Pulpit Friction/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 24 Episode References
← 525 "What Animated Women Want"	526 "Pulpit Friction"	"Whiskey Business" 527 →

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")

Goofs

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Jessica Lovejoy with red hair

• At the beginning of the episode, at church, Jessica Lovejoy can be seen with Allison Taylor's colors.
• Before Elijah enters Moe's Tavern, Homer is not on a seat. When Elijah enters, Homer is sitting down in the space that was previously empty.

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