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*The title of the episode is a reference to the phrase "[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20away%20from%20home Home away from home]". | *The title of the episode is a reference to the phrase "[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20away%20from%20home Home away from home]". | ||
*[[Lisa]] listens to ''[[Verbal Tea]]'' on the Nationwide Public Radio. This show and its opening tune parody the American news program ''{{W|All Things Considered}}'' from the National Public Radio (NPR). | *[[Lisa]] listens to ''[[Verbal Tea]]'' on the Nationwide Public Radio. This show and its opening tune parody the American news program ''{{W|All Things Considered}}'' from the National Public Radio (NPR). | ||
| − | **American comedian {{W|David Sedaris}} participated in the radio program where he made fun of {{ | + | **American comedian {{W|David Sedaris}} participated in the radio program where he made fun of {{W|prison overcrowding in the United States}}. |
*When Lisa told the family she won tickets for a movie, [[Homer]] is enthusiastic and compares himself to film critic [[Roger Ebert]]. | *When Lisa told the family she won tickets for a movie, [[Homer]] is enthusiastic and compares himself to film critic [[Roger Ebert]]. | ||
*''Grandma Shark Week'' is a parody of ''{{W|Shark Week}}'', a shark-based program on Discovery Channel. | *''Grandma Shark Week'' is a parody of ''{{W|Shark Week}}'', a shark-based program on Discovery Channel. | ||
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*[[Katja]] tells Ned he rhymes like "Snoopy Dog", a reference to both [[Snoopy]] and {{W|Snoop Dogg}}. | *[[Katja]] tells Ned he rhymes like "Snoopy Dog", a reference to both [[Snoopy]] and {{W|Snoop Dogg}}. | ||
*When Homer finds [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] laughing at Katja and Vicki's performance with [[Todd]]'s picture, he wants an explanation and says that saying "[[Jimmy Fallon]]" would be a lie. | *When Homer finds [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] laughing at Katja and Vicki's performance with [[Todd]]'s picture, he wants an explanation and says that saying "[[Jimmy Fallon]]" would be a lie. | ||
| − | *[[Humbleton]], a fictional town in [[Pennsylvania]], has houses similar to those | + | *[[Humbleton]], a fictional town in [[Pennsylvania]], has houses similar to those found in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]. |
| − | **The song that plays when the Flanders family are driving to | + | **The song that plays when the Flanders family are driving to Humbleton, PA is "{{W|Lara's Theme}}" from the 1965 film ''{{W|Doctor Zhivago}}''. |
*Coach [[Clay Roberts]] resemblances {{W|Biff Tannen}}, the main antagonist in ''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise}}''. | *Coach [[Clay Roberts]] resemblances {{W|Biff Tannen}}, the main antagonist in ''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise}}''. | ||
*Clay Roberts works out to the song "{{W|(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)}}" by the {{W|Beastie Boys}}. | *Clay Roberts works out to the song "{{W|(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)}}" by the {{W|Beastie Boys}}. | ||
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**The song that is heard in this scene is "{{W2|Bad Company|song}}" by the hard rock band of {{W|Bad Company|the same name}}. | **The song that is heard in this scene is "{{W2|Bad Company|song}}" by the hard rock band of {{W|Bad Company|the same name}}. | ||
*Ned stands over a grate with wind billowing up into his moustache, spoofing the famous scene where [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s dress billows up around her over the subway grate in ''{{W|The Seven Year Itch}}''. | *Ned stands over a grate with wind billowing up into his moustache, spoofing the famous scene where [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s dress billows up around her over the subway grate in ''{{W|The Seven Year Itch}}''. | ||
| − | *On the TV program ''[[Celebrity Chop Shop]]'', [[Jason Bateman]]'s {{W|Bentley}} gets dismantled in front of a | + | *On the TV program ''[[Celebrity Chop Shop]]'', [[Jason Bateman]]'s {{W|Bentley}} gets dismantled in front of a [[Tiffany & Co.]] in [[Beverly Hills]]. |
| − | *"{{W2|Tutti Frutti|song}}" by | + | *"{{W2|Tutti Frutti|song}}" by [[Pat Boone]] is heard when Ned reads ''[[The Humbletonian]]''. |
*[[Dewey Largo]] plays "{{W2|Freeze Frame|song}}" by {{W|The J. Geils Band}} on the [[First Church of Springfield]]'s organ. | *[[Dewey Largo]] plays "{{W2|Freeze Frame|song}}" by {{W|The J. Geils Band}} on the [[First Church of Springfield]]'s organ. | ||
| − | == | + | == Trivia == |
| + | *This is the only episode in [[Season 16]] (and the first since "[[Old Yeller-Belly]]" in [[Season 14]]) to use the full version of the [[opening sequence]]. | ||
*SexySlumberParty.com is a real site registered to the show. | *SexySlumberParty.com is a real site registered to the show. | ||
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*When Bart and Milhouse are on the computer, Bart starts typing in the "Ask Jeeves" search box, but when we see a camera shot of the computer, nothing is in the search box. | *When Bart and Milhouse are on the computer, Bart starts typing in the "Ask Jeeves" search box, but when we see a camera shot of the computer, nothing is in the search box. | ||
**He may have just been typing in the URL. | **He may have just been typing in the URL. | ||
| − | *When the men are cheering for {{ap|Vicki|Home Away from Homer}} and [[Katja]], there are two [[Herman]]s and two [[Old Jewish | + | *When the men are cheering for {{ap|Vicki|Home Away from Homer}} and [[Katja]], there are two [[Herman]]s and two [[Old Jewish man]]s visible. Also, [[Comic Book Guy]] has [[Sanjay]]'s colors. |
**Additionally, the two Hermans both have black hair. | **Additionally, the two Hermans both have black hair. | ||
*When Ned says "All I got was soggy bread", [[Krusty]]'s head is yellow. | *When Ned says "All I got was soggy bread", [[Krusty]]'s head is yellow. | ||
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| − | File:2ofthemm.png|Two Old Jewish | + | File:2ofthemm.png|Two Old Jewish mans and Hermans |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The title of the episode is a reference to the phrase "Home away from home".
