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Cultural references

• ACME — Chief Wiggum uses rat traps (to catch the assumed culprit of the mall vandalism) from the same company Wile E. Coyote patronized.
• Jaws — Wiggum's remark about being "crazy about the safety of the public" is taken from the 1975 thriller.
• Korg and Moog synthesizer — The "MORG" synthesizer at Stan's Keyboards (a store at Springfield Mall) combines the brand names of the synthesizer and keyboard.
• Last Tango in Paris — The episode title is a play on the movie's name.
• RoboCop — Homer watches a TV show called The Cyborganizer, a spoof of the 1980s science fiction-police movie.
• Shirley Temple — Former child actress Lil' Vicky Valentine is based on Temple.^[1] Like Temple, Valentine made a series of childhood movies and has since remained active in her profession.
  • At the recital, the song "On the Spaceship Lollipop" is a parody of "On the Good Ship Lollipop", which was Temple's trademark song as a child actress.

Trivia

• When the camera zooms in on Lisa's shoes, her legs have an oddly realistic look to them.

Goofs

• Professor Frink only put a chip in one of Lisa's shoes, but when Lisa starts dancing on stage, there is a chip on both shoes.
• When Bart and Milhouse see the Puma behind the bushes, Milhouse is bare foot. During the chase, Milhouse is now wearing his shoes.
• When Marge and Lisa see the film poster, Patty's dress is blue.

Continuity

• Alex Whitney is seen at the dance school. "Lard of the Dance"
• Akira's Martial Arts school is seen. "When Flanders Failed"

References