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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Top Gun}}''.
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*The episode title is a reference to the 1986 action drama film ''{{W|Top Gun}}'', and to the unofficial {{W2|enforcer|ice hockey}} role in ice hockey, also known as the "goon".
 
**The [[Top Goon Academy]] is a parody of the Top Gun Academy.
 
**The [[Top Goon Academy]] is a parody of the Top Gun Academy.
*[[Homer]] is dressed as [[George Washington]] for July 4th and [[Halloween]].
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**A parody of the instrumental rock composition "{{W|Top Gun Anthem|''Top Gun'' Anthem}}" is heard in several scenes throughout the episode.
*On Halloween, [[Barney]] is dressed as {{W|Wario}} from ''{{ap|Mario|series}}'', [[Carl]] is dressed as [[Spider-Man]], and [[Lenny]] is dressed as a character from ''{{W|Squid Game}}''.
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*[[King Toot]]'s Kawabashi Leaf Ninja blower is a pun on {{W|Kawasaki Ninja}}, a name given to several series of Kawasaki sport bikes.
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[[File:Top Goon costumes.png|300px|thumb|The costumes during {{W|Halloween}} include [[Barney]] as {{W|Wario}}, [[Carl]] as [[Spider-Man]], [[Homer]] as [[George Washington]] and [[Lenny]] as a guard from ''{{W|Squid Game}}'']]
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*The celebration days at [[Moe's]] include:
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**{{W|Valentine's Day}}
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**{{W|Saint Patrick's Day}}, also known as St. Paddy's.
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**{{W|Fourth of July}}, in which [[Homer]] is dressed as [[George Washington]].
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**{{W|Halloween}}. In this celebration:
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***[[Barney]] is dressed as {{W|Wario}} from the ''{{ap|Mario|series}}'' series.
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***[[Carl]] is dressed as [[Spider-Man]].
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***Homer is again dressed as George Washington.
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***[[Lenny]] is dressed as a guard from the South Korean TV thriller series ''{{W|Squid Game}}''.
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*The ads at [[Springfield Ice Rink]] include:
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**[[Phineas Q. Butterfat's Ice Cream Parlor]], which is partly inspired in {{W|Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour}}, a now-defunct national chain which first started in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].
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**[[Five Seasons Springfield]], a parody of the {{W|Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts}}.
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*[[Bart]] performs the {{W2|moonwalk|dance}} after scoring.
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*[[Nelson]] steals [[Martin]]'s {{W|Pierogi|pierogies}} from his lunch box. These are boiled dumplings traditional in Eastern Europe and German-speaking regions. Martin says that his "Oma", a German term for grandmother, makes them once per week.
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*[[Moe]] mentions the {{W|Bubonic plague}}.
 
*"{{W|The Sailor's Hornpipe}}" plays at the start of the match between the Bar Flyers and the Ice Lubbers.
 
*"{{W|The Sailor's Hornpipe}}" plays at the start of the match between the Bar Flyers and the Ice Lubbers.
 
*At Top Goon Academy, {{Ch|Tiger Williams}} also teaches the book ''[[Beloved]]'' by [[Toni Morrison]].
 
*At Top Goon Academy, {{Ch|Tiger Williams}} also teaches the book ''[[Beloved]]'' by [[Toni Morrison]].
 
*"{{W|The Hockey Song}}" by {{W|Stompin' Tom Connors}} plays during the Top Goon Academy montage and over the episode's closing credits.
 
*"{{W|The Hockey Song}}" by {{W|Stompin' Tom Connors}} plays during the Top Goon Academy montage and over the episode's closing credits.
*[[Moe]] used to be the bartender in the penalty box at the {{W2|Spectrum|arena|Philadelphia Spectrum}}. He said that he got teeth in his tip jar and, over time, got {{W|Phil Esposito}}'s whole mouth.
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*Moe used to be the bartender in the penalty box at the {{W2|Spectrum|arena|Philadelphia Spectrum}}. He said that he got teeth in his tip jar and, over time, got {{W|Phil Esposito}}'s whole mouth.
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[[File:Top Goon jacket.png|300px|thumb|The Top Goon jacket Nelson is given resemblances the iconic {{W|G-1 military flight jacket}} wore by {{W|Pete "Maverick" Mitchell}} ([[Tom Cruise]]) in ''{{W|Top Gun}}'']]
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*The Top Goon jacket [[Nelson]] is given resemblances the iconic {{W|G-1 military flight jacket}} wore by {{W|Pete "Maverick" Mitchell}} ([[Tom Cruise]]) in ''Top Gun''.
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*The calendar seen at the [[Springfield Mafia]] club is "Goomar of the Month", with "{{W|Goomar}}" meaning Mafia mistress in American English. The term is later used by [[Fat Tony]].
 
*[[The Glitz Carlton]] is a parody of {{W|The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company}}.
 
*[[The Glitz Carlton]] is a parody of {{W|The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company}}.
 
*"Through the Fire" by Larry Greene, from the {{W2|Top Gun|soundtrack|''Top Gun'' soundtrack}} plays at the end of the episode.
 
*"Through the Fire" by Larry Greene, from the {{W2|Top Gun|soundtrack|''Top Gun'' soundtrack}} plays at the end of the episode.

Revision as of 13:33, August 25, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 34 Episode References
738 "Game Done Changed"
739
"Top Goon"
"My Life as a Vlog" 740


Cultural references

  • The episode title is a reference to the 1986 action drama film Top Gun, and to the unofficial enforcer role in ice hockey, also known as the "goon".
    • The Top Goon Academy is a parody of the Top Gun Academy.
    • A parody of the instrumental rock composition "Top Gun Anthem" is heard in several scenes throughout the episode.
  • King Toot's Kawabashi Leaf Ninja blower is a pun on Kawasaki Ninja, a name given to several series of Kawasaki sport bikes.
The costumes during Halloween include Barney as Wario, Carl as Spider-Man, Homer as George Washington and Lenny as a guard from Squid Game
The Top Goon jacket Nelson is given resemblances the iconic G-1 military flight jacket wore by Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) in Top Gun

Trivia

  • Maggie doesn't appear in the episode.

Continuity

Season 34 References
Habeas Tortoise One Angry Lisa Lisa the Boy Scout The King of Nice Not It Treehouse of Horror XXXIII From Beer to Paternity Step Brother from the Same Planet When Nelson Met Lisa Game Done Changed Top Goon My Life as a Vlog The Many Saints of Springfield Carl Carlson Rides Again Bartless Hostile Kirk Place Pin Gal Fan-ily Feud Write Off This Episode The Very Hungry Caterpillars Clown V. Board of Education Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass