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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
* The title of the episode is a reference to the name of a fictional book in the 1922 film ''Sullivan's Travels'', ''Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?'', which is also the title of [[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?|a season two Simpsons episode]], and a popular 2002 film.
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*The title of the episode is a reference to the name of a fictional book in the 1922 film ''Sullivan's Travels'', ''Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?'', which is also the title of [[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?|a season two Simpsons episode]], and a popular 2002 film.
* Bart's vision of what life would be like in years to come if he had another sister is a spoof of ''[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]'', and [[wikipedia:Kim Cattrall|Kim Cattrall]] (one of the stars of the series) even plays the imagined third sister.
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*The television program that {{Ch|Huell Howser}} hosts, ''[[Under the Wrapper]]'', is similar in appearance to the {{W|Food Network}} program ''{{W|Unwrapped}}''.
* Bart dreams of famous brothers: [[The Marx Brothers]] ([[wikipedia:Chico Marx|Chico]], [[Harpo Marx]] and [[Groucho Marx]]), the Blues brothers (Jake and Elwood) from the film ''[[wikipedia:The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', the Mario Bros. ([[wikipedia:Mario|Mario]] and [[wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]]), the [[wikipedia:Smith Brothers|Smith brothers]] (William and Andrew), the Terwilliger brothers ([[Sideshow Bob|Robert (aka "Bob")]] and [[Cecil Terwilliger|Cecil]]), the [[wikipedia:Wright brothers|Wright brothers]] (Wilbur and Orville), the Manning brothers ([[wikipedia:Peyton Manning|Peyton]], [[wikipedia:Eli Manning|Eli]] and [[wikipedia:Cooper Manning|Cooper]]), and the [[wikipedia:The Smothers Brothers|Smothers brothers]] ([[wikipedia:Tom Smothers|Tom]] and [[wikipedia:Dick Smothers|Dick]]).
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*[[Bart]] plays on an [[Xbox]].
* The Smith Brothers coughing then taking cough drops is a reference to the fact that the brothers were famous purveyors of [[wikipedia:Throat lozenge|cough drops]], and, well over a century later, their product is still one of the most popular brands.
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*In [[Lisa]]'s fashion show, Bart wears {{W|Hello Kitty}} tights. Bart says that he thought they were [[Spider-Man]] pants.
* Wilbur Wright saying "I want a turn! I want a turn!" while following the plane, which is being piloted by Orville, is a reference to the fact that Orville piloted the first flight of the [[wikipedia:Wright Flyer|Wright Flyer]], with Wilbur following on foot.
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*Bart says that he's a "badass loner", like [[Wolverine]].
* Peyton and Eli Manning's teasing of Cooper is a reference to the fact that Cooper never got drafted by an NFL team, while Peyton and Eli went on to become Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks with the [[wikipedia:Indianapolis Colts|Indianapolis Colts]] and the [[wikipedia:New York Giants|New York Giants]] respectively.
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*Bart dreams of famous brothers: [[The Marx Brothers]] ([[Chico Marx|Chico]], [[Harpo Marx|Harpo]] and [[Groucho Marx]]), the Blues brothers (Jake and Elwood) from the film ''{{W2|The Blues Brothers|film}}'', the Mario Bros. ([[Mario]] and {{ap|Luigi|video game character}}), the [[Smith Brothers]] (William and Andrew), the Terwilliger brothers ([[Sideshow Bob|Robert (aka "Bob")]] and [[Cecil Terwilliger|Cecil]]), the {{W|Wright brothers}} ([[Wilbur Wright|Wilbur]] and [[Orville Wright|Orville]]), the Manning brothers ({{Ch|Peyton Manning|Peyton}}, {{Ch|Eli Manning|Eli}} and {{Ch|Cooper Manning|Cooper}}), and the {{Chs|Smothers Brothers}} (Tom and Dick).
* The song that plays at the start of Bart's "Bro-Town" dream sequence is "Everybody Get Together" by [[wikipedia:The Dave Clark Five|The Dave Clark Five]]
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*During the dream sequence, "{{W2|Get Together|Youngbloods song}}" by {{W|The Youngbloods}} plays.
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*The Smith Brothers coughing then taking cough drops is a reference to the fact that the brothers were famous purveyors of {{W|Throat lozenge|cough drops}}, and, well over a century later, their product is still one of the most popular brands.
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*Wilbur Wright saying "I want a turn! I want a turn!" while following the plane, which is being piloted by Orville, is a reference to the fact that Orville piloted the first flight of the {{W|Wright Flyer}}, with Wilbur following on foot.
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*Peyton and Eli Manning's teasing of Cooper is a reference to the fact that Cooper never got drafted by an NFL team, while Peyton and Eli went on to become Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks with the {{W|Indianapolis Colts}} and the {{W|New York Giants}} respectively.
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*The Smothers Brothers play the song "[[Boil That Cabbage Down]]", a variation of the folk song "{{W|Boil Them Cabbage Down}}".
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*The Smothers Brothers mention {{W|CBS}}.
 
