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| − | == Cultural | + | == Cultural references == |
| − | *The title of this episode is parody of the movie | + | *The title of this episode is parody of the movie ''{{W|Gone Baby Gone}}''. |
| − | *The scene where one of the rats helps Homer to cook a stew by pulling on his hair is a parody of the movie Ratatouille. | + | *The solar-powered diesel carries the ATSF (Atchitson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad) logo on its front. |
| − | *Homer's problem with the rat poison, the dog and Maggie is a form of the River crossing puzzle | + | *The scene where one of the rats helps [[Homer]] to cook a stew by pulling on his hair is a parody of the movie ''{{W|Ratatouille}}''. When Homer sees the rats in the kitchen he says "Rats in the kitchen? Just like that delightful movie I recorded in the theater." and Homer holds a disk with Ratatouille spelt as "Ratatooey". |
| − | **This is the Grain, Chicken, Fox puzzle which [[Cletus]] asked Homer to help him with until they were eaten and he was left with the fox. | + | *Homer's problem with the rat poison, the dog and [[Maggie]] is a form of the {{W|River crossing puzzle}}. |
| − | *The main plot of this episode spoofs National Treasure and The Da Vinci Code. | + | **This is the ''Grain, Chicken, Fox'' puzzle which [[Cletus]] asked Homer to help him with until they were eaten and he was left with the fox. |
| − | *After Benjamin Franklin cuts up the snake, it resembles his Join, or Die political cartoon. | + | *The main plot of this episode spoofs ''{{W2|National Treasure|film}}'' and ''{{W2|The Da Vinci Code|film}}''. |
| − | *Mr. Burns claims it's his eye (and his pyramid) on the dollar bill | + | *After [[Benjamin Franklin]] cuts up the snake, it resembles his ''Join, or Die'' political cartoon. |
| − | *In another reference to the Da Vinci Code, Mr. Burns calls Smithers his loyal albino servant. | + | *[[Mr. Burns]] claims it's his eye (and his pyramid) on the dollar bill |
| − | *The scene where [ | + | *In another reference to the ''Da Vinci Code'', Mr. Burns calls [[Smithers]] his loyal albino servant. |
| − | *Mr. Burns's quips | + | *The scene where [[Kent Brockman]] loses it on the air during his news segment is a parody of Bill O'Reilly losing it on {{W|Inside Edition}}. |
| − | *The scene with [ | + | *Mr. Burns's quips ''Tardy Boys'' and ''Nancy Clueless'' are references to popular children's mystery book series ''The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew''. |
| + | *The scene with [[Sister Marilyn]] parodies {{W|Marilyn Monroe}}'s famous dress-blowing scene over a subway grate in ''{{W|The Seven-Year Itch}}''. | ||
*When the sisters landed in America, they were in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and were greeted by the Phillie Phanatic. | *When the sisters landed in America, they were in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and were greeted by the Phillie Phanatic. | ||
| − | *Homer buys rat poison at "[ | + | *Homer buys rat poison at "[[Pest Bye]]", a {{W|Spoonerism}} of Best Buy. |
| − | *When Bart turns Springfield into Hell, the swirling whirlpool above the church is similar to how Hyrule Castle | + | *When [[Bart]] turns [[Springfield]] into Hell, the swirling whirlpool above the church is similar to how {{ZW|Hyrule Castle|Hyrule Castle}} turned into {{ZW|Ganon's Castle|Ganon's Castle}} after Ganon takes over in the future in [[The Legend of Zelda]] {{ZW|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}. |
| − | *When Lisa, | + | *When [[Lisa]], [[Principal Skinner]], and the [[Comic Book Guy]] are hanging on the Mr. Burn's helicopter, it is a reference to the Simpsons arcade game when the family hangs on Smithers' helicopter |
*The song the nuns are singing as Lisa enters the church is an arrangement of "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff. | *The song the nuns are singing as Lisa enters the church is an arrangement of "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff. | ||
| − | *The song played after Maggie is set on the throne is similar to "Theme from 'The Mission'" by Ennio Morricone. | + | *The song played after Maggie is set on the throne is similar to "Theme from '{{W2|The Mission|1986 film}}'" by {{W|Ennio Morricone}}. |
