Bart the Bad Guy/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

• The ending credits of Vindicators: Crystal War has Batman/Bruce Wayne as Real Superhero Consultant.
• The songs in the credits are all songs by real bands:
  • "Ballerina Out of Control" by The Ocean Blue
  • "The Zoo Is Cool" by Couch Flambeau
  • "Sinister Exaggerator" by The Residents
  • "Uglato" by Devo
  • "What Did Your Last Servant Die Of?" by The Wedding Present
  • "Here Come the '90s" by Men Without Hats
• Principal Skinner's screensaver parodies the DVD logo.
• A stuffed Lying Cat from Saga is seen in The Android's Dungeon.
• Comic Book Guy says "sweet Batarang Jesus".
• Bart leaves The Android's Dungeon in a toy Batmobile.
• Bart says "what's the story, morning glories?" a reference to the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.
• "True" by Spandau Ballet plays at the school dance.
• The headquarters of the Vindicators is a parody of the Hall of Justice from DC Comics.
• The ending with Bart asking what day it is then going around town saying "I'm a changed boy" is a parody of A Christmas Carol.
• When the Disney bomb gets disarmed, the company's theme "When You Wish Upon a Star" from 1940 film Pinocchio plays.

Marvel references

• Vindicators: Crystal War is a parody of Avengers: Infinity War.
• Vindicators: Crystal War 2: Resurgence is a parody of Avengers: Endgame.
• The Vindicators are a parody of The Avengers.
• The Vindicators are:
  • Magnesium Man; a parody of Iron Man/Tony Stark.
  • Airshot; a parody of Hawkeye.
  • Hydrangea; a parody of Black Widow and Poison Ivy from DC Comics.
  • Black Voodoo; a parody of Black Panther.
  • Moby Man; possibly a parody of the Hulk.
  • Quetzelica; a parody of Thor.
• Chinnos is a parody of Thanos, with his overly large chin.
• The fight on the planet in the film is a parody of the fight on Titan in Infinity War.
• The Doomsday app is a parody of the Infinity Gauntlet and Infinity Gems.
• Marble Studios is a parody of Marvel Studios.
• Bart calls Comic Book Guy "fat Thor".
• The song that plays after Bart becomes "Spoiler Boy" is "People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul" by James Brown. This is a reference to the scene where Peter Parker/Spider-Man struts down the street in Spider-Man 3.
• Bart references Avengers: Endgame.
• Chinnos offers Bart several super powers:
  • Muscles; a reference to the Hulk.
  • Claws; a reference to Wolverine.
  • Skeleton on a bike; a reference to Ghost Rider.

Trivia

• Maggie doesn't appear in this episode.

Continuity

• White Malik has a T-shirt with the Springfield Monorail on it. ("Marge vs. the Monorail")

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