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*Apu's sandcastle is a very detailed replica of India's famous [[Taj Mahal]]. | *Apu's sandcastle is a very detailed replica of India's famous [[Taj Mahal]]. | ||
*Homer's dream is a spoof of {{W|Hanna-Barbera's}} [[Yogi Bear]]. When he falls asleep again he starts thinking he is [[Magilla Gorilla]]. | *Homer's dream is a spoof of {{W|Hanna-Barbera's}} [[Yogi Bear]]. When he falls asleep again he starts thinking he is [[Magilla Gorilla]]. | ||
| − | *Homer angrily addresses Ron Howard as "Potsie" (a ''{{W|Happy Days}}'' character) and "Horshack" (a character from ''{{W|Welcome Back, Kotter}}''). | + | *Homer angrily addresses {{ch|Ron Howard}} as "Potsie" (a ''{{W|Happy Days}}'' character) and "Horshack" (a character from ''{{W|Welcome Back, Kotter}}''). |
*The ripples in the pink lemonade when the crowd of people come is a reference to ''{{W|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}''. | *The ripples in the pink lemonade when the crowd of people come is a reference to ''{{W|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}''. | ||
*Homer's movie script, ''[[The Terminizor: An Erotic Thriller]]'', is an obvious reference to ''[[Terminator]]''. | *Homer's movie script, ''[[The Terminizor: An Erotic Thriller]]'', is an obvious reference to ''[[Terminator]]''. | ||
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*In one scene, Homer prank calls the "old lady from ''{{w|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}''" (actually actress {{W|Gloria Stuart}}) to tell her she stinks. | *In one scene, Homer prank calls the "old lady from ''{{w|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}''" (actually actress {{W|Gloria Stuart}}) to tell her she stinks. | ||
**A ''Titanic'' movie poster is seen in the [[20th Century Fox]] executive's office as {{ch|Ron Howard}} pitches film scripts to the exec. | **A ''Titanic'' movie poster is seen in the [[20th Century Fox]] executive's office as {{ch|Ron Howard}} pitches film scripts to the exec. | ||
| − | *Homer ranted about never seeing {{W|Ray Bolger}}. In actuality, Bolger died in 1987, more than ten years prior to this episode's debut. He also references {{w|Barbra Streisand}}. | + | *Homer ranted about never seeing {{W|Ray Bolger}}. In actuality, Bolger died in 1987, more than ten years prior to this episode's debut. He also references {{w|Barbra Streisand}}. |
| + | *At the end of the episode, Ron Howard successfully pitches the ''Terminizor'' script to a Hollywood executive. The ''Happy Days'' theme song plays as the closing credits begin to roll. | ||
== Goofs == | == Goofs == | ||
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Trivia
- When Kim and Alec are packing up their stuff, one of the boxes is labeled Kim's Oscar.
- When Alec Baldwin jumps on Homer's car- he has no watch- even when he says: "I've made it!" he has no watch- then seconds later the watch appears on his right hand.
- The judge told Homer he was forbidden to come within 500 miles of any celebrity dead or alive but however, Homer would be near several celebrity's in future episodes like Ron Howard again, Mel Gibson, Gary Coleman & Carmen Electra.
- The episode includes a sign saying "20th Century Fox: A Division of Walt Disney Co". This would come true 21 years later, in March 2019, where Disney acquired the rights to a majority of 21st Century Fox's assets including 20th Century Fox.
Cultural references
- This episode's title is a reference to "When You Wish upon a Star".
- Homer's rant about deceased celebrities "appearing in commercials dancing with vacuum cleaners" is a reference to a 1997 TV advertisement that depicted the late Fred Astaire dancing with a Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner.
- Apu's sandcastle is a very detailed replica of India's famous Taj Mahal.
- Homer's dream is a spoof of Hanna-Barbera's Yogi Bear. When he falls asleep again he starts thinking he is Magilla Gorilla.
- Homer angrily addresses Ron Howard as "Potsie" (a Happy Days character) and "Horshack" (a character from Welcome Back, Kotter).
- The ripples in the pink lemonade when the crowd of people come is a reference to Jurassic Park.
- Homer's movie script, The Terminizor: An Erotic Thriller, is an obvious reference to Terminator.
- The drawing of the time machine in Homer's script features a component that looks like the flux capacitor from the DeLorean in the Back to the Future movie series.
- Homer invents a cocktail called The Lawnmower, which is vodka and wheat grass juice.
- When Homer lands on top of Alec Baldwin, he mistakes him for his brother William.
- When Springfield shows up to see Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, Comic Book Guy mentions the caterpillar drive from The Hunt for Red October, and says that he has come up with a list of technical errors he thinks Baldwin would enjoy to discuss.
- In one scene, Homer prank calls the "old lady from Titanic" (actually actress Gloria Stuart) to tell her she stinks.
- A Titanic movie poster is seen in the 20th Century Fox executive's office as Ron Howard pitches film scripts to the exec.
- Homer ranted about never seeing Ray Bolger. In actuality, Bolger died in 1987, more than ten years prior to this episode's debut. He also references Barbra Streisand.
- At the end of the episode, Ron Howard successfully pitches the Terminizor script to a Hollywood executive. The Happy Days theme song plays as the closing credits begin to roll.
Goofs
- During the judgement, Bart's head disappear for a few seconds.
