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ā—„ The Saga of Carl
Dangers on a Train
Homerland ā–ŗ

Trivia

  • The title is a parody of Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.
  • This episode was originally scheduled to be the premiere for Season 25[1], but was moved on May 2, 2013 to be the finale of Season 24, broadcasting on May 19, 2013.[2]
  • The "A" on Ben's shirt is a reference to what the character in the Scarlet Letter wore (A hat with a red "A" for adultery).
  • As the episode was originally written, the train came from Itchy & Scratchy Land, which was closing.
  • Marge's credit card is set to expire on December 30, 2016 and has been active for use since December 30, 1986.
  • This episode reveals Bart and Lisa were both named after trains.
  • Upton Rectory is a parody of Downtown Abbey.
  • PBC is a parody of both PBS and BBC.
  • This is the second episode where a Simpson writes a letter in ketchup on someone's chest. The first was "E-I-E-I-D'oh".
  • This technically is the 100th episode since it was first broadcasted in HD in "Take My Life, Please" (430th episode).

Cultural References

  • Ramona calls Marge a "man-eater Hall and Oates warned us all about".
  • Season 25 is referenced indirectly by Homer asking Marge if she thinks their marriage will last 25 years to which Bart slyly replies to the camera "Nothing should".
  • In the scene in which Bart and Lisa are playing pillow fight, Lisa mentions George Orwell and his 1945 novel Animal Farm.

Goofs

  • Homer and Marge claim to be celebrating their tenth anniversary, even though they had their eleventh anniversary in "Natural Born Kissers". Also, if it's their tenth anniversary, this would make Bart a bastard. It has been stated many times that he isn't.
  • Bart calls Homer "Daddy" as a baby despite that in "Lisa's First Word", he always called him "Homer" at age 2.
  • The flashback at the episode start shows Bart as being older than Nelson, which is inconsistent with the entire series timeline.

Citations


ā—„ Season 23 Season 24 References/Trivia Season 25 ā–ŗ
Moonshine River ā€¢ Treehouse of Horror XXIII ā€¢ Adventures in Baby-Getting ā€¢ Gone Abie Gone ā€¢ Penny-Wiseguys ā€¢ A Tree Grows in Springfield ā€¢ The Day the Earth Stood Cool ā€¢ To Cur, with Love ā€¢ Homer Goes to Prep School ā€¢ A Test Before Trying ā€¢ Changing of the Guardian ā€¢ Love is a Many-Splintered Thing ā€¢ Hardly Kirk-ing ā€¢ Gorgeous Grampa ā€¢ Black-Eyed, Please ā€¢ Dark Knight Court ā€¢ What Animated Women Want ā€¢ Pulpit Friction ā€¢ Whiskey Business ā€¢ The Fabulous Faker Boy ā€¢ The Saga of Carl ā€¢ Dangers on a Train
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