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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The scene where Bart steals the change jar parodies the famous sequence from the [[Indiana Jones]] film ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''.
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[[File:Indiana Jones Homer.png|250px|thumb|When [[Homer]] rolls from the stairs, it mimics the iconic scene where [[Indy]] has to stay ahead from a huge rolling boulder in ''{{W|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark}}'']]
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*The scene where [[Bart]] steals [[Homer]]'s change jar parodies the famous sequence from the [[Indiana Jones]] film ''{{W|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''.
 
**When Bart grabs the change jar = [[Indy]] grabs the idol
 
**When Bart grabs the change jar = [[Indy]] grabs the idol
 
**When Homer falls down the stairs = The boulder scene
 
**When Homer falls down the stairs = The boulder scene
**Maggie fires a suction arrow = The booby traps
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**[[Maggie]] fires a suction arrow = The booby traps
 
**When the garage door closes = The chambers door closes
 
**When the garage door closes = The chambers door closes
 
**Homer gets stuck in the door = Satipo in a booby trap
 
**Homer gets stuck in the door = Satipo in a booby trap
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**Bart escapes on the bus = Indy escapes in a plane.
 
**Bart escapes on the bus = Indy escapes in a plane.
 
*The major difference is while Bart did make off with the treasure, Indy did not.
 
*The major difference is while Bart did make off with the treasure, Indy did not.
*Milhouse has a Magic 8 Ball like ''{{w|Judy Moody}}''.
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*The theme song "{{W|The Raiders March}}" composed by {{W|John Williams}} is heard as well.
*The French Canadian nun at [[Saint Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls]] is performing {{w|Dominique}}, a 1963 worldwide hit French language song by Belgian Soeur Sourire aka the {{w|Singing Nun}}.
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*[[Kirk Van Houten]] bought [[Milhouse]] a {{W|Magic 8-Ball}} at [[Circus of Values]].
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*Bart refers to {{W|Uncle Sam}} by "Uncle Sucker".
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*According to [[Kent Brockman]], obese Americans have grown up with the image of actor [[Dom DeLuise]], film director [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and [[Santa Claus]].
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*Bart trades Milhouse's [[Carl Yastrzemski]] baseball card for his [[Omar Vizquel]] card. Bart also trades a card of [[Mickey Mantle]] for a photo of Homer sleeping on the couch.
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*Milhouse compares kissing to opening an {{W|Eskimo Pie}}. Eskimo Pie was an American brand of chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar wrapped in foil.
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*The article "The Year 2525: Were Zager and Evans Right?" read on the front page of ''[[Eternity]]'' magazine is a reference to the American rock-pop duo {{W|Zager and Evans}} hit "{{W|In the Year 2525}}".
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*The song "{{W2|Memories|Elvis Presley song}}" by [[Elvis Presley]] is heard when Homer says goodbye to his stomach.
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*There is a poster of [[Albert Einstein]] in [[Martin]]'s bedroom.
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*The title of ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[I'm Getting Buried in the Morning]]" is a pun on "I'm getting married in the morning", a line of the song "{{W|Get Me to the Church on Time}}" from the musical ''{{W|My Fair Lady}}''.
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**The "{{W|Bridal Chorus}}" can be heard in this episode.
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*When [[Mr. Stanky]] takes [[Samantha Stanky|Samantha]] away, Bart cites "'tis better to have loved and lost...", a famous phrase in {{W|Alfred, Lord Tennyson}}'s poem "{{W|In Memoriam A.H.H.}}".
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*Milhouse compares his love affair with Samantha as that of ''{{W|Romeo and Juliet}}''.
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*A poster of the fictional band {{W2|Spinal Tap|band}} from the film ''{{W|This Is Spinal Tap}}'' is seen in Milhouse's bedroom.
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*While fighting with Milhouse, Bart's hand gropes for a weapon in a parody of {{W|Grace Kelly}}'s scissor-stabbing scene in ''[[Dial M for Murder]]''.
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*The French Canadian nun at [[Saint Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls]] is performing "{{W|Dominique}}", a 1963 worldwide hit French language song by Belgian Soeur Sourire aka the {{W|Singing Nun}}.
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*"{{W|La Marseillaise}}" is heard at Saint Sebastian after Samantha kisses Milhouse for the last time.
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*The final shot of Bart and Milhouse leaving Samantha's school in the fog parodies the ending of ''[[Casablanca]]''.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
*When [[Milhouse]] and [[Samantha]] kiss for the first time, their arms make a heart shape.
 
*When [[Milhouse]] and [[Samantha]] kiss for the first time, their arms make a heart shape.
 
*This episode marks the first time that [[Bart]] and Milhouse fight each other.
 
*This episode marks the first time that [[Bart]] and Milhouse fight each other.
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== Goofs ==
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*The robot head on Lisa's magazine is colored yellow instead of gray briefly.
  
 
{{Season 3|R}}
 
{{Season 3|R}}

Latest revision as of 14:58, March 8, 2022

References/Trivia


Season 3 Episode References
057 "The Otto Show"
058
"Bart's Friend Falls in Love"
"Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" 059


Cultural references[edit]

When Homer rolls from the stairs, it mimics the iconic scene where Indy has to stay ahead from a huge rolling boulder in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Trivia[edit]

  • When Milhouse and Samantha kiss for the first time, their arms make a heart shape.
  • This episode marks the first time that Bart and Milhouse fight each other.

Goofs[edit]

  • The robot head on Lisa's magazine is colored yellow instead of gray briefly.
Season 3 References
Stark Raving Dad Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington When Flanders Failed Bart the Murderer Homer Defined Like Father, Like Clown Treehouse of Horror II Lisa's Pony Saturdays of Thunder Flaming Moe's Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk I Married Marge Radio Bart Lisa the Greek Homer Alone Bart the Lover Homer at the Bat Separate Vocations Dog of Death Colonel Homer Black Widower The Otto Show Bart's Friend Falls in Love Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?