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*This episode reveals that Patty and Selma's hair is only gray due to ash and smoke and that Patty is a redhead, while Selma is a blond. | *This episode reveals that Patty and Selma's hair is only gray due to ash and smoke and that Patty is a redhead, while Selma is a blond. | ||
*Bart and Homer's superhero alter-egos [[Pieman]] and the [[Cupcake Kid]] appear in the [[Title screen gag|title screen gag]]. | *Bart and Homer's superhero alter-egos [[Pieman]] and the [[Cupcake Kid]] appear in the [[Title screen gag|title screen gag]]. | ||
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| + | *Though in the episode it was revealed that Marge had been gray for years without her knowing, the error in continuity lies in the knowledge: according to "Helter Shelter" and "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" (when Homer told his Learning Annex class that Marge has been gray as a mule since she was 17), Homer and Marge had both already known of Marge's "hair troubles". The 1991 book "The Simpsons Family Album" also includes what is apparently Marge's first gray hair. | ||
| + | *The fact that Patty and Selma's hair isn't really grey is also a continuity error. | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, February 14, 2011
Cultural References
- The title is a reference to the song "The Blue and the Gray".
Trivia
- This episode reveals that Patty and Selma's hair is only gray due to ash and smoke and that Patty is a redhead, while Selma is a blond.
- Bart and Homer's superhero alter-egos Pieman and the Cupcake Kid appear in the title screen gag.
Goofs
- Though in the episode it was revealed that Marge had been gray for years without her knowing, the error in continuity lies in the knowledge: according to "Helter Shelter" and "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" (when Homer told his Learning Annex class that Marge has been gray as a mule since she was 17), Homer and Marge had both already known of Marge's "hair troubles". The 1991 book "The Simpsons Family Album" also includes what is apparently Marge's first gray hair.
- The fact that Patty and Selma's hair isn't really grey is also a continuity error.
