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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The show [[Homer]] watches "''Upscalien In Da House''" is a parody of "''{{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}''" and "''{{w|ALF}}''" that aired in 1990-1996 and 1986-1990 respectively.
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*The show [[Homer]] watches, ''[[UpscAlien in da House]]'' is a parody of ''{{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}'' and ''{{w|ALF}}'', which aired in 1990-1996 and 1986-1990 respectively.
*The shop on TV was I Lost Lucy and shows her tombstone. This is like the 1950s show I Love Lucy created by Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz and they have misadventures with The Mertzes (played by Vivian Vance and William Frawley). The show ran from 1951-1957.
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*The TV show ''[[I Lost Lucy]]'' is a parody of ''{{w|I Love Lucy}}'', which ran from 1951 to 1957.
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*The scene where Homer stands in front of a line of taxis and blocks them from leaving is a reference to the {{w|Tank Man}}, who blocked a column of tanks during the {{w|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989}}.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 17:27, January 30, 2011

References/Trivia


Season 22 Episode References
475 "Flaming Moe"
476
"Homer the Father"
"The Blue and the Gray" 477


Cultural references

Trivia

  • James Lipton makes his second guest appearance.
  • After watching the TV show Homer raves about the various producers and especially praises the "Consulting Producer" and during the opening credits (in the hammock scene) it is shown that Dan Castellaneta (who voices Homer) is the Consulting Producer for the show.


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