Lisa's First Word/References
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Trivia
- Lisa's birthday was revealed in this episode. However it is not exact: The Olympics was on its last day when Lisa was born. Therefore, it would be around 24 August 1983.
- When toddler Bart hears Lisa say her first, he exclaims "Sufferin' sucatache!", Sylvester the Cat's (from Looney Tunes) catchphrase.
- Bart's first words were also revealed in this episode: "Ay Carumba!", which he said after seeing his parents having sex.
- Marge begins telling her story of Lisa's first word by saying: "This story begins in the unforgettable spring of 1983. Ms. Pac-man struck a blow for women's rights and a young Joe Piscopo taught us how to laugh", making references to the 1981 arcade video game Ms. Pac-Man and the American actor Joe Piscopo.
- Bart's term of "Can't sleep, clown will eat me", was later used as a line in an Alice Cooper song. It has since become somewhat of a slang term to describe insomnia.
- When Bart is packing his toys up he is saying something, but it's not audible.
- Maggie said her first word in this episode. Although because no-one hears her say it, the family has presumed Maggie has spoken her first word a few times in other episodes, including "Good Night", The Simpsons Movie, "Four Great Women and a Manicure", and "Coming to Homerica".
- The Krusty Burger scratch & win cards were inspired by a promotional game McDonald's did for the 1984 Olympics where an event would be revealed and prizes would be awarded dependent on whether Team USA scored a gold, silver, or bronze medal. Prizes ranged from free McDonald's food to a $10,000 cash prize. McDonald's lost millions of dollars paying out prizes on that promotion.
Goofs
- Even though it is obvious Grandpa is a younger man in 1983, a picture of his elderly self hangs in the wall of his house.
- In the 1990 episode "Krusty Gets Busted", Krusty says he is (and always has been) illiterate. In this episode, Krusty successfully reads and deciphers a communique about the Soviets boycotting the 1984 Olympics.
- Sideshow Bob is in this episode, but he has turquoise colored hair.
- In one scene Todd Flanders has black hair.
- When Homer found out Marge was pregnant, he didn't rip his hair out. However, the fact that he did this was not revealed until "And Maggie Makes Three".
- On the title card of Itchy & Scratchy episode, "100-Yard Gash", there is only an opening inverted comma. There is no closing inverted comma.
- In the empty Simpson House, Homer imagines a TV and a couch in the living room. There is no window in the living room.
- Ned's mustache has not got curly ends like in "Moms I'd Like to Forget".
Continuity
