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*[[Jay]] references Dr. Jones and the Temple of Doom from {{w|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}} and [[Apu]] references [[Steven Spielberg]]. | *[[Jay]] references Dr. Jones and the Temple of Doom from {{w|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}} and [[Apu]] references [[Steven Spielberg]]. | ||
*[[Homer]] references buying [[Bart]] a {{w|A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange}} video after he puts on {{w|A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange}} eye lashes. | *[[Homer]] references buying [[Bart]] a {{w|A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange}} video after he puts on {{w|A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange}} eye lashes. | ||
| + | *The cover of the song {{W|The Best}} by {{W|Tina Turner}} is played when the [[Springfield Fire Department]] is getting away after failing to extinguish the fire from the [[Quick & Fresh]]. | ||
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Contents
Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the season 7 episode "Much Apu About Nothing".
- The episode title is also a pun on the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing.
- One of the stratchers is a "The Big Bang Theory" one, with images of Sheldon Cooper and Howard Wolowitz.
- Wiggum makes reference to Grand Theft Auto.
- Homer references Al Pacino.
- Lincoln Memorial, the Liberty Bell, a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Mount Rushmore appears.
- Apu references Gunga Din and Archibald Cutter from the movie Gunga Din.
- Jay references Dr. Jones and the Temple of Doom from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Apu references Steven Spielberg.
- Homer references buying Bart a A Clockwork Orange video after he puts on A Clockwork Orange eye lashes.
- The cover of the song The Best by Tina Turner is played when the Springfield Fire Department is getting away after failing to extinguish the fire from the Quick & Fresh.
Continuity
- All the volunteers and the truck of the Springfield Fire Department appears. ("Crook and Ladder")
- A gay parade was done previously. ("Jaws Wired Shut")
- Bart's eye lashes appearance is similar to A Clockwork Orange's Bart, Maggie, Moe and Lisa. ("Treehouse of Horror III", "Treehouse of Horror XXI", "Treehouse of Horror XXV", "The Girl Code")
Goofs
- In a scene, Sanjay wears a Kwik-E-Mart employee T-Shirt and then his usual clothes.
Trivia
- This is the first appearance of the Liberty Bell in the show, after appearing only in a comic and in The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
