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*The episode title is a pun on the 1971 [[wikipedia:The_Walt_Disney_Company|Disney]] movie [[wikipedia:Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks|''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'']]. | *The episode title is a pun on the 1971 [[wikipedia:The_Walt_Disney_Company|Disney]] movie [[wikipedia:Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks|''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'']]. | ||
*[[Mapple]] is a parody of [[wikipedia:Apple_Inc.|Apple]], and Mapple's "My"-tech product line is a parody of Apples's "i" products. | *[[Mapple]] is a parody of [[wikipedia:Apple_Inc.|Apple]], and Mapple's "My"-tech product line is a parody of Apples's "i" products. | ||
| − | *When [[Comic Book Guy]] throws the | + | *When [[Comic Book Guy]] throws the sledgehammer into [[Steve Mobbs]]' image on the wall video screen (after [[Bart]] hacked into the newsfeed to play a very cruel joke on the Mapple shoppers), it is a reference to the [[wikipedia:1984_(advertisement)|1984]] Super Bowl commerical that introduced the [[wikipedia:Macintosh|Macintosh]] personal computer. |
*Mapple's undersea headquarters is accessed vis a submersible that resembles a [[wikipedia:USB_flash_drive|USB flash drive]]. | *Mapple's undersea headquarters is accessed vis a submersible that resembles a [[wikipedia:USB_flash_drive|USB flash drive]]. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | *In the episode [[Lisa the Drama Queen]] it is shown that [[Lisa]] still owns her | + | *In the episode [[Lisa the Drama Queen]] it is shown that [[Lisa]] still owns her [[MyPod]]. |
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Revision as of 12:31, June 1, 2010
Cultural References
- The episode title is a pun on the 1971 Disney movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
- Mapple is a parody of Apple, and Mapple's "My"-tech product line is a parody of Apples's "i" products.
- When Comic Book Guy throws the sledgehammer into Steve Mobbs' image on the wall video screen (after Bart hacked into the newsfeed to play a very cruel joke on the Mapple shoppers), it is a reference to the 1984 Super Bowl commerical that introduced the Macintosh personal computer.
- Mapple's undersea headquarters is accessed vis a submersible that resembles a USB flash drive.
Trivia
- In the episode Lisa the Drama Queen it is shown that Lisa still owns her MyPod.
