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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
 
*[[Abraham Simpson]]'s to-do list includes sleeping with competitive swimmer and actress {{W|Esther Williams}}, and be the first white man in {{W|Negro league baseball}}.
 
*[[Abraham Simpson]]'s to-do list includes sleeping with competitive swimmer and actress {{W|Esther Williams}}, and be the first white man in {{W|Negro league baseball}}.
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*Bart's homerun is a parody of the final homerun scene from the 1984 film ''{{W2|The Natural|film}}''.
 
*A reference to the long and ongoing {{W|Israeli–Palestinian conflict}} is seen at the baseball game when a Jewish man hugs a Muslim.
 
*A reference to the long and ongoing {{W|Israeli–Palestinian conflict}} is seen at the baseball game when a Jewish man hugs a Muslim.
 
*[[Bart]]'s wishlist includes to appear in a summer theatrical production. In order to do that he runs to the [[Springfield Community Theater]] to join a ''{{W|Grease 2}}'' play, the famous sequel based on ''{{W2|Grease|film|the film}}''.
 
*[[Bart]]'s wishlist includes to appear in a summer theatrical production. In order to do that he runs to the [[Springfield Community Theater]] to join a ''{{W|Grease 2}}'' play, the famous sequel based on ''{{W2|Grease|film|the film}}''.
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[[File:Men in Black.png|250px|thumb|[[Bart]] watches ''[[Men in Black]]'' at the cinema]]
 
*Bart watches ''[[Men in Black]]'' at the cinema.
 
*Bart watches ''[[Men in Black]]'' at the cinema.
 
*[[Homer]]'s wishlist includes "Find, destroy {{W|Atlantis}}".
 
*[[Homer]]'s wishlist includes "Find, destroy {{W|Atlantis}}".
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*According to Homer, the audio tour is narrated by American actress [[Melanie Griffith]].
 
*According to Homer, the audio tour is narrated by American actress [[Melanie Griffith]].
 
*Famous single "{{W|What a Fool Believes}}" by {{W|The Doobie Brothers}} is heard at "The Myth of Creation" exhibition in the Hall of Man.
 
*Famous single "{{W|What a Fool Believes}}" by {{W|The Doobie Brothers}} is heard at "The Myth of Creation" exhibition in the Hall of Man.
*The room the kids meet in is called the Single Purpose Room, a take on Multi-Purpose Rooms that are common in learning institutions.
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*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] compares himself to American politician and baptist minister [[Al Sharpton]]
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*[[Skinner]] thinks [[Ned Flanders]] refers to {{W|Lamarckism}} when Ned is asking to teach alternatives to {{W|Darwinism}} at [[Springfield Elementary School]]. Lamarckism is the notion that an organism can pass on to its offspring physical characteristics that the parent organism acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime.
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*Lovejoy threatens Skinner by burning a leasing contract for Skinner's {{W|Toyota Camry}} that he got from Christian Brothers Auto.
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*[[Lisa]] mentions the {{W|Book of Genesis}} when discussing about {{W|Creationism}}.
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*''[[The Origin of Species]]'' by [[Charles Darwin]] is compared to the {{W|Holly Bible}} on the video seen at the class.
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*Lisa says that {{W|Evolutionism}} is accepted by people who tend to support Christian values, such as American libertarian {{W|George Will}} and even {{W|Pope John Paul II}}. John Paul II generally accepted the theory of evolution.
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*[[Mayor Quimby]] mentions {{W|Pop-Tarts}}. [[Carl]] can be seen eating one.
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*The room the kids meet in is called the "Single Purpose Room", a take on "Multi-Purpose Rooms" that are common in learning institutions.
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**The blackboard at the Single Purpose Room reads "Viva la evolución", a parody to the famous phrase "{{W|Viva la revolución}}" used during the {{W|Cuban Revolution}}.
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[[File:Bambi.png|250px|thumb|[[Wallace Brady]] is seen petting [[Bambi]], the famous deer from Disney]]
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*Lisa's trial for teaching evolution is based on the 1960 film ''{{W2|Inherit the Wind|1960 film}}''. The names of [[Clarisse Drummond]] and [[Wallace Brady]] are plays on {{W|Clarence Darrow}} and {{W|William Jennings Bryan}}, both lawyers that were modeled in that film.
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**Clarisse Drummond is part of the {{W|American Civil Liberties Union}} (ACLU).
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**Wallace Brady is seen petting [[Bambi]], the famous deer from Disney, during Lisa's trial. Homer also mentions {{W2|Thumper|Bambi}}, another character from ''{{W|Bambi}}''.
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*After reading ''The Origin of Species'' work, [[Marge]] finds out Darwin's ship was named ''Beagle''. The {{W|HMS Beagle|HMS ''Beagle''}} is notable for carrying the recently graduated naturalist Charles Darwin around the world. Marge also thinks of [[Snoopy]], the anthropomorphic beagle from ''[[Peanuts]]''.
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*Ned mentions {{W2|Popsicle|brand}}.
 
*The scenes with [[Nelson Muntz]] removing a latex mask to reveal his true self, which leads to a dissolve with a jigsaw-puzzle fade, are parodies of the 1960s television series ''{{W|Mission: Impossible}}''.
 
*The scenes with [[Nelson Muntz]] removing a latex mask to reveal his true self, which leads to a dissolve with a jigsaw-puzzle fade, are parodies of the 1960s television series ''{{W|Mission: Impossible}}''.
*The scenes in the court were a parody of the movie ''{{W|Inherit the Wind}}''.
 
*It is not mentioned that creationism in public schools had already been declared a federal crime in 1987, because it denies the separation of church and state.
 
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==

Revision as of 15:15, November 25, 2023

References/Trivia


Season 17 Episode References
376 "Regarding Margie"
377
"The Monkey Suit"
"Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play" 378


Cultural references

Bart watches Men in Black at the cinema
Wallace Brady is seen petting Bambi, the famous deer from Disney

Continuity

Goofs

  • Seen from afar in the court room, Lenny has no stubble.
  • When the jury is first seen, Barney is seated between Bernice Hibbert and Bumblebee Man, then later on he has been replaced by Jack Marley.
  • Jaffee is seen among the kids Lisa invites to her reading of "The Origin of Species"; however, when Nelson leaves, Jaffee disappears.
  • When Seymour Skinner holds up the textbook "Life In These 38 States", 39 states appear on the cover: the first 38, plus Oklahoma (the 46th state).
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