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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The title "You Kent Always Say What You Want" is a pun on "You Can't Always Say What You Want". | *The title "You Kent Always Say What You Want" is a pun on "You Can't Always Say What You Want". | ||
| − | *The scene where Kent Brockman says to stand up to FOX while smoking is in reference to Edward R. Murrow and the film ''{{W|Good Night, and Good Luck}}''. | + | *The scene where Kent Brockman says to stand up to FOX while smoking is in reference to Edward R. Murrow and the film ''{{W|Good Night, and Good Luck}}''. |
*The title of the video shown in the dentist's office, "Menace Tooth Society" (which was implied to have been shown without Ludacris' permission), is a spoof of "Menace II Society". Lisa's comment that the cartoon sends mixed messages parallels critiques of the spoofed movie. | *The title of the video shown in the dentist's office, "Menace Tooth Society" (which was implied to have been shown without Ludacris' permission), is a spoof of "Menace II Society". Lisa's comment that the cartoon sends mixed messages parallels critiques of the spoofed movie. | ||
*This is the first episode that focuses on Kent Brockman. | *This is the first episode that focuses on Kent Brockman. | ||
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Cultural references
- The title "You Kent Always Say What You Want" is a pun on "You Can't Always Say What You Want".
- The scene where Kent Brockman says to stand up to FOX while smoking is in reference to Edward R. Murrow and the film Good Night, and Good Luck.
- The title of the video shown in the dentist's office, "Menace Tooth Society" (which was implied to have been shown without Ludacris' permission), is a spoof of "Menace II Society". Lisa's comment that the cartoon sends mixed messages parallels critiques of the spoofed movie.
- This is the first episode that focuses on Kent Brockman.
- The title of this episode is a play on the The Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want".
- When ordering his ice cream cone, Homer mentions several toppings, all of which are real candies with their names slightly but noticeably changed, such as Herschel's Smooches and Mrs. Badbar. Even though real candies have been mentioned several times in the show before.
- As Marge runs hurriedly home to greet Bart and Lisa, the main yodeling music of the Coen Brother's film "Raising Arizona" is heard.
Trivia
- On one wall of Kent Brockman's office is a picture showing him on the Berlin Wall. One of the writings on the wall is German for "Kent was here".
- These are the people whose pictures appeared on the "wall of casual aquaintances", including the episode in which they visited, and the reason why they stayed:
- Artie Ziff - "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner" (losing money and his company)
- Apu - "Homer and Apu" and "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" (got fired from the Kwik-E-Mart and had to stay to prove his mother that he is married)
- Krusty - "Krusty Gets Kancelled" and "The Last Temptation of Krust" (His show got cancelled and not being funny any more)
- Groundskeeper Willie - "My Fair Laddy" (lost his shack)
- Nelson - "Sleeping With the Enemy" (his mother left to be an actress)
- Sideshow Bob - "The Great Louse Detective" (has to help Homer to catch his killer)
- Otto - "The Otto Show" (got fired as a school bus driver and got kicked out of his apartment)
- Kang or Kodos - various Treehouse of Horror episodes (Earth enslavement)
- Gil - "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" (lost his job and doesn't have a home)
- Stampy - "Bart Gets an Elephant" (as Bart's new pet)
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