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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The title of the episode is reference to the 1957 [[Stanley Kubrick]] film ''{{W|Paths of Glory}}'', starring [[Kirk Douglas]].
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*The title of the episode is a reference to the 1957 [[Stanley Kubrick]] film ''{{W|'Paths of Glory}}'', starring [[Kirk Douglas]].
*[[Bart]] wears a {{w|Napoleon}} hat.
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[[File:PoG - Flintstones reference.png|300px|thumb|[[Nelson]]'s car has a reference to [[Fred Flintstone]]'s famous catchphrase "Yabba Dabba Doo!"]]
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*The cars the kids drive are powered using different technologies: [[Üter]] drives a {{W|hydrogen fuel cell car}}, [[Martin]] drives a car powered by {{W|wind energy}} (although the wind blew it away before the race started) and [[Lisa]] drives a {{W|solar-powered car}}.
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**[[Nelson]] drives a car that has written "Yabba-Dabba Dune Buggy" on it, a reference to [[Fred Flintstone]]'s famous catchphrase "Yabba Dabba Doo!".
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**Lisa says she is "sun-made racin'!", a pun on {{W|Sun-Maid}} raisins.
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*The boys tell Lisa to "stick to liberal arts" after she failed to win the race. [[Database]] tells her to go to {{W|Oberlin College|Oberlin}}, while [[Kearney]] mentions {{W|Bates College|Bates}}. Oberlin and Bates are both liberal arts colleges located in [[Ohio]] and [[Maine]], respectively.
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*[[Los Souvenir Jacquitos leader]] wears a ''[[Transformers]]'' jacket.
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*[[Snoople]] is a parody of [[Google]]. The site with information about [[Amelia Vanderbuckle]] looks very similar to [[Wikipedia]].
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**The composition "{{W|Maple Leaf Rag}}" by {{W|Scott Joplin}} can be heard during the steam-powered barber chair video.
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*[[Bart]] compares the [[Springfield Home for the Criminally Different]] with the "Banana Cabana". This is the fictional main set of the ''{{W|Almost Naked Animals}}'' animated series.
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*Bart wears a {{W|Napoleon}} hat.
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*Bart hangs upside down like a bat and quotes "Good evening" in a voice like {{W|Bela Lugosi}}'s in his 1931 film ''{{W2|Dracula|1931 English-language film}}'' when Lisa finds Amelia's {{W|wax cylinder}}.
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**In her recording, Amelia said she dated [[Nikola Tesla]].
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*[[Milhouse]] is surprised when Lisa is joining him to see his grandfather's Japanese swords collection, and he says ''Konnichi-whaaa...?!'', a reference to the typical Japanese greeting ''{{W|Konnichi wa}}''.
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*Lisa and Milhouse make a reference to ''{{W|The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries}}''.
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*A [[Susan B. Anthony]] statue can be seen at The Suffragette Society building. She played an important role during the {{W|Women's suffrage in the United States|women's suffrage}} movement in the United States.
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*[[Knockers]] is a parody of [[Hooters]].
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*The manager at Knockers has to switch the restaurant's TV's to the {{W|NBA draft}}. He also mentions the {{W|Denver Nuggets}}.
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[[File:Suburban Dictionary.png|300px|thumb|[[Bart]] uses ''[[Suburban Dictionary]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Urban Dictionary}}'', to find the definition of "Sociopath"]]
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*''[[Suburban Dictionary]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Urban Dictionary}}'', an online dictionary for slang words and phrases.
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*Bart whistles "{{W|Pop Goes the Weasel}}" when he delivers his test to [[Homer]] and [[Marge]].
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*"{{W|Crazy Train}}" by [[Ozzy Osbourne]] can be heard when Bart passes the "Sociopath Test" with a 100% score.
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*[[Willie]] is angry at Knockers because they wouldn't open early in the morning to show the "World Caber Tossing Championship". {{W|Caber toss|Caber tossing}} is a traditional Scottish event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber".
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*The night Lisa, Milhouse and Willie were in the basement was a ''{{W|Monday Night Football}}''.
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*The nurse at the asylum resembles {{W|Nurse Ratched}} from ''{{W2|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|film}}''.
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**She mentions the drugs {{W|Adderall}} and {{W|Zoloft}}.
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*A reference to {{W|Gino's Pizza and Spaghetti|Gino's}} can be seen.
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*[[Marie Curie]] and {{W|Velma Dinkley}} from ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' are referenced by [[Kent Brockman]].
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*[[Carl]] mentions the [[Green Bay Packers]] and puts a cheesehead hat, which is what Packers fans wear at the games.
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*The {{W|"Hello, World!" program}} was referenced by Amelia Vanderbuckle's computational loom.
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*{{W|Punched card|Punched cards}} are used by Lisa on the loom, a reference to the punched cards that programmed the {{W|Jacquard loom}} leading directly to the punched cards that programmed computers.
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*[[Professor Frink]] mentions [[Charles Babbage]], who is considered by some to be "father of the computer", and {{W|John von Neumann}}, who was also a founding figure in computing.
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*Bart's war game simulation that turns out to be real is the plot of ''{{W|Ender's Game}}''.
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*When the general lists "suspicious weddings" among the targets blown up by the asylum kids it is a reference to the {{W|Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike}}.
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**He also mentions the [[Kabul]] [[Starbucks]].
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*There was a {{ap|Thor|Norse mythology}} exhibition at the [[Springfield Museum of Natural History]].
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*Homer jams in punch cards to make the loom create a weaving of a {{W|Pin-up model}}. He says admiringly, "Now, that is ''a loom with a view''", a reference to the film ''{{W2|A Room with a View|1985 film}}''.
  
