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== Cultural References ==
 
*[[Bart]] struts down the street to the tune of "[[wikipedia:Stayin'_Alive|Stayin' Alive]]" by the Bee Gees; the whole section is a reference to the movie [[wikipedia:Saturday_Night_Fever|Saturday Night Fever]].
 
*In a self-reference, one scene shows [[Marge]] criticizing a troll doll's tall blue hairdo.
 
*When parents are flushing kids out of cattails and snaring some in nets, this is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' when Colonel Taylor and two of his fellow astronauts first encounter human life, only to be victims of an ape hunting party shortly afterwards.
 
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*Bart's calendar shows April has 31 days and May has 30. It's actually the other way around.
 
  
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*[[Milhouse]] brought his {{W|Knucklebones|jacks}} to the [[Veteran's Park]].
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*When parents are flushing kids out of cattails and snaring some in nets, this is a reference to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' when Colonel Taylor and two of his fellow astronauts first encounter human life, only to be victims of an ape hunting party shortly afterwards.
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*[[Bart]] takes a {{W|Troll doll}} to church. He also sings "[[Troll Man]]" to the tune of the song "{{W2|Soul Man|song}}" by {{W|Sam & Dave}}.
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*[[Ms. Albright]] passes round a replica of the slingshot that [[King David|David]] used to slay [[Goliath]].
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*Bart struts down the street to the tune of "{{W|Stayin' Alive}}" by the {{W|Bee Gees}}. The sequence is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Saturday Night Fever}}''.
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*[[Homer]] seeing Bart preparing to go on his first date sings these songs: "{{W|Sunrise, Sunset}}" from the musical ''{{W|Fiddler on the Roof}}'', "{{W|Cat's in the Cradle}}" by {{W|Harry Chapin}}, and "{{W|Yes! We Have No Bananas}}" by {{W|Frank Silver}} and {{W|Irving Cohn}}.
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*Bart talks about an episode of ''{{W2|Martin|TV series}}'' he watched on [[FOX]].
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*[[Bart]] says: "Smart, beautiful, and a liar! So much better than that Sarah, plain and tall" then causing a weeping Sarah to run off is referencing the children's book ''{{W|Sarah, Plain and Tall}}''.
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*The song during Jessica and Bart's date is "{{W|Misirlou}}" by {{W|Dick Dale}}.
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*Bart compares Jessica to a [[Milk Duds|Milk Dud]], saying that she's "sweet on the outside, poison on the inside."
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*Ralph asks the librarian boy if they have ''[[Go, Dog. Go!]]''
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*The [[First Church of Springfield]] [[First Church of Springfield marquee|marquee]] says "Evil Women in History: From [[Jezebel]] to {{Ch|Janet Reno}}".
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*The song [[Ned Flanders]] sings in church is "{{W|Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring}}" by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].
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*Jessica Lovejoy being an accomplished {{W2|Majorette|dancer}} is a reference to {{W|Tuesday Weld}}'s character in the movie ''{{W2|Pretty Poison|film}}''.
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*Bart says that Jessica's hair smells like red {{W|Froot Loops}}.
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*After Bart is accused of stealing from the church collection plate, he is forced to wear a straitjacket and mask in church, which is a reference to [[Hannibal Lecter]] in ''{{W2|The Silence of the Lambs|film}}''.
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*[[Grampa]] says that he was the one that cancelled ''[[Star Trek]]''.
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*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] covers his ears and sings "[[Bringing In the Sheaves]]" by {{W|Knowles Shaw}} and {{W|George Minor}}.
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*Bart's calendar shows April has 31 days and May has 30. It's actually the other way around.
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Latest revision as of 07:18, March 31, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 6 Episode References
109 "Treehouse of Horror V"
110
"Bart's Girlfriend"
"Lisa on Ice" 111


Cultural references[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • Bart's calendar shows April has 31 days and May has 30. It's actually the other way around.
Season 6 References
Bart of Darkness Lisa's Rival Another Simpsons Clip Show Itchy & Scratchy Land Sideshow Bob Roberts Treehouse of Horror V Bart's Girlfriend Lisa on Ice Homer Badman Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy Fear of Flying Homer the Great And Maggie Makes Three Bart's Comet Homie the Clown Bart vs. Australia Homer vs. Patty and Selma A Star Is Burns Lisa's Wedding Two Dozen and One Greyhounds The PTA Disbands 'Round Springfield The Springfield Connection Lemon of Troy Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)