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The Bonfire of the Manatees/References

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References/Trivia


Season 17 Episode References
356 "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star"
357
"The Bonfire of the Manatees"
"The Girl Who Slept Too Little" 358


Cultural references

  • Carl has a tattoo of Foghorn Leghorn on his right thigh.
  • The film Lemony Lick-it's A series of Horny Events is an obvious parody of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
  • The song that plays when Mr. Burns and Smithers hydrate the manatee is "Car Wash".
  • The episode's title is based on The Bonfire of the Vanatees.
  • The movie Carl mentions "Farenheit 4 on 1" references the novel Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
  • The character mentioned by the guy in the Frosty costume Mr. Roseli his same his shared by an item called a Roseli Berry in Pokemon X and Y, but since the games didn't exist the time this episode aired, this is purely coincidental.

Trivia

  • This is the first season premiere since "Beyond Blunderdome" of Season 11 not to be part of the Treehouse of Horror series.
  • This episode was rated TV 14.
  • Homer does "The Outhouse Gag" which his father did in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)".
  • Second participation of Alec Baldwin in the show

Goofs

  • Caleb Thorn says that manatees are also dugongs. He is wrong: manatees and dugongs are found in different places, they are not the same.
  • In the overhead shot of the living room, Johnny Tightlips has Kent Brockman's colors.
  • In the scenes at Moe's Tavern, Homer' beer cup changes height between shots.
  • When Bart asks Marge why the doctors put a blanket over Santa's head, Maggie disappears.
  • Homer left the door open. But in the close-up of him and Bart after Marge leaves, the door is closed.
  • Caleb throws his shirt at the sand. But when Marge saw him as he saves the manatee, the shirt is not on the sand.
  • The cable of the telephone in the cab changes length between shots.
  • One of the manatees vomits on the sea. But in the next scene, the vomit is gone.
  • At the end, some water that is dropping on the floor disappears immediately.
Season 17 References
The Bonfire of the Manatees The Girl Who Slept Too Little Milhouse of Sand and Fog Treehouse of Horror XVI Marge's Son Poisoning See Homer Run The Last of the Red Hat Mamas The Italian Bob Simpsons Christmas Stories Homer's Paternity Coot We're on the Road to D'ohwhere My Fair Laddy The Seemingly Never-Ending Story Bart Has Two Mommies Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife Million-Dollar Abie Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore The Wettest Stories Ever Told Girls Just Want to Have Sums Regarding Margie The Monkey Suit Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play