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== Cultural references ==<br />
*The episode's title, which is also [[Homer]]'s manager stage name, is a play on {{W|Colonel Tom Parker}}, who was famous for being the talent manager of [[Elvis Presley]].<br />
*Some of the films being played at the [[Springfield Googolplex Theatres]] have names that parody real-world films:<br />
**''Honey, I Hit a School Bus'' is a pun on ''{{W|Honey, I Shrunk the Kids}}''.<br />
**''Look Who's Oinking'' is a pun on ''{{W|Look Who's Talking}}''.<br />
**''Ernest vs. The Pope'' and ''Ernest Cut the Cheese'' are references to the {{W|Ernest film series|''Ernest'' film series}} in which the main character, Ernest, is often put in ridiculous situations.<br />
*[[The Beer -N- Brawl]] redneck bar is based on the bar in the film ''{{W|Urban Cowboy}}''.<br />
*[[Lenny]] sings {{W|Herman's Hermits}} single "{{W|There's a Kind of Hush}}" at [[Barney's Bowlarama]].<br />
*Homer says that the last song before [[Lurleen]]'s "[[Your Wife Don't Understand You]]" that he could not get out of his mind was "{{W|Funkytown}}", the famous 1980 hit by {{W|Lipps Inc}}.<br />
*[[Krusty]] tells [[Mel]] to take her sister to ''the Copa'', a reference to {{W2|Copacabana|nightclub|The Copacabana}}, a famous [[New York City]] nightclub that has existed in several locations.<br />
[[File:Deliverance boy film reference.png|250px|thumb|The boy in the porch is based on that in the "{{W|Dueling Banjos}}" scene from the 1972 film ''{{W|Deliverance}}'']]<br />
*When Homer is driving to visit Lurleen at the [[Royal King Trailer Park]] in [[Spittle County]], he passes by a boy playing the banjo on a porch. This character is based on that in the "{{W|Dueling Banjos}}" scene from the 1972 film ''{{W|Deliverance}}''.<br />
*According to the seller at [[The Corpulent Cowboy]], Homer's suit was made specially for [[Elvis Presley]].<br />
*American singer [[Buddy Holly]] was once at the [[Hicksville U.S.A. Recording Studio]] in 1958.<br />
*Lurleen is on the ''{{W2|Variety|magazine}}'' magazine cover.<br />
*The country-western themed variety show ''[[Ya Hoo!]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Hee Haw}}''.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*At [[The Beer -N- Brawl]]:<br />
**A horse is seen hitched outside.<br />
**The bar sells [[Fudd Beer]], as well as the High Tar variant of [[Laramie Cigarettes]].<br />
*[[Yodelin' Zeke]] appears both as a solo artist (at The Beer -N- Brawl) and as part of the ''[[Ya Hoo!]]'' cast. At The Beer -N- Brawl, Zeke is hit over the head with a chair. When Zeke is introduced in the ''Ya Hoo!'' opening credits in the episode in which [[Lurleen Lumpkin]] appeared, he has bandages on his head, indicating that the episode was produced not long after the chair incident at The Beer -N- Brawl.<br />
*When the family arrives at [[Springfield Googolplex Theatres]], they park in "Section M"<br />
*The Royal King Trailer Park has gone 14 days without a tornado.<br />
*On top of the County Dump is a cow.<br />
*The interior shots of the Gogoloplex are clearly reused shots of the Aztec Theater.<br />
*Caricatures of [[Jen Kamerman]], [[Matt Luhn]], and [[Sue Bielenberg]] can be seen behind Homer and Marge at the theater.<br />
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== Deleted scenes ==<br />
Before Lurleen's performance of "[[Bagged Me a Homer]]" at the recording studio, [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] argue over country singers. This footage was included in a promo of the episode and can be found on the DVD, but the full scene is not.<br />
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== Cultural references ==<br />
*The episode's title is a pun on the English nursery rhyme "{{W2|Simple Simon|nursery rhyme}}".<br />
*In the episode's [[Simple Simpson/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] the family in [[Batman]]-style costumes slides down separate poles and end up on the couch in the Batcave. The transition sound effect is heard as well.<br />
*The American reality shows ''{{W2|Temptation Island|TV series}}'', ''{{W|Joe Millionaire}}'', and ''{{W2|The Bachelor|American TV series}}'' are parodied in ''[[Promiscuous Idiots Island]]'', a TV program from [[Fox]].<br />
[[File:Farmer Billy.png|250px|thumb|The "Golden Ticket" to visit [[Farmer Billy's Bacon Factory]] is a parody of ''{{W|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory}}'']]<br />
*[[Homer]] tries to find a "Golden Ticket" so he can visit [[Farmer Billy's Bacon Factory]]. This is a reference to ''{{W|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory}}'', in which the protagonist, {{W|Charlie Bucket}}, tries to get a Golden Ticket to visit the chocolate factory. [[Farmer Billy]] also wears a top hat like {{W|Willy Wonka}}.<br />
*The [[Country singer]] at the [[Springfield County Fair]] bears a strong resemblance to {{W|Alan Jackson}} in both appearance and singing style.<br />
*Actress [[Barbra Streisand]] and terrorist organization {{W|Al Qaeda}} are mentioned in the song "[[America (I Love This Country)]]".<br />
*[[Lisa]]'s dinner table setting is named "If Music Be the Food of Love", this is the opening line of Act 1 Scene 1 in [[William Shakespeare]]'s comedy ''{{W|Twelfth Night}}''.<br />
**Lisa calls the Jell-O dessert "Ella Fitz Jell-O", a reference to American jazz singer [[Ella Fitzgerald]].<br />
*[[Drederick Tatum]] mentions the formula for the area of the circle "{{W|Pi r^2}}".<br />
*The comic books [[Comic Book Guy]] forced [[Bart]] to buy include:<br />
**''[[Richie Rich: Incorporates in Delaware]]'', a reference to the {{W2|Richie Rich|comics|Richie Rich comics}}. [[Delaware]] is also viewed as a desirable location for corporate tax purposes because of favorable {{W|Delaware General Corporation Law|laws of incorporation}}.<br />
**''[[Supergirl vs. the Glass Ceiling]]'': The comic features the [[DC Comics]] character [[Supergirl]]. A {{W|glass ceiling}} is a metaphor used to represent an invisible barrier that prevents a certain group of people (in this case, women) from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy.<br />
**''[[The Green Listener]]'', a parody of the ''{{W|The Green Hornet}}''.<br />
[[File:Pie Man and Marge kissing parody.png|250px|thumb|The scene when [[Pie Man]] and [[Marge]] kiss in the rain is a parody of the famous kissing scene in the 2002 film ''{{W2|Spider-Man|2002 film}}'']]<br />
*The superhero plot, the scene where Homer creates his uniform, and the upside-down kiss scene resemble ''{{W2|Spider-Man|2002 film}}''.<br />
*[[Milhouse]] complains when he was given the ''[[Fantastic Floor]]'' comic book instead of the [[Fantastic Four]].<br />
*{{Ch|Nichelle Nichols}} mentions [[William Shatner]] when she is at the [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]]. Shatner is known for portraying Captain [[James T. Kirk]] in ''[[Star Trek]]''.<br />
*One of the pies at [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] cafeteria talks and laughs like {{W|Phyllis Diller}}.<br />
*Lisa compares the [[Dalai Lama]] to [[Elvis Presley]], and the song "{{W|See See Rider}}" (covered by Elvis) is heard when the Dalai Lama enters the [[Springfield Town Hall]].<br />
**Homer calls the Dalai Lama "Talking Llama", a reference to ''{{W|The Emperor's New Groove}}''.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*All references to the Dalai Lama were edited out when it was broadcast in Asia. In some channels, the Dalai Lama parts were replaced with Lisa, while other channels had the [[Dalai Lama]] parts just edited out, leaving the storyline "gaping" and "unfocused."<br />
*Mr. Burns normally fails to recognize Homer when he sees him, but in this episode, he recognizes him right away when unmasking him.<br />
*This is the last episode directed by Jim Reardon before he departed the series for Pixar.<br />
