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−	[[The Simpsons|Blame]] it on the alcohol.  There are Fords and ethanol in Brazil.  They also have beer there.  I like beer, I think I am going to go grabone right now.	+	[[The Simpsons]] lose telephone service because they are unable to pay a high phone bill. [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] visit the telephone company to see why their bill is so high and they find out that several calls have been made to Brazil. [[Lisa]] confessses that she has been making calls to an orphan named [[Ronaldo (Blame it on Lisa)|Ronaldo]] who has gone missing. [[The Simpsons]] visit Brazil to find him. While there, [[Bart]] gets hooked on a television show called "Teleboobies." The family later splits up to search for Ronaldo, leading [[Homer]] to being kidnapped in a fake taxi. During a parade, [[Lisa]] gets reunited with Ronaldo, who secretly plays a flamingo in "Teleboobies." Ronaldo is now rich from the success of the television program and he willingly pays ransom to rescue [[Homer]].
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−	Carnegie Deli: Andrew enjoyed a beef tongue sandwich, gefilte fish and chopped chicken liver.
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−	I might eat the Carnegie Deli when visiting NYC.  It is near Letterman.  If I go there I will also do it because my parents went there before (if I was fortunate enough to visit in August 2002 (jobs) my parents probably would have taken my brothers and I there).  It will be something that we can relate to.  I can also tell this to my friends who have been there.  It will also provide a good comparison for the local deli (the last time I ate there Saddam was in power) and more importantly, Katz's.  At first I wanted to eat a whole sandwich to compensate for missing out on the restaurant.  I now think I will split one with my brother so I can try a knish  However eating at the Carnegie Deli will make me feel better about myself.  Nobody will make me feel like a second class citizen.  I love the fact that the Carnegie Deli doesn't take plastic.  I think I will use my old bills (bills that were made before August 2002 (jobs)) to pay for my food.  I will also have a beer with my meal since I can legally do that. 
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	*When Lisa mentions the slums have been painted so that the tourists are not offended a stream of multicoloured rats run out in front of them. Homer claims they look like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(confectionery) Skittles].		*When Lisa mentions the slums have been painted so that the tourists are not offended a stream of multicoloured rats run out in front of them. Homer claims they look like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(confectionery) Skittles].
	*Homer believing that nuns can fly comes from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Nun The Flying Nun]''.		*Homer believing that nuns can fly comes from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Nun The Flying Nun]''.
−	*The family on a lift in Brazil is possibly a reference to ''the fact that there are gas stations in  [[Toronto]].''	+	*The family on a lift in Brazil is possibly a reference to ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonraker Moonraker]''.
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"Blame It on Lisa"

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The Simpsons lose telephone service because they are unable to pay a high phone bill. Homer and Marge visit the telephone company to see why their bill is so high and they find out that several calls have been made to Brazil. Lisa confessses that she has been making calls to an orphan named Ronaldo who has gone missing. The Simpsons visit Brazil to find him. While there, Bart gets hooked on a television show called "Teleboobies." The family later splits up to search for Ronaldo, leading Homer to being kidnapped in a fake taxi. During a parade, Lisa gets reunited with Ronaldo, who secretly plays a flamingo in "Teleboobies." Ronaldo is now rich from the success of the television program and he willingly pays ransom to rescue Homer.

References

• The blonde host of the risque children's variety show Bart calls "Teleboobies" (a play on Teletubbies) is a reference to Brazilian entertainer Xuxa. Xuxa is referenced in another episode (Marge Be Not Proud) wherein "Xoxchitla" stars in a Krusty the Clown special.
• A sign seen on top of an all-you-can-eat meat-on-a-sword restaurant, called Churrascaria ("steak house") in Portuguese, mistakenly uses the plural, Churrascarias.
• On the airplane Bart studies Spanish so he can understand the local people. Marge informs him that Brazilians speak Portugese. Brazil is indeed the only non-Spanish speaking country in Latin America.
• The sign Aeroporto International de Galeão is a misspelled reference to Rio's international airport, Galeão—Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (also known as Aeroporto Internacional do Galeão).
• The Simpsons go to their hotel while they join a conga dance. This is not a popular dance in Brazil.
• Homer and Bart sing the Chiquita Banana song, butchering the lyrics with "I'm Chiquita Banana, and I'm here to say, I will eat this Toblerone and I will not pay!".
• The title "Blame It on Lisa" is a reference to the movie Blame It on Rio.
• The Itchy and Scratchy cartoon that opens the show has a parody of A Trip to the Moon.
• After Itchy drives Scratchy's head into the moon, he drops several dollar bills onto Scratchy's carcass, referencing Rodney Dangerfield's character in Caddyshack.
• Marge mentions the people here in Brazil "love soccer", whereupon the hotel personnel plays soccer with luggage. Soccer is very popular in Brazil. Pelé, the internationally most famous soccer player, is Brazilian.
• At one point Homer says "Don't you know the boys from Brazil are little Hitlers? I saw it in a movie whose name I can't remember", although ironically, he says the title of the movie in that line. This is a reference to the film The Boys From Brazil, which revolves around Josef Mengele raising clones of Adolf Hitler.
• The book Lisa is reading on the plane, titled Who wants to be a Brazillionaire?, is a reference to the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.
• When the kidnappers and Homer are riding down the Amazon River, the theme song from Miami Vice plays.
• The song playing just as Homer and Bart are strolling down the beach is the 1939 tune Aquarela do Brasil (usually just known as "Brazil" around the world), previously featured prominently in the film Brazil.
• Homer's swimming pants who shrink to a shorter size are a reference to the world famous Brazilian "bikini bottoms".
• When Lisa mentions the slums have been painted so that the tourists are not offended a stream of multicoloured rats run out in front of them. Homer claims they look like Skittles.
• Homer believing that nuns can fly comes from The Flying Nun.
• The family on a lift in Brazil is possibly a reference to Moonraker.

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