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*The comic parodies ''{{w|Moby-Dick}}'', with the title being a take on the novel's opening line, "Call me Ishmael." The [[Moby Dick|titular whale]] appears in the story, as well as the novel's main character Ishmael.
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*The comic parodies ''[[Moby-Dick]]'', with the title being a take on the novel's opening line, "Call me Ishmael." The {{Ch|Moby Dick|titular whale}} appears in the story, as well as the novel's main character Ishmael.
 
*After [[Grampa]] tells his story, [[Bart]] has a nightmare where he finds a whale's head in his bed, spoofing the "horse head in the bed" scene from ''[[The Godfather]]''.
 
*After [[Grampa]] tells his story, [[Bart]] has a nightmare where he finds a whale's head in his bed, spoofing the "horse head in the bed" scene from ''[[The Godfather]]''.
  
 
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References/Trivia


Cultural references[edit]

  • The comic parodies Moby-Dick, with the title being a take on the novel's opening line, "Call me Ishmael." The titular whale appears in the story, as well as the novel's main character Ishmael.
  • After Grampa tells his story, Bart has a nightmare where he finds a whale's head in his bed, spoofing the "horse head in the bed" scene from The Godfather.