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== Continuity ==<br />
*When Homer is watching the bacon commercial at the beginning, and if you look closely, you can see Ralph Wiggum riding the conveyor belt with the pigs (which he thinks is "Bovine University" from "[[Lisa the Vegetarian]]").<br />
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== Goofs ==<br />
*When Homer examines his Pie Man costume in the mirror, the Pie/Lightning Bolt logo is not reflected.<br />
*When [[The Rich Texan]] runs from the laughing crowd, [[Kent Brockman]] has [[Rainier Wolfcastle]]'s colors.<br />
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*There appears to be a framed photo of [[Ronald Reagan]] in the security office. This short aired a month after he left office, but was presumably animated well before that.<br />
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== Continuity ==<br />
*A similar plot was used in "[[Marge Be Not Proud]]", where [[Bart]] shoplifts [[Bonestorm|a game]] from [[Try-N-Save]] and gets caught.<br />
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'''Mr. Chupo''' is the owner and cashier of [[Chupo's Candy Store]] and was tied up by the [[Candy Store Bandit]]. He agreed to pay [[Bart Simpson]] the $10,000 reward for the bandit's capture in candy bars. He is named after [[Gábor Csupó]].<br />
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== Cultural references ==<br />
*Besides bearing the derogatory term for "cops", possibly because the head coach is [[Chief Wiggum]], Bart's team name, the '''Mighty Pigs''', is a parody of ''{{W|The Mighty Ducks}}'' the title-team of a Disney film series, later turned into an {{W|Anaheim Ducks|actual team}} in the NHL.<br />
*Marge saying "I'm no Harvey Globetrotter" is a reference to the {{W|Harlem Globetrotters}}.<br />
*In the last game, Lisa wear's the head of Bart's [[Life in Hell|Binky]] stuffed toy around her neck as a lucky charm.<br />
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== Goofs ==<br />
*When a close-up shows [[Homer]] signing [[Bart]]'s Academic Warning, it is completely gibberish.<br />
*When [[Lisa]] is trying out for basketball, the floor is wooden and the walls are shown to be yellow and peach with a brown stripe at the bottom. When Lisa tries out for volleyball, the walls are a deeper color and there is an additional brown stripe, the floor is also not wood and has duct tape on it. Since it is the same building, it may be in different rooms or it is a goof.<br />
*When the teams crowd into a corner to hit the puck, they are next to the goal. Since the puck was shown going in one direction, it should have been moving away from the net, but it goes into it.<br />
*After the game, Homer gives Bart his turtle. After they hug, the turtle disappears.<br />
*When Bart hits Lisa with trash, the trash is shown. When Apu sees Bart hitting trash at Lisa, it is missing, so the trash appears to come from nowhere and Bart is shown hitting the ground.<br />
*When both [[Marge]], Homer, and [[Maggie]] are shown rooting, the order from left to right is Marge, Homer, and Maggie. When Lisa and Bart make up, Marge is shown where Homer was.<br />
*Homer signs a large stack of Bart's Academic Warnings, but it isn't possible that Bart has that many classes.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*Both halves of the stadium looks like the other half, but with a different color scheme.<br />
*For some reason, Marge is shown with the rest of the stadium to be rooting, though she said that she appreciated both of them.<br />
*During the closing credits, the theme music is an up-tempo version played on organ, such as might be heard at a hockey arena. (Also heard in "[[Bart the Lover]]".)<br />
*The clips featured in the Action news opening are from "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]" (the [[McBain]] movie) and "[[Homer Badman]]" (Homer S.: Portrait of an Ass Grabber).<br />
*Later in the same season, in the episode "[[Homer vs. Patty and Selma]]", Lisa is shown to have joined [[Springfield Elementary School]]'s hockey team as the goaltender.<br />
*Snake's prison ID is 7F20, the production code for "[[The War of the Simpsons]]", the first episode Snake appears in.<br />
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== Cultural references ==<br />
*Besides bearing the derogatory term for "cops", possibly because the head coach is [[Chief Wiggum]], Bart's team name, the '''Mighty Pigs''', is a parody of ''{{W|The Mighty Ducks}}'' the title-team of a Disney film series, later turned into an {{W|Anaheim Ducks|actual team}} in the NHL.<br />
*Marge saying "I'm no Harvey Globetrotter" is a reference to the {{W|Harlem Globetrotters}}.<br />
*In the last game, Lisa wear's the head of Bart's [[Life in Hell|Binky]] stuffed toy around her neck as a lucky charm.<br />
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== Goofs ==<br />
*When a close-up shows [[Homer]] signing [[Bart]]'s Academic Warning, it is completely gibberish.<br />
*When [[Lisa]] is trying out for basketball, the floor is wooden and the walls are shown to be yellow and peach with a brown stripe at the bottom. When Lisa tries out for volleyball, the walls are a deeper color and there is an additional brown stripe, the floor is also not wood and has duct tape on it. Since it is the same building, it may be in different rooms or it is a goof.<br />
*When the teams crowd into a corner to hit the puck, they are next to the goal. Since the puck was shown going in one direction, it should have been moving away from the net, but it goes into it.<br />
*After the game, Homer gives Bart his turtle. After they hug, the turtle disappears.<br />
*When Bart hits Lisa with trash, the trash is shown. When Apu sees Bart hitting trash at Lisa, it is missing, so the trash appears to come from nowhere and Bart is shown hitting the ground.<br />
*When both [[Marge]], Homer, and [[Maggie]] are shown rooting, the order from left to right is Marge, Homer, and Maggie. When Lisa and Bart make up, Marge is shown where Homer was.<br />
*Homer signs a large stack of Bart's Academic Warnings, but it isn't possible that Bart has that many classes.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*Both halves of the stadium looks like the other half, but with a different color scheme.<br />
*For some reason, Marge is shown with the rest of the stadium to be rooting, though she said that she appreciated both of them.<br />
*During the closing credits, the theme music is an up-tempo version played on organ, such as might be heard at a hockey arena. (Also heard in "[[Bart the Lover]]".)<br />
*The clips featured in the Action news opening are from "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]" (the [[McBain]] movie) and "[[Homer Badman]]" (Homer S.: Portrait of an Ass Grabber).<br />
*Later in the same season, in the episode "[[Homer vs. Patty and Selma]]", Lisa is shown to have joined [[Springfield Elementary School]]'s hockey team as the goaltender.<br />
*Snake's prison ID is 7F20, the production code for "[[The War of the Simpsons]]", the first episode Snake appears in.<br />
*The animation of the fans brawling is recycled from “[[Bart’s Inner Child]]”.<br />
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*''{{W|Catch-22}}'' - Homer refers to the punctured keg of beer as being "so cold...so cold." These are the words Snowden uses when hit and bleeding, in the novel ''Catch-22''. [[Milhouse]] also says these words in the season seven episode "[[Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily]]" after Bart complains that nothing happened to Milhouse after playing with the monkey in the Pier One wicker basket.<br />
*''{{W|Wild Wild West}}'' - Dr. Loveless' giant mechanical spider, in this episode driven by [[Professor Frink]].<br />
