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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The title is a parody of "''{{w|Tuesdays with Morrie}}''", a novel that had a {{w|Tuesdays with Morrie (film)|television movie adaptation}} starring [[Hank Azaria]], and whose author, [[Mitch Albom]], guest stars in the episode. | *The title is a parody of "''{{w|Tuesdays with Morrie}}''", a novel that had a {{w|Tuesdays with Morrie (film)|television movie adaptation}} starring [[Hank Azaria]], and whose author, [[Mitch Albom]], guest stars in the episode. | ||
| − | *The title screen gag is a spoof of ''[[Wizard | + | *The title screen gag is a spoof of ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. |
*The Hollywood stars seen departing the train are [[Jimmy Durante]], [[Shirley Temple]], [[W. C. Fields]], [[James Cagney]], [[Laurel & Hardy]], and [[Boris Karloff]] as [[Frankenstein|Frankestein's Monster]]. | *The Hollywood stars seen departing the train are [[Jimmy Durante]], [[Shirley Temple]], [[W. C. Fields]], [[James Cagney]], [[Laurel & Hardy]], and [[Boris Karloff]] as [[Frankenstein|Frankestein's Monster]]. | ||
*The song in the background of Abe's flashback is "Chattanooga Choo-choo" by Glenn Miller. | *The song in the background of Abe's flashback is "Chattanooga Choo-choo" by Glenn Miller. | ||
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Cultural references
- The title is a parody of "Tuesdays with Morrie", a novel that had a television movie adaptation starring Hank Azaria, and whose author, Mitch Albom, guest stars in the episode.
- The title screen gag is a spoof of The Wizard of Oz.
- The Hollywood stars seen departing the train are Jimmy Durante, Shirley Temple, W. C. Fields, James Cagney, Laurel & Hardy, and Boris Karloff as Frankestein's Monster.
- The song in the background of Abe's flashback is "Chattanooga Choo-choo" by Glenn Miller.
Trivia
- The license plate Marge takes a photo of is "MABF02", which is the production code for the episode.
- When Flanders shows Homer the Newspaper, The picture of Abe resembles the Internet Meme 'Awesome face'.
- Marshall Goldman's laptop is a Mapple computer, a company which has been seen before in a few other episodes.
Goofs
- In the scene where Carl and Lenny lowered Homer onto the train, Lenny is shown without his five-o-clock shadow.
- Oliver Hardy's moustache disappears in one frame
