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The Parent Rap/References

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References/Trivia


Season 13 Episode References
270 "Treehouse of Horror XII"
271
"The Parent Rap"
"Homer the Moe" 272


Cultural references

  • The episode title is a pun on the film The Parent Trap.
  • As the out-of-control police cruiser heads toward the hot soup truck, the police dog in the back covers his eyes and says, "Ruh-oh!" in a similar manner to Scooby-Doo.
  • Lisa mentions that, as a result of creative sentencing, Bill Clinton is their mailman.
  • "Dang Me" by Roger Miller is the song playing on the car radio at the end of the episode.
  • In addition to the $40 prize for the winning the radio contest, Homer receives a Blue Oyster Cult medallion.
  • "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by B.O.C. is also played over the closing credits.
  • Judge Constance Harm says that she would read Hemingway if she wanted a cock and bull story. This is a reference to Hemingway's novella, The Sun Also Rises, which involves an impotent war veteran and a matador.

Trivia

  • Professor Frink nearly runs over Bart and Milhouse with his Hover bike. The bike was first seen in Lemon of Troy.
  • The Miranda Rights teleprompter in the police cruiser instructs officers to say, "You have the right to remain silent," then to "(Punch in belly)."
  • Outside the Juvenile Courthouse is a statue of Blind Justice, depicting a little girl wearing a blindfold while holding a scale in one hand and a sword in the other.
  • Jimbo Jones can be seen outside the courtroom with a lawyer and his mother, waiting to go before Judge Snyder.
  • Homer's burglar outfit is similar to the one he wears while stealing Moe's car in Dumbbell Indemnity and when smuggling sugar in Sweets and Sour Marge.
  • Judge Constance Harm indicates she was born male when she tells Bart he reminds her of herself when she was a little boy.
  • In this episode, Judge Snyder's first name is revealed to be Roy.

Continuity

  • While Homer and Bart are tethered together, Homer embarrasses Bart in class when he falls asleep and screams "Cobras!" under the influence of his night terrors. Homer also embarrasses Bart in class when Springfield Elementary hosts "Bring Your Parents to School Day", in the comic story of the same title.


Season 13 References
Treehouse of Horror XII The Parent Rap Homer the Moe A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love The Blunder Years She of Little Faith Brawl in the Family Sweets and Sour Marge Jaws Wired Shut Half-Decent Proposal The Bart Wants What It Wants The Lastest Gun in the West The Old Man and the Key Tales from the Public Domain Blame It on Lisa Weekend at Burnsie's Gump Roast I Am Furious (Yellow) The Sweetest Apu Little Girl in the Big Ten The Frying Game Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge