Bart the Lover/References

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References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 3 Episode References
← 050 "Homer Alone"	051 "Bart the Lover"	"Homer at the Bat" 052 →

Cultural References

• Chef Lonely Hearts' Soup, which Mrs. Krabappel buys at the Kwik-E-Mart, is a pun on Chef Boyardee. The soup can has a picture of the chef with a tear running down his cheek.
• The movie Ernest Needs a Kidney, which Bart watches as he stands up Mrs. Krabappel, is a parody of the Ernest P. Worrell comedy film series, starring Jim Varney in the title role.

Trivia

• The postcard Homer sent Marge from Duff Brewery in Capital City in 1978 says, "See the World's Biggest Pull-Tab."
• Ned Flanders's list of possible bad influences on his son Todd:
  • Bumper stickers
  • Comic books
  • Grandma
  • Television
  • His brother
• Mrs. Krabappel reads an article in Springfield Magazine titled "We Talk With J. D. Salinger". It's extremely unlikely that such an article would be published in real life, since the Catcher in the Rye author was a recluse up until his death in 2010.
• According to this episode, the Simpsons live at 94 Evergreen Terrace.
• List of instances where Homer had to use the Swear Jar:
  • Giving a $20 bill to the donation basket at church by mistake. (Homer is implied to have used "damn!")
  • Missing a strike at Barney's Bowlarama by a very close margin. (Implied to have used "Son of a Bitch!")
  • Getting irritated at Ned Flanders, when his shaving his mustache led to his getting a role in a cookie commercial. Homer swears at Ned when Ned shows him one of his paychecks. (Implied to have used "Bastard!")
  • Realizing that he forgot to insert the door to the doghouse. (Profanity not specified, but implied to have been a doozy.)
  • Getting stung by multiple bees after a bees' nest fell on him while he was napping outside. (No part of the swear word was actually heard, but the fact that Homer put change in the Swear Jar implied that he did swear.)

Continuity

• Homer's Swear Jar, first seen in this episode, later made a cameo appearance in "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington". When the first wave of low-flying air traffic passes over the Simpson home, the Swear Jar is seen falling off the refrigerator (due to the vibrations from the airplanes) and smashing apart.

Goofs

• The very first time Bart looks at the picture of Edna Krabappel, Edna has her eyes open. Later in the episode when the whole family sees the picture, her eyes are shut.

Production Notes

• The subplot about the swear jar was added as a response to the criticism about the bad language on the show.
• The voice of "Woodrow" was provided by Hank Azaria, doing an impression of Ricardo Montalban.
• The writers originally wanted to use a picture of Johnny Unitas instead of Gordie Howe, but they were unable to obtain the rights to use Unitas's image for free.