*The title is a pun on the Sade song, "{{W|The Sweetest Taboo}}".<br />
*When [[Marge]] is watching the video of Apu's wedding, [[Homer]] gets up with the band and tries to sing the same song from the wedding scene in ''[[The Godfather]]''.<br />
*Apu's cartoon appears in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', which Homer says he purchased only for the photos of {{W|Richard Avedon}}, featuring [[Lenny]].<br />
*Apu and his octuplets reenact ''{{W|My Fair Lady}}'' as part of Manjula's list.<br />
*Moe uses a generic {{W|Windex}} brand called Windel for his Windex drink (even though a real Windex drink is made of vodka, triple sec, and blue curacao).<br />
*At the Civil War reenactment, there is a confederate soldier who bears a striking similarity to General [[Robert E. Lee]].<br />
*When Apu's wife first kicks him out of the house, his children hiss at him. This is a reference to the hissing children in the David Cronenberg film ''{{W|The Brood}}''.<br />
*On Apu's reincarnation poster, one of his past lives was "a clod" (''[[Mad]]'' Magazine<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Alfred E. Neuman) and an assistant to ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' executive Lorne Michaels. Lorne hired such ''Simpsons'' writers as [[George Meyer]], [[John Swartzwelder]], [[Jon Vitti]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]], and [[Joel H. Cohen]] as sketch writers in the mid-1980s into the 1990s, and hired voice actor [[Harry Shearer]] as a season five cast member in 1979.<br />
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*Manjula is voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]] instead of [[Jan Hooks]] in this episode.<br />
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*When Homer gets in bed after finding out Apu was having an affair with {{ap|Annette|The Sweetest Apu}}, he is wearing his normal clothes, but after he wakes up after having a nightmare about Apu's affair, Homer is in his sleepwear.<br />
*When the episode starts, the Kwik-E-Mart Sign has a green, blue, and white background instead of a green and white background.<br />
*The tasks on Apu's list swap occasionally.<br />
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*Sometimes this short is mistakenly titled '''"Dinnertime"'''.<br />
*At the end of the short, when [[Bart]] turns on the TV set, the news anchor says: "On tonight's news, bus plunge kills 43, freak rollercoaster accident decapitates a family of 5."<br />
*During the dinner scene, the photo of the volcano behind the family changes in each cut. <br />
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== History ==<br />
[[Smithers]] once took the funny pages from [[Homer]] and read to [[Burns]] a ''Ziggy'' strip.<ref>"[[Brush with Greatness]]"</ref><br />
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[[Ned Flanders]] prayed to [[God]] thanking him for ''Ziggy'' comics.<ref>"[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]"</ref><br />
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When realizing that he and [[Mindy Simmons]] have more in common than he thought, Homer says “I bet she thinks Ziggy’s gotten too preachy too!”<ref>”[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]”</ref><br />
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[[Comic Book Guy]] called Bart's pencilling of ''[[Angry Dad]]'' "sub-''Ziggy''.<ref>"[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]"</ref><br />
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*The title is a reference to 1967 [[Sweden|Swedish]] film ''{{W|I Am Curious (Yellow)}}'', notorious for its sexual content.<br />
*Pictures in the [[Springfield Speakers Bureau]] include those of [[Walter Mondale]], {{Ch|Marvin Hamlisch}}, [[Mark Fuhrman]], he former President of {{W|Procter & Gamble}}, {{Ch|Joyce Brothers}}, and [[Maya Angelou]].<br />
*In "Danger Dog", Danger Dog says he has a date with "Sarah Jessica Barker" referring to {{W|Sarah Jessica Parker}}. The plot of the cartoon also references ''{{W2|Danger Mouse|TV series}}'' and ''{{W2|Underdog|TV series}}''.<br />
*When {{Ch|Stan Lee}} shows up, [[Comic Book Guy]] says that his heart is pounding like {{ap|Thor|Marvel Comics}}'s hammer on {{W|Doctor Doom}}'s titanium-infused face-plate.<br />
*Stan Lee asks if Comic Book Guy was the person who was stalking [[Lynda Carter]].<br />
*Stan Lee says that his "Spidey sense is tingling", a reference to [[Spider-Man]] and one of his catchphrases.<br />
*When Stan Lee insults Comic Book Guy, Comic Book Guy says that in {{W|Bizarro World}} that means Stan Lee likes him.<br />
*When Bart is trying to come up with an idea for a comic book, he sees:<br />
**A bat, and thinks of [[Batman]].<br />
**A green lantern, and thinks of the [[Green Lantern]].<br />
**[[Marge]] then mentions [[Little Dot]] and asks if he could rip that off.<br />
*Homer sees an advert for a TV show called ''[[When Dinosaurs Get Drunk]]'', a parody of ''[[When Animals Attack!]]''.<br />
*After the ''When Dinosaurs Get Drunk'' ad, a program called ''[[The Boring World of Niels Bohr]]'' comes on. The opening image is of [[Niels Bohr|the scientist himself]], and an expanded version of the Bohr model of the atom.<br />
*Comic Book Guy calls Bart's pencilling "sub-{{ap|Ziggy|comic strip}}".<br />
*Stan Lee shoves a figure of [[The Thing]] into [[Database]]'s [[Batmobile]] toy.<br />
*After breaking Database's Batmobile, Stan Lee starts to hum the "{{W2|Spider-Man|theme song}}" theme song.<br />
*When [[Todd Linux]] tells Bart that he wants to make ''[[Angry Dad]]'' into an Internet cartoon, Bart says that he'll be in cyberspace next to the {{W|Nabisco}} cookie website.<br />
*''[[Bin Laden in a Blender]]'' is a parody of the viral web animation "Frog in a Blender" from {{W|Joe Cartoon}}.<br />
*''[[Lou Rawls: Secret Agent]]'' features an animated [[Lou Rawls]] in a trenchcoat trying to escape from a trap.<br />
**Lou Rawls sings "[[You'll Never Find That Microfilm of Mine]]" a parody of "{{W|You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine}}".<br />
*The voice actor for play Angry Dad is a caricature of (and voiced by) ''Simpsons'' voice actor {{Ch|Dan Castellaneta}}.<br />
*When [[Krusty]] asks his assistant to book the animal that always chomps on his groin, his assistant asks if he meant [[Susan Anton]].<br />
*The way {{Ch|Angry Dad}}'s head bursts is the same as [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]'s head swells in the movie ''{{W2|Total Recall|1990 film}}'' when he's on the planet with no atmosphere.<br />
*Bart asks Homer if he'd like to be played by [[John Goodman]] in an ''Angry Dad'' movie. Homer then says that it should be {{W|Gary Oldman}}.<br />
*[[Ned]] sings "[[Rise and Shine]]", a Christian children's song.<br />
*Homer sings "[[Mellow Yellow]]" by {{W|Donovan}} when he tries to control his anger.<br />
*When Stan Lee sees Homer looking like [[The Hulk]], he says that he's the Hulk and starts to rip his clothes off.<br />
*Comic Book Guy says that Stan Lee couldn't even change into [[Bill Bixby]].<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*Pictures seen on the wall of the Springfield Speakers Bureau include [[Chuck Garabedian]], [[Kent Brockman]], [[The Rich Texan]], and [[Lindsey Naegle]].<br />
*[[Dan Castellaneta]] voiced himself doing the voice of {{Ch|Angry Dad}}.<br />
*In Springfield Elementary School, the fire alarm tone is a bell. Most schools in the United States do not use bells for fire alarms. They usually use a buzzer or a high-pitched beeping tone, and some modern schools use a voice-evacuation message over a speaker system. However, bells for fire alarms are more commonly found in Canada.<br />
*Homer says he is passionate "''..Like all us Greek''" implying he is of Greek origin.<br />
*The Angry Dad cartoons are animated digitally rather than via cel animation.<br />
