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*Maggie presents Bart with a white feather, a reference to the 1902 novel ''The Four Feathers'' in which a naval officer is given white feathers by his comrades for cowardice. | *Maggie presents Bart with a white feather, a reference to the 1902 novel ''The Four Feathers'' in which a naval officer is given white feathers by his comrades for cowardice. | ||
*Homer mentions ''{{w|The Expendables (film series)|The Expendables}}'' and Giuseppe mentions {{W|Sylvester Stallone}}. | *Homer mentions ''{{w|The Expendables (film series)|The Expendables}}'' and Giuseppe mentions {{W|Sylvester Stallone}}. | ||
| − | *''[[Peanuts]]'': On the Fourth of July, an unnamed kid dresses up as a ghost with too many | + | *''[[Peanuts]]'': On the Fourth of July, an unnamed kid dresses up as a ghost, but with too many eyeholes (like [[Charlie Brown]]'s Halloween costume in ''{{W|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown}}'') and [[Nelson]] tells him "Wrong holiday, Charlie Brown!" |
*The scene in [[Dr. Hibbert]] cares about a lot of brain freezed children is a reference to {{W|MASH (film)|MASH}} including the theme. | *The scene in [[Dr. Hibbert]] cares about a lot of brain freezed children is a reference to {{W|MASH (film)|MASH}} including the theme. | ||
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Cultural References
- The episode title is a reference to the novel The Red Badge of Courage.
- Homer calls Giuseppe Granfinali "Super Mario", referencing Mario from Mario.
- The boat Abraham Simpson leaves in is called the Yellow Belly, referencing the term "Yellow Bellied Coward".
- Maggie presents Bart with a white feather, a reference to the 1902 novel The Four Feathers in which a naval officer is given white feathers by his comrades for cowardice.
- Homer mentions The Expendables and Giuseppe mentions Sylvester Stallone.
- Peanuts: On the Fourth of July, an unnamed kid dresses up as a ghost, but with too many eyeholes (like Charlie Brown's Halloween costume in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown) and Nelson tells him "Wrong holiday, Charlie Brown!"
- The scene in Dr. Hibbert cares about a lot of brain freezed children is a reference to MASH including the theme.
Continuity
- Bart once again bangs two pots together to make a lot of noise, whilst shouting over it. He also did this when he was 2 years old. ("Lisa's First Word")
- One of the children competing in the school race is Michael D'Amico, who is referred to as "Fat Tony's nephew" instead of as Fat Tony's son (the original Fat Tony had died in "Donnie Fatso").
- A few athletes from previous episodes appear:
