The Ned-liest Catch/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 22 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the Discovery Channel documentary/reality TV show Deadliest Catch.
• During the montage of Ned and Edna dating:
  • The music playing is "Heaven Must Have Sent You" by The Elgins.
  • When they cross a creek, Ned parts the water with a staff, reminiscent of Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea.
• The girls basketball team is called "Lady Pumas" parody of the singer Lady Gaga.

Trivia

• Chalmers says "Skinner", not "SSKIIINNEERR!!".
• Quite a few words rhyme with Krabappel, including:
  • Apple
  • Chapel
  • Dapple
  • Grapple
  • Mapple
  • Topple (used by Ned)
• Dewey Largo drives a Smart car.
• Ned's "Do-not-go" list of places with racy-sounding names consists of:
  • In-N-Out Burger
  • Jiffy Lube
  • Pinkberry (Ned crosses it off after Edna takes him there)
  • Yamaha Organs
  • Fannie Farmer (possibly a misspelling of Fanny Farmer)
• Ned states that the Leftorium has been open 10 years, there were indeed 10 years between "When Flanders Failed" and this episode.

Continuity

• Brunella Pommelhorst appears for the first time since announcing she was going to have a sex-change operation ("My Fair Laddy"). However, she looks exactly the same as before, so it would seem that she decided not to go through with the operation.
• Joey Kramer's appearance references "Flaming Moe's".
• Some of Edna's previous relationships have been seen or referred in previous episodes.
  • Principal Skinner. ("Grade School Confidential")
  • Comic Book Guy. ("My Big Fat Geek Wedding")
  • Groundskeeper Willie. ("How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?")
  • Moe Szyslak. ("The Seemingly Never-Ending Story")
  • Disco Stu. ("Bart Gets a "Z"")
  • Joey Kramer. ("Flaming Moe's")
• Ned and Edna have dated before ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily").

Goofs

• Sherri, Terri and Wendell Borton move from the audience to the band.
• The coffee mug Homer borrowed from Ned Flanders is a right-handed mug, but Ned is left-handed.
• Ned says he and Edna have never been "formally introduced" despite meeting and talking multiple times in previous episodes, including going on a date with each other in "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" where Ned was put off by Edna just using him to get Skinner jealous.

Notes

• In UK airings, a note at the scene where Marge tells viewers to go to thesimpsons.com to vote says "Unfortunately, voting is not available in this area", and a voiceover is heard over the credits by Homer and Marge, telling viewers that in reruns or on DVDs it's too late to vote.

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