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== Continuity ==<br />
*While watching ''When Dinosaurs Go Drunk'', where a drunken stegosaurus is depicted stumbling into a tar pit, Homer claims, "Boy, I've been there." In "[[Bart Gets an Elephant]]", Homer got trapped in a tar pit.<br />
*"[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]" is a sequel to this episode.<br />
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== Goofs ==<br />
*[[Rod]] and [[Todd Flanders]] are seen in [[Springfield Elementary]], despite not going there at the time.<br />
*[[Ralph]] is seen in Bart's class, despite being in the second grade.<br />
*When Homer gets out of the cacti on the 'Trap' scene, he has 2 boils on his neck but just before he approaches the dirty diapers, they disappear.<br />
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[[Category:Goofs]]</div>Jared DiCarlohttps://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=Happy_Birthday,_Lisa&diff=1439249Happy Birthday, Lisa2025-12-11T04:21:36Z<p>Jared DiCarlo: /* Behind the Laughter */</p>
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<div>:''For Bart's first attempt at writing Lisa's birthday song, see [[Bart's Birthday Song for Lisa]].''<br />
{{Song<br />
|name = "Happy Birthday, Lisa"<br />
|image = [[File:Happy Birthday, Lisa.png|250px]]<br />
|singers = [[Kipp Lennon]]<br>[[Nancy Cartwright]]<br />
|characters = [[Leon Kompowsky]]<br>[[Bart Simpson]]<br />
|length = '''Stark Raving Dad:''' 1:00<br>'''Mr. Lisa's Opus:''' 0:32<br />
|writer = '''Stark Raving Dad:''' [[Michael Jackson]]<br>'''Mr. Lisa's Opus:''' [[Al Jean]]<br />
|album = ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''<br />
|appearance = "[[Stark Raving Dad]]"<br />
}}<br />
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'''"Happy Birthday, Lisa"''' is a song written by [[Bart]] and [[Leon Kompowsky]] as a birthday present to [[Lisa]]. <br />
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== Lyrics ==<br />
=== Stark Raving Dad ===<br />
:[''[[Bart]] grabs hold of [[Lisa]]'s nose, and she wakes up snorting and spluttering.'']<br />
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:'''Lisa:'''<br />
:''What, Bart? It's six a.m.!''<br />
<br />
:'''Bart:'''<br />
:''That's right! Hope you like your present! And a-one, and a-two, and a one two three four!''<br />
<br />
:[''Bart plays the bongos (on an upended wastebasket) while [[Leon Kompowski]] plays the piano.'']<br />
<br />
:'''Leon:'''<br />
:Mmm-hmm.<br />
<br />
:'''Bart:'''<br />
:Mmm-hmm.<br />
<br />
:'''Leon Kompowski:'''<br />
:Lisa, it's your birthday,<br />
:God bless you this day.<br />
:You gave me the gift of a little sister<br />
:And I'm proud of you today.<br />
<br />
:'''Bart & Leon:'''<br />
:Lisa, it's your birthday,<br />
:Happy birthday, Lisa.<br />
:Lisa, it's your birthday,<br />
:Happy birthday, Lisa.<br />
<br />
:'''Leon:'''<br />
:I wish you love and goodwill,<br />
:I wish you peace and joy.<br />
<br />
:'''Bart:'''<br />
:I wish you better than your heart desires...<br />
<br />
:'''Leon:'''<br />
:And your first kiss from a boy.<br />
<br />
:'''Bart & Leon:'''<br />
:Lisa, it's your birthday,<br />
:Happy birthday, Lisa.<br />
:Lisa, it's your birthday,<br />
:Happy birthday, Lisa.<br />
<br />
:'''Bart:'''<br />
:''Yeah''<br />
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=== Mr. Lisa's Opus ===<br />
:'''Bart:'''<br />
:Lisa it's your birthday,<br />
:Here's five brand new verses.<br />
:Soon you'll be a woman,<br />
:soon you'll be in love.<br />
<br />
:'''Leon:'''<br />
:Who'd be better to take advice from,<br />
:than a man who wears one glove?<br />
<br />
:'''Bart & Leon:'''<br />
:Lisa it's your birthday,<br />
:Happy birthday, Lisa.<br />
:Lisa it's your birthday,<br />
:Happy birthday, Lisa.<br />
<br />
:'''Bart:'''<br />
:Yeah.<br />
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== Behind the Laughter ==<br />
*The song was one of the few original songs performed twice. The first time was with piano and percussion during the episode, and the second during the closing credits with full musical backup.<br />
*This song was written by [[Michael Jackson]], but due to contractual obligations, he was credited as "W.A. Mozart" on the album ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''.<br />
*Although Jackson did write the song and provide his voice for the episode, his singing voice was dubbed by [[Kipp Lennon]], once again due to contractual obligations. However, there does exist a demo version of the song with Jackson providing the vocals.<br />
*The "Stark Raving Dad" version is the thirty-fifth track on the album ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''.<br />
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== Appearances ==<br />
*{{ep|Stark Raving Dad}}<br />
*{{ep|Mr. Lisa's Opus}}<br />
*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}<br />
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{{Songs in the Key of Springfield}}<br />
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[[Category:Songs by guest stars]]<br />
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{{qf|[[Ralph]]}} Hello, I'm Dr. Stupid! I'm going to take out your liver bones. Oops, you're dead!<br />
{{qf|[[Mr. Burns]]}} I never liked that Dr. Stupid.<br />
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:''[Lisa writes "I will not do math in class" on the blackboard as a punishment]''<br />
{{qf|[[Bart]]}} Lisa in trouble? The ironing is delicious.<br />
{{qf|[[Lisa]]}} The word is irony!<br />
{{qf|Bart}} Huh?<br />
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{{qf|Lisa}} Don't you think there's something weird going on here? We spent all day selecting fabric swatches, and then our guest speaker was Phil from Marketing.<br />
{{qf|Bart}} All's I know is I'm getting straight A's, and that ain't not bad.<br />
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{{qf|Bart}} You know what our homework assignment is? Find a toy and bring it to class.<br />
{{qf|[[Marge]]}} Gee, that sounds like fun!<br />
{{qf|Bart}} Yeah, but I'm still not gonna do it.<br />
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{{qf|Marge}} What about Mr. Burns? Maybe he could help.<br />
{{qf|[[Homer]]}} Forget it! He releases the hounds on every charity that comes to the door. Feed The Children, Save The Whales, even Release The Hounds.<br />
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{{qf|Lisa}} Instead of giving us an education, they used us to design a toy! Aren't you outraged?<br />
{{qf|Bart}} Not really, but if you're gonna throw a spaz, I'll come with.<br />
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{{qf|[[Gary Coleman]]}} Well, what do we have here? Looks like the biggest ripoff since ''Webster''!<br />
----<br />
{{qf|[[Moe]]}} kind of banged up that Jeep in the driveway.<br />
{{qf|Gary Coleman}} What you talkin' about, Moe? ''[the Simpsons, Moe, Mr. Burns, Mr. Smithers and Gary burst out laughing then they smile at the camera]'' What you talkin' 'bout, everyone?<br />
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{{Season 11|Q}}</div>Jared DiCarlohttps://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=Lisa_the_Vegetarian/References&diff=1333452Lisa the Vegetarian/References2024-10-13T17:17:04Z<p>Jared DiCarlo: /* Beatles references */</p>
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== Trivia ==<br />
