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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The episode name is a reference to the film ''{{W | + | *The episode name is a reference to the film ''{{W|To Sir, with Love}}''. |
| − | **The film has also been referenced in the title of the episode "[[To Surveil | + | **The film has also been referenced in the title of the episode "[[To Surveil with Love]]" from [[Season 21]]. |
| + | *''[[Alien]]'': The flying mutated [[Blinky]] fish that appears while [[Mr. Burns]] is giving out awards has a rigid tongue with its own set of jaws, like an Alien. | ||
*[[Ralph Wiggum]] was named after {{W|Ralph Abernathy}}. | *[[Ralph Wiggum]] was named after {{W|Ralph Abernathy}}. | ||
| + | *Homer sticking his hand into his crotch is a reference to [[Al Bundy]] from the television sitcom, ''[[Married... with Children]]''. | ||
| + | *[[Abraham Simpson]] was watching ''[[Mannix]]'', {{W|Mannix|a real TV show}}. | ||
| + | *''[[A Farewell to Arm]]'' is a reference to ''[[A Farewell to Arms]]''. | ||
| + | *''[[i, Bully]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|I, Robot}}''. The lowercase "i" in the title is possibly a reference to [[iPod]]s. | ||
| + | *''[[Postcards from the Hedge]]'' is a reference to the ''{{W2|Postcards from the Edge|film}}'' film, which was based on the ''{{W|Postcards from the Edge|novel of the same title}}''. | ||
| + | **It has also been referenced in the title of the episode "[[Postcards from the Wedge]]" from [[Season 21]]. | ||
| + | *The song during the [[Hendrix|Bongo]]-[[Homer]] bonding montage is "{{W|Me and My Arrow}}" by [[Harry Nilsson]]. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | *This episode was never shown on the intended | + | *This episode was never shown on the intended date in the East Coast due to a [[Fox News]] Special Report on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which also interrupted ''{{W|The Cleveland Show}}'' during a commercial break. |
| + | *This episode was the first to have higher ratings on its encore airing, due to reasons aforementioned. | ||
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| + | == Continuity == | ||
| + | *[[Waylon Smithers]]' father, [[Waylon Smithers, Sr.]], appears in the flashback to Homer's childhood. ("[[The Blunder Years]]") | ||
| + | *One of the music cues from "[[Bart the General]]" plays when Herman decides to open a gun shop. | ||
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| + | == Goofs == | ||
| + | *In the flashback, [[Herman]] is shown as having his arm decapitated by a passing car. This contradicts "[[Bart the General]]" in which he states he did it to himself by sticking out of a moving bus' window. | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode name is a reference to the film To Sir, with Love.
- The film has also been referenced in the title of the episode "To Surveil with Love" from Season 21.
- Alien: The flying mutated Blinky fish that appears while Mr. Burns is giving out awards has a rigid tongue with its own set of jaws, like an Alien.
- Ralph Wiggum was named after Ralph Abernathy.
- Homer sticking his hand into his crotch is a reference to Al Bundy from the television sitcom, Married... with Children.
- Abraham Simpson was watching Mannix, a real TV show.
- A Farewell to Arm is a reference to A Farewell to Arms.
- i, Bully is a reference to I, Robot. The lowercase "i" in the title is possibly a reference to iPods.
- Postcards from the Hedge is a reference to the Postcards from the Edge film, which was based on the novel of the same title.
- It has also been referenced in the title of the episode "Postcards from the Wedge" from Season 21.
- The song during the Bongo-Homer bonding montage is "Me and My Arrow" by Harry Nilsson.
Trivia[edit]
- This episode was never shown on the intended date in the East Coast due to a Fox News Special Report on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which also interrupted The Cleveland Show during a commercial break.
- This episode was the first to have higher ratings on its encore airing, due to reasons aforementioned.
Continuity[edit]
- Waylon Smithers' father, Waylon Smithers, Sr., appears in the flashback to Homer's childhood. ("The Blunder Years")
- One of the music cues from "Bart the General" plays when Herman decides to open a gun shop.
Goofs[edit]
- In the flashback, Herman is shown as having his arm decapitated by a passing car. This contradicts "Bart the General" in which he states he did it to himself by sticking out of a moving bus' window.
