Double, Double, Boy in Trouble/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the Shakespeare line "Double, double, toil and trouble" from MacBeth, spoken by the three witches near the beginning of the play.
- Joe Montana appears as Simon's photo of him.
- Bart's double Simon acts a bit like Stewie from Family Guy.
- The plot of the episode is similar to The Prince and The Pauper, a story where a poor boy and a prince decide to live each others' lives.
- When Marge is washing the dishes, the song she sings to them ("Scrubbin' You") is a spoof of "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton.
- When Bart is looking at the different mansions, he sees McDonald's and Macaulay Culkin.
Trivia
- In the TV6 airings of this episode, the episode's blackboard and couch gags are cut.
- Marge apparently drank a bit of alcohol when she expected Bart, causing him to be a prankster.
Continuity
- Bart originally switched lives with another lookalike in the Simpsons Comics story The Artist Formerly Known as Bart.
Goofs
- When Milhouse answers Bart's call, the picture above with the family in, Milhouse's shirt is colored white.