The PTA Disbands/References
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Cultural references
- The "Diz-Nee Historical Park" (the new ownership of the Fort Springfield Civil War site) is an obvious reference to Disney.
- The books at Springfield Elementary School, that were banned by other schools, are Tek War, Theory of Evolution, Sexus, 40 Years of Playboy, Steal This Book, Hop On Pop, and The Satanic Verses.
- The scene in the bank is parody of the bank run scene with Jimmy Stewart's George Bailey character from It's a Wonderful Life.
- Lisa builds a Perpetual Motion Machine.
- During the teachers' strike, one of the substitute teachers whom Bart drives out is Gabe Kaplan, who played high school teacher and title character Gabe Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter.
Trivia
- Before Marge arrived to substitute-teach Bart's class, the subs he that he had driven out were:
Continuity
Goofs
- When Otto tells the children to get on the bus, Jaffee can be seen getting on through the main bus door; however, a few shots later, Jaffee gets on again via the emergency door.
- When Bart is playing the three games of chess, one of the boards is reversed with a black square on the right.
