A Fish Called Selma/References

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References/Trivia

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	Season 7 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The title of this episode is a reference to the film A Fish Called Wanda.
• The McClure movie The Muppets Go Medieval parodies The Muppets.
• Marge says that Troy McClure is a perfect gentleman, just like Bing Crosby and J.F.K.
• Troy McClure drives a DeLorean DMC-12, as made famous in the Back to the Future films.
• The name of Troy's agent MacArthur Parker ia a reference to the song "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris.
• Troy lives in the Chemosphere.
• Troy describes Jub-Jub the iguana as "Everywhere You Want to Be" in reference to a Visa commercial.
• The news anchor, voiced by Hank Azaria, is based on Entertainment Tonight host John Tesh.
• The song "Dr. Zaius" in the Planet of the Apes musical Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off is to the tune of "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco.
• The title Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off is itself a takeoff on the musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off.
• At the wedding, Homer sings "Rock and Roll Part 2" by Gary Glitter in his head.
• During the wedding, the "Bridal Chorus" by Richard Wagner plays.
• Selma's costumes are modeled on the clothes of Marilyn Monroe.
• Paramount wanted Troy McClure for a buddy comedy starring Rob Lowe and Hugh Grant.
• Buster Keaton had a star on Springfield's Walk of Fame until it was replaced with Troy McClure.
• Troy's proposed fragrance "Smellin' of Troy" is a reference to the mythological woman Helen of Troy.

Trivia

• Celebrities on the walls of The Pimento Grove include:
  • Tony Bennett
  • Tito Puente
  • Birch Barlow
  • Kent Brockman
  • Krusty the Clown
  • Elizabeth Taylor
  • Rainier Wolfcastle
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • Adam West
  • Dennis Franz
  • Barry White
  • Sting
  • David Crosby
  • Conan O'Brien
  • Brooke Shields
  • Bette Midler
  • Brad Goodman
• Fat Tony is voiced by Hank Azaria rather than his usual voice actor Joe Mantegna.
• In a deleted scene, Moe has Carl's colors and Apu has Edna Krabappel's.

Goofs

• At the DMV, Abraham Simpson's beard is drawn over the paper he is holding for a few frames.
• When Selma was smoking in the Restaurant's parking lot, she was sitting on the hood of a brown car. When the camera zooms in, she is on a blue car.
• Right before Troy seduces Selma, Selma's ear hole disappears.
• When Troy tells Homer his secret about his and Selma's marriage, one of the outlines of his sleeves becomes the same color of his shirt as opposed to black.

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