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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The story title is a pun on the {{w|Filling station|filling station}} catchphrase, "Fill 'er up with regular", a request for the attendant to fill the tank. | + | *[[File:ScratchysServStaBillboard.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Scratchy's advertising billboard.]]The story title is a pun on the {{w|Filling station|filling station}} catchphrase, "Fill 'er up with regular", a request for the attendant to fill the tank. |
*A sign in the window says that [[Scratchy's Service Station and Lunch Counter]] sells Henzoil products, a pun on {{w|Pennzoil}}. | *A sign in the window says that [[Scratchy's Service Station and Lunch Counter]] sells Henzoil products, a pun on {{w|Pennzoil}}. | ||
*The station also sells Gasso gasoline, a pun on {{w|Esso}}. | *The station also sells Gasso gasoline, a pun on {{w|Esso}}. | ||
Revision as of 11:23, December 22, 2011
Cultural references
- The story title is a pun on the filling station catchphrase, "Fill 'er up with regular", a request for the attendant to fill the tank.
- A sign in the window says that Scratchy's Service Station and Lunch Counter sells Henzoil products, a pun on Pennzoil.
- The station also sells Gasso gasoline, a pun on Esso.
- When Scratchy berates Itchy, telling him to get back to work, Itchy is reading a magazine called Mousequire, a pun on Esquire.
- The cat customer bears a strong resemblance to Betty Boop.
Goofs
- The advertising billboard for Scratchy's Service Station and Lunch Counter (where Scratchy invites people to drop in for coffee) has "scalding" misspelled as "scaulding".
