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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The episode title is a pun on the novel ''{{W|The Sun Also Rises}}'', which is also an episode of ''{{w|The Vampire Diaries}}''. | *The episode title is a pun on the novel ''{{W|The Sun Also Rises}}'', which is also an episode of ''{{w|The Vampire Diaries}}''. | ||
| − | *The television show '' | + | *The television show ''[[MythBusters]]'' is parodied throughout the episode's subplot, where [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] see the TV show ''[[MythCrackers]]'' and, inspired by the show, go on to test several myths on the own. Several of the myths they test are parodies of myths that were tested on ''MythBusters''. |
*When {{ch|Adam Savage|Adam}} and {{ch|Jamie Hyneman|Jamie}} shoot the stuffed bear out of a cannon, its fur burns off in mid-flight, revealing a robot skeleton that resembles the [[Terminator]]'s. | *When {{ch|Adam Savage|Adam}} and {{ch|Jamie Hyneman|Jamie}} shoot the stuffed bear out of a cannon, its fur burns off in mid-flight, revealing a robot skeleton that resembles the [[Terminator]]'s. | ||
*"{{W|Non, je ne regrette rien}}" is played during the episode. | *"{{W|Non, je ne regrette rien}}" is played during the episode. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the novel The Sun Also Rises, which is also an episode of The Vampire Diaries.
- The television show MythBusters is parodied throughout the episode's subplot, where Bart and Milhouse see the TV show MythCrackers and, inspired by the show, go on to test several myths on the own. Several of the myths they test are parodies of myths that were tested on MythBusters.
- When Adam and Jamie shoot the stuffed bear out of a cannon, its fur burns off in mid-flight, revealing a robot skeleton that resembles the Terminator's.
- "Non, je ne regrette rien" is played during the episode.
- Licky Strikes candy cigarettes is a parody of Lucky Strike cigarettes.
- The talking parrot in Disney's Pyramus and Thisbe is a reference to Disney's Aladdin, and more specifically, Iago.
- Aunts vs. Zombies is a parody of Plants vs. Zombies.
- Triangle Wars is a parody of Asteroids.
- The music that plays when Homer and Bart shoot baseballs at each other and play arcade games is the Light Cavalry Overture by Franz von Suppé.
- When Lisa was at the cafe and covered her peripheral vision, the song Fight the Power by Public Enemy is played.
Trivia
- Abe's version of Pryamus and Thisbe is incorrect. Most of it is true except that Pyramus and Thisbe died not long after reaching the tree.
Goofs
- The driver that pulls up next to the Testoster-Zone is driving on the LEFT side of the road.
