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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The title is a reference to the song "Smoke on the Water". | + | *The title is a reference to the song "''{{W|Smoke on the Water}}''". |
| − | *[[Angelica Button]] is a parody of {{w|Harry Potter}}. | + | *[[Angelica Button]] is a parody of ''{{w|Harry Potter}}''. |
| − | *When [[Bart]] raises his head out of the pile of leg warmers in the smoke outside, the song "''The End''" by The Doors is heard, mirroring a sequence in the film ''Apocalypse Now'', where Willard raises up from the mud. He is also wearing green | + | *When [[Bart]] raises his head out of the pile of leg warmers in the smoke outside, the song "''{{W|The End (The Doors song)|The End}}''" by {{W|The Doors}} is heard, mirroring a sequence in the film ''{{W|Apocalypse Now}}'', where Willard raises up from the mud. He is also wearing green camo body paint. |
| − | *After [[Lisa]] quits ballet and rejects Busby, he puts on a bowler hat and struts out of the theater to the song "''On Broadway''", referencing a dance sequence in ''All That Jazz'' | + | *After [[Lisa]] quits ballet and rejects Busby, he puts on a bowler hat and struts out of the theater to the song "''{{W|On Broadway (song)|On Broadway}}''", referencing a dance sequence in ''{{W|All That Jazz}}''. |
| − | + | *[[Homer]]'s mispronunciation of "Surgeon-General" as "Sturgeon-General" is a reference to the movie "''{{W|Corrina, Corrina}}''", starring {{W|Whoopi Goldberg}} and {{W|Ray Liotta}}. In it, a small child refers to the "sturgeon-general"'s health warning about the dangers of smoking as an explanation for burying the adult characters supplies of cigarettes in her sandpit. | |
| − | *[[Homer]]'s mispronunciation of "Surgeon-General" as "Sturgeon-General" is a reference to the movie "''Corrina, Corrina''", starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ray Liotta. In it, a small child refers to the "sturgeon-general"'s health warning about the dangers of smoking as an explanation for burying the adult characters supplies of cigarettes in her sandpit. | + | *The family watch ''{{W|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI}}'', the commercials feature ''{{W|Friends}}'' ({{W|Lisa Kudrow}}). |
| − | *The family watch CSI, the commercials feature Friends (Lisa Kudrow) | ||
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*The music that plays as the raccoon climbs into the Ballet School sounds a lot like the theme from The Pink Panther. | *The music that plays as the raccoon climbs into the Ballet School sounds a lot like the theme from The Pink Panther. | ||
*The sequence and music where the ballet teacher dances onto the bus is a parody of both Rocky and Chorusline. | *The sequence and music where the ballet teacher dances onto the bus is a parody of both Rocky and Chorusline. | ||
| − | + | *When Lisa mentions the smoking on "''{{W|The Suite Life of Zack and Cody}}''", she mentions that {{W|Zack Martin|Zack}} tried smoking to impress a girl. This never happened in the real TV show. | |
| − | *When Lisa mentions the smoking on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody", she mentions that Zack tried smoking to impress a girl. This never happened in the real TV show. | ||
*On the couch gag [[Wile E. Coyote]] plants a fake couch which the Simpsons run into. | *On the couch gag [[Wile E. Coyote]] plants a fake couch which the Simpsons run into. | ||
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | *Marge's shattered dreams mainly revolve around stethoscopes; doctor, safecracker, stethoscope saleslady. | ||
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| + | == Edits == | ||
| + | *The section about "''{{W|The Suite Life of Zack and Cody}}''" was edited out in repeats because of copyright issues. | ||
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Cultural references
- The title is a reference to the song "Smoke on the Water".
- Angelica Button is a parody of Harry Potter.
- When Bart raises his head out of the pile of leg warmers in the smoke outside, the song "The End" by The Doors is heard, mirroring a sequence in the film Apocalypse Now, where Willard raises up from the mud. He is also wearing green camo body paint.
- After Lisa quits ballet and rejects Busby, he puts on a bowler hat and struts out of the theater to the song "On Broadway", referencing a dance sequence in All That Jazz.
- Homer's mispronunciation of "Surgeon-General" as "Sturgeon-General" is a reference to the movie "Corrina, Corrina", starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ray Liotta. In it, a small child refers to the "sturgeon-general"'s health warning about the dangers of smoking as an explanation for burying the adult characters supplies of cigarettes in her sandpit.
- The family watch CSI, the commercials feature Friends (Lisa Kudrow).
- The music that plays as the raccoon climbs into the Ballet School sounds a lot like the theme from The Pink Panther.
- The sequence and music where the ballet teacher dances onto the bus is a parody of both Rocky and Chorusline.
- When Lisa mentions the smoking on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody", she mentions that Zack tried smoking to impress a girl. This never happened in the real TV show.
- On the couch gag Wile E. Coyote plants a fake couch which the Simpsons run into.
Trivia
- Marge's shattered dreams mainly revolve around stethoscopes; doctor, safecracker, stethoscope saleslady.
Edits
- The section about "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" was edited out in repeats because of copyright issues.