[[File:Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou - South Park reference.png|200px|thumb|right|The ''South Park'' reference.]]
 
[[File:Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou - South Park reference.png|200px|thumb|right|The ''South Park'' reference.]]
* The scene where [[Bart]], [[Milhouse]], [[Nelson]], and [[Ralph]] are standing at the bus stop is a parody of ''[[South Park]]'', with Bart dressed as [[Stan Marsh|Stan]], Milhouse as [[Kyle Broflovski|Kyle]], Nelson as [[Eric Cartman|Cartman]], and Ralph as {{w|Kenny McCormick|Kenny}}. When [[Otto]] hits Ralph with the school bus, he says "Oh my God, I killed Kenny!", which is a recurring line in the series.
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*The scene where [[Bart]], [[Milhouse]], [[Nelson]], and [[Ralph]] are standing at the bus stop is a parody of ''[[South Park]]'', with Bart dressed as [[Stan Marsh|Stan]], Milhouse as [[Kyle Broflovski|Kyle]], Nelson as [[Eric Cartman|Cartman]], and Ralph as {{W|Kenny McCormick|Kenny}}. When [[Otto]] hits Ralph with the school bus, he says "Oh my God, I killed Kenny!", which is a recurring line in the series.
* Bart takes [[Charlie (orphan)|Charlie]] to a movie called Sever V, which is a spoof of [[wikipedia:Saw V|Saw V]].
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*Nelson mentioned that his mother tricked {{Ch|Charles Barkley}}.
* The television program that Huell Howser is hosting is similar in appearance to the {{w|Food Network}} program ''{{w|Unwrapped}}''.
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*Bart's vision of what life would be like in years to come if he had another sister is a spoof of ''{{W|Sex and the City}}'', and [[Kim Cattrall]] (one of the stars of the series) even plays the imagined [[Dream Simpson sister|third sister]].
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*Bart mentioned that a "real life Jaws" bit off his dad's wiener, a reference to the movie ''{{ap|Jaws|film}}''.
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*The scene with Bart and {{ap|Charlie|Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?}} playing together is set to the {{W|The Carnival of the Animals#XIV Final (Finale)|finale}} of ''{{W|The Carnival of the Animals}}''.
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*Bart says that Charlie is an orphan, just like Annie, a reference to ''{{W|Little Orphan Annie}}''.
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*Bart takes Charlie to a movie called ''[[Sever V]]'', which is a spoof of ''{{W|Saw V}}''.
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
* Bart replaces Marge's birth control pills with "Tac Tics" (a parody of the popular mint [[wikipedia:Tic Tacs|Tic Tacs]]) as he does with [[Edna Krabappel|Mrs. Krabappel]] in the episode "[[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]".
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*Bart replaces Marge's birth control pills with "Tac Tics" (a parody of the popular mint {{W|Tic Tacs}}) as he does with [[Mrs. Krabappel]]. ("[[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]")
* [[Barney Gumble|Barney]]'s role as the [[Plow King]] is reprised from the episode "[[Mr. Plow]]".
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*[[Barney]]'s role as the [[Plow King]] is reprised ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
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*People at the awards ceremony includes:
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**[[Evelyn Peters]] ("[[Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield]]")
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**[[Dr. Zweig]] ("[[Fear of Flying]]")
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**[[Admiral Carstairs]] ("[[Burns, Baby Burns]]")
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**[[Gabriel]] ("[[Brawl in the Family]]")
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**[[Defonzo Palmer]] ("[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]")
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**[[Paris Texan]] ("[[Homerazzi]]").
  
==Other Airdates==
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== Goofs ==
* This episode premiered at 9:30pm on February 18, 2011 in the UK on Sky1, months after Season 21 finished airing on the network, and over a year since its original broadcast.
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*In a scene, Marge's left eye gets duplicated in some frames.
  
 
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References/Trivia


Season 21 Episode References
448 "Rednecks and Broomsticks"
449
"Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?"
"Thursdays with Abie" 450


Cultural references[edit]

The South Park reference.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • In a scene, Marge's left eye gets duplicated in some frames.
Season 21 References
Homer the Whopper Bart Gets a "Z" The Great Wife Hope Treehouse of Horror XX The Devil Wears Nada Pranks and Greens Rednecks and Broomsticks Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? Thursdays with Abie Once Upon a Time in Springfield Million Dollar Maybe Boy Meets Curl The Color Yellow Postcards from the Wedge Stealing First Base The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed American History X-cellent Chief of Hearts The Squirt and the Whale To Surveil with Love Moe Letter Blues The Bob Next Door Judge Me Tender