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*''Battle Ball'' is a reference to ''{{w|Bakugan Battle Brawlers}}'', a game played with balls with magnets inside and cards.
 
*''Battle Ball'' is a reference to ''{{w|Bakugan Battle Brawlers}}'', a game played with balls with magnets inside and cards.
**When explaining the game to Bart, one of the boys says that it makes ''Digimon'' look like ''Pokémon''.
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**When explaining the game to Bart, one of the boys says that it makes ''{{w|Digimon}}'' look like ''[[Pokémon]]''.
 
*When Louie turns on the music for Fat Tony, the song "{{w|At Seventeen}}" by {{w|Janis Ian}} plays.
 
*When Louie turns on the music for Fat Tony, the song "{{w|At Seventeen}}" by {{w|Janis Ian}} plays.
 
*The cop show that Homer watches before changing the channel is an episode of the TV show ''{{w|Starsky and Hutch}}''.
 
*The cop show that Homer watches before changing the channel is an episode of the TV show ''{{w|Starsky and Hutch}}''.

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References/Trivia


Season 21 Episode References
458 "American History X-cellent"
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"Chief of Hearts"
"The Squirt and the Whale" 460


Cultural references

  • Battle Ball is a reference to Bakugan Battle Brawlers, a game played with balls with magnets inside and cards.
    • When explaining the game to Bart, one of the boys says that it makes Digimon look like Pokémon.
  • When Louie turns on the music for Fat Tony, the song "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian plays.
  • The cop show that Homer watches before changing the channel is an episode of the TV show Starsky and Hutch.
  • Over the freeze-frame at the end of the Starsky and Hutch episode the words appear "A Stephen J. Copshow Production," a parody of Stephen J. Cannell, who produced many cop shows but not Starsky and Hutch.
  • While pointing a gun at Homer, Johnny Tightlips says, "nobody moves, or the doughboy gets popped" a reference to Poppin' Fresh, better known as the Pillsbury Doughboy.

Trivia

  • Lisa appears in this episode but doesn't have any lines.
  • Sideshow Bob makes a brief cameo appearance at the end of the episode.
  • Ramrod is one of the ex-convicts working at Cora's Diner.
Season 21 References
Homer the Whopper Bart Gets a "Z" The Great Wife Hope Treehouse of Horror XX The Devil Wears Nada Pranks and Greens Rednecks and Broomsticks Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? Thursdays with Abie Once Upon a Time in Springfield Million Dollar Maybe Boy Meets Curl The Color Yellow Postcards from the Wedge Stealing First Base The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed American History X-cellent Chief of Hearts The Squirt and the Whale To Surveil with Love Moe Letter Blues The Bob Next Door Judge Me Tender