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*{{w|WXPO}} 470AM "The Pipe" is the show commentating the Lacrosse match against Capitol City.
 
*{{w|WXPO}} 470AM "The Pipe" is the show commentating the Lacrosse match against Capitol City.
 
*At the end of the episode, drunk Kirk says that "Jet fuel can't melt steel". This is a reference to a famous {{w|World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories|conspiracy theory}} around the {{W|September 11 attacks|9/11 terrorist attacks}} that clams that the planes alone would not be able to take down both towers.
 
*At the end of the episode, drunk Kirk says that "Jet fuel can't melt steel". This is a reference to a famous {{w|World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories|conspiracy theory}} around the {{W|September 11 attacks|9/11 terrorist attacks}} that clams that the planes alone would not be able to take down both towers.
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*[[Marge]] references {{w|Jim Harbaugh}} when Homer says Kirk is a sport genius that everybody hates.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

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References/Trivia


Season 28 Episode References
"Trust But Clarify"
602
"There Will Be Buds"
"Havana Wild Weekend" 603


Cultural references

  • The episode title is a reference to the film There Will Be Blood.
  • Kirk made a cd for the trip on the van with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy songs in it.
  • During the trip, they're listening to the song "You And Me And The Bottle Makes Three Tonight" by Straight No Chaser.
  • Kirk's chat mentions The Godfather and Halo.
  • Kirk mentions The Blues Brothers while singing and has created a website called Blues Buddies at bluesbuddies.com.
  • WXPO 470AM "The Pipe" is the show commentating the Lacrosse match against Capitol City.
  • At the end of the episode, drunk Kirk says that "Jet fuel can't melt steel". This is a reference to a famous conspiracy theory around the 9/11 terrorist attacks that clams that the planes alone would not be able to take down both towers.
  • Marge references Jim Harbaugh when Homer says Kirk is a sport genius that everybody hates.

Trivia

  • The episode was dedicated to Kevin Curran who passed away on October 25th, 1 week before this episode aired.
  • The song Homer and Kirk sing is Pas de Dude by Allen Simpson, lyrics by Matt Selman.[1]

Continuity

Goofs

  • Lacrosse doesn't have the second highest concussion rate after Football. It actually stays behind other popular sports, such as Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, Wrestling and Motorsports.
  • The place of some of the people at the town meeting change between scenes.
  • Homer says that "The mixtape isn't just the same song over and over again", but Kirk was holding a CD, not a mixtape.
  • There are 12 kids at the Lacrosse team, but Field Lacrosse, the one being played in the episode, has a 10 player limit per team.

References

Season 28 References
Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus Friends and Family The Town Treehouse of Horror XXVII Trust but Clarify There Will Be Buds Havana Wild Weekend Dad Behavior The Last Traction Hero The Nightmare After Krustmas Pork and Burns The Great Phatsby: Part One The Great Phatsby: Part Two Fatzcarraldo The Cad and the Hat Kamp Krustier 22 for 30 A Father's Watch The Caper Chase Looking for Mr. Goodbart Moho House Dogtown