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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The whole episode is a parody of the 1962 film, [[wikipedia:Cape Fear (1962 film)|Cape Fear]].
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*''{{W2|Cape Fear|1962 film}}'': The 1962 film is punned in the title and parodied throughout the episode.
*The Simpsons and Sideshow Bob see the movie ''Ernest Goes Somewhere Cheap'', an obvious parody of Jim Varney's "Ernest" movies.
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**In addition, one scene specifically referenced the {{W2|Cape Fear|1991 film}}. (See below)
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*The Simpsons and [[Sideshow Bob]] watch the movie ''[[Ernest Goes Somewhere Cheap]]'', an obvious parody of [[Jim Varney]]'s ''{{W|Ernest P. Worrell|Ernest}}'' movies.
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*In the town of [[Terror Lake]], Sideshow Bob stays at the [[Bates Motel]], a reference to ''[[Psycho]]''.
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*After boarding the Thompsons' houseboat, Bob attacks Bart with a machete, a possible reference to the ''{{W2|Friday the 13th|franchise}}'' movies, where the killer [[Jason Voorhees]] uses a machete as his primary weapon.
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*When Ned Flanders jumps out of the bushes and scares Bart, he is wearing a clawed glove which he uses to trim his hedges. The glove is a obvious reference to the ''{{W2|A Nightmare on Elm Street|franchise}}'' films, where [[Freddy Krueger]] kills his victims in their dreams with his trademark razor-fitted glove.
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*The names of the towns the Witness Relocation Program considers as possible hiding places for the Simpsons are movie references as follows:
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**[[Cape Fear]]: ''Cape Fear''.
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**[[New Horrorfield]]: The ''{{W2|Halloween|franchise}}'' series.
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**[[Screamville]]: Possibly the ''{{W2|The Amityville Horror|film series}}'' series.
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**[[Terror Lake]]: Possibly the ''Friday the 13th'' series.
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*"[[Spay Anything]]," the ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy & Scratchy]]'' cartoon shown during the episode, is a parody of ''{{W2|Goldfinger|film}}''.
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*While the entire episode is a reference to the original ''Cape Fear'' film, one scene specifically referenced the {{W2|Cape Fear|1991 film|1991 remake}}. When [[Sideshow Bob]] is in a movie theatre, smoking and laughing uproariously (spoiling the viewing experience for everyone else in the theatre), it is similar to the poor conduct of {{W|Max Cady}} (played by {{W|Robert De Niro}}) in a movie house where he laughs loudly at the film ''{{W|Problem Child}}'', annoying the other moviegoers.
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*Grampa mentions [[Ben Matlock]] from ''[[Matlock]]''.
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*Homer's Cigar says ''{{W|1982 World's Fair|Knoxville World's Fair 1983}}''. However the real fair took place {{W|1982|the year before}}.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*This episode was banned in Germany due to the amount of violence and tension in this episode, as well as the fact that the beginning featured a character holding the ranking of Obergrupperfuehrer, as well as wearing a complete SS officer's uniform (Germany had laws prohibiting the use of Nazi references and contraband).
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*This episode was banned in Germany due to the amount of violence and tension in this episode, and also due to the beginning featuring a character holding the ranking of Obergrupperfuehrer and wearing a complete {{W|Schutzstaffel|SS}} officer's uniform. (Germany has laws prohibiting the use of {{W|Nazism|Nazi}} references and symbols; for example, displaying the swastika is an offense punishable by up to one year of imprisonment.)
*This episode was the last episode produced by original team that did the show.
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*Sideshow Bob's prison number for this episode is A113. A113 is a little-known easter egg that [[Brad Bird]] puts into the movies and cartoons he makes, such as this episode, all {{W|Pixar}} films, two other Simpsons episodes ("[[Krusty Gets Busted]]" and "[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]"), and other productions.
*The Itchy and Scratchy show was a parody of Goldfinger.
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*Irony: Towns with scary-sounding names ([[Cape Fear]], [[New Horrorfield]], [[Screamville]] and [[Terror Lake]]) being suggested as relocation options for the Simpsons so they can stop living in fear of [[Sideshow Bob]].
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*This episode was the last episode produced by the show's original production team.
  
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== Continuity ==
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*This episode brings in the start of the running gag of Sideshow Bob being hit by [[rake]]s. This is later seen in "[[Day of the Jackanapes]]" where Bob mentions rakes as his other nemesis, and "[[The Bob Next Door]]". In "[[Holidays of Future Passed]]", it was implied that Bob was killed by a rake.
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*Moe keeps pandas in his tavern. He later keeps [[Shamu]] in his tavern ("[[The Springfield Files]]") and in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'', one of Moe's jobs is to smuggle endangered species, where he again smuggled pandas.
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== Goofs ==
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*Despite doing voice work for this episode, [[Marcia Wallace]] wasn't credited as the voice of [[Edna Krabappel]].
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References/Trivia


Season 5 Episode References
082 "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
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"Cape Feare"
"Homer Goes to College" 084


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • This episode was banned in Germany due to the amount of violence and tension in this episode, and also due to the beginning featuring a character holding the ranking of Obergrupperfuehrer and wearing a complete SS officer's uniform. (Germany has laws prohibiting the use of Nazi references and symbols; for example, displaying the swastika is an offense punishable by up to one year of imprisonment.)
  • Sideshow Bob's prison number for this episode is A113. A113 is a little-known easter egg that Brad Bird puts into the movies and cartoons he makes, such as this episode, all Pixar films, two other Simpsons episodes ("Krusty Gets Busted" and "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"), and other productions.
  • Irony: Towns with scary-sounding names (Cape Fear, New Horrorfield, Screamville and Terror Lake) being suggested as relocation options for the Simpsons so they can stop living in fear of Sideshow Bob.
  • This episode was the last episode produced by the show's original production team.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

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