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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the {{w|Alfred Hitchcock}} film ''{{w|Dial M for Murder}}''.
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*The episode title is a pun on the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''{{W|Dial M for Murder}}''.
*The episode's closing sequence duplicates the opening sequence of the ''{{w|NBC Mystery Movie}}'', with [[Nelson Muntz]] as Columbo, [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]] as Quincy, [[Rich Texan]] as McCloud and [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]] as McMillan & Wife.
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*The episode's closing sequence duplicates the opening sequence of the ''{{W|NBC Mystery Movie}}'', with [[Nelson Muntz]] as Columbo, [[Dr. Hibbert]] as Quincy, [[The Rich Texan]] as McCloud and [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] as McMillan & Wife.
*Nelson's method for investigating the murder of [[Martin Prince|Martin]] is very similar to Columbo's.
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*Nelson's method for investigating the murder of [[Martin]] is very similar to Columbo's.
*''[[Sneakers]]'', the TV show [[Marge]] asks to catch [[Homer]] cheating on his diet, is a parody of the reality TV show ''{{w|Cheaters}}''.
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*''[[Sneakers]]'', the TV show [[Marge]] asks to catch [[Homer]] cheating on his diet, is a parody of the reality TV show ''{{W|Cheaters}}''.
*The "[[Taj-Mah-All-You-Can-Eat]]" restaurant takes its name from the {{w|Taj Mahal}}.
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*The "[[Taj-Mah-All-You-Can-Eat]]" restaurant takes its name from the [[Taj Mahal]].
 
*Songs heard at Martin's funeral:
 
*Songs heard at Martin's funeral:
**The first song is "{{w|Gonna Fly Now}}", the theme from ''{{w|Rocky}}''.
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**The first song is "{{W|Gonna Fly Now}}", the theme from ''{{W|Rocky}}''.
**The second song (played during the slideshow) is "{{w|I Will Remember You (Sarah MacLachlan song)|I Will Remember You}}" by {{w|Sarah McLachlan}}.
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**The second song (played during the slideshow) is "{{W2|I Will Remember You|Sarah MacLachlan song}}" by {{W|Sarah McLachlan}}.
*The scene where [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] meet at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] resembles a famous scene from ''{{w|Double Indemnity (film)|Double Indemnity}}''.
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*The scene where [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] meet at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] resembles a famous scene from ''{{W2|Double Indemnity|film}}''.
*References to ''{{w|Macbeth}}'':
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*References to ''[[Macbeth]]'':
 
**Lisa urges Bart to keep quiet about their involvement in Martin's death, similar to Lady Macbeth convincing Macbeth to calm down and lie about Duncan's murder.
 
**Lisa urges Bart to keep quiet about their involvement in Martin's death, similar to Lady Macbeth convincing Macbeth to calm down and lie about Duncan's murder.
 
**Lisa also states that she has a dark side, like Lady Macbeth.
 
**Lisa also states that she has a dark side, like Lady Macbeth.
*The restaurant which Homer goes to, "[[Pudding on the Ritz]]", is a pun on the song "{{w|Puttin' on the Ritz}}" written by {{w|Irving Berlin}}.
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*The restaurant which Homer goes to, "[[Pudding on the Ritz]]", is a pun on the song "{{W|Puttin' on the Ritz}}" written by [[Irving Berlin]].
*The scene where Marge chases Bart and Lisa out of the house with a broom references a recurring gag in the comedy series ''{{w|Last of the Summer Wine}}''.
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*The scene where Marge chases Bart and Lisa out of the house with a broom references a recurring gag in the comedy series ''{{W|Last of the Summer Wine}}''.
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*The announcer mentions his dad as the reverend Billy Graham Junior referencing one of the Simpsons writers.
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== Continuity ==
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*Some of the scenes with Martin at his funeral are from previous episodes: "[[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]", "[[Bye, Bye, Nerdie]]", "[[Treehouse of Horror III]]", "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]", "[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]".
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
*After Bart steals [[Sideshow Mel]]'s bone, we see his true hair.
 
*After Bart steals [[Sideshow Mel]]'s bone, we see his true hair.
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*Some of Martin's nicknames are Martin Prince, Martin Princess, Martin Priss, Fartin' Prince, Martin the Brown-Noised Reindeer. The nickname references Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the term "brown nose". The first two names were used by a frustrated Bart in "[[Lisa's Substitute]]".
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*Nelson is playing a {{W|lute}} when he steps from behind the butterfly tree.
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{{Season 19|R}}

Latest revision as of 09:06, August 25, 2022

References/Trivia


Season 19 Episode References
413 "The Debarted"
414
"Dial "N" for Nerder"
"Smoke on the Daughter" 415


Cultural references[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • After Bart steals Sideshow Mel's bone, we see his true hair.
  • Some of Martin's nicknames are Martin Prince, Martin Princess, Martin Priss, Fartin' Prince, Martin the Brown-Noised Reindeer. The nickname references Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the term "brown nose". The first two names were used by a frustrated Bart in "Lisa's Substitute".
  • Nelson is playing a lute when he steps from behind the butterfly tree.


Season 19 References
He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs The Homer of Seville Midnight Towboy I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Treehouse of Horror XVIII Little Orphan Millie Husbands and Knives Funeral for a Fiend Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind E Pluribus Wiggum That '90s Show Love, Springfieldian Style The Debarted Dial "N" for Nerder Smoke on the Daughter Papa Don't Leech Apocalypse Cow Any Given Sundance Mona Leaves-a All About Lisa