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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The title of the episode is a reference to the 1968 song "{{W|Crystal Blue Persuasion}}" by rock band {{W|Tommy James and the Shondells}}. | *The title of the episode is a reference to the 1968 song "{{W|Crystal Blue Persuasion}}" by rock band {{W|Tommy James and the Shondells}}. | ||
+ | **The song also plays during the crystal dream sequence. | ||
*The angry remark about in 150 years being out in the street if the trend continues is similar to the phrase {{w|Scrooge McDuck}} says ''"if (insert current disaster) keeps happening I'll be poor by (insert time period)"''. | *The angry remark about in 150 years being out in the street if the trend continues is similar to the phrase {{w|Scrooge McDuck}} says ''"if (insert current disaster) keeps happening I'll be poor by (insert time period)"''. | ||
+ | *[[Marge]] said that every time {{W|Ann Coulter}} has a cold, Homer thinks it's Marge. | ||
+ | *[[FAO Quartz]] is a reference to the toy store {{W|FAO Schwarz}}. | ||
+ | *The book ''[[Caring for Crystals]]'' has a foreword by [[Billy Crystal]] and {{W|William Kristol}}. | ||
*Crystal [[Spirit guide]] is seen eating a crystal {{w|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Road Runner}}. | *Crystal [[Spirit guide]] is seen eating a crystal {{w|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Road Runner}}. | ||
*[[Truck Nuts R Us]] is a parody of [[Toys "R" Us]]. | *[[Truck Nuts R Us]] is a parody of [[Toys "R" Us]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
+ | *Bart still takes [[Focusyn]]. ("[[Brother's Little Helper]]") | ||
*[[Walter Hotenhoffer]] appears. ("[[The Scorpion's Tale]]") | *[[Walter Hotenhoffer]] appears. ("[[The Scorpion's Tale]]") | ||
*A crystal version of the [[Spirit guide]] is seen. ("[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer]]") | *A crystal version of the [[Spirit guide]] is seen. ("[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer]]") | ||
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the 1968 song "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by rock band Tommy James and the Shondells.
- The song also plays during the crystal dream sequence.
- The angry remark about in 150 years being out in the street if the trend continues is similar to the phrase Scrooge McDuck says "if (insert current disaster) keeps happening I'll be poor by (insert time period)".
- Marge said that every time Ann Coulter has a cold, Homer thinks it's Marge.
- FAO Quartz is a reference to the toy store FAO Schwarz.
- The book Caring for Crystals has a foreword by Billy Crystal and William Kristol.
- Crystal Spirit guide is seen eating a crystal Road Runner.
- Truck Nuts R Us is a parody of Toys "R" Us.
Continuity
- Bart still takes Focusyn. ("Brother's Little Helper")
- Walter Hotenhoffer appears. ("The Scorpion's Tale")
- A crystal version of the Spirit guide is seen. ("El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer")
- The scene where Homer throws Bart in the lion fence is shown. ("A Tree Grows in Springfield")