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")
Goofs
- 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 seen in the Tavern and there is an empty spot. When Elijah enters, Homer is sitting down in the space that was previously empty.
- In one scene, two Carls are seen next to each other.
