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*When the Pin Pals reunite, "{{W|The Boys Are Back in Town}}" by {{W|Thin Lizzy}} plays. | *When the Pin Pals reunite, "{{W|The Boys Are Back in Town}}" by {{W|Thin Lizzy}} plays. | ||
*The Bowlers Wears Prada is a reference to ''{{w|The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada}}''. | *The Bowlers Wears Prada is a reference to ''{{w|The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada}}''. | ||
| − | *[[Moe]] mentions he stopped watching the {{w|Oscar}}s as soon as ''{{w|La La Land (film)|La La Land}}'' was announced as Best Picture | + | *[[Moe]] mentions he stopped watching the {{w|Oscar}}s as soon as ''{{w|La La Land (film)|La La Land}}'' was announced as Best Picture, indicating he missed seeing all the commotion attendant on the revelation that the Best Picture award was actually won by {{w|Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight}}. |
*The ape climbing the Bowling in the lanes is a reference to ''[[King Kong]]''. | *The ape climbing the Bowling in the lanes is a reference to ''[[King Kong]]''. | ||
*[[Barney]] mentions that Moe's sister looked like [[Jennifer Lawrence]] and all images of her said {{W|Getty Images}} on them. | *[[Barney]] mentions that Moe's sister looked like [[Jennifer Lawrence]] and all images of her said {{W|Getty Images}} on them. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the film Singin' in the Rain.
- Among the people Mr. Burns wanted to invite to the baseball joust are:
- Homer mentions Billy Crystal's doctor.
- Moe's Tavern's jukebox starts playing Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping" when Barney slips down from it.
- The Kingpins are a reference to Kingpin.
- Reynolds claims to be the model for The Wolf of Wall Street.
- One of the Fund Bunch bowlers claims to be the model for American Psycho.
- When the Pin Pals reunite, "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy plays.
- The Bowlers Wears Prada is a reference to The Devil Wears Prada.
- Moe mentions he stopped watching the Oscars as soon as La La Land was announced as Best Picture, indicating he missed seeing all the commotion attendant on the revelation that the Best Picture award was actually won by Moonlight.
- The ape climbing the Bowling in the lanes is a reference to King Kong.
- Barney mentions that Moe's sister looked like Jennifer Lawrence and all images of her said Getty Images on them.
- Thoroughbred's choice is a reference to The Thoroughbred Corp..
- Barney imitates Chewbacca from Star Wars.
- The Hateful 8-Year-Old is a reference to The Hateful Eight by Quentin Tarantino, also referenced on the sign.
- The Song that plays in this part is "Little Green Bag" by George Baker Selection, which was used in the Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs.
- One of the Fund Bunch does the Whilhelm Scream.
- Lenny breaks the fourth wall saying "This episode has a lot of music".
Continuity
- The Pin Pals return.
- Homer and Moe are the only ones left from the originals:
- Otto was replaced by Mr. Burns ("Team Homer")
- Mr. Burns was replaced by Dan Gillick ("Penny-Wiseguys")
- Dan Gillick and Apu were replaced in this episode.
- Homer and Moe are the only ones left from the originals:
- Amongst Selma's exes are: Fat Tony ("The Real Housewives of Fat Tony"), Sideshow Bob ("Black Widower") and Disco Stu ("There's Something About Marrying").
- Señor Ding Dong appears. ("Maximum Homerdrive")
- Among the Are they real? are The Grumple ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II"), the Leprechaun ("This Little Wiggy") and Cheesy McMayor ("E Pluribus Wiggum").
- The Holy Rollers appear. ("Team Homer")
- Plopper climbs the Bowling in the Lanes building by doing the thing Spider-Pig should not be able to do: swinging from a web ("He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs").
Trivia
- For the first time since the new opening sequence, Marge is concerned of Maggie's disappearance from the cart, and sighing in relief upon finding her in the bag.
