Last Tap Dance in Springfield/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 11 Episode References
← 245 "Kill the Alligator and Run"	246 "Last Tap Dance in Springfield"	"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" 247 →

Cultural references

• ACME — Chief Wiggum uses rat traps (to catch the assumed culprit of the mall vandalism) from the same company Wile E. Coyote patronized.
• Jaws — Wiggum's remark about being "crazy about the safety of the public" is taken from the 1975 thriller.
• Korg and Moog synthesizer — The "MORG" synthesizer at Stan's Keyboards (a store at Springfield Mall) combines the brand names of the synthesizer and keyboard.
• Last Tango in Paris — The episode title is a play on the movie's name.
• RoboCop — Homer watches a TV show called The Cyborganizer, a spoof of the 1980s science fiction-police movie.
• Shirley Temple — Former child actress Lil' Vicky Valentine is based on Temple. Like Temple, Valentine made a series of childhood movies and has since remained active in her profession.
  • At the recital, the song "On the Spaceship Lollipop" is a parody of "On the Good Ship Lollipop", which was Temple's trademark song as a child actress.

Goofs

Jimbo's hat

• Professor Frink only put a chip in one of Lisa's shoes, but when Lisa starts dancing on stage, there is a chip on both shoes.
• When Marge and Lisa see the film poster, Patty's dress is blue.
• When Homer is unknowingly in the car with Kearney, Dolph and Jimbo, Jimbo's hat is brown instead of its normal color, purple.
• When Bart and Milhouse sees the Puma in the bushes Milhouse is barefoot. During the chase he is now wearing his shoes.
• After the puma plays with the first ball of yarn, its eyes are white.

Continuity

• Alex Whitney is seen at the dance school. "Lard of the Dance"
• Akira's Martial Arts school is seen. "When Flanders Failed"

References

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Beyond Blunderdome • Brother's Little Helper • Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? • Treehouse of Horror X • E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) • Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder • Eight Misbehavin' • Take My Wife, Sleaze • Grift of the Magi • Little Big Mom • Faith Off • The Mansion Family • Saddlesore Galactica • Alone Again, Natura-Diddily • Missionary: Impossible • Pygmoelian • Bart to the Future • Days of Wine and D'oh'ses • Kill the Alligator and Run • Last Tap Dance in Springfield • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge • Behind the Laughter