The Yellow Badge of Cowardge/References
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Cultural References
- The episode title is a reference to the novel The Red Badge of Courage.
- Homer calls Giuseppe Granfinali "Super Mario", referencing Mario from Mario.
- The boat Abraham Simpson leaves in is called the Yellow Belly, referencing the term "Yellow Bellied Coward".
- Maggie presents Bart with a white feather, a reference to the 1902 novel The Four Feathers in which a naval officer is given white feathers by his comrades for cowardice.
- Homer mentions The Expendables and Giuseppe mentions Sylvester Stallone.
Continuity
- Bart once again bangs two pots together to make a lot of noise, whilst shouting over it. He also did this when he was 2 years old. ("Lisa's First Word")
- One of the children competing in the school race is Michael D'Amico, who is referred to as "Fat Tony's nephew" instead of as Fat Tony's son (the original Fat Tony had died in "Donnie Fatso").
- A few athletes from previous episodes appear: