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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The title is a play on | + | *The title is a play on Billy Wilder's 1955 comedy ''The Seven Year Itch''. |
| − | *The various prison scenes parody several different movies and TV shows, most notably '' | + | *The various prison scenes parody several different movies and TV shows, most notably ''Oz'' and ''Escape from Alcatraz''. |
| − | *Marge refers to Fat Tony's son as Michael, a reference to the movie '' | + | *Marge refers to Fat Tony's son as Michael, a reference to the movie ''The Godfather''. Michael would later be seen in series 18, in the episode "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer". |
| − | *When arresting Homer, Chief Wiggum references the television series '' | + | *When arresting Homer, Chief Wiggum references the television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. |
| − | *The hat Homer wears in prison is inspired by | + | *The hat Homer wears in prison is inspired by Simon Adebisi from the ''Oz'' series |
| − | *This episode makes fun of the music of | + | *This episode makes fun of the music of Philip Glass. When people are leaving during a piece of Beethoven Marge shouts "Wait! The next piece is an atonal medley by Philip Glass!" When she shouts this, everybody runs out of the hall, including the orchestra. |
| − | *A theatre marquee in [[Shelbyville (The Simpsons)|Shelbyville]] advertises "[[Sideshow Mel]] in '' | + | *A theatre marquee in [[Shelbyville (The Simpsons)|Shelbyville]] advertises "[[Sideshow Mel]] in ''Equus''". |
| − | *On the letter from Marge to Frank Gehry we can see an image of | + | *On the letter from Marge to Frank Gehry we can see an image of Snoopy. Another reference to him is when Santa's Little Helper is flying a red plane in a red scarf, very much like Snoopy vs. the Red Baron. |
| − | *Homer is seen trying to escape from the prisoners on a | + | *Homer is seen trying to escape from the prisoners on a Segway PT. |
*[[Frank Gehry]] is the first architect to appear on ''The Simpsons''. There are several references to his unorthodox designs, such as Gehry crumpling a letter and throwing it, only to discover that it's the perfect building design. | *[[Frank Gehry]] is the first architect to appear on ''The Simpsons''. There are several references to his unorthodox designs, such as Gehry crumpling a letter and throwing it, only to discover that it's the perfect building design. | ||
| − | *When being asked to be the prison snitch, Homer asks if he will eat cheese and imitates Wallace from '' | + | *When being asked to be the prison snitch, Homer asks if he will eat cheese and imitates Wallace from ''Wallace and Gromit''. |
| − | *The conductor of the orchestra resembles | + | *The conductor of the orchestra resembles Herbert Von Karajan, a German conductor famous for his Beethoven conductings |
*When Mr Burns is reading out the list of drugs one of the is blue bomber which is a nickname fot the videogame character Mega Man. | *When Mr Burns is reading out the list of drugs one of the is blue bomber which is a nickname fot the videogame character Mega Man. | ||
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
Revision as of 03:39, April 10, 2010
Cultural references
- The title is a play on Billy Wilder's 1955 comedy The Seven Year Itch.
- The various prison scenes parody several different movies and TV shows, most notably Oz and Escape from Alcatraz.
- Marge refers to Fat Tony's son as Michael, a reference to the movie The Godfather. Michael would later be seen in series 18, in the episode "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer".
- When arresting Homer, Chief Wiggum references the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
- The hat Homer wears in prison is inspired by Simon Adebisi from the Oz series
- This episode makes fun of the music of Philip Glass. When people are leaving during a piece of Beethoven Marge shouts "Wait! The next piece is an atonal medley by Philip Glass!" When she shouts this, everybody runs out of the hall, including the orchestra.
- A theatre marquee in Shelbyville advertises "Sideshow Mel in Equus".
- On the letter from Marge to Frank Gehry we can see an image of Snoopy. Another reference to him is when Santa's Little Helper is flying a red plane in a red scarf, very much like Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.
- Homer is seen trying to escape from the prisoners on a Segway PT.
- Frank Gehry is the first architect to appear on The Simpsons. There are several references to his unorthodox designs, such as Gehry crumpling a letter and throwing it, only to discover that it's the perfect building design.
- When being asked to be the prison snitch, Homer asks if he will eat cheese and imitates Wallace from Wallace and Gromit.
- The conductor of the orchestra resembles Herbert Von Karajan, a German conductor famous for his Beethoven conductings
- When Mr Burns is reading out the list of drugs one of the is blue bomber which is a nickname fot the videogame character Mega Man.