*This episode establishes [[Lisa]]'s status as a vegetarian, an idea that was first hinted in the episode "[[Lisa's Wedding]]". One of Paul McCartney's stipulations for doing the guest spot was that Lisa's conversion to vegetarianism be a permanent one. Thus, it is an instance of continuity in the Simpsons universe that has been strictly held to. In fact, a major stipulation to all of the creative team on the series, as a result of this episode, is that they make constant reference to Lisa's vegetarianism, whenever and wherever possible. Whole entire episodes, like "[[Homer the Moe]]", "[[Lisa the Tree Hugger]]" and "[[Million-Dollar Abie]]" were net results of this groundbreaking character change. Thus this makes this character change the biggest, most important and most referred to in the show's history. It also helped inspire the creative team to add further character changes to other characters. From the divorce of Milhouse's parents, to Apu becoming a husband and father, and Lisa's conversion to Buddhism, in the similarly plotted "[[She of Little Faith]]", they all owe a debt of gratitude to this episode shaking up the status quo, and changing the entire series forever.<br />
*Lisa's vegetarianism originally first appeared as early as [[1991]], when it was mentioned in the ''[[The Simpsons Annual 1992]]''. In the comic strip, ''[[By the Barbecue's Red Glare]]'', Marge made a special vegetarian kebab, much to Lisa's delight.<br />
*When Lisa flashes back to scenes of friends and family eating meat, Kent Brockman chews a turkey leg during a newscast. The sound byte of his speech in between bites comes from his line in the "Attack of the 50 ft. Eyesores" segment of that year's "Treehouse of Horror:" ["Lock your doors,] bar your windows, [because] the next [ad you see could destroy your house and eat your family!"]<br />
*The "educational" film ''[[Meat and You: Partners in Freedom]]'' is subtitled "Number 3F03 in the 'Resistance is Useless' Series". 3F03 is the episode's production code.<br />
*The animals silhouetted in the "Food Chain" slide (which doesn't actually depict a food chain) are: turkey, French poodle, bat, monkey, cow, slug, squirrel, alligator (or crocodile), snake, bird, camel, and duck-billed platypus.<br />
*When [[Barney]] laughs at Lisa's gazpacho, he states "Go back to [[Russia]]", probably confusing it with the similar in appearance {{W|borscht}}.<br />
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== Goofs ==<br />
*Strangely, Apu attends Homer's all-meat BBQ, even though he is revealed to be a vegan at the end of the episode. ''(Apu might have attended simply out of respect for Homer's having invited him, since Homer is one of his best customers. Also, given Apu's teaching Lisa about tolerance for other people's beliefs, it is in character for Apu to attend the BBQ out of respect, not eat anything, and also not make an issue of his being a vegan and Homer's serving meat.)''<br />
*Homer's grill has knobs on it like a gas grill, but he uses lighter fluid to get it started and it has no gas tank. Also, the lighter fluid changes colors.<br />
*Lisa leaves the house without closing the door, but the door slam sound effect is still heard.<br />
*The inscription on Apu's hotdog warmer changes from "HOT DOG" in uppercased letters to "hot dogs" in lowercased letters.<br />
*The items on the breakfast table appear and disappear between shots.<br />
*The Independent Thought Alarm in Skinner's office appears to be misplaced. The design strongly suggests it to be a ceiling-mounted alarm, but the alarm itself is significantly below the ceiling, creating the impression that it's floating above Skinner's desk.<br />
*The sign over the boxes at the left of the Kwik-E-Mart appears only when Lisa is seen leaving it. In other shots, the sign is missing.<br />
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== Cultural references ==<br />
*''Meat and You: Partners in Freedom'' is subtitled "Number 3F03 in the 'Resistance is Useless' Series", a reference to the Borg catchphrase "Resistance is futile" in ''[[Star Trek]]''. <br />
*The pig that [[Homer]] roasts and blasts into the air, flying over the nuclear power plant, is a direct reference to the cover of the [[Pink Floyd]] album ''{{W2|Animals|album}}'', which shows a pig flying over London's Battersea Power Station.<br />
*Homer and [[Bart]] dance a {{W|conga line}} to the lyrics, "You can't win friends with salad."<br />
*''{{W|I Spit on Your Grave}}'', a notorious exploitation film, is listed on the billboard for the drive-in cinema.<br />
*The caption on [[Apu]]'s anti-meat/pro-vegetarian T-shirt reads "Don't have a cow, man!", punning one of [[Bart]]'s [[Catchphrases#Bart Simpson|catchphrases]].<br />
*During the closing credits:<br />
**"{{W|Maybe I'm Amazed}}" by [[Paul McCartney]] plays instead of the [[Theme Song]].<br />
**The pig from Homer's barbecue is shown endlessly flying through the air, a sight gag on the {{W2|After Dark|software|Flying Toasters}} screensaver, which was very popular in the mid-1990s.<br />
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== Beatles references ==<br />
*Numerous references to [[The Beatles]] are present in the episode. [[Apu]] claims to have met Paul during the Maharshi period. The Beatles' visit to this guru in India was a big media story in 1967. Apu then claims to have been called "The Fifth Beatle" (mispronouncing it to rhyme with "Seattle"), a claim which Paul does not seem to agree with. The way Apu pronounces Beatles is a reference to how the Indian antagonists in the movie ''{{W2|Help!|film}}'' say it.<br />
*Paul McCartney asks, "{{W|She's Leaving Home|She's leaving home?}}", referencing the song of the same title from The Beatles' ''{{W|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band}}''.<br />
*Lisa's remark, "Wow! Paul McCartney. I learned about you in history class", is a joke about the enormous cultural importance of the Beatles.<br />
*When Linda McCartney says "whenever we're in Springfield, we like to hang out in Apu's garden in the shade!" paraphrasing a lyric from the song "{{W|Octopus' Garden}}" (from the album ''{{W2|Abbey Road|album}}'').<br />
*The version of "{{W|Maybe I'm Amazed}}" that plays over the end credits is an original mix by the Simpsons staff that, when played backwards, contains snippets of Paul McCartney reciting a recipe for [[Paul & Linda's Lentil Soup|lentil soup]] – a throwback to an earlier gag. The recited recipe in forward speed can be found on the "Extras" section on Disc 1 of ''The Simpsons: Complete Season 7''.<br />
**One of the backwards snippets says "Oh, and by the way, I'm alive." - a reference to the {{W|Paul is dead}} conspiracy theory.<br />
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== Continuity ==<br />
*[[Ralph]] says to Lisa: "I can't believe I used to go out with you:" ("[[I Love Lisa]]").<br />
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== Cultural references ==<br />
*{{Ch|James L. Brooks}} is depicted as looking like {{W|Mr. Moneybags}} from {{W|Monopoly}}.<br />
*{{Ch|Sam Simon}} is depicted as looking like {{W|Howard Hughes}}.<br />
*A ''[[Life in Hell]]'' poster is seen hanging up in {{Ch|Matt Groening}}'s office.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*The deleted "[[Robot Richard Simmons]]" scene was taken out of "[[Burns' Heir]]" because it didn't receive any laughs from the crew. However, when it was shown to fans at [[David Silverman]]'s college shows and other events, it received a huge amount of laughs.<br />
*The alternate ending for "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns]]" was made to fool the staff and animators so they wouldn't find out who really shot him.<br />
*This episode featured the short "[[World War III]]", but the fourth act was cut out for time.<br />
*When Troy McClure is standing on the Simpson's staircase, a picture of the Simpsons as they appeared on ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' can be seen.<br />
*The deleted scene from "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]" is about Krusty showing a book involving him doing different sexually explicit positions and him playing a person with haemorrhoids and after haemorrhoids.<br />
