How Lisa Got Her Marge Back/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 27 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a parody of the title of the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
• Characters from Archie Comics appears.
  • When Jugghead said he wishes Archie was still alive, following him, Moose, Reggie, Betty and Veronica entering the car with a photo of Archie on the side door, is a reference to the "Life with Archie" Issue #36 where Archie dies.
• Musicals for Paul Blart: Mall Cop, G.I. Jane and Men in Black are advertised on billboards.
• A prop for Avenue Q, and neon signs for King Kong Live From Skull Island (a play on Kong: Skull Island), and Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 fell down after the musical Marge and Lisa attend.
• A baboon and a baby lion acts Rafiki raising Simba scene in The Lion King.
• The homeless man plays Gerry Mulligan's Apple Core.
  • Lisa, Martin, Database and Milhouse play their own version at the end and during the credits.
• The commercial song is a parody of Downtown by Petula Clark.
• The song that Lisa sings at the end is Don't Rain on My Parade by Barbra Streisand.
• A musical called Spamilton is seen, a parody of Hamilton.
• A musical called Rats is seen, a parody of Cats.

Continuity

• Shary Bobbins appears in a commercial parodying Mary Poppins's Chim Chim Cher-ee song scene. ("Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious")

Trivia

• The England's taxi license plate is VABF 111, a reference to this episode's production code, VABF11.
• When Lisa comments "Is there nothing so beautiful that they won’t keep exploiting until its worthless?", an advertising for the Season 17 DVD release flashes on the screen.
• Gil yells D'oh shortly before he drops the fake Maggie.
• This episode is one of the many that explain how Lisa got her pearl necklace, showing that Marge gave it to Lisa during her first day at school. However this is contradicted by many other episodes. For example, in Barthood, there's a scene that takes place after Lisa's first month at school, and she's not wearing her pearls yet. During Boy Meets Curl, Lisa mentions that her pearls were a gift by Marge when she could first read at twelfth grade level, and during Lisa's First Word, baby Lisa is already wearing her pearl necklace.
• Many pictures of celebrities are seen at the restaurant; including:
  • David Duchovny
  • Gillian Anderson
  • Lassie
  • Tom Cruise
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • Woody Allen
  • John Wayne
  • Lucille Ball
  • Brooke Shields
  • William Shatner
  • James Woods
  • Humphrey Bogart
  • Conan O'Brien
  • Ron Howard
  • Johnny Carson
  • Jay Leno
  • Bob Hope
  • Mel Gibson
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Mickey Rooney
  • John Travolta
  • Tom Hanks
  • Bette Midler
  • Mel Brooks
  • Bill Cosby
  • Elvis Presley
  • Elizabeth Taylor
  • Don Knotts
  • Marilyn Monroe

Goofs

• Skinner is allergic to peanut and yet opens the Peanut Brittle. ("Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em")
• During the flashback, there's a picture of Lisa, Bart and Maggie on the wall, but it's likely that Maggie wasn't even born when the flashback takes place.

References

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Every Man's Dream • 'Cue Detective • Puffless • Halloween of Horror • Treehouse of Horror XXVI • Friend with Benefit • Lisa with an "S" • 'Paths of Glory • Barthood • The Girl Code • Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles • Much Apu About Something • Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 • Gal of Constant Sorrow • Lisa the Veterinarian • The Marge-ian Chronicles • The Burns Cage • How Lisa Got Her Marge Back • Fland Canyon • To Courier with Love • Simprovised • Orange Is the New Yellow