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Mr. Plow
Lisa's First Word ā–ŗ

Citations

  • Homer goes to the advertising firm of McMahon & Tate, which was the name of the advertising firm on Bewitched.
  • The Mr. Plow song is based on the Roto Rooter jingle.
  • The avant-garde Mr. Plow commercial which not even Homer was sure whether or not was promoting his business was based on a Russian perfume commercial the writers saw. The producers parodied the commercial without permission, however, due to troubles with international relations between the United States and Russia, as of 2009 the producers of the perfume commercial still have been unsuccessful at seeking litigation against The Simpsons TV show.
  • The snowmen at the end melted the same way as the main villains did at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
  • The scene of Homer crossing the rickety bridge in the plow is a parody of the 1977 thriller Sorcerer.
  • This is the few episodes to feature the 1986 MGM lion roar heard. However, the official MGM lion roar can be heard in a Simpsons Movie short.

Trivia

  • The company that calls Homer about his delinquent payments is Kumatsu Motors (the company that bought out Herb Powell's car company).
  • The UK version of this episode edits out Homer telling the insurance agent that Moe's is a pornography store instead of a bar.
  • Mr. Plow is mentioned by Ned Flanders in "Skinner's Sense of Snow".
  • Originally, the Plow King's identity was supposed to be Lenny, but it was changed to Barney due to Lenny not fitting in with the story.
  • It's implied that Barney's dad is dead (when he talks about being in the afterlife with his loved ones, like his dad and the plant he never watered).
  • This episode revealed that Barney used to be a Harvard-bound genius before Homer introduced him to beer, though season nine's "Lisa's Sax" showed that Barney drank when he was really young (around 9 to 10 years old) and after causing a tricycle wreck, he told Homer that they should never drink again. It could be implied that Barney stuck to his promise (until this episode's flashback of what happened to Barney the night he was studying for his SATs), but Homer didn't.
  • Troy McClure mentions that the viewer may remember him from The Erotic Adventures of Hercules, the film Marge and Homer were watching in the episode "Selma's Choice."

Cultural Reference

Goofs

  • When Homer is about to drive up the mountain to save Barney and Marge is begging him not to, Maggieā€™s coat is blue. But when the family is watching the mountain goat fall down the mountain, her coat is orange.
  • When The Simpsons are driving to save Barney, they come across a rickety bridge. At first, the bridge is covered in snow, the angle then changes to reveal another, more sturdy bridge and the snow disappears.
  • When Homer makes the phony call to Barney claiming he has a $10,000 bill, Barney tests him by asking which American president appears on the $10,000 bill, Homer responds "All of them! They are having a party. Jimmy Carter is passed out on the couch!" Had Barney had better knowledge of American law or money, he would have recognized he was being set up. For one thing, Jimmy Carter wouldn't be featured on the $10,000 bill, as he's still alive and U.S. currency, by law, must depict Presidents or statesmen who have died. Second, the $10,000 bill was never intended for widespread circulation, and actually has been retired due to electronic fund transfers and concerns over bills with higher denominations being used in counterfeiting and illegal drug sales (the highest bill in public circulation is the $100 bill). Furthermore, the ten thousand dollar bill does not feature a U.S. President, but rather Supreme Court Justice Salmon Chase.
  • When Homer is about to crash on Marge's car the wiper disappears as it clear the snow out of the windshield.
  • Homer could have sued Barney as he was attempting to put Homer out of business which is industrial espionage.


ā—„ Season 3 Season 4 References/Trivia Season 5 ā–ŗ
Kamp Krusty ā€¢ A Streetcar Named Marge ā€¢ Homer the Heretic ā€¢ Lisa the Beauty Queen ā€¢ Treehouse of Horror III ā€¢ Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie ā€¢ Marge Gets a Job ā€¢ New Kid on the Block ā€¢ Mr. Plow ā€¢ Lisa's First Word ā€¢ Homer's Triple Bypass ā€¢ Marge vs. the Monorail ā€¢ Selma's Choice ā€¢ Brother from the Same Planet ā€¢ I Love Lisa ā€¢ Duffless ā€¢ Last Exit to Springfield ā€¢ So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show ā€¢ The Front ā€¢ Whacking Day ā€¢ Marge in Chains ā€¢ Krusty Gets Kancelled
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