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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
 
*The episode title is a pun on the 1969 [[Disney]] movie [[wikipedia:The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes|''The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'']], which was remade into a [[wikipedia:The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995 film)|TV movie]] in 1995, starring [[wikipedia:Kirk Cameron|Kirk Cameron]].
 
*The episode title is a pun on the 1969 [[Disney]] movie [[wikipedia:The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes|''The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'']], which was remade into a [[wikipedia:The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995 film)|TV movie]] in 1995, starring [[wikipedia:Kirk Cameron|Kirk Cameron]].
*The episode is both a parody of, and an homage to, the 1960s TV series [[wikipedia:The Prisoner|''The Prisoner'']]. [[Patrick McGoohan]] voices [[Number 6]] in the episode, reprising his character from ''The Prisoner''. (In the episode, "The Village" has been replaced by "[[The Island]]".)
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*The episode is both a parody of, and an homage to, the 1960s TV series [[wikipedia:The Prisoner|''The Prisoner'']]. [[Patrick McGoohan]] voices [[Number 6]] in the episode, reprising his character from ''The Prisoner'' (In the episode, "The Village" has been replaced by "[[The Island]]").
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*When Homer is sailing away, the boss of the clan is watching him from a big building with a round window, and is trying to stop him using different things. This is a reference to the 1998 movie ''[[wikipedia:The Truman Show|The Truman Show]]'', when Truman Burbank is trying to escape from the fake town.
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* [[Number 6]]'s boat took 33 years to built according to him. This is a reference to the year that ''The Prisoner'' first aired on TV (1967).
*The woman presenting the Pulitzer never mentioned the category in which Homer won the prize.
 
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** When the boat is later stolen by Homer, Number 6 proclaims that it's the third time the boat has been stolen from him. In ''The Prisoner'', Number 6 managed to escape from [[The Island]] twice with a boat in different episodes.
* After [[Homer]] stole [[Number 6]]'s boat, Number 6 says that this is the third time this has happened. He said earlier that it took 33 years to build the boat, which means that Number 6 has been on [[The Island]] for at least 99 years, if it took him just as long to build the previous two boats(though it may have actually taken 11 years to build each boat and the theft of each boat was why it took 33 years).
 
* Mr. X's website is an actual website, which you can visit at www.mrxswebpage.com [http://www.mrxswebpage.com/].
 
 
*List of websites Homer visits:
 
*List of websites Homer visits:
 
**[[Springfield Police Home Page]]
 
**[[Springfield Police Home Page]]
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**[[Homer's Web Page]] (made by Homer)
 
**[[Homer's Web Page]] (made by Homer)
 
**[[Mr. X]] (made by Homer)
 
**[[Mr. X]] (made by Homer)
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*When the Mr. X website loads, Homer's face can be seen briefly on the webpage before the image of the bag appears over it.
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*It is stated that Agnes Skinner is strict on what Skinner does on the computer when she asks if he is looking at naked ladies to which he replies that he is not.
 
*The computer salesman says one of his computers is the kind astronauts use to do their taxes and Homer says, "I was an astronaut!" The salesman doesn't believe him, but Homer was actually an astronaut during the episode "[[Deep Space Homer]]."
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*In Matt Groening's other show, [[Futurama]], Bender calls himself Mr. X so he won't be killed by the mafia.
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*In this episode Homer spreads gossip on Springfield's denizens. Such gossip was previously spread in "[[Wild Barts Can't Be Broken]]," where it was suggested the gossip gets posted on the internet. However in "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" it was revealed that Homer had a lot of secrets, making him hypocritical.
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* Homer's doppelganger is speaking with a German accent. For the German version of the episode, it was changed to resemble an Italian accent.
   
===Goofs===
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==Goofs==
*Mrs. Krabappel's voice is way, WAY off when she says that Homer is Mr. X.
 
 
*Near the new pool, there is a guy with the words "City Worker" on the back of his blue shirt putting finishing touches on a statue. He is using cement from a bag labeled POTHOLE CEMENT. Later, when we see people repairing the pothole, they are wearing orange jump suits, and the stuff they are filling the hole with is most definitely tar.
 
*Near the new pool, there is a guy with the words "City Worker" on the back of his blue shirt putting finishing touches on a statue. He is using cement from a bag labeled POTHOLE CEMENT. Later, when we see people repairing the pothole, they are wearing orange jump suits, and the stuff they are filling the hole with is most definitely tar.
 
*When Homer enters his URL to show the family his page, all the keys he types are function keys, control keys, and numeric keypad keys—but no letters.
 
*When Homer enters his URL to show the family his page, all the keys he types are function keys, control keys, and numeric keypad keys—but no letters.
*In an early shot we see no lamp but a few minutes later we see a red lamp.
 
 
*When Homer has the computer in the kitchen it has a can holder and other features. But when he is using it on the sofa it has none of those features on it.
 
