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*Bart reads ''Bad Boys Life'' magazine. |
*Bart reads ''Bad Boys Life'' magazine. |
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*Allison has an autographed picture of Bleeding Gums Murphy in her room. |
*Allison has an autographed picture of Bleeding Gums Murphy in her room. |
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*[[Marge]] is seen reading (and fantasizing about) a romance novel titled ''Love in the Time of Scurvy'', which is a reference to [[wikipedia:Love_in_the_Time_of_Cholera|''Love in the Time of Cholera'']] by Gabriel García Márquez. |
*[[Marge]] is seen reading (and fantasizing about) a romance novel titled ''Love in the Time of Scurvy'', which is a reference to [[wikipedia:Love_in_the_Time_of_Cholera|''Love in the Time of Cholera'']] by Gabriel García Márquez. |
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*Homer's "In America" speech while guarding his sugar pile comes from ''{{w|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}}''. |
*Homer's "In America" speech while guarding his sugar pile comes from ''{{w|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}}''. |
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| − | *His line "Oh what a world!" when the sugar melts was used by {{w|Wicked Witch of the West}} in ''{{w|The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz}}''. |
+ | **His line "Oh what a world!" when the sugar melts was used by {{w|Wicked Witch of the West}} in ''{{w|The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz}}''. |
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+ | *Ralph's collection of ''[[Star Wars]]'' action figures includes {{w|Luke Skywalker}}, {{w|Obi-Wan Kenobi}} and {{w|Chewbacca}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/f20070724/index.html?page|title=I Bent My Wookiee! Celebrating the Star Wars/Simpsons Connection|accessdate=2008-04-22|date=2007-07-24|author=Scott Chernoff|publisher=Star Wars.com}}</ref> |
*Lisa's hiding of The Tell-Tale Heart diorama under the gym floorboards is a parody of [http://literature.wikia.com/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe Edgar Allan Poe]'s "{{w|The Tell-Tale Heart}}". |
*Lisa's hiding of The Tell-Tale Heart diorama under the gym floorboards is a parody of [http://literature.wikia.com/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe Edgar Allan Poe]'s "{{w|The Tell-Tale Heart}}". |
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*The speech patterns of the beekeeper voiced by [[Hank Azaria]] are based on [[Adam West]]'s portrayal of [[Batman]]. |
*The speech patterns of the beekeeper voiced by [[Hank Azaria]] are based on [[Adam West]]'s portrayal of [[Batman]]. |
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| − | *Lisa's nightmare features her playing in a band with famous second bananas of rock and roll: {{w|Art Garfunkel}}, {{w|John Oates}} and {{w|Jim Messina (musician)|Jim Messina}}. The concert is sponsored by Avis, the number two rental car company whose famed slogan is "We Try Harder |
+ | *Lisa's nightmare features her playing in a band with famous second bananas of rock and roll: {{w|Art Garfunkel}}, {{w|John Oates}} and {{w|Jim Messina (musician)|Jim Messina}}. The concert is sponsored by Avis, the number two rental car company whose famed slogan is "We Try Harder". The song "Born to Runner-Up" is a parody of "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen, who never topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts. |
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Trivia
- Bart reads Bad Boys Life magazine.
- Allison has an autographed picture of Bleeding Gums Murphy in her room.
Cultural references
- The scene where a federal agent confronts Milhouse at a dam is identical to a scene from the 1993 movie The Fugitive. The agent resembles Tommy Lee Jones' character and uses he signature line "I don't care."
- Marge is seen reading (and fantasizing about) a romance novel titled Love in the Time of Scurvy, which is a reference to Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez.
- Homer's "In America" speech while guarding his sugar pile comes from Scarface.
- His line "Oh what a world!" when the sugar melts was used by Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.
- Ralph's collection of Star Wars action figures includes Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Chewbacca.[1]
- Lisa's hiding of The Tell-Tale Heart diorama under the gym floorboards is a parody of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart".
- The speech patterns of the beekeeper voiced by Hank Azaria are based on Adam West's portrayal of Batman.
- Lisa's nightmare features her playing in a band with famous second bananas of rock and roll: Art Garfunkel, John Oates and Jim Messina. The concert is sponsored by Avis, the number two rental car company whose famed slogan is "We Try Harder". The song "Born to Runner-Up" is a parody of "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen, who never topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
References
- ↑ Scott Chernoff. "I Bent My Wookiee! Celebrating the Star Wars/Simpsons Connection", Star Wars.com,. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.