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*Burns drinks from 5:05pm until 8:30pm, but passes Homer at 9:30, meaning he stumbled drunkenly around the plant for a solid hour. Neither Homer nor Mr. Burns notice (or respectively choose to ignore) each other's shortcomings, in this case Homer's sleeping on the job and Burns' drinking on the job, as Burns accuses Homer of working late, which Homer does not say anything else and accepts the compliment "You and I are a dying breed." The chance meeting has Burns believe Homer is a hard-working employee who can be trusted, hence the unraveling of the episode. | *Burns drinks from 5:05pm until 8:30pm, but passes Homer at 9:30, meaning he stumbled drunkenly around the plant for a solid hour. Neither Homer nor Mr. Burns notice (or respectively choose to ignore) each other's shortcomings, in this case Homer's sleeping on the job and Burns' drinking on the job, as Burns accuses Homer of working late, which Homer does not say anything else and accepts the compliment "You and I are a dying breed." The chance meeting has Burns believe Homer is a hard-working employee who can be trusted, hence the unraveling of the episode. | ||
*98% of Springfield voters see Mr. Burns as despicable or worse. | *98% of Springfield voters see Mr. Burns as despicable or worse. | ||
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| + | ===Citizen Kane references=== | ||
| + | *Bart asking Homer "Is your boss Governor yet?" references the little boy from the film asking "Is Pop Governor yet"? | ||
| + | *Burns gives a speech standing in front of a gigantic poster of himself, a la Orson Welles in the movie giving a speech in front of a larger-than-life poster of his face. | ||
| + | *Burns yelling "You cannot do this to me! I am Charles Montgomery Burns!" is reference to the infamous line in the film "You can't do this to me! I am Charles Foster Kane"! | ||
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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *[[wikipedia:Citizen | + | *[[wikipedia:Citizen Kane|Citizen Kane]]: the entire plot. |
*[[wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]]: Burns refers to 'slings and arrows' | *[[wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]]: Burns refers to 'slings and arrows' | ||
*[[wikipedia:Brother Can You Spare a Dime?|Brother Can You Spare a Dime?]]: Burns sings it. | *[[wikipedia:Brother Can You Spare a Dime?|Brother Can You Spare a Dime?]]: Burns sings it. | ||
Revision as of 10:36, September 29, 2009
Contents
Trivia
General
- Homer arrives at work at 3pm (fashionably late?), but when he falls asleep and then wakes up he realizes it is 9:30PM, to which he phones Marge and claims "those 12-hour days are killing me!"
- Burns drinks from 5:05pm until 8:30pm, but passes Homer at 9:30, meaning he stumbled drunkenly around the plant for a solid hour. Neither Homer nor Mr. Burns notice (or respectively choose to ignore) each other's shortcomings, in this case Homer's sleeping on the job and Burns' drinking on the job, as Burns accuses Homer of working late, which Homer does not say anything else and accepts the compliment "You and I are a dying breed." The chance meeting has Burns believe Homer is a hard-working employee who can be trusted, hence the unraveling of the episode.
- 98% of Springfield voters see Mr. Burns as despicable or worse.
Citizen Kane references
- Bart asking Homer "Is your boss Governor yet?" references the little boy from the film asking "Is Pop Governor yet"?
- Burns gives a speech standing in front of a gigantic poster of himself, a la Orson Welles in the movie giving a speech in front of a larger-than-life poster of his face.
- Burns yelling "You cannot do this to me! I am Charles Montgomery Burns!" is reference to the infamous line in the film "You can't do this to me! I am Charles Foster Kane"!
Errors
- Springfield's state flag, as seen in this episode, has three horizontal bars: green, white, and red, with a blue star, with the motto "Not Just Another State" in the red part.
Previous episode references
- At the retirement home, after Burns' election commercial, the Duff Beer commercial from "Homer's Odyssey" can be heard.
- Bart's scrapbook contains a clipping headlined "Vandal Decapitates Town Statue... Who is El Barto?", referencing his own exploits in "The Telltale Head".
Cultural references
- Citizen Kane: the entire plot.
- Hamlet: Burns refers to 'slings and arrows'
- Brother Can You Spare a Dime?: Burns sings it.
Censorship
For an unknown reason this episode is rated TV-14 in syndication.