*When Homer has the computer in the kitchen it has a can holder and other features. But when he is using it on the sofa it has none of those features on it.
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*Lisa was shown to own a computer with internet connection in "[[A Tale of Two Springfields]]," where she looks up a website called whatbadgerseat.com, as well as in "[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?|Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner]]," where she writes Homer's food reviews, and in "[[Little Big Mom]]" where the Simpsons check in with the "virtual doctor." Meanwhile, Bart is seen typing memos to himself on a computer in "[[Brother's Little Helper]]." Also in [[Das Bus]], Homer ran an internet company despite not knowing that the Internet exists on computers in this episode.
*Homer heard Krusty say he ran over a guy in parking lot and dumped the body on a golf course but he never posted it on his webpage.
 
 
*Potholes are actually treated with a 'Cold' or 'Hot' mix, depending on the season, which it's a asphalt-based mixture, not cement.
*[[Comic Book Guy]] should've known it was Homer the secord he logged on to his [[Mr. X]] site because Homer's face is shown.
 
 
*The woman presenting the Pulitzer never mentioned the category in which Homer won the prize.
*Doesn't Lisa have Internet on her computer, maybe she could've told Homer about what was happening at the Plant?
 
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*After it was revealed that Mayor Quimby spent the money (that were for mending a hole in the road) for his own swimming pool the hole is being fixed but it is never explained where did the town get the money as mayor spent them for the pool.
*Potholes are actually treated with a 'Cold' or 'Hot' mix, depending on the season, which it's a asphalt-based mixture, not cemet.
 
*Hit Counters aren't updated in real-time.
 
*Even a terrorist would take pre-caution when handling *Radioactive* uranium.
 
 
== Continuity ==
 
*The computer salesman says one of his computers is the kind astronauts use to do their taxes and Homer says, "I was an astronaut!" The salesman doesn't believe him, but Homer was actually an astronaut during the episode "[[Deep Space Homer]]."
 
   
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Cultural references

  • The episode title is a pun on the 1969 Disney movie The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, which was remade into a TV movie in 1995, starring Kirk Cameron.
  • The episode is both a parody of, and an homage to, the 1960s TV series The Prisoner. Patrick McGoohan voices Number 6 in the episode, reprising his character from The Prisoner (In the episode, "The Village" has been replaced by "The Island").
  • When Homer is sailing away, the boss of the clan is watching him from a big building with a round window, and is trying to stop him using different things. This is a reference to the 1998 movie The Truman Show, when Truman Burbank is trying to escape from the fake town.

Trivia

  • Number 6's boat took 33 years to built according to him. This is a reference to the year that The Prisoner first aired on TV (1967).
    • When the boat is later stolen by Homer, Number 6 proclaims that it's the third time the boat has been stolen from him. In The Prisoner, Number 6 managed to escape from The Island twice with a boat in different episodes.
  • List of websites Homer visits:
  • When the Mr. X website loads, Homer's face can be seen briefly on the webpage before the image of the bag appears over it.
  • It is stated that Agnes Skinner is strict on what Skinner does on the computer when she asks if he is looking at naked ladies to which he replies that he is not.
  • The computer salesman says one of his computers is the kind astronauts use to do their taxes and Homer says, "I was an astronaut!" The salesman doesn't believe him, but Homer was actually an astronaut during the episode "Deep Space Homer."
  • In Matt Groening's other show, Futurama, Bender calls himself Mr. X so he won't be killed by the mafia.
  • In this episode Homer spreads gossip on Springfield's denizens. Such gossip was previously spread in "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken," where it was suggested the gossip gets posted on the internet. However in "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" it was revealed that Homer had a lot of secrets, making him hypocritical.
  • Homer's doppelganger is speaking with a German accent. For the German version of the episode, it was changed to resemble an Italian accent.

Goofs

  • Near the new pool, there is a guy with the words "City Worker" on the back of his blue shirt putting finishing touches on a statue. He is using cement from a bag labeled POTHOLE CEMENT. Later, when we see people repairing the pothole, they are wearing orange jump suits, and the stuff they are filling the hole with is most definitely tar.
  • When Homer enters his URL to show the family his page, all the keys he types are function keys, control keys, and numeric keypad keys—but no letters.
  • When Homer has the computer in the kitchen it has a can holder and other features. But when he is using it on the sofa it has none of those features on it.
  • Lisa was shown to own a computer with internet connection in "A Tale of Two Springfields," where she looks up a website called whatbadgerseat.com, as well as in "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner," where she writes Homer's food reviews, and in "Little Big Mom" where the Simpsons check in with the "virtual doctor." Meanwhile, Bart is seen typing memos to himself on a computer in "Brother's Little Helper." Also in Das Bus, Homer ran an internet company despite not knowing that the Internet exists on computers in this episode.
  • Potholes are actually treated with a 'Cold' or 'Hot' mix, depending on the season, which it's a asphalt-based mixture, not cement.
  • The woman presenting the Pulitzer never mentioned the category in which Homer won the prize.
  • After it was revealed that Mayor Quimby spent the money (that were for mending a hole in the road) for his own swimming pool the hole is being fixed but it is never explained where did the town get the money as mayor spent them for the pool.


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