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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*One of Homer's sentences is a reference to the song "[[wikipedia:Rock_and_Roll_All_Nite|Rock and Roll All Nite]]".
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*The radio announcer mentions [[ABBA]] and [[Led Zeppelin]].
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*In the car, the radio plays "Shinin' On" by [[Grand Funk Railroad]] and "{{W|Mississippi Queen}}" by {{W2|Mountain|band}}.
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*[[Homer]] mentions the bands {{W|Jefferson Airplane}}, {{W|Jefferson Starship}}, {{W|The Alan Parsons Project}} and {{W2|Hovercraft|band}}.
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*At [[Suicide Notes]] music shop Homer finds a ''[[Styx]]'' album at the "Oldies" section. He was surprised to find it there as he had just listened to them on the ''{{W|King Biscuit Flower Hour}}'', a former American radio show. The album ''{{W2|Boston|album}}'' by {{W2|Boston|band|the band of the same name}} is also seen at Suicide Notes' "Oldies" section.
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*Homer critiziced bands that were unknown to him, such as [[Sonic Youth]] and [[Nine Inch Nails]].
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*When teenage Homer approaches the van with cool kids, "{{W2|Frankenstein|instrumental}}" by {{W|The Edgar Winter Group}} plays.
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**This scene is a parody of the film ''{{W2|Dazed and Confused|film}}''.
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*A teenage Homer and [[Barney]] sing "[[You Make Me Feel Like Dancing]]" by {{W|Leo Sayer}}.
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*Teenage Homer had posters for Led Zeppelin and [[Pink Floyd]] on his wall.
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*Homer said that he "used to rock and roll all night and party ev-a-ry day" a reference to the song "{{W|Rock and Roll All Nite}}" by [[KISS]].
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*The [[Hullabalooza]] ticket mentions {{W|Clark Bar}} and {{W|Jostens}}.
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*One of the attendees has {{W|The Scream}} on his shirt. Another has a parody of [[The Great Gazoo]] on his shirt.
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*{{Chs|Cypress Hill}} mentions {{W|Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster Entertainment}}.
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*Cypress Hill perform the songs "{{W|Throw Your Set in the Air}}" and "{{W|Insane in the Brain}}".
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*Homer's strut is a parody of ''{{W2|Keep on Truckin'|comics}}''.
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*{{Chs|The Smashing Pumpkins}} perform the song "{{W2|Zero|The Smashing Pumpkins song}}".
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*{{Ch|Peter Frampton}} says he got his {{W|Pink Floyd pigs|inflatable pig}} at Pink Floyd's yard sale.
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*Homer's first cannonball stunt on the Hullabalooza tour is a near frame-by-frame replica of footage of {{W|Frank "Cannonball" Richards}}, a vaudevillian of the 1930s, performing the same stunt.
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*In the crowd scene at Hullabalooza, one of the teenagers has a picture of [[Dr. Zaius]] from ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' on his t-shirt.
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*The [[Animal Hospital]] has [[Jimi Hendrix]]'s puppy, [[Rover Hendrix]].
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*Peter Frampton performs the song "{{W|Do You Feel Like We Do}}".
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*When Homer is doing his last cannonball performance, he says "don't fear the reaper", a reference to the song "{{W|(Don't Fear) The Reaper}}" by [[Blue Öyster Cult]].
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*Homer says "it's hip to be square", referencing the song "{{W|Hip to Be Square}}" by [[Huey Lewis and the News]].
  
*Homer's first cannonball stunt on the Hullapalooza tour is a near frame-by-frame replica of footage of [[wikipedia:Frank_"Cannonball"_Richards|Frank "Cannonball" Richards]], a vaudevillian of the 1930s, performing the same stunt.
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== Trivia ==
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*The {{W|establishing shot}} of [[Springfield High School]] is reused from "[[The Way We Was]]".
  
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== Continuity ==
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*Several of the Hullabalooza attendees reappear in "[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]" and ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.
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== Goofs ==
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[[File:Ghosthomie.png|thumb|Homer's reflection not filled in]]
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*When Homer is lamenting how out-of-touch he is, for a frame the mirror reflection of the top of his head is not colored in.
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*At Hullapalooza, One of the audience members has orange peace signs on their pants. One of the holes in a peace sign repeatedly is filled in.
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*After dodging the cannonball, Homer is wearing a helmet, goggles, blue shorts and tennis shoes, but when he steps off the stage, the helmet and goggles disappear and he is wearing his blue flannel pants and his gray shoes.
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{{Season 7|R}}
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
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[[Category:Trivia]]
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[[Category:Continuity]]

Latest revision as of 11:53, April 13, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 7 Episode References
151 "Much Apu About Nothing"
152
"Homerpalooza"
"Summer of 4 Ft. 2" 153


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

Homer's reflection not filled in
  • When Homer is lamenting how out-of-touch he is, for a frame the mirror reflection of the top of his head is not colored in.
  • At Hullapalooza, One of the audience members has orange peace signs on their pants. One of the holes in a peace sign repeatedly is filled in.
  • After dodging the cannonball, Homer is wearing a helmet, goggles, blue shorts and tennis shoes, but when he steps off the stage, the helmet and goggles disappear and he is wearing his blue flannel pants and his gray shoes.
Season 7 References
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