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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The title and plot are parodies of "''{{w|The Amazing Colossal Man}}''".
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*The title and plot are parodies of "''{{W|The Amazing Colossal Man}}''".
 
*The cover parodies issue one of the Fantastic four.
 
*The cover parodies issue one of the Fantastic four.
 
[[File:Simpsons Comics 1.jpg|180px]] [[File:The Fantastic Four 1961.gif|180px]]
 
[[File:Simpsons Comics 1.jpg|180px]] [[File:The Fantastic Four 1961.gif|180px]]
*The cover of the magazine "Fortunate" is a reference to the title panel of the one page comic ''Keep on Truckin' '' by Robert Crumb.
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*The cover of the magazine "Fortunate" is a reference to the title panel of the one page comic ''Keep on Truckin' '' by Robert Crumb.
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*[[Mayor Quimby]] introduces [[Troy McClure]] as the star of ''Jagged Attraction'' and ''Look Who's Still Oinking'', referencing the 1987 thriller film ''{{W|Fatal Attraction}}'' and the ''{{W|Look Who's Talking}}'' comedy film series.
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
*The growth ray makes a return in ''[[I Shrink, Therefore I'm Small]]'', where it has been converted into a shrink ray.
 
*The growth ray makes a return in ''[[I Shrink, Therefore I'm Small]]'', where it has been converted into a shrink ray.
 
*[[Project Q]], which is mentioned a number of times, would later be shown in ''[[Radioactive Homer]]''.
 
*[[Project Q]], which is mentioned a number of times, would later be shown in ''[[Radioactive Homer]]''.
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Latest revision as of 17:13, August 26, 2023

References/Trivia


Cultural references[edit]

Simpsons Comics 1.jpg The Fantastic Four 1961.gif

  • The cover of the magazine "Fortunate" is a reference to the title panel of the one page comic Keep on Truckin' by Robert Crumb.

Fortunate.jpg Keep on truckin.jpg

Continuity[edit]