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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The episode title is a pun on the baseball expression "Turn a {{W|double play}}". | *The episode title is a pun on the baseball expression "Turn a {{W|double play}}". | ||
| − | * | + | *''[[Hunch]]'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W2|Monk|TV series}}''. |
**In fact, the name of the actor on ''Hunch'' is Tony Huncharella, which is a reference to {{W|Tony Shalhoub}}, the lead actor of ''Monk''. | **In fact, the name of the actor on ''Hunch'' is Tony Huncharella, which is a reference to {{W|Tony Shalhoub}}, the lead actor of ''Monk''. | ||
**The writer of the episode is [[J. D. Salinger]], author of ''[[The Catcher in the Rye]]''. | **The writer of the episode is [[J. D. Salinger]], author of ''[[The Catcher in the Rye]]''. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the baseball expression "Turn a double play".
- Hunch is a parody of the TV series Monk.
- In fact, the name of the actor on Hunch is Tony Huncharella, which is a reference to Tony Shalhoub, the lead actor of Monk.
- The writer of the episode is J. D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye.
- Among the people shown in the cast of Hunch are Gwyneth Paltrow, Sir Anthony Hopkins, the late George C. Scott, and Heidi Klum.
- At the end credits for Hunch, filming locations given are "New York City" and "Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada", a small city between Calgary and the USA/Canadian border of approximately 80,000 inhabitants.
- Tabitha Vixx sings "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the USA, before going into singing "Trouble-istic".
- Howard K. Duff VIII says that it is "Amerisnack.com ttroll doll night".
- "Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals plays during the Kiss Cam.
- Homer says that he and Marge have "gone through more hardships than the Jews and Charlie Brown put together.", referencing Peanuts.
- Tabitha Vixx and Buck Mitchell both were to attend the ESPY Awards.
- The file photo of Homer and Marge is a reference to the Pietà.
- On Jock Squawk, the radio host explains why Lou Gehrig deserved to die.
- As Homer and Marge ride off in the baseball car, an instrumental version of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" by Edward Meeker plays.
Trivia
- The things Homer throws at Buck are 1 AA battery, 4 D batteries and a cordless drill.
- Krusty's design on The Inquisitor is how he looks in the future in "Lisa's Wedding" and "Bart to the Future".
Goofs
- On Lisa's 2nd Grade Spelling Champion certificate, Edna Krabappel's name is incorrectly spelled as "Edna Krabbappel".
