Lisa's Wedding/References

References/Trivia

Season 6 Episode References

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Cultural references

Hugh Parkfield is a parody of English actor Hugh Grant.
When talking to Hugh's parents, Homer talks about the James Bond movie Octopussy.

This episode takes place in the year 2010, 15 years from 1995, when the episode aired. Unsurprisingly, however, mid to late Season 21 episodes have been set in 2010 like its broadcasting year (2009–2010) and so would early Season 22 episodes (2010–2011).
The Clock Tower at the Palace of Westminster is now a digital display, but is not reliable like the old analogue clock was. Whether Big Ben and other bells are still inside is not known.
Marge says that in England a mile is called a kilometer. Aside from the fact that these a two different things, England still uses miles as opposed to kilometers, just like the US.

Maude Flanders appears in the wedding with Ned and others waiting. However, she died in presumably 15 years ago in the episode, "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" (Although the Season 11 episode's broadcast was set roughly 10 years before this episode)

Lisa is bare feet while sitting on the ground, but when she kisses Hugh she is wearing her shoes.