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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The couch gag is a parody of the opening of the television sitcom ''Get Smart''
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*This is the third episode with the title parodying the film ''{{W2|A Star Is Born|1937 film}}'', the other two being "[[A Star Is Burns]]" and "[[A Star Is Born Again]]".
*When Bart hits Lisa with a chicken bone, Bart says "Praise the Lord!",in a Martin Luther King style.
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*The couch gag is a parody of the opening of the television sitcom ''{{W|Get Smart}}''
*''Li'l Starmaker'' is a parody of ''[[wikipedia:American Idol|American Idol]]'' and this is even referenced in the episode ("Not affiliated with American Idol; we've never even heard of American Idol").
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*When the scene changes to the family eating vegetables, the transition is a parody of the transitions from the TV show ''{{W2|Batman|TV series}}''.
*This is the third episode with the title parodying the film ''[[wikipedia:A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'', the other two being "[[A Star Is Burns]]" and "[[A Star Is Born-Again]]".
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*[[Lisa]] sings "{{ap|Hush, Little Baby|Lisa's version}}" to her family. [[Clarissa Wellington]] later sings {{ap|Hush, Little Baby|Clarissa's version|this song}}.
* This episode seems to draw heavily from [[wikipedia:Al Jolson|Al Jolson]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Jazz Singer (1927 film)|The Jazz Singer]]''.
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*''[[Krusty's Li'l Starmaker]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|American Idol}}'' and this is even referenced in the episode ("Not affiliated with American Idol; we've never even heard of American Idol").
*The city [[Sideshow Mel]] asks about during "I'm Talkin' Springfield" is Jacksonville.
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*When Bart hits Lisa with a chicken bone, Bart says "Praise the Lord!", in a [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] style.
*Homer's line "Everything I did, I did for you" is a reference to a song from ''[[wikipedia:Gypsy (musical)|Gypsy]]'', a musical about a vicious stage parent.
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*In Lisa's [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] dream, Scratchy mentions {{W|People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA}}.
*Cameron's character could be seen as a parody of the American Idol contestant [[wikipedia:Clay Aiken|Clay Aiken]].
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*[[Ralph]] sings the [[Ralph' audition song|a song]] which starts off as the "{{W|Alphabet Song}}", and then transitions into "{{W|Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star}}".
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*Bart says that Clarissa Wellington "sings like [[Whitney Houston]] brought to life".
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*[[Milhouse]] begins to sing "{{W2|When a Man Loves a Woman|song}}" by {{W|Percy Sledge}}.
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*The city [[Sideshow Mel]] asks about during "[[I'm Talkin' Springfield]]" is [[Jacksonville]].
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*[[Cameron]] sings the song "[[Greensleeves]]".
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*Homer said that the song he wrote would make "{{W|Moon River}}" sound like a farting orangutan.
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*Homer strangles the [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] with {{W|Red Vines}} after he was told they were [[Twizzlers]].
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*Homer's line "Everything I did, I did for you" is a reference to a song from ''{{W2|Gypsy|musical}}'', a musical about a vicious stage parent.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
*When [[Milhouse]] sings his first line "When a man loves a woman", [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] questions his sexuality, causing Milhouse to walk off.
 
*When [[Milhouse]] sings his first line "When a man loves a woman", [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] questions his sexuality, causing Milhouse to walk off.
*[[Homer]] once again shows his talents as a musician (he use to be a part of the [[Be Sharps]]).
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*[[Lurleen Lumpkin]] can be seen standing in the mall audience.
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== Continuity ==
*Lisa was the only family member who did not get food poisoning.
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*The song "[[I'm Talkin' Springfield]]" makes references to "[[Bart-Mangled Banner]]", "[[The Regina Monologues]]" and "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]".
  
