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*The movie announced at the cinema "Siskel & Ebert: The Movie" is a reference to film critics {{W|Gene Siskel}} and {{W|Roger Ebert}}.
 
*The movie announced at the cinema "Siskel & Ebert: The Movie" is a reference to film critics {{W|Gene Siskel}} and {{W|Roger Ebert}}.
 
*Mr. Burns asking a boy "What day is this?" is a reference to "{{W|A Christmas Carol}}" by {{W|Charles Dickens}}.
 
*Mr. Burns asking a boy "What day is this?" is a reference to "{{W|A Christmas Carol}}" by {{W|Charles Dickens}}.
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*Moe saying "Are you talking to me?" in front of the mirror is a parody of {{W|Taxi Driver}}.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

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References/Trivia


Season 5 Episode References
098 "Bart Gets an Elephant"
099
"Burns' Heir"
"Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" 100


Cultural references

  • The THX sound system is played in the episode.
  • The movie announced at the cinema "Siskel & Ebert: The Movie" is a reference to film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
  • Mr. Burns asking a boy "What day is this?" is a reference to "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
  • Moe saying "Are you talking to me?" in front of the mirror is a parody of Taxi Driver.

Trivia

  • Bart demands that Krusty the Klown deliver a pizza to him. He is then perplexed as to how can Krusty be delivering a pizza and on live television at the same time. Krusty insists he is just playing a rerun, and proves it by remarking that it aired on the day Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.
  • Ironically, Bart does end up having legitimate standings of an Heir to Mr. Burns in terms of blood relation status, as it turns out that the Simpsons are actually distant relatives of the Burns Family.
  • At the beginning of the episode, you can see Bobo the teddy bear in the scene where an infant Burns fires his nanny.
  • Lenny appears in this episode, but Carl doesn't.
  • Things happening on the security monitors include:
Season 5 References
Homer's Barbershop Quartet Cape Feare Homer Goes to College Rosebud Treehouse of Horror IV Marge on the Lam Bart's Inner Child Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood The Last Temptation of Homer $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) Homer the Vigilante Bart Gets Famous Homer and Apu Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy Deep Space Homer Homer Loves Flanders Bart Gets an Elephant Burns' Heir Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song The Boy Who Knew Too Much Lady Bouvier's Lover Secrets of a Successful Marriage