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Gump Roast/References

2026-10-25T21:26:23Z

Bonkfast: /* Trivia */

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== Cultural references ==
*The opening act spoofs ''{{W|Forrest Gump}}'', including the falling feather. The episode's title is also a reference to the movie, and [[Chief Wiggum]] makes a pun on the movie's {{W2|Forrest Gump|character|title character}} when he calls [[Homer]] "Forrest Plump".
*During the opening act, [[Moe]] impersonates {{W2|Austin Powers|character}} and [[Julius Hibbert]] impersonates [[Darth Vader]]. Both are arrested because of an ordinance that banned impersonations of movie characters, although Homer is not arrested for his impersonation of Forrest Gump and Hibbert later appears at the roast with no explanation.
*When [[Mr. Burns]] steps toward the podium, "{{W|The Imperial March}}" (Darth Vader's theme from ''[[Star Wars]]'') is heard.
*In this episode, [[Kang]] asserts that the Earth was created 5,000 years ago by God, and [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] then make the sign of the Cross. This is an apparently satirical reference to {{W|Young Earth creationism}}.
*In the middle of the [[They'll Never Stop the Simpsons|clip show song]] at the end of the episode, there is a picture of [[Homer]] on water skis {{W|Jumping the shark|jumping over a shark}}, which refers to the term "jumping the shark", meaning the point when a television show has reached its peak and is now declining in quality or has done something to cause a sudden decline in quality. The term is a reference to an episode of ''{{ap|Happy Days|franchise}}'' in which [[Fonzie]] literally jumped a shark while water-skiing.
*[[Agnes Skinner]] wears the same dress that [[Jennifer Lopez]] wore to the Grammy Awards in 2000.
*The song sung at the end is a take-off on [[Billy Joel]]'s song "{{W|We Didn't Start The Fire}}".
*[[Krusty]] mentions [[Mark Spitz]] couldn't be there and has sent a telegram. Lisa asks "Who's Mark Spitz?" and Bart then asks "What's a {{W|Telegraphy|telegram}}?"
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] read [[Maggie]]'s memories, they put a pink helmet on her head which reads "Hello Probie", a reference to {{W|Hello Kitty}}.
*When Homer puts on the blindfold, he claims his other senses sharpen. This is a reference to blind superhero {{W2|Daredevil|Marvel Comics character}}.
*When Young Homer sees Marge for the first time he hears the song {{W|(They Long To Be) Close To You}} by [[The Carpenters]] (1970).
*Rev. Lovejoy and Flanders would like to sing a ballad based on the song {{W|DooDah!}} by {{W2|Cartoons|band}} (1999).
*The intention of [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] to want to destroy humanity is a quote from the film "{{W|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}" (1951) as well as from the Bible (episode of {{W|Sodom and Gomorrah}}).
*[[Springfield Friars Club]] is a reference to the {{W|New York Friars Club}}.

== Trivia ==
*[[Dan Castellaneta]] sings the clip show song ("[[They'll Never Stop the Simpsons]]") at the end of the episode.
*To date, this is the latest clip show.
*Father [[Abe Simpson]] gives the syrup to Homer baby to make him sleep not to cure him (he is not sick) as in the years of the episode's release the syrups for children contained {{W|Niaprazine}}, a substance with a sedative effect.
*The stencil of the probe placed on [[Maggie]]'s head to see her memories is a reference to "{{W|Hello Kitty}}" children's merchandise.
*The clip with Homer chasing Bart with a mace was only seen as a clip in "[[Children of a Lesser Clod]]". The clip here has the film grain removed.

== Continuity ==
*The end song references many previous episodes:
**Christmas show. "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"
**Marge's fling. "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]"
**Homer's bro. "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]"
**Bart in well. "[[Radio Bart]]"
**[[Ned|Flanders]] fails. "[[When Flanders Failed]]"
**Whacking snakes. "[[Whacking Day]]"
**[[Monorail]]. "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]"
**Mr. Plow. "[[Mr. Plow]]"
**Homer in space. "[[Deep Space Homer]]"
**[[Sideshow Bob]] steps on rakes. "[[Cape Feare]]"
**Lisa's future. "[[Lisa's Wedding]]"
**Selma's [[Troy McClure|hubbie]]. "[[A Fish Called Selma]]"
**Marge not proud. "[[Marge Be Not Proud]]"
**Homer chubby. "[[King-Size Homer]]"
**Homer worries Bart is gay. "[[Homer's Phobia]]"
**[[Poochie]]. "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]"
**[[U2]]. "[[Trash of the Titans]]"
**NRA. "[[The Cartridge Family]]"
**Hippies. "[[D'oh-in' in the Wind]]"
**[[Vegas]]. "[[Viva Ned Flanders]]"
**[[Japan]]. "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]"
**[[The Octuplets|Octuplets]]. "[[Eight Misbehavin']]"
**[[Party Posse|Bart's boy band]]. "[[New Kids on the Blecch]]"
**Marge murmurs. "[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge]]"
**[[Maude]] croaks. "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]"
**Lisa Buddhist. "[[She of Little Faith]]"
**Homer tokes. "[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]"
**Maggie blows [[Burns]] away. "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"
*Maggie remembers several celebrities from previous episodes:
**{{Ch|Ron Howard}}, {{Ch|Kim Basinger}} and {{Ch|Alec Baldwin}}. "[[When You Dish Upon a Star]]"
**{{Ch|Joe Namath}}. "[[Bart Star]]"
**{{Ch|Stephen Hawking}}. "[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]"
**{{Ch|Lucy Lawless}}. "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]"
**{{Ch|Elton John}}. "[[I'm with Cupid]]"
**[[N' Sync]]. "[[New Kids on the Blecch]]"

=== Future Plots ===
The following crazy future plots are mentioned in the clip show song. They have all actually happened, after a fashion.
*"[[Marge]] becomes a robot"—In the [[Season 16]] episode "[[The Heartbroke Kid]]", [[Homer]] fantasizes about a robotic Marge. He tells her, "Oh [[Marge-bot]], I'm ready for some lovin'!" The Marge-bot looks like the [[Terminator]], however, and opens fire on Homer with a machine gun, prompting Homer to abruptly return to reality and lament, "Why did I give her a gun?"
**The plot appears as a full episode in "[[Hail to the Teeth]]", where [[Artie Ziff]] marries a robot clone of Marge.
*"[[Moe]] gets a cell phone"—In "[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]" ([[Season 22]]), Bart [[Bart's prank calls|prank-texts]] Moe. Also, in "[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]" ([[Season 23]]), one of the videos on {{ap|Hulu|in-universe website}} is "Moe Gets a Cell Phone".
*"Has [[Bart]] ever owned a bear?"—In "[[The Fat and the Furriest]]" ([[Season 15]]), [[Homer]] starts off trying to fight a bear, but later makes friends with it.
*"How 'bout a crazy wedding?"—The image in the song shows [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] getting married to [[Abraham Simpson]]:
**Patty almost gets married (albeit to a man impersonating a woman) in the [[Season 16]] episode "[[There's Something About Marrying]]".
**Selma marries Abe in the [[Season 18]] episode "[[Rome-Old and Juli-Eh]]".

== Goofs ==
*When Homer remembers his moments with his [[Pink Sedan|car]], one of the clips (from "[[Dumbbell Indemnity]]") shows Homer falling down a hill in [[Moe]]'s car. This is wrong since that is not Homer's car.
*When Kang and Kodos extract Maggie's memories using the "Hello Probie" mind probe, they get a number of clips showing some of the shows previous guest stars. Among them, there are a number of clips where Maggie could not possibly have been around to witness. For example, the clip showing Homer meeting {{Ch|Alec Baldwin}} after crashing through the roof of his house.
*It's doubtful that some of Homer's clips (such as the skiing incident in "[[Little Big Mom]]" and the [[Funzo]] incident in "[[Grift of the Magi]]") could have been filmed to be played back at the roast. In "Little Big Mom", Homer is on the slope by himself when he forgets the instructor's words and gets hurt — no possible filming. In "Grift of the Magi", when Homer tries to steal all the Funzos, there is also no possibility that anything could be filmed.
*Chief Wiggum seems surprised when Homer mentions the time Maggie shot Mr. Burns, even though he was there during the revelation in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"
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Gump Roast/References

2026-10-25T21:23:15Z

Bonkfast: /* Goofs */ Chief Wiggum isn't exactly known for being competent. Also, the entire "law" could have been a ruse to distract Homer.

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{{EpisodePrevNextRef|Weekend at Burnsie's|I Am Furious (Yellow)}}

== Cultural references ==
*The opening act spoofs ''{{W|Forrest Gump}}'', including the falling feather. The episode's title is also a reference to the movie, and [[Chief Wiggum]] makes a pun on the movie's {{W2|Forrest Gump|character|title character}} when he calls [[Homer]] "Forrest Plump".
*During the opening act, [[Moe]] impersonates {{W2|Austin Powers|character}} and [[Julius Hibbert]] impersonates [[Darth Vader]]. Both are arrested because of an ordinance that banned impersonations of movie characters, although Homer is not arrested for his impersonation of Forrest Gump and Hibbert later appears at the roast with no explanation.
*When [[Mr. Burns]] steps toward the podium, "{{W|The Imperial March}}" (Darth Vader's theme from ''[[Star Wars]]'') is heard.
*In this episode, [[Kang]] asserts that the Earth was created 5,000 years ago by God, and [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] then make the sign of the Cross. This is an apparently satirical reference to {{W|Young Earth creationism}}.
*In the middle of the [[They'll Never Stop the Simpsons|clip show song]] at the end of the episode, there is a picture of [[Homer]] on water skis {{W|Jumping the shark|jumping over a shark}}, which refers to the term "jumping the shark", meaning the point when a television show has reached its peak and is now declining in quality or has done something to cause a sudden decline in quality. The term is a reference to an episode of ''{{ap|Happy Days|franchise}}'' in which [[Fonzie]] literally jumped a shark while water-skiing.
*[[Agnes Skinner]] wears the same dress that [[Jennifer Lopez]] wore to the Grammy Awards in 2000.
*The song sung at the end is a take-off on [[Billy Joel]]'s song "{{W|We Didn't Start The Fire}}".
*[[Krusty]] mentions [[Mark Spitz]] couldn't be there and has sent a telegram. Lisa asks "Who's Mark Spitz?" and Bart then asks "What's a {{W|Telegraphy|telegram}}?"
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] read [[Maggie]]'s memories, they put a pink helmet on her head which reads "Hello Probie", a reference to {{W|Hello Kitty}}.
*When Homer puts on the blindfold, he claims his other senses sharpen. This is a reference to blind superhero {{W2|Daredevil|Marvel Comics character}}.
*When Young Homer sees Marge for the first time he hears the song {{W|(They Long To Be) Close To You}} by [[The Carpenters]] (1970).
*Rev. Lovejoy and Flanders would like to sing a ballad based on the song {{W|DooDah!}} by {{W2|Cartoons|band}} (1999).
*The intention of [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] to want to destroy humanity is a quote from the film "{{W|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}" (1951) as well as from the Bible (episode of {{W|Sodom and Gomorrah}}).
*[[Springfield Friars Club]] is a reference to the {{W|New York Friars Club}}.

