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+ | == Cultural references == | ||
+ | *The title is a pun on The Eagles' song "{{W|Life in the Fast Lane}}". The initial title ("Bjorn To Be Wild") was meant to be a play on Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild". | ||
+ | *The scene near the end parodies the film "''{{W|An Officer and a Gentleman}}''" and contains the same music. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | *The original title of this episode was "Bjórn to Be Wild". This is because it called for Albert Brooks to voice | + | *As with "[[Bart the General]]", the [[opening sequence]] was shortened due to the length of the episode. This means this episode has no [[chalkboard gag]] and [[couch gag]]. |
− | * The | + | *The original title of this episode was "Bjórn to Be Wild". This is because it called for Albert Brooks to voice Bjórn, a Swedish tennis instructor, but Matt Groening thought it would be better to make Brooks' character French. |
− | *Albert Brooks is credited under the name "A. Brooks" in this episode, as with all his other appearances on The Simpsons. | + | *The moon is seen to have three craters on it, much like a bowling ball when Jacques is dropping Marge off. |
− | *Marge's | + | *[[Jacques]] takes [[Marge]] to Shorty's Coffee Shop for brunch. |
− | * | + | *Albert Brooks is credited under the name "A. Brooks" in this episode, as with all his other appearances on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. |
− | + | *Marge's shoe size is 13 AA. | |
− | + | *Matt Groening once stated that this episode was his favorite. His actual favorite is "[[Bart the Daredevil]]". | |
− | + | *Jacques appears again in The Simpsons' seventh season episode "[[Team Homer]]" and makes a brief cameo as a bowler in the past in "[[And Maggie Makes Three]]". He also appears in the "[[Do the Bartman]]" music video dancing with various women. | |
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− | *Jacques appears again in The | + | == Goofs == |
− | *If Marge is | + | [[File:Marge white pearls.png|thumb|Marge with white pearls]] |
− | {{Season 1 R}} | + | *In the scene where Marge is next to Homer at work, the pink big line on the top of his tie flips to the opposite side for a split second, and then flips back to normal. |
− | [[Category: | + | *If Marge is thirty-four, this would mean she gave birth to [[Bart]], now ten, when she was twenty-four. This is inconsistent with most flashbacks to [[Homer]] and Marge's earlier lives. |
+ | *The filling of Homer's sandwich changes from green to purple. | ||
+ | *Depending on the scene, the label of the French Perfume bottle changes between blue, purple, and red. | ||
+ | *When Marge is talking to Patty on the phone, Marge's pearls are white instead of red. | ||
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+ | {{Season 1|R}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Trivia]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Goofs]] |
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Cultural references[edit]
- The title is a pun on The Eagles' song "Life in the Fast Lane". The initial title ("Bjorn To Be Wild") was meant to be a play on Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild".
- The scene near the end parodies the film "An Officer and a Gentleman" and contains the same music.
Trivia[edit]
- As with "Bart the General", the opening sequence was shortened due to the length of the episode. This means this episode has no chalkboard gag and couch gag.
- The original title of this episode was "Bjórn to Be Wild". This is because it called for Albert Brooks to voice Bjórn, a Swedish tennis instructor, but Matt Groening thought it would be better to make Brooks' character French.
- The moon is seen to have three craters on it, much like a bowling ball when Jacques is dropping Marge off.
- Jacques takes Marge to Shorty's Coffee Shop for brunch.
- Albert Brooks is credited under the name "A. Brooks" in this episode, as with all his other appearances on The Simpsons.
- Marge's shoe size is 13 AA.
- Matt Groening once stated that this episode was his favorite. His actual favorite is "Bart the Daredevil".
- Jacques appears again in The Simpsons' seventh season episode "Team Homer" and makes a brief cameo as a bowler in the past in "And Maggie Makes Three". He also appears in the "Do the Bartman" music video dancing with various women.
Goofs[edit]
- In the scene where Marge is next to Homer at work, the pink big line on the top of his tie flips to the opposite side for a split second, and then flips back to normal.
- If Marge is thirty-four, this would mean she gave birth to Bart, now ten, when she was twenty-four. This is inconsistent with most flashbacks to Homer and Marge's earlier lives.
- The filling of Homer's sandwich changes from green to purple.
- Depending on the scene, the label of the French Perfume bottle changes between blue, purple, and red.
- When Marge is talking to Patty on the phone, Marge's pearls are white instead of red.