Marge vs. the Monorail/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 4 Episode References
← 070 "Homer's Triple Bypass"	071 "Marge vs. the Monorail"	"Selma's Choice" 072 →

Cultural references

• The episode's opening scene is a parody of the opening of The Flintstones, complete with the same music, to which Homer sings his own lyrics.
• The main premise of a con man getting a town excited about something he sells but hardly knows anything about is borrowed from the musical Meredith Willson's The Music Man.
• A "reverse reference" occurred in 2002 when Seattle residents opposed to a proposed monorail project held a protest event called "Coming Out With Marge Simpson." The event organizers planned to show the episode as part of the protest, but were ordered not to by Fox due to copyright laws.
• Homer's conductor uniform is similar to the uniforms worn by Imperial officers such as Grand Moff Tarkin, Admiral Ozzel and Admiral Piett in the Star Wars saga.

Trivia

• People at the town meeting include:
  • The Museum lady
  • The Babysitting receptionist
  • Dr. Zitsofsky
  • Professor Lombardo
  • Ms. Melon
• People in the crowd at the Monorail ceremony include:
  • Jacques
  • Carl Carlson
  • Karl
  • Bleeding Gums Murphy
  • The caricature of Rich Moore

Goofs

• In the crowd behind Kent Brockman, Karl has the same colors as Brockman and Bleeding Gums Murphy is yellow.
• When the audience at the town hall meeting laugh at Lyle Lanley's mule joke, Martha Prince is incorrectly colored.
• When the audience cheers for Grampa Simpson's idea, Dr. J. Loren Pryor is sitting next to Sam, however when the Monorail chant starts, Pryor is next to Dr. Zitsofsky.

Continuity

• In The Great Train Wreck, Milhouse asks Bart if he's jealous becasue his father is a train engineer. Bart reminds Milhouse that his father drove the Monorail and that it nearly killed the whole town. He even points to wreckage of the train and tracks, referring to the events of this episode.

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Kamp Krusty • A Streetcar Named Marge • Homer the Heretic • Lisa the Beauty Queen • Treehouse of Horror III • Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie • Marge Gets a Job • New Kid on the Block • Mr. Plow • Lisa's First Word • Homer's Triple Bypass • Marge vs. the Monorail • Selma's Choice • Brother from the Same Planet • I Love Lisa • Duffless • Last Exit to Springfield • So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show • The Front • Whacking Day • Marge in Chains • Krusty Gets Kancelled