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== Cultural references == |
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*The episode title is a pun on the 1992 movie ''[[wikipedia:The Crying Game|The Crying Game]]''. |
*The episode title is a pun on the 1992 movie ''[[wikipedia:The Crying Game|The Crying Game]]''. |
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*The "Reversal of Freedom Act of 1994" cited by the [[EPA Scientist]] may be a pun on the [[wikipedia:Freedom of Information Act (United States)|Freedom of Information Act]]. |
*The "Reversal of Freedom Act of 1994" cited by the [[EPA Scientist]] may be a pun on the [[wikipedia:Freedom of Information Act (United States)|Freedom of Information Act]]. |
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+ | *The "Reversal of Freedom Act of 1994" is actually a reference to the 'Endangered Species Act' which forces landowners to take care of any endangered animals that that take up residence in their land. |
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+ | *Homer and Marge's insistence that the [[Man with the Braces]] murdered [[Myrna Bellamy]] is a reference to Richard Kimble's saying that the one-armed man is the real killer in the 1993 movie [[wikipedia:The Fugitive (1993 Film)|''The Fugitive'']], which was based on the 1960s [[wikipedia:The Fugitive (TV series)|TV series]]. |
*References from the 1999 movie [[wikipedia:The Green Mile (film)|''The Green Mile'']]: |
*References from the 1999 movie [[wikipedia:The Green Mile (film)|''The Green Mile'']]: |
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**When Homer is on his way to the electric chair, the music in the background is from the movie's soundtrack. |
**When Homer is on his way to the electric chair, the music in the background is from the movie's soundtrack. |
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− | **The prisoner who asks Homer to "Give me your hands, boss" and then threatens to kill him is a parody of John Coffey. |
+ | **The prisoner who asks Homer to "Give me your hands, boss" and then threatens to kill him is a parody of John Coffey (played by the late Michael Clarke Duncan). |
**[[Chief Wiggum]] sheds a tear after Homer is strapped into the electric chair, as does prison guard Dean Stanton at John Coffey's execution. |
**[[Chief Wiggum]] sheds a tear after Homer is strapped into the electric chair, as does prison guard Dean Stanton at John Coffey's execution. |
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**The music is played again (briefly) just before the closing credits roll. |
**The music is played again (briefly) just before the closing credits roll. |
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− | *The TV show [[Frame Up]] may be a reference to, and parody of, reality |
+ | *The TV show [[Frame Up]] may be a reference to, and parody of, hidden camera prank reality shows, like ''Candid Camera'' and ''Punk'd''. |
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− | *Homer is convicted of buggery - while meant to sound like a crime against a bug, it is actally a historical English term for male homosexuality/sodomy (which has been a crime at certain times, in certain places). |
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+ | *Homer is convicted of buggery. While meant to sound like a crime against insects, it is actually a British term for male homosexual intercourse, which, in Britain, was considered a crime.(and is still a crime in some states Homosexuality was considered a mental illness in the US until 1968 and every state in the US had laws against homosexuality at some point not all of them have been changed to this day) |
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− | *At the end of the episode, Bart claims he ate shrimp, although he is revealed to be allergic later in the series. |
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+ | *Homer reads to the screampillar and ends with "Once upon a time there were three little bears. The End." |
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+ | *At the end of the episode, Bart claims he ate so much shrimp, but in "[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em]]," Skinner finds out that Bart has a shrimp allergy. |
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+ | *Myrna Bellamy is seen wearing her necklace a few scenes after she is shown without the necklace. |
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+ | *In this episode, Homer thinks about becoming a prison snitch. He actually becomes one in [[The Seven-Beer Snitch]]. |
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+ | *This episode was originally going to be [[Season 13]]'s finale, but FOX wanted "[[Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge]]" to be a 'bonus episode' of Season 13. |
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+ | *When Homer first lifts up Mrs. Bellamy, the scissors aren't seen in her back. |
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+ | *When the family is seen at church, Apu and Sanjay are both present. They are both Hindu and shouldn't be there. |
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+ | *The people seen at Homer's execution are: |
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+ | ** Ned Flanders |
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+ | ** Mrs. Skinner |
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+ | ** Principal Skinner |
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+ | ** Moe |
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+ | ** Lenny |
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+ | ** Patty and Selma |
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+ | ** the Man With Braces |
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+ | ** Grandpa |
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+ | ** Apu |
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+ | ** the Screaming Caterpillar |
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+ | ** Former President George H. W. Bush |
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The Frying Game |
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the 1992 movie The Crying Game.
- The "Reversal of Freedom Act of 1994" cited by the EPA Scientist may be a pun on the Freedom of Information Act.
- The "Reversal of Freedom Act of 1994" is actually a reference to the 'Endangered Species Act' which forces landowners to take care of any endangered animals that that take up residence in their land.
- Homer and Marge's insistence that the Man with the Braces murdered Myrna Bellamy is a reference to Richard Kimble's saying that the one-armed man is the real killer in the 1993 movie The Fugitive, which was based on the 1960s TV series.
- References from the 1999 movie The Green Mile:
- When Homer is on his way to the electric chair, the music in the background is from the movie's soundtrack.
- The prisoner who asks Homer to "Give me your hands, boss" and then threatens to kill him is a parody of John Coffey (played by the late Michael Clarke Duncan).
- Chief Wiggum sheds a tear after Homer is strapped into the electric chair, as does prison guard Dean Stanton at John Coffey's execution.
- The music is played again (briefly) just before the closing credits roll.
- The TV show Frame Up may be a reference to, and parody of, hidden camera prank reality shows, like Candid Camera and Punk'd.
Trivia/Goofs
- Homer is convicted of buggery. While meant to sound like a crime against insects, it is actually a British term for male homosexual intercourse, which, in Britain, was considered a crime.(and is still a crime in some states Homosexuality was considered a mental illness in the US until 1968 and every state in the US had laws against homosexuality at some point not all of them have been changed to this day)
- Homer reads to the screampillar and ends with "Once upon a time there were three little bears. The End."
- At the end of the episode, Bart claims he ate so much shrimp, but in "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em," Skinner finds out that Bart has a shrimp allergy.
- The Simpson family would find themselves at odds with the EPA once again in The Simpsons Movie, but on a much bigger scale.
- Myrna Bellamy is seen wearing her necklace a few scenes after she is shown without the necklace.
- In this episode, Homer thinks about becoming a prison snitch. He actually becomes one in The Seven-Beer Snitch.
- This episode was originally going to be Season 13's finale, but FOX wanted "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge" to be a 'bonus episode' of Season 13.
- When Homer first lifts up Mrs. Bellamy, the scissors aren't seen in her back.
- When the family is seen at church, Apu and Sanjay are both present. They are both Hindu and shouldn't be there.
- The people seen at Homer's execution are:
- Ned Flanders
- Mrs. Skinner
- Principal Skinner
- Moe
- Lenny
- Patty and Selma
- the Man With Braces
- Grandpa
- Apu
- the Screaming Caterpillar
- Former President George H. W. Bush