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*[[Abraham Simpson]] was watching ''[[Mannix]]'', {{w|Mannix|a real TV show}}. | *[[Abraham Simpson]] was watching ''[[Mannix]]'', {{w|Mannix|a real TV show}}. | ||
*''[[A Farewell to Arm]]'' is a reference to ''[[A Farewell to Arms]]''. | *''[[A Farewell to Arm]]'' is a reference to ''[[A Farewell to Arms]]''. | ||
| − | *''[[i, Bully]]'' is a reference to ''{{w|I, Robot}}''. The lowercase "i" in the title is possibly a reference to [[iPod]] | + | *''[[i, Bully]]'' is a reference to ''{{w|I, Robot}}''. The lowercase "i" in the title is possibly a reference to [[iPod|iPods]]. |
| − | *''[[Postcards from the Hedge]]'' is a reference to ''{{w|Postcards from the Edge}}''. | + | *''[[Postcards from the Hedge]]'' is a reference to the ''{{w|Postcards from the Edge (film)|Postcards from the Edge}}'' film, which was based on the ''{{w|Postcards from the Edge|novel of the same title}}''. |
| − | ** | + | **It has also been referenced in the title of the episode "[[Postcards from the Wedge]]" from [[Season 21]]. |
*The song during the [[Hendrix|Bongo]]-[[Homer]] bonding montage is "{{W|Me and My Arrow}}" by [[Harry Nilsson]]. | *The song during the [[Hendrix|Bongo]]-[[Homer]] bonding montage is "{{W|Me and My Arrow}}" by [[Harry Nilsson]]. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | *This episode was never shown on the intended | + | *This episode was never shown on the intended date in the East Coast due to a [[Fox News]] Special Report on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which also interrupted ''{{w|The Cleveland Show}}'' during a commercial break. |
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode name is a reference to the film To Sir, with Love .
- The film has also been referenced in the title of the episode "To Surveil With Love" from Season 21.
- Alien: The flying mutated Blinky fish that appears while Mr. Burns is giving out awards has a rigid tongue with its own set of jaws, like an Alien.
- Ralph Wiggum was named after Ralph Abernathy.
- Homer sticking his hand into his crotch is a reference to Al Bundy from the television sitcom, Married... with Children.
- Abraham Simpson was watching Mannix, a real TV show.
- A Farewell to Arm is a reference to A Farewell to Arms.
- i, Bully is a reference to I, Robot. The lowercase "i" in the title is possibly a reference to iPods.
- Postcards from the Hedge is a reference to the Postcards from the Edge film, which was based on the novel of the same title.
- It has also been referenced in the title of the episode "Postcards from the Wedge" from Season 21.
- The song during the Bongo-Homer bonding montage is "Me and My Arrow" by Harry Nilsson.
Trivia
- This episode was never shown on the intended date in the East Coast due to a Fox News Special Report on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which also interrupted The Cleveland Show during a commercial break.
Continuity
- Waylon Smithers' father, Waylon Smithers, Sr., appears in the flashback to Homer's childhood. ("The Blunder Years")
- Homer has three toes in the flashback while he was a baby.
