Lady Bouvier's Lover/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the D. H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterly's Lover.
- The songs played by the band at the dance is the Glenn Miller hit "Moonlight Serenade" and the Benny Goodman hit "Sing, Sing, Sing", composed by Louis Prima.
- "Good night, Mrs. Bouvier, wherever you are." is a reference to Jimmy Durante's famous radio signoff "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."
- The episode's ending scene, where Grampa crashes Jacqueline's and Mr. Burns' wedding, is a spoof of the 1967 movie The Graduate.
- "The Sound of Grampa" (the song heard over the end credits) is a parody of "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel.
Trivia
- The Itchy & Scratchy cell that Bart buys is limited edition of 800,000.
- Troy McClure appears on IBN, the Impulse Buying Network.
- The animation cell rolled in cardboard has DO NOT ROLL stamped on it.
- The sign at Springfield Community Center reads: "Today: Senior Citizens Swing Dance; Tomorrow: Cat Spay-A-Thon"
- Homer, Marge, Grampa & Mrs. Bouvier dine at P. Piggly Hogswine's Super-Smorg.
- The sign outside the church reads: "Private Wedding; Please Worship Elsewhere"
- Mrs. Bouvier resides at Hal Roach Apartments - Retirement Living in the Heart of the Cemetary District.
- A tape recorder can be seen between the floors of the Simpson home.
- This is the second time where Alex Rocco does not voice Roger Meyers, Jr., this time he was voiced by Dan Castellaneta
- The lines Bart and Lisa sing in the Armor Hot Dog song refer to future episodes:
The line Lisa sings "skinny kids" refer to Sleeping with the Enemy where she trys to lose weight. The line Bart sings "fat kids refers to The Heartbroke Kid where he gains weight. Interestingly both of these episodes are from season 16.
