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== Cultural References ==
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== Cultural references ==
*The title is a reference to the Disney film ''"{{w|Bedknobs and Broomsticks}}"'', which was previously parodied in another episode title, "[[Mypods and Boomsticks]]".
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*The title is a reference to the [[Disney]] film ''{{W|Bedknobs and Broomsticks}}'', which was previously punned in another episode title, "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]".
*[[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] play "Bonk It"! in the car. Bonk it! is a parody of "Bop It!".
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*The scene in the [[couch gag]] where [[Marge]] serves the Thanksgiving turkey is a visual pun on {{W|Norman Rockwell}}'s painting ''{{W|Freedom from Want}}''.
*Lisa goes online to "Wiccapedia", a parody of {{w|Wikipedia}}. The home page and logo are similar to those of Wikipedia.
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*[[Homer]] mentions the English band {{W2|Traffic|band}}.
*The split screen montage featuring [[Homer]] and [[Cletus]] drinking moonshine is a reference to the film "''{{w|Sideways}}''", and recreates some of its most memorable scenes.
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*[[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] play "Bonk It"! in the car. Bonk it! is a parody of "{{W|Bop It|Bop It!}}".
*The song played at the end of the episode when Lisa is skating is "''{{w|Season of the Witch (song)|Season of the Witch}}''".
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*Two animals that look like [[Bambi]] and {{W2|Thumper|Bambi}} from the 1942 Dinsey film ''{{W|Bambi}}'' come out to skate on the ice and are then hit by the Simpsons' car.
==Trivia==
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*[[Dubya Spuckler]] was planning to shoot {{W|Google Earth}} satellites with a bazooka.
*Ignis' middle name is Dionysus. This may be a reference to people always getting Hephaestus and Dionysus mixed up.
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[[File:Cletus' Country Bear Jamboree.png|300px|thumb|[[Cletus]]' Country Bear Jamboree parody the real-world {{W|Country Bear Jamboree}}, an attraction in the {{W|Magic Kingdom}}]]
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*[[Cletus]]' Country Bear Jamboree parody the real-world {{W|Country Bear Jamboree}}, an attraction in the {{W|Magic Kingdom}}.
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*The [[Wiccans]] prayed to {{W|Lilith}}, a feminine figure theorized to be the first wife of Adam. The Wiccans also mention the {{W2|abyss|religion}}, a passage to the underworld and the {{W|esbat}}, a ritual typically held once per month on or near the night of a full moon or new moon.
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*The split screen montage featuring Homer and Cletus drinking moonshine is a reference to the film ''{{W|Sideways}}'', and recreates some of its most memorable scenes.
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**The song played in this scene is ''Sideways'' OST song "{{W|Sideways#Soundtrack|Wine Safari}}", composed by {{W|Rolfe Kent}}.
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*Cletus mentions the 1972 thriller ''{{W|Deliverance}}'', specifically the scene where Bobby ({{W|Ned Beatty}}) is threatened by a mountain man ({{W|Bill McKinney}}).
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*One of the hillbillies mentions ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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*Lisa asks the Wiccans if they were a minority group as defined by {{W|Ivy League}} admissions. The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference of eight private research universities, including {{W|Cornell University}} and {{W|Dartmouth College}}, these two mentioned by the Wiccans.
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*Lisa goes online to [[Wiccapedia]], a parody of [[Wikipedia]]. The home page and logo are similar to those of Wikipedia.
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**A section dedicated to ''{{W|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}'' is on Wiccapedia's home page.
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*Lisa calls [[Snowball II]] "Hell's Kitten", a play-on-words to "{{W|Hell's Kitchen}}".
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*[[Ned]] thinks Lisa's computer is from hell. [[Rod]] corrects him and says it is a {{W|Dell}} computer.
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*"{{W|Cursum Perficio}}" by Irish singer {{W|Enya}} is heard at the Wiccans ritual.
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[[File:To Die For parody.png|300px|thumb|Lisa skating on a frozen lake while the song "{{W2|Season of the Witch|song}}" by {{W|Donovan}} is heard exactly recreates the end credits for the {{W|black comedy}} ''{{W|To Die For}}'']]
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*[[Chief Wiggum]] feels pity for the arrested Wiccans and asks [[Lou]] to toss them a [[Judy Blume]] novel, to what Lou answers he only has ''{{W2|Wifey|novel}}''.
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*One of the protesters is holding a sign that says "''{{W2|Bewitched|2005 film}}'' was a terrible movie", referring to the 2005 comedy film based on remaking the sitcom. The film got generally unfavorable reviews and was subject of several {{W|Golden Raspberry Awards}} nominations.
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*[[Kent Brockman]]'s saying "Double bubble boil and trouble?" is a play-on-words of the famous line spoken by the three witches in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Act IV, Scene I): "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble."
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*When he was talking to Selma Bouvier, Kent Brockman mentioned the {{W|9/11|terrorist attack on September 11}} in [[New York City]].
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*According to [[Skinner]], the fifth grade students play ''{{W|The Crucible}}'' by [[Arthur Miller]] which is the story of the {{W|Salem witch trials}} that took place in Massachusetts during 1692–93.
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*Lisa skating on a frozen lake while the song "{{W2|Season of the Witch|song}}" by {{W|Donovan}} is heard exactly recreates the end credits for the {{W|black comedy}} ''{{W|To Die For}}'', where [[Illeana Douglas]]'s character skated while the end credits roll. ''To Die For'' is set in [[New Hampshire]], but was actually shot in [[Canada]] and the end scene on the {{W2|Black River|York Region}} near {{W|Jackson's Point}}, [[Ontario]]. The buildings on the banks of the Black River seen in ''To Die For'' which are also animated for this episode were the passed-its-prime Mossington Park Pavilion and adjacent boathouse which were demolished in the late 1990s.
  