*The deleted scene from "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]" involves [[James Bond]] gambling being given a Joker card and Rules for Draw and Stud Poker.<br />
*The deleted scene from "[[Mother Simpson]]" involves Homer eating chocolate and space food sticks and him talking to Mona about him working at the nuclear power plant.<br />
*The deleted scenes from "[[Treehouse Of Horror IV]]" involves Homer's head being used as a bowling ball and getting cut in half by a spiky bowling pin with a note saying, "I.O.U one brain, signed God." Marge finds a notice involving [[Lionel Hutz]] and Bart saying he'd sell his soul for F1 racing car, the Devil shows up with it, but Bart changes his mind and no longer wants it. One of the jurors finds Homer's soul the property of Marge and Lionel Hutz shows up with an empty pizza box.<br />
*The deleted scene from "[[Homer and Apu]]" invloves the Simpson family and Apu watching an Indian film on TV and Homer describing the differences between the actors' and Homer's clothes and laughing about it.<br />
*The deleted scene from "Burns' Heir" involves Mr. Burns releasing the robotic [[Richard Simmons]] to scare Homer off with the K.C. and the Sunshine Band song, "Shake Your Booty". When it goes haywire, Smithers shoots it. But it absorbs the bullet and goes even more haywire and explodes.<br />
*This is the first time [[Matt Groening]]'s last name was ever pronounced on the show. At many times, fans pronounced "Groening" as how it looks which also occurred during ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''.<br />
*Troy mentions that the episode will feature classic scenes cut in syndication. Intentionally, these scenes do not appear.<br />
*The Homer getting stupider montage features the episodes "[[Blood Feud]]", "[[Flaming Moe's]]", "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]", "[[Deep Space Homer]]" and "[[Treehouse of Horror V]]".<br />
*The Hardcore Nudity montage includes:<br />
**"[[The Call of the Simpsons]]"<br />
**"[[Brush with Greatness]]"<br />
**"[[Like Father, Like Clown]]"<br />
**"[[Colonel Homer]]"<br />
**"[[Lisa's First Word]]"<br />
**"[[Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song]]"<br />
**"[[Bart of Darkness]]"<br />
**"[[Bart's Girlfriend]]"<br />
**"[[Homer Badman]]"<br />
**"[[Homer the Great]]"<br />
**"[[Homie the Clown]]"<br />
**"[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]"<br />
**"[[Bart vs. Australia]]"<br />
*The wraparound sequences with Troy were animated by USAnimation, which also provided the digital coloring for [[Radioactive Man]].<br />
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==Cuts==<br />
*On some television airings, the first deleted scene of "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]" (Krusty telling viewers about a book of sex) is cut.<br />
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== Cultural References ==<br />
=== Send in the Clones ===<br />
*The War Room is very similar to the one seen in the {{w|Stanley Kubrick}} film ''{{w|Dr. Strangelove}}'' (also seen in "[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]") and one of the people in the room looks like {{w|George C. Scott}} who played General Buck Turgidson in the film.<br />
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=== The Island of Dr. Hibbert ===<br />
*[[Dr. Hibbert]]'s lab is called the "House of Pain", the same as Moreau's lab in the {{w|The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977 film)|1977 film adaption}} of ''The Island of Dr. Moreau''.<br />
*The music playing in the scene where [[Homer]] has been transformed into a walrus is reminiscent of the theme music from ''{{w|Fantasy Island}}''.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*Seen among the crowd of [[Homer]]'s clones are the following:<br />
**[[Peter Griffin]] from ''[[Family Guy]]''<br />
**The original Homer from ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' (He says, "Let's all have some frosty chocolate milkshakes.")<br />
**A Homer with glasses<br />
**A Homer with no face<br />
**An even fatter Homer<br />
*This is the third Treehouse of Horror episode ''not'' to have the credits littered with "scary names" (the previous two were [[Treehouse of Horror|I]] and [[Treehouse of Horror XII|XII]]). This may have prompted some complaints from longtime fans, as the scary names were reinstated [[Treehouse of Horror XIV|the following year]].<br />
*This is the first Halloween episode to have the name'' Treehouse of Horror''.<br />
*[[Bart]], [[Homer]] and [[Maggie]] are each revealed as owning several guns.<br />
*This episode is titled "Treehouse of Horror 13" as opposed to "Treehouse of Horror XIII".<br />
*[[Maggie Roswell]] returns to the series for the first time since leaving over a pay dispute after [[Season 10]].<br />
*People of [[Springfield]] and their animal transformations in The Island of Dr. Hibbert":<br />
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**[[Abraham Simpson]] - Rooster<br />
**[[Agnes Skinner]] - Kangaroo<br />
**[[Allison Taylor]] - Zebra<br />
**[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] and [[the Nahasapeemapetilon Octuplets]] - Possums<br />
**[[Arnie Pye]] - Eagle<br />
**[[Bart Simpson]] - Spider<br />
**[[Barney Gumble]] - Warthog<br />
**[[Blue-Haired Lawyer]] - Moose<br />
**[[Bumblebee Man]] - Bumblebee<br />
**[[Carl Carlson]] - Armadillo<br />
**[[Charles Montgomery Burns]] - Fox<br />
**[[Clancy Wiggum|Clancy]] and [[Sarah Wiggum]] - Pigs<br />
**[[Comic Book Guy]] - Ram Satyr<br />
**[[Cookie Kwan]] - Deer<br />
**[[Cletus Spuckler]] - Sloth<br />
**[[Dewey Largo]] - Bat<br />
**[[Disco Stu]] - Shrew<br />
**[[Dolph Starbeam]] - Tiger<br />
**[[Duffman]] - Koala<br />
**[[Elizabeth Hoover]] - Gorilla<br />
**[[Fat Tony]] - Beaver<br />
**[[Gary Chalmers]] - Grizzly Bear<br />
**[[Gil Gunderson]] - Giraffe<br />
**[[Groundskeeper Willie]] - Orangutan<br />
**[[Hans Moleman]] - Tortoise<br />
**[[Helen Lovejoy]] - Horse<br />
**[[Herman Hermann]] - Lizard<br />
**[[Homer Simpson]] - Walrus<br />
**[[Horatio McCallister]] - Crocodile<br />
**[[J. Loren Pryor]] - Goose<br />
**[[Jasper Beardsley]] - Goat<br />
**[[Squeaky-voiced teen|Jeremy Freedman]] - Donkey<br />
**[[Jimbo Jones]] - Parrot<br />
**[[Joe Quimby]] - Panda<br />
**[[Jonathan Frink]] - Turkey<br />
**[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]] - Mandrill<br />
**[[Kent Brockman]] - Rhino<br />
**[[Kirk Van Houten]] - Aardvark<br />
**[[Krusty the Clown]] - Lion<br />
**[[Lenny Leonard]] - Pelican<br />
**[[Lindsey Naegle]] - Meerkat<br />
**[[Lisa Simpson]] - Owl<br />
**[[Lou]] - Cheetah<br />
**[[Luigi Risotto]] - Guinea Pig<br />
**[[Maggie Simpson]] - Anteater <br />
**[[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon]] - Antelope<br />
**[[Marge Simpson]] - Panther<br />
**[[Martin Prince, Jr.]] - Sheep<br />
**[[Sideshow Mel|Melvin Van Horne]] - Lemur<br />
**[[Milhouse Van Houten]] - Snail<br />
**[[Miss Springfield]] - Raccoon <br />
**[[Moe Szyslak]] - Toad<br />
**[[Ned Flanders]] - Cow Centaur<br />
**[[Nelson Muntz]] - Wolf<br />
**[[Nick Riviera]] - Squirrel<br />
**[[Old Jewish Man]] - Vulture<br />
**[[Otto Mann]] - Camel<br />
**[[Patty Bouvier]] - Mountain Lion<br />
**[[Raphael]] - Chameleon<br />
**[[Rainier Wolfcastle]] - Rabbit<br />
**[[Ralph Wiggum]] - Peacock<br />
**[[Sideshow Bob|Robert Terwilliger]] - Puffin<br />
**[[Rod Flanders]] and [[Todd Flanders]] - Penguins<br />
**[[Roy Snyder]] - Hippo<br />
**[[Selma Bouvier]] - Elephant <br />
**[[Seymour Skinner]] - Joey<br />
**[[Snake Jailbird]] - Skunk<br />
**[[The Rich Texan]] - Bison<br />
**[[Timothy Lovejoy]] - Coyote<br />
**[[Waylon Smithers]] - Flamingo<br />
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== Goofs ==<br />
*In "The Island of Dr. Hibbert", [[Chief Wiggum]] throws his tattered pants into the fire, but in the next scene when [[Homer]] calls the human/animal creatures freaks, Wiggum is wearing the pants again.<br />
