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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*When Homer realizes that Marge is not worrying about the kids and therefore he has to, he says "Help me, Mayonaise", downs a quart of it, and flexes his bicep. This alludes to Popeye the Sailor who utters a similar sentiment about spinach just before downing a can of the same, then seeing his muscle mass of his arms instantly increase.
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*The title of this episode is a play on the title of the 1950s sitcom ''{{W|Father Knows Best}}''.
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*The title of this episode is a play on the title of the 1950's sitcom Father Knows Best.
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[[File:50 year old prizes.png|300px|thumb|A "Commie Swatter" with the {{W|Hammer and sickle}} communist symbol, a "49th state" lunchbox of [[Alaska]] and a {{W|Milwaukee Braves}} pennant are the 50-year-old prizes at the carnival]]
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*The 50-year-old prizes at the impossible basketball carnival game included:
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**A communist flyswatter "Commie Swatter", with the {{W|Hammer and sickle}} inside a prohibited symbol.
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**A lunchbox with a picture saying "[[Alaska]], 49th and final state". Alaska was admitted as the 49th state on January 3, 1959 while [[Hawaii]] was admitted on August 21 later that year.
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**A {{W|Milwaukee Braves}} pennant. The Braves franchise played as the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1966, when they moved to the now [[Atlanta Braves]].
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*The {{W|Hungarian Dance No. 5}} by {{W|Johannes Brahms}} is played by one of the street performers in her violin.
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*A bottle of [[Eviao]] water, a parody of {{W|Évian}}, is seen at the Simpsons' sauna.
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*When [[Marge]] imagines [[Homer]] bringing his friends to the sauna, [[Moe]] does not bring a towel and is completely naked. He says they should all "go Scandinavian". Nudity in saunas is not uncommon in countries like [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]].
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*The phrase "Burn, Barty, Burn" is a reference to the chorus of the song "{{W|Disco Inferno}}" by {{W|The Trammps}}.
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*After Homer finds out he can't eat tacos anymore, he asks [[Lisa]] what day of "mayo" (May in Spanish) it is, and Lisa answers "cinco" (five), something that worries Homer. The {{W|Cinco de Mayo}} is celebrated in the US and Mexico, with Mexican food like tacos being very common.
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*Homer mentions president [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] (LBJ).
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*When Homer realizes that Marge is not worrying about the kids and therefore he has to, he says "Help me, Mayonnaise", downs a quart of it, and flexes his biceps. This alludes to [[Popeye]] from the comic strip {{ap|Popeye|comic strip|of the same name}} who utters a similar sentiment about spinach just before downing a can of the same, then seeing his muscle mass of his arms instantly increase.
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*The monuments seen on posters at the school include the [[Eiffel Tower]], [[Seattle]]'s [[Space Needle]] and the [[Washington Monument]].
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*When Homer emulates an helicopter and hits a locker, he starts saying "black hawk down", a reference to the film ''{{W2|Black Hawk Down|film}}''.
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[[File:Building and vehicles models.png|300px|thumb|Some models such as the {{W|Westminster Abbey}}, the [[TARDIS]] time machine from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' or {{W2|The Red Baron|custom car}} hot rod, among others, are seen at [[Raphael]]'s store]]
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*The models seen at the store when [[Otto]] buys some of them in order to hide his addiction to airplane glue are:
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**A {{W|Messerschmitt Me 262}}, the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft.
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**A {{W|Pontiac GTO#1967|1967 Pontiac GTO}}.
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**An [[Alfred E. Neuman]] with interchangeable arms.
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**A {{W|Battleship Bismarck}}, the German ship.
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**{{W2|The Red Baron|custom car}}, a custom hot rod built in 1969 which later inspired a {{W|Hot Wheels}} car.
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**The [[TARDIS]] time machine from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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**{{W|KITT}} from ''{{W|Knight Rider}}''.
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**A {{W|Westminster Abbey}}, the famous church in [[London]].
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*The girls at Lisa's party use [[Facebook]].
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*"{{W|Rule, Britannia!}}", the British patriotic song, is heard when [[Bart]] tries to build the Westminster Abbey model.
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*Some locations of the Abbey mentioned are the Poets' Corner and the North Transept.
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*During his dream, Homer tries to build a casket for [[Henry VII|Henry VII of England]] but he actually creates the image of [[Henry VI]] on the casket.
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*English poet [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] (the first writer buried in {{W|Poets' Corner}}), [[Anne of Cleves]] (only one of the six wives of King [[Henry VIII]] buried in the Abbey) and Irish poet [[Oscar Wilde]] appear as ghosts in Homer's dream. Wilde's ghost comes from outside as Oscar Wild was buried at {{W|Père Lachaise Cemetery}} in [[Paris]]. Bart later cites a phrase by Wilde.
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*When [[Seymour Skinner]] introduces ''[[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]]'s Next Top Model'' building contest, a mother in the audience tells her son Kenny that it was his show. This is a reference to ''{{W|America's Next Top Model}}'', a fashion reality show which was developed by {{W|Ken Mok}}.
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*The models the kids (or their parents) built include:
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**The {{W|CCTV Headquarters|CCTV Building}} in [[Beijing]] by [[Milhouse]].
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**The {{W|Brazilian National Congress}} by [[Martin]].
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**The {{W|Angkor Wat}} temple by [[Üter]].
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**The [[Taj Mahal]] in [[India]] by {{ap|Noah|Father Knows Worst}}.
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**The {{W|Westminster Abbey}} by Bart.
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*At the end, Oscar Wilde appears as {{W|Disney}}'s [[Tinker Bell]] while the "Dance of the Reed Flutes" from ''{{W|The Nutcracker}}'' is heard.
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*The acapella group [[Canvas]] performed an acapella version of [[The Simpsons Theme]] during the episode's credits.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
*Moe lives in the back of Moe's in this episode.
 
