Simpson and Delilah/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 2 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The title is a reference to Samson and Delilah.
• Dimoxinil is a pun on the real-life hair restoration drug Minoxidil.
• Homer's joy run through the streets of Springfield (when he sees he has hair) is a parody of the scene near the end of It's a Wonderful Life where George Bailey runs through the streets of Bedford Falls, saying "hello" to everything and everyone he sees.
• Homer's entrance to the executive washroom parodies a scene in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
• Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful" is heard twice during this episode.

Trivia

• Homer's assistant Karl was played by openly gay actor Harvey Fierstein, and it is at least implied that Karl is also gay or bisexual (albeit never explicitly stated). This marks the beginning of a trend of several LGBT characters on The Simpsons.
• The kiss between Karl and Homer is the first animated male-on-male kiss to air on network television. However, it was not intended to be a plea for homosexual rights; rather in the manner of more open affections seen in Latin America and Europe.
• Homer's hairstyles change several times throughout the episode. He starts off with long hair, then to a 1970s style small afro, then to a more close cropped 1950s type haircut, and finally a 1980s "Miami Vice" style angular cut with a small ponytail.
• During Homer's speech (after he has lost his hair) about cutting costs in the plant, an executive remarks, "The nerve of a bald man to think he can run the power plant". This statement is ironic considering that Mr. Burns, who is bald, is in charge of the plant.

Continuity

• Bart uses some of Homer's Dimoxinil to grow a beard in Bart's Beard.

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Bart Gets an "F" • Simpson and Delilah • Treehouse of Horror • Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish • Dancin' Homer • Dead Putting Society • Bart vs. Thanksgiving • Bart the Daredevil • Itchy & Scratchy & Marge • Bart Gets Hit by a Car • One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish • The Way We Was • Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment • Principal Charming • Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? • Bart's Dog Gets an "F" • Old Money • Brush with Greatness • Lisa's Substitute • The War of the Simpsons • Three Men and a Comic Book • Blood Feud