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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*'''''{{W|Dude, Where's My Car?}}''''' - The title of the episode parodies this movie.
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*The episode title is a parody of the film ''{{W|Dude, Where's My Car?}}''.
*'''''{{W|Misery (novel)|Misery}}''''' - When [[Moe]] picks up {{Ch|David Byrne}} after he is badly injured, Byrne asks Moe to take him to the hospital. When Byrne asks why Moe drove right past it, Moe ask him "have you ever seen the movie Misery?". The movie Misery is about a writer who is hurt in a blizzard and is taken in (then held captive) by a crazed fan of his work.
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*Christmas carols the [[Simpson family]] sing whilst caroling:
*'''''{{W|More, More, More}}''''' - The song that the [[Moe Szyslak Connection]] performs at the end of the episode is to the tune of this Andrea True Connection song.  It was previously referenced in [[Sweets and Sour Marge]].
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**"{{ap|Silver Bells|Dude, Where's My Ranch?}}" by {{W|Jay Livingston}} and {{W|Ray Evans}}.
*'''''{{W|Back to the Future Part III}}''''' - When Bart ropes Homer around the neck to save him from the beavers, it's a spoof of the scene in which Marty is roped by the hands.
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**"{{W|Winter Wonderland}}" by {{W|Felix Bernard}} and {{W|Richard Bernhard Smith}}.
*When [[Cleanie]] comes in he says "My precious". The voice is a reference to the ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]'' character Gollum. Cleanie was voiced by {{W|Andy Serkis}}, who provided the voice (and motion capture) for Gollum in the films.
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**"[[Hava-nice Christmas]]", a parody of the Jewish folk song "{{W|Hava Nagila}}".
*[[Luke Stetson]] tells [[Lisa]] he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free {{W|Tibet}}." The latter sign being a reference to Tibet's struggle for independence.
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**"{{W|Sleigh Ride}}" by {{W|Leroy Anderson}} and {{W|Mitchell Parish}}.
*When the beavers are gnawing on the items in the mini bar, one of them can be seen chewing on a {{W|Toblerone}}. However, the package is the wrong shape, it should be a triangular prism but instead it's a rectangular prism.
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*[[Krusty]] says that "Hava-nice Christmas" is worse than "I'm Dreaming of a Whitefish Christmas", a parody of "{{W2|White Christmas|song}}".
:*If you look when the fridge is opened and the beaver is biting the deck of cards, you can see that the Toblerones are stacked and seen as triangles. But later when the beaver is eating the Toblerone, it is rectangular.
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*The [[blue-haired lawyer]] mentions the Christmas carols "{{W|O Tannenbaum}}", "{{W|Good King Wenceslas}}", and "{{W|Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring}}".
*The name of the store [[Styx and Stones Records]] is a reference to both the rock bands {{W|Styx}} and [[The Rolling Stones]] as well as a reference to the nursery rhyme "{{W|Sticks and Stones (nursery rhyme)|Sticks and stones may break my bones}}".
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*Homer hums "Good King Wenceslas" whilst his clothes start to fall apart.
*The name "[[Lazy I Ranch]]" is a play on "{{w|lazy eye}}," which among other meanings is a song by the {{w|Lazy Eye (Goo Goo Dolls song)|Goo Goo Dolls}}.
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*[[Moe]] calls {{Ch|David Byrne}} a "Talking Head", referring to his band {{W|Talking Heads}}.
*The ranch's previous name, "Wandering I Nudist Colony" is a play on "{{w|wandering eye}}," which among other meanings was a single by the band {{w|Fat Freddy's Drop}}; but in view of its being a nudist colony specifically refers to visually checking out other people.
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*David Byrne says that he used to wrestle under the name "El Diablo", but [[Lenny]] says that he thought that was {{W|Philip Glass}}.
*The "Wax Museum" brochure shows {{w|Michael Jackson}} and {{w|Mr. T}} on the cover.
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*The lyrics for "[[Everybody Hates Ned Flanders]]" say that [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] is worse than {{W|Victor Frankenstein|Frankenstein}} or {{W|Julius No|Dr. No}} from ''[[James Bond]]''.
*Lisa, unhappy with the ranch, is reading one of the putative {{w|Let's Go travel guides}}, ''Let's Go HOME.'' Bart rides up and tells her, "Hey Crabby Hayes, get with the program!" referencing the old-time actor in westerns, {{w|Gabby Hayes}}.
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*The name of the store [[Styx and Stones Records]] is a reference to both the rock bands {{W|Styx}} and [[The Rolling Stones]] as well as a reference to the nursery rhyme "{{W2|Sticks and Stones|nursery rhyme|Sticks and stones may break my bones}}".
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*[[William Shatner]] sings a version of "{{ap|Everybody Hates Ned Flanders|William Shatner's version}}".
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*The Wax Museum brochure shows {{Ch|Michael Jackson}} and {{Ch|Mr. T}} on the cover.
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*[[The Denzel Washington Monument]] is a statue of actor [[Denzel Washington]] and a parody of the [[Washington Monument]].
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*The name [[Lazy I Ranch]] is a play on "{{W|lazy eye}}".
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*One of the brochures is for {{W|Walter Gropius}}'s [[Walter Gropius's Bauhaus Village|Bauhaus Village]].
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*When [[Moe]] picks up David Byrne after he is badly injured, Byrne asks Moe to take him to the hospital. When Byrne asks why Moe drove right past it, Moe ask him "have you ever seen the movie ''{{W2|Misery|film}}''?". ''Misery'' is about a writer who is hurt in a blizzard and is taken in and held captive by a crazed fan of his work.
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*The ranch's previous name, "Wandering I Nudist Colony" is a play on "{{W|wandering eye}}," which refers to visually checking out other people.
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*[[Comic Book Guy]] says that if the smart fridge was truly smart, it would be filled with {{W|Hot Pockets}}.
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*Lisa, unhappy with the ranch, is reading one of the ''{{W2|Let's Go|book series}}'' travel guides, ''[[Let's Go Home]]''. Bart rides up and tells her, "Hey, Crabby Hayes, get with the program!" referencing the old-time actor in westerns, [[Gabby Hayes]].
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*[[Luke Stetson]] tells [[Lisa]] he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free [[Tibet]]." The latter sign being a reference to Tibet's struggle for independence.
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*When [[Cleanie]] comes in he says "My precious", the voice is a reference to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' character {{W|Gollum}}. Cleanie was voiced by [[Andy Serkis]], who provided the voice (and motion capture) for Gollum in the films.
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*The Native Indians have a {{W|photo stand-in}} of [[John Rambo|Rambo]] and [[Betty Boop]].
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*When Bart ropes Homer around the neck to save him from the beavers, it's a parody of the scene in which {{W|Marty McFly}} is roped by the hands in ''{{W|Back to the Future Part III}}''.
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*Lisa and Luke perform the folk song "{{W2|Red River Valley|song}}".
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*[[Maggie]] dances to "{{W2|Oops!... I Did It Again|song}}" by [[Britney Spears]].
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*When the beavers are gnawing on the items in the mini bar, one of them can be seen chewing on a [[Toblerone]]. However, the package is the wrong shape, it should be a triangular prism but instead it's a rectangular prism.
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*The Native Indians give Homer and Bart {{W|Fresca}} to drink.
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*"[[Moe, Moe, Moe]]" by [[Moe Szyslak Connection]] is a parody of the song "{{W|More, More, More}}" by {{W|Andrea True|Andrea True Connection}}.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
*This episode was featured on The Simpsons Christmas Vol. 2 DVD, but it has nothing to do with Christmas, except for the scene in the beginning where The Simpsons are singing carols.
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*When Bart read the leaflet for the ranch, he said that there would be no radio at the ranch. However, in a later scene, Maggie is seen dancing to a song on the radio.
 
