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*The episode title is a pun on the film ''{{w|The Full Monty}}'' and a reference to [[Mr. Burns]]' nickname of "Monty". | *The episode title is a pun on the film ''{{w|The Full Monty}}'' and a reference to [[Mr. Burns]]' nickname of "Monty". | ||
*The [[couch gag]] is a parody of the flim ''{{W|Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar}}''. | *The [[couch gag]] is a parody of the flim ''{{W|Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar}}''. | ||
| + | :The couch gag started with the family entering four chambers that slide into the wall. | ||
| + | :After a bright flash we see the Simpsons as they would appear in the James Cameron's 2009 movie, Avatar. | ||
| + | :They run to a cliff-side and recreate the scene where the character Jake Sully tries to capture his own Ikran, except instead of the flying creatures the skies are filled with flying couches. | ||
| + | :Homer jumps from the cliff and fails to catch one. Bart makes an attempt and succeeds. | ||
| + | :After the rest of the family climbs aboard the couch it settles in front of a television and the family puts on 3D glasses except for Bart. | ||
| + | :Bart sticks Homer's ponytail into a wall outlet, shocking him and then puts on his own 3D glasses. | ||
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*After an executive disembarks from the {{w|Fox News Channel|Fox News}} helicopter, the copter wobbles and crashes while someone on board cries out, "We're unbalanced! It's not fair!", punning the channel's slogan "Fair & balanced". | *After an executive disembarks from the {{w|Fox News Channel|Fox News}} helicopter, the copter wobbles and crashes while someone on board cries out, "We're unbalanced! It's not fair!", punning the channel's slogan "Fair & balanced". | ||
*When [[Kent Brockman]] breaks the news of the [[House Cat Flu]] on [[Channel 6 News]], the graphics cards accompanying the story read "Apocalypse Meow" and "The Purrfect Storm", punning the movies ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}'' and ''{{w|The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm}}''. | *When [[Kent Brockman]] breaks the news of the [[House Cat Flu]] on [[Channel 6 News]], the graphics cards accompanying the story read "Apocalypse Meow" and "The Purrfect Storm", punning the movies ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}'' and ''{{w|The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm}}''. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the film The Full Monty and a reference to Mr. Burns' nickname of "Monty".
- The couch gag is a parody of the flim Avatar.
- The couch gag started with the family entering four chambers that slide into the wall.
- After a bright flash we see the Simpsons as they would appear in the James Cameron's 2009 movie, Avatar.
- They run to a cliff-side and recreate the scene where the character Jake Sully tries to capture his own Ikran, except instead of the flying creatures the skies are filled with flying couches.
- Homer jumps from the cliff and fails to catch one. Bart makes an attempt and succeeds.
- After the rest of the family climbs aboard the couch it settles in front of a television and the family puts on 3D glasses except for Bart.
- Bart sticks Homer's ponytail into a wall outlet, shocking him and then puts on his own 3D glasses.
- After an executive disembarks from the Fox News helicopter, the copter wobbles and crashes while someone on board cries out, "We're unbalanced! It's not fair!", punning the channel's slogan "Fair & balanced".
- When Kent Brockman breaks the news of the House Cat Flu on Channel 6 News, the graphics cards accompanying the story read "Apocalypse Meow" and "The Purrfect Storm", punning the movies Apocalypse Now and The Perfect Storm.
- In the vaccination line, Comic Book Guy is dressed as Wolverine, wearing an X-Men uniform.
- The band that Burns hires to play at his "I'm dying" announcement is called The Grave Matthews Band, a pun on the Dave Matthews Band.
- The scene where Mr. Burns hides in Bart's closet is a reference to the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Also, E.T. is seen in the closet amongst the other stuffed animals.
- At the bar, Smithers says that his new boss Dick Cheney likes to stack naked men, a reference to the Abu Ghraib incident during the Iraq War.
- When Smithers leaves Cheney's employ to return to working for Mr. Burns, Cheney zaps him with a "neuralyzer", a memory-erasing device from the Men in Black movies.
- Mr. Burns says he got the idea to enclose Springfield in a dome from the Stephen King novel Under the Dome.
- Nelson and Lisa appear in a Springfield Elementary School production of the Edward Albee play Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?.
- The music playing over the end credits is "Powerhouse", composed by Raymond Scott. The song is commonly heard in "assembly line" scenes in animated cartoons, particularly those made by Warner Brothers.
Trivia
- References to Smithers' sexuality:
- Mr. Burns says that love is something that one man can't pay another for. Smithers starts to contradict him, but is cut off when Burns continues talking.
- Smithers says that Burns was more than a friend to him, but his new boss Dick Cheney likes to stack naked men, and adds, "At least that's a start."
- The day this episode aired, Futurama also had an appearance of Dick Cheney's head.
Continuity
- Mr. Burns threatens to lower a dome on Springfield again. This has been done before. (The Simpsons Movie)
- Also, Lou states that they could just dig a way out if he did lower the dome, something fans have suggested and wondered why they didn't do it since the movie aired.
- Maggie points a gun at Mr. Burns again, wanting to kill him. ("Who Shot Mr. Burns?")
- Mr. Burns manages to get the whole town to resent him, also similar to "Who Shot Mr. Burns?".
