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| − | == | + | == Cultural references == |
| − | *The title of the episode refers to an earlier Simpsons episode: "[[Bart Gets an F]]". | + | *The title of the episode refers to an earlier Simpsons episode from the same season: "[[Bart Gets an "F"]]". |
| − | + | *[[Dr. Hibbert]]'s look, family members, and his kitchen design are parodies of ''[[The Cosby Show]]''. | |
| + | [[File:1929.png|250px|thumb|A graph with the year 1929 references the {{W|Wall Street Crash of 1929}}, an event that led to the {{W|Great Depression}}]] | ||
| + | *On the [[Bouvier family quilt]]: | ||
| + | **A woman riding a horse and aiming at a buffalo references folk heroine {{W|Annie Oakley}}. | ||
| + | **One of the patches resemblances the famous photograph ''{{W|The Falling Soldier}}'' taken by {{W|Robert Capa}} in 1936. | ||
| + | **A graph with the year 1929 references the {{W|Wall Street Crash of 1929}}, which led to the {{W|Great Depression}}. | ||
| + | **[[Marge]]'s patch is a {{W|yin and yang}} symbol with the phrase "Keep On Truckin'". This is a reference to the one-page cartoon ''{{W2|Keep On Truckin'|comics}}'' by {{W|Robert Crumb}} which was much displayed and imitated during the hippie era. | ||
| + | *On ''[[The Joe Franklin Show]]'' [[Krusty]] talks with American radio and television host personality [[Joe Franklin]]. | ||
| + | *A similar music to that of ''{{W|Friday the 13th|1980 film}}'' is heard when [[Santa's Little Helper]] eats [[Homer]]'s cookie. | ||
| + | *[[Lisa]] and Marge touching their sewing fingers together, and the music playing as they do so is a reference to ''{{W|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial}}''. | ||
| + | *The ''{{ap|Jaws|film}}'' background music plays when showing the view from Santa's Little Helper's point of view when he destroys the quilt. | ||
| + | *Miss [[Emily Winthrop]] tempted Santa's Little Helper with a {{W|Beef Wellington}}, a steak dish of English origin. | ||
| + | *Emily says "Heavens to {{W|Murgatroyd}}!", a phrase that was popularized by the {{W|Hanna-Barbera}} cartoon character [[Snagglepuss]]. | ||
| + | *The on-screen descriptions of what happened to the dogs after they passed their tests parody the comedy film ''{{W|National Lampoon's Animal House}}''. | ||
| − | *In [[Stop, | + | == Trivia == |
| − | [[Category: | + | *[[Dan Castellaneta]] voices [[Troy McClure]] in this episode rather than [[Phil Hartman]]. |
| + | *Lisa is wearing her teal nightgown for almost the entire episode. However, she is seen wearing her usual red dress with her necklace when she is cured of the mumps. | ||
| + | *Lisa doesn't wear her necklace either in this episode. | ||
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| + | == Continuity == | ||
| + | *In [[Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!|one episode]], [[Santa's Little Helper|Bart's dog]] does bite [[Bart|his owner]] and [[Homer]] doesn't care. | ||
| + | *[[Kent Brockman]] reports that [[Ms. Botz]] has escaped [[Some Enchanted Evening|from prison]]. | ||
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| + | == Goofs == | ||
| + | *When Ned shows Homer his new shoes, his glasses are present in some shots and missing in others. | ||
| + | *In the first scene at the obedience school, [[Emily Winthrop]] (speaking in a generic English accent) angrily denounces those who use dog training methods of which she disapproves as "bloody twits". In authentic British English, the term "twit" is nearly always used in a joking of half-joking manner; even when hostile, it's still quite a mild term, not the strong one depicted here. | ||
| + | *As Bart is attempting to train Santa's Little Helper near the end, he unwittingly tells the dog to sit, which he does. However, due to muscle flexibility, greyhounds that have been raced at some point in their life cannot physically sit. | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The title of the episode refers to an earlier Simpsons episode from the same season: "Bart Gets an "F"".
- Dr. Hibbert's look, family members, and his kitchen design are parodies of The Cosby Show.
A graph with the year 1929 references the Wall Street Crash of 1929, an event that led to the Great Depression
- On the Bouvier family quilt:
- A woman riding a horse and aiming at a buffalo references folk heroine Annie Oakley.
- One of the patches resemblances the famous photograph The Falling Soldier taken by Robert Capa in 1936.
- A graph with the year 1929 references the Wall Street Crash of 1929, which led to the Great Depression.
- Marge's patch is a yin and yang symbol with the phrase "Keep On Truckin'". This is a reference to the one-page cartoon Keep On Truckin' by Robert Crumb which was much displayed and imitated during the hippie era.
- On The Joe Franklin Show Krusty talks with American radio and television host personality Joe Franklin.
- A similar music to that of 1980 film is heard when Santa's Little Helper eats Homer's cookie.
- Lisa and Marge touching their sewing fingers together, and the music playing as they do so is a reference to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
- The Jaws background music plays when showing the view from Santa's Little Helper's point of view when he destroys the quilt.
- Miss Emily Winthrop tempted Santa's Little Helper with a Beef Wellington, a steak dish of English origin.
- Emily says "Heavens to Murgatroyd!", a phrase that was popularized by the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Snagglepuss.
- The on-screen descriptions of what happened to the dogs after they passed their tests parody the comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House.
Trivia[edit]
- Dan Castellaneta voices Troy McClure in this episode rather than Phil Hartman.
- Lisa is wearing her teal nightgown for almost the entire episode. However, she is seen wearing her usual red dress with her necklace when she is cured of the mumps.
- Lisa doesn't wear her necklace either in this episode.
Continuity[edit]
- In one episode, Bart's dog does bite his owner and Homer doesn't care.
- Kent Brockman reports that Ms. Botz has escaped from prison.
Goofs[edit]
- When Ned shows Homer his new shoes, his glasses are present in some shots and missing in others.
- In the first scene at the obedience school, Emily Winthrop (speaking in a generic English accent) angrily denounces those who use dog training methods of which she disapproves as "bloody twits". In authentic British English, the term "twit" is nearly always used in a joking of half-joking manner; even when hostile, it's still quite a mild term, not the strong one depicted here.
- As Bart is attempting to train Santa's Little Helper near the end, he unwittingly tells the dog to sit, which he does. However, due to muscle flexibility, greyhounds that have been raced at some point in their life cannot physically sit.
