The Burns Cage/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 27 Episode References
← 590 "The Marge-ian Chronicles"	591 "The Burns Cage"	"How Lisa Got Her Marge Back" 592 →

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a possible reference to the 1996 comedy film The Birdcage.
• A Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team member is seen in the title screen and Bart writes about them needing to win or they'd lose everything on the blackboard.
• The song This Guy's in Love with You by Herb Alpert plays after Smithers and Mr. Burns land from the parachute jump.
• The song Celebration by Kool & The Gang plays when Smithers is dating Julio.
• The school is doing a play of Casablanca, and will do Equus or Top Gun the next day.
• Homer uses Grinder to find a lover for Smithers, a parody of Grindr, a homosexual geosocial app.
• Comic Book Guy wears a Hello Kitty costume.
• Milhouse lists co-stars couples that fell in love:
  • Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
  • Kermit and Miss Piggy
  • Miss Brady and Greg.
• Tom Collins' name is a reference to the cocktail of the same name.
• Bart gets Comic Book Guy to buy a half-page advert in the playbook by telling him that Sam will play "As Time Goes By" with Hulk hands. Martin is later seen trying to play the piano with Hulk hands.
• The Montage at the end showing Moe, Jack and Groundskeeper Willie on a journey for gold is a reference to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
• The image of Lisa and Jack on The African Queen boat is a reference to the film The African Queen.

Trivia

• The Simpsons logo appears over the clouds when Smithers and Mr. Burns were parachuting.
• Rob LaZebnik told in an interview that the inspiration for this episode came from his relationship with his homosexual son, Johnny LaZebnik, who came out during high school.

Goofs

• The banner of the opera to be played the next day after Casablanca changes between scenes from Equus to Top Gun.
• The lady at the Licences Bureau gives Smithers and Julio a Marriage Licence, but later, It's a completelly different Fishing License.

References

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Every Man's Dream • 'Cue Detective • Puffless • Halloween of Horror • Treehouse of Horror XXVI • Friend with Benefit • Lisa with an "S" • 'Paths of Glory • Barthood • The Girl Code • Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles • Much Apu About Something • Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 • Gal of Constant Sorrow • Lisa the Veterinarian • The Marge-ian Chronicles • The Burns Cage • How Lisa Got Her Marge Back • Fland Canyon • To Courier with Love • Simprovised • Orange Is the New Yellow