Difference between revisions of "Singin' in the Lane/References"

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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the film Singin' in the Rain.
• Among the people Mr. Burns wanted to invite to the baseball joust are:
  • Robert Durst
  • Donald Sterling
  • Candy Spelling
  • Donny Deutsch
  • Frank Stallone
  • Stephen Baldwin
  • Keith David
  • David Keith
• Homer mentions Billy Crystal's doctor.
• Moe's Tavern's jukebox starts playing Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping" when Barney slips down from it.
• The Kingpins are a reference to Kingpin.
• Reynolds claims to be the model for The Wolf of Wall Street.
• One of the Fund Bunch bowlers claims to be the model for American Psycho.
• When the Pin Pals reunite, "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy plays.
• The Bowler Wears Prada is a reference to The Devil Wears Prada.
• Moe mentions he stopped watching the Oscars as soon as La La Land was announced as Best Picture, indicating he missed seeing all the commotion attendant on the revelation that the Best Picture award was actually won by Moonlight.
• The ape climbing the Bowling at the Lanes is a reference to King Kong.
• Barney mentions that Moe's sister looked like Jennifer Lawrence and all images of her said Getty Images on them.
• "Thoroughbred's Choice Kentucky Bourbon" represents a tie-in between Kentucky bourbon whisky and the Kentucky Derby, the largest thoroughbred horse race in America.
• Barney imitates Chewbacca from Star Wars.
• The Hateful 8-Year-Old is a reference to The Hateful Eight by Quentin Tarantino, also referenced on the sign.
  • The Song that plays in this part is "Little Green Bag" by George Baker Selection, which was used in the Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs.
• One of the Fund Bunch does the Whilhelm Scream.
• Lenny breaks the fourth wall saying "This episode has a lot of music".
• The artwork at Bowling at the Lanes are bowling-themed takes on famous works of art:
  • "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by George Seurat has bowling pins in place of human figures.
  • A set of paintings of bowling pins in different colors is in the style of a Warhol series.
  • Only parts of "The Scream" by Edvard Munch are shown in several shots; putting them together shows that there is a person in mid-scream, and to his right is a long bowling alley, at the end of which is a 7-10 split.
• Moe saying that the finals would be on ESPN 8 in a reference to the movie DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story.
• The scene in which Moe imagines himself in a bar in Paris is a reference to Manet's painting 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.' Moe's reflection in the mirror does not appear to be a natural perspective which is a feature of the painting.

Continuity

• The Pin Pals return.
  • Homer and Moe are the only ones left from the originals:
    • Otto was replaced by Mr. Burns ("Team Homer")
    • Mr. Burns was replaced by Dan Gillick ("Penny-Wiseguys")
    • Dan Gillick and Apu were replaced in this episode.
• Amongst Selma's Exes are: Fat Tony ("The Real Housewives of Fat Tony"), Sideshow Bob ("Black Widower") and Disco Stu ("There's Something About Marrying").
• Señor Ding Dong and Baron Von Kiss-A-Lot are in the One and Dones team. ("Maximum Homerdrive")
• Among the Are They Reals are The Grumple ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II"), the Leprechaun ("This Little Wiggy") and Cheesy McMayor ("E Pluribus Wiggum").
• The Holy Rollers appear. ("Team Homer")
• Plopper climbs the Bowling at the Lanes building by doing the thing Spider-Pig should not be able to do: swinging from a web ("He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs").

Trivia

• For the first time since the new opening sequence, Marge is concerned of Maggie's disappearance from the cart, and sighing in relief upon finding her in the bag.