== Trivia ==
*[[Dan Castellaneta]] sings the clip show song ("[[They'll Never Stop the Simpsons]]") at the end of the episode.
*To date, this is the latest clip show.
*Father [[Abe Simpson]] gives the syrup to Homer baby to make him sleep not to cure him (he is not sick) as in the years of the episode's release the syrups for children contained {{W|Niaprazine}}, a substance with a sedative effect.
*The stencil of the probe placed on [[Maggie]]'s head to see her memories is a reference to "{{W|Hello Kitty}}" children's merchandise.

== Continuity ==
*The end song references many previous episodes:
**Christmas show. "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"
**Marge's fling. "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]"
**Homer's bro. "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]"
**Bart in well. "[[Radio Bart]]"
**[[Ned|Flanders]] fails. "[[When Flanders Failed]]"
**Whacking snakes. "[[Whacking Day]]"
**[[Monorail]]. "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]"
**Mr. Plow. "[[Mr. Plow]]"
**Homer in space. "[[Deep Space Homer]]"
**[[Sideshow Bob]] steps on rakes. "[[Cape Feare]]"
**Lisa's future. "[[Lisa's Wedding]]"
**Selma's [[Troy McClure|hubbie]]. "[[A Fish Called Selma]]"
**Marge not proud. "[[Marge Be Not Proud]]"
**Homer chubby. "[[King-Size Homer]]"
**Homer worries Bart is gay. "[[Homer's Phobia]]"
**[[Poochie]]. "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]"
**[[U2]]. "[[Trash of the Titans]]"
**NRA. "[[The Cartridge Family]]"
**Hippies. "[[D'oh-in' in the Wind]]"
**[[Vegas]]. "[[Viva Ned Flanders]]"
**[[Japan]]. "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]"
**[[The Octuplets|Octuplets]]. "[[Eight Misbehavin']]"
**[[Party Posse|Bart's boy band]]. "[[New Kids on the Blecch]]"
**Marge murmurs. "[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge]]"
**[[Maude]] croaks. "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]"
**Lisa Buddhist. "[[She of Little Faith]]"
**Homer tokes. "[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]"
**Maggie blows [[Burns]] away. "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"
*Maggie remembers several celebrities from previous episodes:
**{{Ch|Ron Howard}}, {{Ch|Kim Basinger}} and {{Ch|Alec Baldwin}}. "[[When You Dish Upon a Star]]"
**{{Ch|Joe Namath}}. "[[Bart Star]]"
**{{Ch|Stephen Hawking}}. "[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]"
**{{Ch|Lucy Lawless}}. "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]"
**{{Ch|Elton John}}. "[[I'm with Cupid]]"
**[[N' Sync]]. "[[New Kids on the Blecch]]"

=== Future Plots ===
The following crazy future plots are mentioned in the clip show song. They have all actually happened, after a fashion.
*"[[Marge]] becomes a robot"—In the [[Season 16]] episode "[[The Heartbroke Kid]]", [[Homer]] fantasizes about a robotic Marge. He tells her, "Oh [[Marge-bot]], I'm ready for some lovin'!" The Marge-bot looks like the [[Terminator]], however, and opens fire on Homer with a machine gun, prompting Homer to abruptly return to reality and lament, "Why did I give her a gun?"
**The plot appears as a full episode in "[[Hail to the Teeth]]", where [[Artie Ziff]] marries a robot clone of Marge.
*"[[Moe]] gets a cell phone"—In "[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]" ([[Season 22]]), Bart [[Bart's prank calls|prank-texts]] Moe. Also, in "[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]" ([[Season 23]]), one of the videos on {{ap|Hulu|in-universe website}} is "Moe Gets a Cell Phone".
*"Has [[Bart]] ever owned a bear?"—In "[[The Fat and the Furriest]]" ([[Season 15]]), [[Homer]] starts off trying to fight a bear, but later makes friends with it.
*"How 'bout a crazy wedding?"—The image in the song shows [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] getting married to [[Abraham Simpson]]:
**Patty almost gets married (albeit to a man impersonating a woman) in the [[Season 16]] episode "[[There's Something About Marrying]]".
**Selma marries Abe in the [[Season 18]] episode "[[Rome-Old and Juli-Eh]]".

== Goofs ==
*When Homer remembers his moments with his [[Pink Sedan|car]], one of the clips (from "[[Dumbbell Indemnity]]") shows Homer falling down a hill in [[Moe]]'s car. This is wrong since that is not Homer's car.
*When Kang and Kodos extract Maggie's memories using the "Hello Probie" mind probe, they get a number of clips showing some of the shows previous guest stars. Among them, there are a number of clips where Maggie could not possibly have been around to witness. For example, the clip showing Homer meeting {{Ch|Alec Baldwin}} after crashing through the roof of his house.
*It's doubtful that some of Homer's clips (such as the skiing incident in "[[Little Big Mom]]" and the [[Funzo]] incident in "[[Grift of the Magi]]") could have been filmed to be played back at the roast. In "Little Big Mom", Homer is on the slope by himself when he forgets the instructor's words and gets hurt — no possible filming. In "Grift of the Magi", when Homer tries to steal all the Funzos, there is also no possibility that anything could be filmed.
*Chief Wiggum seems surprised when Homer mentions the time Maggie shot Mr. Burns, even though he was there during the revelation in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"
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Gump Roast/References

2026-10-25T21:22:16Z

Bonkfast: "Arrest the baby." "No one's going to convict a baby... maybe Texas."

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{{EpisodePrevNextRef|Weekend at Burnsie's|I Am Furious (Yellow)}}

== Cultural references ==
*The opening act spoofs ''{{W|Forrest Gump}}'', including the falling feather. The episode's title is also a reference to the movie, and [[Chief Wiggum]] makes a pun on the movie's {{W2|Forrest Gump|character|title character}} when he calls [[Homer]] "Forrest Plump".
*During the opening act, [[Moe]] impersonates {{W2|Austin Powers|character}} and [[Julius Hibbert]] impersonates [[Darth Vader]]. Both are arrested because of an ordinance that banned impersonations of movie characters, although Homer is not arrested for his impersonation of Forrest Gump and Hibbert later appears at the roast with no explanation.
*When [[Mr. Burns]] steps toward the podium, "{{W|The Imperial March}}" (Darth Vader's theme from ''[[Star Wars]]'') is heard.
*In this episode, [[Kang]] asserts that the Earth was created 5,000 years ago by God, and [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] then make the sign of the Cross. This is an apparently satirical reference to {{W|Young Earth creationism}}.
*In the middle of the [[They'll Never Stop the Simpsons|clip show song]] at the end of the episode, there is a picture of [[Homer]] on water skis {{W|Jumping the shark|jumping over a shark}}, which refers to the term "jumping the shark", meaning the point when a television show has reached its peak and is now declining in quality or has done something to cause a sudden decline in quality. The term is a reference to an episode of ''{{ap|Happy Days|franchise}}'' in which [[Fonzie]] literally jumped a shark while water-skiing.
*[[Agnes Skinner]] wears the same dress that [[Jennifer Lopez]] wore to the Grammy Awards in 2000.
*The song sung at the end is a take-off on [[Billy Joel]]'s song "{{W|We Didn't Start The Fire}}".
*[[Krusty]] mentions [[Mark Spitz]] couldn't be there and has sent a telegram. Lisa asks "Who's Mark Spitz?" and Bart then asks "What's a {{W|Telegraphy|telegram}}?"
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] read [[Maggie]]'s memories, they put a pink helmet on her head which reads "Hello Probie", a reference to {{W|Hello Kitty}}.
*When Homer puts on the blindfold, he claims his other senses sharpen. This is a reference to blind superhero {{W2|Daredevil|Marvel Comics character}}.
*When Young Homer sees Marge for the first time he hears the song {{W|(They Long To Be) Close To You}} by [[The Carpenters]] (1970).
*Rev. Lovejoy and Flanders would like to sing a ballad based on the song {{W|DooDah!}} by {{W2|Cartoons|band}} (1999).
*The intention of [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] to want to destroy humanity is a quote from the film "{{W|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}" (1951) as well as from the Bible (episode of {{W|Sodom and Gomorrah}}).
*[[Springfield Friars Club]] is a reference to the {{W|New York Friars Club}}.

== Trivia ==
*[[Dan Castellaneta]] sings the clip show song ("[[They'll Never Stop the Simpsons]]") at the end of the episode.
*To date, this is the latest clip show.
*Father [[Abe Simpson]] gives the syrup to Homer baby to make him sleep not to cure him (he is not sick) as in the years of the episode's release the syrups for children contained {{W|Niaprazine}}, a substance with a sedative effect.
*The stencil of the probe placed on [[Maggie]]'s head to see her memories is a reference to "{{W|Hello Kitty}}" children's merchandise.

