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*This is the first episode that Chief Wiggum has blue hair. | *This is the first episode that Chief Wiggum has blue hair. | ||
| + | *This is the second time a case of an ironic musical hold has caused a Simpsons character to burst into tears. The first was in ''[[Stark Raving Dad]]'' when Marge dailed Calmwood Mental Institution and was placed on hold while ''Crazy'' by Patsy Cline played. | ||
*Marge's train stops at Shelbyville, Badwater, Cattle Skull, and Testing grounds before stopping at Rancho Relaxo. | *Marge's train stops at Shelbyville, Badwater, Cattle Skull, and Testing grounds before stopping at Rancho Relaxo. | ||
*The second Nick's bowling shop that Marge goes to has a picture of [[Jacques]] from the episode [[Life on the Fast Lane]]. | *The second Nick's bowling shop that Marge goes to has a picture of [[Jacques]] from the episode [[Life on the Fast Lane]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:30, June 30, 2010
Cultural References
- When Homer calls the Department of Missing Babies to report that Maggie has disappeared, the on-hold music is "Baby Come Back" by Player.
Trivia
- This is the first episode that Chief Wiggum has blue hair.
- This is the second time a case of an ironic musical hold has caused a Simpsons character to burst into tears. The first was in Stark Raving Dad when Marge dailed Calmwood Mental Institution and was placed on hold while Crazy by Patsy Cline played.
- Marge's train stops at Shelbyville, Badwater, Cattle Skull, and Testing grounds before stopping at Rancho Relaxo.
- The second Nick's bowling shop that Marge goes to has a picture of Jacques from the episode Life on the Fast Lane.
- When Maggie crawls down one street, a car is parked in a No Parking zone.
- The bus on Springfield bridge is filled with actors in costume and says "Shelbyville Players".
- Homer says "Never leave again" 4 times.
- When Marge leaves for her vacation there is a man on the train platform checking his watch. He is modeled after Mark Kirkland who wrote this episode.
- There were some scenes in the trailers for this episode which didn't make it to air. After Homer staples Maggie's diaper shut, he picks her up, and the changing board comes with her.
- The man who rudely turns down the lube job and bluntly tells the Squeaky Voiced Teen "Do not touch me" was the same man in When Flanders Failed who was rude to Ned Flanders when Ned was gracious enough to validate his parking ticket without having to buy anything from The Leftorium. The man would not even listen to Ned's quip of "Right as rain, or as we say around here, left as rain!", instead growling at Ned "Just stamp the ticket!"
