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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The episode's title is a pun on the 1974 film ''{{w|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore}}''. | *The episode's title is a pun on the 1974 film ''{{w|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore}}''. | ||
*When [[Homer]], [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] ride on top the rolling containers of radioactive material, they sing a revised version of TV series Rawhide's theme song. | *When [[Homer]], [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] ride on top the rolling containers of radioactive material, they sing a revised version of TV series Rawhide's theme song. | ||
*[[Mr. Burns]] refers to Lenny, Homer, and Carl as "Snap, Crackle, and Pop". | *[[Mr. Burns]] refers to Lenny, Homer, and Carl as "Snap, Crackle, and Pop". | ||
− | *The idea of Homer panhandling for extra cash is similar to the Sherlock Holmes short story The Man with the Twisted Lip. | + | *The idea of Homer panhandling for extra cash is similar to the Sherlock Holmes short story ''The Man with the Twisted Lip''. |
*While Homer dances in front of [[Moe's Tavern]], the rhythm Homer is humming is "The Streets of Cairo" by Sol Bloom. Later, he sings a butchered version of the song "Mr. Bojangles". | *While Homer dances in front of [[Moe's Tavern]], the rhythm Homer is humming is "The Streets of Cairo" by Sol Bloom. Later, he sings a butchered version of the song "Mr. Bojangles". | ||
*Among the statues of nosy neighbors in the TV Museum are: | *Among the statues of nosy neighbors in the TV Museum are: | ||
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**Mr. Roper from "Three's Company" and the short-lived spin-off The Ropers. | **Mr. Roper from "Three's Company" and the short-lived spin-off The Ropers. | ||
**[[Ned Flanders]]. | **[[Ned Flanders]]. | ||
− | *The car KITT from the TV series Knight Rider is featured in the TV Museum in an exhibit tilted "Things that shouldn't talk... but do". This is one of the two appearances of the car in a Simpsons episode, the other being in the episode [[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]]. | + | *The car KITT from the TV series ''Knight Rider'' is featured in the TV Museum in an exhibit tilted "Things that shouldn't talk... but do". This is one of the two appearances of the car in a ''Simpsons'' episode, the other being in the episode "[[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]]." |
− | *In the [[Itchy and Scratchy]] cartoon, the name of the restaurant, Micky Mao's, is a reference to | + | *In the ''[[Itchy and Scratchy]]'' cartoon, the name of the restaurant, Micky Mao's, is a reference to {{w|Mickey Mouse}}. |
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] |
Revision as of 14:30, April 9, 2012
Cultural references
- The episode's title is a pun on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
- When Homer, Lenny and Carl ride on top the rolling containers of radioactive material, they sing a revised version of TV series Rawhide's theme song.
- Mr. Burns refers to Lenny, Homer, and Carl as "Snap, Crackle, and Pop".
- The idea of Homer panhandling for extra cash is similar to the Sherlock Holmes short story The Man with the Twisted Lip.
- While Homer dances in front of Moe's Tavern, the rhythm Homer is humming is "The Streets of Cairo" by Sol Bloom. Later, he sings a butchered version of the song "Mr. Bojangles".
- Among the statues of nosy neighbors in the TV Museum are:
- Mrs. Kravitz from Bewitched.
- Mr. Roper from "Three's Company" and the short-lived spin-off The Ropers.
- Ned Flanders.
- The car KITT from the TV series Knight Rider is featured in the TV Museum in an exhibit tilted "Things that shouldn't talk... but do". This is one of the two appearances of the car in a Simpsons episode, the other being in the episode "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace."
- In the Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, the name of the restaurant, Micky Mao's, is a reference to Mickey Mouse.