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References/Trivia


Season 13 Episode References
272 "Homer the Moe"
273
"A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
"The Blunder Years" 274


Cultural references

  • The title of the episode is an obvious reference to the line "I'm just a hunka hunka burning love" from the song "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley.
  • While walking through Chinatown the Simpsons pass by a store called Toys "L" Us.
  • Lisa mentions that she loves Chinatown but wishes that they'd "Stop picking on Tibet Town." This is an obvious reference to the political tensions between the two countries.
  • Mr. Burns saying "O frabjous day" and "Calooh! Callay!" is a reference to the poem Jabberwocky from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. He had also said "Callooh! Callay!" in Season 2's Principal Charming. The phrase is also used by Moe in Eeny Teeny Maya Moe.
  • On the news, Mr. Burns mentions that he drives a Bugatti Sexarossa, a reference to the Ferrari Testarossa.
  • At the club, Mr. Burns dances in exactly the same way as Shermy does in "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
  • This episode aired after the death of George Harrison and is dedicated to his memory.
  • Snake claims he got the cabin hideout from a man named Gustafson, a reference to the film Fargo.
  • The song played during Mr Burns and Gloria's date montage is "If I Don't Have You" by NRBQ, from their album "Wild Weekend".
  • One of the arcade games in the bowling alley is titled "Nuke Canada."
    • Another one of the arcades is titled Pong
  • Mr. Monopoly steals Burns' date, to which Burns replies: "Between him and Scrooge McDuck all the best ankle is taken." Mr. Monopoly also drives away in a railroad engine similar to the ones that appear on the Monopoly railway cards.
  • Mr. Burns and Gloria eat spaghetti like the dogs in Lady And The Tramp during their date montage.
  • When Mr. Burns takes Gloria to his bedroom he says he'll make her forget all about Rudolph Valentino. However, Rudolph had died in 1926.
  • One of the fortune cookie writers resembles Woody Allen.
  • When Marge expresses concern over Gloria falling for Homer on Mr. Burns' date, Homer puts on a pair of dirty, tattered underpants stating: "These would stop Joan Collins herself!"
  • Gloria mentions to Mr. Burns that she's "Never dated anyone who knew Calvin Coolidge."

Trivia

Notes

  • This episode was dedicated to the memory of George Harrison, who died on November 29, 2001. A dedication before the end credits shows Harrison with Homer as he appeared in the episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet."


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