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== Cultural References ==
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== Cultural references ==
*When [[Homer]] is sitting in his car listening to the radio during the [[Spinal Tap (characters)|Spinal Tap]] concert:
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*[[Comic Book Guy]] tries to sell a {{Chs|Spinal Tap}} T-Shirt depicting the band kicking [[Muammar Gaddafi]] in the butt.
**While the band is playing, he hums along to "{{w|Summer Samba}}" by {{w|Marcos Valle}}.
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*Spinal Tap opens the concert with "[[Break Like the Wind]]".
**After the riot breaks out and the police start showing up in force, he sings along to an instrumental version of "{{w|Spanish Flea}}" (performed by {{w|Herb Alpert|Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass}}), making up his own lyrics.
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*When [[Homer]] is sitting in his car listening to the radio during the Spinal Tap concert:
*Spinal Tap opens the concert with "{{w|Break Like the Wind}}".
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**While the band is playing, he hums along to "{{W|Summer Samba}}" by {{W|Marcos Valle}}.
*During his impromptu jam on the school bus, [[Otto]] performs "{{w|Free Bird}}" by {{w|Lynyrd Skynyrd}}.
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**After the riot breaks out and the police start showing up in force, he sings along to an instrumental version of "[[Spanish Flea]]" (performed by {{W|Herb Alpert|Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass}}).
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*[[Maggie]]'s toy guitar plays "{{W|Pop Goes the Weasel}}".
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*Bart tries to play "{{W|Polly Wolly Doodle}}" on his guitar.
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*During his impromptu jam on the school bus, [[Otto]] performs "[[Free Bird]]" by {{W|Lynyrd Skynyrd}}.
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*The kids on the bus sing "[[Hail to the Bus Driver]]".
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*Otto asks Marge if she has any ''{{W|Where's Wally?|Where's Waldo?}}'' books.
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*Homer says "This is not ''{{ap|Happy Days|franchise}}'' and he is not [[Arthur Fonzarelli|The Fonz]]", when talking about Otto.
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*[[Patty]] calls Otto "Wee Willie Washout", a reference to the nursery rhyme "{{W|Wee Willie Winkie}}" by {{W2|William Miller|poet}}.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*[[Michael McKean]] would later guest star in the episode "[[Monty Can't Buy Me Love]]" as [[Jerry Rude]].
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*A large pile of gold is seen between [[Floorboard gag|the floors]] of the living room and Lisa's bedroom.  
*[[Harry Shearer]], a regular Simpsons voice actor, is also a member of [[Spinal Tap]]. He plays himself in this episode along with the rest of the band.
 
*It's ironic at the end of the concert that Otto was (along with [[Snake]]) the one who started the riot (and was implied to be the reason behind Spinal Tap's flops).
 
*Goofs—Continuity: Bart's guitar is a left-handed guitar when he is learning how to play, yet Otto can play it perfectly on the bus despite being right-handed. Later, when Otto is playing guitar with Bart in the garage, the guitar switches between being a left-handed model played righty by Otto, to a right-handed model, all in the same scene.
 
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
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== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
*During the scene where Nelson is mocking Bart while waiting for the bus his Vest and shirt switch colors during the zoomed in part when he says "Polly wally crappy."
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*During the scene where [[Nelson]] is mocking [[Bart]] while waiting for the bus, his vest and shirt switch colors during the zoomed in part when he says "polly wolly crappy."
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*In this episode, [[Comic Book Guy]] has a full beard instead of his usual stubble.
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*When Otto crashes into the street sign at the end and bends it, it is seen unbent in the next shot.
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*During the bus scene [[Sherri]] and [[Terri]]'s hair and dress colors are switched.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:32, December 12, 2022

References/Trivia


Season 3 Episode References
056 "Black Widower"
057
"The Otto Show"
"Bart's Friend Falls in Love" 058


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • A large pile of gold is seen between the floors of the living room and Lisa's bedroom.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • During the scene where Nelson is mocking Bart while waiting for the bus, his vest and shirt switch colors during the zoomed in part when he says "polly wolly crappy."
  • In this episode, Comic Book Guy has a full beard instead of his usual stubble.
  • When Otto crashes into the street sign at the end and bends it, it is seen unbent in the next shot.
  • During the bus scene Sherri and Terri's hair and dress colors are switched.
Season 3 References
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