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*The episode title is a intended or unintended spoof of the Pere Ubu song title "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." | *The episode title is a intended or unintended spoof of the Pere Ubu song title "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." | ||
*Whilst in the hotel, [[Bart]] watches an anime cartoon called ''[[Battling Seizure Robots]]'', which features a robot with its eyes flashing so quickly that it triggers seizures in Bart, and subsequently the rest of the family (except initially [[Homer]]). This is based on a [[wikipedia:Pok%C3%A9mon|Pokémon]] episode, "[[wikipedia:Electric_Soldier_Porygon|Electric Soldier Porygon]]," in which a scene with rapid lighting sent nearly 700 children into seizures. The shot of the robot with its flashing eyes is reused throughout the entire closing credit sequence. | *Whilst in the hotel, [[Bart]] watches an anime cartoon called ''[[Battling Seizure Robots]]'', which features a robot with its eyes flashing so quickly that it triggers seizures in Bart, and subsequently the rest of the family (except initially [[Homer]]). This is based on a [[wikipedia:Pok%C3%A9mon|Pokémon]] episode, "[[wikipedia:Electric_Soldier_Porygon|Electric Soldier Porygon]]," in which a scene with rapid lighting sent nearly 700 children into seizures. The shot of the robot with its flashing eyes is reused throughout the entire closing credit sequence. | ||
| + | *While Japanese game shows are nowhere as sadistic as portrayed in this episode, they have been known for contestants participating in off-the-wall events, such as men testing their strength by squeezing oranges with their bare hands and seeing how much juice could be squeezed into a cup. | ||
| + | *When Barney was caught impersonating Homer, he was saying "That boy ain't right", a common saying of Hank Hill on ''King of the Hill''. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 19:56, June 24, 2010
Cultural References
- The episode title is a intended or unintended spoof of the Pere Ubu song title "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo."
- Whilst in the hotel, Bart watches an anime cartoon called Battling Seizure Robots, which features a robot with its eyes flashing so quickly that it triggers seizures in Bart, and subsequently the rest of the family (except initially Homer). This is based on a Pokémon episode, "Electric Soldier Porygon," in which a scene with rapid lighting sent nearly 700 children into seizures. The shot of the robot with its flashing eyes is reused throughout the entire closing credit sequence.
- While Japanese game shows are nowhere as sadistic as portrayed in this episode, they have been known for contestants participating in off-the-wall events, such as men testing their strength by squeezing oranges with their bare hands and seeing how much juice could be squeezed into a cup.
- When Barney was caught impersonating Homer, he was saying "That boy ain't right", a common saying of Hank Hill on King of the Hill.
Trivia
- An item named "Skittlebrau" can been seen in the 33¢ store. The item was made up by Homer in "Bart Star", however Apu claimed there was no such thing.
- When Marge says to Homer on the plane that he liked Rashomon, Homer claims he doesn't remember it that way.
- The soundbyte of Homer's shock at investing in Fox's News Corp (*Screams* UNDO!! UNDO!! Ohh...) is replayed over the 20th Century Fox Television logo in place of the usual fanfare.
