Lady Bouvier's Lover/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 5 Episode References
← 101 "The Boy Who Knew Too Much"	102 "Lady Bouvier's Lover"	"Secrets of a Successful Marriage" 103 →

Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the D. H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterly's Lover.
• The songs played by the band at the dance is the Glenn Miller hit "Moonlight Serenade" and the Benny Goodman hit "Sing, Sing, Sing", composed by Louis Prima.
• "Good night, Mrs. Bouvier, wherever you are." is a reference to Jimmy Durante's famous radio signoff "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."
• The episode's ending scene, where Grampa crashes Jacqueline's and Mr. Burns' wedding, is a spoof of the 1967 movie The Graduate.
• The "Seniorville Trolley" is a reference to the Toonerville Trolley.
• "The Sound of Grampa" (the song heard over the end credits) is a parody of "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel.
• "Red Breem and His Band of Some Esteem" is a parody of "Les Brown and His Band of Renown".
• The "Hal Roach Apartments" name is both a reference to Hal Roach, who produced many comedies in the 30s and 40s, and to the kind of pest sometimes found in domiciles.

Trivia

• The Itchy & Scratchy cell that Bart buys is limited edition of 800,000.
• Troy McClure appears on IBN, the Impulse Buying Network.
• The animation cell rolled in cardboard has DO NOT ROLL stamped on it.
• The sign at Springfield Community Center reads: "Today: Senior Citizens Swing Dance; Tomorrow: Cat Spay-A-Thon"
• Homer, Marge, Grampa & Mrs. Bouvier dine at P. Piggly Hogswine's Super-Smorg.
• The sign outside the church reads: "Private Wedding; Please Worship Elsewhere"
• Mrs. Bouvier resides at Hal Roach Apartments - Retirement Living in the Heart of the Cemetary District.
• A tape recorder can be seen between the floors of the Simpson home.
• This is the second time where Alex Rocco does not voice Roger Meyers, Jr., this time he was voiced by Dan Castellaneta
• For his date, Grampa is wearing black spats with white shoes.
• Sign on the Venus Bridal Salon: "Not affiliated with the planet Venus."

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