== Continuity ==
*The end song references many previous episodes:
**Christmas show. "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"
**Marge's fling. "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]"
**Homer's bro. "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]"
**Bart in well. "[[Radio Bart]]"
**[[Ned|Flanders]] fails. "[[When Flanders Failed]]"
**Whacking snakes. "[[Whacking Day]]"
**[[Monorail]]. "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]"
**Mr. Plow. "[[Mr. Plow]]"
**Homer in space. "[[Deep Space Homer]]"
**[[Sideshow Bob]] steps on rakes. "[[Cape Feare]]"
**Lisa's future. "[[Lisa's Wedding]]"
**Selma's [[Troy McClure|hubbie]]. "[[A Fish Called Selma]]"
**Marge not proud. "[[Marge Be Not Proud]]"
**Homer chubby. "[[King-Size Homer]]"
**Homer worries Bart is gay. "[[Homer's Phobia]]"
**[[Poochie]]. "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]"
**[[U2]]. "[[Trash of the Titans]]"
**NRA. "[[The Cartridge Family]]"
**Hippies. "[[D'oh-in' in the Wind]]"
**[[Vegas]]. "[[Viva Ned Flanders]]"
**[[Japan]]. "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]"
**[[The Octuplets|Octuplets]]. "[[Eight Misbehavin']]"
**[[Party Posse|Bart's boy band]]. "[[New Kids on the Blecch]]"
**Marge murmurs. "[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge]]"
**[[Maude]] croaks. "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]"
**Lisa Buddhist. "[[She of Little Faith]]"
**Homer tokes. "[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]"
**Maggie blows [[Burns]] away. "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"
*Maggie remembers several celebrities from previous episodes:
**{{Ch|Ron Howard}}, {{Ch|Kim Basinger}} and {{Ch|Alec Baldwin}}. "[[When You Dish Upon a Star]]"
**{{Ch|Joe Namath}}. "[[Bart Star]]"
**{{Ch|Stephen Hawking}}. "[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]"
**{{Ch|Lucy Lawless}}. "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]"
**{{Ch|Elton John}}. "[[I'm with Cupid]]"
**[[N' Sync]]. "[[New Kids on the Blecch]]"

=== Future Plots ===
The following crazy future plots are mentioned in the clip show song. They have all actually happened, after a fashion.
*"[[Marge]] becomes a robot"—In the [[Season 16]] episode "[[The Heartbroke Kid]]", [[Homer]] fantasizes about a robotic Marge. He tells her, "Oh [[Marge-bot]], I'm ready for some lovin'!" The Marge-bot looks like the [[Terminator]], however, and opens fire on Homer with a machine gun, prompting Homer to abruptly return to reality and lament, "Why did I give her a gun?"
**The plot appears as a full episode in "[[Hail to the Teeth]]", where [[Artie Ziff]] marries a robot clone of Marge.
*"[[Moe]] gets a cell phone"—In "[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]" ([[Season 22]]), Bart [[Bart's prank calls|prank-texts]] Moe. Also, in "[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]" ([[Season 23]]), one of the videos on {{ap|Hulu|in-universe website}} is "Moe Gets a Cell Phone".
*"Has [[Bart]] ever owned a bear?"—In "[[The Fat and the Furriest]]" ([[Season 15]]), [[Homer]] starts off trying to fight a bear, but later makes friends with it.
*"How 'bout a crazy wedding?"—The image in the song shows [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] getting married to [[Abraham Simpson]]:
**Patty almost gets married (albeit to a man impersonating a woman) in the [[Season 16]] episode "[[There's Something About Marrying]]".
**Selma marries Abe in the [[Season 18]] episode "[[Rome-Old and Juli-Eh]]".

== Goofs ==
*When Homer remembers his moments with his [[Pink Sedan|car]], one of the clips (from "[[Dumbbell Indemnity]]") shows Homer falling down a hill in [[Moe]]'s car. This is wrong since that is not Homer's car.
*[[Dr. Hibbert]] was supposed to be in jail for impersonating Darth Vader, but at Homer's roast, he is shown at a table with his wife.
*When Kang and Kodos extract Maggie's memories using the "Hello Probie" mind probe, they get a number of clips showing some of the shows previous guest stars. Among them, there are a number of clips where Maggie could not possibly have been around to witness. For example, the clip showing Homer meeting {{Ch|Alec Baldwin}} after crashing through the roof of his house.
*It's doubtful that some of Homer's clips (such as the skiing incident in "[[Little Big Mom]]" and the [[Funzo]] incident in "[[Grift of the Magi]]") could have been filmed to be played back at the roast. In "Little Big Mom", Homer is on the slope by himself when he forgets the instructor's words and gets hurt — no possible filming. In "Grift of the Magi", when Homer tries to steal all the Funzos, there is also no possibility that anything could be filmed.
*Chief Wiggum seems surprised when Homer mentions the time Maggie shot Mr. Burns, even though he was there during the revelation in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"
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Large Marge/References

2026-10-12T02:17:08Z

Bonkfast:

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== Cultural references ==
*The [[Baha Men]] perform two different variations of their 2000 hit "{{W|Who Let the Dogs Out?}}" in the episode:
**Near the beginning, [[Marge]] is driving with [[Maggie]] in the car and turns the radio to a station that plays music for babies. The song playing is "[[Who Left the Milk Out?]]" which Marge loves, but Maggie can't stand.
**Over the closing credits, the song playing is "[[Who Let Marge's Jugs Out?|Who Let Her Jugs Out?]]", referring to Marge's flashing her breasts to the crowd near the end of the episode. The lyrics include [[Homer]] saying "[[D'oh!]]" several times.
*During the song "[[You're a Bunch of Stuff]]", where the male customers of [[Luigi's]] sing praises to Marge's augmented figure:
**[[Comic Book Guy]] compares Marge to "{{W|Uncanny X-Men|''X-Men''}} #3 in a {{W|BoPET|Mylar}} bag", which he would see as something rare and extremely valuable. The real ''X-Men'' #3 comic came out in early 1964, and Mylar bags are commonly used to protect comic books from deterioration and to preserve their value.
**[[Snake Jailbird]] compares Marge to a brand new {{W|muscle car}} with {{W|Alloy wheel|Mag wheels}}. Among muscle car enthusiasts, magnesium alloy wheels are a highly desirable accessory.
**The [[Captain Horatio McCallister|Sea Captain]] says Marge is like {{W|Jacqueline Bisset}} in his "fav'rite film, ''{{W2|The Deep|film}}''". The film's opening scene (which has achieved iconic status) shows Bisset swimming underwater wearing only a thin white T-shirt and bikini bottoms, putting her figure on impressive display.
*The musical clip that plays when the Stomach Staples Center is first viewed is from the theme to ''{{W|Ben Casey}}'', a medical drama which ran on ABC in the '60s.
*The ''{{W|Chicago Tribune}}'' newspaper with the front page banner headline ''{{W|Dewey Defeats Truman}}'' actually appeared the day after the presidential election in 1948. The printed part of that newspaper that is shown in this episode is accurately reproduced, including masthead and subheading.
*The ''{{W|Marines' Hymn}}'' plays when the {{W|Battle of Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima}} veterans raise the flag. They pause momentarily when they are in the pose that duplicates the {{W|Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima|famous photo}} of Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima.
*When Krusty tells Bart he got to where he is by "naming names in the fifties," he is tacitly admitting he betrayed friends and/or associates to the {{W|House Un-American Activities Committee}} during the {{W|McCarthyism|McCarthy}} witch-hunts of the 1950s.
*The sign on the marquee of the Oven Mitt Convention, "If the mitt don't fit we will remit", is a wordplay on the defense's line in the {{W|O. J. Simpson murder case}}, "If [the glove] doesn't fit, you must acquit."
*When the [[Dr. Velimirovic|doctor who operated on Marge]] sees the results of his work and says, "Great {{W|Nicolae Ceaușescu|Ceaușescu}}'s ghost!" it implies he may be from [[Romania]] and/or received his training there, as Ceaușescu was the country's head of state from 1965 until his death in 1989.
**Velimirovic's exclamation is also a wordplay on "Great Caesar's ghost!" best known as a catchphrase of {{W|Perry White}} of the {{W|Daily Planet}} in the ''[[Superman]]'' franchise.
*In addition to the Springfield characters ogling Marge through the Simpson's window is [[Bill Clinton]].
*In line to be seen at the clinic is [[Joan Rivers]] (in green suit and pearls).
*While [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are watching the revamped version of ''{{Krusty show}}'', Milhouse laments that they won't let [[Krusty]] do anything fun and adds, "[[Teletubbies]] get away with more than this."
*The presidents house building scene, is a quote from [[Laurel and Hardy]]'s silent film ''"{{W|The Finishing Touch}}"''. Even [[Bill Clinton]] struck by [[George H. W. Bush]] reacts with the classic gestures of [[Oliver Hardy]].
*During their sleepover, Bart and Milhouse watch the 66's [[Batman]] series on TV as recognized by the opening theme song.
*[[Krabappel]] and [[Skinner]] hold a sign urging to cancel the recycled [[The Krusty the Clown Show]] (it was used for a similar request from the {{W|Jackass}} TV show and the {{W|Beavis and Butt-head}} cartoon, both of which actually exist).
*[[Springfield Friars Club]] is a reference to the {{W|New York Friars Club}}.
*[[Krusty]], seeing the obedient elephant, quotes [[Marlon Brando]] referring to his butt and the famous intractability on set.
*The exit of Bart, Milhouse and Homer from the elephant's mouth is a quote from the movie [[Men in Black]] (scene of Agent K's exit from the body of the giant alien cockroach).
*When trying to remember Stampy's safety word, Krusty says "Columbo" (an old detective series from 1971), "Modesto" (a city in California), "Daktari" (a family drama series from 1966), and "Nintendo" (a video game console company).