*At the scene where Lisa finds Principal Skinner and Comic Book Guy at the bell tower, Skinner quotes the reason why they call themselves '''The brotherhood of the Quest''' is because they use Skinner's mother's Nissan Quest Minivan, which is a real minivan sold in the US. | *At the scene where Lisa finds Principal Skinner and Comic Book Guy at the bell tower, Skinner quotes the reason why they call themselves '''The brotherhood of the Quest''' is because they use Skinner's mother's Nissan Quest Minivan, which is a real minivan sold in the US. | ||
| − | *The scene | + | *The scene with [[Snake]] stating that the gem has returned to its rightful place might refer to Snake having been an archaeologist, and thus have known of this historic treasure. |
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | *This is the first episode to have the very short version of the opening sequence in HD. | ||
| + | *It feels funny why there would be a baseball game at dawn. | ||
| + | *This episode was originally titled '''Old King Clancy''', or another episode with the production code LABF04 was produced.<ref>[http://cocatalog.loc.gov Registration number PA0001629050 in the Copyright Database]</ref> | ||
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| + | == Goofs == | ||
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| + | *In the first kitchen scene of the episode, the fridge door is opened the other way round. In the next scene it's back to normal. | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The title of this episode is parody of the movie Gone Baby Gone.
- The solar-powered diesel carries the ATSF (Atchitson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad) logo on its front.
- The scene where one of the rats helps Homer to cook a stew by pulling on his hair is a parody of the movie Ratatouille. When Homer sees the rats in the kitchen he says "Rats in the kitchen? Just like that delightful movie I recorded in the theater." and Homer holds a disk with Ratatouille spelt as "Ratatooey".
- Homer's problem with the rat poison, the dog and Maggie is a form of the River crossing puzzle.
- This is the Grain, Chicken, Fox puzzle which Cletus asked Homer to help him with until they were eaten and he was left with the fox.
- The main plot of this episode spoofs National Treasure and The Da Vinci Code.
- After Benjamin Franklin cuts up the snake, it resembles his Join, or Die political cartoon.
- Mr. Burns claims it's his eye (and his pyramid) on the dollar bill
- In another reference to the Da Vinci Code, Mr. Burns calls Smithers his loyal albino servant.
- The scene where Kent Brockman loses it on the air during his news segment is a parody of Bill O'Reilly losing it on Inside Edition.
- Mr. Burns's quips Tardy Boys and Nancy Clueless are references to popular children's mystery book series The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.
- The scene with Sister Marilyn parodies Marilyn Monroe's famous dress-blowing scene over a subway grate in The Seven-Year Itch.
- When the sisters landed in America, they were in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and were greeted by the Phillie Phanatic.
- Homer buys rat poison at "Pest Bye", a Spoonerism of Best Buy.
- When Bart turns Springfield into Hell, the swirling whirlpool above the church is similar to how Hyrule Castle turned into Ganon's Castle after Ganon takes over in the future in The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time.
- When Lisa, Principal Skinner, and the Comic Book Guy are hanging on the Mr. Burn's helicopter, it is a reference to the Simpsons arcade game when the family hangs on Smithers' helicopter
- The song the nuns are singing as Lisa enters the church is an arrangement of "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff.
- The song played after Maggie is set on the throne is similar to "Theme from 'The Mission'" by Ennio Morricone.
- At the scene where Lisa finds Principal Skinner and Comic Book Guy at the bell tower, Skinner quotes the reason why they call themselves The brotherhood of the Quest is because they use Skinner's mother's Nissan Quest Minivan, which is a real minivan sold in the US.
- The scene with Snake stating that the gem has returned to its rightful place might refer to Snake having been an archaeologist, and thus have known of this historic treasure.
Trivia[edit]
- This is the first episode to have the very short version of the opening sequence in HD.
- It feels funny why there would be a baseball game at dawn.
- This episode was originally titled Old King Clancy, or another episode with the production code LABF04 was produced.[1]
Goofs[edit]
- In the first kitchen scene of the episode, the fridge door is opened the other way round. In the next scene it's back to normal.
