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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*The title is a play on {{w|Bill Forsyth}}'s 1983 comedy-drama ''{{W2|Local Hero|film}}''.
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*The title is a play on {{W|Bill Forsyth}}'s 1983 comedy-drama ''{{W2|Local Hero|film}}''.
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**The title is also a reference to [[Season 18]] episode "[[Yokel Chords]]".
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*[[Lenny]] mentions the Jewish holiday {{W|Tu BiShvat}} and the {{W2|Thanksgiving|Canada|Canadian Thanksgiving}}.
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[[File:Barney driving an Uber.png|300px|thumb|[[Barney]] is [[Homer]]'s [[Uber]] driver, although [[Moe]] recommends him to walk instead]]
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*Moe calls an [[Uber]] and [[Barney]] is the driver.
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*The song "[[Liquor on My Brain]]" is a parody of "{{W2|Singin' in the Rain|song}}" from {{W|Singin' in the Rain|the musical of the same name}}.
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*[[Marge]] asks if Homer bought a {{W|Powerball}} ticket.
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*[[Cletus]] mentions:
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**M.I.T.T. (Mississippi Institute of Trailer Trash), a parody of MIT ([[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]).
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**{{W|Fort Knox}}.
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**{{W|What Price Hollywood}} with {{W|Constance Bennett}} and {{W|Lowell Sherman}}.
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**[[Elvis Presley]].
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**[[Britney Spears]].
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**{{W|Mister Ed}}, mentioning he was a heroin addict.
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**{{W2|DuPont|1802–2017}} factory.
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**{{W|Elia Kazan}} and his movie ''{{W2|A Face in the Crowd|film}}''.
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**Be Kind and Rewind, a reference to the movie ''{{W|Be Kind Rewind}}''.
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**[[Carrie Underwood]].
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**[[Taylor Swift]].
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**Mumfords, a reference to the {{W|Mumford & Sons}} band.
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**The band [[BTS]] and {{W|Jeon Jung-kook|Jungkook}}.
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**[[Lin-Manuel Miranda]].
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*Cletus' family tree includes:
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**[[Bonnie Vance]] from ''{{W2|Hillbilly Elegy|film}}''.
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**[[Charles Darwin]].
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**[[Yosemite Sam]] from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''.
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**[[Lonnie]], the banjo-playing kid from ''{{W|Deliverance}}''.
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**A donkey.
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**A catfish.
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**[[Brandine Spuckler]].
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**The state of [[Florida]].
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**[[Hairy Dawg]], the mascot for the {{W|Georgia Bulldogs}}.
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**Comedian [[Minnie Pearl]].
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*Cletus sings a parody of "[[Wildwood Flower]]", made famous by the {{W|Carter Family}}.
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*Cletus and [[Brandine]] had new children's names including:
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**Camry, a reference to the {{W|Toyota Camry}}.
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**Festiva, a reference to the {{W|Ford Festiva}}.
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**Compact Only, a reference to the type of car.
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**Uber Black Spuckler.
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**Disney Plus Spuckler, a reference to [[Disney+]].
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**HBO Max Spuckler, a reference to [[HBO]] Max.
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**CBS All Access Spuckler, a reference to {{W|CBS}} All Access.
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*Homer mentions three different versions of the ''{{W|A Star Is Born}}'' movie and the actors playing in it:
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**The {{W2|A Star Is Born|2018 film|2018 version}}, with {{W|Bradley Cooper}} and {{Ch|Lady Gaga}}.
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**The {{W2|A Star Is Born|1976 film|1976 version}}, with [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[Kris Kristofferson]].
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**The {{W2|A Star Is Born|1954 film|1954 version}}, with {{W|James Mason}} and [[Judy Garland]].
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*Cletus then identifies the 1932 film ''{{W|What Price Hollywood?}}'' with {{W|Constance Bennett}} and {{W|Lowell Sherman}} as the plot source for those later films.
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*The sign "Chicks Dig Hicks" held by a woman at the [[Now We're Talkin' Lounge]] is a reference to {{W|Bill Hicks}} and his song "Chicks Dig Jerks".
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*A {{W|Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic}} Jewish man is holding the "Hasids for Hayseeds" sign.
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*Homer's hashtags on [[Twitter]]:
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**<nowiki>#</nowiki>RisingStar.
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**<nowiki>#</nowiki>FleetwoodHick, a reference to [[Fleetwood Mac]].
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**<nowiki>#</nowiki>KanyeWestVirginia, a reference to the Supreme Court of [[Virginia]] denying Kanye West's appeal to overturn a judge's ruling to remove him from the ballot.
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**<nowiki>#</nowiki>YokelOno, a reference to [[Yoko Ono]].
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**<nowiki>#</nowiki>OkefenokeeKaraoke, a reference to {{W|Freddy Cannon}}'s song "Okefenokee", and the swamp in Florida.
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*[[Elin Degenerous]] and ''[[The Elin Degenerous Show]]'' are parodies of [[Ellen DeGeneres]] and {{W|The Ellen DeGeneres Show|her show}}.
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**Cletus says he finds her different than she appears in ''[[Finding Nemo]]''. Ellen voices Dory in both ''Finding Nemo'' and the sequel ''{{W|Finding Dory}}''.
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*''[[The Backwoods Reporter]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|The Hollywood Reporter}}''.
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*''[[Entremanure]]'' is a reference to ''{{W2|Entrepreneur|magazine}}'' magazine.
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*The [[slick manager]] mentions making Cletus bigger than {{W|Campbell Soup Company|Campbell's Soup}}.
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[[File:Slick manager's wall of fame.png|300px|thumb|The [[slick manager]]'s wall of fame includes {{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}} from ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and [[#Continuity|many other]] notable people]]
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*{{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}} were managed by [[Slick manager]], which mentions them asking if they're still living, and to check their {{W|Internet Movie Database|IMDb}} page.
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*The Spuckler children sing "[[Red River Valley]]", a cowboy song.
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*Slick manager mentions [[Netflix]], [[Barack Obama|Barack]], [[Michelle Obama|Michelle]] and {{W|Malia Obama}}, and {{W|Bentley}}.
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*[[Snake]] mentions {{W|The Animals}}' song "{{W|We Gotta Get Out of This Place}}".
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== Trivia ==
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*Among the keys copied by [[Moe]]:
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**[[Mr. Burns|Burns]]' vault.
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**[[Lenny]]'s house.
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**[[Carl]]'s house.
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**[[Barney]]'s panic room.
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**[[Edna Krabappel|Krabappel]]'s diary.
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**[[Dr. Hibbert|Hibbert]] drug cabinet.
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**Mystery key.
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*Cletus [[Breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] saying there are two more acts and a "whittled by" credit. Whittled by Cletus Spuckler appears in the mid-episode credit.
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*A sign with the title of the episode is held by a man at the Now We're Talkin' Lounge.
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== Continuity ==
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*One of the keys copied by Moe is a key to [[Edna Krabappel]]'s diary. ("[[Diary Queen]]")
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*Homer and Cletus recognize each other, and Cletus refers to Homer as his friend. ("[[The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby]]")
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*Homer mentions managing someone, but didn't mention [[Lurleen Lumpkin]] by name. ("[[Colonel Homer]]")
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*Cletus' signature is a reference to the one he had in "[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]".
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*Posters at [[Li'l Nicer Cabaret]] are all members of [[Ya Hoo!]] from "[[Colonel Homer]]":
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**[[Pip Diddler]].
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**[[Big Shirtless Ron]].
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**[[Yodelin' Zeke]].
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**[[Cloris Mozelle]].
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*People that Slick manager was manager of:
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**[[Drederick Tatum]].
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**{{Ch|George Takei}}. ("[[The Burns Cage]]")
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**[[Chazz Busby]].
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**[[Laney Fontaine]].
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**[[Vladimir Putin]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXVI]]")
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**[[Rainier Wolfcastle]].
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**[[Barack Obama]]. ("[[Yellow Subterfuge]]")
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**[[Alaska Nebraska]]. ("[[Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh]]")
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**[[Mexican Duffman]]. ("[[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches]]")
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**[[Scuzzo]].
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**[[Tootsie Childs]].
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**[[Krusty the Clown]].
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**{{W2|Gritty|mascot}}, the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] mascot. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXX]]")
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**The [[Pope]].
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**[[Jay G]].
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**[[Llewellyn Sinclair]].
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**[[Rachel Jordan]]. ("[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]")
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**[[Miss Springfield]].
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**[[Conor McGregor]].
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**{{Ch|Lady Gaga}}.
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**[[Cletus Spuckler]].
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*Cletus mentions [[Blockbuster Video|Blockbuster]]. ("[[A Midsummer's Nice Dreams]]")
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*[[Normal Head Joe Spuckler]] appears. ("[[The Real Housewives of Fat Tony]]")
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== Goofs ==
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*Despite Homer leaving his car at [[Moe's]], and there being no car in the drive when he returned home, [[Pink Sedan|his car]] and [[Orange Station Wagon|Marge's car]] are in the drive at night.
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*The characters on the Li'l Nicer Cabaret posters all have different hair colors than their previous appearances in "Colonel Homer".
  