== Trivia ==
*The episode was nominated for the 2003 {{W|Golden Reel Award}} for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation - Music.
*This appears to be the last episode [[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]] works in voicing one of [[Maggie Roswell]]'s old characters.
*Homer attempts to create his own graffiti alias, "[[El Homo]]", based on Bart's far more successful alias, "[[El Barto]]".
*Some scenes involving Marge's enhanced breasts were shown in FOX promos/commercials, but not in the episode and later included in Season 14 DVD and Blu-Ray releases:
#Marge hides her breasts in the sink.
#Marge uses pans to cover up her breasts when Bart comes into the kitchen.
#Marge tries to cover her breasts with tennis rackets.
#Bart and Lisa run into Homer's and Marge's bedroom at night. Marge is in her robe and Bart stares at her cleavage. Marge frantically points to her face and tells Bart to "Just focus on Mommy's face", to which Bart replies, "I'm trying, Mom."
*One of the people in line at the clinic is a man with two right arms, wearing a red T-shirt that has two right sleeves.
*The {{W|Segway}} scooter indicated by [[Kent Brockman]] in his news was actually dangerous, never had commercial success and stopped being produced in 2020.
*Moe says he considers the Springfield Shoe Expo his Woodstock making him look (maybe he is ..) a foot fetishist.
*[[Drederick Tatum]] advertises snikers saying ''"I have been paid millions to endorse these butt-ugly shoes"'' by dismissing interested parties; in the years of the episode, {{W|Nike, Inc.}} put into production the first colored "{{W|Nike Air Max}}" and still very famous and requested (and some collectible).
*89 that a salesperson would like to do to Marge is a sexual practice centered on the female breast.
*At the Springfield Shoe Expo fair you can see stands of the [[Assassins]] (shoes invented in the Simpsons) and the {{W|Keds}} (real shoes) stands and the {{W|Keds}} stand carries the slogan ''"The keds are alright"'' pun on the title of [[The Who]] album ''"{{W2|The Kids Are Alright|song}}"''.

== Continuity ==
*One of the "before and after" pictures at the [[Stomach Staples Center|plastic surgery clinic]] shows [[Moe]] as his regular self and after having had plastic surgery (in "[[Pygmoelian]]").
*[[Marge]] mentions [[Apu]] cheating on [[Manjula]] (in "[[The Sweetest Apu]]").
*[[Krusty]] says he got where he is by naming names in the 1950s. In the comic story ''[[The Laugh Man on Earth!]]'', a flashback shows Krusty acting in the sitcom ''Krusty Days'', set in the 1950s, in a scene where his character agrees to turn in his friends as Communist conspirators.
*In the [[Springfield Friars Club]] (where [[Krusty]] is a member) in a past episode [[Homer]] was "{{W2|Roast|comedy|roasted}}".

== Goofs ==
*When Bart is in his [[Krusty the Clown]] sleeping bag, at one point Krusty's face is yellow when it's supposed to be white. Also he has a comb of hair just like Homer.
*The sound mysteriously pauses when Krusty rushes out of the crowd to save [[Milhouse]] at the Springfield Shoe expo trade show.
*During the shoe expo, Marge's dress has conventional over-the-shoulder straps for most of the time. But when she flashes her breasts to the crowd, her dress changes to a halter top (rather than sliding the straps off of her shoulders, she unfastens the dress at the back of her neck).
*In Luigi's, the lobsters in the tank are bright red. They are actually quite brown until they are boiled when they become red/pink.
*After Homer paints "El Homo" on the wall, he paints over it so that none of the letters are visible. In the next shot a couple of the letters are visible, and are only struck out with one line.
*In some shots, the incorrectly-colored lobsters have their claws taped shut, and in others they don't.

{{Season 14|R}}

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Moe Goes from Rags to Riches/References

2026-10-12T02:06:03Z

Bonkfast:

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== Cultural references ==
*In the episode's [[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], the {{W|Space Shuttle}} appears with the phrase "For Sale $1", referencing {{W|Space Shuttle retirement|its retirement}} that finished in July 2011, six months before this episode was aired.
*During the episode's [[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]], the Simpsons parody different American sitcoms in the order they were originally aired:
**''[[The Honeymooners]]'', with [[Homer]] as the bus driver Ralph Kramden, [[Bart]] as Ed Norton, [[Lisa]] as Trixie Norton and [[Marge]] as Alice Kramden.
**''{{W|The Dick Van Dyke Show}}'', with Homer as Rob Petrie, Marge as Laura Petrie, Bart as Buddy Sorrell and Lisa as Sally Rogers. The family parodies the opening of the sitcom, including Van Dyke's famous stumble.
**''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', with the Simpsons as the Bradys. Lisa gets hit in the nose by a football, a reference to one of the sitcom's most iconic scenes in which Marcia Brady gets hit by a football and eventually loses a date with a boy.
**''[[Cheers]]'', with Lisa as [[Carla Tortelli]], Marge as Diane Chambers, Homer as [[Norm Peterson]], Bart as Woody Boyd and Maggie as [[Cliff Clavin]].
[[File:All Night Long music video parody.png|300px|thumb|At [[Moe's Tavern]], the people from [[Springfield]] recreate parts of the music video of [[Lionel Richie]]'s 1983 hit "{{W|All Night Long (All Night)}}"]]
*At [[Moe's Tavern]], the people from [[Springfield]] recreate parts of the music video of [[Lionel Richie]]'s famous 1983 hit "{{W|All Night Long (All Night)}}", including the appearance of Richie himself and [[Lou]] taking the role of the policeman.
**Homer is seen dancing on the wall and then on the ceiling, a reference to "{{W2|Dancing on the Ceiling|Lionel Richie song}}", another song by Lionel Richie. Those scenes are from its respective music video, as is a scene where Homer opens a beer while on the ceiling, causing it to fall into Barney's mouth; á la the original music video where a character uncorks a wine bottle and it falls into a wine glass.
*[[Moe]] mentions having become friends with {{W|Pepto-Bismol}}, the name of a medication, on [[Facebook]].
*Lisa mentions that [[Milhouse]] wears a ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' back brace.
*[[Homeur]] had to live to fight in {{W|Flanders}}, a region in northern Europe.
*A sponge sarcastically tells the [[Moe Szyslak's bar rag|rag]] that he was the {{W|Gutenberg Bible}}, the earliest major book printed in Europe.
*Medieval [[Chief Wiggum]] "submits" the moment [[Ralph]] hitted him to ''France's Funniest Cave Paintings'', a pun on ''{{W|America's Funniest Home Videos}}''.
*The collection of rocks Milhouse owns includes {{W|pyrite}}, {{W|quartzite}}, {{W|turquoise}}, {{W|unakite}} and {{W|amethyst}}
*The ''[[Wriggles]]'' CD that Milhouse owns is a parody of {{W|The Wiggles}}, an Australian children's music group.
*According to Bart, he converted Milhouse from a puppet to a real boy, similar to the story of ''[[Pinocchio]]''.
*[[Luann]] refuses to get the {{W|Heimlich maneuver}} performed by [[Kirk]] on her.
*During the "{{W|King of Persia}}" portion of the episode, the [[Scheherazade]], portrayed by [[Lisa]], is costumed as Jeannie from the American fantasy sitcom ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]''.
*The Scheherazade tells [[Nelson]] the story of {{W|Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves}}. She also mentions Ali Baba's brother {{W|Cassim}}.
**The rag references the ''{{W|One Thousand and One Nights}}'' collection of Middle Eastern folktales.
*[[Michelangelo]] is painting ''{{W|The Creation of Adam}}'', which forms part of the {{W|Sistine Chapel's ceiling}}.
**He mentions {{W|Raphael}}, the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.
*"The Great Pumpkin Waltz" from the ''{{W2|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown|soundtrack}}'' soundtrack is heard when Moe hugs his rag.
**Moe's expression is that of [[Charlie Brown]] from ''[[Peanuts]]''. He also holds the rag close to him like [[Linus Van Pelt]] does with his security blanket.
*When the rag is converted to the {{W|Flags of the Confederate States of America}} the song "{{W2|Dixie|song}}" is heard.
*The rag was part of an expedition to [[Mount Everest]].
*[[Chief Wiggum]] thought he had found a [[Pringles]] tube of chips in the police car.
*The rag compares itself to a common {{W|Kleenex}} tissue.
*The plot of the episode is somewhat similar to the plot of ''{{W|The Red Violin}}''.

== Continuity ==
*A picture of the [[Pin Pals]] is seen in [[Moe's Tavern]]. ("[[Team Homer]]")

== Goofs ==
[[File:Basement Closet.png|250px|thumb|right]]
*In the scene where Marge comes up from the basement with laundry, the basement is in the wrong place and is under the stairs where a closet should be.
*Oil and beer have been poured on the bar, but when Moe throws his rag onto the bar, the oil and beer have disappeared.
*When Moe throws the bar rag out the window, there is a shot of the back of the family (with Moe and Milhouse) walking away from the window. Milhouse has his normal clothes on, despite entering the Simpson House with his pajamas still on.
*There is one shot of the Van Houten House in this episode which is different to the design of the house in other shots.

{{Season 23|R}}

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Mom and Pop Art/References

2026-10-12T02:01:48Z

Bonkfast: Matt Groening? He doesn't belong in a museum. He can barely draw. Oh no! I'm being erased!

