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+ | *[[Dr. Pryor]] has pictures of [[wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]] and [[wikipedia:Sigmund Freud|Sigmund Freud]] on the wall behind his desk. |
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+ | *When [[Bart]] is assigned detention, he has to write "I will not expose the ignorance of the faculty." on the blackboard over and over. |
*According to the DVD commentary, it took nine takes to get guest star [[Steve Allen]] to pronounced "Aye, Carumba" correctly. |
*According to the DVD commentary, it took nine takes to get guest star [[Steve Allen]] to pronounced "Aye, Carumba" correctly. |
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*In 1992, [[Nancy Cartwright]] won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for this episode. |
*In 1992, [[Nancy Cartwright]] won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for this episode. |
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+ | *[[Principal Skinner]]'s disbelief of Bart becoming a cop became hypocritical in the episode "[[The Principal and the Pauper]]" where it was revealed that he used to be a street punk. |
| − | *The idea of police officers visiting the Simpson residence, causing [[ |
+ | *The idea of police officers visiting the Simpson residence, causing [[Homer]] to assume he will be arrested, happened previously in [[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]. |
*Bart later switched roles with a Simpson in "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]". |
*Bart later switched roles with a Simpson in "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]". |
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| − | *Lisa's flippant remark of "What 'cha got?" to [[ |
+ | *Lisa's flippant remark of "What 'cha got?" to [[Miss Hoover]] imitates Marlon Brando in the film ''[[wikipedia:The Wild One|The Wild One]]''. |
| − | *Bart's fantasy of being a drifter and remarking that he was banished from a town by a sheriff is similar to the film |
+ | *Bart's fantasy of being a drifter and remarking that he was banished from a town by a sheriff is similar to the film ''[[wikipedia:First Blood|First Blood]]'', which revolves around the fact that the film's protagonist, John Rambo, was banished from a town on account of the fact he was scruffy, long-haired and the sheriff did want his kind in the town. |
| − | *The scene where [[Snake Jailbird|Snake]] nearly runs down Bart is loosely based on the 1983 film Christine. |
+ | *The scene where [[Snake Jailbird|Snake]] nearly runs down Bart is loosely based on the 1983 film ''[[wikipedia:Christine (1983 film)|Christine]]''. |
| − | *The song heard when Bart and Skinner search through the lockers for the Teachers' Editions is a variation of [[wikipedia: |
+ | *The song heard when Bart and Skinner search through the lockers for the Teachers' Editions is a variation of [[wikipedia:Harold Faltermeyer|Harold Faltermeyer]]’s ''[[wikipedia:Axel F|Axel F]]'' from the film ''[[wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop|Beverly Hills Cop]]''. |
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Trivia
- Dr. Pryor has pictures of Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud on the wall behind his desk.
- When Bart is assigned detention, he has to write "I will not expose the ignorance of the faculty." on the blackboard over and over.
- According to the DVD commentary, it took nine takes to get guest star Steve Allen to pronounced "Aye, Carumba" correctly.
- In 1992, Nancy Cartwright won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for this episode.
- Principal Skinner's disbelief of Bart becoming a cop became hypocritical in the episode "The Principal and the Pauper" where it was revealed that he used to be a street punk.
- The idea of police officers visiting the Simpson residence, causing Homer to assume he will be arrested, happened previously in Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment.
- Bart later switched roles with a Simpson in "Fat Man and Little Boy".
Cultural References
- Lisa's flippant remark of "What 'cha got?" to Miss Hoover imitates Marlon Brando in the film The Wild One.
- Bart's fantasy of being a drifter and remarking that he was banished from a town by a sheriff is similar to the film First Blood, which revolves around the fact that the film's protagonist, John Rambo, was banished from a town on account of the fact he was scruffy, long-haired and the sheriff did want his kind in the town.
- The scene where Snake nearly runs down Bart is loosely based on the 1983 film Christine.
- The song heard when Bart and Skinner search through the lockers for the Teachers' Editions is a variation of Harold Faltermeyer’s Axel F from the film Beverly Hills Cop.
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