Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge/References

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References/Trivia

Appearances

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Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the James Brown song "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".
• The Lovin' Spoonful's 1966 hit "Summer in the City" is used during the looting sequence.
• The Mafia's journey to the Simpsons' house is a spoof of the opening of HBO's hit drama series The Sopranos, complete with the show's opening theme, "Woke Up This Morning" by Alabama 3.
• The Springshield ad monster is a parody of the The New Woody Woodpecker Show Badger character, including a quote "Hey buddy".
• The song that plays when old students appear is "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies.
• The rioters leaving the music store as a marching band are playing the Notre Dame Fight Song.
• Otto is seen carrying Pablo Picasso's Guernica past the Simpson's house.
• The drunk that Homer releases from the jail cell is a parody of the character Otis Campbell from the TV show The Andy Griffith Show.

Trivia

• The settings on Groundskeeper Willie's air conditioner are: Glasgow Winter, Well-Digger's Bum, and Witch's Teat.
• Homer's SpringShield slogan is "Have no fear! SpringShield's present!" Its phone number is 636-555-3472.
• When the power goes out in Springfield, someone yells, "I'm going to miss FOX celebrity boxing!". The night when this episode appeared, celebrity boxing aired right after it.
• When checking the A/C unit, Groundskeeper Willie says "We're wasting more energy than Ricky Martin's girlfriend," a subtle hint Martin may be homosexual. Martin came out as gay in 2010.

Continuity

• Maggie's marksmanship with a rifle is also seen in the Bart Simpson Comics story Maggie's Crib 10.
• The screaming butterfly from the heat wave sequence is the adult screamapillar which made its debut in the previous episode.
• This is the second appearance of Johnny Tightlips (one of Fat Tony's henchmen.) He also appeared in episode 251 (12-3), "Insane Clown Poppy".
• Homer mentions his many jobs from previous episodes:

Boxer. "The Homer They Fall" Mascot. "Dancin' Homer" Astronaut. "Deep Space Homer" Imitation Krusty. "Homie the Clown" Baby proofer. "Bye, Bye, Nerdie" Trucker. "Maximum Homerdrive" Hippie. "D'oh-in' in the Wind" Plow driver. "Mr. Plow" Food critic. "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" Conceptual artisit. "Mom and Pop Art" Grease salesman. "Lard of the Dance" Carny. "Bart Carny" Mayor. "A Tale of Two Springfields" Grifter. "The Great Money Caper" Mayor's bodyguard. "Mayored to the Mob" Country western manager. "Colonel Homer" Garbage commissioner. "Trash of the Titans" Mountain climber. "King of the Hill" Farmer. "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" Inventor. "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" Smithers. "Homer the Smithers" Poochie. "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" Celebrity assistant. "When You Dish Upon a Star" Power plant worker. Fortune cookie writer. "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" Beer baron. "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" Kwik-E-Mart clerk. "Lisa's Pony" Homophobe. "Homer's Phobia" Missionary. "Missionary: Impossible"

Production Notes

• Originally aired at 8pm ET on a Wednesday.
  • In some parts of the country, this episode was interrupted by coverage of breaking news on the Chandra Levy missing person case.
• This episode was originally supposed to air in season 14, but FOX decided to air a "bonus episode", so that's why "The Frying Game" became the season finale.
• This episode was dedicated to the memory of Stephen Jay Gould. Stephen appeared as himself in the season 9 episode "Lisa the Skeptic".

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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