Eight Misbehavin'/References
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Cultural references
- The episode's story is loosely based on those of the McCaughey septuplets and Dionne quintuplets. The title is a parody of the famous song "Ain't Misbehavin'".
- SHØP is a parody of real-life American-based furniture chain STØR, which itself is largely a rip off of IKEA.
- When in bed with Manjula, Apu exclaims "Oh! Calcutta!", a reference to Oh! Calcutta!.
- Homer uses a Hansel and Gretel viewfinder. Later, the set of Homer's stage show is inspired by Hansel and Gretel.
- There is a picture of Babar the Elephant on the wall in Apu's apartment.
- Butch Patrick introduces himself as Eddie Munster from The Munsters'.
- The music heard during Octopia include "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses, "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner and "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." by John Mellencamp.
- Homer performs his zoo act to "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins.
Trivia
- Marcia Wallace is credited although she didn't voice a character in the episode.
- The store SHØP is, strangely enough, spelled with a Danish "ø" where "ö" would be the correct one.
- After the episode goes forward 9 months, Marge says she had a brief period as Sideshow Marge at Krusty's show. (she is seen with a bone at her hair as Sideshow Mel)
Goofs
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Yellow Bernice Hibbert
- In one scene, Chief Wiggum's left hand (our view) is a different shade of yellow than the rest of his body.
- In the audience of Homer's stage show, Bernice Hibbert is incorrectly colored yellow.
- When Manjula tells Apu she doesn't care what Butch Patrick says, she is wearing cyan pajamas, but when she signs the Contract, she is now wearing orange pajamas, then cyan after Butch stamps the contract.
