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Dead Putting Society/References

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References/Trivia


Season 2 Episode References
018 "Dancin' Homer"
019
"Dead Putting Society"
"Bart vs. Thanksgiving" 020


Cultural references[edit]

  • The title of the episode is a reference to the film Dead Poets Society.
  • The blackboard text is a reference to Bart's voice actor Nancy Cartwright, who was 32 when the episode was produced.
  • Ned mentions part of Matthew 19:19 from the New Testament.
  • When Homer says, "That shot is impossible! Jack Nicholson himself couldn't make it!", he is thinking of Jack Nicklaus, a retired American professional golfer considered to be one of the greatest of all time.
  • When Homer tells Bart that his putter's name is "Charlene", it is a reference to a scene in Full Metal Jacket where Marines in basic training are ordered to give their rifles female names. Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence names his "Charlene".
  • When Lisa finds "Golf" at the card catalog, one of the topics it contained was "Eisenhower". Dwight D. Eisenhower played golf frequently during and after his presidency and was unreserved in expressing his passion for the game.
  • Lisa borrows Tao Te Ching by Laozi from the library. The Tao Te Ching is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism.
Bart assumes a "crane stance" in the backyard, similar to Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid
  • While Bart is being trained in golf by Lisa, at one point he assumes a "crane stance" in the backyard, similar to Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid.
  • Homer was reading the comic strip Marmaduke on the newspaper.
  • When the family is having breakfast, Lisa makes a reference to the Kentucky Derby.
  • The phrase that Flanders says, "Mercy is for the weak, Todd!" is a reference to a line said by the antagonist John Kreese in the 1984 film The Karate Kid.
  • The British KBBL announcer mentions the Oxford Dictionary of English.
  • Homer cites American football coach Vince Lombardi. Lombardi is considered by many to be the greatest coach in football history.
  • The British announcer thinks Bart and Todd's decision to end the game in a draw is "the most stirring display of gallantry and sportsmanship since Mountbatten gave Egypt back to the Punjabis" Lord Mountbatten, uncle of Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip, being Viceroy of India during partition of India in 1947. The closed captions on the DVD have India as Egypt.

Trivia[edit]

  • This is the first episode to feature the Flanders family prominently. His phone conversation with Lovejoy, who is even on speed dial at the Flanders household, also introduces us to Ned's staunchly Christian views.
  • Even though Bart is left-handed, he putts like a right-handed golfer.
  • Krusty is seen in the pool hall with no clown makeup and wearing his prison uniform from "Krusty Gets Busted".

Goofs[edit]

Three toes per foot
  • In the scene where Bart and Lisa meditate barefoot, they both have only three toes instead of four and they have three fingers.
Season 2 References
Bart Gets an "F" Simpson and Delilah Treehouse of Horror Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish Dancin' Homer Dead Putting Society Bart vs. Thanksgiving Bart the Daredevil Itchy & Scratchy & Marge Bart Gets Hit by a Car One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish The Way We Was Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment Principal Charming Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Bart's Dog Gets an "F" Old Money Brush with Greatness Lisa's Substitute The War of the Simpsons Three Men and a Comic Book Blood Feud