Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles/References
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- The couch gag is a reference to some 1980's movies and series, such as Miami Vice, Kung Fury, Scarface and Knight Rider. Marty McFly and Doc Brown from Back To The Future also appear.
- The song played in the Couch Gag is called Push it to the Limit and was written for the soundtrack of the movie Scarface, one of the movies parodied.
- Wrestlevania is a reference to the annual WWE pay-per-view WrestleMania.
- Moon River is a reference to the song Moon River by Henry Mancini.
- Homer references Michelle Pfeiffer and Coolio, who sung Gangsta's Paradise in Dangerous Minds, one of the movies she starred in.
- Skinner says that Mrs. Berrera have never seen a episode of Friends.
- Homer mentions Billy Zane when he shaved his beard.
- Principal Skinner mentions Mrs. Berrera has a cat with different colored eyes named "Bowie", a reference to David Bowie's different colored eyes. Coincidentally, the day the episode aired, David Bowie tragically passed away from cancer at the age of 69.
- Bart mentions Carniage Hall.
- This marks the second time a Matt Groening-produced show referenced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Futurama first did it with "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles".
Continuity
- Eddie Muntz shows up and Nelson talks about him leaving the family, saying that he was going to the store for a pack of cigarettes. (Papa, Can You Hear Me? in "Sleeping with the Enemy")
- Patty spies on Mrs. Berrera from the window, showing again she's lesbian. ("There's Something About Marrying")
- Homer already taught Bart how to shave before. ("One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish")
Trivia
- Due to the NFL ending late, the episode was delayed by 20 minutes. Another episode was also delayed due to Obama's message. ("Paths of Glory")
- Milhouse reveals that he had a crush on Edna Krabappel.
- This is the third couch gag in Season 27 where the Simpsons are shown with another type of animation due to guest star animators. The other two are Treehouse of Horror XXVI and Barthood.
Goofs
- Marge says to Lisa "A week ago, you'd never even worn makeup.", but in the previous episode, The Girl Code, aired a week before this one, Lisa did wear makeup.
- Lisa already worn makeup in older episodes, such as Lard of the Dance, The President Wore Pearls, Smart and Smarter and many others.
