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References/Trivia


Season 18 Episode References
379 "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer"
380
"Jazzy and the Pussycats"
"Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em" 381


Cultural references

  • The title of the episode is a reference to Josie and the Pussycats, a fictional cartoon rock band.
  • The White Stripes sequence is identical in style to their music video for "The Hardest Button to Button". The two are also wearing the same outfits they were in the video. The guitar Jack is playing in the episode is his famous JB Hutto Montgomery Airline.
  • Other songs heard include "Take Five", by Dave Brubeck and "Killer Joe", by Benny Golson.
  • At Jazzy Goodtimes, Ralph Wiggum plays a Fisher-Price Corn Popper.
  • The Jazzy Goodtimes club is a facsimile of the House of Blues nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, Ca.
  • Moe calls the Titanic unsinkable in the box office.
  • The couch gag references the King Homer segment from "Treehouse of Horror III" which in turn spoofs King Kong.
  • A mentioned jazz musician called C.S.I. Miami is a reference to CSI: Miami.
  • At the beginning of the jazz benefit they play "Caravan" by Duke Ellington.

Trivia

  • One of the musicians in Krusty the Clown's list of performers near the end of the episode is Richard Sakai. Sakai is one of The Simpsons producers. He is shown playing a vibraphone.

Continuity

Goofs

  • When Bart says "Just like Phil Collins", he doesn't open his mouth.
  • Gunter and Ernst have their hair colors switched.
  • Some of the people applauding Bart's street performance seem to be the wrong size, notably Jimbo, Kearney and Kent Brockman.
Season 18 References
The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer Jazzy and the Pussycats Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em Treehouse of Horror XVII G.I. (Annoyed Grunt) Moe'N'a Lisa Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair) The Haw-Hawed Couple Kill Gil, Volumes I & II The Wife Aquatic Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times Little Big Girl Springfield Up Yokel Chords Rome-Old and Juli-Eh Homerazzi Marge Gamer The Boys of Bummer Crook and Ladder Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot! 24 Minutes You Kent Always Say What You Want