The Bonfire of the Manatees/References

References/Trivia

Season 17 Episode References

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Cultural references

Carl has a tattoo of Foghorn Leghorn on his right thigh.
The film Lemony Lick-it's A series of Horny Events is an obvious parody of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The song that plays when Mr. Burns and Smithers hydrate the manatee is "Car Wash".
The episode's title is based on Bonfire of the Vanatees.
The movie Carl mentions "Farenheit 4 on 1" references the novel Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
The character mentioned by the guy in the Frosty costume Mr. Roseli his same his shared by an item called a Roseli Berry in Pokemon X and Y but since the games didn't exist the time this episode aired this is purely coincidental.

This is the first season premiere since "Beyond Blunderdome" of Season 11 not to be part of the Treehouse of Horror series.
This episode was rated TV 14.
Homer does "The Outhouse Gag" which his father did in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)".
Second participation of Alec Baldwin in the show

Caleb Thorn says that manatees are also dugongs. He is wrong: manatees and dugongs are found in different places, they are not the same.
In the overhead shot of the living room, Johnny Tightlips has Kent Brockman's colors.

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