*In the third segment, [[Captain Horatio McCallister]] as a crocodile speaks. If you look closely, you can see Groundskeeper Willie in his normal looks, but he is meant to be bushy, all red.<br />
*The beers Homer puts under the hammock vanish when the hammock breaks, and Homer falls to the floor.<br />
*The people standing to the left of the rock, as [[Comic Book Guy]] (as a faun) walks onto it, changes. In the first shot the police officers and Ralph stand there, in the second shot it's a panda.<br />
*When Homer starts to strangle his clone, the clone throws the boxes it was carrying, to the floor. In a following shot the boxes have vanished.<br />
*When Homer is playing the piano, and Marge is playing the cello, [[Professor Frink]] grabs Homer and pulls him into the room. However the playing of the piano continues, even after Homer is pulled away.<br />
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== Continuity ==<br />
*[[Maggie]]'s propensity for firearms, established in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]" and previously seen in "[[Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge]]", is seen again in the segment "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms".<br />
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*The title is a reference to [[The Rolling Stones]] 1966 single "{{w|Mother's Little Helper}}" (a song about pill abuse), and also to [[Santa's Little Helper]].<br />
*Marge standing in front of the tank is a reference to {{w|Tank Man}}.<br />
*The Fire Safety Day slogan, "Learn, Baby, Learn", is a spoof of the song "{{w|Disco Inferno (The Trammps song)|Disco Inferno}}", which contains the lyrics "burn, baby, burn".<br />
*Homer remarks that Bart has gone from Goofus to Gallant, a reference to the ''Highlights for Children'' comic, ''{{w|Goofus & Gallant}}''.<br />
*When on his rampage, in a tank, Bart sings "{{w|Don't Stop (Fleetwood Mac song)|Don't Stop}}" by [[Fleetwood Mac]].<br />
*Bart expresses a preference for the allergy decongestant Claritin D over regular {{w|Claritin}}.<br />
*Bart's classmate [[Sherri]] reads aloud the poem ''The Daffodils'' by {{w|William Wordsworth}}.<br />
*The book that Bart gives to Homer, ''Chicken Soup for the Loser'', is a spoof of the book ''{{w|Chicken Soup for the Soul}}''.<br />
*On their date, Marge and Homer see the movie ''[[Showgirls]]''.<br />
*The t-shirt in the army barracks, which reads "I went to the Persian Gulf and all I got was this lousy syndrome", is a reference to {{w|Gulf War Syndrome}}.<br />
*Bart's Ritalin song at the end is a parody of the theme song sung at the conclusion of the [[Popeye]] animated shorts.<br />
*Nelson's reaction when he thinks about violence or a girl while wearing the shock necklace may be a reference to ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.<br />
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*When Bart managed to appear outside of Skinner's office in a Cheerleader outfit that he managed to steal from the Pep Closet, Homer jokingly states that it's more likely that Bart is '''coming out of''' the pep closet, referring to the phrase "coming out of the closet" meaning that someone is deciding to become open about their non-straight orientation.<br />
*When trying to introduce the schoolchildren to the Fire Safety skit, Skinner briefly mentioned that one of the helpful things that fire can do is "raining fire on Charlie" which is referring to firing napalm shells on the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.<br />
*This is the first episode where [[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]] voices [[Maude Flanders]], due to the departure of [[Maggie Roswell]] from the series. Gaven would voice the character until her death in [[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]], after which Roswell would return to voice the character in numerous flashbacks and other scenes.<br />
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*Bart's ADD was touched upon in "[[Lisa's Substitute]]": At the end, Homer says to Bart, "I always knew you had personality; the doctor said it was hyperactivity, but I knew better!"<br />
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*This episode is a parody of the popcorn brand "Screaming Yellow Zonkers".<br />
*When [[Chief Wiggum]] pulls [[Marge]] over, he calls her "Thelma and Louise," referencing the 1991 movie [[wikipedia:Thelma & Louise|''Thelma & Louise'']].<br />
*When [[Homer J. Simpson|Homer]], [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] and [[Bartholemew "Bart" Jojo Simpson|Bart]] are running from the rhinos, Homer shouts 'Jumanji' and expects the rhinos to stop, referencing the movie ''{{W|Jumanji}}''.<br />
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*Sign seen in front of the Zoo: "Born free, then caged."<br />
*Homer's "NBC sucks" comments over the closing credits are not put in closed captioning.<br />
*The music during the Gracie Films logo at the end is replaced by gunshot sound effects.<br />
*[[Mike Scully]], his wife [[Julie Thacker]], and their children can be seen running out of the zoo when the rhinos attack.<br />
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== Continuity ==<br />
*This episode is a follow up to the end of "[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]".<br />
**Krusty's Canyonero from said episode appears.<br />
**The Canyonero song is heard playing at the dealership.<br />
*[[Superintendent Chalmers]] calls [[Skinner]] a "sexless freak" referring to Skinner being a virgin well into his forties. "[[Grade School Confidential]]".<br />
*[[Gillian]] the socialite is seen in the road rage film. "[[Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield]]".<br />
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== Goofs ==<br />
*An exterior shot of the Simpson house with no cars on the drive is followed by a scene in which Homer is rifling through Marge's purse. As the camera pulls out both Marge's car and the [[Canyonero]] are outside.<br />
**It is likely the exterior shot of the house is from another episode, and used instead of drawing a new image.<br />
*When all the teachers and staff members come out on stage for the musical in the beginning, there are 9 people, when they form a pyramid there are 10 people.<br />
*When Marge first used her headlights to see Bart and Lisa in the kitchen, Bart was wearing nothing but his underwear. But a few seconds later, when Bart is stealing from Marge's purse, he is fully clothed.<br />
*When Eddie the cop (as Curtis E. Bear) was being bludgeoned with 2x4s at traffic school, Krusty's nose was the same color as his skin before Agnes knocked Eddie down.<br />
*When Marge cuts across the grass verge and fields to get to her house, she drives over a field opposite the Simpson house, where there is usually a house. Later in the episode, there is a house, when Clancy and Lou call at the house.<br />
*When Homer looks out of the window searching for Marge and says "Marge", his lips aren't moving.<br />
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== Cultural references ==<br />
*The title of the episode is a reference to the film and song "{{W|Viva Las Vegas}}".<br />
**The song "{{W|Viva Las Vegas}}" is played during the montage where [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] and [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] are running away from their wives in the casino.<br />
*[[Ned Flanders|Ned]] references the theme tune to the sitcom "{{w|Maude (TV series)|Maude}}" when he proclaims "And then there's [[Maude Flanders|Maude]]!"<br />
*While driving to {{w|Las Vegas}}, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] sings {{w|Deep Purple}}'s "Highway Star" with lyrics about Ned.<br />
