The Marge Book/References

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Cultural References

• Mentioned in "Marge's Top 40"
  • 15: Homemade Pepsi
  • 17: Utah-the beehive state
  • 18: Ringo Starr
  • 20: Jimmy Carter
  • 23: Erectile disfuntion ads featuring Bob Dole
  • 24: Toilet paper ads featurin puppies
  • 30: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
  • 31: Woody Allen movies
  • 33: Googling myself
  • 34: Jim Nabors
• In "Marge's Daily Log" she says she put on a "Baby Feinstein Piano" DVD for Maggie. This is a parody of the Baby Einstein DVD series.
• Marge says she had a lunch of Melba toast and Melba peaches, while wondering whatever happened to Melba Moore.
• Marge makes a "Whatsamatta U Enchilada Stew" she found in "The Jay Ward Cookbook".
• The family watches "Cagefighting with the Stars" a parody of Dancing with the Stars. Marge also mentions Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
• Marge reads to Lisa from A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking.
• Marge mentions Al Roker.
• Among other things, Marge prays for a "good new Meg Ryan movie."
• Mentioned in "A Brief History of the Bouvier Women"
  • Madame Bouvier-Defarge is said to be the Reign of Terror's biggest fan.
  • Dr. Margot Bouvier is said to have smashed Napolean's bone apart.
  • Bebe Bouvier is said to have been the first woman to compete in the Tour de France.
  • Fifi Bouvier is said to have become a symbol of the French Resistance when she refused to move her Citroen out of the way as the Wehrmacht marched into Paris.
• Marge says that she edits down episodes of Jeopardy! to only have questions about Grand Funk Railroad, alcohol, and sandwiches so Homer can feel smart.
• As part of a plan to get your husband to clean the gutters, Marge suggests, among other things, to blast Hank Williams Jr.'s "Are You Ready For Some Football."
• Marge has a Family Circus cartoon taped to the refrigerator door. The two characters are colored to look like Bart and Milhouse, with the latter stating, "You are awesome Bart!"
• Among the things in Marge's hair are a U.S. passport, a gun, a pair of Nunchucks and a "Mondale Ferraro" button.
• Mentioned in "Mama's Daytime Dramas TV Listings"
  • The Opal Show, a parody of Oprah.
  • The V.U., a parody of The View.
  • Pimp My Bride, a parody of Pimp My Ride.
  • Charlie's Agents, a parody of Charlie's Angels.

Continuity

• 22 in "Marge's Top 40" is "Paper towel ads featuring lumberjacks," a reference to her crush on the Burly Paper Towels lumberjack, "Chad Sexington," which itself parodies Brawny Paper Towels.
  • One of the things in the section "What's on Marge's Mind?" are "Chad Sexington fantasies."
• Another thing on her mind is Mr. Plow.
• Clancy Bouvier is mentioned as being one of the earliest male flight attendents, a reference to the episode "Fear of Flying".
• Marge has a "Hell's Satans Mama of the Month" magnet on the refrigerator door.
  • She also has a Rancho Relaxo magnet and a "Just say Nonorail" magnet.
• One of the shows on Marge's tv listings stars Senor Ding-Dong, a reference to the episode "Maximum Homerdrive".
• Two whole pages are devoted to an "advertisement" for the Canyonero. Many of the features the vehicle had in "Screaming Yellow Honkers", are mentioned, such as the the fact that the vehicle explodes on impact and the "super high beam" halogen headlamps.

Trivia

• The Canyonero ad describes a "quick, simple way to estimate the purchase or lease cost of your new Canyonero (As a monthly payment)" by multiplying your weekly take-home pay with the recommended PSI tire pressure.
• In the Sprawl-Mart section, the picture of the ham still has a tail attached.
  • The USDA Subprime "Gristle-Filled Meat Thingies" are sold at $2.39 a fistful.
  • Sprawl-Mart's slogan is "If we don't have it, you don't need it!"

Goofs

• Nick Callahan's appearance is very different from the way he looked in the episode "Realty Bites".