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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The episode name is a reference to the biographical movie ''{{w|I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can}}''.
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*The episode name is a reference to the biographical movie ''{{W|I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can}}''.
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*[[Milhouse]] appears with book ''[[Yertle the Turtle]]'' by {{W|Dr. Seuss}}.
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*[[Marge]] owns a {{W|Roomba}}.
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*[[Odder Stuff]] is a parody of [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Stranger Things]]''.
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**A remix of the title theme is heard.
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**{{W2|Eleven|Stranger Things}}, the Upside Down and the [[Demogorgon]] are seen.
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**[[Homer]] eats boxes of round waffles and his nose bleeds, just like Eleven's.
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**The Demogorgon is also seen at [[The Snow Ballroom]] with {{Ch|Ted Sarandos}}, Netflix's owner.
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*The cartoon featuring the horse version of Marge is a parody of [[Netflix]]'s ''{{W|Bojack Horseman}}''. Marge tells him he can watch it, while Homer says that the show is too depressing.
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*The scene with [[Maggie]] and the owl is a reference to ''{{W|The Staircase}}''.
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*[[Lenny]] mentions [[Stephen King]].
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*One of Krusty's writers mentions {{W|Willy Wonka}} from ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''.
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*Homer changes to ''{{W|BoJack Horseman}}'', which Marge tells him he can watch. Homer says that the show is too depressing.
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*One of Krusty's writers suggests holding a golden ticket contest similar to ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''.
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*Because Homer had watched "an '80s show featuring a monster," Netflix further recommended:
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**''{{ap|ALF|TV series}}'' (featuring an alien life form from the planet Melmac).
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**''{{ap|Roseanne|TV series}}'' (featuring {{W|Roseanne Barr}}).
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**''[[Moonlighting]]'' (featuring [[Cybill Shepherd]]).
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**''[[The Cosby Show]]'' (featuring [[Bill Cosby]]).
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*Scandinavian crime dramas that Marge watched:
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**''[[Bøøben]]'' is a reference to Danish TV series ''{{W2|Borgen|TV series}}''.
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**''[[The Adventures of Fjørd Fairlane]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|The Adventures of Ford Fairlane}}''.
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**''[[The Beautiful Blue Damn Nudes]]'' is a reference to the waltz "{{W|The Blue Danube}}".
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**''[[The Girl with the Dragon Ta-Tas]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo}}''.
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**''[[Pippi Long-Stalking]]'' is a reference to [[Pippi Longstocking]].
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**''[[Stockholm Sin-Dome]]'' is a reference to {{W|Stockholm syndrome}}.
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**''[[Finnish Already]]'' is a sight gag of a woman lying in bed looking at her watch while the action is happening below the frame.
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*{{Ch|Ted Sarandos}} mentions that they have a standup special with {{W|Chris Rock}}.
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*When Homer tells [[Reverend Lovejoy]] that he watched a TV show without Marge, Lovejoy asked if it was ''{{W2|The Crown|TV series}}''. Lovejoy then told Homer to not tell him how it ends and Homer asked "Doesn't she become queen?"
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*A picture of Homer and Marge with "''[[Disenchantment]]''" written under it is seen on Netflix.
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*When Ted Sarandos appears and tells Homer that Marge likes dance shows, his head is floating in front of a green-on-black waterfall display, similar to the ones seen in ''[[The Matrix]]''.
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*Dance shows that Sarandos says that Marge likes:
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**''Former Senator Dance-Off''
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**''Dancing on Your Grave'' (reference to the <span class="plainlinks">[http://https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/19/messages/1154.html saying]</span> "dance on your grave")
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**''Dance 8 Octuplets''
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**''Steve Harvey's Dance Thing'' (reference to ''{{W|Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge}}'')
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**''Why the Hell Do You Think You Can Dance?'' (reference to ''{{W2|So You Think You Can Dance|U.S. TV series}}'')
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**''Lap-Dancing with the Stars'' (reference to ''{{W2|Dancing with the Stars|U.S. TV series}}'')
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*Moe mentions {{W|Homer}} who wrote the ''{{W|Iliad}}'' and the ''{{W|Odyssey}}''.
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*[[Hello Krusty]] toy store is a parody of {{W|Hello Kitty}}.
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**Bart and Milhouse see a display of toys from ''{{W|Solo: A Star Wars Story}}'' and scream.
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**Bart and Milhouse getting slimed on at the end of their shopping is a reference to the dump of slime on contestants on {{W|Nickelodeon}} game shows.
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*"[[Some of That Jazz]]" is a reference to ''{{W2|All That Jazz|film}}.''
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*The waltz heard in the dance studio is "{{W2|Wiener Blut|waltz}}" by {{W|Johann Strauss II|Johann Strauss Jr.}}.
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*The song that plays as Marge enters [[The Snow Ballroom]] is "{{W|Every Breath You Take}}" by {{W|The Police}}.
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*[[The Snow Ballroom]] is based on the Snow Ball from ''{{W|Stranger Things}}''. Marge enters just the way {{W2|Eleven|Stranger Things}} enters in the Season 2 finale and Homer's reaction is the same as {{W2|Mike's|Stranger Things}}. The song that plays (mentioned above) is also the same.
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*[[Ted Sarandos]] mentions the screenwriter {{W|Shonda Rhimes}}.
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*The song that plays when Homer and Marge dance is "That Girl Is You" by {{W|Dave Matthews Band}}.
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*[[Mr. Teeny]] proves he is not an employee by showing his IRS {{W|Form 1099}}. Had he been an employee, he would have received an IRS {{W|Form W-2}}.
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== Trivia ==
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*{{ap|Julia|I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can}} refers to herself in third-person.
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*[[Krusty]] says "diddly" on his show, referencing to one of [[Ned]]'s catchphrases. Ned also says they can't say that on TV before shutting the TV off.
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== Continuity ==
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*A toy called: [[Slosh 'N' Splash]] is seen at [[Hello Krusty]] toy store. ("[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]")
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:23, May 24, 2023

References/Trivia


Season 30 Episode References
651 "The Girl on the Bus"
652
"I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can"
"The Clown Stays in the Picture" 653


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Julia refers to herself in third-person.
  • Krusty says "diddly" on his show, referencing to one of Ned's catchphrases. Ned also says they can't say that on TV before shutting the TV off.

Continuity[edit]

Season 30 References
Bart's Not Dead Heartbreak Hotel My Way or the Highway to Heaven Treehouse of Horror XXIX Baby You Can't Drive My Car From Russia Without Love Werking Mom Krusty the Clown Daddicus Finch 'Tis the 30th Season Mad About the Toy The Girl on the Bus I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can The Clown Stays in the Picture 101 Mitigations I Want You (She's So Heavy) E My Sports Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy Girl's in the Band I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh D'oh Canada Woo-Hoo Dunnit? Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion