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*The music playing during the assault course is the song [[wikipedia:Toy Soldiers (song)|Toy Soldiers]] by [[wikipedia:Martika|Martika]]. | *The music playing during the assault course is the song [[wikipedia:Toy Soldiers (song)|Toy Soldiers]] by [[wikipedia:Martika|Martika]]. | ||
*When the mini-helicopter blows up, "[[Looney Tunes|That's all Folks]]" appears in the enemy screen. | *When the mini-helicopter blows up, "[[Looney Tunes|That's all Folks]]" appears in the enemy screen. | ||
| + | *When Homer explains why they shouldn't surrender to the Colonel's troops, he mentions that the Army will strip people naked, put a bag over their face, and have hicks laugh at them, referring to the torture controversy in the War on Terror. | ||
| + | *When Lisa attempts to lecture the Army Colonel about how an occupying force is outmatched by determined people in a foreign nation, she cites the Vietnam War and its result as one of the sources. | ||
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
Revision as of 21:36, October 11, 2010
Cultural references
- The title is a reference to G.I. Joe. "Grunt" is United States military slang for an infantry soldier. 'Annoyed grunt' is the script notation for Homer's favorite exclamation, D'oh.
- When the colonel has the recruits do push-ups while Homer eats donuts, it is referencing a scene in the movie Full Metal Jacket. The movie is again referenced when Homer wonders if the drill sergeant will ask him "what his major malfunction is".
- The Army recruitment film shown at Springfield Elementary uses "Arise, Ye Russian People" from Prokofiev's soundtrack for Alexander Nevsky before switching to Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown."
- Milhouse asks about The Doodlebops, a popular children's show.
- The music playing during the assault course is the song Toy Soldiers by Martika.
- When the mini-helicopter blows up, "That's all Folks" appears in the enemy screen.
- When Homer explains why they shouldn't surrender to the Colonel's troops, he mentions that the Army will strip people naked, put a bag over their face, and have hicks laugh at them, referring to the torture controversy in the War on Terror.
- When Lisa attempts to lecture the Army Colonel about how an occupying force is outmatched by determined people in a foreign nation, she cites the Vietnam War and its result as one of the sources.