 
== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
*There are not enough lines on Lisa's note paper to cover the entire of the lyrics to the song "[[I'm Talkin' Springfield]]".
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*In many scenes various characters have the wrong colors.
*At the end of Lisa's performance, Lenny and Carl have gray hair.
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**In one shot of the crowd cheering [[Clarissa]], [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] has [[Fat Tony]]'s colors.
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**In the last shot of the crowd cheering Clarissa, [[Mayor Quimby]] has black hair.
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**When Krusty walks on stage after Clarissa's performance, [[Mrs. Glick]] has [[Helen Lovejoy]]'s colors.
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**When the crowd at the mall cheers for Lisa, [[Agnes Skinner]]'s head is pale yellow, Helen Lovejoy has blond hair, Mayor Quimby has light brown hair, Mrs. Glick has black hair and Roger Meyers, Jr. has gray hair.
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**When Milhouse walks on stage, Mayor Quimby has gray hair.
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**When Lisa says "Did I forget to mention you?", Mrs. Glick has red hair.
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**When the crowd goes silent after Krusty's joke, Roger Meyers, Jr. has [[Gil]]'s colors, one of Quimby's bodyguards gains blond hair, Mrs. Glick's hair becomes brown and [[Charlie]]'s hair goes from black to blue.
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**At the second Lil' Starmakers finals, [[Luann Van Houten]] has brown hair, [[Arnie Pye]] has gray hair and [[Jack Marley]] has black skin.
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**When the crowd applauds Lisa, [[Mr. Largo]] has brown hair and [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] have gray hair.
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**When we see Carl in the audience from behind, he has yellow skin.
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**When the crowd boos Cameron, [[Dr. Nick]] has [[Principal Skinner]]'s colors and Fat Tony has white or blond hair.
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*When the family fall asleep after getting sick from eating vegetables they are in their normal clothes, but when Lisa comes downstairs in the morning the family are wearing their sleepwear.
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*Lisa shows Homer a tray with nine cookies, but Homer eats three and they are all gone.
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*After the Simpsons (except Lisa) got sick from the veggies, the sky changes in the scene where Lisa was making her family feel better.
  
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Latest revision as of 11:20, March 16, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 16 Episode References
352 "The Heartbroke Kid"
353
"A Star Is Torn"
"Thank God It's Doomsday" 354


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • When Milhouse sings his first line "When a man loves a woman", Lenny and Carl questions his sexuality, causing Milhouse to walk off.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • In many scenes various characters have the wrong colors.
    • In one shot of the crowd cheering Clarissa, Roger Meyers, Jr. has Fat Tony's colors.
    • In the last shot of the crowd cheering Clarissa, Mayor Quimby has black hair.
    • When Krusty walks on stage after Clarissa's performance, Mrs. Glick has Helen Lovejoy's colors.
    • When the crowd at the mall cheers for Lisa, Agnes Skinner's head is pale yellow, Helen Lovejoy has blond hair, Mayor Quimby has light brown hair, Mrs. Glick has black hair and Roger Meyers, Jr. has gray hair.
    • When Milhouse walks on stage, Mayor Quimby has gray hair.
    • When Lisa says "Did I forget to mention you?", Mrs. Glick has red hair.
    • When the crowd goes silent after Krusty's joke, Roger Meyers, Jr. has Gil's colors, one of Quimby's bodyguards gains blond hair, Mrs. Glick's hair becomes brown and Charlie's hair goes from black to blue.
    • At the second Lil' Starmakers finals, Luann Van Houten has brown hair, Arnie Pye has gray hair and Jack Marley has black skin.
    • When the crowd applauds Lisa, Mr. Largo has brown hair and Lenny and Carl have gray hair.
    • When we see Carl in the audience from behind, he has yellow skin.
    • When the crowd boos Cameron, Dr. Nick has Principal Skinner's colors and Fat Tony has white or blond hair.
  • When the family fall asleep after getting sick from eating vegetables they are in their normal clothes, but when Lisa comes downstairs in the morning the family are wearing their sleepwear.
  • Lisa shows Homer a tray with nine cookies, but Homer eats three and they are all gone.
  • After the Simpsons (except Lisa) got sick from the veggies, the sky changes in the scene where Lisa was making her family feel better.
Season 16 References
Treehouse of Horror XV All's Fair in Oven War Sleeping with the Enemy She Used to Be My Girl Fat Man and Little Boy Midnight Rx Mommie Beerest Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass Pranksta Rap There's Something About Marrying On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister Goo Goo Gai Pan Mobile Homer The Seven-Beer Snitch Future-Drama Don't Fear the Roofer The Heartbroke Kid A Star Is Torn Thank God It's Doomsday Home Away from Homer The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star