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== Cultural references ==
*The title of the episode is a reference to {{W|Pop art}}.
*In the episode's [[Mom and Pop Art/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]], the Simpsons ride the couch just like {{W|Slim Pickens}}' rides the bomb in ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}''.
[[File:Doug Vaccaro BBQ.png|250px|thumb|[[Doug Vaccaro]] resembles {{W|Richard Karn}}'s character, {{W|Al Borland}}, from ''{{W2|Home Improvement|TV series}}''. Similar music from the series is heard as well.]]
*[[Doug Vaccaro]] resembles {{W|Richard Karn}}'s character, {{W|Al Borland}}, from the TV series ''{{W2|Home Improvement|TV series}}''. Similar music is also heard playing when [[Homer]] starts building the BBQ pit.
**Doug Vaccaro says he participated in the sitcom ''Toolin' Around'', a play-on-words of the film ''{{W|Foolin' Around}}''.
*[[Chief Wiggum]] treats [[Homer]] as "[[Santa Claus]]", and also calls him Saint Nick, Kris Kringle and {{W|Père Noël}}.
*When Wiggum asks the mafia what were they throwing to the trash, [[Louie]] answers "a Beanie Baby", a reference to the American line of stuffed toys {{W|Beanie Babies}}.
*The art gallery [[Louvre: American Style]] is a reference to the TV show ''{{W|Love, American Style}}'' and the {{W|Louvre}}, [[Paris]].
*A sculpture of ''{{W2|David|Michelangelo}}'' by [[Michelangelo]] made with ordinary home things is seen in the gallery.
*The fact of artist [[Jasper Johns]] being portrayed as a {{W|kleptomaniac}} is a reference to his art style, as he usually uses objects from everyday life for his artwork.
*[[Mr. Burns]] once missed the opportunity to buy [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]]'s ''{{W2|Guernica|Picasso}}'' because he bought the rights for the song "{{W2|White Christmas|song}}". The song was written by [[Irving Berlin]] for the musical film ''{{W2|Holiday Inn|film}}'' and one of its versions was the world's best-selling single.
*Homer owned some {{W|Disney}} memorabilia.
*Homer remembers his "schoolgirl days" when he painted [[Ringo Starr]], whom [[Marge]] was fond of.
*The scene of Homer at the garage yelling at his art is a reference to the 1959 comedy horror film ''{{W|A Bucket of Blood}}''. In the film, Walter Paisley (portrayed by {{W|Dick Miller}}) talks to a piece of clay demanding it to take the shape of a nose.
[[File:A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Barney.png|250px|thumb|[[Barney]] tries to pay [[Moe]] with his version of ''{{W|A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte}}''.]]
*[[Barney]] tries to pay [[Moe]] with his version of ''{{W|A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte}}'' by {{W|Georges Seurat}}.
*Homer reads ''[[Art in America]]'', an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world in the US.
*Homer says he visited [[Machu Picchu]] with Barney once.
*At Homer's gallery, [[The Rich Texan]] says he has bought a painting by {{W|Rembrandt}}.
*Homer mentions American comedian [[Ray J. Johnson]]. He also sings "You can call him Ray, or you can call him Jay...", a reference to a {{W|Natural Light}} lager commercial from 1978.
*Marge mentions [[Michelangelo]] and former basketball player [[Shaquille O'Neal]].
*The [[Springsonian Museum]] takes its name from the {{W|Smithsonian Institution}}, composed by a group of museums and research centers. Inside the museum:
**The Greek sculpture ''{{W|Discobolus}}'' is seen.
**There is a painting with {{W|Akbar and Jeff}} from [[Matt Groening]]'s ''[[Life in Hell]]''.
**The standing pencil is by [[Claes Oldenburg]], a Swedish-born American sculptor.
**After seeing Matt Groening's drawing, Homer insults Matt, then the pencil eraser touches his head, causing Homer to think he is being erased. This is a reference to the ''Looney Tunes'' short "Duck Amuck" where Daffy argues with the animators and constantly gets erased.
**''The Dogano, San Giorgio, Citella, from the Steps of the Europa'' by {{W|J. M. W. Turner|Joseph Turner}} is analysed by Marge.
**''Harlequin'' (1901) and ''{{W|The Old Guitarist}}'' from {{W|Picasso's Blue Period}} are seen.
**''{{W|Les Demoiselles d'Avignon}}'', a famous proto-cubist work also by Picasso, is seen.
**Homer drools when he sees a parody of ''{{W|Campbell's Soup Cans}}'' by [[Andy Warhol]].
[[File:The Vitruvian Man attacking Homer.png|250px|thumb|The ''{{W|Vitruvian Man}}'', by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], attacks Homer in his dream.]]
*In Homer's dream:
**Homer is lying in a similar way to the woman in ''{{W|The Sleeping Gypsy}}'' by {{W|Henri Rousseau}}.
**The ''{{W|Vitruvian Man}}'', by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], attacks Homer.
**The ''{{W|Three Musicians}}'' by Picasso transform their instruments into guns and start shooting at Homer. One of the musicians says "{{W|Hasta la vista, baby}}", the famous catchphrase from ''{{W|Terminator 2: Judgment Day}}''.
**Homer is in ''{{W|The Persistence of Memory}}'' world, a painting by [[Salvador Dalí]].
*[[Lisa]] mentions {{W|Christo}}, the conceptual artist that worked on huge outdoor projects. Lisa mentions some of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's works, including the ''{{W|Wrapped Reichstag}}'' and ''{{W2|The Umbrellas|Christo and Jeanne-Claude}}''. However, she is incorrect that ''The Umbrellas'' killed children when they blew away; the death attributed to the piece was of an adult woman.
*Homer converts [[Springfield]] into "[[Venice]] without the {{W|black plague}}".
*"{{W|Arrivederci Roma}}" by {{W|Renato Rascel}} is heard at the end of the episode and during the credits.

== Trivia ==
*The writer of this episode, [[Al Jean]], partially wrote this episode whilst waiting in line for an amusement attraction. This was heard in the audio commentary from the [[season 4]] episode "[[Selma's Choice]]".
*For a time, the scene where Marge asks Homer to take down the hostage ribbons from the old oak tree was censored after {{W|Kosovo War|1999 Kosovo War}}. However, the scene is still censored in some countries and on [[Disney+]].

== Goofs ==
*When {{Ch|Jasper Johns}} is seen stealing a light bulb in the art museum, the light continues to shine even when he takes the bulb out and runs off.
*When Homer has finished his 'BBQ pit', it has one of his shoes in it, the next shot shows a shoe shaped brick.

== Continuity ==
*One of the fishermen from "[[Das Bus]]" appears at the art show.

== International versions ==
*In the French dub of the show, the roles are reversed so Homer has to read the English instructions instead of the French instructions.
*In Latin America, the scene where Marge asks Homer to take down the hostage ribbons from the old oak tree was cut.
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{{Season 10|R}}
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Grift of the Magi/References

2026-02-10T19:23:01Z

Bonkfast: If it has an explanation, I don't think it qualifies as a goof anymore. Besides, he could have changed his mind or Homer and/or Marge may have forced him to do it.

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode's title is a pun on {{W|O. Henry}}'s Christmas short story ''{{W|The Gift of the Magi}}''.
*[[Bart]] mentions the e-commerce platform [[eBay]] in the episode's [[Grift of the Magi/Gags#Chalkboard gag|chalkboard gag]].
*Due to the {{W|ozone hole}} that affected [[Brazil]] and now [[Springfield]], [[Kent Brockman]] recommends the people to either wear sunscreen or have a "[[Robin Williams]]-level of hair coverage" in their bodies if they need to leave their homes. Robin Williams was known for his excessive body hair.
*[[Milhouse]] and Bart sing "[[Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves]]", a song by [[Aretha Franklin]] and {{W|Eurythmics}}.
**The song was also covered on ''[[The Yellow Album]]'' by [[Lisa]], [[Ann Wilson|Ann]] and [[Nancy Wilson]] and [[Patty]] and [[Selma]].
*The Hispanic TV show ''{{W|¿Dónde Está Justice?}}'' has the style of ''{{W|Judge Judy}}''.
**[[Señora Bumblebee Man]] says "El {{W2|Ford Escort|Europe}} que me vendió es un limón", meaning "The Ford Escort he sold me is a lemon".
*[[Skinner]] gets {{W|Valencia orange}}s as a severance package.
*Lisa proposes "Attila the Fun" as a name for a toy, which is a pun on {{W|Attila the Hun}}, the ruler of the {{W|Huns}}.
**Lisa was doing {{W|Venn diagram}}s, widely used in probability theory.
[[File:Funzo on fire.png|250px|thumb|[[Funzo]]'s metallic frame is similar to the endoskeleton of a [[T800 Terminator]]. At the [[Springfield Tire Yard]], Funzo parodies the rising from the flaming wreckage scene from ''{{W|The Terminator}}'']]
*[[Funzo]]'s metallic frame is similar to the endoskeleton of a [[T800 Terminator]] from the ''[[Terminator]]'' films.
*[[Chief Wiggum]] does an impression of [[Ed Sullivan]], known for being the host of ''{{W|The Ed Sullivan Show}}''.
*The American country band {{Chs|Dixie Chicks}} and basketball player [[Patrick Ewing]] were part of [[Krusty]]'s act of the {{W|Nativity of Jesus}}.
*An instrumental version of "{{W|Jingle Bells}}" is heard during the Funzo commercial.
*The toy Funzo is a parody of the popular {{W|Furby}} dolls.
*[[Gary Coleman]] once worked as a security guard in real life. Coleman spoofed Arnold's, Coleman's character in ''{{W|Diff'rent Strokes}}'', catchphrase, "Wha'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", in three occasions throughout the episode.
*[[Jim Hope]] mentions Furby dolls and {{W|Tickle Me Elmo}}, a toy of [[Elmo]] from ''[[The Muppets]]''.
*When Lisa mentions that the Funzo was likely configured by its creators to eliminate its competition, Bart mentions {{W|Microsoft}} as an example of an enterprise that employs similar tactics. This is actually a business strategy called {{W|Embrace, extend and extinguish}} which was employed by Microsoft and revealed in the {{W|Halloween documents}}.
*Bart and Lisa sing the popular Christmas carols "{{W|Joy to the World}}" and "{{W|Silent Night}}" to distract the [[Wiggum family|Wiggum]] and [[Hibbert family]], respectively.
*[[Homer]] sings "[[Writhing Funzos]]" to the tune of "{{W|Tiny Bubbles}}" by {{W|Don Ho}}.
*At the [[Springfield Tire Yard]], Gary Coleman mentions ''{{W2|Webster|TV series}}'', a sitcom TV series.
*Lisa cites "{{W|the end justifies the means}}", the famous aphorism attributed to {{W|Machiavelli}}.
*One of the Funzos rises up from the flames and tries to attack the family, similar to the ending of ''{{W|The Terminator}}''.
*According to Coleman, he was going to spend Christmas at [[George Clooney]]'s house.
*At the end of the episode, the narrator says [[Mr. Burns]] was visited by three ghosts in the night which showed him the error of his ways, a homage to ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''.
*The narrator also says that [[Moe]], in his annual suicide attempt, was shown what the world would be like without him after sticking his head in his oven. This is a reference to the 1946 film ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''.

