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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | *[[Buck McCoy]] looks a lot like | + | *[[Buck McCoy]] looks a lot like {{W|Ronald Reagan}}, who before being president of the US was an actor in many Westerns. |
*In one scene, the audio has Lisa saying "Dad, I'm on the line". But the closed captions say ''Operator: "First, pay your phone bill"''. | *In one scene, the audio has Lisa saying "Dad, I'm on the line". But the closed captions say ''Operator: "First, pay your phone bill"''. | ||
*When [[Abe Simpson|Grandpa]] shows [[Bart]] his Junior Buckaroo badge, It's entitled "Little Grandpa Simpson." Obviously this is a joke rather than a scripting error or a childhood nickname. | *When [[Abe Simpson|Grandpa]] shows [[Bart]] his Junior Buckaroo badge, It's entitled "Little Grandpa Simpson." Obviously this is a joke rather than a scripting error or a childhood nickname. | ||
== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The weapons that [[Snake]] and his gang use in the bank robbery are the M41A pulse rifles from ' | + | *The weapons that [[Snake]] and his gang use in the bank robbery are the M41A pulse rifles from '{{W|Aliens (film)|Aliens}}''. |
| − | *At the end of the episode when Buck is going into his house, the theme music from the film '' | + | *At the end of the episode when Buck is going into his house, the theme music from the film ''{{W|The Magnificent Seven}}'' is played. |
| − | *One of Buck McCoy's various shows was "McTrigger", in which all he does is shoot hippies, is a reference to Dennis Weaver's former series, '' | + | *One of Buck McCoy's various shows was "McTrigger", in which all he does is shoot hippies, is a reference to Dennis Weaver's former series, ''{{W|McCloud (TV series)|McCloud}}''. |
| − | **McCoy says "McTrigger" was retooled into '' | + | **McCoy says "McTrigger" was retooled into ''{{W|Room 222}}''. |
| − | *Homer creates a picture of himself in a bathing suit that mimics the famous | + | *Homer creates a picture of himself in a bathing suit that mimics the famous {{W|Farrah Fawcett}} pinup poster from the 70's. |
| − | *When Buck introduces himself to Bart, the flute intro from '' | + | *When Buck introduces himself to Bart, the flute intro from ''{{W|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly}}'' (composed by Ennio Morricone) plays. |
| − | *The western craze generated by Buck McCoy in Springfield mimics the western craze the movie '' | + | *The western craze generated by Buck McCoy in Springfield mimics the western craze the movie ''{{W|Urban Cowboy}}'' generated when released in 1980. |
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Revision as of 17:42, January 29, 2011
Trivia
- Buck McCoy looks a lot like Ronald Reagan, who before being president of the US was an actor in many Westerns.
- In one scene, the audio has Lisa saying "Dad, I'm on the line". But the closed captions say Operator: "First, pay your phone bill".
- When Grandpa shows Bart his Junior Buckaroo badge, It's entitled "Little Grandpa Simpson." Obviously this is a joke rather than a scripting error or a childhood nickname.
Cultural references
- The weapons that Snake and his gang use in the bank robbery are the M41A pulse rifles from 'Aliens.
- At the end of the episode when Buck is going into his house, the theme music from the film The Magnificent Seven is played.
- One of Buck McCoy's various shows was "McTrigger", in which all he does is shoot hippies, is a reference to Dennis Weaver's former series, McCloud.
- McCoy says "McTrigger" was retooled into Room 222.
- Homer creates a picture of himself in a bathing suit that mimics the famous Farrah Fawcett pinup poster from the 70's.
- When Buck introduces himself to Bart, the flute intro from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (composed by Ennio Morricone) plays.
- The western craze generated by Buck McCoy in Springfield mimics the western craze the movie Urban Cowboy generated when released in 1980.
