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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The title is a pun on The Eagles' song "[[wikipedia:Life in the Fast Lane|Life in the Fast Lane]]". The initial title ("Bjorn To Be Wild") was meant to be a play on Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild".
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*The title is a pun on The Eagles' song "{{W|Life in the Fast Lane}}". The initial title ("Bjorn To Be Wild") was meant to be a play on Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild".
*The scene near the end parodies the film "''[[wikipedia:An Officer and A Gentleman|An Officer and A Gentleman]]''" and contains the same music.
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*The scene near the end parodies the film "''{{W|An Officer and a Gentleman}}''" and contains the same music.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 17:53, December 11, 2020

References/Trivia


Season 1 Episode References
008 "The Telltale Head"
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"Life on the Fast Lane"
"Homer's Night Out" 010


Debut appearances

Cultural references

  • The title is a pun on The Eagles' song "Life in the Fast Lane". The initial title ("Bjorn To Be Wild") was meant to be a play on Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild".
  • The scene near the end parodies the film "An Officer and a Gentleman" and contains the same music.

Trivia

  • As with "Bart the General", the opening sequence was shortened due to the length of the episode. This means this episode has no chalkboard gag and couch gag.
  • The original title of this episode was "Bjórn to Be Wild". This is because it called for Albert Brooks to voice Bjórn, a Swedish tennis instructor, but Matt Groening thought it would be better to make Brooks' character French.
  • The moon is seen to have three craters on it, much like a bowling ball when Jacques is dropping Marge off.
  • Jacques takes Marge to Shorty's Coffee Shop for brunch.
  • Albert Brooks is credited under the name "A. Brooks" in this episode, as with all his other appearances on The Simpsons.
  • Marge's shoe size is 13 AA.
  • Matt Groening once stated that this episode was his favorite. His actual favorite is "Bart the Daredevil".
  • Jacques appears again in The Simpsons' seventh season episode "Team Homer" and makes a brief cameo as a bowler in the past in "And Maggie Makes Three". He also appears in the "Do the Bartman" music video dancing with various women.

Goofs

  • In the scene where Marge is next to Homer at work, the pink big line on the top of his tie flips to the opposite side for a split second, and then flips back to normal.
  • If Marge is thirty-four, this would mean she gave birth to Bart, now ten, when she was twenty-four. This is inconsistent with most flashbacks to Homer and Marge's earlier lives.
Season 1 References
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Bart the Genius Homer's Odyssey There's No Disgrace Like Home Bart the General Moaning Lisa The Call of the Simpsons The Telltale Head Life on the Fast Lane Homer's Night Out The Crepes of Wrath Krusty Gets Busted Some Enchanted Evening