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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The episode title is | + | *The episode title is a pun on the original series ''{{w|wikipedia:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek}}'' episode "{{w|The Trouble With Tribbles}}". |
| − | *The scene where Homer | + | *The scene where [[Homer]] is pressed into FBI service was taken directly from the 1991 movie ''{{w|JFK (film)|JFK}}''. |
| − | **Similarly, Agent Johnson, one of the FBI Agents who placed Homer on the job, was apparently named after one of the FBI Agents from Die Hard. | + | **Similarly, Agent Johnson, one of the FBI Agents who placed Homer on the job, was apparently named after one of the FBI Agents from ''{{w|Die Hard}}''. |
| − | *When questioned by Kent Brockman in regards to why he procrastinated in regards to the Tax deadline, Otto remarks that he thought that the tax-line was actually the line for a Metallica concert. | + | *When questioned by [[Kent Brockman]] in regards to why he procrastinated in regards to the Tax deadline, [[Otto]] remarks that he thought that the tax-line was actually the line for a Metallica concert. |
| − | *Mr. Burns claims that he owns the suit that Charlie Chaplin was buried in, a reference to the fact that Charlie Chaplin's body was stolen from a cemetary in Switzerland. | + | *[[Mr. Burns]] claims that he owns the suit that {{w|Charlie Chaplin}} was buried in, a reference to the fact that Charlie Chaplin's body was stolen from a cemetary in Switzerland. |
| − | *When Castro remarks that Americans aren't all that bad as they named a street after him, he reacts in shock and horror when he learns just who dwells on that street | + | *When [[Fidel Castrp|Castro]] remarks that Americans aren't all that bad as they named a street after him, he reacts in shock and horror when he learns just who dwells on that street -- a reference to Castro Street in {{w|San Francisco}}, a street that is a gay community (although its true namesake was {{w|José Castro}}, who was a governor of the Alta California territory while it was still part of Mexico). |
| − | *One of the signs in Cuba was based on a Che Guevara poster, altered to say "Duff O Muerto!" | + | *One of the signs in Cuba was based on a {{w|Che Guevara}} poster, altered to say "Duff O Muerto!" |
== Goofs == | == Goofs == | ||
Revision as of 14:20, November 23, 2010
Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the original series Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles".
- The scene where Homer is pressed into FBI service was taken directly from the 1991 movie JFK.
- Similarly, Agent Johnson, one of the FBI Agents who placed Homer on the job, was apparently named after one of the FBI Agents from Die Hard.
- When questioned by Kent Brockman in regards to why he procrastinated in regards to the Tax deadline, Otto remarks that he thought that the tax-line was actually the line for a Metallica concert.
- Mr. Burns claims that he owns the suit that Charlie Chaplin was buried in, a reference to the fact that Charlie Chaplin's body was stolen from a cemetary in Switzerland.
- When Castro remarks that Americans aren't all that bad as they named a street after him, he reacts in shock and horror when he learns just who dwells on that street -- a reference to Castro Street in San Francisco, a street that is a gay community (although its true namesake was José Castro, who was a governor of the Alta California territory while it was still part of Mexico).
- One of the signs in Cuba was based on a Che Guevara poster, altered to say "Duff O Muerto!"
Goofs
- Charlie claims he will assault government officials over the slow progress of HDTV. In actuality, high-definition television was produced by the private sector, not government.