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{{Upcoming episodes|R}}
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{{Season 32|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 13:19, March 8, 2023

References/Trivia


Season 32 Episode References
← 697 "Wad Goals"
698
"Yokel Hero"
"Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?" 699 →


Cultural references[edit]

Barney is Homer's Uber driver, although Moe recommends him to walk instead
The slick manager's wall of fame includes Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street and many other notable people

Trivia[edit]

  • Among the keys copied by Moe:
  • Cletus breaks the fourth wall saying there are two more acts and a "whittled by" credit. Whittled by Cletus Spuckler appears in the mid-episode credit.
  • A sign with the title of the episode is held by a man at the Now We're Talkin' Lounge.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • Despite Homer leaving his car at Moe's, and there being no car in the drive when he returned home, his car and Marge's car are in the drive at night.
  • The characters on the Li'l Nicer Cabaret posters all have different hair colors than their previous appearances in "Colonel Homer".
Season 32 References
Undercover Burns • I, Carumbus • Now Museum, Now You Don't • Treehouse of Horror XXXI • The 7 Beer Itch • Podcast News • Three Dreams Denied • The Road to Cincinnati • Sorry Not Sorry • A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas • The Dad-Feelings Limited • Diary Queen • Wad Goals • Yokel Hero • Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars? • Manger Things • Uncut Femmes • Burger Kings • Panic on the Streets of Springfield • Mother and Child Reunion • The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A. • The Last Barfighter
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