Beware My Cheating Bart/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The title could be a reference to the song "{{W|My Foolish Heart}}", in particular the line "beware my foolish heart".
*The title could also be a pun on "Be Still My Beating Heart", which is the title of a {{w|Be Still My Beating Heart|song}} by [[Sting]] and a centuries-old [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/57000.html catchphrase] denoting breathless excitement, particularly in a romantic context.
*The [[title screen gag]] and [[chalkboard gag]] are references to [[Matt Groening]]'s having [[News:Creator reveals Springfield's name's origin|revealed in an interview]] that the Simpsons' [[Springfield]] was named for {{w|Springfield, Oregon}}.
*Films seen at [[Springfield Mall]] reference to many recently released films:
**''[[Jackass: The Funeral]]'' is a reference to the ''{{w|Jackass (TV series)|Jackass}}'' franchise and possibly to ''Jackass'' member {{W|Ryan Dunn}}, who died in June [[2011]].
**''[[Cars 3: New Merchandise]]'' is a reference to Disney-Pixar's ''{{w|Cars (franchise)|Cars}}'' franchise.
**''[[Horrible Premise]]'' is a reference to ''{{w|Horrible Bosses}}''.
**''[[Happy Little Elves II: The Sequelf]]'' is a reference to ''{{w|Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel}}'' (the second ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' film).
**''[[Transformers of the Caribbean]]'' is a reference to the ''[[Transformers]]'' and ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean}}'' franchises.
**''[[Crawlspace]]'' could be named for the 1986 horror film of the {{w|Crawlspace (film)|same name}}.
*During the montage of scenes with [[Shauna]] and [[Bart]] going on dates:
**The song playing is "April Come She Will" by {{w|Simon and Garfunkel}}.
**In [[Moe's Tavern]], when Bart stares open-mouthed at what is revealed to be Shauna's arm, the view before the camera zooms out is a sight gag on the movie poster from the 1967 film ''{{w|The Graduate}}'', which features music by Simon and Garfunkel.
**The scene where Bart and Milhouse are crossing the road is a reference to the movie ''{{w|Midnight Cowboy}}''.
[[File:Stranded07.png|200px|thumb|right|Strange glyphs]]
*''[[Stranded]]'' is an obvious parody of ''{{w|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''.
**The strange glyphs on the mountain say, "Watch ''[[Futurama]]'' Thursdays at 10" in the ''Futurama'' {{IS|Alien languages|alien alphabet}}.
**"The Lava Being" is a parody of the {{w|Smoke Monster}}.
*Other TV shows found on the [[Butt-Whisperer 9000]] that are parodies are:
**''{{lnk|Alaska Nebraska|TV show}}, a parody of ''{{w|Hannah Montana}}''.
**''[[The Chimpsons]]'', a parody of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
**''[[Ice Road Joggers]]'', a parody of ''{{w|Ice Road Truckers}}''.
**''[[Keeping Up with the Krustofskys]]'', a parody of ''{{w|Keeping Up with the Kardashians}}''.
**''[[Thicker than Waters]]'', a parody of ''{{w|Growing Pains}}''.
*Characters seen when the screen zooms out from Earth (listed in order of appearance)
**[[God]] and [[Satan|the Devil]] arm-wrestling
**[[Fry]] and [[Leela]] from ''[[Futurama]]'' sitting on a distant planet.
**An alien in a spaceship looking at the plaque (upside down) from the Pioneer 10/11 space probes.
**And finally, the Earth is revealed to be one grain in a cosmic kitty-litter box with [[Red eyed cat (Beware My Cheating Bart)|a red eyed cat]] saying "purr-plexing, isn't it!"
*Comic Book Guy tells Bart and Shauna to think of [[The Android's Dungeon]] as their personal {{W|Asgard (Stargate)|Asgard}} and to think of him as their all-seeing {{W|Heimdallr|Heimdall}}, guardian of the {{W|Stargate (device)|Gate}}, a reference to ''[[Thor]]''.
*When Comic Book Guy gets into a flame war with Shauna, he says "oh, flame on", the {{W|Human Torch}}'s catchphrase.
*The comic book ''[[From Heck]]'' is a reference to [[Alan Moore]]'s ''{{w|From Hell}}'' comic book series.
*The ''[[Little Lolo]]'' comic book is a reference to the ''[[Little Lulu]]'' comic strip.

== Trivia ==
*It says "Steve" on [[Squeaky-Voiced Teen]]'s nametag at [[The Brown Burrito]].
*[[Marge]] is kind to Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney in this episode, however in "[[The Blue and the Gray]]", Jimbo shouts an insult at her, and Marge backs up the car to tell him off, and the bullies run away. Marge being nice could have been because she had forgiven him, forgotten about the insult, or did not know that it was him that insulted her.
*In the International/online version of this episode, the [[title screen gag]] is repeated from the episode "[[Elementary School Musical]]", and the [[chalkboard gag]] is "Teacher does not have to pay an "Ugly Tax"".

== Goofs ==
*When Homer is saying "Watch whatever you want...", Milhouse is in front of a ''[[Transformers of the Caribbean]]'' movie poster and Bart is standing next to him. Then Homer, Bart and Milhouse keep walking. Afterwards, Homer looks round at them, but the boys are in exactly the same position as they were.
*[[Jimbo]] mentions that Bart has two baby teeth. He lost his last baby tooth in "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]".
*When Jimbo picks Bart up to see if he's a good chaperone for Shauna, he wipes a temporary tattoo of Bart's arm. The tattoo was not there before he wiped it off, and is not there when Jimbo puts Bart back down on the ground.
*When Homer looks out the window to see [[Jimbo]] holding Bart upside-down by his ankles, as the shots change, the treehouse moves place slightly. The window also changes design.

== Continuity ==
*TV shows on the [[Butt-Whisperer 9000]] include:
**''[[Admiral Baby]]'' ("[[Homer to the Max]]")
**''{{lnk|Alaska Nebraska|TV show}}'' ("[[Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh]]")
**''[[Thicker than Waters]]'' ("[[Homer the Father]]")
*A poster for ''[[Tic–Tac–Toe: X v. O]]'' is seen. ("[[The Squirt and the Whale]]")

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