*Moe lives in the back of Moe's in this episode.
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*Homer throws a paper airplane to Bart with the name of the building to made for the Plywood sculpture assignment. After that Homer says "I did it! I helped my son! Helicopter Homer away!" and starts spinning like a helicopter. But in a few seconds he crashes into a wall and falls. After that he says "Black hawk down! Black hawk down!". <br> In this phrase he compares himself to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UH-60_Black_Hawk UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter]
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*Homer throws a paper airplane to Bart with the name of the building to made for the Plywood sculpture assignment. After that Homer says "I did it! I helped my son! Helicopter Homer away!" and starts spinning like a helicopter. But in a few seconds he crashes into a wall and falls. After that he says "Black hawk down! Black hawk down!". In this phrase he compares himself to {{W|UH-60 Black Hawk|UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter}}
  
 
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*When Homer decides to help Bart and Lisa he eats mayonnaise (in a Popeye fashion) and previously he had strong taste buds so it would hurt incredibly.
 
*When Homer decides to help Bart and Lisa he eats mayonnaise (in a Popeye fashion) and previously he had strong taste buds so it would hurt incredibly.
  
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== Continuity ==
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*In the cafeteria, [[Janey]] is wearing the outfit see wore to the school dance in "[[Lard of the Dance]]".
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*The popular girls would later be seen in "[[Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh]]".
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Latest revision as of 07:19, July 8, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 20 Episode References
← 437 "The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly"
438
"Father Knows Worst"
"Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh" 439 →


Cultural references[edit]

  • The title of this episode is a play on the title of the 1950s sitcom Father Knows Best.
A "Commie Swatter" with the Hammer and sickle communist symbol, a "49th state" lunchbox of Alaska and a Milwaukee Braves pennant are the 50-year-old prizes at the carnival
  • The 50-year-old prizes at the impossible basketball carnival game included:
    • A communist flyswatter "Commie Swatter", with the Hammer and sickle inside a prohibited symbol.
    • A lunchbox with a picture saying "Alaska, 49th and final state". Alaska was admitted as the 49th state on January 3, 1959 while Hawaii was admitted on August 21 later that year.
    • A Milwaukee Braves pennant. The Braves franchise played as the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1966, when they moved to the now Atlanta Braves.
  • The Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms is played by one of the street performers in her violin.
  • A bottle of Eviao water, a parody of Évian, is seen at the Simpsons' sauna.
  • When Marge imagines Homer bringing his friends to the sauna, Moe does not bring a towel and is completely naked. He says they should all "go Scandinavian". Nudity in saunas is not uncommon in countries like Sweden and Finland.
  • The phrase "Burn, Barty, Burn" is a reference to the chorus of the song "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps.
  • After Homer finds out he can't eat tacos anymore, he asks Lisa what day of "mayo" (May in Spanish) it is, and Lisa answers "cinco" (five), something that worries Homer. The Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in the US and Mexico, with Mexican food like tacos being very common.
  • Homer mentions president Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ).
  • When Homer realizes that Marge is not worrying about the kids and therefore he has to, he says "Help me, Mayonnaise", downs a quart of it, and flexes his biceps. This alludes to Popeye from the comic strip of the same name who utters a similar sentiment about spinach just before downing a can of the same, then seeing his muscle mass of his arms instantly increase.
  • The monuments seen on posters at the school include the Eiffel Tower, Seattle's Space Needle and the Washington Monument.
  • When Homer emulates an helicopter and hits a locker, he starts saying "black hawk down", a reference to the film Black Hawk Down.
Some models such as the Westminster Abbey, the TARDIS time machine from Doctor Who or The Red Baron hot rod, among others, are seen at Raphael's store

Trivia[edit]

  • Moe lives in the back of Moe's in this episode.
  • Homer throws a paper airplane to Bart with the name of the building to made for the Plywood sculpture assignment. After that Homer says "I did it! I helped my son! Helicopter Homer away!" and starts spinning like a helicopter. But in a few seconds he crashes into a wall and falls. After that he says "Black hawk down! Black hawk down!". In this phrase he compares himself to UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Notes[edit]

  • In 2009, Dan Castellaneta won the Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for playing Homer Simpson in this episode.
  • The theme song at the end of the episode is sung instead of the usual tune.

Goofs[edit]

  • When Homer decides to help Bart and Lisa he eats mayonnaise (in a Popeye fashion) and previously he had strong taste buds so it would hurt incredibly.

Continuity[edit]


Season 20 References
Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes • Lost Verizon • Double, Double, Boy in Trouble • Treehouse of Horror XIX • Dangerous Curves • Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words • MyPods and Boomsticks • The Burns and the Bees • Lisa the Drama Queen • Take My Life, Please • How the Test Was Won • No Loan Again, Naturally • Gone Maggie Gone • In the Name of the Grandfather • Wedding for Disaster • Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe • The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly • Father Knows Worst • Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh • Four Great Women and a Manicure • Coming to Homerica
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