Difference between revisions of "Burns' Heir/References"

Revision as of 14:35, March 12, 2022

Cultural references

• During Mr. Burns' life flashback, he is on a Greenpeace boat disguised as Wavy Gravy. Gravy is an American peace activist, best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his hippie persona and countercultural beliefs.
• The movie announced at the cinema Siskel and Ebert: The Movie is a reference to Chicago film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and in particular to the 1986 series Siskel & Ebert & the Movies in which these critics rate new movies with a thumbs up, or a thumbs down.
• The THX sound system is played in the episode. The THX executives liked this scene so much that it was turned into an actual THX trailer, which was released to theaters in Summer 1994.

Mr. Burns' trailer spoofs the grass meadow sequence from the 1992 film Toys

• Mr. Burns' trailer spoofs the grass meadow sequence from the 1992 film Toys.
• The song "Let's All Go to the Lobby" is a parody of the popular song "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow".
• The auditions to find an heir for Mr. Burns were held at Lillie Langtry Theatre. Lillie Langtry was a British actress born in 1853, also known for her relationships with royal figures and noblemen.
• Martin Prince sings "The Trolley Song" featured in the 1944 Christmas musical film Meet Me in St. Louis.
• When Marge imagines Bart graduating from Harvard University, she also fantasizes with American actor Lee Majors, more specifically wearing his suit and using his powers from The Six Million Dollar Man.
• The scene where Mr. Burns asks a boy "What day is this?" is a reference to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
• Homer is jealous when Bart is told to spend the night at Burns' manor because he cannot spend a night "lurking in the bushes outside Chef Boyardee's house". Chef Boyardee is an American brand of canned pasta products.

Krusty talks about the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands on the old rerun episode of his show

• Bart wonders how Krusty himself could deliver a pizza to Burn's manor when The Krusty the Clown Show is being emitted live. Krusty explains that what is actually being emitted is an old rerun. On this old rerun, Krusty is seen reading a breaking news message where he talks about the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, an Argentine military operation which later escalated to the war in the Falkland Islands.
• Mr. Burns put hidden cameras in everyone's homes in Springfield and said he got the idea from Sliver, a 1993 erotic thriller film.
• Moe saying "Are you talking to me?" in front of the mirror is a parody of "Taxi Driver".
• Seymour Skinner was looking for a Orange Julius stand in the Springfield Mall.
• The small train at Mr. Burns' manor is a parody of the train that ran through the house on Silver Spoons.
• Bart has a Bob Mackie blazer. Bob Mackie is an American fashion designer, best known for his dressing of entertainment icons.
• The man of Conformco said he was able to "deprogram" American actress Jane Fonda. Fonda was a visible political activist in the counterculture era during the Vietnam War.
  • Marge also asks this man about Peter Fonda, brother of Jane.
  • Finally, according to this man, he was able to "get Paul McCartney out of Wings".
• The Itchy & Scratchy Show episode "The Buck Chops Here" is a reference to the phrase "The buck stops here".
  • The music in this episode is a send-up of "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" from the film Gold Diggers of 1933.
• The actor being Homer has a hard time portraying Homer as he thinks Homer has some kind of neurological impairment. He cites examples encountered in films such as Rain Man and Awakenings.
• The actress being Marge mentions the sitcom Murphy Brown.
• According to Mr. Burns, the actors that portrayed the Simpson family were going to return to Come Blow Your Horn.
• One of the things Burns threatens Bart to disown him with is a Blockbuster Video gift certificate.

Trivia

• Bart demands that Krusty the Klown deliver a pizza to him. He is then perplexed as to how can Krusty be delivering a pizza and on live television at the same time. Krusty insists he is just playing a rerun, and proves it by remarking that it aired on the day Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.
• Ironically, Bart does end up having legitimate standings of an Heir to Mr. Burns in terms of blood relation status, as it turns out that the Simpsons are actually distant relatives of the Burns Family.
• At the beginning of the episode, you can see Bobo the teddy bear in the scene where an infant Burns fires his nanny.
• Lenny appears in this episode, but Carl doesn't.
• Things happening on the security monitors include:
  • Homer eating flowers.
  • Moe talking to himself in the mirror.
  • Reverend Lovejoy drinking alcohol.
  • Edna Krabappel and Jacques making out.
  • Chief Wiggum in the bathtub.
  • Maude Flanders eating a whole tub of ice cream.