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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*This episode's title is a pun on The Odd Couple.
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*This episode's title is a pun on the play, film and TV series ''{{ap|The Odd Couple|franchise}}''.
*The song played on the tape recorder is "A Horse With No Name" by America. When Lisa hears the song, she refers to it as "county fair music".
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*[[Bart]] tells [[Lisa]] that he is not drinking coffee but "hot {{W|Pepsi}}".
*The scene where Martin illustrates in front of the other children that individually they are weak (by breaking a single twig), but as a bundle they are unbreakable (like a bundle of twigs) is from the legend of the dying Bulgar ruler khan Kubrat talking to his sons.
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*The song played on the tape recorder is "{{W|A Horse with No Name}}", one of {{W2|America|band}}'s transatlantic hits from 1971.
*Actors dressed as Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus make an appearance at Nelson's party.
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*[[Martin]] uses the concept of a ''{{W2|faggot|unit}}'' to refer to the bundle of sticks for fuel.
*Lisa's fantasy book is mostly a reference to Harry Potter, specifically the sixth book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, with Greystash being a parody of Dumbledore. It also contains elements of The Chronicles of Narnia and Deltora Quest while Angelica's trap, a giant hourglass, is similar to Disney's Aladdin. Malawishes Crump, the wizard that kills Greystash is a parody of Lord Voldemort.
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*[[Marge]] mentions the [[Empire State Building]] from [[New York City]].
*The scene which follows Bart and Nelson as they enter the cafeteria through the back of the school and through the kitchens while Bart acts as a narrator is a direct parody of the celebrated three-minute tracking shot from Goodfellas which shows Henry and Karen Hill as they enter a nightclub through the back accompanied by Henry's narration. The song played is "He's a Rebel" by The Crystals.
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[[File:Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus at Nelson's party.png|250px|thumb|Actors dressed as [[Spider-Man]] and [[Doctor Octopus]] from {{W|Marvel Comics}}' ''{{W|Spiderman}}'' participate at [[Nelson]]'s party]]
*When Bart comes to Nelson's home after he had played with Milhouse, Nelson gets mad, breaks his camera and says "Look what you made me do!" This is parody of Stephen King's movie Misery.
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*Actors dressed as [[Spider-Man]] and [[Doctor Octopus]] from {{W|Marvel Comics}}' ''{{W|Spiderman}}'' make an appearance at [[Nelson]]'s party.
*The scene with Nelson's vest and picture in the closet is a reference to the end of Brokeback Mountain with the guitar music of Gustavo Santaolalla.
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*Bart tells Nelson that he has to do a report on the {{W|Nile River}}, the longest river in the world, located in {{W|Africa}}.
*The scene in which Bart and Milhouse play with kites may be a reference to The Kite Runner.
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*Lisa's fantasy book, ''[[Angelica Button and the Dragon King's Trundle Bed]]'', is a parody of ''[[Harry Potter]]''.
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**[[Greystash]] is a parody of {{W|Dumbledore}}.
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**[[Lord Evilton]] is a pun on [[Lord Voldemort]] and a hint to {{W2|Nagini|Harry Potter}}, Voldemort's snake.
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**[[Malicious Krubb]], the wizard that kills Greystash, resembles {{W|Lucius Malfoy}}.
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**The wand-fighting sequences parody the recurrent {{W|Priori Incantatem}} scenes from ''Harry Potter''.
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**The author of the book, [[T. R. Francis]], is a parody of [[J. K. Rowling]].
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**The book also contains elements of ''{{W|The Chronicles of Narnia}}'' and ''{{W2|Deltora Quest|series}}'' while Angelica's trap, a giant hourglass, is similar to Disney's ''{{W2|Aladdin|1992 Disney film}}''.
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*The scene which follows Bart and Nelson as they enter the cafeteria through the back of the school and through the kitchens while Bart acts as a narrator is a direct parody of the celebrated three-minute tracking shot from the 1990 gangster film ''{{W|Goodfellas}}'' which shows Henry and Karen Hill as they enter the Copacabana nightclub through the back accompanied by Henry's ({{W|Ray Liotta}}) narration.
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**The song played is "{{W|He's a Rebel}}" by {{W|The Crystals}}, an indirect reference to the same shot in ''Goodfellas'', in which "{{W|Then He Kissed Me}}", also by The Crystals, is heard in the sequence.
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*In [[Homer]]'s alternative ending for ''Angelica Button and the Dragon King's Trundle Bed'':
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**The American patriotic march, "{{W|The Stars and Stripes Forever}}", is heard when Greystash defeats Malicious Krubb.
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**The "Merlinical Council", a reference to the magician {{W|Merlin}}, went to "Star Wars Land", a reference to ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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*Bart mentions the celebration {{W|Cinco de Mayo}}.
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*The ending scene where Bart hugs Nelson's vest is a parody to end of the 2005 neo-Western romantic drama ''{{W|Brokeback Mountain}}''.
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**The same instrumental song used in the film, "The Wings" by {{W|Gustavo Santaolalla}} from {{W|Brokeback Mountain: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|''Brokeback Mountain'' original soundtrack}}, is heard in the sequence.
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== Continuity ==
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*Bart tells Lisa about the birthday party, "then we sang songs with Nelson's grandma" and in "[[Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]" Nelson laments, "And my grandmas are gone. One's in jail and one's in dirt jail."
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== Trivia ==
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*Lisa steals Nelson's "Ha-ha!" catchphrase like she stole Mr. Burns's "Excellent" catchphrase in "[[Little Big Mom]]".
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*[[Mrs. Muntz]]'s hair is black in this episode
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References/Trivia


Season 18 Episode References
385 "Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair)"
386
"The Haw-Hawed Couple"
"Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" 387


Cultural references[edit]

Actors dressed as Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus from Marvel Comics' Spiderman participate at Nelson's party

Continuity[edit]

  • Bart tells Lisa about the birthday party, "then we sang songs with Nelson's grandma" and in "Looking for Mr. Goodbart" Nelson laments, "And my grandmas are gone. One's in jail and one's in dirt jail."

Trivia[edit]

  • Lisa steals Nelson's "Ha-ha!" catchphrase like she stole Mr. Burns's "Excellent" catchphrase in "Little Big Mom".
  • Mrs. Muntz's hair is black in this episode
Season 18 References
The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer Jazzy and the Pussycats Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em Treehouse of Horror XVII G.I. (Annoyed Grunt) Moe'N'a Lisa Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair) The Haw-Hawed Couple Kill Gil, Volumes I & II The Wife Aquatic Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times Little Big Girl Springfield Up Yokel Chords Rome-Old and Juli-Eh Homerazzi Marge Gamer The Boys of Bummer Crook and Ladder Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot! 24 Minutes You Kent Always Say What You Want