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* The chalkboard gag reads "I am not the Sixth Beatle", a reference to the '[[wikipedia:Fifth Beatle|Fifth Beatle]]'. | * The chalkboard gag reads "I am not the Sixth Beatle", a reference to the '[[wikipedia:Fifth Beatle|Fifth Beatle]]'. | ||
* One of the Thanksgiving parade balloons is of Rusty the Clown, a reference to [[wikipedia:Rusty Nails|Rusty Nails]], who was a popular TV clown in 1960's Portland, Oregon, where ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]] grew up, and on whom [[Krusty the Clown]] is loosely based | * One of the Thanksgiving parade balloons is of Rusty the Clown, a reference to [[wikipedia:Rusty Nails|Rusty Nails]], who was a popular TV clown in 1960's Portland, Oregon, where ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]] grew up, and on whom [[Krusty the Clown]] is loosely based | ||
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*When Homer is throwing the presents to the children, [[Ralph]] doesn't actually catch his; it bounces off his head and flies off into the crowd. | *When Homer is throwing the presents to the children, [[Ralph]] doesn't actually catch his; it bounces off his head and flies off into the crowd. | ||
*The Thanksgiving parade isn't the first time Homer has dressed up as Santa. See "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]". | *The Thanksgiving parade isn't the first time Homer has dressed up as Santa. See "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]". | ||
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*Homer buys a mint condition Spider-Man #1 from [[Comic Book Guy]] for $20,000 cash, then tears out the pages and eats it right there in the store, while Comic Book Guy gasps and collapses in shock. | *Homer buys a mint condition Spider-Man #1 from [[Comic Book Guy]] for $20,000 cash, then tears out the pages and eats it right there in the store, while Comic Book Guy gasps and collapses in shock. | ||
*Wearing only a giant diaper, Homer appears in the men's room at [[Springfield Stadium]], acting like a baby needing a diaper change: "Baby made a boom-boom!" | *Wearing only a giant diaper, Homer appears in the men's room at [[Springfield Stadium]], acting like a baby needing a diaper change: "Baby made a boom-boom!" | ||
| − | *Homer disguises himself as "Sim-Sim," the new female panda at the Springfield Zoo. | + | *Homer disguises himself as "Sim-Sim," the new female panda at the Springfield Zoo. The prank backfires when the zoo's trainers zap him with electrical prods and the resident bull panda, Ping-Ping, takes an amorous interest in him. |
| − | *Burns offers Homer a million dollars to throw fish guts (instead of presents) to the crowd at the Thanksgiving Day parade. | + | *Burns offers Homer a million dollars to throw fish guts (instead of presents) to the crowd at the Thanksgiving Day parade. Homer refuses and Burns does it himself. |
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References
- The chalkboard gag reads "I am not the Sixth Beatle", a reference to the 'Fifth Beatle'.
- One of the Thanksgiving parade balloons is of Rusty the Clown, a reference to Rusty Nails, who was a popular TV clown in 1960's Portland, Oregon, where Simpsons creator Matt Groening grew up, and on whom Krusty the Clown is loosely based
- Another of the Thanksgiving parade balloons closely resembles El Chapulin Colorado, the main character of the TV series of the same name, on whom Bumblebee Man is based.
Trivia
- When Homer is throwing the presents to the children, Ralph doesn't actually catch his; it bounces off his head and flies off into the crowd.
- The Thanksgiving parade isn't the first time Homer has dressed up as Santa. See "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
- Homer's panda name "Sim-Sim" is almost certainly a reference both to his own last name and to his being a fake, or "simulated," panda.
- The "panda rape" scene was very controversial among fans of the show[citation needed].
Pranks
- Homer throws a dish of pudding at Lenny (reluctantly, under Burns' persuasion).
- Homer throws a dish of pudding at Carl (spontaneously, and Burns quickly reprimands him for it).
- Homer buys a mint condition Spider-Man #1 from Comic Book Guy for $20,000 cash, then tears out the pages and eats it right there in the store, while Comic Book Guy gasps and collapses in shock.
- Wearing only a giant diaper, Homer appears in the men's room at Springfield Stadium, acting like a baby needing a diaper change: "Baby made a boom-boom!"
- Homer disguises himself as "Sim-Sim," the new female panda at the Springfield Zoo. The prank backfires when the zoo's trainers zap him with electrical prods and the resident bull panda, Ping-Ping, takes an amorous interest in him.
- Burns offers Homer a million dollars to throw fish guts (instead of presents) to the crowd at the Thanksgiving Day parade. Homer refuses and Burns does it himself.
