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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
| − | *[[Homer]]'s [[Pin Pals]] shirt, last seen in "[[Team Homer]]", is worn by {{ap|John| | + | *[[Homer]]'s [[Pin Pals]] shirt, last seen in "[[Team Homer]]", is worn by {{ap|John|Cockamamie's}}. |
*This episode is notable as featuring the first direct reference towards Lisa being a vegetarian, and the first to refer to Moe's suicidal tendencies. | *This episode is notable as featuring the first direct reference towards Lisa being a vegetarian, and the first to refer to Moe's suicidal tendencies. | ||
== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The episode features numerous cultural references. The song "{{ | + | *The episode features numerous cultural references. The song "{{W|Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)}}" by {{W|C+C Music Factory}} is played twice during the episode: first as the steel mill transforms into a disco, and second over the closing credits. |
| − | *[[Homer]]'s record collection includes music by the {{ | + | *[[Homer]]'s record collection includes music by the {{W|New Christy Minstrels}} and The Wedding of {{W|Lynda Bird Johnson}}, the albums ''Loony Luau'' and ''[[Ballads of the Green Berets]]'' by {{W|Staff Sergeant}} [[Barry Sadler]]. |
| − | *The song that John picks out and he and Homer dance to is "{{ | + | *The song that John picks out and he and Homer dance to is "{{W|I Love the Nightlife}}" by {{W|Alicia Bridges}}, and the song that Bart dances to is "{{W|The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)}}" by {{W|Betty Everett}}. |
| − | *When | + | *When {{ap|John|Cockamamie's}} pulls up in front of the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]] to take the family for a drive, his car horn plays "{{W|Over the Rainbow}}", the opening song from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. |
*In his [[Cockamamie's|shop]], one of the items John has for sale is a copy of ''[[TV Guide]]'' that was owned by [[Jackie O]]. John says, "You should see the crossword puzzle. She thought that Mindy lived with Mark", a reference to ''[[Mork & Mindy]]''. | *In his [[Cockamamie's|shop]], one of the items John has for sale is a copy of ''[[TV Guide]]'' that was owned by [[Jackie O]]. John says, "You should see the crossword puzzle. She thought that Mindy lived with Mark", a reference to ''[[Mork & Mindy]]''. | ||
| − | *When John is introduced, there is a plastic pink flamingo lying in the background, a reference to John Waters's film ''{{ | + | *When John is introduced, there is a plastic pink flamingo lying in the background, a reference to John Waters's film ''{{W|Pink Flamingos}}''. |
*The title of this episode is a pun on the word "homophobia". | *The title of this episode is a pun on the word "homophobia". | ||
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| + | == Goofs == | ||
| + | *In the opening shot, Bart's head is far bigger proportionally than the other kids'. | ||
| + | *When Homer enters the kitchen, there are four brown donuts on a plate on the counter. When he walks back from the coffeepot, there are only three donuts: one brown, one pink, and one yellow. Homer then grabs a chocolate donut, and the same three donuts are shown on the plate. | ||
| + | *John mentions [[Helen Lovejoy]] looking blonde, but she actually has gray-brown hair. | ||
| + | *Marge, Bart, and Lisa say "Ooooh" when John shows them the plumbing supply shop. However, the "Ooooh" continues after they have closed their mouths. | ||
| + | *When Homer confronts John in the kitchen, the clock jumps back from 9:05 to 8:00. | ||
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[[Category:Continuity]] | [[Category:Continuity]] | ||
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Continuity[edit]
- Homer's Pin Pals shirt, last seen in "Team Homer", is worn by John.
- This episode is notable as featuring the first direct reference towards Lisa being a vegetarian, and the first to refer to Moe's suicidal tendencies.
Cultural references[edit]
- The episode features numerous cultural references. The song "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory is played twice during the episode: first as the steel mill transforms into a disco, and second over the closing credits.
- Homer's record collection includes music by the New Christy Minstrels and The Wedding of Lynda Bird Johnson, the albums Loony Luau and Ballads of the Green Berets by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler.
- The song that John picks out and he and Homer dance to is "I Love the Nightlife" by Alicia Bridges, and the song that Bart dances to is "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Betty Everett.
- When John pulls up in front of the Simpson home to take the family for a drive, his car horn plays "Over the Rainbow", the opening song from The Wizard of Oz.
- In his shop, one of the items John has for sale is a copy of TV Guide that was owned by Jackie O. John says, "You should see the crossword puzzle. She thought that Mindy lived with Mark", a reference to Mork & Mindy.
- When John is introduced, there is a plastic pink flamingo lying in the background, a reference to John Waters's film Pink Flamingos.
- The title of this episode is a pun on the word "homophobia".
Goofs[edit]
- In the opening shot, Bart's head is far bigger proportionally than the other kids'.
- When Homer enters the kitchen, there are four brown donuts on a plate on the counter. When he walks back from the coffeepot, there are only three donuts: one brown, one pink, and one yellow. Homer then grabs a chocolate donut, and the same three donuts are shown on the plate.
- John mentions Helen Lovejoy looking blonde, but she actually has gray-brown hair.
- Marge, Bart, and Lisa say "Ooooh" when John shows them the plumbing supply shop. However, the "Ooooh" continues after they have closed their mouths.
- When Homer confronts John in the kitchen, the clock jumps back from 9:05 to 8:00.
