Editing Homer Scissorhands/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the 1990 film ''{{W|Edward Scissorhands}}'' directed by {{W|Tim Burton}} and starring [[Johnny Depp]] in the title role.
[[File:Convergence camouflage.png|300px|thumb|The Simpsons camouflage in {{W|Jackson Pollock}}'s notable painting ''{{W2|Convergence|Pollock}}'']]
*In the episode's [[Smithsonian Museum couch gag|couch gag]], the Simpsons couch is a set in the [[Smithsonian Museum]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. Many pieces shown are or were exhibited in the different Smithsonian museums, with other pieces belonging to other museums:
**A statue of president [[Theodore Roosevelt]].
**The {{W2|Star-Spangled Banner|flag}} ({{W|National Museum of American History}})
**The iconic {{W|Lansdowne portrait}} of [[George Washington]] ({{W2|National Portrait Gallery|United States}})
**The ''Bust of {{W|Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette}}'' ({{W|Smithsonian American Art Museum}})
**The portrait of the ''Mandarin'' {{W|clipper}} vessel (National Museum of American History)
**A similar painting to ''{{W2|The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone|1901}}'' (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
**The ''{{W|Spirit of St. Louis}}'' and the ''{{W|Friendship 7}}'' capsule ({{W|National Air and Space Museum}})
**[[Dorothy Gale]]'s [[Dorothy's ruby slippers|Ruby Slippers]] from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (National Museum of American History)
**[[Fonzie's jacket]] from ''{{ap|Happy Days|franchise}}'' (National Museum of American History)
**The [[Hope Diamond]] ({{W|National Museum of Natural History}})
**[[Frida Kahlo]]'s ''{{W|Self-Portrait with Monkey}}'' ({{W|Buffalo AKG Art Museum}}, [[New York]])
**''{{W|Syndics of the Drapers' Guild}}'' ({{W|Rijksmuseum}}, [[Amsterdam]])
**Egyptical collection (National Museum of Natural History)
**The Simpsons camouflage parodies {{W|Jackson Pollock}}'s ''{{W2|Convergence|Pollock}}'' (Buffalo AKG Art Museum, New York)
**[[Albert Einstein]] (National Portrait Gallery)
*When painting [[Patty]] and [[Selma]], [[Lisa]] considers she has to make it more {{W|Neoclassicism|neoclassical}} and less {{W|Mannerism|Mannerist}}.
*Homer plans to play a CD of [[James Taylor]] in Patty's car so people think she committed suicide. The CD he is holding corresponds to ''{{W|Sweet Baby James}}'', Taylor's second studio album.
*Selma compares Patty to {{W|Posh Spice}}, part of the [[Spice Girls]]. Homer also mentions {{W|Scary Spice}}.
*Patty tells Homer his brain has the size of a {{W|Super Ball}}, the toy bouncy ball.
[[File:Finding Nemo.png|300px|thumb|[[Milhouse]] watched the opening scene of ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' alone, and was traumatized when he found out about Coral's death]]
*[[Milhouse]] watched the opening scene of ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' alone, which caused him trauma after he found out that Nemo's mother, Coral, was eaten by a barracuda.
*The scene where Homer is cutting hair in the kitchen parodies the famous "A Thrilling Experience" scene from the 1990 gothic romantic film ''Edward Scissorhands''.
**Homer tells [[Marge]] to call him "Homer Fingerhands", also a reference to the film's name.
*Marge mentions ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine.
*[[Are We Hair Yet?]] salon's name is a pun on the phrase "Are We There Yet?" which became the title of a comedy film {{W2|Are We There Yet?|film}} and a {{W2|Are We There Yet?|TV series|TV series}} based on that film.
*Milhouse sings "[[Teacher Said Don't Eat the Paste]]" to the tune of "{{W|Greensleeves}}", the popular English folk music.
*[[Manjula]] is mad at [[Apu]] because he is always talking about singer {{Ch|Lady Gaga}}.
*[[Helen Lovejoy]] said that she told [[Reverend Lovejoy]] to stop basing sermons on old ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episodes.
*Homer compares his gift to that of [[Mozart]] and stunt performer {{W|Johnny Knoxville}}.
*Milhouse falls off the cliff and is rescued by an eagle, similar to [[Gandalf the Grey]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]] {{W|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring}}''.
*Homer compares his horrible life to the one George Roundy ({{W|Warren Beatty}}) had in the 1975 American comedy film ''{{W2|Shampoo|film}}''.

== Trivia ==
*This is the second episode after "[[A Midsummer's Nice Dreams]]" in [[Season 22]] to air in repeat after the watershed on [[Sky1]].
*[[Bart]] says his birthday is too close to [[Christmas]], but his birthday is revealed to be April 1 in ''[[The Bart Book]]''. But in the [[season 26]] episode "[[Simpsorama]]" he states his birthday as February 23rd. 
*On [[FXX]], this episode received a TV-14 rating.

== Continuity ==
*In "[[A Milhouse Divided]]", Homer failed at cutting [[Marge]]'s hair.

== Goofs ==
*When [[Lisa]] accidentally gets paint on [[Patty]]'s hair, Patty's dress is pink, but when [[Bart]] pours Paint Thinner on it, it is blue.
*As [[Sideshow Mel]] uses a megaphone to say the guests' names in the Policeman's Ball Thin Blue Line-Dance at Springfield Inn, his skin is yellow.
*In the credits, [[Kristen Schaal]]'s name is spelled "Kristen Schall".

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