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| − | *When [[Bart]] and [[Homer]] look at television sets in the [[Ogdenville Outlet Mall]], the off-brand sets they see include Magnetbox, Panaphonics and Sorny, | + | *When [[Bart]] and [[Homer]] look at television sets in the [[Ogdenville Outlet Mall]], the off-brand sets they see include Magnetbox, Panaphonics and Sorny, respectively puns on {{w|Magnavox}}, {{w|Panasonic}} and {{w|Sony}}. |
| − | *When Homer takes up golfing, he reads a book titled ''[[The New Our Caddies, Ourselves]]'', a | + | *When Homer takes up golfing, he reads a book titled ''[[The New Our Caddies, Ourselves]]'', a wordplay on the women's health book ''{{w|Our Bodies, Ourselves}}''. |
*When [[Marge]] tells Homer not to wear a tie with a short-sleeved shirt, Homer protests that "Sipowicz does it", referring to the character {{w|Andy Sipowicz}} on ''{{w|NYPD Blue}}''. | *When [[Marge]] tells Homer not to wear a tie with a short-sleeved shirt, Homer protests that "Sipowicz does it", referring to the character {{w|Andy Sipowicz}} on ''{{w|NYPD Blue}}''. | ||
*The opera playing on the TV is ''{{w|La Traviata}}'', and the aria is "Sempre libera." | *The opera playing on the TV is ''{{w|La Traviata}}'', and the aria is "Sempre libera." | ||
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Cultural references
- When Bart and Homer look at television sets in the Ogdenville Outlet Mall, the off-brand sets they see include Magnetbox, Panaphonics and Sorny, respectively puns on Magnavox, Panasonic and Sony.
- When Homer takes up golfing, he reads a book titled The New Our Caddies, Ourselves, a wordplay on the women's health book Our Bodies, Ourselves.
- When Marge tells Homer not to wear a tie with a short-sleeved shirt, Homer protests that "Sipowicz does it", referring to the character Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue.
- The opera playing on the TV is La Traviata, and the aria is "Sempre libera."
- When Homer tells Marge that Kennedy and Lincoln had the same [golf] handicap, it is a reference to the many putative similarities between Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy.
Continuity
- Marge gets her dress at a store in Ogdenville. Ogdenville was last mentioned in the episode "Marge vs. the Monorail" in season 4. In that episode, it was one of the places where Lyle Lanley sold monorails.
Goofs
- When Lisa is first shown riding the horse, the horse's eye is colored solid red.
