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Postcards from the Wedge/References

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Season 21 Episode References
454 "The Color Yellow"
455
"Postcards From the Wedge"
"Stealing First Base" 456


Cultural References

  • The title is a reference to the film Postcards from the Edge.
  • The Itchy & Scratchy cartoon is a parody of House M.D.
  • The anime cartoon that Bart watches is a parody of Pokémon. Additionally this episode also aired on the same day that Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the remakes for the Pokémon Gameboy Color games Gold and Silver were released on the Nintendo DS in the United States.
  • The filmstrip at the beginning contains some classic cartoon sound effects, such as the "pbpbpbpbpbpbpbpb' motors from The Jetsons and the trombone talking of the teachers in the Peanuts specials.
  • Bart and Milhouse both make Thomas The Tank Engine references when they discover the subway.

Music

  • The music being played in the film strip and during the credits is George Gershwin's "An American in Paris"

Goofs

  • About 8 minutes into the episode, Lisa's pearls briefly appear red like Marge's, a goof commonly seen in episodes.
  • When Lisa was explaining her example fraction equation's answer, it is incorrect. 1/2 + 1/3 does not equal 3/anything. It equals 5/6 mininum.
  • Although the subway system is abandoned, it is still used in various couch gags.

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