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* The song played on the beginning of the episode is "[[Tik Tok]]" by [[Ke$ha]]. It is part of the "Fox Rocks" promotion, a week of music themed episodes in different TV shows on the FOX Channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/07/fox-rocks-week-of-music-themed-programming-airs-thursday-april-29-through-wednesday-may-5/47668 |title="FOX Rocks" Week of Music-Themed Programming Airs Thursday April 29 Through Wednesday May 5 |author=Seidman, Robert |publisher=FOX Rocks |date=2010-04-07 |accessdate=2010-04-07}}</ref> | * The song played on the beginning of the episode is "[[Tik Tok]]" by [[Ke$ha]]. It is part of the "Fox Rocks" promotion, a week of music themed episodes in different TV shows on the FOX Channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/07/fox-rocks-week-of-music-themed-programming-airs-thursday-april-29-through-wednesday-may-5/47668 |title="FOX Rocks" Week of Music-Themed Programming Airs Thursday April 29 Through Wednesday May 5 |author=Seidman, Robert |publisher=FOX Rocks |date=2010-04-07 |accessdate=2010-04-07}}</ref> | ||
* The Channel 6 News name for the explosion of Homer's bag, "Chattanuclear-Choo-Choo" is a reference to the {{W|Glenn Miller}} song {{W|Chattanooga Choo Choo}}. | * The Channel 6 News name for the explosion of Homer's bag, "Chattanuclear-Choo-Choo" is a reference to the {{W|Glenn Miller}} song {{W|Chattanooga Choo Choo}}. | ||
| − | * The company that installs the city-wide camera system is called "Orwell Security, | + | * The company that installs the city-wide camera system is called "Orwell Security", a reference to {{w|George Orwell}} and his novel ''{{w|Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984}}'', about a dictatorial government that maintained control over the population by keeping everyone under surveillance. |
| + | *During the video where [[Nigel Bakerbutcher]] shows the video surveillance network previously set up in [[London]]: | ||
| + | **[[Mary Poppins]] (from the {{w|Mary Poppins(film)|film of the same title}} is seen using her umbrella to gently descend to the ground, accompanied by music from the film. | ||
| + | **After she lands, she sheds her human disguise, revealing herself to really be a robot endoskeleton that resembles the [[Terminator]]. | ||
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Cultural references
- The title could be a reference to the movie To Sir, with Love, or the 1963 James Bond film, From Russia with Love.
- The song played on the beginning of the episode is "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha. It is part of the "Fox Rocks" promotion, a week of music themed episodes in different TV shows on the FOX Channel.[1]
- The Channel 6 News name for the explosion of Homer's bag, "Chattanuclear-Choo-Choo" is a reference to the Glenn Miller song Chattanooga Choo Choo.
- The company that installs the city-wide camera system is called "Orwell Security", a reference to George Orwell and his novel 1984, about a dictatorial government that maintained control over the population by keeping everyone under surveillance.
- During the video where Nigel Bakerbutcher shows the video surveillance network previously set up in London:
- Mary Poppins (from the film of the same title is seen using her umbrella to gently descend to the ground, accompanied by music from the film.
- After she lands, she sheds her human disguise, revealing herself to really be a robot endoskeleton that resembles the Terminator.
Goofs
- Lisa says Bart is blonde as well as her, but in "No Loan Again, Naturally" Lisa clearly saw Bart's hair in its natural red.
References
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (2010-04-07). "FOX Rocks" Week of Music-Themed Programming Airs Thursday April 29 Through Wednesday May 5. FOX Rocks. Retrieved on 2010-04-07.
