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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| + | *The episode title "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" means "Burns Sell the Power Plant" in English. | ||
| + | *''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[This Old Mouse]]" is a reference to the home improvement TV series ''{{w|This Old House}}''. | ||
| + | *The Germans had enough money to buy [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] and the [[Cleveland Browns]]. | ||
| + | *A {{w|Pickelhaube}} can be seen at [[The Hungry Hun]] sign. | ||
| + | **[[Fritz]], [[Hans]], [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] are eating {{w|Sauerbraten}}, a traditional German meal. | ||
| + | *[[Horst]] compares himself to {{w|Sargent Schultz}} from ''{{w|Hogan's Heroes}}''. | ||
| + | *The workers that had drinking problems were going to be treated in [[Hawaii]], and one of them mentioned that maybe he could marry [[Elizabeth Taylor]]. | ||
| + | *Mr. Burns gives Smithers his photo with [[Elvis Presley]]. | ||
| + | [[File:Battlestar Galactica Jigsaw Puzzle.png|thumb|Homer attempts to put together a ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' jigsaw puzzle]] | ||
*Homer attempts to put together a 5000-piece ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' jigsaw puzzle. | *Homer attempts to put together a 5000-piece ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' jigsaw puzzle. | ||
| + | *[[Bart]] sings "[[Teddy Bears' Picnic]]", a real song composed by {{W|John Walter Bratton}} in 1907 and written by {{W|Jimmy Kennedy}} in 1932. | ||
| + | *[[Moe's Tavern]] patrons sing "{{w|Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye}}". | ||
| + | *When Mr. Burns reclaims his office from the toddlers, he says that the place is not a "Pee-wee Flophouse", a reference to the children TV series ''{{w|Pee-wee's Playhouse}}''. | ||
| + | *Burns wants Homer back at the plant because he "keeps his friends close, and his enemies even closer", a phrase {{w|Michael Corleone}} says in ''{{w|The Godfather Part II}}''. | ||
| + | *Burns makes allusion to the {{w|sword of Damocles}}. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" means "Burns Sell the Power Plant" in English.
- The Itchy & Scratchy Show episode "This Old Mouse" is a reference to the home improvement TV series This Old House.
- The Germans had enough money to buy Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and the Cleveland Browns.
- A Pickelhaube can be seen at The Hungry Hun sign.
- Fritz, Hans, Mr. Burns and Smithers are eating Sauerbraten, a traditional German meal.
- Horst compares himself to Sargent Schultz from Hogan's Heroes.
- The workers that had drinking problems were going to be treated in Hawaii, and one of them mentioned that maybe he could marry Elizabeth Taylor.
- Mr. Burns gives Smithers his photo with Elvis Presley.
Homer attempts to put together a Battlestar Galactica jigsaw puzzle
- Homer attempts to put together a 5000-piece Battlestar Galactica jigsaw puzzle.
- Bart sings "Teddy Bears' Picnic", a real song composed by John Walter Bratton in 1907 and written by Jimmy Kennedy in 1932.
- Moe's Tavern patrons sing "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye".
- When Mr. Burns reclaims his office from the toddlers, he says that the place is not a "Pee-wee Flophouse", a reference to the children TV series Pee-wee's Playhouse.
- Burns wants Homer back at the plant because he "keeps his friends close, and his enemies even closer", a phrase Michael Corleone says in The Godfather Part II.
- Burns makes allusion to the sword of Damocles.
Trivia
- This is the first episode to have Mr. Burns' name somewhere in the title.
- The shot of Mr. Burns looking at Homer listening to the people about after when he returned is stock footage from "Homer's Odyssey".
- Mr. Burn's "hot dog" line is recycled from "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish".
- This episode marks the first time the United States uses the full version of the current theme music.
- Some of the things Bart plans to use the $5,200 for are: drive a monster truck, sky write "Eat my shorts" with a jetpack and drink a cement truck full of frosty chocolate milkshake. The frosty chocolate milkshake is a reference to the Simpsons shorts.
- The episode's title is not written in grammatically correct German. The proper form would be "Burns verkauft das Kraftwerk."
