A Streetcar Named Marge/References

Cultural references

 * The plot references the film , especially when Homer stands outside and yells: "Hey Maaaaaaaaaaarge!" to Marge, whom he can see through the window of Flanders' house. This is a reference to the scene where 's character Stanley Kowalski yells "Hey Steeeeeeeeeeella!".
 * The scenes with Maggie trying to escape from the daycare centre (and later, to get the babies' pacifiers back) reference the film , especially the music and the scene where Maggie plays with a ball in her "cell" to kill time.
 * When Homer, Lisa and Bart go to pick up Maggie from the daycare center, they see hundreds of babies sitting everywhere and sucking their pacifiers. Afraid but confident, Homer picks her up and leaves without saying a word. This is a reference to the film  where the protagonists are confronted with hundreds of birds sitting on perches.
 * When Homer, Lisa, Bart and Maggie are outside, passes by with two dogs, in reference to a similar cameo the director made in The Birds.
 * Author and philosopher is mocked throughout the entire episode.

Goofs

 * As Marge is about to leave for her first audition, she walks across the room and she is wearing white slip-on shoes. Then her and Homer talk for a bit, then when it cuts to a wider shot after they talk, she now has her red flat-heels on.