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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The episode title is a pun on the non-fictional novel collection ''{{ | + | *The episode title is a pun on the non-fictional novel collection ''{{W|A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again}}''. |
| − | *The song played in [[Bart]]'s weekday drudgery montage is "{{W| | + | *The song played in [[Bart]]'s weekday drudgery montage is "{{W|Boy from School}}" by {{W|Hot Chip}}. |
| − | *The music that plays after Bart says "That's our ship!" is the 3rd movement, "Rondo: Allegro agitato", from the ''Harp Concerto in C'' by {{ | + | *The music that plays after Bart says "That's our ship!" is the 3rd movement, "Rondo: Allegro agitato", from the ''Harp Concerto in C'' by {{W|François-Adrien Boieldieu}}. |
*On the cruise's Fun Schedule: | *On the cruise's Fun Schedule: | ||
**"[[Xbox]] with {{W|PlayStation 3|PS3}} controllers". | **"[[Xbox]] with {{W|PlayStation 3|PS3}} controllers". | ||
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**{{W|Power Ranger}} lessons from a former Pink. | **{{W|Power Ranger}} lessons from a former Pink. | ||
*''[[Kung Fu Person]]'', which stars {{Ch|Jack Black}}, is a reference to ''{{W|Kung Fu Panda}}'', which also starred [[Jack Black]]. | *''[[Kung Fu Person]]'', which stars {{Ch|Jack Black}}, is a reference to ''{{W|Kung Fu Panda}}'', which also starred [[Jack Black]]. | ||
| − | *The music that plays as Bart goes through his Fun Schedule is the overture to the opera ''{{ | + | *The music that plays as Bart goes through his Fun Schedule is the overture to the opera ''{{W2|Ruslan and Lyudmila|opera}}'' by {{W|Mikhail Glinka}}. |
*After the virus is announced, the [[KidZone Elite]] kids take on the task of preserving the world's great literature, and are seen working on the following: | *After the virus is announced, the [[KidZone Elite]] kids take on the task of preserving the world's great literature, and are seen working on the following: | ||
| − | **Creating an {{ | + | **Creating an {{W|illuminated manuscript}} featuring [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]]. |
**Transcribing ''[[The Little Prince]]'' (which is a {{W|The Little Prince|real life book}}). | **Transcribing ''[[The Little Prince]]'' (which is a {{W|The Little Prince|real life book}}). | ||
**Playing a scene with [[Professor X]] and [[Magneto]] from ''{{W|The X-Men}}''. | **Playing a scene with [[Professor X]] and [[Magneto]] from ''{{W|The X-Men}}''. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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*The [[couch gag]] was previously used in the [[season 22]] episode "[[500 Keys]]". | *The [[couch gag]] was previously used in the [[season 22]] episode "[[500 Keys]]". | ||
*This opening sequence cut from the logo to the couch gag. | *This opening sequence cut from the logo to the couch gag. | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a pun on the non-fictional novel collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again.
- The song played in Bart's weekday drudgery montage is "Boy from School" by Hot Chip.
- The music that plays after Bart says "That's our ship!" is the 3rd movement, "Rondo: Allegro agitato", from the Harp Concerto in C by François-Adrien Boieldieu.
- On the cruise's Fun Schedule:
- Kung Fu Person, which stars Jack Black, is a reference to Kung Fu Panda, which also starred Jack Black.
- The music that plays as Bart goes through his Fun Schedule is the overture to the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka.
- After the virus is announced, the KidZone Elite kids take on the task of preserving the world's great literature, and are seen working on the following:
- Creating an illuminated manuscript featuring Itchy and Scratchy.
- Transcribing The Little Prince (which is a real life book).
- Playing a scene with Professor X and Magneto from The X-Men.
- The song played when the Simpsons family slides down an ice slide in Antarctica is "Winters Love" by Animal Collective.
Trivia[edit]
- The couch gag was previously used in the season 22 episode "500 Keys".
- This opening sequence cut from the logo to the couch gag.
- This episode marks the Simpsons family finally visiting every single continent on Earth. While Antarctica has appeared in a previous Simpsons episode, the family had never set foot on it.
Continuity[edit]
- Maggie tries to give Bart her pacifier. He gained a liking for pacifiers in the short, "The Pacifier", when Maggie gave him one.
- Zelda, Grampa's girlfriend from "The Old Man and the Key", is seen on the Royalty Valhalla.
- Cregg Demon appears again. ("The Great Simpsina")
Goofs[edit]
- The computer that Bart is using has four rows of keys, but a real one has five.
- During Bart's Everything Sale, there is no line across the money jar to mark where the money for the cruise has to fill up to.
- When Moe opens Bart's baby tooth box, there is a baby tooth at the corner of the box which is the same color as the box.
- Bart's knife seems to appear and disappear strangely.
- Bart moves from one end of the couch to the other in a split-second.
- Marge's voice is very gravelly when she tells Bart to eat his dinner.
- When Marge and Homer are kissing on the boat, the alarm sounds. The people in the background react to the sound before the alarm even begins.
- When Bart says "Squirt!" the second time in the communications room, his mouth remains closed.
- At the Fun Court, there is a black-skinned man to the right of Dave. But, after Bart admits the virus was a hoax, there are a group of people to the right of Dave.
