Dead Putting Society/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 2 Episode References
← 018 "Dancin' Homer"	019 "Dead Putting Society"	"Bart vs. Thanksgiving" 020 →

Cultural References

• The title of the episode is a reference to the film Dead Poets Society.
• The blackboard text is a reference to Bart's voice actor Nancy Cartwright, who was 32 when the episode was produced.
• When Homer says, "That shot is impossible! Jack Nicholson himself couldn't make it!", he is thinking of Jack Nicklaus.
• When Homer tells Bart that his putter's name is "Charlene", it is a reference to a scene in Full Metal Jacket where Marines in basic training are ordered to give their rifles female names. A principal character names his "Charlene".
• While Bart is being trained in golf by Lisa, at one point he assumes a "crane stance" in the backyard, similar to Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid.

Trivia

• Debut appearance of Maude Flanders.
• This is the first episode to feature the Flanders family prominently.
• Even though Bart is left-handed, he putts like a right-handed golfer.
• Krusty is seen in the pool hall with no clown makeup and wearing his prison uniform from "Krusty Gets Busted".

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Bart Gets an "F" • Simpson and Delilah • Treehouse of Horror • Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish • Dancin' Homer • Dead Putting Society • Bart vs. Thanksgiving • Bart the Daredevil • Itchy & Scratchy & Marge • Bart Gets Hit by a Car • One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish • The Way We Was • Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment • Principal Charming • Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? • Bart's Dog Gets an "F" • Old Money • Brush with Greatness • Lisa's Substitute • The War of the Simpsons • Three Men and a Comic Book • Blood Feud