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== Cultural references ==
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=== Paul Bunyan ===
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*The first story tells the story of the giant lumberjack {{W|Paul Bunyan}}.
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*Paul Bunyan fought [[Rodan]] from the film ''{{W2|Rodan|film}}''.
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*As Paul and Marge run towards each other, "{{W2|Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing|song}}" by {{W|The Four Aces}}, from the film ''{{W2|Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing|film}}'', plays.
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*One of the stuffed toys in the [[Museum of Stuffed Animals]] is of [[Binky]] from ''[[Life in Hell]]''.
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*Paul Bunyan is said to have caused the {{W|Great Chicago Fire}}.
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=== Connie Appleseed ===
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*The second story tells the story of {{W|Johnny Appleseed}}, except changed to [[Connie Appleseed]].
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*[[Homer Bufflekill]] sings "[[Cleaning My Gun with the Safety Off]]" to the tune of "{{W|Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush}}".
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=== Tom and Huck ===
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*The third story tells the story of ''{{W|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer}}'' by [[Mark Twain]].
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*The name of [[Pone, Pelts and Beyond]] is a reference to {{W|Bed Bath & Beyond}}.
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*Captain [[Julius Hibbert]] sings "[[Ol' Man River]]" from the musical ''{{W|Show Boat}}''.
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*[[Krusty the Clown]] mentions president [[Millard Fillmore]].
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*Two scenes appear in the credits, but don't appear in the episode.
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*Two scenes appear in the credits, but don't appear in the episode:
*They are: A deleted scene where Babe kicks Paul in the crotch and "[[Treehouse of Horror XI]]" where Kang and Kodos answer the phone.
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**They are: A deleted scene where Babe kicks Paul in the crotch and "[[Treehouse of Horror XI]]" where Kang and Kodos answer the phone.
*At the end of "Connie Applesead" when the people are going to eat Homer—when Lisa comes with apples you see Moe take an apple. In the next scene Moe has got a chunk of Homer and is saying "So what we're not eating Homer?"
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*During the Gracie Films logo for this episode, Homer says "Oh boy, buffalo testicles!" and then chomps.
*Although the dialogue is the same as that of the previous season's finale, the setting is different (Shame, really, because it would've been interesting).
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*In the beginning, when the family are boarding a plane to [[Delaware]], it is a reference to the contest they won in "[[Behind the Laughter]]".
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== Continuity ==
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*The Simpson family going to [[Delaware]] is a call back to the ending of the [[season 11]] episode "[[Behind the Laughter]]". At the end of that episode, the Simpsons win a trip to Delaware and want to visit Wilmington and a screen door factory. These places are mentioned at the beginning of "Simpsons Tall Tales" too.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:51, May 19, 2021

References/Trivia


Season 12 Episode References
268 "Children of a Lesser Clod"
269
"Simpsons Tall Tales"
"Treehouse of Horror XII" 270


Cultural references[edit]

Paul Bunyan[edit]

Connie Appleseed[edit]

Tom and Huck[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Two scenes appear in the credits, but don't appear in the episode:
    • They are: A deleted scene where Babe kicks Paul in the crotch and "Treehouse of Horror XI" where Kang and Kodos answer the phone.
  • During the Gracie Films logo for this episode, Homer says "Oh boy, buffalo testicles!" and then chomps.

Continuity[edit]

  • The Simpson family going to Delaware is a call back to the ending of the season 11 episode "Behind the Laughter". At the end of that episode, the Simpsons win a trip to Delaware and want to visit Wilmington and a screen door factory. These places are mentioned at the beginning of "Simpsons Tall Tales" too.
Season 12 References
Treehouse of Horror XI A Tale of Two Springfields Insane Clown Poppy Lisa the Tree Hugger Homer vs. Dignity The Computer Wore Menace Shoes The Great Money Caper Skinner's Sense of Snow HOMЯ Pokey Mom Worst Episode Ever Tennis the Menace Day of the Jackanapes New Kids on the Blecch Hungry, Hungry Homer Bye, Bye, Nerdie Simpson Safari Trilogy of Error I'm Goin' to Praiseland Children of a Lesser Clod Simpsons Tall Tales