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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The episode's name is a play on the classic maritime novel and war film ''{{W|The Caine Mutiny}}''. | *The episode's name is a play on the classic maritime novel and war film ''{{W|The Caine Mutiny}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Homer]] gets an edition of {{W|CARtoons Magazine}} and its cover is done in the style of {{W|Ed "Big Daddy" Roth}}. | ||
| + | *On the mail, the Simpsons receive a rejection letter from ''[[The New Yorker]]'' subscription department. | ||
| + | [[File:Polly.png|250px|thumb|The dead parrot {{Ap|Polly|The Canine Mutiny}} parodies the "{{W|Dead Parrot sketch}}" in ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''' episode "Full Frontal Nudity"]] | ||
| + | *Bart answers the phone in bed similar to [[Jay Sherman]] in ''{{W|The Critic}}''. | ||
| + | *The comic ''[[Zoidzilla]]'' is a parody of ''[[Godzilla]]''. | ||
| + | *According to [[Comic Book Guy]], on Volume II of ''[[The Radioactive Man Collection]]'', {{Ch|Radioactive Man}} travels back in time to defeat [[Jesse Owens]] in the {{W|1936 Summer Olympics}}. American athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the sprint and long jump events, and became the most successful athlete to compete in [[Berlin]]. | ||
| + | *"{{W|You Really Got Me}}" by [[The Kinks]] is heard on the frying pan radio. | ||
| + | *The dog [[Laddie]] is a riff on [[Lassie]]'s name, appearance and uncanny intelligence. | ||
| + | *[[Lisa]] mentions {{W|Pep Boys}} and {{W|Beverly Sills}}. | ||
| + | *The design of the [[Repo Depot]] is based very loosely on the repossession agency from the 1984 film ''{{W2|Repo Man|film}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Mr. Burns]] suggests Laddie was in {{W|Skull and Bones}}, an elite secret society at [[Yale University]]. | ||
| + | *[[Mr. Mitchell]] has a dead parrot, {{Ap|Polly|The Canine Mutiny}}, that he believes to be still alive. This is a parody of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''' episode "Full Frontal Nudity" (specifically the "{{W|Dead Parrot sketch}}") where Mr Praline ({{W|John Cleese}}) attempts to return his dead Norwegian Blue parrot, also named Polly, to the shopkeeper ({{W|Michael Palin}}). | ||
*''{{W|Jamming}}'' by {{W|Bob Marley}} plays at the end of the episode and during the closing credits. | *''{{W|Jamming}}'' by {{W|Bob Marley}} plays at the end of the episode and during the closing credits. | ||
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| + | *This is the only episode showrun by [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] to use a full opening theme. | ||
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*After [[Maggie]] has oatmeal dumped on her head and Homer puts her back in the high chair, the oatmeal is gone. | *After [[Maggie]] has oatmeal dumped on her head and Homer puts her back in the high chair, the oatmeal is gone. | ||
*[[Chief Wiggum]] kicks down the blind man's door. But when the shot moves to outside the house as the other officers arrive the door is back in place, and merely opened. | *[[Chief Wiggum]] kicks down the blind man's door. But when the shot moves to outside the house as the other officers arrive the door is back in place, and merely opened. | ||
| − | *At the heroic dog scene, Laddie is not wearing a collar, however when he receives the medal he is wearing it. | + | *At the heroic dog scene, Laddie is not wearing a collar, however when he receives the medal he is wearing it. |
*The fence at the blind man's house is gray in close-ups but black in other shots. | *The fence at the blind man's house is gray in close-ups but black in other shots. | ||
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Contents
Cultural references[edit]
- The episode's name is a play on the classic maritime novel and war film The Caine Mutiny.
- Homer gets an edition of CARtoons Magazine and its cover is done in the style of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.
- On the mail, the Simpsons receive a rejection letter from The New Yorker subscription department.
The dead parrot Polly parodies the "Dead Parrot sketch" in Monty Python's Flying Circus' episode "Full Frontal Nudity"
- Bart answers the phone in bed similar to Jay Sherman in The Critic.
- The comic Zoidzilla is a parody of Godzilla.
- According to Comic Book Guy, on Volume II of The Radioactive Man Collection, Radioactive Man travels back in time to defeat Jesse Owens in the 1936 Summer Olympics. American athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the sprint and long jump events, and became the most successful athlete to compete in Berlin.
- "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks is heard on the frying pan radio.
- The dog Laddie is a riff on Lassie's name, appearance and uncanny intelligence.
- Lisa mentions Pep Boys and Beverly Sills.
- The design of the Repo Depot is based very loosely on the repossession agency from the 1984 film Repo Man.
- Mr. Burns suggests Laddie was in Skull and Bones, an elite secret society at Yale University.
- Mr. Mitchell has a dead parrot, Polly, that he believes to be still alive. This is a parody of Monty Python's Flying Circus' episode "Full Frontal Nudity" (specifically the "Dead Parrot sketch") where Mr Praline (John Cleese) attempts to return his dead Norwegian Blue parrot, also named Polly, to the shopkeeper (Michael Palin).
- Jamming by Bob Marley plays at the end of the episode and during the closing credits.
Trivia[edit]
- This is the only episode showrun by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein to use a full opening theme.
Continuity[edit]
- Zebra Girl later appears in "King of the Hill" and Shopping for School Supplies the Bart Simpson Way!.
Goofs[edit]
- As Bart looks through the junk mail, his sleeve grows longer in the middle of the scene so that it goes beyond where his other arm overlaps.
- When Fat Tony, Legs and Louie dump something rolled up in a rug into a hole, and Legs says to Bart "We didn't see nothin' if you didn't see nothin'", he has Louie's voice.
- A brown section of Kent Brockman's dog's fur briefly is colored white.
- After Maggie has oatmeal dumped on her head and Homer puts her back in the high chair, the oatmeal is gone.
- Chief Wiggum kicks down the blind man's door. But when the shot moves to outside the house as the other officers arrive the door is back in place, and merely opened.
- At the heroic dog scene, Laddie is not wearing a collar, however when he receives the medal he is wearing it.
- The fence at the blind man's house is gray in close-ups but black in other shots.
