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* The title refers to the fact that [[David Hyde Pierce]], who voices Cecil, plays the brother of [[Kelsey Grammer]]'s character, Fraisier Crane, on the long-running sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Frasier|Frasier]]''.
 
* The title refers to the fact that [[David Hyde Pierce]], who voices Cecil, plays the brother of [[Kelsey Grammer]]'s character, Fraisier Crane, on the long-running sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Frasier|Frasier]]''.
 
* Krusty's prison concert is a reference to [[wikipedia:Johnny Cash|Johnny Cash]]'s famous [[wikipedia:At Folsom Prison|''At Folsom Prison'']] concert and album.
 
* Krusty's prison concert is a reference to [[wikipedia:Johnny Cash|Johnny Cash]]'s famous [[wikipedia:At Folsom Prison|''At Folsom Prison'']] concert and album.
* [[Sideshow Bob]] is voiced by [[Kelsey Grammer]], who played Frasier Crane in the TV sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Frasier|Frasier]]''. His brother, [[Cecil Terwilliger]], is voiced by [[wikipedia:David_Hyde_Pierce|David Hyde Pierce]], who played Frasier's brother Niles in the show, hence the episode's title.
 
 
*When [[Bart]] covers Cecil's eyes and asks "Guess who?", Cecil guesses "Maris". Maris was Nile's wife in ''Frasier'', an unseen character.
 
*When [[Bart]] covers Cecil's eyes and asks "Guess who?", Cecil guesses "Maris". Maris was Nile's wife in ''Frasier'', an unseen character.
 
*At one point in the episode (just before Bob and Cecil discuss wine at his apartment), one of the title cards from ''Frasier'' is shown.
 
*At one point in the episode (just before Bob and Cecil discuss wine at his apartment), one of the title cards from ''Frasier'' is shown.

Revision as of 16:13, October 20, 2011

References/Trivia


Season 8 Episode References
168 "Homer's Phobia"
169
"Brother from Another Series"
"My Sister, My Sitter" 170


Cultural references

  • The title refers to the fact that David Hyde Pierce, who voices Cecil, plays the brother of Kelsey Grammer's character, Fraisier Crane, on the long-running sitcom Frasier.
  • Krusty's prison concert is a reference to Johnny Cash's famous At Folsom Prison concert and album.
  • When Bart covers Cecil's eyes and asks "Guess who?", Cecil guesses "Maris". Maris was Nile's wife in Frasier, an unseen character.
  • At one point in the episode (just before Bob and Cecil discuss wine at his apartment), one of the title cards from Frasier is shown.
  • The title is a reference to the film Brother from Another Planet.

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