*{{w|The Moody Blues}} were the opening act for the Satin Knights, a Moody Blues tribute band.<br />
*The chalkboard gag references {{w|Jerry Seinfeld}}. <br />
*While driving in the desert, author and journalist [[Hunter S. Thompson]] and his lawyer pass [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] and [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] in the oncoming lane, drawn in the style of the Ralph Steadmann painting, The Savage Journey. This is a reference to the {{w|Hunter S. Thompson}} novel, ''{{w|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas}}''.<br />
*[[Comic Book Guy]]'s bumper stickers include a series of sci-fi references, including ''[[Star Trek]]'' ("I Brake for Tribbles", "My Child is an Honor Student at Starfleet Academy" and "Keep Honking, I'm Charging My Phaser"), ''[[Star Wars]]'' ("My Other Car is the Millennium Falcon"), ''{{w|The X-Files}}'' ("The Truth is in Here"), as well as ''[[The Simpsons]]'' itself ("[[Kang]] Is My Co-Pilot").<br />
*On the church marquee, the text says "TODAY'S TOPIC: He knows what you did last summer." This may be a reference to the 1997 movie {{w|I Know What You Did Last Summer}}, which is based on the 1973 novel of the same name.<br />
*When their getting married, the preacher says "the power invested in me by the Chicago Outfit". The {{w|Chicago Outfit}} is a Italian-American Mafia group based in Chicago, with resources and territory in Las Vegas. Perhaps it's most famous member is {{w|Al Capone|Alphonse "Al" "Scarface" Capone}}, which was its boss from the 1920s all the way up until 1932, when he was arrested for tax evasion.<br />
*After [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] signs the papers to join [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]'s "program", [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] says "One day soon, I will come for you and then the game will begin. Could be in the middle of the night. It could be when you least expect it." This line could be a reference to a similar scene in the 1997 mystery thriller ''{{w|The Game (1997 film)|The Game}}''.<br />
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== Continuity ==<br />
*The [[Monty Burns Casino]] reappears. "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]"<br />
*[[Roscoe]] blows up [[Monty Burns Casino|Burns' casino]]. "[[Homer's Phobia]]"<br />
*[[Ginger]] and [[Amber]] reappear in "[[Brawl in the Family]]", and the family attend [[Amber]]'s funeral in "[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]".<br />
* [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] briefly referenced the events of "[[Trash of the Titans]]" when she remarked that she was surprised that they allowed the Casino to come along when they moved the city.<br />
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== Goofs ==<br />
*This episode reveals that Ned is 60 years old, but earlier in "[[Hurricane Neddy]]", it's revealed he was a little boy 30 years ago, so he should've been 30 then.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*On the premiere episode (and the syndicated reruns), [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] mutters that Barney Gumble's birthday is the same day as [[Adolf Hitler]]'s (April 20th). Because the Columbine school shooting happened on that day, the line on the UK version and the season 10 DVD set is changed to "Barney's birthday is July 15th, same day as {{w|Lassie}}'s." <br />
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== Cultural references ==<br />
*The title of the episode is a reference to the film and song "{{W|Viva Las Vegas}}".<br />
**The song "{{W|Viva Las Vegas}}" is played during the montage where [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] and [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] are running away from their wives in the casino.<br />
*[[Ned Flanders|Ned]] references the theme tune to the sitcom "{{w|Maude (TV series)|Maude}}" when he proclaims "And then there's [[Maude Flanders|Maude]]!"<br />
*While driving to {{w|Las Vegas}}, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] sings {{w|Deep Purple}}'s "Highway Star" with lyrics about Ned.<br />
*{{w|The Moody Blues}} were the opening act for the Satin Knights, a Moody Blues tribute band.<br />
*The chalkboard gag references {{w|Jerry Seinfeld}}. <br />
*While driving in the desert, author and journalist [[Hunter S. Thompson]] and his lawyer pass [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] and [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] in the oncoming lane, drawn in the style of the Ralph Steadmann painting, The Savage Journey. This is a reference to the {{w|Hunter S. Thompson}} novel, ''{{w|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas}}''.<br />
*[[Comic Book Guy]]'s bumper stickers include a series of sci-fi references, including ''[[Star Trek]]'' ("I Brake for Tribbles", "My Child is an Honor Student at Starfleet Academy" and "Keep Honking, I'm Charging My Phaser"), ''[[Star Wars]]'' ("My Other Car is the Millennium Falcon"), ''{{w|The X-Files}}'' ("The Truth is in Here"), as well as ''[[The Simpsons]]'' itself ("[[Kang]] Is My Co-Pilot").<br />
*On the church marquee, the text says "TODAY'S TOPIC: He knows what you did last summer." This may be a reference to the 1997 movie {{w|I Know What You Did Last Summer}}, which is based on the 1973 novel of the same name.<br />
*When their getting married, the preacher says "the power invested in me by the Chicago Outfit". The {{w|Chicago Outfit}} is a Italian-American Mafia group based in Chicago, with resources and territory in Las Vegas. Perhaps it's most famous member is {{w|Al Capone|Alphonse "Al" "Scarface" Capone}}, which was its boss from the 1920s all the way up until 1932, when he was arrested for tax evasion.<br />
*After [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] signs the papers to join [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]'s "program", [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] says "One day soon, I will come for you and then the game will begin. Could be in the middle of the night. It could be when you least expect it." This line could be a reference to a similar scene in the 1997 mystery thriller ''{{w|The Game (1997 film)|The Game}}''.<br />
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== Continuity ==<br />
*The [[Monty Burns Casino]] reappears. "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]"<br />
*[[Roscoe]] blows up [[Monty Burns Casino|Burns' casino]]. "[[Homer's Phobia]]"<br />
*[[Ginger]] and [[Amber]] reappear in "[[Brawl in the Family]]", and the family attend [[Amber]]'s funeral in "[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]".<br />
* [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] briefly referenced the events of "[[Trash of the Titans]]" when she remarked that she was surprised that they allowed the Casino to come along when they moved the city.<br />
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== Goofs ==<br />
*This episode reveals that Ned is 60 years old, but earlier in "[[Hurricane Neddy]]", it's revealed he was a little boy 30 years ago, so he should've been 30 then.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*On the premiere episode (and the syndicated reruns), [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] mutters that Barney Gumble's birthday is the same day as [[Adolf Hitler]]'s (April 20th). Because the Columbine school shooting happened on that day, the line on the UK version and the season 10 DVD set is changed to "Barney's birthday is July 15th, same day as {{w|Lassie}}'s." <br />
*Marge’s line, “Now it’s Marge’s time to shine!” was later used as one of her quotes on the official Simpsons website, along with a quote from [[“Mr. Spritz Goes To Washington”]].<br />
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