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*[[Homer]], [[Lenny]], [[Carl]], [[Moe]] and [[Bart]] were singing ''{{w|How Deep Is Your Love}}'' by {{w|Bee Gees}}. | *[[Homer]], [[Lenny]], [[Carl]], [[Moe]] and [[Bart]] were singing ''{{w|How Deep Is Your Love}}'' by {{w|Bee Gees}}. | ||
*The statue of the [[Capital City Goofball]] is a reference to the statue of {{W|Cristo Redentor}} in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. | *The statue of the [[Capital City Goofball]] is a reference to the statue of {{W|Cristo Redentor}} in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. | ||
| + | *When [[Moe]] calls the suicide hotline and gets put on hold, the on-hold music is "{{w|Suicide Is Painless}}", the sung version of the ''[[M*A*S*H]]'' theme song, which was only heard in the {{w|MASH (film)|film}}. (The lyrics were considered to be too dark for television in the 1970s when the {{w|M*A*S*H (TV series)|TV series}} was in development, so an instrumental version was used as the TV theme song.) | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title may be a reference to and/or pun on the 1983 comedy film Risky Business.
- Homer, Lenny, Carl, Moe and Bart were singing How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees.
- The statue of the Capital City Goofball is a reference to the statue of Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro.
- When Moe calls the suicide hotline and gets put on hold, the on-hold music is "Suicide Is Painless", the sung version of the M*A*S*H theme song, which was only heard in the film. (The lyrics were considered to be too dark for television in the 1970s when the TV series was in development, so an instrumental version was used as the TV theme song.)
Trivia
- Carl and Lenny can be seen holding hands while looking out of the limo roof.
- Bleeding Gums Murphy's singing is taken from the season 1 episode Moaning Lisa.
- In Latin America, this episode was released as the 20th episode of the season for unknown reasons.
Continuity
- When Homer imagines wearing a tent, the boy scouts that exit the tent were first seen in "Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood".
- Bleeding Gums Murphy's death is referenced to. "Round Springfield"
- This is the third episode that shows dead celebrities advertising commercial products the other two are: The Last Temptation of Krust(Krusty mentions dead celebrities advertising various products in his act) and Treehouse of Horror XIX(Homer kills many celebrities so their images are used in commercial advertisement).
