Dark Knight Court/References

References/Trivia

Season 24 Episode References

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Cultural references

The name of the episode refers to the nickname of Batman, Dark Knight.
The name of the episode also refers to the TV show Night Court.
There are many superhero references in the episode:
- The Burns' Signal is a parody of the Bat-Signal.
- The Octogenarian Initiative is a parody of the Avengers Initiative.
  - Fruit Bat Man is a parody of Batman.
    - The whole subplot of Mr. Smithers bribing civilians to act as villains for The Fruit Batman is a parody of Alfred's Story in 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader'.
  - The black guy with the eye patch is a parody of NickFury played by Samuel L. Jackson.
  - The Rambler is a parody of Superman.
  - Early Bird is a parody of Hawkman.
  - Hot Flash is a parody of The Flash.
  - Iron Lung is a parody of Iron Man.
- People robbing the bank:
  - Lenny Leonard is dressed as Bane from The Dark Knight Rises.
  - Homer Simpson is dressed as The Penguin.
  - Carl Carlson is dressed as The Joker.
- The Crazy Cat Lady is dressed as Catwoman.
The superhero group being called "The Dependables" is a reference to The Expendables.

The last time Bart took the blame for something Willie did due to his pranks in the past was in "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star".

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