Editing Sashes to Sashes/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to a phrase used in funeral services, "ashes to ashes, dust to dust."
*The episode presents the parallel stories of [[Joe Quimby, Sr.]] and [[Joe Quimby III]], parodying the parallel dramas of [[Vito Corleone]] and [[Michael Corleone]] as depicted in the 1974 American epic crime film ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}''. Many scenes take place in a [[New York City]]-like [[Springfield]], referencing the film's setting.
*The ship entering New York Harbor is a reference to young [[Vito Corleone]] arriving at [[Ellis Island]] in ''The Godfather Part II'' with Springfield's immigration station looking the same as Ellis Island.
**It is a popular myth {{W|Ellis Island Special|that names were changed}} at Ellis Island. Names were simply checked against the ship's passenger list.
*The colossal verdigris [[Lard Lad]] statue engraved with "Give Me Your Hungry" around the [[Lard Lad Donuts|donut]] is a parody of the [[Statue of Liberty]].
*{{ap|Devin|student}} refers to the "{{W|twink}}s" as one of the demographics of the school. He then clarifies that he means "kids that like [[Twinkie]]s."
*During the [[Saint Patrick's Day]] parade, "{{W|The Wind That Shakes the Barley}}" by {{W|Robert Dwyer Joyce}} plays.
[[File:St. Patrick's Day parade.png|300px|thumb|Irish icons such as playwright [[George Bernard Shaw]], a [[Leprechaun]], and poet [[Oscar Wilde]] are seen in a parody of {{W|New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade}}.]]
*On the parade float, people resembling Irish playwright [[George Bernard Shaw]], a [[Leprechaun]], and poet [[Oscar Wilde]] are seen.
*Feast of the Seven Slobs is a parody of the {{W|Feast of the Seven Fishes}}.
*During the news report about [[Joe Quimby, Sr.]] taking over the [[Quimby Barrelworks]], the [[New York Stock Exchange]] and [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] are seen.
*Quimby Sr.'s musical ''[[Over the Falls]]'' is a reference to how {{W|List of people who have gone over Niagara Falls|several people}} have attempted to go over [[Niagara Falls]] in barrels.
*The scene of [[Lisa]] researching the Quimby family is a reference to the film ''{{W2|All the President's Men|film}}''.
*[[Bart]] has a figure of [[Frankenstein's Monster]] and a [[Rubik's Cube]] in his room.
*Bart plays the video game ''{{ap|Donkey Kong|video game}}''. In the past, [[Quimby]] played the tabletop portable arcade version of ''{{W|Donkey Kong Jr.}}''. Later, Joe Quimby III plays a VR version of the game, and his speech references what happens in the game.
**A blue version of [[Donkey Kong]] and a parody of {{mw|Pauline}} appear in the game.
*Quimby III's attack ad parodies [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s 1964 {{W2|Daisy|advertisment}} commercial, with [[Ralph]] in place of the girl counting and plucking petals.
*The Quimbys driving off bridges may be a reference to Ted Kennedy's 1968 {{W|Chappaquiddick incident}}.
*When running for election in 1982, [[Joe Quimby]] tells people that the rich deserve [[LeRoy Neiman]] paintings. LeRoy Neiman later attends the wedding of Joe Quimby and [[Beatrice Bouvier]], where he paints the wedding.
*Joe Quimby quotes [[E.T.]] in his election campaign, saying "As E.T. the extraterrestrial said: 'We phoned home.'" He then says that the voters told them that they have the "eye of the tiger," referencing the song "{{W|Eye of the Tiger}}" by {{W2|Survivor|band}}.
*Joe Quimby plays ''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', a spin-off of ''Donkey Kong''.
*At the start of the wedding of Joe Quimby and [[Beatrice Bouvier]], the "{{W|Bridal Chorus}}" by {{W|Richard Wagner}} plays. After they are pronounced man and wife, "{{W2|Wedding March|Mendelssohn}}" by {{W|Felix Mendelssohn}} plays.
*During Bart's campaign, the kids perform "{{W|Hail to the Chief}}" by {{W2|James Sanderson|musician}}.
*The "Bart For President" flyer features Bart performing a double-handed {{W|V sign}}, one of [[Richard Nixon]]'s signature gestures.
*In his counter-attack ad, Bart says "It's 3 a.m. Whose finger do you pull?". This is a reference to the "3 a.m. White House Ringing Phone" ad featured by [[Hillary Clinton]] during the {{W|2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries}}. Clinton's ad, considered by many an {{W|attack ad}}, suggested that at an urgent moment, people need a trustworthy, competent leader to answer the call.
*Joe Quimby III's full name, Joseph Fitzgerald Shriver Onassis Schlossberg Quimby III, is a play on words that combines the names and surnames of American politicians and businessmen related to the {{W|Kennedy family}}:
**"Joseph" refers to {{W|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.}}, the ambitious patriarch of the Kennedy family.
**"Fitzgerald" refers to [[John F. Kennedy|John Fitzgerald Kennedy]] (JFK), former President of the United States.
**"Shriver" refers to the {{W|Shriver family}}, into which {{W|Eunice Kennedy}}, JFK's sister, married.
**"Onassis" refers to {{W|Aristotle Onassis}}, the Greek magnate who married [[Jacqueline Kennedy]] after JFK's death.
**"Schlossberg" refers to the Schlossberg family. {{W|Caroline Kennedy}}, JFK's daughter, married American artist and designer {{W|Edwin Schlossberg}}.

== Continuity ==
*[[Bart]] previously ran for class president in "[[Lisa's Substitute]]".

== Goofs ==
*At the inauguration day speech, one student in the crowd appears completely colored blue.

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