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*References from the 1999 movie ''{{w|The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile}}'': | *References from the 1999 movie ''{{w|The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile}}'': | ||
**When Homer is on his way to the electric chair, the music in the background is from the movie's soundtrack. | **When Homer is on his way to the electric chair, the music in the background is from the movie's soundtrack. | ||
| − | **The prisoner who asks Homer to "Give me your hands, boss" and then threatens to kill him is a parody of John Coffey. Michael Clarke Duncan was planned to voice the character, but he | + | **The prisoner who asks Homer to "Give me your hands, boss" and then threatens to kill him is a parody of John Coffey. Michael Clarke Duncan was planned to voice the character, but he declined. |
**[[Chief Wiggum]] sheds a tear after Homer is strapped into the electric chair, as does prison guard Dean Stanton at John Coffey's execution. | **[[Chief Wiggum]] sheds a tear after Homer is strapped into the electric chair, as does prison guard Dean Stanton at John Coffey's execution. | ||
**The music is played again (briefly) just before the closing credits roll. | **The music is played again (briefly) just before the closing credits roll. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the 1992 movie The Crying Game.
- The "Reversal of Freedom Act of 1994" cited by the EPA Scientist may be a pun on the Freedom of Information Act.
- Meals on Wheels (where Homer ends up performing his community service) is a real-life service that exists in many communities in the UK, Australia, the USA and Canada.
- Homer's and Marge's insistence that the Man with the Braces murdered Mrs. Bellamy is a reference to Richard Kimble's saying that the one-armed man is the real killer in the 1993 movie The Fugitive, which was based on the 1960s TV series.
- References from the 1999 movie The Green Mile:
- When Homer is on his way to the electric chair, the music in the background is from the movie's soundtrack.
- The prisoner who asks Homer to "Give me your hands, boss" and then threatens to kill him is a parody of John Coffey. Michael Clarke Duncan was planned to voice the character, but he declined.
- Chief Wiggum sheds a tear after Homer is strapped into the electric chair, as does prison guard Dean Stanton at John Coffey's execution.
- The music is played again (briefly) just before the closing credits roll.
- The TV show Frame Up may be a reference to, and parody of, reality television in general.
Continuity
- The Simpsons also find themselves at odds with the EPA in The Simpsons Movie.
- Carmen Electra accuses Homer of talking to her breasts. In the episode "Million-Dollar Abie", Electra is seen starring in the drama series Boobs, where her character's large breasts are one of the fundamental premises of the show.
