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*A member of the crew says 'I can't eat any more kangaroo testicles'. This is a reference to ''{{w|I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!}}''
 
*A member of the crew says 'I can't eat any more kangaroo testicles'. This is a reference to ''{{w|I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!}}''
 
*Not for the first time, this episode of ''The Simpsons'' contains a reference to the 1990s TV character {{w|Steve Urkel}} from the show ''{{w|Family Matters}}''. When Marge attempts to buy groceries from the Kwik-E-Mart, Apu informs her that he is under instructions from the producers of the reality show to vett her purchases for items that were not available in 1895 (claiming that [[Oreos]] were invented in 1896). As such, he deems the breakfast cereal [[Urkel-O's]] "delicious, but forbidden."
 
*Not for the first time, this episode of ''The Simpsons'' contains a reference to the 1990s TV character {{w|Steve Urkel}} from the show ''{{w|Family Matters}}''. When Marge attempts to buy groceries from the Kwik-E-Mart, Apu informs her that he is under instructions from the producers of the reality show to vett her purchases for items that were not available in 1895 (claiming that [[Oreos]] were invented in 1896). As such, he deems the breakfast cereal [[Urkel-O's]] "delicious, but forbidden."
*When Bart prank-calls Moe with morse code, Moe types back, mentioning the Transcontinental Railroad (1869) by saying "...I'm gonna stick my golden spike in your Central and Union Pacific!"
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*When Bart [[Bart's prank calls|prank-calls]] Moe with {{w|Morse code}}, Moe sends back, "I'm gonna stick my golden spike in your Central and Union Pacific!" Moe is referring to the ceremonial {{w|golden spike}} which marked the 1869 completion of the {{w|First Transcontinental Railroad}} and connected the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads.
*"[[Law & Order: Elevator Inspectors Unit]]" is a reference to the TV show ''{{w|Law & Order}}'' and its various spin-offs.
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*''[[Law & Order: Elevator Inspectors Unit]]'' is a reference to the TV show ''{{w|Law & Order}}'' and its various spin-offs.
 
*One of the figurines sitting on [[Comic Book Guy]]'s shelf is a model of the {{IS|Planet Express Ship}} from ''[[Futurama]]''.
 
*One of the figurines sitting on [[Comic Book Guy]]'s shelf is a model of the {{IS|Planet Express Ship}} from ''[[Futurama]]''.
*This show the Simpsons go on is an obvious reference to ''{{w|Big Brother}}''.
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*''[[The 1895 Challenge]]'' is an obvious reference to ''{{w|Big Brother}}''.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 14:19, November 8, 2012

References/Trivia


Season 14 Episode References
295 "Large Marge"
296
"Helter Shelter"
"The Great Louse Detective" 297


Cultural references

Trivia

  • This is the last episode to be traditionally inked and painted; for the episodes after it would be animated via digital ink and paint.
  • This is the third time Bill Cosby has been parodied on The Simpsons. There is an extra gag in that the Cosby family are losing ratings on their reality show, so the producers decide on the Simpsons; in the early years, The Cosby Show was a ratings rival with The Simpsons.
  • When the family realizes that they are seeing a hockey game, the are discouraged and disappointed, yet in "Lisa on Ice", the family seems to have an interest in the game.
  • When Kozlov hands Lisa his hockey stick, it says "КОЗЛОВ" - the real Russian spelling of Kozlov.
  • The Russian hockey player seems to be Atlanta Thrashers' Vyacheslav Kozlov.
  • If you look closely, you can see a crossed hammer and a hockey stick on Kozlov's hockey stick, an obvious reference to the Soviet symbol of the hammer and sickle.

Continuity

Goofs

  • At one point when Bart is in the video confessional booth, he complains of boredom and says "Mutt & Jeff Comics are not funny! They're gay, I get it!" However Mutt & Jeff was first published in 1907, 12 years after the show's 1895 setting.
  • Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" plays in one scene, despite the fact that it was released in 1902.
  • Apu refuses to let the Simpsons buy Oreos, correctly citing them as a product that didn't exist in 1895. However, he incorrectly says that Oreos were first made in 1896; in reality, they were introduced in 1912.
Season 14 References
Treehouse of Horror XIII How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade Large Marge Helter Shelter The Great Louse Detective Special Edna The Dad Who Knew Too Little The Strong Arms of the Ma Pray Anything Barting Over I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can A Star Is Born Again Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington C.E. D'oh 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky Three Gays of the Condo Dude, Where's My Ranch? Old Yeller-Belly Brake My Wife, Please The Bart of War Moe Baby Blues