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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The comic's title spoofs an iconic phrase from the '' | + | *The comic's title spoofs an iconic phrase from the ''[[Batman]]'' series "To the Batmobile". |
*The four audio books the family listens to are parodies of children's chapter books ''{{w|The Phantom Tollbooth}}'', ''{{w|James and the Giant Peach}}'', ''{{w|Mr. Popper's Penguins}}'' and ''{{w|A Wrinkle in Time}}''. Each time they imagine themselves portraying main characters and the citizens of Springfield as the supporting. | *The four audio books the family listens to are parodies of children's chapter books ''{{w|The Phantom Tollbooth}}'', ''{{w|James and the Giant Peach}}'', ''{{w|Mr. Popper's Penguins}}'' and ''{{w|A Wrinkle in Time}}''. Each time they imagine themselves portraying main characters and the citizens of Springfield as the supporting. | ||
Revision as of 19:33, August 20, 2021
Cultural references
- The comic's title spoofs an iconic phrase from the Batman series "To the Batmobile".
- The four audio books the family listens to are parodies of children's chapter books The Phantom Tollbooth, James and the Giant Peach, Mr. Popper's Penguins and A Wrinkle in Time. Each time they imagine themselves portraying main characters and the citizens of Springfield as the supporting.
Trivia
- "The Phantom Tollhouse" is the only story to conclude, the other three are abruptly cut short by a distraction or outburst; two are made by Marge trying to stop Homer from eating the audiobook, and one by Lisa complaining about the fourth story's climax.
