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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*The episode title is a reference to the 1944 song "{{w|Baby, It's Cold Outside}}" by {{w|Frank Loesser}}.
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*The episode title is a reference to the 1944 song "{{W|Baby, It's Cold Outside}}" by {{W|Frank Loesser}} and it is the same song (with a few changes to the lyrics) that [[Sideshow Bob]] and [[Cassandra Patterson|Cassandra]] sing together in the final scene.
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*Scott Bakula mentions {{w|NCIS: New Orleans}} to [[Wiggum]], and Wiggum mentions {{w|Quantum Leap}} to him, two shows Scott starred in.
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*During the [[title screen gag]] and [[couch gag]], "{{W|Deck the Halls}}" plays.
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*The [[Simpson family]] sings the children song ''{{w|Baby Shark}}'' in the car.
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*During the Created By and Developed By credits, "{{W|Hark! The Herald Angels Sing}}" by {{W|Felix Mendelssohn}} plays.
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*{{w|Gimbels}}, a department store chain that is now defunct, is shown and mentioned in a flashback from [[Mr. Burns]]'s childhood.
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*"{{W|Carol of the Bells}}" by {{W|Mykola Leontovych}} plays several times in the episode.
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*The [[United Parcel Service]] (UPS) delivers parcels in [[Springfield]].
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*[[Sideshow Bob]] sings a parody of the Christmas carol "[[Ding Dong Merrily on High]]".
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*Homer suggests that he and Marge can watch the 2018 film ''[[Roma]]'', which he thinks is about the restaurant chain {{W|Tony Roma's}}.
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*The [[Simpson family]] sings the children's song "[[Baby Shark]]" in the car.
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*The [[Gnome-in-the-Home Dome]] is a parody of the ride {{W|It's a Small World}}.
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**The song "[[It's a Scary Place]]" is a parody of the song from the ride.
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*Sideshow Bob says he's a trained method actor, like [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] in ''{{W|Phantom Thread}}'' and {{W|Mike Myers}} in ''{{W|The Love Guru}}''.
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*In the [[Fox News]] Yule Log, the following are seen burning in the fire:
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**A picture of {{Ch|John F. Kennedy}}
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**The {{W|Bill of Rights}}
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**The {{W|Constitution of the United States}}
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**''[[It Takes a Village]]'' by [[Hillary Clinton]]
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**''[[Emily Post's Book of Etiquette]]'' by {{W|Emily Post}}
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**''[[The Origin of Species]]'' by [[Charles Darwin]]
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**''[[Silent Spring]]'' by {{W|Rachel Carson}}
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**The song "{{W|Silent Night}}" plays during the Yule Log.
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*The [[Channel 6 News]] headline is "The Ghost of Christmas Presents", a reference to the {{W|Ghost of Christmas Present}} from ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''.
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*{{Ch|Scott Bakula}} mentions ''{{W|NCIS: New Orleans}}'' to [[Wiggum]], and Wiggum mentions ''{{W|Quantum Leap}}'' to him, two shows Scott starred in.
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*[[Sandra Bullock]] puts on a blindfold, a reference to her film ''{{W2|Bird Box|film}}''.
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*Bart tells the bus driver that if he wanted his life story, he would have taken an [[Uber]].
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*During [[Mr. Burns]]' flashback, "{{W|Good King Wenceslas}}" is sung.
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*[[Gimbels]], a department store chain that is now defunct, is shown in a flashback from Mr. Burns' childhood.
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*[[Clifford Burns]] mentions his friends Bill {{W|Mattel}} and Fred {{W|Hasbro}}, neither of which were real people.
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*Mr. Burns reflects that other tycoons of his day are "dead, broke, a lot of {{W|MeToo movement|#MeToo}}."
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*"{{W|Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)}}" by {{W|Darlene Love}} plays whilst Mr. Burns is handing out presents.
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*Sideshow Bob watches ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' on his TV.
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*The images during the end credits reference Christmas traditions and songs:
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**"Deck the halls with Bart's intestine" is a parody of "{{W|Deck the Halls}}", which also plays over the credits.
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**"Money Roasting on an Open Fire" is a parody of "{{W|The Christmas Song}}" line "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire".
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***The line was previously parodied in the title of the [[Season 1]] episode "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]".
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**"Merry Krustmas" is a reference to the saying "Merry Christmas".
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**"O Tannenbob" is a parody of "{{W|O Tannenbaum}}".
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**"This Christmas, Think of the Little Drummer Boy" is a reference to "{{W|The Little Drummer Boy}}".
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**The "Three Wise Guys" is a reference to the {{W|Biblical Magi|Three Wise Men}}.
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**"Do You Beer What I Beer?" is a parody of the song "{{W|Do You Hear What I Hear?}}".
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**"Oh Hole-y Cat" is a parody of "{{W|O Holy Night}}".
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**"Homer for the Holidays" is a parody of "{{W2|Home for the Holidays|song}}".
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**"2020 Happy Brew Year" is a reference to "Happy New Year".
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*This episode aired 2 days before the 30th anniversary of the series premiere episode "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", which aired on December 17, [[1989]].
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*In Mr. Burns' flashback, his mother, [[Daphne Burns]], died. However, she has been seen alive in the present.
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*Smithers' birthday is revealed to be on Christmas.
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== Continuity ==
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*The scenes with [[Sideshow Bob]] bench pressing weights showing his tattoos and him trying to kill [[Bart]] with a machete are shown. ("[[Cape Feare]]")
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*Scenes of Bob getting his face removed are shown when Bob remembers his dark secrets. ("[[The Bob Next Door]]")
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*Sideshow Bob is still housed at the [[Abandoned Lighthouse|lighthouse]]. ("[[Gone Boy]]")
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*[[Hug-A-Bull]] is seen at [[Santa's Village]]. ("[['Tis the 30th Season]]")
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*[[Maggie]] is seen to be scared of the [[Gnome in Your Home]] again. ("[[The Nightmare After Krustmas]]")
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*The family takes a Christmas photo saying "Merry Christmas from The Simpsons!". ("[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]")
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== Goofs ==
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*The website that [[Lenny]] uses to buy his Christmas gifts doesn't have a {{W|top-level domain}} in its URL.
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*Homer's address on his Kris Kringle Union card lists him as living at [[Springfield Beach]], the same place Sideshow Bob's card says.
  
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==Continuity==
 
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*The scenes with [[Sideshow Bob]] bench pressing weights showing his tatoos and him trying to kill [[Bart]] with a machete are shown. ("[[Cape Feare]]")
 
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*Sideshow Bob is still housed at the lighthouse. ("[[Gone Boy]]")
 
 
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Latest revision as of 23:28, June 1, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 31 Episode References
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"Bobby, It's Cold Outside"
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Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In Mr. Burns' flashback, his mother, Daphne Burns, died. However, she has been seen alive in the present.
  • Smithers' birthday is revealed to be on Christmas.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • The website that Lenny uses to buy his Christmas gifts doesn't have a top-level domain in its URL.
  • Homer's address on his Kris Kringle Union card lists him as living at Springfield Beach, the same place Sideshow Bob's card says.
Season 31 References
The Winter of Our Monetized Content • Go Big or Go Homer • The Fat Blue Line • Treehouse of Horror XXX • Gorillas on the Mast • Marge the Lumberjill • Livin La Pura Vida • Thanksgiving of Horror • Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? • Bobby, It's Cold Outside • Hail to the Teeth • The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson • Frinkcoin • Bart the Bad Guy • Screenless • Better Off Ned • Highway to Well • The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby • Warrin' Priests: Part One • Warrin' Priests: Part Two • The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds • The Way of the Dog
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