Bart the Lover/References

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References/Trivia

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	Season 3 Episode References
← 050 "Homer Alone"	051 "Bart the Lover"	"Homer at the Bat" 052 →

Trivia

• Homer sends Marge a postcard from Duff Brewery in Capital City in 1978 that says, "See the Worlds Biggest Pull-Tab."
• Flanders's list of possible bad influences on his son Todd: bumper stickers, comic books, Grandma, television, and his brother.
• At the Kwik-E-Mart, Mrs. Krabapple buys a can of Chef Lonely Hearts' Soup for One Chicken Noodle, which has a picture of the chef with a tear running down his cheek.
• The article in Springfield Magazine, which Mrs. Krabappel reads, proclaims "We Talk With J.D. Salinger," which is practically impossible since the Catcher in the Rye author was a recluse up until his death in 2010.
• According to this episode, the Simpsons live at 94 Evergreen Terrace.
• The Swear Jar in this episode later made a cameo in Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington when the first wave of Air Traffic passes over the simpson home and the vibrations cause the Swear Jar to fall off the refridgerator and smash apart.
• List of instances where Homer had to use the Swear Jar:
  • Giving a $20 bill to the donation basket at church by mistake (implied to have used "damn!")
  • Missing a strike at Barney's Bowlarama by a very close margin (implied to have used "Son of a Bitch!")
  • Getting irritated at Flanders getting a cookie commercial after shaving his beard and receiving paychecks (implied to have used "Bastard!")
  • Realizing that he forgot to insert the door to the doghouse (implied to have either used "fuck!", "shit!", "hell!" or "crap!")
  • Stung by multiple bees after a bees nest fell on him while napping outside (no part of the swear word was actually heard, but the fact that Homer put change in the Swear Jar implied that he did swear)

Goofs

• The very first time Bart looks at the picture of Edna Krabappel, Edna has her eyes open. Later in the episode when the whole family views the picture her eyes are shut.

Notes

• The subplot about the swear jar was added as a response to the criticism about the bad language on the show.
• The voice of "Woodrow" is provided by Hank Azaria doing an impression of Ricardo Montalban.
• The writers originally wanted to use a picture of Johnny Unitas instead of Gordie Howe.