The Last Traction Hero/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The title of the episode is a reference to the movie Last Action Hero.
- The tableau of the Simpsons in the couch gag is an homage to the painting The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya.
- The Rich Texan calls Mr. Burns "Davy Crockett" ironically, since Crockett was a renowned hunter and Burns can't shoot a sedated quail that is still moving.
- After the quail has been rendered unconscious with ether and Burns shoots it, the recoil of his rifle sends him bouncing backwards across the pond like a skipping stone as he curses the surface tension.
- "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight is heard when Homer takes advantage of Mr. Burns' belongings.
- The song the parrots sing in Mr. Burns' office is "Wiki-Waka Liki-Laka", written by Bill Odenkirk with lyrics by Chris Ledesma. The song is a parody of the theme for the Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, "The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room".
- Abe says he participated in the cast of the Shelbyville production of the musical Pippin.
- The song playing after the black and white scene with the puzzle is "We'll Meet Again" by Vera Lynn.
Bart's throwing a sledgehammer at the screen showing Lisa's face as "Big Brother" is a reference to the Macintosh commercial "1984"
- The sequence that ends with Bart throwing a sledgehammer at the screen showing Lisa's face as "Big Brother" is a reference to the commercial "1984", aired during the Super Bowl XVIII that introduced the Macintosh computer.
- It was referenced in "MyPods and Boomsticks" too.
- The uniform she wears later as bus monitor is the same as the one she wore as the imagined "Big Brother".
- The uniform and hairstyle are references to Tilda Swinton's character Minister Mason in the movie Snowpiercer.
- Mr. Burns tells his lawyers that being told to omit mention of his hounds is "like telling pitcher Three-Finger Brown he can't play for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops," which existed 1914-1915. Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown did in fact pitch for the Tip-Tops in 1914 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
- Talking with Smithers, Marge says she can see why so many straight women in movies have gay friends, "like Princess Leia and C-3PO".
- Mr. Burns owned the Nuclear Power Plant that is infamous for the Chernobyl disaster.
- The Tragic School Bus is a reference to The Magic School Bus.
- The music heard during the "Tragic Bus" montage and again during the end credits is "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky.
- The book Callback Mountain is a reference to the book On Call Back Mountain by Eve Bunting.
- Lisa's American History answers to (inferred) questions at the end refer to:
- 1848: the year gold was discovered in California, beginning the California Gold Rush.
- Steward's Folly [sic]: Lisa misspoke: this would have been Seward's Folly, the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Trivia[edit]
- As of this episode, Kevin Michael Richardson is credited as also starring, having been credited as special guest voice previously.
- The title of the episode is also a reference to the The Itchy & Scratchy Show's episode of the same name.
- Instead of on TV after the couch gag, the credits for the episode were shown on the Power Plant parking lot.
- When Homer sings sUe S.A. sUe S.A., he's holding an American flag with Damages written on it. In the trailer, for the episode it wasn't shown.
Goofs[edit]
- The sign "Reserved for Montgomery Burns" only appears when Carl mentions it.
- Bart's signature, "Father, good luck", on Homer's cast disappear between scenes.
- Skinner's filing cabinet misses drawers for I and J.
