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**The controller he holds resembles an [[Xbox]] controller. | **The controller he holds resembles an [[Xbox]] controller. | ||
*[[Kearney]] tells Bart to think outside of the Skinner box, which is another name for a {{W|Operant conditioning chamber}} which is used to study animal behavior. | *[[Kearney]] tells Bart to think outside of the Skinner box, which is another name for a {{W|Operant conditioning chamber}} which is used to study animal behavior. | ||
| − | *When singing "[[ | + | *When singing "[[Ode to Apologize]]", Homer sings the line: "The melody is by [[Beethoven]]" and Bart then sings: "Not bad for a movie dog". Homer is referring to the composer while Bart is referring to the film ''{{W|Beethoven (film)|Beethoven}}''. |
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| − | *The story is a follow-up to the episode "[[Moonshine River]]" from the [[Season 24|same season]]. | + | *The story is a follow-up to the episode "[[Moonshine River]]" from the [[Season 24|same season 24]]. |
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the song "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing".
- The song has also been referenced in the title of the episode "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing", from Season 22.
- Cletus' "Fueds" list includes the following:
- Hatfields
- The Hapsburgs
- Time Warner Cable
- Those dang Muppets
- My toenail what turned black
- And, after the talent show, the Peacocks
- "The Most Interesting Boy in the World" is a reference to the Internet meme, The Most Interesting Man in the World.
- The movie Love, Indubitably is a reference to the movie Love Actually.
- Severus Snape from Harry Potter appears in the movie.
- The TARDIS from Doctor Who appears in the movie.
- Alfred Hitchcock comes out from the TARDIS.
- A caricature of Bart as Yoda from Star Wars was seen when Bart was at Springfield Squidport.
- Woody Allen mentions his films Mighty Aphrodite and The Purple Rose of Cairo. Later, he mentions that he played the ant in Antz.
- One of the characters in the video game Mixed Martian Arts is Marvin the Martian from Looney Tunes.
- The controller he holds resembles an Xbox controller.
- Kearney tells Bart to think outside of the Skinner box, which is another name for a Operant conditioning chamber which is used to study animal behavior.
- When singing "Ode to Apologize", Homer sings the line: "The melody is by Beethoven" and Bart then sings: "Not bad for a movie dog". Homer is referring to the composer while Bart is referring to the film Beethoven.
Continuity
- The story is a follow-up to the episode "Moonshine River" from the same season 24.
