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*The story's title is a pun on the 1977 sci-fi film ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''. | *The story's title is a pun on the 1977 sci-fi film ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''. | ||
*While [[Lisa]] is playing with her dolls: | *While [[Lisa]] is playing with her dolls: | ||
| − | **She has [[ | + | **She has [[Malibu Stacy]] tend to a sick pony, calling her "Doctor Malibu Stacy Medicine Woman", a reference to the 1990s TV series ''{{w|Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman}}''. |
**She finds that [[Bart]] has pranked Malibu Stacy by switching her head for a monkey's head and exclaims in dismay, "A ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' head on Malibu Stacy?" | **She finds that [[Bart]] has pranked Malibu Stacy by switching her head for a monkey's head and exclaims in dismay, "A ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' head on Malibu Stacy?" | ||
*[[Homer]] and Bart watch a [[FOX]] TV show called ''When Cartoon Animals Attack Other Cartoon Animals'', a reference to ''{{w|When Animals Attack!}}'' | *[[Homer]] and Bart watch a [[FOX]] TV show called ''When Cartoon Animals Attack Other Cartoon Animals'', a reference to ''{{w|When Animals Attack!}}'' | ||
Revision as of 23:55, November 10, 2018
Cultural References
- The story's title is a pun on the 1977 sci-fi film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
- While Lisa is playing with her dolls:
- She has Malibu Stacy tend to a sick pony, calling her "Doctor Malibu Stacy Medicine Woman", a reference to the 1990s TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
- She finds that Bart has pranked Malibu Stacy by switching her head for a monkey's head and exclaims in dismay, "A Planet of the Apes head on Malibu Stacy?"
- Homer and Bart watch a FOX TV show called When Cartoon Animals Attack Other Cartoon Animals, a reference to When Animals Attack!
Continuity
- The El Barto and El Grampo graffiti tags are seen on a "Welcome to Springfield" sign when Kang and Kodos arrive in town.
- When Bart is playing with the controls on the aliens' ship, he inadvertently uses the "cow-defacing gun" to leave the El Barto tag on a cow.
