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*After watching ''Thicker than Waters'', [[Homer]] raves about the various producers and especially praises the "Supervising Producer". A few minutes after that, during the hammock scene, [[Dan Castellaneta]] (who voices Homer) is credited as a Consulting Producer for the episode. | *After watching ''Thicker than Waters'', [[Homer]] raves about the various producers and especially praises the "Supervising Producer". A few minutes after that, during the hammock scene, [[Dan Castellaneta]] (who voices Homer) is credited as a Consulting Producer for the episode. | ||
*Before [[Bart]] interrupts [[Lisa]] by appearing on a webcam pop-up, she is writing an essay about the chemical element Palladium. Lisa's essay is strikingly similar to the {{w|Palladium|Wikipedia article}} about Palladium. | *Before [[Bart]] interrupts [[Lisa]] by appearing on a webcam pop-up, she is writing an essay about the chemical element Palladium. Lisa's essay is strikingly similar to the {{w|Palladium|Wikipedia article}} about Palladium. | ||
| + | *When Homer tells Bart that the feeling of accomplishment from studying hard and getting an A is its own reward (instead of giving Bart the mini-bike he was expecting), Bart gets mad and runs out of the room. Homer then says, "If this were a TV show, that would be a hell of an act break." Shortly after that, in TV airings an act break does indeed occur as the show cuts to a commercial. | ||
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Cultural references
- Tube Town, the TV channel which Homer frequently watches during the episode, is a parody of TV Land. Tube Town's classic programming lineup parodies real-life TV shows and movies as follows:
- Black President - Benson and Hail to the Chief.
- Failed Geena Davis Sitcom 1986 - Sara (a short-lived Geena Davis sitcom which aired in 1985).
- Hannigan, M.F.A. - Columbo.
- I Lost Lucy - I Love Lucy.
- Sheriff Wholesome - The Andy Griffith Show.
- Supreme Courtney - Doogie Howser, M.D. and the Legally Blonde movie series.
- Thicker than Waters - Growing Pains.
- UpscAlien in da House - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and ALF.
- The Voiceover Years - The Wonder Years.
- The scene where Homer stands in front of a line of taxis and blocks them from leaving is a reference to the Tank Man, who blocked a column of tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Trivia
- James Lipton makes his second guest appearance.
- After watching Thicker than Waters, Homer raves about the various producers and especially praises the "Supervising Producer". A few minutes after that, during the hammock scene, Dan Castellaneta (who voices Homer) is credited as a Consulting Producer for the episode.
- Before Bart interrupts Lisa by appearing on a webcam pop-up, she is writing an essay about the chemical element Palladium. Lisa's essay is strikingly similar to the Wikipedia article about Palladium.
- When Homer tells Bart that the feeling of accomplishment from studying hard and getting an A is its own reward (instead of giving Bart the mini-bike he was expecting), Bart gets mad and runs out of the room. Homer then says, "If this were a TV show, that would be a hell of an act break." Shortly after that, in TV airings an act break does indeed occur as the show cuts to a commercial.
