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The Fabulous Faker Boy |
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Trivia[]
- This is Patrick Stewart's second episode, his first being "Homer the Great" as Number One.
- Bart claims to be "almost eleven", even though the characters don't age.
- Homer last lost hair in "Itchy & Scratchy Land" and "Simpson Tide".
- This is the third musical instrument Bart's attempted to play. The first was Electric Guitar in "The Otto Show" and the drums in "Jazzy And The Pussycats".
- This is the second episode in which Chief Wiggum wears jeans. The first one was in "The Springfield Connection".
- This is the first HD episode to feature Lisa's classic "Simpsons theme" sax solo in the opening.
- In Latin America, this was listed as the eighteenth episode for unknown reasons.
Cultural References[]
- The title is play on the 1989 romantic musical comedy-drama movie "The Fabulous Baker Boys".
- The billboard states ("If you haven't sent your mother flowers, it's too darn late!"), which a reference to the episode's original air date being Mothers Day.
- The song sung by Zhenya atop of the piano in Bart's dream is a Russian translation Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn's Makin Whoopee jazz/blues song.
- The scene itself is a parody of The Fabulous Baker Boys, where the actress Michelle Pfeiffer sings atop the piano.
- At the school talent show, Ralph Wiggum sings Leslie Bricusse's and Anthony Newley's The Candy Man a song which originally appeared in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
- The song that plays over the closing credits is Frédéric Chopin's "Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53".
- The song Bart plays for the talent show is Frédéric Chopin's "Étude Op. 10, No. 12 (Chopin)'".
Goofs[]
- At the end of the couch gag, when Homer says “Hey, put the chicken one back", his "lip decal" doesn't appear.
- This subplot part of this episode is supposed to focus on Homer losing the "last" of his hair, but he really only loses the 2 strands that are above his head, as the M shaped piece that goes around the back of his head is still intact.