*"Ignis" means "fire" in Latin, which ironically, is Ignis' skill.
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== Goofs ==
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[[File:Upsidedown Bonk It.png|200px|thumb|right]]
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*There are two instances where, for less than a split second, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are playing on the Bonk It, and the "Bonk It" logo in the middle of the product turns up-side down.
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*When the family joins the highway after leaving the ski resort, [[The Octuplets]] all have yellow skin.
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*[[International Harvester]] and [[Incest Spuckler]] have grown since "[[Yokel Chords]]" as they are now both the same height as [[Dubya]].
  
*The Granger Mother has a friend named Agnes (Ignis is named after her)
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{{Season 21|R}}
  
*Winston and Charles (real name is Churchill) is a reference to Winston Churchill.
 
 
*Winston and Charles' middle names, Abraham and Lincoln, is a reference to Abraham Lincoln
 
 
*Andromeda is a galaxy, ironically founded by Astrid (Andromeda Astrid Granger is her real name)
 
 
*"Astrid" means "star" in Latin
 
 
*Hestia is the goddess of the home, originally a 12th Olympian. This is similar to Hestia's choice to sacrifice her powers
 
 
*Athene is another name for Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Charles, unintentionally, reveals that Hestia is very, very smart
 
 
*Granger is a reference to Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series.
 
 
{{Season 21 R}}
 
 
[[Category:Cultural references]]
 
[[Category:Cultural references]]
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[[Category:Goofs]]

Latest revision as of 06:24, August 21, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 21 Episode References
447 "Pranks and Greens"
448
"Rednecks and Broomsticks"
"Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?" 449


Cultural references[edit]

Cletus' Country Bear Jamboree parody the real-world Country Bear Jamboree, an attraction in the Magic Kingdom
  • Cletus' Country Bear Jamboree parody the real-world Country Bear Jamboree, an attraction in the Magic Kingdom.
  • The Wiccans prayed to Lilith, a feminine figure theorized to be the first wife of Adam. The Wiccans also mention the abyss, a passage to the underworld and the esbat, a ritual typically held once per month on or near the night of a full moon or new moon.
  • The split screen montage featuring Homer and Cletus drinking moonshine is a reference to the film Sideways, and recreates some of its most memorable scenes.
  • Cletus mentions the 1972 thriller Deliverance, specifically the scene where Bobby (Ned Beatty) is threatened by a mountain man (Bill McKinney).
  • One of the hillbillies mentions Star Wars.
  • Lisa asks the Wiccans if they were a minority group as defined by Ivy League admissions. The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference of eight private research universities, including Cornell University and Dartmouth College, these two mentioned by the Wiccans.
  • Lisa goes online to Wiccapedia, a parody of Wikipedia. The home page and logo are similar to those of Wikipedia.
  • Lisa calls Snowball II "Hell's Kitten", a play-on-words to "Hell's Kitchen".
  • Ned thinks Lisa's computer is from hell. Rod corrects him and says it is a Dell computer.
  • "Cursum Perficio" by Irish singer Enya is heard at the Wiccans ritual.
Lisa skating on a frozen lake while the song "Season of the Witch" by Donovan is heard exactly recreates the end credits for the black comedy To Die For

Goofs[edit]

Upsidedown Bonk It.png
  • There are two instances where, for less than a split second, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are playing on the Bonk It, and the "Bonk It" logo in the middle of the product turns up-side down.
  • When the family joins the highway after leaving the ski resort, The Octuplets all have yellow skin.
  • International Harvester and Incest Spuckler have grown since "Yokel Chords" as they are now both the same height as Dubya.
Season 21 References
Homer the Whopper Bart Gets a "Z" The Great Wife Hope Treehouse of Horror XX The Devil Wears Nada Pranks and Greens Rednecks and Broomsticks Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? Thursdays with Abie Once Upon a Time in Springfield Million Dollar Maybe Boy Meets Curl The Color Yellow Postcards from the Wedge Stealing First Base The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed American History X-cellent Chief of Hearts The Squirt and the Whale To Surveil with Love Moe Letter Blues The Bob Next Door Judge Me Tender