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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
 
[[File:Lisa Simpson with Buttercup hairstyle.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Lisa Simpson]] with Buttercup hairstyle.]]
 
[[File:Lisa Simpson with Buttercup hairstyle.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Lisa Simpson]] with Buttercup hairstyle.]]
*When [[Homer]] and [[Lisa]] blacken his hairs, Lisa says: "look just like a Powerpuff Girl". This is a reference to Buttercup, one of three main characters of ''{{w|The Powerpuff Girls}}''.
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*The name of the episode is a reference to the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''{{W2|The Man Who Knew Too Much|1934 film}}''.
*At the hotel, Lisa says her name is Lady Penelope Ariel Ponyweather. This a spoof of 1965 children's TV series ''Thunderbirds'', as International Rescue has a London agent, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward.
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*''[[Padz]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|MTV Cribs}}''.
*The quote about Carl saying someone is cobbling shoes for him at night is a reference to the story The Elves and the Shoemaker.
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*[[Krusty]] shows ''Padz'' the recliner where "{{W|Don Adams}} and {{W|Shelley Winters}} made beautiful music together."
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*When {{Ch|Elliott Gould}} punches Krusty, he names his physical blows after the title characters in his film ''{{W|Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice}}''.
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*The banner on the [[Springfield Mall]] claims that it is {{W|Disney Store}}-free.
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*The restaurant [[Elvis Pretzel]] is a reference to singer and musician [[Elvis Presley]].
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*The song that plays during [[Homer]]'s Food Court binge is "{{W2|Pipeline|instrumental}}" by {{W|The Chantays}}.
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*{{W|The Kingston Trio}} are number one on [[Mr. Burns]]' enemies list.
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*[[Tickle-Me-Krusty]] is a parody of {{W|Tickle Me Elmo}}.
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*Homer asks Lisa if her favorite {{W|Traveling Wilburys|Traveling Wilbury}} is [[Jeff Lynne]].
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*[[Carl]] saying someone is cobbling shoes for him at night is a reference to the story ''{{W|The Elves and the Shoemaker}}''.
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*[[Dexter Colt]] traded Lisa's book report on ''[[The Secret Garden]]'' for a photo of [[Nelson]] with [[Snow White]] from ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.
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*The song Homer plays for Lisa is "Budo" by [[Miles Davis]] from his 1957 album ''{{W|Birth of the Cool}}''.
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*The song "{{W|Color Him Father}}" by {{W|The Winstons}} plays before the news broadcast about the vandalism at [[Screaming Monkey Medical Research Center]].
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*When Homer and Lisa blacken their hairs, Lisa says: "look just like a Powerpuff Girl". This is a reference to {{ap|Buttercup|Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy}}, one of three main characters of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''. Homer then says that he looks just like Elvis Presley.
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*[[The Three Seasons Motel]] is a reference to {{W|Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts}}.
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*At the motel, Lisa says her name is Lady Penelope Ariel Ponyweather. This a reference to Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward from the TV series ''{{W2|Thunderbirds|TV series}}''.
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*The Hall of Mirrors scene is a reference to the climactic shoutout in the movie ''{{W|The Lady from Shanghai}}'' starring [[Orson Welles]] and then wife [[Rita Hayworth]].
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*According to this episode, Officer Lou's ex-wife's name is Amy.
 
*When Bart and Homer are looking at the video kiosk in the mall, behind them is a kiosk labeled "Another Damn Candle Stand."
 
*There's a season 5 episode with the opposite title: "[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]" (They were parodies of the same film: The Man Who Knew Too Little).
 
**"[[The Girl Who Slept Too Little]]" and "[[The Man Who Grew Too Much]]" are another parodies of that film.
 
*When Bart beams the laser at Principal Skinner, the red dot on his pants, when he pulls them down and Chief Wiggum stops in his car in front of him, how can the laser still be beaming on Skinner if Wiggum's car is blocking out the laser.
 
*Bart appears to be reading Lisa's diary from back to front.
 
*When Homer and Lisa pass by the "bridge out" sign we can see all the way to the bottom of the sign up to the letter U in out. When the sign is viewed after the branch is pulled back, we can see that the O and probably V in the word "overpass" should have been seen in the first place.
 
*Some of the [[P.T.E.T.A.]] members are also part of [[Dirt First]].
 
