Pulpit Friction/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the movie Pulp Fiction.
- Donation Army is a parody of The Salvation Army.
- Elijah Hooper makes many cultural references:
- He compares Book of Leviticus to Meet the Parents. He called it a hilarious film that showed a whole new side of Robert De Niro.
- He tells everyone not to waste their Sunday listening to him and to go home and watch a Die Hard movie on TV, stating that they're always on and are always good.
- He says that what Jesus was saying really could be explained by an episode of Californication.
- He mentions The Blind Side with Sandy Bullock.
- When the crowd of angry people approaches him, he mentions Twitter, How to Train Your Dragon and Fight Club.
- The Parson says that they're there every Sunday, just like Snoopy in color, a reference to Peanuts.
- Homer mentions that the Bible does not have a blurb on the back, not even one by David Sedaris, who will flag anything.
- The Springfield Playhouse hosted the first unsuccessful version of Mamma Mia.
- Oogle is a parody of Google with Oogle Street View being a parody of Google Street View.
- The First Church of Springfield marquee mentions Jesus being on Twitter.
- "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" plays in the scene where the frogs are led through Springfield.
- The frogs going across the road and river is a parody of Frogger.
- The Princess kissing the frogs is a parody of The Princess and the Frog.
- Kermit is seen playing the banjo when he is knocked off his rock, revealing Jim Henson and a puppeteer behind it.
Trivia
- This is the first time that a couch gag continues directly into an episode.
Continuity
- Marge takes Homer's Pie Man costume out of a box of dry cleaning. ("Simple Simpson")
- Homer refers to his job as Mr. Plow ("Mr. Plow") and his job an astronaut. ("Deep Space Homer")
