The Monkey Suit/References

References/Trivia

Season 17 Episode References

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Cultural references

The room the kids meet in is called the Single Purpose Room, a take on Multi-Purpose Rooms that are common in learning institutions.
The scenes with Nelson Muntz removing a latex mask to reveal his true self, which leads to a dissolve with a jigsaw-puzzle fade, are parodies of the 1960s television series Mission: Impossible.
The scenes in the court were a parody of the movie Inherit the Wind.
Bart was watching Men in Black II in theaters.

Seen from afar in the court room, Lenny has no stubble.
When the jury is first seen, Barney is seated between Bernice Hibbert and Bumblebee Man, then later on he has been replaced by Jack Marley.

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