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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*Homer and Bart watch [[wikipedia:Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade|Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]. They talk about the Helium balloons modeled after [[wikipedia:Bullwinkle|Bullwinkle]] and [[wikipedia:Underdog (TV series)|Underdog]]. | *Homer and Bart watch [[wikipedia:Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade|Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]. They talk about the Helium balloons modeled after [[wikipedia:Bullwinkle|Bullwinkle]] and [[wikipedia:Underdog (TV series)|Underdog]]. | ||
| + | *'The Simpsons is self-referenced when Homer tells Bart that if the parade "turned every flash-in-pan cartoon character into a balloon, it will be a farce", the TV shows a giant balloon of Bart. Not coincidentally, 1990 was the year the Bart Simpson balloon was added to the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. | ||
*While Homer is watching football, the announcer says the teams are playing in the Pontiac Silverdome, yet when it cuts to the television, the stadium is an open air stadium. | *While Homer is watching football, the announcer says the teams are playing in the Pontiac Silverdome, yet when it cuts to the television, the stadium is an open air stadium. | ||
*[[Hooray for Everything]], the band performing during the halftime show, is a parody of {{w|Up with People}}. | *[[Hooray for Everything]], the band performing during the halftime show, is a parody of {{w|Up with People}}. | ||
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*Mr. Burns lives on the corner of [[wikipedia:Croesus|Croesus]] and [[wikipedia:Mammon|Mammon]], two symbols of wealth. | *Mr. Burns lives on the corner of [[wikipedia:Croesus|Croesus]] and [[wikipedia:Mammon|Mammon]], two symbols of wealth. | ||
*When Bart is discovered attempting to steal a pie from the window sill, one of the guards at Burns's mansion is reading ''[[wikipedia:Les Misérables|Les Misérables]]'', in which the main character is imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread after breaking a window. | *When Bart is discovered attempting to steal a pie from the window sill, one of the guards at Burns's mansion is reading ''[[wikipedia:Les Misérables|Les Misérables]]'', in which the main character is imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread after breaking a window. | ||
*Kent Brockman references {{W|Emmett Kelly}}, the {{W|Charlie Chaplin}} character {{W|the Tramp}} and the {{W|Red Skelton}} character Freddy the Freeloader. | *Kent Brockman references {{W|Emmett Kelly}}, the {{W|Charlie Chaplin}} character {{W|the Tramp}} and the {{W|Red Skelton}} character Freddy the Freeloader. | ||
| − | *The music Bart sings when he brings the turkey to the table is | + | *The music Bart sings when he brings the turkey to the table is the [[20th Century Fox]] theme. |
*The poem Lisa is seen writing in her room is a direct parody of the first lines of {{W|Allen Ginsberg}}'s most famous poem, ''{{W|Howl}}''. | *The poem Lisa is seen writing in her room is a direct parody of the first lines of {{W|Allen Ginsberg}}'s most famous poem, ''{{W|Howl}}''. | ||
| + | *{{w|Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes}}’ "Get Dancin'" is heard on the radio. | ||
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | *When [[Patty]] arrives her dress is blue in one scene and then back to normal in the next. | ||
| + | *This is the fourth episode to have Bart's name somewhere in the title. | ||
| + | *Character debut: [[Jacqueline Bouvier]]. | ||
| + | *[[Lou]] has black skin instead of yellow, staring in this episode. | ||
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Cultural references
- Homer and Bart watch Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. They talk about the Helium balloons modeled after Bullwinkle and Underdog.
- 'The Simpsons is self-referenced when Homer tells Bart that if the parade "turned every flash-in-pan cartoon character into a balloon, it will be a farce", the TV shows a giant balloon of Bart. Not coincidentally, 1990 was the year the Bart Simpson balloon was added to the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
- While Homer is watching football, the announcer says the teams are playing in the Pontiac Silverdome, yet when it cuts to the television, the stadium is an open air stadium.
- Hooray for Everything, the band performing during the halftime show, is a parody of Up with People.
- Mr. Burns lives on the corner of Croesus and Mammon, two symbols of wealth.
- When Bart is discovered attempting to steal a pie from the window sill, one of the guards at Burns's mansion is reading Les Misérables, in which the main character is imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread after breaking a window.
- Kent Brockman references Emmett Kelly, the Charlie Chaplin character the Tramp and the Red Skelton character Freddy the Freeloader.
- The music Bart sings when he brings the turkey to the table is the 20th Century Fox theme.
- The poem Lisa is seen writing in her room is a direct parody of the first lines of Allen Ginsberg's most famous poem, Howl.
- Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes’ "Get Dancin'" is heard on the radio.
Trivia
- When Patty arrives her dress is blue in one scene and then back to normal in the next.
- This is the fourth episode to have Bart's name somewhere in the title.
- Character debut: Jacqueline Bouvier.
- Lou has black skin instead of yellow, staring in this episode.
