Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the series Monty Python's Flying Circus.
- The couch gag is a parody of Adventure Time.
- Skinner and another character walk the aisles of Springfield Bowl dressed as The Blues Brothers.
- Ralph imitates Porky Pig from Looney Tunes saying "That's all folks!" while in the fire of the New Lard Lad Donuts's metallic statue on Springfield Tire Yard.
- Homer mentions filling water guns up with iced tea and lemonade to spray Lenny with to make an Arnold Palmer drink and later Lenny and Carl spray Homer with these. The drink was named after US golfer Arnold Palmer who coincidentally died the same day this episode aired.
- Chief Wiggum compares the Lard Lad Donuts statue being missing like the time The Thinker was stolen.
- When Marge says "there's only one man we can turn to", Homer answers "Supergirl?".
- In the couch gag, one of the Spucklers is wearing Mickey Mouse ears.
- The Channel 6 headline for the riot was Quiet Riot, the name of a heavy metal band.
- The song Because I Got High by Afroman plays during one of the Power Plant's "parties".
- Crazy Cat Lady sings Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini.
Continuity
- In the couch gag several references to past episode appears:
- The Multi-eyed squirrel. ("The Simpsons Movie")
- "H.J.S. + M.B." initials written inside a heart carved in a tree. ("The Way We Weren't")
- Springfield Lemon Tree. ("Lemon of Troy")
- Bobo. ("Rosebud")
- Barney, dressed as Plow King, is driving his Plow King's Plow. ("Mr. Plow")
- Moe as a yeti. ("Moe Goes from Rags to Riches")
- The Angel Skeleton on the ground. ("Lisa the Skeptic")
- Homer is shown flying over a canyon on a skateboard, but he fails to make over to the other side and tumbles down the canyon. ("Bart the Daredevil")
- Lisa plays the saxophone in a cave full of fireworks and with Linguo near her. ("Trilogy of Error")
- The Olmec Head. ("Blood Feud")
- The Grumple chases Rod and Todd on the road. ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II")
- A picture of Stampy on Bart's Treehouse. ("Bart Gets an Elephant")
- In the dump several items appear:
- A picture of nude Mr. Burns. ("Brush with Greatness")
- A Funzo skeleton. ("Grift of the Magi")
- Chief Knock-A-Homer. ("I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot")
- Homer from Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?.
- The Bear Buster 5000. ("The Fat and the Furriest")
- Monorail car. ("Marge vs. The Monorail")
- Mr. Sparkle's box. ("In Marge We Trust")
- The Smoker. ("'Cue Detective")
- Devil's Advocate. ("Insane Clown Poppy")
- Among the spectators laughing at young Mr. Burns is Itchy from Steamboat Itchy.
- Maude Flanders and Edna Krabappel appear as ghosts next to Ned. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily", "The Man Who Grew Too Much")
Goofs
- In some frames in Burns' Mansion, Maggie is swivel-eyed.
- At the first audition, Lisa's headset changes sides between scenes.
- Manjula changes clothes between two scenes.
