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Difference between revisions of "How the Test Was Won/References"

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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the {{w|How the West Was Won(film)|film}} and {{w|How the West Was Won (TV series)|TV series}} ''How the West Was Won''.
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*The episode title is a pun on the {{W2|How the West Was Won|film|film}} and {{W2|How the West Was Won|TV series|TV series}} ''How the West Was Won''.
*When [[Bart]], [[Nelson]], [[Jimbo]], [[Kearney]], [[Dolph]], and [[Ralph]] go to the "helicopter", "{{w|Gonna Fly Now}}", the theme song from ''Rocky'', plays.
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*The [[Sitcom parodies couch gag|couch gag]] parodies the sets of various sitcoms: ''[[The Honeymooners]]'', ''{{W|The Dick Van Dyke Show}}'', ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' and ''[[Cheers]]''.
*There is also a ''{{w|Kid vs. Kat}}'' episode called "How the Test Was Won".
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*When [[Bart]], [[Nelson]], [[Jimbo]], [[Kearney]], [[Dolph]], and [[Ralph]] go to the "helicopter", "{{W|Gonna Fly Now}}", the theme song from ''Rocky'', plays.
*Homer's premonition of the massive accident in his house is similar to the premonitions seen in the ''{{w|Final Destination (series)|Final Destination}}'' franchise.
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*Homer's premonition of the massive accident in his house is similar to the premonitions seen in the ''{{W2|Final Destination|series}}'' franchise.
*At the end, when [[Principal Skinner]] says dancing is allowed again, everyone starts dancing to the song "{{W|Footloose (song)|Footloose}}" from the 1984 film ''{{W|Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose}}''.
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*At the end, when [[Principal Skinner]] says dancing is allowed again, everyone starts dancing to the song "{{W2|Footloose|song}}" from the 1984 film ''{{W2|Footloose|1984 film}}''.
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*When Ralph plays with the rat, he thinks that the rat is [[Elmo]] from ''Sesame Street''.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
*According to [[Homer]] the entire series of scenes showing him getting hurt took place over a week. This is odd, considering that one of the flashbacks was from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]". This could, however, be a sign that Homer is not good at keeping track of time—or reality, since the THOH flashback is non-canon. Most of flashbacks are clips from previous episodes:
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*According to [[Homer]] the entire series of scenes showing him getting hurt took place over a week. This is odd, considering that one of the flashbacks was from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]". This could, however, be a sign that Homer is not good at keeping track of time—or reality, since the THOH flashback is non-canon. Most of the flashbacks are clips from previous episodes:
**"[[Homer at the Bat]]"
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**"[[Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]"
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*"[[Homer at the Bat]]"
**"[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]"
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*"[[Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]"
**"[[Marge in Chains]]
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*"[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]"
**"[[Deep Space Homer]]"
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*"[[Marge in Chains]]"
**"[[Bart Gets an Elephant]]"
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*"[[Deep Space Homer]]"
**"[[Homer Badman]]"
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*"[[Bart Gets an Elephant]]"
**"[[King-Size Homer]]"
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**"[[Two Bad Neighbors]]"
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*"[[King-Size Homer]]"
**"[[Homerpalooza]]"
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*"[[Two Bad Neighbors]]"
**"[[A Milhouse Divided]]"
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*"[[Homerpalooza]]"
**"[[The Homer They Fall]]"
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*"[[A Milhouse Divided]]"
**"[[Homer to the Max]]"
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*"[[The Homer They Fall]]"
**"[[Faith Off]]"
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*"[[Homer to the Max]]"
**"[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]"
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*"[[Faith Off]]"
**"[[Tennis the Menace]]"
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*"[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]"
**"[[Bye Bye Nerdie]]"
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*"[[Tennis the Menace]]"
**"[[Simpson Safari]]"
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*"[[Bye, Bye, Nerdie]]"
**"[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]"
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*"[[Simpson Safari]]"
**"[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]"
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*"[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]"
**"[[Helter Shelter]]"
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*"[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]"
**"[[Pray Anything]]"
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*"[[Helter Shelter]]"
**"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"
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*"[[Pray Anything]]"
**"[[Brake My Wife, Please]]"
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*"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"
**"[[Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays]]"
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*"[[Brake My Wife, Please]]"
**"[[Blame It on Lisa]]"
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**"[[Lost Our Lisa]]"
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*"[[Blame It on Lisa]]"
**"[[Lard of the Dance]]"
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*"[[Lost Our Lisa]]"
**"[[Trilogy of Error]]"
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**"[[Million-Dollar Abie]]"
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*"[[Trilogy of Error]]"
**"[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]"
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*"[[Million-Dollar Abie]]"
**"[[Dumbbell Indemnity]]"
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*"[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]"
**"[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]"
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*"[[Dumbbell Indemnity]]"
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*"[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]"
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== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
* The school bus passes the exiting Springfield sign, but then Otto seems to be flying the school bus over Springfield and the power plant in sight.
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*People were already staring at Lisa before she screamed.
* People were already staring at Lisa before she screamed.
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*In one scene, Lisa is shown sitting next to Milhouse, however in an earlier scene, she is shown sitting at the edge of the table.
* In one scene, Lisa is shown sitting next to Milhouse, however in an earlier scene, she is shown sitting at the edge of the table.
 
 
*In Marge's meeting scene, when it is just seconds to 3 o'clock, Homer doesn't have anything around his hands. When he confronts Mr Burns, when he says "Oh, Mr Burns!", he has a watch. Then, he doesn't.
 
*In Marge's meeting scene, when it is just seconds to 3 o'clock, Homer doesn't have anything around his hands. When he confronts Mr Burns, when he says "Oh, Mr Burns!", he has a watch. Then, he doesn't.
  

Latest revision as of 19:26, October 8, 2022

References/Trivia


Season 20 Episode References
430 "Take My Life, Please"
431
"How the Test Was Won"
"No Loan Again, Naturally" 432


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

  • According to Homer the entire series of scenes showing him getting hurt took place over a week. This is odd, considering that one of the flashbacks was from "Treehouse of Horror XIII". This could, however, be a sign that Homer is not good at keeping track of time—or reality, since the THOH flashback is non-canon. Most of the flashbacks are clips from previous episodes:

Goofs[edit]

  • People were already staring at Lisa before she screamed.
  • In one scene, Lisa is shown sitting next to Milhouse, however in an earlier scene, she is shown sitting at the edge of the table.
  • In Marge's meeting scene, when it is just seconds to 3 o'clock, Homer doesn't have anything around his hands. When he confronts Mr Burns, when he says "Oh, Mr Burns!", he has a watch. Then, he doesn't.
Season 20 References
Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes Lost Verizon Double, Double, Boy in Trouble Treehouse of Horror XIX Dangerous Curves Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words MyPods and Boomsticks The Burns and the Bees Lisa the Drama Queen Take My Life, Please How the Test Was Won No Loan Again, Naturally Gone Maggie Gone In the Name of the Grandfather Wedding for Disaster Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly Father Knows Worst Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh Four Great Women and a Manicure Coming to Homerica