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== Cultural references ==
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*The title is a parody of the film ''{{W|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly}}''.
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*[[Superintendent Chalmers]] thinks [[Seymour Skinner]]'s shoes are {{W|Hush Puppies}}. However, according to Seymour, they were "Shush Mutts" bought at the [[Try-N-Save]].
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*Chalmers refers to [[Milhouse]] as a "lone prankster", a play-on {{W2|lone wolf|terrorism}}, and "funman", a play on "gunman".
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*[[Kirk]] is watching ''{{W|Mad Money}}'' with [[Jim Cramer]], an American finance TV program.
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*[[Bart]] thinks future {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}} will have "more curves than a {{W|Hot Wheels}} track".
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*[[Lisa]] uses [[Oogle]], a parody of [[Google]], to search how [[Springfield]] will look like in 50 years.
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*Bart invites Jenny on a date to eat {{W|PB&J}}, but without peanut butter and with "double" jelly.
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*Lisa talks about how bad {{W|global warming}} will affect Springfield, turning it into a desert. And refers to the future city as the "new {{W|Nineveh}}". Nineveh was an ancient city of Mesopotamia.
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*Seymour asks Lisa to return an edition of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', the real-life sports magazine, to the library.
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*Lisa mentions "I'm going to Dizzneeland" before taking the [[Ignorital]] pill. This is a parody of {{W|Disney}}'s famous slogan "{{W|I'm going to Disneyland!}}".
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**"{{W|What A Wonderful World}}" by {{W|Louis Armstrong}} is heard when Lisa is under the influence of Ignorital on the school bus.
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*Jenny thinks Bart is an incredible combination of the nonprofit organization {{W|Habitat for Humanity}} and the [[Jonas Brothers]].
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*When Milhouse claimed that Bart forgot about him when he was dating Jenny, Bart replied to him that [[John Adams]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]] were friends and didn't see each other for years, which was something he learned when watching the ''{{W2|John Adams|miniseries}}'' miniseries. Jefferson and Adams had been good friends in the first decades of their political careers but the Federalist/Republican split of the 1790s divided them. The two men did not communicate directly for more than a decade but later reconciled.
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**Milhouse refers to Jenny as Bart's {{W|Abigail Adams}}. Abigail was the wife of John Adams.
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[[File:Apu with a Shrek Squishee.png|300px|thumb|[[Apu]] holding an ''[[Shrek]]'' [[Squishee]]]]
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*Milhouse mentions the {{W|Book of Revelation}}.
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*"{{W|Don't Worry, Be Happy}}" by {{W|Bobby McFerrin}} is heard when Lisa is under the influence of Ignorital in her bedroom.
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*Bart once made a dolphin swim in {{W|7 Up}} soda.
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*At the [[Kwik-E-Mart]], Bart drinks a [[Squishee]] with a picture of [[Shrek]] on it. A trivia is at the bottom of the Squishee cup and gives a 10% discount for the ''Shrek'' films DVDs if answered correctly. According to [[Apu]], however, the discount does not apply for Shrek's {{W|Shrek|first}} and {{W|Shrek 2|second}} film. ''{{W|Shrek the Third}}'', which was the last Shrek film before this episode aired, had not as good critical reception as the previous two films of the franchise.
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*A reference to the {{W|Super Bowl XLIII}} is on the [[Duff]]'s sign that [[Lenny]] buys at the Kwik-E-Mart.
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*[[Raphael]] uses a {{W|Ice resurfacer|Zamboni}} to ice the school's floor.
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*"{{W|The Blue Danube}}" by {{W|Johann Strauss II}} is heard at the school when the kids and [[Willie]] are ice skating.
  
 
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*The title is a reference to characters. (The good to Jenny, the sad to Milhouse and the drugly to Lisa).
 
**It is also a reference to the film ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''.
 
**It is also a reference to the film ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''.
 
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*When Lisa searches for what Springfield will be like in 50 years on the computer, she searches the web site '''Oogle''', a very obvious parody of {{W|Google}}.
 
  
 
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References/Trivia


Season 20 Episode References
436 "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe"
437
"The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly"
"Father Knows Worst" 438


Cultural references[edit]

  • The title is a parody of the film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
  • Superintendent Chalmers thinks Seymour Skinner's shoes are Hush Puppies. However, according to Seymour, they were "Shush Mutts" bought at the Try-N-Save.
  • Chalmers refers to Milhouse as a "lone prankster", a play-on lone wolf, and "funman", a play on "gunman".
  • Kirk is watching Mad Money with Jim Cramer, an American finance TV program.
  • Bart thinks future Jenny will have "more curves than a Hot Wheels track".
  • Lisa uses Oogle, a parody of Google, to search how Springfield will look like in 50 years.
  • Bart invites Jenny on a date to eat PB&J, but without peanut butter and with "double" jelly.
  • Lisa talks about how bad global warming will affect Springfield, turning it into a desert. And refers to the future city as the "new Nineveh". Nineveh was an ancient city of Mesopotamia.
  • Seymour asks Lisa to return an edition of Sports Illustrated, the real-life sports magazine, to the library.
  • Lisa mentions "I'm going to Dizzneeland" before taking the Ignorital pill. This is a parody of Disney's famous slogan "I'm going to Disneyland!".
  • Jenny thinks Bart is an incredible combination of the nonprofit organization Habitat for Humanity and the Jonas Brothers.
  • When Milhouse claimed that Bart forgot about him when he was dating Jenny, Bart replied to him that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were friends and didn't see each other for years, which was something he learned when watching the John Adams miniseries. Jefferson and Adams had been good friends in the first decades of their political careers but the Federalist/Republican split of the 1790s divided them. The two men did not communicate directly for more than a decade but later reconciled.
    • Milhouse refers to Jenny as Bart's Abigail Adams. Abigail was the wife of John Adams.
Apu holding an Shrek Squishee

Trivia[edit]

  • Jenny resembles Samantha Stanky from "Bart's Friend Falls in Love". Ironically, the exact reverse of the episode's events seem to be the main plot line.
  • Milhouse said "Hello Bart" in a similar fashion to Sideshow Bob.
  • The title is a reference to characters. (The good to Jenny, the sad to Milhouse and the drugly to Lisa).
    • It is also a reference to the film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Season 20 References
Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes Lost Verizon Double, Double, Boy in Trouble Treehouse of Horror XIX Dangerous Curves Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words MyPods and Boomsticks The Burns and the Bees Lisa the Drama Queen Take My Life, Please How the Test Was Won No Loan Again, Naturally Gone Maggie Gone In the Name of the Grandfather Wedding for Disaster Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly Father Knows Worst Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh Four Great Women and a Manicure Coming to Homerica