Girl's in the Band/References
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the play The Boys in the Band.
- The episode is a parody of the 2014 film Whiplash. J. K. Simmons voices Victor Kleskow, a parody of his character from the movie, Terence Fletcher.
- The kids discordantly play Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
- When Dewey Largo prepares for the concert, the theme from the film Patton by Jerry Goldsmith plays.
- At the concert, the kids play Lieutenant Kijé Suite by Sergei Prokofiev.
- Bart sings "Sucks To Be You" to the tune of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
- Homer mentions Breaking Bad as a way to make money, saying he can sell the complete series' boxset, then takes out a hat, glasses and beard, to appear like Walter White. A parody of the Breaking Bad intro then plays, with the words [C]ommercial [B]reak.
- The Knight Rider theme is played by the kids at Capital City.
- Victor asks Lisa to play Al Jarreau's Moonlight theme.
- Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is played when Homer goes to his night shift.
- Grampa mentions American Airlines.
- Midnight, the Stars and You by Harry M. Woods, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly starts playing when Homer starts dancing during his night shift.
- The overweight kid's formal wear unravels while playing the trumpet really hard is a reference to Giovanni Jones' in the 1949 Bugs Bunny cartoon, Long-Haired Hare.
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