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 has never seen an episode of Friends.
- Homer mentions Billy Zane when he shaves 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 died from cancer at the age of 69.
- Bart mentions Carnegie Hall.
- Milhouse mentions the movie American Sniper when asking Mrs. Berrera if she already killed someone with a sniper rifle.
- Groundskeeper Willie reads a Robert Burns' text in the poetry class.
Continuity
- Eddie Muntz shows up and Nelson talks about him leaving his family, saying that he was going to the store for a pack of cigarettes. ("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.
- Milhouse reveals that he had a crush on Edna Krabappel.
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.