== Trivia ==
*Flanders mentions the RV he bought in "[[The Call of the Simpsons]]".
*When the Simpsons was first shown on [[Channel 4]] in the United Kingdom, on November 5, 2004, [https://tvark.org/simpsons-night-ident-3 one of the idents] for that day recycles dialogue from the scene where Bart kicks several books.

== Goofs ==
[[File:Grift of the Magi Maggie red bow.png|thumb|Maggie's red bow]]
*At the hospital, [[Maggie]] is seen with a red bow in one scene, instead of her usual blue. In the next scene a few seconds later, it is blue again.
*The color of the lenses in Martin's [[Gareth Prince|father]]'s glasses changes in the scene at the hospital.
*The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted in 1990.
*When Mr. Burns releases the trapdoor under his stage and land in front of them, several people change from their costumes to their regular clothes.

{{Season 11|R}}

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[[Category:Goofs]]

Elmo

2026-02-10T19:17:18Z

Bonkfast: "We have to come up with the newest Furby or Tickle Me Elmo"

{{quote|No means no for Elmo!|Elmo|Moe Baby Blues}}
{{Character
|name = Elmo
|image = [[File:Elmo.png|250px]]
|gender = {{Male}}
|status = Deceased
|hair = Red
|age =
|job = Prisoner
|relatives =
|appearance = "[[Missionary: Impossible]]"
|mentioned = "[[E Pluribus Wiggum]]"
|voiced by = [[Dan Castellanata]]
}}

'''Elmo''' is a kids TV show character.

== History ==
[[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], and he were part of the crowd chasing Homer.<ref>"[[Missionary: Impossible]]"</ref>

[[Maggie]] also had a tickle-me toy of Elmo that [[Moe]] and Maggie tickled too much, so it slapped Moe.<ref>"[[Moe Baby Blues]]"</ref>

He was a prisoner at the [[Ronald Reagan Reeducation Center]]. He was wrongly imprisoned there because he went to the wrong fundraiser. Elmo couldn't take prison life there, so he eventually committed suicide by hanging himself.<ref>"[[Bart-Mangled Banner]]"</ref>

During his Black History Month presentation, [[Ralph]] said that he had a dream where Elmo and ''[[Toy Story]]'' ([[Buzz Lightyear]]) had a party, and he went there.<ref>"[[The Color Yellow]]"</ref>

[[Ralph]] also once said that he was playing with Elmo, which was actually a rat.<ref>"[[How the Test Was Won]]"</ref>

When [[Ned]] walked in on [[Homer]] and his parents, [[Nedward Flanders, Sr.|Ned, Sr.]] and [[Capri Flanders|Capri]], watching ''Sesame Street'' and smoking marijuana, Big Bird and Elmo were on the screen.<ref>"[[Black-Eyed, Please]]"</ref>

In [[New York City]], [[Moe]] was robbed by people in Elmo and [[Spider-Man]] costumes.<ref>"[[The Wayz We Were]]"</ref>

== Behind the Laughter ==
{{W|Elmo}} is a character from ''[[Sesame Street]]''.

== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Grift of the Magi|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Missionary: Impossible}}
*{{ep|Moe Baby Blues|(toy)}}
*{{ep|Bart-Mangled Banner}}
*{{ep|Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!|(on sweater)}}
*{{ep|E Pluribus Wiggum|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Dial "N" for Nerder|(on computer)}}
*{{ep|How the Test Was Won|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe}}
*{{ep|The Color Yellow|(drawing)}}
*{{ep|Black-Eyed, Please}}
*{{ep|The Wayz We Were|(costume)}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Wikipedialink}}

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Pokémon

2025-07-23T03:21:22Z

Bonkfast:

{{Italic title}}
{{for2|the in-universe TV series|Pokémon (TV series)}}

'''''Pokémon''''' is a game and TV series by {{W|Nintendo}}. It has been referenced to in ''[[The Simpsons]]''.

== References to ''Pokémon'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
=== Episodes ===
{{Table|
{{TH|Picture}}
{{TH|Season}}
{{TH|Episode number}}
{{TH|Episode name}}
{{TH|Reference}}
{{TBT|[[File:Battling Seizure Robots Aftermath.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 10|10]]}}
{{TB|226}}
{{TB|"[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]"}}
{{TB|When the Simpsons visit [[Japan]], [[Bart]] watches a cartoon called ''[[Battling Seizure Robots]]'' which gives viewers seizures. This is a reference to the Pokémon episode "{{bp|EP038|Computer Warrior Porygon}}" which gave more than 635 Japanese children seizures on December 16, [[1997]] and was not aired anywhere outside of Japan.}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TRs|[[Season 12|12]]|2}}
{{TB|258}}
{{TB|"[[Pokey Mom]]"}}
{{TB|The episode title is a reference to ''Pokémon''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Children Of a Lesser Clod Pokemon.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|268}}
{{TB|"[[Children of a Lesser Clod]]"}}
{{TB|Homer, Rod, and Todd watch an imitation ''[[Kids Say the Darnedest Things]]'' on television, and [[Bill Cosby]] asks a kid, "What do you like to play?" The kid replies, "''Pokémon''!" to which Cosby replies, "''Pokémon''?! ''Pokémon'' with the Poké and the Man and the thing with the guy comes out and there's a thing and he makes a..." and rambles on.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pikachu and Bender Cameo (Bart vs. Lisa vs. Third Grade).png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 14|14]]}}
{{TB|294}}
{{TB|"[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]"}}
{{TB|While Bart is taking a test, his mind is focused on satellite television and he has a vision everyone in his class is a television character and one classmate is turned into [[Pikachu]].}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pokemon Couch Gag.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 15|15]]}}
{{TB|320 and 335}}
{{TB|"[['Tis the Fifteenth Season]]" and "[[Fraudcast News]]"}}
{{TB|During the couch gag, each [[Simpson family]] member is a Japanese television show character and [[Maggie]] is Pikachu.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Postcards From the Wedge Pokemon.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 21|21]]|2}}
{{TB|455}}
{{TB|"[[Postcards from the Wedge]]"}}
{{TB|Bart is seen watching an imitation ''{{ap|Pokémon|TV series}}'' anime on television, starring [[Ash Ketchum]] and Pikachu, and he asks himself, "How does this show stay so fresh?". Also to note, {{bp|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver}} were released in North America on the same day as this episode.}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|459}}
{{TB|"[[Chief of Hearts]]"}}
{{TB|When Bart asks kids at Dylan's birthday party about "[[Battle Ball]]", he says, "It makes ''{{W|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''!"}}
{{TBT|[[File:Simpsons family anime.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 26|26]]|2}}
{{TB|556}}
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXV]]"}}
{{TB|One of the variations of the Simpson family is based on character designs in Japanese anime and manga. Maggie looks like [[Pikachu]].}}
{{TBT|[[File:Milhouse holding Muppet-shaped cheese.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|572}}
{{TB|"[[Let's Go Fly a Coot]]"}}
{{TB|[[Milhouse]] says he wanted the cheese cut like ''Pokémon'' characters, not ''[[The Muppets]]'' (Ironically, his cheese bears some resemblance to Charmander).}}
{{TBT|[[File:Homermon.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 28|28]]}}
{{TB|616}}
{{TB|"[[Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]"}}
{{TB|[[Peekimon]] is a parody of Pokémon. The app [[Peekimon Get]] is based on the mobile app by Niantic {{bp|Pokémon GO}}. Numerous parodies of Pokémon are shown, and a parody of the first {{bp|Pokémon Theme}} is played. During the first instance the song is played, numerous characters are portrayed in an art style similar to the {{bp|Pokémon anime}}.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Poke Mon Jamaican Poke.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 29|29]]}}
{{TB|630}}
{{TB|"[[Homer Is Where the Art Isn't]]"}}
{{TB|The restaurant [[Poke Mon Jamaican Poke]] is a reference to ''Pokémon''.}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|[[Season 30|30]]}}
{{TB|661}}
{{TB|"[[Woo-Hoo Dunnit?]]"}}
{{TB|[[Willie]] mentions Pokémon in his list of known fads.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pikachu Step Brother from the Same Planet.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 34|34]]|2}}
{{TB|736}}
{{TB|"[[Step Brother from the Same Planet]]"}}
{{TB|Homer uses a [[Pikachu]] hat to make {{ap|Calvin|Step Brother from the Same Planet}} look more like him.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Meal Train.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|742}}
{{TB|"[[Carl Carlson Rides Again]]"}}
{{TB|The meal for dinner on Friday is "[[Kumiko]]'s Fried Pokemon".}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pokémon Go Lisa Gets an F1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 35|35]]}}
{{TB|762}}
{{TB|"[[Lisa Gets an F1]]"}}
{{TB|One of the Go-karts has {{bp|Pokémon Go}} as sponsor.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pikachu and Ash Homer and Flanders.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 36|36]]}}
{{TB|783}}
{{TB|"[[The Flandshees of Innersimpson]]"}}
{{TB|One of the famous duos that [[Homer]] and [[Ned]] hallucinate themselves as is parodies of [[Pikachu]] and either [[Ash Ketchum]] or Red.}}
}}

=== Games ===
{{Table|
{{TH|Picture}}
{{TH|Game}}
{{TH|Reference}}
{{TBT|[[File:Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game - Fight Intro.png|250px]] [[File:Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game Fight Arena.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|''[[The Simpsons Game]]''}}
{{TB|In the level "[[Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game]]", the [[Sparklemon]] are a parody of Pokémon. The battle arena is similar in style to battles in ''Pokémon''. The first two Sparklemon battles are based on Pikachu and {{bp|Squirtle (Pokémon)|Squirtle}}.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Tapped Out Pikachus.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''|3}}
{{TB|In the quest "I am the Lizard Queen! Pt. 4" introduced in {{TOCU|Level 60}}, [[Cletus]] asks for three giant stuffed Pikachu when he thinks he won the ring toss three times.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Tapped Out Pokemon Go.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|After completing the quest "Homer the Heretic Pt. 5" in the {{TOCU|Homer the Heretic}} update, [[God]] says Nah, I just needed a new game -- I got sick of {{bp|Pokémon GO|Pokémon Go}}.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Peek-At-Em Park.png|150px]]}}
{{TB|In the {{TOCU|Moe's Ark}} event, the [[Peek-At-Em Park]] was released, showcasing [[Peekimon]]s from the episode "[[Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]".}}
}}

