Difference between revisions of "The Cad and the Hat/References"

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Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the children's book The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1957.
• Killing Nemo is a reference to the movie Finding Nemo.
• On Bart's game, the Wilhelm Scream is heard.
• When Lisa tries on her hat, the song "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys plays.
• Donald Trump appears and is transformed into a troll by Lisa on a unicorn.
• Homer performs chess positions by Mikhail Botvinnik and Paul Morphy.
• Marge mentions Madeline and the book series.
• In the The Itchy & Scratchy Show episode "The Garfield Assassination", Itchy wears a Garfield costume.
  • The episode title is a pun on the assassination of James A. Garfield.
• The book Masters of Checks is a reference to Masters of Sex.
• The book Boogie Knights - Chess in the disco era is a reference to the movie Boogie Nights.
• A book called Why can't black move first appears, written by Malcolm X.
• Bart offers Lisa compact discs of The poems of Emily Dickinson read by Elizabeth Warren.
• Homer and Magnus Carlsen mention playing Stratego.
• A man enters Moe's Tavern, asking if someone wants to watch the Super Bowl.
• Homer and the people at Moe's Tavern use Skype to talk with Magnus Carlsen.

Couch gag

Main article: Robot Chicken couch gag 2/References

Continuity

• One of the forms of Bart's guilt looks like Hugo Simpson. ("Treehouse of Horror VII")
• All the license plates in the shop have the name Bort. ("Itchy & Scratchy Land")
• Homer's car gets towed by Louie's towing truck. ("Midnight Towboy")