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== Cultural references ==
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*The episode title is a pun on the baseball expression "Turn a {{W|double play}}".
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*''[[Hunch]]'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W2|Monk|TV series}}''.
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**In fact, the name of the actor on ''Hunch'' is Tony Huncharella, which is a reference to {{W|Tony Shalhoub}}, the lead actor of ''Monk''.
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**The writer of the episode is [[J. D. Salinger]], author of ''[[The Catcher in the Rye]]''.
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**Among the people shown in the cast of ''Hunch'' are [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], Sir [[Anthony Hopkins]], the late [[George C. Scott]], and {{W|Heidi Klum}}.
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**At the end credits for ''Hunch'', filming locations given are "[[New York City]]" and "[[Lethbridge]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]", a small city between [[Calgary]] and the [[USA]]/Canadian border of approximately 80,000 inhabitants.
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*[[Tabitha Vixx]] sings "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]", the national anthem of the [[USA]], before going into singing "[[Trouble-istic]]". "Trouble-istic" was loosely based on "{{W2|Toxic|song}}" by [[Britney Spears]].
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*[[Howard K. Duff VIII]] says that it is "Amerisnack.com t{{W|troll doll}} night".
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*"{{W|Then He Kissed Me}}" by {{W|The Crystals}} plays during the Kiss Cam.
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*Homer says that he and Marge have "gone through more hardships than the Jews and [[Charlie Brown]] put together.", referencing ''[[Peanuts]]''.
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*Tabitha Vixx and [[Buck Mitchell]] both were to attend the {{W|ESPY Award}}s.
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*The file photo of Homer and Marge is a reference to the {{W|Pietà}}.
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*On ''[[Jock Squawk]]'', the radio host explains why {{Ch|Lou Gehrig}} deserved to die.
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*When Buck Mitchell calls the [[Duff Blimp]] crashing the "worst blimp crash ever", [[Grampa]] responds with "too soon!", a reference to the [[Hindenburg disaster]].
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*As Homer and Marge ride off in the baseball car, an instrumental version of "{{W|Take Me Out to the Ball Game}}" by {{W|Edward Meeker}} plays.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*The episode title is a pun on the baseball expression "Turn a {{w|double play}}".
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*The things Homer throws at Buck are 1 AA battery, 4 D batteries and a cordless drill.
*At the end credits for ''[[Hunch]]'', filming locations given are "[[New York City]]" and "[[Lethbridge]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]", a small city between [[Calgary]] and the [[USA]]/Canadian border of approximately 80,000 inhabitants. A strange choice to film a prime time crime drama, although Canada has become a popular filming location for many American movies and some television. This was shown in "[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]".
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*Krusty's design on ''[[‎The Inquisitor]]'' is how he looks in the future in "[[Lisa's Wedding]]" and "[[Bart to the Future]]".
*The writer for the show [[Homer]] and the family are watching at the beginning of the episode is [[J. D. Salinger]], author of ''[[The Catcher in the Rye]]''.
 
*The show they are watching is called ''Hunch'' and seems to be a poke at the television show ''{{w|Monk (TV series)|Monk}}''.
 
**In fact the first name of the "actor" on ''Hunch'' is Tony which is the real life first name of ''Monk'''s main actor Tony Shalhoub.
 
**Hunch also seems to be a bit controversial, in the same vein as NYPD Blue if [[Bart]]'s comment about Hunch's butt in the shower is accurate.
 
*One of Tabitha's songs sounds very similar to Britney Spears' "Toxic".
 
*Among the people shown in the cast of ''Hunch'' are the late George C. Scott and Gwyneth Paltrow.
 
*''[[Peanuts]]'': When [[Marge]] questions whether she and Homer should be giving marriage advice, Homer replies, "We've been through more hardships than the Jews and [[Charlie Brown]] put together."
 
*The file photo of Marge and Homer references Michelangelo's famous Pietà.
 
*Bart's interests in women are amplified from 'noticing' to 'horny'.
 
*The things Homer throws at Buck is 1 AA, 4 Ds and a cordless drill.
 
*Krusty's design on the gossip magazine is how he looks in the future in "[[Lisa's Wedding]]" and "[[Bart to the Future]]".
 
  
 
== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
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References/Trivia


Season 17 Episode References
377 "The Monkey Suit"
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"Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play"
"The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" 379


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • On Lisa's 2nd Grade Spelling Champion certificate, Edna Krabappel's name is incorrectly spelled as "Edna Krabbappel".
Season 17 References
The Bonfire of the Manatees The Girl Who Slept Too Little Milhouse of Sand and Fog Treehouse of Horror XVI Marge's Son Poisoning See Homer Run The Last of the Red Hat Mamas The Italian Bob Simpsons Christmas Stories Homer's Paternity Coot We're on the Road to D'ohwhere My Fair Laddy The Seemingly Never-Ending Story Bart Has Two Mommies Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife Million-Dollar Abie Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore The Wettest Stories Ever Told Girls Just Want to Have Sums Regarding Margie The Monkey Suit Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play