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To Surveil with Love/References

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References/Trivia


Season Episode
460 "The Squirt and the Whale"

"To Surveil with Love/References"
"Moe Letter Blues" 462

Cultural references

  • The title could be a reference to the movie To Sir, with Love, or the 1963 James Bond film, From Russia with Love.
  • The song played on the beginning of the episode is "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha. It is part of the "Fox Rocks" promotion, a week of music themed episodes in different TV shows on the FOX Channel.[1]
  • The Channel 6 News name for the explosion of Homer's bag, "Chattanuclear-Choo-Choo" is a reference to the Glenn Miller song Chattanooga Choo Choo.
  • The company that installs the city-wide camera system is called "Orwell Security," a reference to George Orwell and his novel 1984, about a dictatorial government that maintained control over the population by keeping everyone under surveillance.

Goofs

References

  1. Seidman, Robert (2010-04-07). "FOX Rocks" Week of Music-Themed Programming Airs Thursday April 29 Through Wednesday May 5. FOX Rocks. Retrieved on 2010-04-07.

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