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*While Bart is spinning the turbine manually (due to no wind), Lisa is watching [[wikipedia:House_(TV_series)|''House, M.D.'']] She says that Dr. House is about to make his third incorrect diagnosis before saving the patient.
 
*While Bart is spinning the turbine manually (due to no wind), Lisa is watching [[wikipedia:House_(TV_series)|''House, M.D.'']] She says that Dr. House is about to make his third incorrect diagnosis before saving the patient.
 
*[[Chief Wiggum]] and the police attempt to dispose of the dead blue whale by blowing it up. The explosion scatters chunks of blubber all over the place -- hitting people and cars, and making a big mess, but not having much effect on the whale. This is a reference to the "[[wikipedia:Exploding_whale|exploding whale]]" incident of 1970, which occurred in Florence, Oregon. The Oregon Highway Division tried to blow up a dead beached sperm whale and achieved results smilar to Wiggum's.
 
*[[Chief Wiggum]] and the police attempt to dispose of the dead blue whale by blowing it up. The explosion scatters chunks of blubber all over the place -- hitting people and cars, and making a big mess, but not having much effect on the whale. This is a reference to the "[[wikipedia:Exploding_whale|exploding whale]]" incident of 1970, which occurred in Florence, Oregon. The Oregon Highway Division tried to blow up a dead beached sperm whale and achieved results smilar to Wiggum's.
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*WHALES : '''W'''e '''H'''elped '''A'''irlift '''L'''isa's '''E'''nourmous '''S'''oulmate
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*There are 2 Kid Power Stand in the exibition.
  
  
  
 
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Revision as of 03:08, May 10, 2010

Cultural References

  • The episode title is a reference to the 2005 film The Squid and the Whale.
  • Bart and Lisa play a Zii, which is the Simpsons version of a Wii.
  • While Bart is spinning the turbine manually (due to no wind), Lisa is watching House, M.D. She says that Dr. House is about to make his third incorrect diagnosis before saving the patient.
  • Chief Wiggum and the police attempt to dispose of the dead blue whale by blowing it up. The explosion scatters chunks of blubber all over the place -- hitting people and cars, and making a big mess, but not having much effect on the whale. This is a reference to the "exploding whale" incident of 1970, which occurred in Florence, Oregon. The Oregon Highway Division tried to blow up a dead beached sperm whale and achieved results smilar to Wiggum's.
  • WHALES : We Helped Airlift Lisa's Enourmous Soulmate
  • There are 2 Kid Power Stand in the exibition.


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