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= Cultural references =
 
= Cultural references =
*The title is a reference to the Disney film ''{{W|Bedknobs and Broomsticks}}'', which was previously punned in another episode title, "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]".
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*The title is a reference to the [[Disney]] film ''{{W|Bedknobs and Broomsticks}}'', which was previously punned in another episode title, "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]".
*The scene in the [[couch gag]] where [[Marge]] serves the Thanksgiving turkey is a visual pun on the {{W|Norman Rockwell}} painting ''{{W2|Freedom from Want|painting}}''.
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*The scene in the [[couch gag]] where [[Marge]] serves the Thanksgiving turkey is a visual pun on {{W|Norman Rockwell}}'s painting ''{{W|Freedom from Want}}''.
*[[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] play "Bonk It"! in the car. Bonk it! is a parody of "Bop It!".
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*[[Homer]] mentions the English band {{W2|Traffic|band}}.
*Lisa goes online to "Wiccapedia", a parody of [[Wikipedia]]. The home page and logo are similar to those of Wikipedia.
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*[[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] play "Bonk It"! in the car. Bonk it! is a parody of "{{W|Bop It|Bop It!}}".
*The split screen montage featuring [[Homer]] and [[Cletus]] drinking moonshine is a reference to the film ''{{W|Sideways}}'', and recreates some of its most memorable scenes.
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*Two animals that look like [[Bambi]] and {{W2|Thumper|Bambi}} from the 1942 Dinsey film ''{{W|Bambi}}'' come out to skate on the ice and are then hit by the Simpsons' car.
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*[[Dubya Spuckler]] was planning to shoot {{W|Google Earth}} satellites with a bazooka.
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*[[Cletus]]' Country Bear Jamboree parody the real-world {{W|Country Bear Jamboree}}, an attraction in the {{W|Magic Kingdom}}.
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*The [[Wiccans]] prayed to {{W|Lilith}}, a feminine figure theorized to be the first wife of Adam. The Wiccans also mention the {{W2|abyss|religion}}, a passage to the underworld and the {{W|esbat}}, a ritual typically held once per month on or near the night of a full moon or new moon.
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*The split screen montage featuring Homer and Cletus drinking moonshine is a reference to the film ''{{W|Sideways}}'', and recreates some of its most memorable scenes.
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**The song played in this scene is ''Sideways'' OST song "{{W|Sideways#Soundtrack|Wine Safari}}", composed by {{W|Rolfe Kent}}.
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*Cletus mentions the 1972 thriller ''{{W|Deliverance}}'', specifically the scene where Bobby ({{W|Ned Beatty}}) is threatened by a mountain man ({{W|Bill McKinney}}).
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*One of the hillbillies mentions ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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*Lisa asks the Wiccans if they were a minority group as defined by {{W|Ivy League}} admissions. The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference of eight private research universities, including {{W|Cornell University}} and {{W|Dartmouth College}}, these two mentioned by the Wiccans.
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*Lisa goes online to [[Wiccapedia]], a parody of [[Wikipedia]]. The home page and logo are similar to those of Wikipedia.
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**A section dedicated to ''{{W|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}'' is on Wiccapedia's home page.
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*Lisa calls [[Snowball II]] "Hell's Kitten", a play-on-words to "{{W|Hell's Kitchen}}".
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*[[Ned]] thinks Lisa's computer is from hell. [[Rod]] corrects him and says it is a {{W|Dell}} computer.
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*"{{W|Cursum Perficio}}" by Irish singer {{W|Enya}} is heard at the Wiccans ritual.
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*[[Chief Wiggum]] feels pity for the arrested Wiccans and asks [[Lou]] to toss them a {{W|Judy Blume}} novel, to what Lou answers he only has ''{{W2|Wifey|novel}}''.
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*Lisa skating on a frozen lake while the song "{{W2|Season of the Witch|song}}" by {{W|Donovan}} is heard exactly recreates the end credits for the {{W|black comedy}} ''{{W|To Die For}}'' where [[Illeana Douglas]]'s character skated while the end credits roll. ''To Die For'' is set in [[New Hampshire]] while the footage was actually shot in [[Canada]] on the {{W2|Black River|York Region}} near {{W|Jackson's Point}}, [[Ontario]]. The buildings on the banks of the Black River seen in ''To Die For'' which are also animated for this episode were the passed-its-prime Mossington Park Pavilion and adjacent boathouse which were demolished in the late 1990s.
 
*Lisa skating on a frozen lake while the song "{{W2|Season of the Witch|song}}" by {{W|Donovan}} is heard exactly recreates the end credits for the {{W|black comedy}} ''{{W|To Die For}}'' where [[Illeana Douglas]]'s character skated while the end credits roll. ''To Die For'' is set in [[New Hampshire]] while the footage was actually shot in [[Canada]] on the {{W2|Black River|York Region}} near {{W|Jackson's Point}}, [[Ontario]]. The buildings on the banks of the Black River seen in ''To Die For'' which are also animated for this episode were the passed-its-prime Mossington Park Pavilion and adjacent boathouse which were demolished in the late 1990s.
*Cletus mentions to Moe "Just because one hillbilly has his way with one fat guy in ''{{W|Deliverance}}'' and suddenly that's all people think hillbillies do".
 
 
*When he was talking to Selma Bouvier, Kent Brockman mentions the terrorist attack on September 11 in New York.
 
*When he was talking to Selma Bouvier, Kent Brockman mentions the terrorist attack on September 11 in New York.
  

Revision as of 15:00, June 24, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 21 Episode References
447 "Pranks and Greens"
448
"Rednecks and Broomsticks"
"Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?" 449


Cultural references

  • Lisa skating on a frozen lake while the song "Season of the Witch" by Donovan is heard exactly recreates the end credits for the black comedy To Die For where Illeana Douglas's character skated while the end credits roll. To Die For is set in New Hampshire while the footage was actually shot in Canada on the Black River near Jackson's Point, Ontario. The buildings on the banks of the Black River seen in To Die For which are also animated for this episode were the passed-its-prime Mossington Park Pavilion and adjacent boathouse which were demolished in the late 1990s.
  • When he was talking to Selma Bouvier, Kent Brockman mentions the terrorist attack on September 11 in New York.

Goofs

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  • There are two instances where, for less than a split second, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are playing on the Bonk It, and the "Bonk It" logo in the middle of the product turns up-side down.
  • When the family joins the highway after leaving the ski resort, The Octuplets all have yellow skin.
  • International Harvester and Incest Spuckler have grown since "Yokel Chords" as they are now both the same height as Dubya.
Season 21 References
Homer the Whopper Bart Gets a "Z" The Great Wife Hope Treehouse of Horror XX The Devil Wears Nada Pranks and Greens Rednecks and Broomsticks Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? Thursdays with Abie Once Upon a Time in Springfield Million Dollar Maybe Boy Meets Curl The Color Yellow Postcards from the Wedge Stealing First Base The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed American History X-cellent Chief of Hearts The Squirt and the Whale To Surveil with Love Moe Letter Blues The Bob Next Door Judge Me Tender