Bart-Mangled Banner/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a play on the title of USA's National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
- When Dr. Hibbert chases Bart, "One Way or Another" by Blondie is played.
- The scene where Dr. Hibbert chases Bart in a cropduster mirrors a scene in the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, North by Northwest.
- When thinking about changing Springfield's name, Mayor Quimby refers to "Hitler City, NC", which (according to him) changed its name to Charlotte.
- The "Government Knows Best" act satirizes the controversial 2001 legislation, the Patriot Act, aimed at fighting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
- President Clinton's attempt to smoke 100 cigarettes at once is a reference to the Guinness World Records.
- Lenny's tattoo is from the Dole-Kemp 1996 election campaign.
- The man who was imprisoned for bringing explosives from Canada is a spoof of the Millennium Bomber, the suspect who planned to blow up the Space Needle on Dec. 31, 1999 but was foiled.
- At the donkey basketball game, Kirk and Luann are sitting together despite being divorced.