=== Comics ===
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{{TH|Picture}}
{{TH|Comic issue}}
{{TH|Story name}}
{{TH|Reference}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pikkanose.png|150px]][[File:Porkeymen.png]]}}
{{TB|{{BS|7}}}}
{{TB|''[[All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!]]''}}
{{TB|[[Pikkanose]] and ''[[Porkeymen]]'' are parodies of Pikachu and ''Pokémon''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pucoman.png]]}}
{{TB|{{BS|10}}}}
{{TB|''[[Bart's Beard]]''}}
{{TB|''[[Pucoman]]'' is a reference to ''Pokémon''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:An Anime Among Us!.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|{{BS|12}}}}
{{TB|''[[An Anime Among Us!]]''}}
{{TB|[[Bart]] has a dream sequence which has references to ''Pokémon''. Bart is dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and [[Santa's Little Helper]] is a reference to Pikachu ([[Santa-Choo]]). Bart fights against a trio from "[[Team Sprocket]]", with [[Jessica Lovejoy]] appearing as {{bp|Jessie}}, [[Nelson Muntz]] appearing as {{bp|James}}, and [[Martin Prince]] in a {{bp|Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth}} costume ([[Cat Scratch-Eth]]).}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pikachu Dog Bart Simpson Midget Commando.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|{{BSTHOH|11}}}}
{{TB|''[[Two Tickets to Heck]]''}}
{{TB|In the ''[[Bart Simpson Midget Commando]]'' story, a dog resembling Pikachu is seen and released from a cage.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pikkanoze.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|{{SC|45}}}}
{{TB|''[[Mr. Sparkle: Destroy All Manga!]]''}}
{{TB|[[Pikkanoze]] and the [[Porkeymen]] is a parody of Pikachu and Pokémon.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Day of the Nerd Comicachu.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|{{SC|73}}}}
{{TB|''[[Day of the Nerd]]''}}
{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] attempts to live life as an anime character where he has a yellow cat named [[Comicachu]], who is modeled after Pikachu.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Springfield Elementary Pokemon.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|{{SC|242}}}}
{{TB|''{{ap|Springfield Elementary|Simpsons Comics 242}}''}}
{{TB|[[Bart]] is playing what appears to be Pokémon Go on his phone.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Bulbasaur.png]][[File:Ponyta.png]]}}
{{TB|{{SSS|16}}}}
{{TB|''[[Bartmanga! Featuring Robartman!]]''}}
{{TB|[[Bulbasaur]], [[Ponyta]], two Pikachu and a {{bp|Squirtle (Pokémon)|Squirtle}} escape from the [[Tokyo Zoo]].}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pika Dogs.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|{{TSTHOH|14}}}}
{{TB|''[[Murder, He Wrote]]''}}
{{TB|[[Pika Dogs]] is a brand of hot dog featuring Pikachu.}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|''[[The Simpsons Comic Strips]]''}}
{{TB|''[[21 Muntz Street]]''}}
{{TB|Krustémon Cards are a parody of {{bp|Pokémon Trading Card Game|''Pokémon'' Cards}}.}}
}}

=== Specials ===
{{Table|
{{TH|Picture}}
{{TH|Name}}
{{TH|Reference}}
{{TBT|[[File:Pokemon Now.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|''[[Pokémon Now?]]''}}
{{TB|[[Homer]] is playing ''{{bp|Pokémon GO}}'' and mentions {{bp|Mankey (Pokémon)|Mankey}}, {{bp|Diglett (Pokémon)|Diglett}}, {{bp|Grimer (Pokémon)|Grimer}}, {{bp|Rattata (Pokémon)|Rattata}}, {{bp|Sandshrew (Pokémon)|Sandshrew}} and {{bp|Drowzee (Pokémon)|Drowzee}}.}}
}}
== References to ''The Simpsons'' in ''Pokémon'' ==
=== Games ===
{{Table|
{{TH|Picture}}
{{TH|Game}}
{{TH|Reference}}
{{TBT|[[File:Bird Keeper Moe out.png|125px]][[File:Bird Keeper Moe in.png|125px]] [[File:Bird Keeper Barney out.png|125px]][[File:Bird Keeper Barney in.png|125px]] [[File:Bird Keeper Seymour out.png|125px]][[File:Bird Keeper Seymour in.png|125px]]}}
{{TB|''{{bp|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}''}}
{{TB|In both games, Master Trainers with high level versions of each of the 151 Pokémon can be fought by having one of the same species. Three flying type Master Trainers can be found that have particular names:
*Farfetch'd: his name is Moe, a reference to [[Moe Szyslak]]
*Doduo: his name is Barney, a reference to [[Barney Gumble]]
*Dodrio: his name is Seymour, a reference to [[Seymour Skinner]].
To fortify the possible connection, Seymour and Moe are members of Springfield's Bird Watching Society. References to [[Batman]] and the {{W|Game Grumps}} have been added to other Master Trainers.}}
}}

== Common cast and crew ==
=== Cast ===
{{Table|
{{TH|Picture|width=150px}}
{{TH|Name}}
{{TH|Role in ''Pokémon''}}
{{TH|Role on ''The Simpsons''}}
{{TBT|[[File:Andrew Rannells.jpg|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[Andrew Rannells]]}}
{{TB|Voiced {{bp|Morty}}, {{bp|Harley}} and several minor characters in the anime series. Played {{bp|James}} in ''{{bp|Pokémon Live!}}''}}
{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Andrew Rannells|himself}} in "[[How Lisa Got Her Marge Back]]".}}
{{TBT|[[File:Jenny Yokobori.jpg|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[Jenny Yokobori]]}}
{{TB|Voiced {{bp|Horace}} in the anime series.}}
{{TB|Voice of [[Kumiko Albertson]] from [[Season 32]]-present.}}
}}

=== Crew ===
{{Table|
{{TH|Picture|width=100px}}
{{TH|Name}}
{{TH|Role in ''Pokémon''}}
{{TH|Role on ''The Simpsons''}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|[[Henry Jackman]]}}
{{TB|Composed the music for ''{{W2|Detective Pikachu|film}}''.}}
{{TB|Composed additional music for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' and for the album ''[[The Simpsons Movie: The Music]]''.}}
}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb|title/tt0176385/}}
*{{Wikipedialink}}
*{{Bulbapedia|Pokémon}}

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The Flandshees of Innersimpson/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Banshees of Inisherin}}''.
**[[Mrs. McCormick]], the mysterious old woman on the island from the film, appears in the episode.
*The DJ {{W|Resident DJ|residency}} billboards include references to:
**[[Nostra Drum-Bass]] is a reference to [[Nostradamus]] and the {{W|drum and bass}} electronic dance music ({{W|EDM}}) genre. The {{W|zodiac symbols}} around the sun link to astrology, which Nostradamus heavily used.
**[[Wolfgang Von Bassdrop]] is a reference to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] and the music technique of {{W|bass drop}}, also popular in EDM. The technique is later mentioned throughout the episode.
*Among [[Homer]]'s old records:
**[[Smash Mouth]]'s album ''{{ap|Smash Mouth|album}}''.
**{{W|Thomas Dolby}}'s record "[[She Blinded Me with Science]]".
**[[Devo]]'s record "{{ap|Whip It|record}}".
**[[Taco]]'s record "[[Puttin' On the Ritz]]".
**[[Bart]] starts mixing with "{{W|She Blinded Me with Science}}" and "{{W2|Whip It|Devo song}}".
*According to Homer, if Bart shall succeed in the DJ world, he must practice on "Ibiza time", referring to {{W|Ibiza}}, [[Spain]], well known for its nightlife and electronic dance music club scene. Homer also mentions {{W|Corfu}}, [[Greece]].
*Homer creates a ''{{W|A Quiet Place}}'' box from the mind of {{W|John Krasinski}}, mentioning both the movie and the director. [[Marge]] says she hates that guy.
*[[Sleeps by Dre]] are a parody of {{W|Beats Electronics|Beats by Dre}} headphones.
*[[Lisa]] cites {{W|W. B. Yeats}}'s poem ''{{W2|The Second Coming|poem}}'', specifically a line from its opening: "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold".
*Ned has a {{W|Nativity of Jesus|Nativity}} scene set up, with statues of the [[Virgin Mary]], [[Saint Joseph]], and [[Baby Jesus]].
*Homer says that he thought that Flanders not talking to him would be like a magical {{W|Mardi Gras}}, but instead it was like a never-ending {{W|Lent}}.
*Lisa tells Homer he quoted the movie ''{{W|Point Break}}'' in his apology.
*Ned says that he hates Homer more than {{W|Joab}} hated {{W|Abner}} in the ''{{W|Books of Samuel}}''.
*Homer says that he hates Ned more than Tennessee Tuxedo hated the tedium of his life in the zoo, mentioning the story of the cartoon ''{{W|Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales}}''. He also mentions Chumley the walrus.
*The [[Mental Health Barn]] was formerly a {{W|Dressbarn|Dress Barn}}.
[[File:Homer and Ned as Simon and Garfunkel.png|300px|thumb|Under the influence of U-completeamine, [[Homer]] and [[Ned]] start seeing each other as parodies of famous people and characters, in this case, [[Simon & Garfunkel]]]]
*On U-completeamine, Homer and Ned hallucinate and start seeing each other as parodies of famous people and characters:
**[[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]].
**[[Buzz Lightyear]] and [[Sheriff Woody]] from ''[[Toy Story]]''.
**{{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}} from ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
**[[Batman]] and [[Robin]] from ''[[DC Comics]]''.
**[[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]].
**[[Paul Simon]] and [[Art Garfunkel]] of [[Simon & Garfunkel]].
**[[Chewbacca]] and [[Han Solo]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
**[[He-Man]] and [[Skeletor]] from ''{{W|Masters of the Universe}}''.
**[[Stan Laurel]] and [[Oliver Hardy]] of [[Laurel & Hardy]].
**[[Tattoo]] and [[Mr. Roarke]] from ''{{W|Fantasy Island}}''.
**[[Garfield]] and [[Odie]] from ''{{ap|Garfield|comic strip}}''.
**[[Daryl Hall]] and [[John Oates]] of {{W|Hall & Oates}}.
**[[Napoleon Dynamite]] and [[Pedro Sánchez]] from ''{{W|Napoleon Dynamite}}''.
**[[Jesse Pinkman]] and [[Walter White]] from ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.
**[[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
**[[Pikachu]] and either [[Ash Ketchum]] or Red from ''[[Pokémon]]''.
**[[Lucy Van Pelt]] and [[Charlie Brown]] from ''[[Peanuts]]'', with the last one reenacting the usual scene with Charlie Brown slipping thanks to Lucy removing the ball.
*The large fight scene is a parody of the battle in ''{{W|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King}}''.
* When Tod says "This noise unto the Lord isn't joyful" he is alluding to {{W|Psalm 100}}, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord".

