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==Trivia==
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== Cultural refereneces ==
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*The music during the cat burglary at the beginning of the episode is similar to the music from ''{{W2|The Pink Panther|1963 film}}''.
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*[[Molloy]] is based on {{W|David Niven}}'s character {{W2|A. J. Raffles|character}} from the 1939 film ''{{W2|Raffles|1939 film}}''.
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*Things Molloy robbed from the people of [[Springfield]] include:
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**[[Ned]]'s Shroud of Turin beach towels. The {{W|Shroud of Turin}} is a linen cloth that shows the image of a man who has marks and physical traumas typical of a crucifixion.
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**[[Skinner]]'s Stormin' Norman commemorative plates. {{W|Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.}}, aka Stormin' Norman, was a United States Army general and important military figure during the {{W|Gulf War}}.
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*[[Homer]] bought some {{W|magic beans}} instead of an insurance, a reference to the popular English fairy tale "{{W|Jack and the Beanstalk}}".
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*The motivational poster {{W|Hang in there, Baby}} can be seen in Ned's basement.
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[[File:Homer riding a-bomb.png|250px|thumb|[[Homer]] imagines himself riding a bomb just like Major Kong ({{W|Slim Pickens}}) did in the black comedy film ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}'']]
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*The sequence when Homer imagines himself riding the bomb at [[Herman's Military Antiques]] is a parody of the 1964 black comedy film ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}'', specifically to the scene where Major Kong ({{W|Slim Pickens}}) is dropped out of a {{W|B-52}} "riding" a nuclear bomb.
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**Homer shouts "Take that Maynard G. Krebs". A reference to {{W|Maynard G. Krebs}}, the "{{W|beatnik}}" sidekick of the title character in the US sitcom ''{{W|The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis}}''.
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*When Homer uses the [[Rapmaster 2000]] megaphone to speak to the neighborhood, the kids run into the street saying "It's Hammer!" referring to rapper [[MC Hammer]], who experienced his greatest success in the late 80s and early 90s.
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*According to the street [[saxophonist]], he got his saxophone from {{W|Sears}}, the American chain of department stores.
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*[[Jimbo]] made a graffiti with the Latin expression ''{{W|Carpe diem}}''.
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*The nodding scene between Homer and Skinner outside the [[Springfield Museum]] parodies the mannerisms of Sargeant Joe Friday ({{W|Jack Webb}}) and Officer Bill Gannon ({{W|Harry Morgan}}) in the 1967 TV series ''{{W2|Dragnet|series}}''.
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**The instrumental theme "{{W2|Dragnet|theme music}}" is also heard.
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*Pictures seen on the walls of Springfield Museum include:
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**''{{W|Mona Lisa}}'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
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**''{{W2|Freedom of Speech|painting}}'' by {{W|Norman Rockwell}}.
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**''{{W|The Persistence of Memory}}'' by [[Salvador Dalí]].
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*[[Abe]] fell down at a {{W|Big Boy Restaurants|Big Boy}}, a casual dining restaurant.
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*Molloy returned [[Selma]] a lock of [[MacGyver]]'s hair.
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*The marquee at the [[Big T Theatre]], "Ice-T appearing with Booker T in concert", is a reference to rapper {{W|Ice-T}} and soul musician {{W|Booker T. Jones}}.
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*The end of the episode parodies the 1963 comedy film ''{{W|It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World}}'':
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**People from Springfield look for the treasure under a "big T", a parody of the $350,000 that were buried in Santa Rosita State Park under "a big W".
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**[[Barney]] flies in a {{W|biplane}} through a [[Duff Beer]] billboard, parodying the scene where the {{W|Twin Beech}} flies through the {{W|Coca-Cola}} billboard.
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**The scene where [[Bart]] tricks a man into driving a car into "shallow" water is an exact recreation of the scene where Otto Meyer ({{W|Phil Silvers}}) gets his car stuck in a river for trusting a kid he met on the road.
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**The "big W" can be seen behind the "big T". The digging sequence is a parody of the "The Money Is Found" scene from the film.
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**J. Russell Finch ({{W|Milton Berle}}) and "Benjy" Benjamin ({{W|Buddy Hackett}}) are seen briefly during the digging sequence.
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**An instrumental version of "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" by {{W|Ernest Gold}} is heard.
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<gallery>
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File:Barney flying through billboard.png|[[Barney]] flies through a [[Duff]] billboard, parodying the {{W|Twin Beech}} flying through the {{W|Coca-Cola}} billboard
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File:Bart tricks Otto Meyer.png|[[Bart]] tricks Otto Meyer into crossing a "shallow" river
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File:The T Tree.png|The "big W" from the film can be seen right behind the "big T"
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File:"Benjy" Benjamin and Otto Meyer.png|"Benjy" Benjamin and Otto Meyer can be seen among the people of [[Springfield]]
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</gallery>
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== Trivia ==
 
*A poster in Flanders' rumpus room reads: ''Seven days without a drink makes me weak.''
 
