The Bonfire of the Manatees/References
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"The Bonfire of the Manatees"
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Cultural references
- Carl has a tattoo of Foghorn Leghorn on his right thigh.
- The film Lemony Lick-it's A series of Horny Events is an obvious parody of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
- The song that plays when Mr. Burns and Smithers hydrate the manatee is "Car Wash".
- The episode's title is based on The Bonfire of the Vanatees.
- The movie Carl mentions "Farenheit 4 on 1" references the novel Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
- The character mentioned by the guy in the Frosty costume Mr. Roseli his same his shared by an item called a Roseli Berry in Pokemon X and Y, but since the games didn't exist the time this episode aired, this is purely coincidental.
Trivia
- This is the first season premiere since "Beyond Blunderdome" of Season 11 not to be part of the Treehouse of Horror series.
- This episode was rated TV 14.
- Homer does "The Outhouse Gag" which his father did in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)".
- Second participation of Alec Baldwin in the show
Goofs
- Caleb Thorn says that manatees are also dugongs. He is wrong: manatees and dugongs are found in different places, they are not the same.
- In the overhead shot of the living room, Johnny Tightlips has Kent Brockman's colors.
- In the scenes at Moe's Tavern, Homer' beer cup changes height between shots.
- When Bart asks Marge why the doctors put a blanket over Santa's head, Maggie disappears.
- Homer left the door open. But in the close-up of him and Bart after Marge leaves, the door is closed.
- Caleb throws his shirt at the sand. But when Marge saw him as he saves the manatee, the shirt is not on the sand.
- The cable of the telephone in the cab changes length between shots.
- One of the manatees vomits on the sea. But in the next scene, the vomit is gone.
- At the end, some water that is dropping on the floor disappears immediately.
