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*The story's title is a pun on the 1977 sci-fi film ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''. | *The story's title is a pun on the 1977 sci-fi film ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''. | ||
*While [[Lisa]] is playing with her dolls: | *While [[Lisa]] is playing with her dolls: | ||
| − | **She has [[Malibu Stacy]] tend to a sick pony, calling her "Doctor Malibu Stacy Medicine Woman", a reference to the 1990s TV series ''{{ | + | **She has [[Malibu Stacy]] tend to a sick pony, calling her "Doctor Malibu Stacy Medicine Woman", a reference to the 1990s TV series ''{{W|Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman}}''. |
**She finds that [[Bart]] has pranked Malibu Stacy by switching her head for a monkey's head and exclaims in dismay, "A ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' head on Malibu Stacy?" | **She finds that [[Bart]] has pranked Malibu Stacy by switching her head for a monkey's head and exclaims in dismay, "A ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' head on Malibu Stacy?" | ||
*[[Homer]] and Bart watch a [[FOX]] TV show called ''When Cartoon Animals Attack Other Cartoon Animals'', a reference to ''[[When Animals Attack!]]''. | *[[Homer]] and Bart watch a [[FOX]] TV show called ''When Cartoon Animals Attack Other Cartoon Animals'', a reference to ''[[When Animals Attack!]]''. | ||
*When Bart is playing with the controls on [[Kang]]'s and [[Kodos]]'s [[UFO|ship]]: | *When Bart is playing with the controls on [[Kang]]'s and [[Kodos]]'s [[UFO|ship]]: | ||
| − | **He zaps [[David Hasselhoff]] while he's performing "{{ | + | **He zaps [[David Hasselhoff]] while he's performing "{{W|Hooked on a Feeling}}" for Oktoberfest. |
| − | **He presses a button which activates the "{{ | + | **He presses a button which activates the "{{W|Crop circle|Crop Circle Ray}}" and draws a {{W|peace symbol}} in [[Otto]]'s herb garden. |
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
| − | * The [[El Barto]] and [[El Grampo]] graffiti tags are seen on a "Welcome to [[Springfield]]" sign when Kang and Kodos arrive in town. | + | *The [[El Barto]] and [[El Grampo]] graffiti tags are seen on a "Welcome to [[Springfield]]" sign when Kang and Kodos arrive in town. |
| − | * When Bart is playing with the controls on the aliens' ship, he inadvertently uses the "cow-defacing gun" to leave the El Barto tag on a cow. | + | *When Bart is playing with the controls on the aliens' ship, he inadvertently uses the "cow-defacing gun" to leave the El Barto tag on a cow. |
| − | * Kodos says to Kang, "I'm sending this one [Bart] back. Unless you want to eat him?" Bart defiantly says, "[[Eat my shorts!]]" | + | *Kodos says to Kang, "I'm sending this one [Bart] back. Unless you want to eat him?" Bart defiantly says, "[[Eat my shorts!]]" |
[[Category:Continuity]] | [[Category:Continuity]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Bart Simpson comics stories references]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:42, October 15, 2021
Cultural references[edit]
- The story's title is a pun on the 1977 sci-fi film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
- While Lisa is playing with her dolls:
- She has Malibu Stacy tend to a sick pony, calling her "Doctor Malibu Stacy Medicine Woman", a reference to the 1990s TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
- She finds that Bart has pranked Malibu Stacy by switching her head for a monkey's head and exclaims in dismay, "A Planet of the Apes head on Malibu Stacy?"
- Homer and Bart watch a FOX TV show called When Cartoon Animals Attack Other Cartoon Animals, a reference to When Animals Attack!.
- When Bart is playing with the controls on Kang's and Kodos's ship:
- He zaps David Hasselhoff while he's performing "Hooked on a Feeling" for Oktoberfest.
- He presses a button which activates the "Crop Circle Ray" and draws a peace symbol in Otto's herb garden.
Continuity[edit]
- The El Barto and El Grampo graffiti tags are seen on a "Welcome to Springfield" sign when Kang and Kodos arrive in town.
- When Bart is playing with the controls on the aliens' ship, he inadvertently uses the "cow-defacing gun" to leave the El Barto tag on a cow.
- Kodos says to Kang, "I'm sending this one [Bart] back. Unless you want to eat him?" Bart defiantly says, "Eat my shorts!"
