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== Cultural references ==
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*The episode title is a pun on the {{W2|How the West Was Won|film|film}} and {{W2|How the West Was Won|TV series|TV series}} ''How the West Was Won''.
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*The [[Sitcom parodies couch gag|couch gag]] parodies the sets of various sitcoms: ''[[The Honeymooners]]'', ''{{W|The Dick Van Dyke Show}}'', ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', and ''[[Cheers]]''.
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*When [[Bart]], [[Nelson]], [[Jimbo]], [[Kearney]], [[Dolph]], and [[Ralph]] go to the "helicopter," "{{W|Gonna Fly Now}}," the theme song from ''Rocky'', plays.
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*Homer's premonition of the massive accident in his house is similar to the premonitions seen in the ''{{W2|Final Destination|series}}'' franchise.
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*At the end, when [[Principal Skinner]] says dancing is allowed again, everyone starts dancing to the song "{{W2|Footloose|song}}" from the 1984 film ''{{W2|Footloose|1984 film}}''.
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*When Ralph plays with the rat, he thinks that the rat is [[Elmo]] from ''Sesame Street''.
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== Trivia ==
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*When [[Bart]] skateboards over [[Barney]] during the [[opening sequence]], Barney says "Hey!" instead of belching.
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== Continuity ==
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*According to [[Homer]], the entire series of scenes showing him getting hurt took place over a week. This is odd, considering that one of the flashbacks was from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]". This could, however, be a sign that Homer is not good at keeping track of time—or reality, since the Treehouse of Horror flashback is non-canon. Most of the flashbacks are clips from previous episodes:
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*"[[Homer at the Bat]]"
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*"[[Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]"
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*"[[Deep Space Homer]]"
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*"[[Bart Gets an Elephant]]"
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*"[[Homer Badman]]"
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*"[[King-Size Homer]]"
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*"[[Two Bad Neighbors]]"
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*"[[Homerpalooza]]"
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*"[[A Milhouse Divided]]"
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*"[[The Homer They Fall]]"
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*"[[Homer to the Max]]"
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*"[[Faith Off]]"
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*"[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]"
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*"[[Tennis the Menace]]"
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*"[[Bye, Bye, Nerdie]]"
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*"[[Simpson Safari]]"
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*"[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]"
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*"[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]"
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*"[[Helter Shelter]]"
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*"[[Pray Anything]]"
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*"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"
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*"[[Brake My Wife, Please]]"
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*"[[Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays]]"
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*"[[Blame It on Lisa]]"
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*"[[Lost Our Lisa]]"
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*"[[Lard of the Dance]]"
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*"[[Trilogy of Error]]"
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*"[[Million-Dollar Abie]]"
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*"[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]"
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*"[[Dumbbell Indemnity]]"
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*"[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]"
 
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== Cultural references ==
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== Goofs ==
*When [[Bart]], [[Nelson]], [[Jimbo]], [[Kearney]], [[Dolph]], and [[Ralph]] go to the "helicopter", [[Wikipedia: Gonna Fly Now|Gonna Fly Now]], the theme from ''Rocky'', plays.
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*People were already staring at Lisa before she screamed.
*There is also a [[Wikipedia: Kid vs. Kat|Kid vs. Kat]] episode called How the Test Was Won.
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*In one scene, Lisa is shown sitting next to Milhouse; however, in an earlier scene, she is shown sitting at the edge of the table.
*According to [[Homer]] the entire series took place over a week. Odd, considering he had a flashback involved [[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]. This could, however, be a sign that Homer is not good at keeping track of time.  
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*In Marge's meeting scene, when it is just seconds to 3 o'clock, Homer doesn't have anything around his hands. When he confronts Mr. Burns and says, "Oh, Mr. Burns!", he has a watch. Then, he doesn't.
*When Homer mentions that if they let one injury happen, they'll end up in the Poorhouse, Marge corrects him with "you mean 'back to the poorhouse'", which was a reference to the events of [[No Loan Again, Naturally]].
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Latest revision as of 18:55, November 21, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 20 Episode References
430 "Take My Life, Please"
431
"How the Test Was Won"
"No Loan Again, Naturally" 432


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

  • According to Homer, the entire series of scenes showing him getting hurt took place over a week. This is odd, considering that one of the flashbacks was from "Treehouse of Horror XIII". This could, however, be a sign that Homer is not good at keeping track of time—or reality, since the Treehouse of Horror flashback is non-canon. Most of the flashbacks are clips from previous episodes:

Goofs[edit]

  • People were already staring at Lisa before she screamed.
  • In one scene, Lisa is shown sitting next to Milhouse; however, in an earlier scene, she is shown sitting at the edge of the table.
  • In Marge's meeting scene, when it is just seconds to 3 o'clock, Homer doesn't have anything around his hands. When he confronts Mr. Burns and says, "Oh, Mr. Burns!", he has a watch. Then, he doesn't.
Season 20 References
Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes Lost Verizon Double, Double, Boy in Trouble Treehouse of Horror XIX Dangerous Curves Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words MyPods and Boomsticks The Burns and the Bees Lisa the Drama Queen Take My Life, Please How the Test Was Won No Loan Again, Naturally Gone Maggie Gone In the Name of the Grandfather Wedding for Disaster Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly Father Knows Worst Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh Four Great Women and a Manicure Coming to Homerica