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*The blackboard text is a reference to [[Bart]]'s voice actor [[Nancy Cartwright]], who was 32 when the episode was produced. | *The blackboard text is a reference to [[Bart]]'s voice actor [[Nancy Cartwright]], who was 32 when the episode was produced. | ||
*When [[Homer]] says, "That shot is impossible! [[Jack Nicholson]] himself couldn't make it!", he is thinking of [[Jack Nicklaus]]. | *When [[Homer]] says, "That shot is impossible! [[Jack Nicholson]] himself couldn't make it!", he is thinking of [[Jack Nicklaus]]. | ||
| − | *When Homer tells Bart that his putter's name is "Charlene", it is a reference to a scene in ''{{ | + | *When Homer tells Bart that his putter's name is "Charlene", it is a reference to a scene in ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}'' where Marines in basic training are ordered to give their rifles female names. A principal character names his "Charlene". |
| − | *While Bart is being trained in golf by [[Lisa]], at one point he assumes a "crane stance" in the backyard, similar to Daniel LaRusso in ''{{ | + | *While Bart is being trained in golf by [[Lisa]], at one point he assumes a "crane stance" in the backyard, similar to Daniel LaRusso in ''{{W|The Karate Kid}}''. |
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the film Dead Poets Society.
- The blackboard text is a reference to Bart's voice actor Nancy Cartwright, who was 32 when the episode was produced.
- When Homer says, "That shot is impossible! Jack Nicholson himself couldn't make it!", he is thinking of Jack Nicklaus.
- When Homer tells Bart that his putter's name is "Charlene", it is a reference to a scene in Full Metal Jacket where Marines in basic training are ordered to give their rifles female names. A principal character names his "Charlene".
- While Bart is being trained in golf by Lisa, at one point he assumes a "crane stance" in the backyard, similar to Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid.
Trivia
- Debut appearance of Maude Flanders.
- This is the first episode to feature the Flanders family prominently. His phone conversation with Lovejoy, who is even on speed dial at the Flanders household, also introduces us to Ned's staunchly Christian views.
- Even though Bart is left-handed, he putts like a right-handed golfer.
- Krusty is seen in the pool hall with no clown makeup and wearing his prison uniform from "Krusty Gets Busted".
Goofs
- In the scene where Bart and Lisa meditate barefoot, they both have only three toes instead of four and they have three fingers.
