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*After [[Bart]] is promoted to midshipman, the music playing over the montage of crewmen performing their duties is "We Sail the Ocean Blue" from ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]''. | *After [[Bart]] is promoted to midshipman, the music playing over the montage of crewmen performing their duties is "We Sail the Ocean Blue" from ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]''. | ||
*The first time the Captain plays the {{w|concertina}} it sounds like a concertina; the second time, it sounds like bagpipes; the third time, it is referred to as an accordion, which it is not. | *The first time the Captain plays the {{w|concertina}} it sounds like a concertina; the second time, it sounds like bagpipes; the third time, it is referred to as an accordion, which it is not. | ||
| + | *Homer mentions {{w|Randy Quaid}}. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 15:39, September 28, 2015
Cultural references
- Homer's fantasy football team is called "Somewhere Over the Dwayne Bowe". This is a reference to the song "Over the Rainbow" (from The Wizard of Oz) and to Dwayne Bowe
- Some players on his team are:
- James L. Boots, a reference to James L. Brooks
- Leg O'Las, a reference to Legolas from The Lord of the Rings
- C.F.L. Player, a reference to the Canadian Football League
- Adam Vinatieri
- Captain Bowditch's name is a reference to Nathaniel Bowditch, who wrote Bowditch's American Practical Navigator.
Music
- "Drunken Sailor", and parodies of it (one of them performed by Homer), are heard throughout the shipboard scenes.
- After Bart is promoted to midshipman, the music playing over the montage of crewmen performing their duties is "We Sail the Ocean Blue" from H.M.S. Pinafore.
- The first time the Captain plays the concertina it sounds like a concertina; the second time, it sounds like bagpipes; the third time, it is referred to as an accordion, which it is not.
- Homer mentions Randy Quaid.
Trivia
- The Pigskin Pals banners are modeled on the Summer Box Office Fantasy League banners in the The Simpsons writers room.
- Homer's fantasy football team password is Annoyed Grunt.
Continuity
- Toys seen in Bart's room:
- Marge wears the Tom Landry hat Homer bought in the season 8 episode "You Only Move Twice"
