Warrin' Priests: Part One/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to War and Peace.
• The choir sing "Michael, Take the Carpool Lane" to the tune of "Michael Row the Boat Ashore".
• The Old Jewish man asks what time Joan Rivers comes on.
• Reverend Lovejoy plays Tranquil Organ Radio on Amazon Alexa.
• When Bode Wright is introduced, "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum plays.
• Goodstock is a parody of the Woodstock Festival.
• Christlist is a parody of Craigslist.
• Reverend Lovejoy asks if you see Jimmy Buffet at every Jimmy Buffett café.
• Helen Feesh plays "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin on the church organ.
• Bode Wright plays and sings "Amazing Grace".
• Lisa asks Bode if he prefers "Dizzy or Bird", a reference to jazz musicians Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
• Lovejoy uses Bing.
• The scene transition when the Lovejoys go to Michigan is a parody of the scene transitions from the 1960s Batman TV series.
• Bode Wright reads A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.
• Lisa and Bode meditate to "In a Sentimental Mood" by Duke Ellington.
• The pamphlet on Michigan that Helen Lovejoy reads has a picture of the Michelin Man on.
• Helen Lovejoy mentions that she and Timothy could go to Mackinac Island.
• The Jesus Says Relax t-shirt is a parody of the Frankie Says Relax t-shirt from the music video of Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
• The sausages from Sausage Races appear in the baseball-themed restaurant.

Trivia

• The title screen sequence is reused from "Hail to the Teeth"'s, except for what Grampa says.
• The members of Alcoholics Anonymous who Krusty mentions are: him, Lenny, Carl, Bumblebee Man, Kent Brockman, Lunchlady Dora, King Toot and Disco Stu.
• There are a several fourth wall breaks in this episode:
  • When Lisa and Bode are meditating, a notice saying "Animation Budget Exceeded" appears.
  • Milhouse says that he hopes Part Two is about his rescue.
  • A "Next Week" segment appears at the end of the episode.

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