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**''[[Sea Triscuit]]'' is a parody of racehorse {{w|Seabiscuit}} and a reference to the {{w|Triscuit}} brand of snack crackers. | **''[[Sea Triscuit]]'' is a parody of racehorse {{w|Seabiscuit}} and a reference to the {{w|Triscuit}} brand of snack crackers. | ||
**''[[When Harry Became Sally]]'' is a parody of ''[[When Harry Met Sally...]]''. | **''[[When Harry Became Sally]]'' is a parody of ''[[When Harry Met Sally...]]''. | ||
| − | *[[Homer]] reads ''[[The Economist]]'', a real news magazine. | + | *[[Homer]] asks the [[squeaky-voiced teen]] to look up the film ''Chocolate [[Star Wars]]'', which the teen said didn't exist. |
| + | *A poster for ''[[Futurama]]'' is seen in Lackluster Video. | ||
| + | *Homer reads ''[[The Economist]]'', a real news magazine. | ||
*[[Eeymore]] is an obvious parody of {{W|Eeyore}}, the fictional donkey on ''{{W|Winnie the Pooh}}''. | *[[Eeymore]] is an obvious parody of {{W|Eeyore}}, the fictional donkey on ''{{W|Winnie the Pooh}}''. | ||
*[[Viza]] is a parody of {{W|Visa Inc.|Visa}}, a payment company. | *[[Viza]] is a parody of {{W|Visa Inc.|Visa}}, a payment company. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title parodies the film Catch Me if You Can, along with the musical montage.
- Lackluster Video is a parody of Blockbuster LLC.
- Outside Lackluster Video a poster said that if the movie doesn't star Sandra Bullock, your rental is free.
- When Bart sneaked into the adult section at the Lackluster Video he saw they had a section with "Unfunny Woody Allen".
- References in the films for rent:
- Love Story is a real film, starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw.
- Jerk-Cules is a parody of Hercules.
- President Black Guy is a reference to the fact that at the time, there had never been a black president. This changed in 2008 when Barack Obama secured the presidency.
- Sea Triscuit is a parody of racehorse Seabiscuit and a reference to the Triscuit brand of snack crackers.
- When Harry Became Sally is a parody of When Harry Met Sally....
- Homer asks the squeaky-voiced teen to look up the film Chocolate Star Wars, which the teen said didn't exist.
- A poster for Futurama is seen in Lackluster Video.
- Homer reads The Economist, a real news magazine.
- Eeymore is an obvious parody of Eeyore, the fictional donkey on Winnie the Pooh.
- Viza is a parody of Visa, a payment company.
- When the Canadian rescue boat calls the Americans "Shatner-stealing Mexico touchers", it is referring to the fact that William Shatner is Canadian, but achieved fame through work in America. "Mexico-touching" refers to America's common border with Mexico.
Continuity
- Some of the people at Tyrone's birthday are some of the Simpsons from "Lisa the Simpson", including Dr. Simpson.
Goofs
- When the car stops at Miami Beach, the sound of the car screeching is slightly out-of-sync.
- After Bart lies to Marge about Lisa making him switch the channel, Lisa's necklace turns red when the scene zooms in on her.
