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| + | *[[wikipedia:White Heat|White Heat]]: When running on a globe, Bart exclaims "Top of the world, Ma!", a reference to the second to last line of ''White Heat'', "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!". | ||
*[[wikipedia:A Child's Garden of Verses|A Child's Garden of Verses]]: Homer reads ''A Child's Garden of Edison'' | *[[wikipedia:A Child's Garden of Verses|A Child's Garden of Verses]]: Homer reads ''A Child's Garden of Edison'' | ||
*[[wikipedia:Gremlins|Gremlins]]: Homer invents an electric hammer | *[[wikipedia:Gremlins|Gremlins]]: Homer invents an electric hammer | ||
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Cultural references
- White Heat: When running on a globe, Bart exclaims "Top of the world, Ma!", a reference to the second to last line of White Heat, "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!".
- A Child's Garden of Verses: Homer reads A Child's Garden of Edison
- Gremlins: Homer invents an electric hammer
- Knight Rider: KITT makes a cameo
- Cornball 2: Homer runs over Edison in a dream
- The Curious Tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Homer has dillusions of an alter-ego
- The episode's title is an allusion to Thomas Edison's nickname, "the Wizard of Menlo Park".
