Bart Gets an Elephant/References
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Cultural references
- When Marge turns on the radio, the song playing is "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
- On the TV Guide, Homer reads "Gomer upsets Sergeant Carter". This is a reference to the American situation comedy Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. in which Sergeant Carter is always exasperated by Gomer Pyle's ineptitude. "Shazam!" is one of Gomer's typical catchphrases.
- Ex US president Jimmy Carter is playing the sax with the kids in the neighborhood.
- Mr. Cleanser is a parody of Mr. Clean, the mascot of the surface cleaner brand.
- Bart scrubs the painting American Gothic by Grant Wood.
- The fact of Bart demanding the elephant instead of the money is similar to an incident that happened in the game show The Price Is Right. In 1956 a contestant demanded a real elephant he had won instead of a 4,000 dollars prize. The show producers finally got him an elephant from Kenya.
Stampy peering into the Simpsons' house parodies the T-Rex peering through the jeep door in Jurassic Park
- The scene where Stampy is seen peering into the Simpsons' house parodies the T-Rex peering through the jeep door in Jurassic Park. Also, Stampy is laying on his side similar to the sick Triceratops in the movie.
- Marge tells Homer Stampy "looks like it could gore", to which Homer replies "it does look like Al Gore".
- Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on a small piano seeking attention.
- The ivory dealer Mr. Blackheart is a reference to the film White Hunter Black Heart in which a movie director desires to hunt down an animal in Africa.
- Mr. Blackheart said he was once the president of the FOX network.
- Maude and Ned refer to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation.
- The scene of Patty and Selma sitting in rocking chairs while being in a tornado is a reference to the "It's a Twister!" scene from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
- Chief Wiggum says he "is" Romanian-born American actor Edward G. Robinson when he is answering police calls. Chief Wiggum's voice is Hank Azaria doing an Edward G. Robinson impression.
- Stampy enters into a building in which a Republican Convention was taking place. The elephant was cheered, as it is the traditional mascot of the Republican party. It was jeered at when it entered a Democratic Convention.
- A song like the opening theme from the 1954 TV series Lassie is heard when Bart goes out to find Stampy.
- The Springfield Tar Pits are a nod to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.
- When Homer accidentally drives into a deer statue, Homer responds with "D'oh!", quickly followed by "A deer!" by Lisa and "A female deer!" by Marge. This is a reference to the lyrics Doe, a deer, a female deer in the song "Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music.
Goofs
- In this episode, Bill has black skin.
- The head of Xtapolapocetl is colored pink and green.