== Trivia ==
*This is the first time since "[[Bart the Mother]]" where the voice of [[Phil Hartman]] is heard, in archive footage, after his death.

== Continuity ==
*[[Ms. Cantwell]] ("[[Black-Eyed, Please]]") and [[Mike Benzie]] ("[[Moms I'd Like to Forget]]") are seen at the school fundraiser.
*Scenes in Homer's shrine include:
**A painting of Homer as an angel and a devil on clouds.
**Drooling, D'ohing and angry Homer face plates.
**A picture of Homer in his underwear drinking a beer.
**A picture of Homer screaming after eating the [[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper]]. ("[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer]]")
**A picture of the scene where Homer's eye is sucked out by the vacuum cleaner. ("[[Lard of the Dance]]")
**A picture of Homer with a lampshade over his head. ("[[The War of the Simpsons]]")
**A picture of Homer trying DIY. ("[[Mom and Pop Art]]")
**A picture of Homer riding a shopping cart.
**A picture of Homer disappearing into a hedge. ("[[Homer Loves Flanders]]")
**A statue of Homer and Marge as [[Adam]] and [[Eve]]. ("[[The Yellow Lotus]]")
**A picture of Homer in a suit.
**A picture of Homer working from home. ("[[King-Size Homer]]")
**A picture of Homer eating a sandwich.
**A picture of Homer drinking beer from his hat.
**A statue of Homer sleeping on the couch with a [[Duff Beer]] on his belly.
**A picture of Homer taking a bath and eating in it. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]")
**A picture of Homer eating on the couch. ("[[Lisa the Greek]]")
**An Adonis Homer statue with Maggie beneath him.
*Scenes in [[Ned]]'s shrine include:
**A Ned golden plate.
**A picture of the [[Flanders family]] eating around the table. ("[[Bart the Lover]]")
**A picture of Ned teaching [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] baseball.
**A picture of Ned singing "[[Stella!]]" and a statue of him shirtless. ("[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]")
**A picture of Ned praying.
**A picture of the Flanders family hiking. ("[[Fland Canyon]]")
**Four Ned busts.
**A statue of [[Cyrus Manley]]. ("[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]")
**A picture of Ned shoveling snow while Homer is exhausted on the floor.
**A picture of Homer with the [[Nacho hat]] and Ned at the [[Pigskin Classic]]. ("Homer Loves Flanders")
**A picture of Ned saving Homer from the house fire. ("[[Homer the Heretic]]")
**A picture of the Flanders family singing "[[Rise and Shine]]". ("[[Homer the Heretic]]")
**A picture of the "Jesus is watching" scene. ("[['Tis the Fifteenth Season]]")
**A picture of Ned and Rod playing hoops, in the scene where Homer disappears in the hedge. ("Homer Loves Flanders")
**A picture of Stupid Sexy Flanders. ("[[Little Big Mom]]")
*The Homer disappearing in the hedge is represented in both shrines, in Homer's, showing him disappearing, and in Ned's, showing what they're doing before it occurs.
*Scenes seen in the credits mashup (created by {{W|The Hood Internet}}):
**[[Mr. Burns]] singing "[[See My Vest]]". ("[[Two Dozen and One Greyhounds]]")
**"[[Señor Burns]]". ("[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]")
**[[Goobie-Woo]] singing "[[That Was Marge, Bitch]]". ("[[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass]]")
**The [[Stonecutters]] singing "[[We Do (The Stonecutters' Song)|We Do]]". ("[[Homer the Great]]")
**Lisa singing the "[[Union Strike Folk Song (Parts 1 & 2)|Union Strike Folk Song]]". ("[[Last Exit to Springfield]]")
**Homer singing the "[[Poochie Rap Song]]". ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]")
**"[[Look at All the Lonely Barflies]]". ("[[Cremains of the Day]]")
**"[[Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off]]". ("[[A Fish Called Selma]]")
**[[Lyle Lanley]] singing "[[The Monorail Song]]". ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]")
**The "[[Do the Bartman]]" music video. ("[[Simpson Tide]]")
**[[Funky-See, Funky Do]] lip syncing their song in ''[[The Soul Mass Transit System]]'' show. ("[[Radio Bart]]")
**Lisa jazzing with [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]]. ("[[Moaning Lisa]]")
**{{ap|Quilloughby|imaginary}} singing "[[Everyone Is Horrid Except Me (and Possibly You)]]". ("[[Panic in the Streets of Springfield]]")
**The {{ap|Flaming Moe's|location}}. ("[[Flaming Moe's]]")
**[[Kirk Van Houten]] singing "[[Can I Borrow a Feeling?]]". ("[[A Milhouse Divided]]")
**{{Ch|"Weird Al" Yankovic}} singing "[[Brain Freeze]]". ("[[That '90s Show]]")
**Lisa playing the sax while Bart watches from afar. ("[[Lisa's Sax]]")
**Homer singing "[[Shaving My Shoulders]]". ("[[Mom and Pop Art]]")
**[[Dr. Hibbert]], [[Reverend Lovejoy]], Homer, [[Apu]] and Kirk performing as the band [[Sungazer]]. ("[[Covercraft]]")
**Marge trying to cheer up Bart by dancing. ("[[Little Orphan Millie]]")
**Homer singing "{{ap|Mr. Plow|song}}". ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
**Homer stopping the turntable. ("[[Homer's Phobia]]")

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The Ned-liest Catch/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the {{w|Discovery Channel}} documentary/reality TV show ''{{w|Deadliest Catch}}''.
*During the montage of [[Ned]] and [[Edna]] dating:
**The music playing is "{{w|Heaven Must Have Sent You}}" by {{w|The Elgins}}.
**When they cross a creek, Ned parts the water with a staff, reminiscent of {{w|Moses}} and the Israelites {{w|Crossing the Red Sea|crossing the Red Sea}}.
* The girls basketball team is called "Lady Pumas" parody of the singer [[Lady Gaga]].

== Trivia ==
*[[Chalmers]] says "Skinner", not "SSKIIINNEERR!!".
*Quite a few words rhyme with Krabappel, including:
**Apple
**Chapel
**Dapple
**Grapple
**[[Mapple]]
**Topple (used by Ned)
*[[Dewey Largo]] drives a {{w|Smart (automobile)|Smart}} car.
*[[Ned]]'s "Do-not-go" list of places with racy-sounding names consists of:
**{{w|In-N-Out Burger}}
**{{w|Jiffy Lube}}
**{{w|Pinkberry}} (Ned crosses it off after [[Edna]] takes him there)
**{{w|Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha}} Organs
**Fannie Farmer (possibly a misspelling of {{w|Fanny Farmer}})

== Continuity ==
*[[Brunella Pommelhorst]] appears for the first time since announcing she was going to have a sex-change operation ("[[My Fair Laddy]]"). However, she looks exactly the same as before, so it would seem that she decided not to go through with the operation.
*{{Ch|Joey Kramer}}'s appearance references "[[Flaming Moe's]]".
*Some of Edna's previous relationships have been seen or referred to previous episodes.
**[[Principal Skinner]]. "[[Grade School Confidential]]"
**[[Comic Book Guy]]. "[[My Big Fat Geek Wedding]]"
**[[Groundskeeper Willie]]. "[[How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?]]"
**[[Moe Szyslak]]. "[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]]"
**[[Joey Kramer]]. "[[Flaming Moe's]]"
**[[Patty Bouvier]]. "[[Rome-Old and Juli-Eh]]"

== Goofs ==
*[[Sherri]], [[Terri]] and [[Wendell Borton]] move from the audience to the band.
*The coffee mug Homer borrowed from [[Ned Flanders]] is a right-handed mug, but Ned is left-handed.
*Ned says he and Edna have never been "formally introduced" despite meeting and talking multiple times in previous episodes, including going on a date with each other in "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]" where Ned decides the two have nothing in common.

==Notes==
[[File:Nedliest Catch notice.jpg|250px|right]]
*In UK airings, a note at the scene where Marge tells viewers to go to thesimpsons.com to vote says "Unfortunately, voting is not available in this area", and a voiceover is heard over the credits by Homer and Marge, telling viewers that in reruns or on DVDs it's too late to vote.

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Pokémon (TV series)

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{{TV Show
|name = Pokémon
|image = [[File:Pokemon.png|250px]]
|genre = Anime
|Starring = [[Ash Ketchum]] [[Pikachu]]
|Country of Origin = [[Japan]]
|Channel =
|First Appearance = "[[Postcards from the Wedge]]"
}}

'''''Pokémon''''' is an anime that [[Bart Simpson]] watched.

== History ==
Bart watched an episode where [[Ash Ketchum]] told [[Pikachu]] that someone had the crystal light ball and Pikachu reacted enthusiastically to this. Bart then wonders how the show has managed to "stay so fresh", referencing the fact that the show had been on the air for 12 years (at the time of the episode's original airdate) and has been heavily criticized for having a formulaic episode structure. Ironically, the episode aired the same day of the release of ''Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver'' for Nintendo DS in the US.

== Behind the Laughter ==
''[[Pokémon]]'' is a real life video game/anime/manga series.

== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Postcards from the Wedge}}

== External links ==
*{{Wikipedialink|Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon}}
*{{Bulbapedia|Pokémon anime|Pokémon}}