Last Tap Dance in Springfield/References

References/Trivia

Season 11 Episode References

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Cultural references

ACME — Chief Wiggum uses rat traps (to catch the assumed culprit of the mall vandalism) from the same company Wile E. Coyote patronized.
Jaws — Wiggum's remark about being "crazy about the safety of the public" is taken from the 1975 thriller.
Korg and Moog synthesizer — The "MORG" synthesizer at Stan's Keyboards (a store at Springfield Mall) combines the brand names of the synthesizer and keyboard.
Last Tango in Paris — The episode title is a play on the movie's name.
RoboCop — Homer watches a TV show called The Cyborganizer, a spoof of the 1980s science fiction-police movie.
Shirley Temple — Former child actress Lil' Vicky Valentine is based on Temple.^[1] Like Temple, Valentine made a series of childhood movies and has since remained active in her profession.
- At the recital, the song "On the Spaceship Lollipop" is a parody of "On the Good Ship Lollipop", which was Temple's trademark song as a child actress.

Lisa's oddly realistic legs

When the camera zooms in on Lisa's shoes, her legs have an oddly realistic look to them.

Jimbo's hat

Professor Frink only put a chip in one of Lisa's shoes, but when Lisa starts dancing on stage, there is a chip on both shoes.
When Bart and Milhouse see the Puma behind the bushes, Milhouse is bare foot. During the chase, Milhouse is now wearing his shoes.
When Marge and Lisa see the film poster, Patty's dress is blue.
When Homer is unknowingly in the car with Kearney, Dolph and Jimbo, Jimbo's hat is gold instead of its normal color, purple.
When Bart and Milhouse sees the Puma in the bushes Milhouse is barefoot. During the chase he is now wearing his shoes.
After the puma plays with the first ball of yarn, its eyes are white.

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