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*[[Captain Bowditch]]'s name is a reference to {{w|Nathaniel Bowditch}}, who wrote ''{{w|Bowditch's American Practical Navigator}}''.
 
*[[Captain Bowditch]]'s name is a reference to {{w|Nathaniel Bowditch}}, who wrote ''{{w|Bowditch's American Practical Navigator}}''.
 
*Homer mentions {{w|Randy Quaid}}.
 
*Homer mentions {{w|Randy Quaid}}.
*[[Bumblebee Man]] makes a {{w|Saturday Night Live}} reference in Spanish where the English subtitles read: "{{w|More cowbell}}", a catchphrase said in a skit featuring host {{w|Christopher Walken}} and cast player {{w|Will Ferrell}}.   
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*[[Bumblebee Man]] makes a ''{{w|Saturday Night Live}}'' reference in Spanish where the English subtitles read: "{{w|More cowbell}}", a catchphrase said in a skit featuring host {{w|Christopher Walken}} and cast player {{w|Will Ferrell}}.   
 
=== Music ===
 
=== Music ===
 
*"{{w|Drunken Sailor}}", and parodies of it (one of them performed by Homer), are heard throughout the shipboard scenes.
 
*"{{w|Drunken Sailor}}", and parodies of it (one of them performed by Homer), are heard throughout the shipboard scenes.

Revision as of 15:27, February 24, 2020

References/Trivia


Cultural references

Music

  • "Drunken Sailor", and parodies of it (one of them performed by Homer), are heard throughout the shipboard scenes.
  • After Bart is promoted to midshipman, the music playing over the montage of crewmen performing their duties is "We Sail the Ocean Blue" from H.M.S. Pinafore.
  • The first time the Captain plays the concertina it sounds like a concertina; the second time, it sounds like bagpipes; the third time, it is referred to as an accordion, which it is not.

Trivia

Comparison of the banners
  • The Pigskin Pals banners are modeled on the Summer Box Office Fantasy League banners in the The Simpsons writers room.
  • Homer's fantasy football team password is Annoyed Grunt.
  • This episode is rated TV-MA on Simpsons World due to uncensored content.
  • Bart says Lisa's catchphrase "I'm going to my room".

Continuity

Season 26 References
Clown in the Dumps The Wreck of the Relationship Super Franchise Me Treehouse of Horror XXV Opposites A-Frack Simpsorama Blazed and Confused Covercraft I Won't Be Home for Christmas The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Bart's New Friend The Musk Who Fell to Earth Walking Big & Tall My Fare Lady The Princess Guide Sky Police Waiting for Duffman Peeping Mom The Kids Are All Fight Let's Go Fly a Coot Bull-E Mathlete's Feat