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The Seemingly Never-Ending Story |
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Trivia[]
- This episode's multiple stories with little connection format is similar to the classic episode "22 Short Films About Springfield".
- Mr. Burns calls the sheep a wolly bully.
- The sheep showing the pearl necklace on one of its horns foreshadows the reason why it was chasing Lisa in the first place.
- Mr Burns has a chair rider for the stairs in his mansion in this episode.
- A few things are taken during the Rich Texan and Mr. Burn's scavenger hunt: a belt from Lenny, two "I"'s from the Springfield sign (now spells Sprngfeld), one hair from Homer's head (this makes him bald), and a picture of a young child smiling with them: Jimbo for the Rich Texan and Lisa for Mr. Burns.
- Bart putting offensive drawings and messages about Lisa is a call back to On A Clear Day I Can't See My Sister, only this time, there are more drawing and messages thn just one.
- After taking over the plant, the Rich Texan put a table in the shape of Texas.
- Despite giving the Rich Texan the coins, the only way he was going to give the plant back to Mr. Burns is if he got the picture with the smiling child, which he eventually did.
- The Rich Texan rides Smithers to go to the plant while Mr Burns rides the sheep in order to reclaim the plant.
- It is revealed that Snake's last name is Jailbird, he was once a fair-minded archaeologist (à la Indiana Jones).
- Despite going all in on giving up the coins, Mr. Burns never learned his lesson, being the greedy man that he is.
- Snake has a son in this episode.
- The Rich Texan reveals that Shelbeyville is building a center for bullying.
- This episode was rated TV-14 for suggestive dialogue (D) and offensive language (L), the ninth time for The Simpsons.
Goofs[]
- Nelson was shown to be helping Bart (in Moe's flashback) in the background, but he hated Bart until the end of Bart the General. Nelson regularly alternates between liking/hating Bart, depending on what an episode/plot requires.
- Throughout Lisa's account, Lisa is seen wearing a pink coat, however in the shot after the goat's "account" the pink coat disappears and she is seen wearing her regular red dress, she then appears to be wearing the pink coat again in the shot after that, and thereafter.
- Mr. Burn's 1936 Stutz Bearcat is gray instead of burgundy. It is possible that he had it repainted.
- The goat breaks the entrance to the attic and then when Mr. Burns rides it to go claim his plant back, they go down the entrance, but they would fall right away since the goat broke the door and the latter with it.
Cultural References[]
- The title is a take-off from the novel The Neverending Story, and the 1984 Wolfgang Petersen film of the same name.
- Commander McBragg, a character from the 1960s cartoon Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, calls the scavenger hunt duel. He had pink skin in the original version, but of course in the Simpson's world, was recolored yellow.
- Mr. Monopoly is part of the Excluders' Club.
- Moe and Edna's love theme song (which Moe played in the jukebox) is "Fly Me to the Moon" by Bart Howard, as sung by Frank Sinatra.
- Numerous scenes feature music from Beethoven's 6th Symphony (when Lisa has to deal with the big horn sheep) and Aaron Copland's Hoe Down.
- The Rich Texan sings a song in the tune of The Yellow Rose of Texas song.
Production Notes[]
- The final draft for this episode was published on April 21, 2005.[1]
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