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References/Trivia


Season 24 Episode References
"The Longest Daycare"
509
"Moonshine River"
"Treehouse of Horror XXIII" 510


Cultural references

  • The episode has many references to the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's, adapted from the novella of the same name:
    • The title is a reference to the song "Moon River", which is from the film.
    • The song playing in the credits was "Moon River"
    • In two scenes Mary is dressed as Holly.
      • In one she is wearing the same black dress and hat with the white ribbon around the hat.
      • While playing guitar, Mary is dressed similarly to Holly while she plays guitar, albeit with a red bandanna as opposed to Holly's white.
    • In the film, Holly left her "family" to set up a new life in New York, much like Mary does here, though her dad comes to get her, not her husband like in the film.
  • In Mary's apartment is someone called H. Golightly, a reference to Holly Golightly.
  • The couch gag is a reference to the The Longest Daycare.
  • Pappa Pia! is a reference to the musical Mamma Mia!.
  • Death of a Salesman: The Seussical is a parody of Death of a Salesman and Dr. Seuss films.
  • Samsun is a parody of Samsung.
  • LC is a parody of LG.
  • 9/11 is touched upon slightly. Bart tells Homer that he "would love New York, now that [his] two least favorite buildings have been obliterated". Bart then quickly adds "Old Penn Station and Shea Stadium", after a pause.

Trivia

  • The items in Bart's box of "precious junk" include:
    • Photos of his old girlfriends
    • His slingshot
    • A Krusty the Clown ashtray
    • A square piece of ravioli in a ziplock bag labelled "Ravioli that looks like me"
  • The names that appear in the listing of Mary Spuckler's appartment include:
  • "Moonshine River" and "Homer at the Bat" currently hold the record for highest number of guest stars in one episode, with eleven.

Continuity

Goofs

  • In the queue for the Romeo and Juliet play many of the people standing in line appear in the line more than once.
  • The animation of the Simpsons in the couch gag contest notification segment is a bit off-model, one error being that in most shots, Bart's head is too tall. This could explain that this segment was rushed to be put in the season premiere.
  • On the close shot of Bart buzzing for Mary, her name is near the top. However, when zoomed out he is pressing the bottom button.
Season 24 References
Moonshine River Treehouse of Horror XXIII Adventures in Baby-Getting Gone Abie Gone Penny-Wiseguys A Tree Grows in Springfield The Day the Earth Stood Cool To Cur, with Love Homer Goes to Prep School A Test Before Trying The Changing of the Guardian Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing Hardly Kirk-ing Gorgeous Grampa Black-Eyed, Please Dark Knight Court What Animated Women Want Pulpit Friction Whiskey Business The Fabulous Faker Boy The Saga of Carl Dangers on a Train