*A poster in Flanders' rumpus room reads: ''Seven days without a drink makes me weak.''
 
*Pictures of [[Fat Tony]] and [[Ms. Botz]] (the babysitter bandit) can be seen at the police station.
 
*Pictures of [[Fat Tony]] and [[Ms. Botz]] (the babysitter bandit) can be seen at the police station.
  
==Cultural refereneces==
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== Goofs ==
*The race scene at the end of the episode parodies ''{{w|It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World}}'', various characters from the movie appear, including {{w|Phil Silvers}}, who Bart tricks into driving his car into a river.
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*When Homer is on the news talk-show, he puts his hand on his chest and the opening of his shirt appears over the back of his hand.
*Homer imagines himself riding the bomb, in a parody of ''{{w|Dr. Strangelove}}''.
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*742 Evergreen Terrace would eventually be the address for the Simpson house and in this episode Chief Wiggum says the Simpsons' address is 723 Evergreen Terrace.
*The music during the cat burglary at the start is similar to music from ''{{w|The Pink Panther (1963 film)|The Pink Panther}}''.
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*When Nelson calls on the phone to harass Bart about his stamp collection, the close-captions miscredit the line to Milhouse.
*The scene between [[Homer]] and [[Skinner]] outside the museum references ''{{w|Dragnet (series)|Dragnet}}''.
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*When Chief Wiggum opens the suitcase, no sound of opening the suitcase is heard. That's because the sound of the suitcase opening can be heard a second beforehand.
*[[Malloy]] is based on {{w|David Niven}}'s character A. J. Raffles from the film ''{{w|Raffles (1939 film)|Raffles}}''.
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*The man who drowned in the river appears at [[Big T Tree|the T-shaped tree]] with a shovel.
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*When Nelson calls on the phone to harass Bart about his stamp collection, the closed-captions miscredit the line to Milhouse.
  
==Goofs==
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{{Season 5|R}}
*When Homer is on the news talk-show he puts his hand on his chest and the opening of his shirt appears over the back of his hand.
 
*Chief Wiggum says the Simpsons' address is 723 Evergreen Terrace. Their address is actually 742 Evergreen Terrace.
 
*When Nelson calls on the phone to harass Bart about his stamp collection, the close-captions miscredit the line to Milhouse.
 
  
{{Season 5 R}}
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
 
[[Category:Trivia]]
 
[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Cultural references]]
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[[Category:Goofs]]

Latest revision as of 14:57, November 23, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 5 Episode References
091 "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
092
"Homer the Vigilante"
"Bart Gets Famous" 093


Cultural refereneces[edit]

Homer imagines himself riding a bomb just like Major Kong (Slim Pickens) did in the black comedy film Dr. Strangelove

Trivia[edit]

  • A poster in Flanders' rumpus room reads: Seven days without a drink makes me weak.
  • Pictures of Fat Tony and Ms. Botz (the babysitter bandit) can be seen at the police station.

Goofs[edit]

  • When Homer is on the news talk-show, he puts his hand on his chest and the opening of his shirt appears over the back of his hand.
  • 742 Evergreen Terrace would eventually be the address for the Simpson house and in this episode Chief Wiggum says the Simpsons' address is 723 Evergreen Terrace.
  • When Nelson calls on the phone to harass Bart about his stamp collection, the close-captions miscredit the line to Milhouse.
  • When Chief Wiggum opens the suitcase, no sound of opening the suitcase is heard. That's because the sound of the suitcase opening can be heard a second beforehand.
  • The man who drowned in the river appears at the T-shaped tree with a shovel.
  • When Nelson calls on the phone to harass Bart about his stamp collection, the closed-captions miscredit the line to Milhouse.
Season 5 References
Homer's Barbershop Quartet Cape Feare Homer Goes to College Rosebud Treehouse of Horror IV Marge on the Lam Bart's Inner Child Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood The Last Temptation of Homer $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) Homer the Vigilante Bart Gets Famous Homer and Apu Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy Deep Space Homer Homer Loves Flanders Bart Gets an Elephant Burns' Heir Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song The Boy Who Knew Too Much Lady Bouvier's Lover Secrets of a Successful Marriage