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Fat Man and Little Boy/References

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Trivia

The episode is named after the two nuclear bombs that were dropped on Japan during World War II, codenamed Fat Man and Little Boy.


The eccentric Goose Gladwell seems to be a parody of Willy Wonka. This episode was released six months before the 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, Gladwell's appearance, however, is based more on Gene Wilder's Wonka in the 1971 version (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory).


Homer mentions strange adults befriending small children, which is a possible reference to Michael Jackson as well as to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. When the episode first aired, Jackson was dealing with child molestation charges and movie posters featuring Depp as Wonka were appearing in theatres as part of the pre-release publicity for the movie. Some moviegoers found Depp's appearance in the posters to be eerily similar to Jackson's.


Songs used:

  • Get Ready For This by 2 Unlimited
  • "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas
  • The Pink Panther theme
  • I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred

In The Simpsons Game, Matt Groening calls Homer and Bart a "Fat Man" and a "Little Boy".