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*The episode title is a reference to the old folk song "{{W|The Old Gray Mare}}" lyric, "The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be." | *The episode title is a reference to the old folk song "{{W|The Old Gray Mare}}" lyric, "The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be." | ||
*The Springfield Skypark-Line is a reference [[New York]]'s {{w|High Line}}. [[Kent Brockman]] also references it directly. | *The Springfield Skypark-Line is a reference [[New York]]'s {{w|High Line}}. [[Kent Brockman]] also references it directly. | ||
| + | *The guy that ends up in the Springfield cactus patch does the {{w|Wilhelm Scream}}. | ||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
*The couch gag references [[Simpsorama]]. | *The couch gag references [[Simpsorama]]. | ||
*The Springfield Skypark-Line project was built on top of the [[Springfield Monorail]], but the Monorail actually gets out of its hiding place and crushes [[Sebastian Cobb]], killing him. ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]") | *The Springfield Skypark-Line project was built on top of the [[Springfield Monorail]], but the Monorail actually gets out of its hiding place and crushes [[Sebastian Cobb]], killing him. ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]") | ||
**When Kent Brockman mentions it, they start chanting parts of [[The Monorail Song]]. | **When Kent Brockman mentions it, they start chanting parts of [[The Monorail Song]]. | ||
| + | **A statue in memory of [[Leonard Nimoy]] is displayed and destroyed saying "He saved us from the Monorail". | ||
==Goofs== | ==Goofs== | ||
*Kent Brockman changes the name of the park from Sky-Line park to Skypark-Line. | *Kent Brockman changes the name of the park from Sky-Line park to Skypark-Line. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the old folk song "The Old Gray Mare" lyric, "The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be."
- The Springfield Skypark-Line is a reference New York's High Line. Kent Brockman also references it directly.
- The guy that ends up in the Springfield cactus patch does the Wilhelm Scream.
Continuity
- The couch gag references Simpsorama.
- The Springfield Skypark-Line project was built on top of the Springfield Monorail, but the Monorail actually gets out of its hiding place and crushes Sebastian Cobb, killing him. ("Marge vs. the Monorail")
- When Kent Brockman mentions it, they start chanting parts of The Monorail Song.
- A statue in memory of Leonard Nimoy is displayed and destroyed saying "He saved us from the Monorail".
Goofs
- Kent Brockman changes the name of the park from Sky-Line park to Skypark-Line.
