And Maggie Makes Three/References

References/Trivia

Season 6 Episode References

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Cultural references[edit]

In the episode's couch gag, Homer parodies the iconic gun barrel sequence from the James Bond films.
- A similar version of the "James Bond Theme" is heard. The version heard in the couch gag, named "James Bond", was composed by Jurgen Schlachter.
Knightboat: The Crime Solving Boat is a parody of the 1982 action TV series Knight Rider.
- The pilot of the ship, Michael, is a reference to Michael Knight, the protagonist in Knight Rider.
Homer mentions Star Trek when he is setting the scene for the story of Maggie's pictures.
Homer's version of the story has the stlye of the 1988 action film Die Hard, and includes him hearing a man who sounded like Hans Gruber, the main antagonist announcing that the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant has been taken over by terrorists.
"Dick Clark on Leno" is written on the calendar, referring to American TV and radio personality Dick Clark and the talk show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, hosted by comedian Jay Leno.
"Copacabana (At the Copa)" by Barry Manilow is heard during Homer and Marge's romantic date.

The 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... was being played at the Aztec Theater

The Aztec Theater was playing When Harry Met Sally..., a 1989 American romantic comedy film.
Marge and Homer kissing by the sea parodies the kissing scene in the 1953 American romantic war drama From Here to Eternity.
The instrumental composition "Powerhouse" by Raymond Scott is heard during the pin replacement sequence.
At the end of the montage of scenes of Homer working at the Barney's Bowlarama, the theme music from The Mary Tyler Moore Show plays and Homer sings "I'm gonna make it after all!", similar to the lyrics from the TV series' theme song. Homer then tosses a bowling ball into the air, similar to Mary Richards tossing her hat into the air at the end The Mary Tyler Moore Show opening sequence.
The kid, the orphan-looking kid in Barney's Bowlarama who wants to go to California is a reference to the 1989 film The Wizard where the protagonist kid Jimmy "The Wizard" Woods suffers from PTSD and keeps repeating the word "California".

Patty calls Aaron A. Aaronson to tell him about Marge's pregnancy. Aaronson was mentioned by Lisa in "Sideshow Bob Roberts" when she went through the election results.

When Homer finds out that Marge is pregnant with Lisa, he runs up the stairs, but on the wall you can see a picture of Lisa (or at least someone who looks like her). There is also a picture of Maggie on the wall before Maggie was born.
Also, when Homer finds out about Lisa, he was upstairs in the bathroom with Bart when Bart was flushing the keys down the toilet, in "Lisa's First Word".
Ruth Powers is at Marge's baby shower despite it being set long before Ruth knew Marge.
When Homer and Marge went into their room after the trip to the beach, the bathroom door is suddenly the hallway door, and the next scene in their room is the bathroom again.
Dick Clark's birthday on the calendar falls on the 16th, even though he was born on November 30, 1929.
In the scene where Homer finds out Marge is pregnant with Lisa, Marge and Homer appear to be sitting in their current house despite the fact that in "Lisa's First Word"; we see that the family doesn't move into their current house until after Homer already knew Marge was pregnant.

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