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**''[[President Black Guy]]'' is a reference to the fact that at the time, there had never been a black president. This changed in 2008 when [[Barack Obama]] secured the presidency. | **''[[President Black Guy]]'' is a reference to the fact that at the time, there had never been a black president. This changed in 2008 when [[Barack Obama]] secured the presidency. | ||
**''[[Sea Triscuit]]'' is a parody of racehorse {{W|Seabiscuit}} and a reference to the {{W|Triscuit}} brand of snack crackers. | **''[[Sea Triscuit]]'' is a parody of racehorse {{W|Seabiscuit}} and a reference to the {{W|Triscuit}} brand of snack crackers. | ||
| − | **''[[When Harry Became Sally]]'' is a parody of '' | + | **''[[When Harry Became Sally]]'' is a parody of ''[[When Harry Met Sally...]]''. |
*[[Homer]] asks the [[squeaky-voiced teen]] to look up the film ''Chocolate [[Star Wars]]'', which the teen said didn't exist. | *[[Homer]] asks the [[squeaky-voiced teen]] to look up the film ''Chocolate [[Star Wars]]'', which the teen said didn't exist. | ||
*A poster for ''[[Futurama]]'' is seen in Lackluster Video. | *A poster for ''[[Futurama]]'' is seen in Lackluster Video. | ||
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*[[Grampa]] shows that he was the Wicked Witch's feet in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. | *[[Grampa]] shows that he was the Wicked Witch's feet in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. | ||
*[[Viza]] is a parody of {{W|Visa Inc.|Visa}}, a payment company. | *[[Viza]] is a parody of {{W|Visa Inc.|Visa}}, a payment company. | ||
| − | *When the Canadian rescue boat calls the Americans "Shatner-stealing Mexico touchers", it is referring to the fact that | + | *When the Canadian rescue boat calls the Americans "Shatner-stealing Mexico touchers", it is referring to the fact that [[William Shatner]] is Canadian, but achieved fame through work in America. "Mexico-touching" refers to America's common border with Mexico. |
*Homer quotes "{{W|I've Never Been to Me}}" by {{W2|Charlene|singer}}. | *Homer quotes "{{W|I've Never Been to Me}}" by {{W2|Charlene|singer}}. | ||
*Marge says "so much for getting my groove back", a reference to ''{{W|How Stella Got Her Groove Back}}''. | *Marge says "so much for getting my groove back", a reference to ''{{W|How Stella Got Her Groove Back}}''. | ||
| + | *Homer and Marge sing a brief parody of {{W2|Conga|song}} by {{W|Miami Sound Machine}}. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title parodies the film Catch Me if You Can, along with the musical montage.
- Marge says that Dayton has the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and a Zipper Museum, featuring a zipper from every James Bond.
- Lackluster Video is a parody of Blockbuster LLC.
- Outside Lackluster Video a poster said that if the movie doesn't star Sandra Bullock, your rental is free.
- When Bart sneaked into the adult section at the Lackluster Video he saw they had a section with "Unfunny Woody Allen".
- Moe rented out the TV miniseries Brideshead Revisited.
- References in the films for rent:
- Love Story is a real film, starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw.
- Jerk-Cules is a parody of Hercules.
- President Black Guy is a reference to the fact that at the time, there had never been a black president. This changed in 2008 when Barack Obama secured the presidency.
- Sea Triscuit is a parody of racehorse Seabiscuit and a reference to the Triscuit brand of snack crackers.
- When Harry Became Sally is a parody of When Harry Met Sally....
- Homer asks the squeaky-voiced teen to look up the film Chocolate Star Wars, which the teen said didn't exist.
- A poster for Futurama is seen in Lackluster Video.
- Marge tells Homer that she is "usually good for a triple-X throwdown", a reference to the song "Baby Got Back" by Sir-Mix-a-Lot.
- Homer reads The Economist, a real news magazine.
- Eeymore is an obvious parody of Eeyore, the fictional donkey on Winnie the Pooh.
- Two elderly people walk by with a stereo playing "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by The Andrews Sisters.
- The elderly social scene is a parody of the opening of Miami Vice.
- Grampa shows that he was the Wicked Witch's feet in The Wizard of Oz.
- Viza is a parody of Visa, a payment company.
- When the Canadian rescue boat calls the Americans "Shatner-stealing Mexico touchers", it is referring to the fact that William Shatner is Canadian, but achieved fame through work in America. "Mexico-touching" refers to America's common border with Mexico.
- Homer quotes "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene.
- Marge says "so much for getting my groove back", a reference to How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
- Homer and Marge sing a brief parody of Conga by Miami Sound Machine.
Continuity[edit]
- Some of the people at Tyrone's birthday are some of the Simpsons from "Lisa the Simpson", including Dr. Simpson.
Goofs[edit]
- When the car stops at Miami Beach, the sound of the car screeching is slightly out-of-sync.
- After Bart lies to Marge about Lisa making him switch the channel, Lisa's necklace turns red when the scene zooms in on her.
- When Homer and Marge finally 'ditch' Bart and Lisa, the plate cover is small at first, but when Bart and Lisa emerge from beneath the plate cover it has obviously gotten bigger.
