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*Lisa's flippant remark of "What 'cha got?" to Miss Hoover is similar to Marlon Brando in ''The Wild One''. | *Lisa's flippant remark of "What 'cha got?" to Miss Hoover is similar to Marlon Brando in ''The Wild One''. | ||
*Bart's fantasy of being a drifter and remarking that he was banished from a town by a sheriff is similar to ''[[wikipedia:First Blood|First Blood]]'', which revolves around the fact that the film's protagonist, John Rambo, was banished from a town on account of the fact he was scruffy and long-haired and the sheriff did want his kind in the town. | *Bart's fantasy of being a drifter and remarking that he was banished from a town by a sheriff is similar to ''[[wikipedia:First Blood|First Blood]]'', which revolves around the fact that the film's protagonist, John Rambo, was banished from a town on account of the fact he was scruffy and long-haired and the sheriff did want his kind in the town. | ||
| − | *The chalkboard gag references | + | *The chalkboard gag references {{w|Bulimia nervosa}} |
==Goofs== | ==Goofs== | ||
*When Bart and Principal Skinner are closing in on Lisa's locker, several shots of them opening lockers are repeated. | *When Bart and Principal Skinner are closing in on Lisa's locker, several shots of them opening lockers are repeated. | ||
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Contents
Trivia
- Dr. Pryor has pictures of Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud on the wall behind his desk.
- When Bart is assigned detention, he has to write "I will not expose the ignorance of the faculty." on the blackboard over and over.
- A tiny skull hangs on a chain from Snake's rearview mirror.
- Career Aptitude Normalizing Test (CANT): Name of the test given to the students at Springfield Elementary.
Cultural references
- Lisa's flippant remark of "What 'cha got?" to Miss Hoover is similar to Marlon Brando in The Wild One.
- Bart's fantasy of being a drifter and remarking that he was banished from a town by a sheriff is similar to First Blood, which revolves around the fact that the film's protagonist, John Rambo, was banished from a town on account of the fact he was scruffy and long-haired and the sheriff did want his kind in the town.
- The chalkboard gag references Bulimia nervosa
Goofs
- When Bart and Principal Skinner are closing in on Lisa's locker, several shots of them opening lockers are repeated.
- When the people to collect the tests enters the room, we can clearly hear "Here for the tests", but both of them don't open their mouths.
- The colour of the school keeps switching from purple to orange throughout the episode.
- In one scene of Lisa's detention, the Aa sign on the strip above the blackboard is missing, and has just the colour orange in its place
Notes
- According to the DVD commentary, it took nine takes to get guest star Steve Allen to pronounced "Aye, Carumba" correctly.
- In 1992, Nancy Cartwright won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for this episode.
