Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 2 Episode References
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Debut Appearances

• Troy McClure
• Drederick Tatum

Trivia

• A plant next to the couch grows to maturity, then dies as the Simpsons watch hours on end of cable.
• The Flanders' doorbell plays the theme song from the 1960's claymation show Davey and Goliath.
• Sign outside the church: "God, the Original Love Connection."
• The broadcaster who announces during the pre-fight coverage, is the same man who announced Todd Flanders and Bart's putt-putt golf showdown in episode 2-6, "Dead Putting Society."
• One of the shows on television has the lines, "Lemonade? Please.", which sounds similar to one of the non-violent cartoons in "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge".

Movie Moments

• The opening scene where Moses shatters tablets is similar to Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments.
• Homer jumping in the street to get the attention of the corrupt cable workman driving his van is based upon a scene in North by Northwest.

Notes

• The blackboard gag refers to "The Bartman", a dance created by a Simpsons 1991 music video "Do the Bartman".
• This episode won the Best Animated Program award at the Emmys in 1991.

Goofs

• Ms. Albright writes "HELL" on the whiteboard in red pen. In the next shot, "HELL" is in black, then a few shots later, "HELL" is in red again.