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*[[Groundskeeper Willie]] appears to have pink hair and beard instead of red in parts of the episode. | *[[Groundskeeper Willie]] appears to have pink hair and beard instead of red in parts of the episode. | ||
*This is the first appearance of [[Hans Moleman]], but he is referred to as Ralph Melish, which is most likely his prototype name. | *This is the first appearance of [[Hans Moleman]], but he is referred to as Ralph Melish, which is most likely his prototype name. | ||
| + | *People in line at the DMV include: | ||
| + | *The [[Bold family|Bold father]] | ||
| + | *[[Sylvia Winfield]] | ||
| + | *[[Barney]] | ||
| + | *[[Otto]] | ||
| + | *[[Apu]] | ||
| + | *[[Ms. Albright]] | ||
| + | *[[Hans Moleman]] | ||
== Goofs == | == Goofs == | ||
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Debut appearances
Cultural references
The scene from Vertigo.
- The episode's title is a reference to Prince Charming.
- Principal Skinner running up the stairs then looking down and seeing that he is a ways up is similar to a scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.
- Skinner yelling "Tomorrow is another school day!" parodies the last scene and line from Gone with the Wind: "Tomorrow is another day", with Springfield Elementary standing in for Tara.
- When Patty tells Skinner "Good night, sweet principal" she is parodying a line spoken by Horatio after Hamlet dies: "Goodnight, sweet prince."
- When Skinner says "Callooh! Callay!" in the bell tower, he is quoting from Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem "Jabberwocky".
Trivia
- Groundskeeper Willie appears to have pink hair and beard instead of red in parts of the episode.
- This is the first appearance of Hans Moleman, but he is referred to as Ralph Melish, which is most likely his prototype name.
- People in line at the DMV include:
- The Bold father
- Sylvia Winfield
- Barney
- Otto
- Apu
- Ms. Albright
- Hans Moleman
Goofs
- When Homer is trying to find a boyfriend for Selma, Carl Carlson is incorrectly named "Karl".
- When Patty says "Marry me, Patty" after looking at the message on the field, she doesn't open her mouth.
- After Bart used herbicide to write his name in the grass in 40-foot letters, Principal Skinner punishes him by making him re-seed the lawn by hand. This however wouldn't work, as the herbicide would kill all the seeds; the topsoil would need to be replaced first.
- Richard's voice changes within one scene.
