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*Sign seen at the [[Try-N-Save]]: "Catch Back-to-Schooliosis!", a play on the medical condition {{w|scoliosis}}. | *Sign seen at the [[Try-N-Save]]: "Catch Back-to-Schooliosis!", a play on the medical condition {{w|scoliosis}}. | ||
*A tanker at the grease recycling plant is labeled "[[Acne Grease Co.]]", a reference to the {{W|Acme Corporation}} from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. [[Acne Grease and Shovel]] is also a reference to the company. | *A tanker at the grease recycling plant is labeled "[[Acne Grease Co.]]", a reference to the {{W|Acme Corporation}} from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. [[Acne Grease and Shovel]] is also a reference to the company. | ||
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*[[Groundskeeper Willie]] hums "{{w|The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond}}." | *[[Groundskeeper Willie]] hums "{{w|The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond}}." | ||
*Dash Dingo is a parody of Crash Bandicoot. | *Dash Dingo is a parody of Crash Bandicoot. | ||
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Cultural references
- The title is a reference to Lord of the Dance.
- Alex tells Lisa not to be a "Phoebe", a character from Friends played by Lisa Kudrow. Later Alex asks Sherri and Terri which one of them is the evil twin, since Phoebe had an evil twin in Friends.
- Lisa's new look is that of Olivia Newton-John's character in Grease.
- The perfume Alex wears is "Calvin Klein's Pretension," a parody of Calvin Klein's "Obsession."
- Sign seen at the Try-N-Save: "Catch Back-to-Schooliosis!", a play on the medical condition scoliosis.
- A tanker at the grease recycling plant is labeled "Acne Grease Co.", a reference to the Acme Corporation from Looney Tunes. Acne Grease and Shovel is also a reference to the company.
- Marge sings "every Simpson dance now" in the style of "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)".
- Groundskeeper Willie hums "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond."
- Dash Dingo is a parody of Crash Bandicoot.
Trivia
- FOX aired this episode earlier than the rest of the season to promote the debut of That '70s Show. Thus, it aired before the official season premiere.
- This episode is the second time Nelson talks about his obsession with huckleberries, the first being "This Little Wiggy".
Goofs
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Marge's eyes cover her nose
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Sherri and Terri are yellow
- When Marge is dancing, her eyes are briefly so low down that they cover almost the entirety of her nose.
- When Alex is complaining to Lisa about the students' childishness, Sherri and Terri are bright yellow instead of pale yellow.
