The Front/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the Woody Allen movie The Front.
- The first Itchy & Scratchy episode that Bart and Lisa write is titled "Little Barbershop of Horrors", a reference to the musical Little Shop of Horrors.
- In "Little Barbershop of Horrors", when Scratchy appears inside Elvis Presley's television set, Elvis complains, "This show ain't no good", and shoots the TV. In real life, Elvis was known to react strongly to TV programs he didn't like, and once actually shot a TV when Robert Goulet appeared on it.
- At the time the episode aired, Billy Crystal had hosted The Oscars for three years in a row (1990–1993). He went on to host it in 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2004.
- Strongdar, Master of Akom is a parody of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
- Bobby Mindich doing the Dave's not here sketch by Cheech and Chong.
Trivia
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Continuity
- Homer officially earns his high school diploma (a GED) in this episode. In "Homer Goes to College", Homer burns the diploma after he gains admission to Springfield University and chants "I am so smart" while the fire spreads through the living room.
- Homer and Artie Ziff talk about Artie giving Homer money to spend a day with Marge, Homer considers it but is quickly berated by Marge, Artie does actually pay Homer to spend time with Marge in "Half-Decent Proposal".
Goofs
- When Homer goes onto the stage and says "Oh my god!", his mouth stays in the same position. He also might have meant to say "Woo hoo!"