==Continuity==
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== Trivia ==
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*Due to [[Barack Obama|President Obama]]'s presidential address about {{W|2015 San Bernardino shooting|San Bernardino shooting}}, the episode was delayed by 15 minutes.<ref>[http://tvline.com/2015/12/05/president-obama-san-bernardino-shootings-speech-program-delays/ TVLine.com]</ref>
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*[[Homer]] broke the fourth wall when he said "we did everything we could do for him during the commercials."
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== Continuity ==
 
*[[Ralph]] previously went to tap dancing lessons. ("[[Last Tap Dance in Springfield]]")
 
*[[Ralph]] previously went to tap dancing lessons. ("[[Last Tap Dance in Springfield]]")
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*The label-maker is used by [[Homer]]. ("[[Radio Bart]]")
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*A moonbounce is used by [[Marge]] and [[Homer]]. ("[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]")
  
==Trivia==
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== Goofs ==
*Due to [[Barack Obama|President Obama]]'s presidential address about {{w|2015 San Bernardino shooting|San Bernardino shooting}}, the episode was delayed by 15 minutes.
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*When [[Lisa]] comes down to announce her achievements at the end of the episode, [[Bart]]'s hair is overlapping with [[Marge]]'s arm.
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
  
 
{{Season 27|R}}
 
{{Season 27|R}}
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
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[[Category:Trivia]]
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[[Category:Continuity]]
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[[Category:Goofs]]

Latest revision as of 13:28, May 3, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 27 Episode References
581 "Lisa with an "S""
582
"'Paths of Glory"
"Barthood" 583


Cultural references[edit]

Nelson's car has a reference to Fred Flintstone's famous catchphrase "Yabba Dabba Doo!"
Bart uses Suburban Dictionary, a parody of Urban Dictionary, to find the definition of "Sociopath"

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • When Lisa comes down to announce her achievements at the end of the episode, Bart's hair is overlapping with Marge's arm.

References[edit]


Season 27 References
Every Man's Dream 'Cue Detective Puffless Halloween of Horror Treehouse of Horror XXVI Friend with Benefit Lisa with an "S" 'Paths of Glory Barthood The Girl Code Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles Much Apu About Something Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 Gal of Constant Sorrow Lisa the Veterinarian The Marge-ian Chronicles The Burns Cage How Lisa Got Her Marge Back Fland Canyon To Courier with Love Simprovised Orange Is the New Yellow