothers" is an obvious reference to [[wikipedia:Big Brothers Big Sisters of America|Big Brothers Big Sisters of America]].
 
*The organization "Bigger Brothers" is an obvious reference to [[wikipedia:Big Brothers Big Sisters of America|Big Brothers Big Sisters of America]].
*When Homer confronts Bart by demanding, "You've been flouncing around with that floozy of a bigger brother of yours, haven't you? Haven't you!" he is making a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'' when Richard Burton accuses his wife of adultery.
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*When Homer confronts Bart by demanding, "You've been gallivanting around with that floozy of a bigger brother of yours, haven't you? ''Haven't you''!" he is making a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'' when Richard Burton accuses his wife of adultery.
 
*Skinner makes a reference to the movie ''[[wikipedia:Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' when he says "Oh... there's mother now." This is the first time Skinner has been portrayed as a [[wikipedia:Norman Bates|Norman Bates]]-like character.
 
*Skinner makes a reference to the movie ''[[wikipedia:Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' when he says "Oh... there's mother now." This is the first time Skinner has been portrayed as a [[wikipedia:Norman Bates|Norman Bates]]-like character.
 
*At one point, Bart tells Homer that he would fake the excitement he would have when Homer pushed him on the swing and demonstrates it, to Homer's horror. This is a reference to the infamous fake orgasm scene in ''[[wikipedia:When Harry Met Sally...|When Harry Met Sally]]''.
 
*At one point, Bart tells Homer that he would fake the excitement he would have when Homer pushed him on the swing and demonstrates it, to Homer's horror. This is a reference to the infamous fake orgasm scene in ''[[wikipedia:When Harry Met Sally...|When Harry Met Sally]]''.
 
*A section of the fight between Homer and Tom parodies the introduction to ''[[wikipedia:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter II]]''.
 
*A section of the fight between Homer and Tom parodies the introduction to ''[[wikipedia:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter II]]''.
*At one point, Bart watches "Tuesday Night Live", which is a parody of NBC's ''[[wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''. At a commercial break, Bart comments that he misses [[wikipedia:Joe Piscopo|Joe Piscopo]], who was a castmember on the show from 1980 to 1984. Bart's line is a reference to how most ''SNL'' fans stop watching the show when their favorite cast member leaves (or will complain that the show isn't as funny as it used to be without the cast member who left).
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*At one point, Bart watches "Tuesday Night Live", which is a parody of NBC's ''[[wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''. At a commercial break, Bart comments that he misses [[wikipedia:Joe Piscopo|Joe Piscopo]], who was a castmember on the show from 1980 to 1984. Bart's line about how he misses Joe Piscopo is also a reference to how most ''SNL'' viewers complain about the quality of the show (or will stop watching the show) due to a fan-favorite cast member leaving, quitting, or being fired.
**Krusty appears on a sketch called "The Big Ear Family", which could be a reference to either the [[wikipedia:Coneheads|Coneheads]] or [[wikipedia:Short-lived_recurring_characters_on_Saturday_Night_Live#The_Widettes|The Widettes]]; The Coneheads being a family of aliens with large cone-shaped heads, and the Widettes being a family of people with abnormally-large rear ends. Krusty's line about how the sketch goes on for another 12 minutes, despite the very thin joke premise is a reference to the criticisms of ''Saturday Night Live'''s recurring sketches and characters being one-note.
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**Krusty appears on a sketch called "The Big Ear Family", which could be a reference to either the [[wikipedia:Coneheads|Coneheads]] or [[wikipedia:Short-lived_recurring_characters_on_Saturday_Night_Live#The_Widettes|The Widettes]]; The Coneheads being a family of aliens with large cone-shaped heads, and the Widettes being a family of people with abnormally-large rear ends.
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**Krusty's line about how the sketch goes on for another 12 minutes, despite the very thin joke premise is a reference to the criticisms of ''Saturday Night Live'''s recurring sketches and characters being one-note.
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**Krusty's line during the monologue about the last half-hour of ''Tuesday Night Live'' being a garbage dump is also a reference to ''SNL'' putting weaker, less funny, and more comedically experimental sketches on after Weekend Update (which marks the last half hour of the show).
 
*The fight between Homer and Tom mirrors a fight at the end of ''[[wikipedia:The Quiet Man|The Quiet Man]]'', a John Wayne movie.
 
