Editing Lisa Gets the Blues/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The title is a reference to the film ''{{w|Schultze Gets the Blues}}''.
*The title screen references ''[[The Flintstones]]''.
*Offscreen, [[Homer]] bets with [[Bart]] on the {{w|Final four}} and loses, he writes "I will not bet with Bart on the final four" on the blackboard.
*[[Skinner]] shows [[Lisa]] pictures of {{Ch|Yo-Yo Ma}}, [[Shaun White]] and [[Albert Einstein]].
*The scene where Bart gets dressed as Little Orphan Annie and sings "{{ap|Tomorrow|Lisa Gets the Blues}}" is a reference to the musical ''{{W2|Annie|musical}}''.
**Bart getting his eyes whited out is a reference to the comic strip ''{{w|Little Orphan Annie}}.''
*The song playing while the [[Simpson family|family]] leaves for [[Gainesville]] is {{w|Randy Newman}}'s "Gainesville", performed by [[Linda Ronstadt]].
*The pilot of the plane calls the co-pilot {{w|Scott Rudin}}.
*When Homer chants "Hey, hey, TWA, how many flights did you cancel today", he is parodying the then-common anti-{{w|Vietnam War}} chant, "Hey, hey, {{w|Lyndon B. Johnson|LBJ}}, how many kids did you kill today."
*In [[New Orleans]], Homer and Lisa go to the Cafe Beau Beurre, Pat O'Brien's, {{w|Bourbon Street}}, {{w|Mercedes-Benz}} Superdome, Bevi Seafood Co, Jamila's Cafe, Emeril's New Orleans, Bon Ton Cafe, Johnny's Po-Boy Restaurant and Gene's Po-Boy, Crabby Jack's, Tracey's, Cochon, DiMartino's, Parasol's, Jacques Imo's Cafe, Mulate's, Mahony's Po-Boy, Frankie & Johnny's, Cajun Seafood, Parkway Bakery & Tavern, K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, Dooky Chase's Restaurant, Central Grocery & Deli, Katie's, Brennan's, Coop's Place, Antoine's Restaurant, Loretta's Authentic Pralines, The Praline Connection, Arnaud's, Palm Court Jazz Cafe, The Court of Two Sisters, Commander's Palace and The Spotted Cat Music Club.
**[[Pat O'Brien's]] is a reference to radio personality [[Pat O'Brien]].
**In them, Homer ate: Cajun crawfish, Lamb tagine, Grilled lamb sausage, Zucchini bisque, Crabmeat po'boy, Duck po’boy, Chicken sausage po'boy, Crawfish sausage po'boy, Cochon de lait po'boy, Turkey giardiniera po'boy, Roast beef po'boy, Alligator po'boy, Catfish amandine, Crawfish amandine, Crawfish étouffée, Boiled crawfish, Cajun crawfish, Cajun shrimp and duck pasta, Fried crab cake, Pecan catfish, Blackened redfish, Seafood mirliton casserole, Fried chicken, Fried green tomatoes, Stuffed shrimp, Muffuletta, Barbecue brisket sandwich, Barbecue chicken sandwich, Smoky bacon greens, Seafood au gratin, Seafood gumbo, Frogs' legs, Chicken gumbo, Jambalaya, Spinach artichoke, Creole sweet potato pone, Red beans and rice with sausage, Veggie red beans and rice, Pralines and cookies, Oyster pralines, Oyster shots, Oyster patties, Bananas Foster, King cake, Dixie cake, Pecan pie, Cajun boudin, Boudin balls, Crawfish rémoulade, Shrimp and lump crabmeat ravigote, Au croissant crawfish po'boy and Yaka mein.
*A tube from the {{w|Keystone Pipeline}} (written as XL Pipeline) is seen in the river.
*[[Madame Midnite's House of Voodoo]] is a reference to the real life Madame VooDoo House Of Ink.
*Homer visits the {{w|Saint Louis Cemetery}} number one.
*[[Louis Armstrong]]'s statue asks Lisa and Homer not to wish him to sing his song "{{w|What a Wonderful World}}".
*The song that plays when Lisa and Homer traverse the streets, after meeting the [[Louis Armstrong]] statue, is his song "{{w|When the Saints Go Marching In}}".
*Homer, Lisa and Bart eat beignet at Cafe Du Monde, and Homer says, [[breaking the fourth wall]], that the next episode will beat ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', but Bart retorts that he's not counting the radio episodes. Homer shuts him up by making him eat a beignet.
*The man holding the glass bottleswearing a red bandana is a reference to Luther in the movie ''{{W2|The Warriors|film}}''.
*The episode was dedicated to [[R. Lee Ermey]] who passed away on April 15, seven days before this episode aired.

== Continuity ==
*''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' [[The Simpsons shorts|short]] "[[The Aquarium]]" is shown before the title screen, till the shark is seen with Bart in his mouth.
*The billboard makes reference to when Mr. Burns was shot and how no one was arrested for it. ("[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]")
*A picture of Yo-Yo Ma is shown. ("[[Puffless]]")
*[[Bleeding Gums Murphy]]'s nephew shows Lisa a picture of her and Murphy on the bridge playing sax. ("[[Moaning Lisa]]")

== Trivia ==
*In the opening sequence, [[Gerald Samson]] helds a banner saying "Happy 635th", a reference on how this is the 635th episode of the show, being tie with ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' as TV's longest running primetime scripted series. The next episode, "[[Forgive and Regret]]", surpassed ''Gunsmoke'' and took the record.
*The episode's opening sequence leads directly into the episode, with Lisa exiting the school. Shortly after, the rest of the family are seen waiting for Lisa so they can do the [[couch gag]],

== Goofs ==
*The Court of Two Sisters is written as The Court of the Two Sisters in the episode.

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