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*[[Maggie]] swallowed a ''[[Time]]'' magazine.
 
*[[Maggie]] swallowed a ''[[Time]]'' magazine.
 
*Homer had a ''{{W|Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law}}'' lunchbox as a kid, with [[Amos Burke]] on the front.
 
*Homer had a ''{{W|Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law}}'' lunchbox as a kid, with [[Amos Burke]] on the front.
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*One of the things on the Animal Crackers box is a fight with [[Muhammad Ali]].
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*One of the names [[Tanzania]] changes to is "{{W|Pepsi}} Presents New Zanzibar".
 
*When Kitenge is driving the Simpsons on a safari, you can see Pride Rock from ''{{W|The Lion King}}'' in the background.
 
*When Kitenge is driving the Simpsons on a safari, you can see Pride Rock from ''{{W|The Lion King}}'' in the background.
 
*When the enraged hippo rears up, [[Homer]] exclaims "A hungry hungry hippo!", a reference to the popular board game {{w|Hungry Hungry Hippos}}. Incidentally, one of the four hippos in the game is called Homer Hippo.
 
*When the enraged hippo rears up, [[Homer]] exclaims "A hungry hungry hippo!", a reference to the popular board game {{w|Hungry Hungry Hippos}}. Incidentally, one of the four hippos in the game is called Homer Hippo.

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References/Trivia


Season 12 Episode References
"Bye Bye Nerdie"
265
"Simpson Safari"
"Trilogy of Error" 266


Cultural references

  • CostMo Foods is a parody of Costco.
  • Bart and Lisa have tubes of what looks like Pringles at CostMo Foods.
  • Maggie swallowed a Time magazine.
  • Homer had a Burke's Law lunchbox as a kid, with Amos Burke on the front.
  • One of the things on the Animal Crackers box is a fight with Muhammad Ali.
  • One of the names Tanzania changes to is "Pepsi Presents New Zanzibar".
  • When Kitenge is driving the Simpsons on a safari, you can see Pride Rock from The Lion King in the background.
  • When the enraged hippo rears up, Homer exclaims "A hungry hungry hippo!", a reference to the popular board game Hungry Hungry Hippos. Incidentally, one of the four hippos in the game is called Homer Hippo.
  • Dr. Joan Bushwell is a parody of Jane Goodall, an English zoologist who became famous worldwide for her research into the behavior of chimpanzees.
  • When the man from Greenpeace says that Dr. Bushwell has hidden diamonds everywhere, Marge replies, "Even on the soles of her shoes", referencing the Paul Simon song "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes".
  • The pictures of monkeys from famous movies include Planet of the Apes, The Wizard of Oz and King Kong.

Goofs

  • For a brief moment when Bart is eating worms, his tongue is green.
  • The neck rings Lisa is given is a tradition in Myanmar, not Tanzania.
  • Bart's lip plate is an Ethiopian tradition for women in the Mursi tribe.
  • Victoria Falls is in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  • There is no reason given why the family did not get food from the Kwik-E-Mart or any other convenience store that wasn't affected by the bag-boy strike.

Continuity

Season 12 References
Treehouse of Horror XI A Tale of Two Springfields Insane Clown Poppy Lisa the Tree Hugger Homer vs. Dignity The Computer Wore Menace Shoes The Great Money Caper Skinner's Sense of Snow HOMЯ Pokey Mom Worst Episode Ever Tennis the Menace Day of the Jackanapes New Kids on the Blecch Hungry, Hungry Homer Bye, Bye, Nerdie Simpson Safari Trilogy of Error I'm Goin' to Praiseland Children of a Lesser Clod Simpsons Tall Tales