Dark Knight Court/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

• The name of the episode refers to the nickname of Batman, Dark Knight.
  • The name of the episode also refers to the TV show Night Court.
• Kent Brockman makes a pun on the bubonic plague.
• The song "Easter Parade" by Irving Berlin is heard when the people of Springfield celebrate Easter.
• The comics at The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop include:
  • The Thung, a parody of The Thing.
  • Interesting Stories, which mentions "Who will stop the Communist Bloc".
  • The Formidable Mulk, a parody of The Incredible Hulk.
  • Zoidzilla, a parody of Godzilla.
• A young Mr. Burns is reading The Good Shepherd and his Sidekick, The Fleecy Kid, a reference to the novel of the same name.
  • He also makes a reference to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which control was ceded to the USA in the late 18th century.
• Comic Book Guy asks for "the speed of light expressed in dollars" for his entire collection. Instead, Mr. Burns orders Smithers to pay him only "Faraday constant".
• The Funeral march is heard when Bart swears he didn't do the prank.
• Homer makes the kid's orchestra play "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa.
• American lawyer Janet Reno appears in Abe's memories.
• There are many superhero references in the episode:
  • The Burns' Signal is a parody of the Bat-Signal.
  • The Octogenarian Initiative is a parody of the Avengers Initiative.
    • Fruit Bat Man is a parody of Batman.
      • The whole subplot of Mr. Smithers bribing civilians to act as villains for The Fruit Batman is a parody of Alfred's Story in 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader'.
    • The black guy with the eye patch is a parody of Nick Fury played by Samuel L. Jackson.
    • The Rambler is a parody of Superman.
    • Early Bird is a parody of Hawkman.
    • Hot Flash is a parody of The Flash.
    • Iron Lung is a parody of Iron Man.
  • People robbing the bank:
    • Lenny Leonard is dressed as Bane from The Dark Knight Rises.
    • Homer Simpson is dressed as The Penguin.
    • Carl Carlson is dressed as The Joker.
  • The Crazy Cat Lady is dressed as Catwoman.
• The superhero group being called "The Dependables" is a reference to The Expendables.

Continuity

• The last time Bart took the blame for something Willie did due to his pranks in the past was in "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star".

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