- Lisa listens to Verbal Tea on the Nationwide Public Radio. This show and its opening tune parody the American news program All Things Considered from the National Public Radio (NPR).
- American comedian David Sedaris participated in the radio program where he made fun of prison overcrowding in the United States.
- When Lisa told the family she won tickets for a movie, Homer is enthusiastic and compares himself to film critic Roger Ebert.
- Grandma Shark Week is a parody of Shark Week, a shark-based program on Discovery Channel.
- Ghostface identity from Scream appears on television when Homer is trying to find a replacement for a babysitter for Maggie.
- At Limited Appeal Theater, one of the films being played is Oppenheimer's Elevator, which is a reference to J. Robert Oppenheimer, who led the research team that made the first atomic bomb.
- The 'Humble figurines' are parodies of Hummel figurines.
- Ned got the figure "Summer Dreamin'" from Parade, an American weekly magazine oriented to conservative readers.
- "Ned and breakfast" is a play-on bed and breakfast.
- Katja tells Ned he rhymes like "Snoopy Dog", a reference to both Snoopy and Snoop Dogg.
- When Homer finds Bart and Milhouse laughing at Katja and Vicki's performance with Todd's picture, he wants an explanation and says that saying "Jimmy Fallon" would be a lie.
- Humbleton, a fictional town in Pennsylvania, has houses similar to those found in Bavaria, Germany.
- The song that plays when the Flanders family are driving to Humbleton, PA is "Lara's Theme" from the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago.
- Coach Clay Roberts resemblances Biff Tannen, the main antagonist in Back to the Future.
- Clay Roberts works out to the song "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)" by the Beastie Boys.
- One of the "humbletonians" mentions Pixy Stix when greeting Ned.
- Ned bursts into the ornament factory with a scarf covering his mustache in the same manner as Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) does in the 1968 British drama film if.....
- The song that is heard in this scene is "Bad Company" by the hard rock band of the same name.
- Ned stands over a grate with wind billowing up into his moustache, spoofing the famous scene where Marilyn Monroe's dress billows up around her over the subway grate in The Seven Year Itch.
- On the TV program Celebrity Chop Shop, Jason Bateman's Bentley gets dismantled in front of a Tiffany & Co. in Beverly Hills.
- "Tutti Frutti" by Pat Boone is heard when Ned reads The Humbletonian.
- Dewey Largo plays "Freeze Frame" by The J. Geils Band on the First Church of Springfield's organ.
Trivia[edit]
- This is the only episode in Season 16 (and the first since "Old Yeller-Belly" in Season 14) to use the full version of the opening sequence.
- SexySlumberParty.com is a real site registered to the show.
Goofs[edit]
- When Bart and Milhouse are on the computer, Bart starts typing in the "Ask Jeeves" search box, but when we see a camera shot of the computer, nothing is in the search box.
- He may have just been typing in the URL.
- When the men are cheering for Vicki and Katja, there are two Hermans and two Old Jewish mans visible. Also, Comic Book Guy has Sanjay's colors.
- Additionally, the two Hermans both have black hair.
- When Ned says "All I got was soggy bread", Krusty's head is yellow.
- In the church scene, Ruth Powers appears twice; Sarah Wiggum is shown, but there is no sign of her husband or son; and a Ned Flanders-lookalike (without sweater) is also seen in the last pew next to the wall.
Church errors
Two Old Jewish mans and Hermans
