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== Cultural References ==
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== Cultural references ==
*The title is a reference to the movie ''{{w|Million Dollar Baby}}'', which was previously parodied in "[[Million Dollar Abie]]".
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*The title is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Million Dollar Baby}}'', which was previously parodied in "[[Million-Dollar Abie]]".
*The Funtendo Zii is an obvious parody of the {{w|Nintendo Wii}}.
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*[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] perform "{{W|Let's Call the Whole Thing Off}}," which originally appeared in the 1937 film ''{{W2|Shall We Dance|1937 film}}''. The song is sung several times during the episode.
*Zii Sports is an obvious parody of Wii Sports.
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*The [[Old Jewish man]] says he misses {{W|History Channel}}.
 
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*The name of the store [[Circuit Circus]] is a reference to {{W|Circus Circus Las Vegas|Circus Circus}}.
== Trivia ==
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[[File:Mr. Burns playing Zii Golf.png|300px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] feels like he was in {{W|St Andrews Links}} when he was playing [[Zii Sports]], a parody of {{W|Wii Sports}}]]
*The Wilhelm Scream can be heard repeatedly in the military game that [[Mr. Burns]] plays, which in turn is a parody of ''{{w|Call of Duty: World at War}}.''
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*The [[Funtendo Zii]] is an obvious parody of the {{W|Nintendo Wii}}.
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**When playing Zii Golf, [[Mr. Burns]] felt as if he was "mashing the tufty on the links at St. Andrews's". {{W|St Andrews Links}} is considered to be the "Home of Golf" and has one of the oldest golf courses in the world.
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**[[Zii Sports]] is an obvious parody of {{W|Wii Sports}}.
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*The {{W|Wilhelm scream}} can be heard repeatedly in the military game that Mr. Burns plays, which in turn is a parody of ''{{W|Call of Duty: World at War}}''.
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*Mr. Burns stopped enjoying the game when he found out he was actually shooting {{W|Nazi}} soldiers. A statue of [[Adolf Hitler]] doing the {{W|Nazi salute}} can also be seen.
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*In his "lucky day", Homer finds an {{W|Emerson, Lake & Palmer}} compact disk on the floor. When he plays it in his car, the song "{{W2|Lucky Man|Emerson, Lake & Palmer song}}" can be heard while Homer sings along.
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*Some of the books seen at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]:
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**''[[I Was Right But I'm A Jerk]]'' by famous American baseball player [[José Canseco]]. Canseco has been subjected to many legal issues and controversies during his life.
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**''[[The Bourne Retirement]]'', a reference to the ''{{W2|Bourne|novel series}}'' novel series which were adapted into several {{W2|Bourne|film series|live-action films}}.
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**''[[The Slumdog Millionaire Cookbook]]'', a reference to the ''{{W|Slumdog Millionaire}}'' drama film set in [[Mumbai]].
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*Both [[Dave Rothman]] and [[Valerie Togasaki]] work at coffeehouses, with Dave working at {{W|Seattle's Best Coffee|Seattle's Best}} and Valerie at [[Starbucks]].
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**According to Dave's wedding vow, the things the two have in common is season two of ''{{W|Mad Men}}''.
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[[File:Magic Mirror from Snow White.png|300px|thumb|[[Homer]] hesitates whether to buy "Hitler's baseball" or the {{W2|Magic Mirror|Snow White}} from ''[[Snow White]]'']]
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*When Homer gets the lotto money, he hesitates whether to buy "Hitler's baseball" or a mirror that gives him advice. The {{W2|Magic Mirror|Snow White}} from ''[[Snow White]]'' suddenly appears and tells him to buy the baseball.
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*The "adult magazines" Homer was hiding in the tree included two editions of ''[[The Economist]]''. The titles included "New challenges for [[Indonesia]]", and "Special report on the {{W|Ural Mountains}}".
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*[[Abe]] compares himself with {{W|Bill Tilden}} when he was playing Zii Tennis. Tilden was the world No. 1 player for six years and won 14 Major singles titles.
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*The moving equipment company [[U Tote]] is a parody of {{W|U-Haul}}.
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*{{W|Felix Mendelssohn}}'s {{W2|Symphony No. 4|Mendelssohn}} is heard when Homer buys presents for his family.
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*Homer makes a reference to ''{{W|The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon}}'' when he says he should be acting like [[Jerry Lewis]].
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*"{{W|Viva la Vida}}" is heard at [[Coldplay]]'s concert.
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*When Abe is playing Zii Tennis against [[Jasper]], he mentions the {{W|Benson & Hedges}} brand of cigarettes.
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*Jasper says he needs some {{W|Bengay}} for his hurt shoulder.
  
 
== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
 
*When the line at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] is first shown, some characters are shown to be cut-off by the shelving.
 
*When the line at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] is first shown, some characters are shown to be cut-off by the shelving.
  
== Music ==
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{{Season 21|R}}
Among the music heard in this episode:
 
*Viva La Vida by Coldplay
 
  
{{Season 21 R}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:31, October 15, 2021

References/Trivia


Season 21 Episode References
451 "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
452
"Million Dollar Maybe"
"Boy Meets Curl" 453


Cultural references[edit]

Mr. Burns feels like he was in St Andrews Links when he was playing Zii Sports, a parody of Wii Sports
Homer hesitates whether to buy "Hitler's baseball" or the Magic Mirror from Snow White

Goofs[edit]

  • When the line at the Kwik-E-Mart is first shown, some characters are shown to be cut-off by the shelving.
Season 21 References
Homer the Whopper Bart Gets a "Z" The Great Wife Hope Treehouse of Horror XX The Devil Wears Nada Pranks and Greens Rednecks and Broomsticks Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? Thursdays with Abie Once Upon a Time in Springfield Million Dollar Maybe Boy Meets Curl The Color Yellow Postcards from the Wedge Stealing First Base The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed American History X-cellent Chief of Hearts The Squirt and the Whale To Surveil with Love Moe Letter Blues The Bob Next Door Judge Me Tender