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Marge vs. the Monorail/References

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References/Trivia


Season 4 Episode References
070 "Homer's Triple Bypass"
071
"Marge vs. the Monorail"
"Selma's Choice" 072


Cultural references

  • The episode's opening scene is a parody of the opening of The Flintstones, complete with the same music, to which Homer sings his own lyrics.
  • The main premise of a con man getting a town excited about something he sells but hardly knows anything about is borrowed from the musical Meredith Willson's The Music Man.
  • A "reverse reference" occurred in 2002 when Seattle residents opposed to a proposed monorail project held a protest event called "Coming Out With Marge Simpson." The event organizers planned to show the episode as part of the protest, but were ordered not to by Fox due to copyright laws.
  • Homer's conductor uniform is similar to the uniforms worn by Imperial officers such as Grand Moff Tarkin, Admiral Ozzel and Admiral Piett in the Star Wars saga.

Trivia

  • At the town meeting, Mr. Burns appears with a poorly disguised mustache, calling himself "Mr. Snrub" ("Burns" spelled backwards) and suggesting that the town invest the three million dollars in the nuclear power plant. In spite of Smithers' acting as a shill for him and seconding the idea, Burns is quickly caught out by the townspeople and forced to flee the meeting.

Continuity

  • In The Great Train Wreck, Milhouse asks Bart if he's jealous becasue his father is a train engineer. Bart reminds Milhouse that his father drove the Monorail and that it nearly killed the whole town. He even points to wreckage of the train and tracks, referring to the events of this episode.

Goofs

  • When the Monorail goes fast, a "Springfield Monorail" sign is ripped off to reveal a "1964 World Fair" sign, yet in all other shots, all the "Springfield Monorail" signs are still there.
  • Doctor Hibbert is seen on the monorail but some time later he is with a pair of siamese twins.


Season 4 References
Kamp Krusty A Streetcar Named Marge Homer the Heretic Lisa the Beauty Queen Treehouse of Horror III Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie Marge Gets a Job New Kid on the Block Mr. Plow Lisa's First Word Homer's Triple Bypass Marge vs. the Monorail Selma's Choice Brother from the Same Planet I Love Lisa Duffless Last Exit to Springfield So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show The Front Whacking Day Marge in Chains Krusty Gets Kancelled