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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*The [[Rich Texan]] also makes his debut appearance in this episode, referred to as "Senator" by Homer. | *The [[Rich Texan]] also makes his debut appearance in this episode, referred to as "Senator" by Homer. | ||
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| − | == Cultural | + | == Cultural references == |
| − | *The title is a reference to the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. | + | *The title is a reference to the 1964 film ''{{w|Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb}}''. |
| − | *Burns's bed looks similar to the one occupied by Keir Dullea's character Dave Bowman in the end of the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey | + | *Burns's bed looks similar to the one occupied by Keir Dullea's character Dave Bowman in the end of the 1968 film, ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}''. |
| − | + | *Homer is impressed by the card-counting abilities of the autistic character Raymond Babbitt ([[Dustin Hoffman]]) from the 1988 film ''{{w|Rain Man}}''; {{w|Tom Cruise}} appears next to him, in character as Charlie Babbitt. | |
| − | *Homer is impressed by the card-counting abilities of | + | *[[Krusty]]'s show at midnight is similar to {{w|Bill Cosby}}'s 1971 album ''{{w|For Adults Only}}'', which was recorded at a casino at midnight. |
| − | *[[Krusty]]'s show at midnight is similar to Bill Cosby's 1971 album For Adults Only, which was recorded at a casino at midnight. | + | *Marge reminds Homer that his lifelong dream was to be a contestant on the television show ''{{w|The Gong Show}}''. |
| − | *Marge reminds Homer that his lifelong dream was to be a contestant on the television show The Gong Show. | + | *Burns's obsession with germs and cleanliness and his refusal to leave his bedroom once the casino opens is a parody on American magnate {{w|Howard Hughes}}. |
| − | *Burns's obsession with germs and cleanliness and his refusal to leave his bedroom once the casino opens is a parody on American magnate Howard Hughes. | ||
*The "[[Spruce Moose]]" is a parody of Howard Hughes's impractically enormous wooden plane Hughes H-4 Hercules, which was derisively dubbed the "Spruce Goose". | *The "[[Spruce Moose]]" is a parody of Howard Hughes's impractically enormous wooden plane Hughes H-4 Hercules, which was derisively dubbed the "Spruce Goose". | ||
| − | *[[Homer Simpson|Homer]] parodies the scene in the 1939 film Wizard of Oz when Scarecrow demonstrates his newly acquired intelligence by reciting the law that governs the lengths of the sides of an isosceles triangle. Unlike in the film, somebody correctly points out that the Pythagorean theorem recited applies to right-angled triangles, not isosceles triangles. | + | *[[Homer Simpson|Homer]] parodies the scene in the 1939 film ''{{w|The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|Wizard of Oz}}'' when Scarecrow demonstrates his newly acquired intelligence by reciting the law that governs the lengths of the sides of an isosceles triangle. Unlike in the film, somebody correctly points out that the {{w|Pythagorean theorem}} recited applies to right-angled triangles, not isosceles triangles. |
| − | *[[Gunter and Ernst]], the Siegfried and Roy-esque casino magicians who get attacked by their white tiger, [[Anastasia]]. Ten years after this episode first aired, Roy Horn was attacked by one of the duo's white tigers. | + | *[[Gunter]] and [[Ernst]], the {{w|Siegfried and Roy}}-esque casino magicians who get attacked by their white tiger, [[Anastasia]]. Ten years after this episode first aired, Roy Horn was attacked by one of the duo's white tigers. |
| + | *The glasses Homer finds belong to for U.S. Secretary of State [[Henry Kissinger]]. | ||
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
[[Category:Trivia]] | [[Category:Trivia]] | ||
Revision as of 20:29, August 25, 2010
Trivia
- The Rich Texan also makes his debut appearance in this episode, referred to as "Senator" by Homer.
Cultural references
- The title is a reference to the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
- Burns's bed looks similar to the one occupied by Keir Dullea's character Dave Bowman in the end of the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Homer is impressed by the card-counting abilities of the autistic character Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman) from the 1988 film Rain Man; Tom Cruise appears next to him, in character as Charlie Babbitt.
- Krusty's show at midnight is similar to Bill Cosby's 1971 album For Adults Only, which was recorded at a casino at midnight.
- Marge reminds Homer that his lifelong dream was to be a contestant on the television show The Gong Show.
- Burns's obsession with germs and cleanliness and his refusal to leave his bedroom once the casino opens is a parody on American magnate Howard Hughes.
- The "Spruce Moose" is a parody of Howard Hughes's impractically enormous wooden plane Hughes H-4 Hercules, which was derisively dubbed the "Spruce Goose".
- Homer parodies the scene in the 1939 film Wizard of Oz when Scarecrow demonstrates his newly acquired intelligence by reciting the law that governs the lengths of the sides of an isosceles triangle. Unlike in the film, somebody correctly points out that the Pythagorean theorem recited applies to right-angled triangles, not isosceles triangles.
- Gunter and Ernst, the Siegfried and Roy-esque casino magicians who get attacked by their white tiger, Anastasia. Ten years after this episode first aired, Roy Horn was attacked by one of the duo's white tigers.
- The glasses Homer finds belong to for U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
