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*[[Homer]] references buying [[Bart]] ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]'' video after he puts on ''A Clockwork Orange'' eye lashes. | *[[Homer]] references buying [[Bart]] ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]'' video after he puts on ''A Clockwork Orange'' eye lashes. | ||
*The cover of the song "{{W|The Best (song)|The Best}}" by {{W|Tina Turner}} is played when the [[Springfield Fire Department]] is getting away after failing to extinguish the fire from the [[Quick & Fresh]]. | *The cover of the song "{{W|The Best (song)|The Best}}" by {{W|Tina Turner}} is played when the [[Springfield Fire Department]] is getting away after failing to extinguish the fire from the [[Quick & Fresh]]. | ||
| + | *Lisa refers to her imaginary friend Rachel from [[Today I Am A Clown]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:09, January 20, 2016
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Contents
Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the season 7 episode "Much Apu About Nothing".
- The episode title is also a pun on the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing.
- One of the scratchers is a "The Big Bang Theory" one, with images of Sheldon Cooper and Howard Wolowitz.
- Wiggum makes reference to Grand Theft Auto.
- Homer references Al Pacino.
- The Lincoln Memorial, the Liberty Bell, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Mount Rushmore appears.
- Apu references Gunga Din and Archibald Cutter from the movie Gunga Din.
- Jay references Dr. Jones and the Temple of Doom from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Apu references Steven Spielberg.
- Bart sings a Doxology after he says that without Homer strangling him, his throat is finally healing.
- Homer references buying Bart A Clockwork Orange video after he puts on A Clockwork Orange eye lashes.
- The cover of the song "The Best" by Tina Turner is played when the Springfield Fire Department is getting away after failing to extinguish the fire from the Quick & Fresh.
- Lisa refers to her imaginary friend Rachel from Today I Am A Clown.
Continuity
- All the volunteers and the truck of the Springfield Fire Department appears. ("Crook and Ladder")
- A gay parade was done previously. ("Jaws Wired Shut")
- Bart wears A Clockwork Orange eyelashes again. ("Treehouse of Horror III")
Goofs
- In a scene, Sanjay wears a Kwik-E-Mart employee T-Shirt and then his usual clothes.
Trivia
- This is the first appearance of the Liberty Bell in the show, after appearing only in a comic and in The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