*The sound of the footsteps when [[Clara Stetson|Clara]] is running across the log do not match her actual footsteps.
 
*The sound of the footsteps when [[Clara Stetson|Clara]] is running across the log do not match her actual footsteps.
*When Bart read the leaflet for the ranch, he said that there would be no radio at the ranch. However later, Maggie is seen dancing to a song on the radio.
 
*When [[Lisa]] first meets [[Luke Stetson]], he tells her that he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free Tibet" signs. However, the signs are on posts and would be pounded into the ground, not hung.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:29, November 26, 2022

References/Trivia


Season 14 Episode References
308 "Three Gays of the Condo"
309
"Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
"Old Yeller-Belly" 310


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • When Bart read the leaflet for the ranch, he said that there would be no radio at the ranch. However, in a later scene, Maggie is seen dancing to a song on the radio.
  • The sound of the footsteps when Clara is running across the log do not match her actual footsteps.
Season 14 References
Treehouse of Horror XIII How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade Large Marge Helter Shelter The Great Louse Detective Special Edna The Dad Who Knew Too Little The Strong Arms of the Ma Pray Anything Barting Over I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can A Star Is Born Again Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington C.E. D'oh 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky Three Gays of the Condo Dude, Where's My Ranch? Old Yeller-Belly Brake My Wife, Please The Bart of War Moe Baby Blues