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*[[Homer]] references buying [[Bart]] ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]'' video after he puts on ''A Clockwork Orange'' eye lashes. | *[[Homer]] references buying [[Bart]] ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]'' video after he puts on ''A Clockwork Orange'' eye lashes. | ||
*The cover of the song "{{W|The Best (song)|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]]. | *The cover of the song "{{W|The Best (song)|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]]. | ||
| − | + | *According to this episode, [[Apu]] worked on the movie {{w|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}} (refered by [[Jay]] as Temple of Doom) for three months, and only his hand appears in one shot. | |
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*All the volunteers and the truck of the Springfield Fire Department appears. ("[[Crook and Ladder]]") | *All the volunteers and the truck of the Springfield Fire Department appears. ("[[Crook and Ladder]]") | ||
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*In a scene, [[Sanjay]] wears a [[Kwik-E-Mart]] employee T-Shirt and then his usual clothes. | *In a scene, [[Sanjay]] wears a [[Kwik-E-Mart]] employee T-Shirt and then his usual clothes. | ||
[[File:MAAS - Sanjay Goof1.png|250px]][[File:MAAS - Sanjay Goof2.png|250px]] | [[File:MAAS - Sanjay Goof1.png|250px]][[File:MAAS - Sanjay Goof2.png|250px]] | ||
| + | *When [[Manjula]] was presenting the [[Quick & Fresh]] to [[Apu]], the workers push the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] picture to [[Apu]]'s right, but a few seconds later, he jumps to the left to hug the picture. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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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 scratchers 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.
- The Lincoln Memorial, the Liberty Bell, the 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.
- Bart sings a Doxology after he says that without Homer strangling him, his throat is finally healing.
- Homer references buying Bart 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.
- According to this episode, Apu worked on the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (refered by Jay as Temple of Doom) for three months, and only his hand appears in one shot.
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 wears A Clockwork Orange eyelashes again. ("Treehouse of Horror III")
- Lisa refers to her imaginary friend Rachel. ("Today I Am A Clown")
Goofs
- In a scene, Sanjay wears a Kwik-E-Mart employee T-Shirt and then his usual clothes.
- When Manjula was presenting the Quick & Fresh to Apu, the workers push the Kwik-E-Mart picture to Apu's right, but a few seconds later, he jumps to the left to hug the picture.
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.
