Difference between revisions of "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting/References"

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Cultural references[edit]

• The episode title is a reference to the pregnancy guide What to Expect When You're Expecting which was adapted into a comedy-drama film of the same name, released in May 2012.
• Drink references:
  • Nick Fury Agent of Schnapps is a reference to Nick Fury from Marvel.
  • Sex in the Batmobile is a reference to the Batmobile from DC Comics.
  • Wolveriskey is a reference to Wolverine from Marvel.
• Characters in comic costumes:
  • Comic Book Guy as The Mulk
  • Kent Brockman as the Green Arrow
  • Mayor Quimby as a Canadian The Flash
  • Unknown person as Wolverine
  • Unknown person as Batman
  • Otto Mann as Gandalf the Grey from The Lord of the Rings
  • Professor Frink as Link from The Legend of Zelda
  • Apu Nahasapeemapetilon as ?
  • Groundskeeper Willie as ?
  • Unknown person as Magneto
  • Several unknown people as Spider-Man
  • Charlie as Radioactive Man
  • Larry as ?
  • Lunchlady Dora as ?
  • Gil as Lando Calrissian
  • Bernice Hibbert as Catwoman
  • Sideshow Mel as Aquaman
  • Coach Krupt as Xena
  • Homer as The Thing
  • Lenny as The Invisible Woman
  • Carl as Mr. Fantastic
  • Barney as the Human Torch
  • Dr. Hibbert and others as Captain America
  • Patty and Selma as Poison Ivy and Wonder Woman respectively
  • Unnamed person as Wind Lad
  • Unnamed woman as Thor.
  • Gareth Prince as Doctor Doom
  • Unnamed person as Hawkman
  • Unnamed person as Green Lantern
  • Unnamed person as Plastic Man
  • Unnamed person as Galactus
  • Unnamed person as The Watcher
  • Unnamed person as The Silver Surfer
  • Unnamed person as Superman
  • Unnamed bartender as She-Hulk
  • Unnamed person as Rorschach
• The grasshopper writing "Help Me" in paint is a reference to The Fly.
• The pointillist art that Martin Prince asks for help on is a copy of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat.
• The male horse dances to "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls.
• The song playing when Homer gets his first taste of Duff beer from the horse drawn wagon was "Feels Like the First Time" by Foreigner.
• The song "Let Them Play!" is a parody of "One Day More" from Les Misérables.
• The opening sequence of Modern Family is parodied towards the end of the episode.

Trivia[edit]

• It's revealed that Shauna is the daughter of Superintendent Chalmers.

Continuity[edit]

• A couple of bartenders from previously seen bars appear:
  • The Aristocrat. ("Flaming Moe's")
  • Poppa Wheelie's. ("Take My Wife, Sleaze")
• It is stated in this episode that Bart hates art class. However, he says that he actually likes the subject in "The Color Yellow".