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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The episode title is a reference to the TV series ''{{W|Pretty Little Liars}}''. | *The episode title is a reference to the TV series ''{{W|Pretty Little Liars}}''. | ||
− | *[[Marge]] is hosting book club with [[A Farewell to Arm]] by [[Ernest Hemingway]]. | + | *[[Marge]] is hosting book club with ''[[A Farewell to Arm]]'' by [[Ernest Hemingway]]. |
− | *[[Agnes]] says to [[Cletus]] that [[Brandine]] is [[Jeopardy!]] smart, while Cletus asks her if she's {{ | + | *[[Agnes]] says to [[Cletus]] that [[Brandine]] is ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' smart, while Cletus asks her if she's ''{{W2|Celebrity Jeopardy!|Saturday Night Live}}'' smart. |
**When she shows him the library card, the opening to [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s {{w2|Symphony No. 5|Beethoven}} is plucked by a banjo. | **When she shows him the library card, the opening to [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s {{w2|Symphony No. 5|Beethoven}} is plucked by a banjo. | ||
− | *[[Lisa]] reports on the {{w|Matilda effect}}, using | + | *[[Lisa]] reports on the {{w|Matilda effect}}, using [[Lise Meitner]], [[Rosalind Franklin]] and [[Jocelyn Bell Burnell]] as an example, their picture shown on the board. |
**[[Miss Hoover]] uses [[Oogle]]. | **[[Miss Hoover]] uses [[Oogle]]. | ||
− | *Brandine reads the | + | *Brandine reads the book ''[[Gray's Anatomy]]'' by {{W|Henry Gray}}. The front cover says that it's not based on the TV show, a reference to ''{{w|Grey's Anatomy}}''. |
− | *"{{w|Swan Lake}}" by {{w|Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky}} plays | + | *"{{w|Swan Lake}}" by {{w|Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky}} plays at the ballet scene and the scene where Brandine wants to leave the Simpson house. |
*Among the books [[Lisa]] brings to Brandine are {{w|Stendhal}}'s "[[The Red and the Black]]", [[Virginia Woolf]]'s "[[To the Lighthouse]]" and [[Ivan Turgenev]]'s "[[Fathers and Sons]]". | *Among the books [[Lisa]] brings to Brandine are {{w|Stendhal}}'s "[[The Red and the Black]]", [[Virginia Woolf]]'s "[[To the Lighthouse]]" and [[Ivan Turgenev]]'s "[[Fathers and Sons]]". | ||
*[[Shauna]] calls Lisa a Little Miss [[Google]] Noodle. | *[[Shauna]] calls Lisa a Little Miss [[Google]] Noodle. | ||
*At the League of Extraordinary Geniuses: | *At the League of Extraordinary Geniuses: | ||
− | **Beethoven's "{{ | + | **Beethoven's "{{W2|Piano Sonata No. 14|Beethoven}} plays. |
− | **Posters for { | + | **Posters for {[[Srinivasa Ramanujan]], [[Marie Curie]] and [[Isaac Newton]] are seen. |
− | **A character resembling {{w2|Schroeder|Peanuts}} from [[Peanuts]] plays the piano. | + | **A character resembling {{w2|Schroeder|Peanuts}} from ''[[Peanuts]]'' plays the piano. |
− | *Brandine mentions more names for the [[Spuckler children]], named after the companies {{w|Moderna}}, {{w|AstraZeneca}} and {{w|Johnson and Johnson}}. | + | *Brandine mentions more names for the [[Spuckler children]], named after the companies {{w|Moderna}}, {{w|AstraZeneca}} and {{w|Johnson and Johnson}}. These are all different {{W|COVID-19 vaccine}}s. |
*Mountain Doo is a parody of [[Mountain Dew]]. | *Mountain Doo is a parody of [[Mountain Dew]]. | ||
− | *Statues of | + | *Statues of ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' characters [[Yosemite Sam]] and [[Foghorn Leghorn]], [[Hank Hill]] from ''{{ap|King of the Hill|real world show}}'' and [[Bill Clinton]] appear at [[Cletus's farm]]. |
*"{{w|Goodbye Time}}" by {{w|Conway Twitty}} plays on Brandine's "farewell" scenes. | *"{{w|Goodbye Time}}" by {{w|Conway Twitty}} plays on Brandine's "farewell" scenes. | ||
*Cletus' first book is {{w|Dr. Seuss}}'s [[Green Eggs and Ham]]. | *Cletus' first book is {{w|Dr. Seuss}}'s [[Green Eggs and Ham]]. |
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the TV series Pretty Little Liars.
- Marge is hosting book club with A Farewell to Arm by Ernest Hemingway.
- Agnes says to Cletus that Brandine is Jeopardy! smart, while Cletus asks her if she's Celebrity Jeopardy! smart.
- When she shows him the library card, the opening to Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is plucked by a banjo.
- Lisa reports on the Matilda effect, using Lise Meitner, Rosalind Franklin and Jocelyn Bell Burnell as an example, their picture shown on the board.
- Miss Hoover uses Oogle.
- Brandine reads the book Gray's Anatomy by Henry Gray. The front cover says that it's not based on the TV show, a reference to Grey's Anatomy.
- "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky plays at the ballet scene and the scene where Brandine wants to leave the Simpson house.
- Among the books Lisa brings to Brandine are Stendhal's "The Red and the Black", Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" and Ivan Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons".
- Shauna calls Lisa a Little Miss Google Noodle.
- At the League of Extraordinary Geniuses:
- Beethoven's "Piano Sonata No. 14 plays.
- Posters for {Srinivasa Ramanujan, Marie Curie and Isaac Newton are seen.
- A character resembling Schroeder from Peanuts plays the piano.
- Brandine mentions more names for the Spuckler children, named after the companies Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson. These are all different COVID-19 vaccines.
- Mountain Doo is a parody of Mountain Dew.
- Statues of Looney Tunes characters Yosemite Sam and Foghorn Leghorn, Hank Hill from King of the Hill and Bill Clinton appear at Cletus's farm.
- "Goodbye Time" by Conway Twitty plays on Brandine's "farewell" scenes.
- Cletus' first book is Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham.
- Lenny learned to play as Elton John, while Moe, Sam, Barney and Carl learned to play as The Beatles.
- Cletus presents the book "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, and the film series film series, at Cletus on Books.