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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The episode title is a reference to the 1989 | + | *The episode title is a reference to the 1989 black comedy film ''{{W|Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills}}'', which depicts a series of sexual entanglements and comic confusions between a group of rich [[Beverly Hills]] socialites and their servants. |
| − | *When [[Bart]] and [[Homer]] look at television sets in the [[Ogdenville Outlet Mall]], the off-brand sets they see include Magnetbox, Panaphonics and Sorny, puns on | + | *According to [[Lisa]], The Nature Company has a TV assembled by {{W|Hopi}} indians. The Hopi are Native Americans who primarily live in northeastern [[Arizona]]. |
| + | *When [[Bart]] and [[Homer]] look at television sets in the [[Ogdenville Outlet Mall]], the off-brand sets they see include [[Magnetbox]], [[Panaphonics]] and [[Sorny]], puns on {{W|Magnavox}}, {{W|Panasonic}} and {{W|Sony}}, respectively. | ||
| + | *[[Brandine]] works at {{W|Dairy Queen}}, the American multinational fast food chain. | ||
| + | *[[Marge]] wonders if the dress Lisa found is a real {{W|Chanel}}. | ||
| + | *Lisa compares Marge to American TV personality {{W|Mary Hart}}. | ||
| + | *Marge once treated herself with {{W|Sanka}}, a brand of instant decaffeinated coffee and one of the earliest decaffeinated varieties. | ||
| + | *The opera playing on the TV is ''{{W|La traviata}}'' by {{W|Giuseppe Verdi}}, and the aria heard is "Sempre libera". | ||
| + | *Socialite [[Evelyn Peters]] was about to call the {{W|American Automobile Association}}, also known as the "Triple A", to pump fuel in her car. | ||
| + | **Evelyn owns a {{W|Mercedes Benz}}. | ||
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*When Homer takes up golfing, he reads a book titled ''[[The New Our Caddies, Ourselves]]'', a wordplay on the women's health book ''{{W|Our Bodies, Ourselves}}''. | *When Homer takes up golfing, he reads a book titled ''[[The New Our Caddies, Ourselves]]'', a wordplay on the women's health book ''{{W|Our Bodies, Ourselves}}''. | ||
*When [[Marge]] tells Homer not to wear a tie with a short-sleeved shirt, Homer protests that "Sipowicz does it", referring to the character {{W|Andy Sipowicz}} on ''{{W|NYPD Blue}}''. | *When [[Marge]] tells Homer not to wear a tie with a short-sleeved shirt, Homer protests that "Sipowicz does it", referring to the character {{W|Andy Sipowicz}} on ''{{W|NYPD Blue}}''. | ||
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*When Homer tells Marge that Kennedy and Lincoln had the same golf handicap, it is a reference to the many putative {{W| Lincoln Kennedy coincidences urban legend | similarities between Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy}}. | *When Homer tells Marge that Kennedy and Lincoln had the same golf handicap, it is a reference to the many putative {{W| Lincoln Kennedy coincidences urban legend | similarities between Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy}}. | ||
*''{{W|The Great Gatsby}}'' is referenced when Lisa says the line, "the rich are different from you and me" - a direct quote from the novel. | *''{{W|The Great Gatsby}}'' is referenced when Lisa says the line, "the rich are different from you and me" - a direct quote from the novel. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the 1989 black comedy film Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, which depicts a series of sexual entanglements and comic confusions between a group of rich Beverly Hills socialites and their servants.
- According to Lisa, The Nature Company has a TV assembled by Hopi indians. The Hopi are Native Americans who primarily live in northeastern Arizona.
- When Bart and Homer look at television sets in the Ogdenville Outlet Mall, the off-brand sets they see include Magnetbox, Panaphonics and Sorny, puns on Magnavox, Panasonic and Sony, respectively.
- Brandine works at Dairy Queen, the American multinational fast food chain.
- Marge wonders if the dress Lisa found is a real Chanel.
- Lisa compares Marge to American TV personality Mary Hart.
- Marge once treated herself with Sanka, a brand of instant decaffeinated coffee and one of the earliest decaffeinated varieties.
- The opera playing on the TV is La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, and the aria heard is "Sempre libera".
- Socialite Evelyn Peters was about to call the American Automobile Association, also known as the "Triple A", to pump fuel in her car.
- Evelyn owns a Mercedes Benz.
- When Homer takes up golfing, he reads a book titled The New Our Caddies, Ourselves, a wordplay on the women's health book Our Bodies, Ourselves.
- When Marge tells Homer not to wear a tie with a short-sleeved shirt, Homer protests that "Sipowicz does it", referring to the character Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue.
- When Homer tells Marge that Kennedy and Lincoln had the same golf handicap, it is a reference to the many putative similarities between Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy.
- The Great Gatsby is referenced when Lisa says the line, "the rich are different from you and me" - a direct quote from the novel.
- Marge's line "I wouldn't want to join any club that would have me as a member" is a reference to Groucho Marx and the movie Annie Hall.
Goofs
- The layout of the price tags changed between when Homer and Bart first walk into the store at the outlet mall and in the closeup of Bart.
- When Marge smiles after Evelyn leaves the Kwik-E-Mart gas station, her lipstick disappears. It reappears when Mr. Burns pulls up.
- When Lisa is first shown riding the horse, the horse's eye is colored solid red.
Continuity
- Marge gets her dress at a store in Ogdenville. Ogdenville was last mentioned in the episode "Marge vs. the Monorail" in season 4. In that episode, it was one of the places where Lyle Lanley sold monorails.
