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I Love Lisa |
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Cultural References[]
- The episode title is a reference on I Love Lucy.
- Ned Flanders sings a heavily sanitized version of Rod Stewart's hit "Do You Think I'm Sexy?" to Maude Flanders.
- During the reentactment of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at the school pageant, Bart says "Hasta la vista, Abie", which is a reference to the science fiction film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- The song playing at the start of the episode and end credits is "Monster Mash", a 1962 hit for Bobby "Boris" Pickett.
- Skinner's flashback of how his best friend, Johnny, died is a reference to Apocalypse Now. While the scene that played out wasn't in the actual movie, there are Easter eggs from it, such as the military dossier of Colonel Kurtz next to Skinner.
- The porno movie that Krusty and Chief Wiggum saw (and the former being busted by the latter before "settling" it out of court), Debbie Does Springfield, is a spoof of the real-life porno, Debbie Does Dallas.
- Krusty thinking he's getting arrested for watching a porno is a reference to the 1991 incident where Paul Reubens (the man known for his character, Pee-Wee Herman) was arrested for lewd conduct in a porno theater in Sarasota, Florida, the incident of which led to his Pee Wee Herman character losing mainstream popularity (though Pee Wee's Playhouse ended its run a few months before the incident [due to Paul Reubens choosing to end the series, despite CBS wanting a seventh season of the show], the reruns on CBS were dropped and the merchandise ended up being recalled).
- The first Valentine card Lisa gives to Ralph features a train with a face, which looks similar to Thomas the Tank Engine.
Trivia[]
- It is revealed that Ralph is Chief Wiggum's son, for the first time (although Lisa did call Ralph by his last name in "Kamp Krusty" and "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" had a Ralph Wiggum-esque man in Lisa's class during the parent/teacher conference that some fans have claimed could be Ralph's father).
- This episode was later used as a clip in "Another Simpsons Clip Show" when Lisa tells her story of love gone wrong.
- Johnny (the soldier who got shot while writing a Valentine's Day card to his girlfriend) sounds like Jeremy Freedman (aka the Squeaky Voiced Teen).
- Bart's off-color candy hearts read: "Luv Sux," "Prize Pig," "Kiss Off," and "Eat My Shorts".
- Homer tells Chief Wiggum that the citizens will eventually stand up to the corrupt police officers. This would eventually happen on season five's "Homer the Vigilante" and season 13's "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge".
- According to Al Jean, the "I Choo-Choo-Choose you" card is an actual Valentine's day card he got in third grade[1].
Goofs[]
- When Bart suggests that Homer give Marge his alleged present, a spoon magically appears in Bart's hand.
- Ralph spills chocolate ice cream on Lisa's dress, and according to Chief Wiggum, nothing can get chocolate out. However, later when Krusty is talking with Ralph in the audience, Lisa's dress is clean, implying she might have managed to get the chocolate out after all (or the animators forgot to keep the chocolate stain on the dress).
- When Bart is pinpointing the second Ralph's heart broke in half, Ralph moves 10 times (10 frames) while Lisa moves only 5 times (5 frames). As they were in the same footage, they should have moved the same amount of frames.
- A duck steals Chief Wiggum’s badge, but later when he pulled Homer over, he is wearing his badge, implying he might have more than one badge.