Orange Is the New Yellow/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the television series Orange Is the New Black.
- The show was previously referenced in the comic story Yellow Is the New Black.
- Wiggum makes a pun on Silvester Stallone's name, Silvester Alone.
- Marge reads a chess book by James Patterson.
- The title of the book, Bishop takes night, is a reference to bishop takes knight in chess.
- The black and white scenes with Homer as homemaker are a reference to Donna Reed.[1]
- The couch gag is inspired by the style of IKEA's manuals.
- In the credits, Couch is stylized to Cöuch, while in the couch gag it's spelled as Coüch, a reference to IKEA's Swedish nationality.
Continuity
- Marge is sent to jail in the Springfield Women's Prison. ("Marge in Chains")
- In the opening scene, Lisa plays a theremin. ("Homer Scissorhands")
- Homer dresses up as a prision guard. ("The Wandering Juvie")
- Ned references losing Maude. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")
- Mr. Sparkle's face appears on laundry detergent. ("In Marge We Trust")
Trivia
- In the opening sequence:
- Lenny shouts "Oh not again" when falling from the ladder in the Power Plant.
- In the store, Maggie's price is "Read Again".
- The bear in Mr. Burns's office is shown to be a real bear.
- Before the couch gag, Homer is already holding the manual when he gets ran over by Marge and Maggie in the Orange Station Wagon.
- This is the first time since Worst Episode Ever where Martha Prince speaks.
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