Pranksta Rap/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 16 Episode References
← 343 "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass"	344 "Pranksta Rap"	"There's Something About Marrying" 345 →

Cultural references

• The title is a reference to Gangsta rap.
• When Santa's Little Helper barks, the TV shows Rueda de Fortuna, a Spanish-language version of Wheel of Fortune. However, the real Spanish version is called La ruleta de la fortuna.
• The Salad of the Christ is a parody of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ and VeggieTales.
• The rapper Alcatraaz is a parody of Southern Rapper Ludacris due to his ecstatic character, faint resemblance to Luda, and gangsta like tendencies (such as when he said he was going to go "murder his enemies")
• Similarly, Queen Booty Shaykah is a parody of Queen Latifah.
• Bart writes rap lyrics in a notebook like B-Rabbit does in the film 8 Mile.
• During the song "Bart's Rap Debut", Acatraaaz mentions Lady Godiva and Dr. Seuss.
• Homer says that if Bart went to the rap concert, he would be like "NWA, Not Without Ass-welts". N.W.A were a hip-hop group.
• Chief Wiggum mentions "the case of the symphony conductor who murdered his star cellist.", which Lou tells him was an episode of Columbo.
• Chief Wiggum calls Bart "Bratty Hearst" after Bart asks Wiggum not to arrest Milhouse's dad. This name is a reference to Patty Hearst, the newspaper heiress who was kidnapped in 1974 and who eventually bonded with her captors, famously helping them in the armed robbery of a bank.
• The clock necklace seen in the footage of the rap concert is a part of Flavor Flav's iconic stage costume. However, he does not set it to the actual time, and instead sets it to 3, 6, 9 or 12 o'clock to represent something (for example, 12 o'clock is "straight up").
• Bart says that Milhouse wets his pants watching Harry Potter.
• The jokes about Kirk getting trailer time with Springfield's craziest chicks is a reference to the many jailed serial killers (such as Susan Smith) who have placed ads looking for a partner and gotten thousands of responses.

Trivia

• On rare occasions, a hip hop clap beat accompanying the Gracie Films Jingle is sometimes used, There is also a hip hop clap beat over the 20th Century Fox logo, too, with a DJ scratch sound at the end replacing a quarter of the fanfare.

Continuity

• A photo of Homer falling down Springfield Gorge is seen in Bart's room ("Bart the Daredevil").
• Kirk's one time girlfriend, Starla is seen as one of his fans ("A Milhouse Divided").
  • Another of Kirk's conjugal visits is with Miss Hoover, whom Kirk once dated. ("Mayored to the Mob")

Goofs

• When Bart is hiding from Homer and Marge near the window, Bart is far enough out on the lawn for Homer and Marge to see him easily.
• Bart's bedroom is in a different position than it is in other episodes.
• As Chief Wiggum says "Questions?!?" and pulls off his napkin the shaving cream on his face instantly disappears.

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Treehouse of Horror XV • All's Fair in Oven War • Sleeping with the Enemy • She Used to Be My Girl • Fat Man and Little Boy • Midnight Rx • Mommie Beerest • Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass • Pranksta Rap • There's Something About Marrying • On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister • Goo Goo Gai Pan • Mobile Homer • The Seven-Beer Snitch • Future-Drama • Don't Fear the Roofer • The Heartbroke Kid • A Star Is Torn • Thank God It's Doomsday • Home Away from Homer • The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star