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*''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'': After the failed bus jump escape from the police, [[Grampa]] and the [[Springfield Mafia]] are caught and put in jail. Grampa, telling the story, says, "I stayed there for many years until a poster of [[Rita Hayworth]] helped me to escape", a reference to Andy Dufresne using pin-up posters (beginning with Rita Hayworth) to conceal his escape tunnel in the movie. | *''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'': After the failed bus jump escape from the police, [[Grampa]] and the [[Springfield Mafia]] are caught and put in jail. Grampa, telling the story, says, "I stayed there for many years until a poster of [[Rita Hayworth]] helped me to escape", a reference to Andy Dufresne using pin-up posters (beginning with Rita Hayworth) to conceal his escape tunnel in the movie. | ||
*''[[Star Wars]]'': Grampa finds a locked treasure chest but has no lock picking tools, so he uses a raygun to shoot the lock open. He then says, "Lock picks and tools are no match for a good blaster at your side!" This echoes [[Han Solo]]'s derisive line about the Force and lightsabers in ''Star Wars: A New Hope'', "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side." | *''[[Star Wars]]'': Grampa finds a locked treasure chest but has no lock picking tools, so he uses a raygun to shoot the lock open. He then says, "Lock picks and tools are no match for a good blaster at your side!" This echoes [[Han Solo]]'s derisive line about the Force and lightsabers in ''Star Wars: A New Hope'', "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side." | ||
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Cultural references
- The Shawshank Redemption: After the failed bus jump escape from the police, Grampa and the Springfield Mafia are caught and put in jail. Grampa, telling the story, says, "I stayed there for many years until a poster of Rita Hayworth helped me to escape", a reference to Andy Dufresne using pin-up posters (beginning with Rita Hayworth) to conceal his escape tunnel in the movie.
- Star Wars: Grampa finds a locked treasure chest but has no lock picking tools, so he uses a raygun to shoot the lock open. He then says, "Lock picks and tools are no match for a good blaster at your side!" This echoes Han Solo's derisive line about the Force and lightsabers in Star Wars: A New Hope, "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side."
