The Man Who Grew Too Much/References
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"The Man Who Grew Too Much"
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Cultural references
- The episode title is either a reference to the 1922 detective story novel The Man Who Knew Too Much, written by G. K. Chesterton, or to the unrelated suspense films both titled The Man Who Knew Too Much, one released in 1934 and the other in 1956, both directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
- Groundskeeper Willie is mopping the hallway when he hears the crowd of students rushing the cafeteria for Taco Tuesday. When he finds there is very little empty space in the janitor's closet, he is forced to choose between saving himself or the mop from being overrun. The theme song from Titanic ("My Heart Will Go On") plays as Willie chooses to save the mop and puts it in the closet.
- The Shawshank Redemption: The Simpson family are shocked to find Sideshow Bob working as the chief scientist, as to the best of their knowledge, he's still in prison. Bob, seeking to mollify them, says, "No need to worry. I'm still technically shawshanking it at Springfield Penitentiary", using "shawshank" as a slang term referring to being trapped in an undesirable situation (such as prison).
- A beaker in Sideshow Bob's laboratory is labeled "Acid-Washed Genes", a play on "acid-washed jeans."
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