Bart's Girlfriend/References

References/Trivia

Season 6 Episode References

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Debut Appearance

Bart struts down the street to the tune of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees; the whole section is a reference to the movie Saturday Night Fever.
In a self-reference, one scene shows Marge criticizing a troll doll's tall blue hairdo.
When parents are flushing kids out of cattails and snaring some in nets, this is a reference to Planet of the Apes when Colonel Taylor and two of his fellow astronauts first encounter human life, only to be victims of an ape hunting party shortly afterwards.
The song during Jessica and Bart's date is Dick Dale's version of "Misirlou".
Jessica Lovejoy being an accomplished majorette is a reference to Pretty Poison.
Bart says: "She is smart, beautiful and a liar, so much better than that Sarah, plain and tall.", then causing a girl, most likely Sarah, go running off crying, referencing the book Sarah, Plain and Tall.
After Bart is accused of stealing from the church collection plate, he is forced to wear a straitjacket and mask in church, which is a reference to Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Bart's calendar shows April has 31 days and May has 30. It's actually the other way around.

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