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*The title of this episode is a play on the name of 1970s television series ''[[wikipedia:The_Partridge_Family|The Partridge Family]]''.<ref name=bbc>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season9/page5.shtml | title="The Cartridge Family"| publisher =BBC | author=Warren Martyn; Adrian Wood | date=2000 | accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref> | *The title of this episode is a play on the name of 1970s television series ''[[wikipedia:The_Partridge_Family|The Partridge Family]]''.<ref name=bbc>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season9/page5.shtml | title="The Cartridge Family"| publisher =BBC | author=Warren Martyn; Adrian Wood | date=2000 | accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref> | ||
*The end music is the theme to the 1960s show ''[[wikipedia:The_Avengers_(TV_series)|The Avengers]]''.<ref name=bbc/> | *The end music is the theme to the 1960s show ''[[wikipedia:The_Avengers_(TV_series)|The Avengers]]''.<ref name=bbc/> | ||
| − | *The song playing when Homer is sitting and watching things go by while he is waiting five days for his gun is ''The Waiting'' by ''[[wikipedia:Tom_Petty_&_The_Heartbreakers|Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers]]''. Petty rarely lets his music be used on television, but being a fan of ''The Simpsons'', he allowed them to use it.<ref name=scully>{{Cite video | people=Scully, Mike| year = 2006 | title = The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "The Cartridge Family" | medium = DVD | publisher = [[20th Century Fox]]}}</ref> | + | *The song playing when Homer is sitting and watching things go by while he is waiting five days for his gun is ''The Waiting'' by ''[[wikipedia:Tom_Petty_&_The_Heartbreakers|Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers]]''. Petty rarely lets his music be used on television, but being a fan of ''The Simpsons'', he allowed them to use it.<ref name=scully>{{Cite video | people=Scully, Mike| year = 2006 | title = The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "The Cartridge Family" | medium = DVD | publisher = [[20th Century Fox]]}}</ref> |
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | *Springfield appears to have very loose gun laws, the only one mentioned being the five day waiting period. | ||
| + | *It is legal to own a fully automatic weapon in Springfield as displayed at the firing range. | ||
| + | *Lenny and Moe appear to be owning AR-15s with Moe's being converted to automatic. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:54, June 29, 2010
Cultural references
- The gun shop is based on the shop that the LAPD went to during the North Hollywood bank robbery when they ran out of ammunition.[1]
- The title of this episode is a play on the name of 1970s television series The Partridge Family.[2]
- The end music is the theme to the 1960s show The Avengers.[2]
- The song playing when Homer is sitting and watching things go by while he is waiting five days for his gun is The Waiting by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Petty rarely lets his music be used on television, but being a fan of The Simpsons, he allowed them to use it.[3]
Trivia
- Springfield appears to have very loose gun laws, the only one mentioned being the five day waiting period.
- It is legal to own a fully automatic weapon in Springfield as displayed at the firing range.
- Lenny and Moe appear to be owning AR-15s with Moe's being converted to automatic.
References
- ↑ Michels, Pete. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "The Cartridge Family" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Warren Martyn; Adrian Wood (2000). "The Cartridge Family". BBC. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ↑ Scully, Mike. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "The Cartridge Family" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