*It's implied that [[Rod Flanders]] is diabetic.
 
*It's mentioned that Carl has severe schizophrenia and he cobbles shoes at night with no memory as a result.
 
*Dexter Colt vandalizes the Screaming Monkey Research Lab, a possible reference to the Screaming Monkey Medical Lab in [[HOMЯ]].
 
*The song Homer plays for Lisa is Budo by Miles Davis off his 1957 album Birth of the Cool.
 
 
*This is the second episode that Lisa had a birthday. The first time was in the [[Season 3]] premiere episode: "[[Stark Raving Dad]]".
 
*This is the second episode that Lisa had a birthday. The first time was in the [[Season 3]] premiere episode: "[[Stark Raving Dad]]".
 
**Despite this, Lisa is still considered as 8 years old in subsequent episodes, despite the fact this would have theoretically been the point in which she turned 9.
 
**Despite this, Lisa is still considered as 8 years old in subsequent episodes, despite the fact this would have theoretically been the point in which she turned 9.
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*It's implied that [[Rod Flanders]] is diabetic.
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*It's mentioned that Carl has severe schizophrenia and he cobbles shoes at night with no memory as a result.
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*Homer's email address is chunkylover53@aol.com.
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*Some of the [[P.T.E.T.A.]] members are also part of [[Dirt First]].
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*According to this episode, Officer Lou's ex-wife's name is {{ap|Amy|The Dad Who Knew Too Little}}.
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== Continuity ==
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*[[Krusty]] has a picture of him and {{Ch|Bette Midler}}. ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]")
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*Krusty has a diploma from [[Krusty's Clown College]]. ("[[Homie the Clown]]")
  
 
== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
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*When Lisa blinds Colt with the laser pointer and he falls to the ground, his tie disappears.
 
*In the end credits, Lisa's bedroom has no door.
 
*In the end credits, Lisa's bedroom has no door.
*When Lisa blinds Colt with the laser pointer and he falls to the ground, his tie disappears.
 
 
== Notes ==
 
*This episode won the 2004 WGA Award (TV) for Animation.
 
*For the first time ever, we see what Lisa's hairline looks like in this episode when she colors it black. (Not counting 'Lisa The Beauty Queen' because she gets different hairstyles.)
 
*Fox announced that it had renewed the show until 2005 and its 16th season. This will make the series the longest running comedy series in US TV history save for "Saturday Night Live", and it will have beaten the previous record holder for longest-running prime-time animated series (The Flintstones) by a full 10 years.
 
*Homer's e-mail address is actually writer Matt Selman's e-mail address. Matt used to write back to fans as Homer until about a month after this episode aired. Later, the address was disabled due to too many sent letters.
 
*The couch is Groening's version of the famous 1932 photograph "{{w|Lunch atop a Skyscraper}}".
 
  
 
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References/Trivia


Season 14 Episode References
298 "Special Edna"
299
"The Dad Who Knew Too Little"
"The Strong Arms of the Ma" 300


Cultural references[edit]

Lisa Simpson with Buttercup hairstyle.

Trivia[edit]

  • This is the second episode that Lisa had a birthday. The first time was in the Season 3 premiere episode: "Stark Raving Dad".
    • Despite this, Lisa is still considered as 8 years old in subsequent episodes, despite the fact this would have theoretically been the point in which she turned 9.
  • It's implied that Rod Flanders is diabetic.
  • It's mentioned that Carl has severe schizophrenia and he cobbles shoes at night with no memory as a result.
  • Homer's email address is chunkylover53@aol.com.
  • Some of the P.T.E.T.A. members are also part of Dirt First.
  • According to this episode, Officer Lou's ex-wife's name is Amy.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • When Lisa blinds Colt with the laser pointer and he falls to the ground, his tie disappears.
  • In the end credits, Lisa's bedroom has no door.
Season 14 References
Treehouse of Horror XIII How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade Large Marge Helter Shelter The Great Louse Detective Special Edna The Dad Who Knew Too Little The Strong Arms of the Ma Pray Anything Barting Over I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can A Star Is Born Again Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington C.E. D'oh 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky Three Gays of the Condo Dude, Where's My Ranch? Old Yeller-Belly Brake My Wife, Please The Bart of War Moe Baby Blues