*The fight between Homer and Tom mirrors a fight at the end of ''[[wikipedia:The Quiet Man|The Quiet Man]]'', a John Wayne movie.
   

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Trivia

  • Bart was also replaced in Treehouse of Horror XVI by a robot named David.
  • The chalkboard gag "The Principal's toupee is not a frisbee" is the only mention of Principal Skinner's hair being fake in the entire series. Originally, Principal Skinner was supposed to wear a toupee and it was supposed to be a running joke, but Matt Groening thought toupee jokes were too cliched, and scrapped the idea.
  • The name "I.P. Freely" was previously used in "Homer's Odyssey" by Bart as a crank call to Moe. This time the call was made by drunken fraternity boys, who were the alleged sources to the fight of a giant lizard in Downtown Springfield to Kent Brockman.
  • The shot of Homer mentioning about "wiggling one's butt" is recycled from the opening scene from Life on the Fast Lane.
  • The episode's title is a play on John Sayles' movie The Brother from Another Planet. The Simpsons has also spoofed this title with the episode title "Brother from Another Series".
  • The plot of this episode is similar to a Ren and Stimpy cartoon produced around the same time and vice versa. Dan Castellaneta provided the voices of Ren and Stimpy in this sequence instead of Billy West.
    • Incidentally, Rough Draft Studios does the animation for both The Ren and Stimpy Show and The Simpsons, while Billy West would become one of the main voice actors of Futurama, another Matt Groening creation.
    • Also, the Ren and Stimpy segment was exclusive to the Simpsons and not shown on The Ren and Stimpy Show.

Cultural References

  • The R-rated movie Bart's friends are so excited about seeing is Barton Fink, a 1991 drama about a struggling screenwriter in the 1940s, which presumably is far from what they would hope to see.
    • A later episode, "Bart the Fink", would take its title from that film, which, like The Simpsons, is produced by 20th Century Fox.
  • Milhouse writes "Trab pu kcip" on the wall, which is "Pick up Bart" backwards, a reference to Danny Torrance writing "redrum" (which is "murder" backwards) in The Shining.
  • The woman that Bart mistakes for Homer in an ironic touch sings "I Am Woman".
  • While Bart is stuck in the storm waiting for Homer, a nun is lifted up by the wind, a reference to the TV series The Flying Nun.
  • The grapefruit scene is a reference of the James Cagney movie, The Public Enemy.
  • When Bart tells himself "Eye of the Tiger, Bart" he is making a reference to what Rocky says to himself in Rocky III.
  • The organization "Bigger Brothers" is an obvious reference to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
  • When Homer confronts Bart by demanding, "You've been gallivanting around with that floozy of a bigger brother of yours, haven't you? Haven't you!" he is making a reference to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? when Richard Burton accuses his wife of adultery.
  • Skinner makes a reference to the movie Psycho when he says "Oh... there's mother now." This is the first time Skinner has been portrayed as a Norman Bates-like character.
  • At one point, Bart tells Homer that he would fake the excitement he would have when Homer pushed him on the swing and demonstrates it, to Homer's horror. This is a reference to the infamous fake orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally.
  • A section of the fight between Homer and Tom parodies the introduction to Street Fighter II.
  • At one point, Bart watches "Tuesday Night Live", which is a parody of NBC's Saturday Night Live. At a commercial break, Bart comments that he misses Joe Piscopo, who was a castmember on the show from 1980 to 1984. Bart's line about how he misses Joe Piscopo is also a reference to how most SNL viewers complain about the quality of the show (or will stop watching the show) due to a fan-favorite cast member leaving, quitting, or being fired.
    • Krusty appears on a sketch called "The Big Ear Family", which could be a reference to either the Coneheads or The Widettes; The Coneheads being a family of aliens with large cone-shaped heads, and the Widettes being a family of people with abnormally-large rear ends.
    • Krusty's line about how the sketch goes on for another 12 minutes, despite the very thin joke premise is a reference to the criticisms of Saturday Night Live's recurring sketches and characters being one-note.
    • Krusty's line during the monologue about the last half-hour of Tuesday Night Live being a garbage dump is also a reference to SNL putting weaker, less funny, and more comedically experimental sketches on after Weekend Update (which marks the last half hour of the show).
  • The fight between Homer and Tom mirrors a fight at the end of The Quiet Man, a John Wayne movie.


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