Brawl in the Family/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 13 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family.
• Judge Harm calls bigamy "Mormon hold 'em", punning the card game Texas hold 'em and referring to the LDS Church's having practiced polygamy in the past.
• Willie sings and dances like Gene Kelly in the movie Singin' in the Rain before being stopped by acid rain.
• US rep. Senator Strom Thurmond existed and was famous for holding office until his 100th birthday.
• The Necronomicon is a fictional grimoire, invented by the writer H. P. Lovecraft.
• The US rep. senator Bob Dole reading the Necronomicon uses an incomprehensible language.
• The way that negotia-bot Brenda yells "destroy, destroy" is a quote from the Daleks shouting "exterminate" in Doctor Who.
• When the Simpsons first meet Gabriel, Homer thinks he's an angel, like "Denzel Washington in The Preacher's Wife, or Will Smith in Bagger Vance, or Slimer in Ghostbusters.

Continuity

• This episode is a sequel to "Viva Ned Flanders".
  • In "Viva Ned Flanders", Homer tries to get Ned to accept being a polygamist on the argument that having two wives can be great. Homer imagines himself lazing in a hammock while Marge and Amber do yard work. Events play out in a completely different direction after the "Vegas wives" arrive in Springfield, as Marge is clearly hostile to the idea of having Amber in the house. This once again shows how reality is often far different from Homer's fantasies.

Goofs

• The houses at Marvin Gardens change colors.
• US Senator Ralph Nader is also real but he's not a Republican.
• When Lisa is looking through the Monopoly collection, she gets Edna Krabappoly out and when she's about to look at the next one, a third arm comes out of nowhere, and then disappears.
• In the wedding video between Abraham Simpson and Amber, Abe is missing his glasses at first but they randomly appear in the middle of the scene.

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Treehouse of Horror XII • The Parent Rap • Homer the Moe • A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love • The Blunder Years • She of Little Faith • Brawl in the Family • Sweets and Sour Marge • Jaws Wired Shut • Half-Decent Proposal • The Bart Wants What It Wants • The Lastest Gun in the West • The Old Man and the Key • Tales from the Public Domain • Blame It on Lisa • Weekend at Burnsie's • Gump Roast • I Am Furious (Yellow) • The Sweetest Apu • Little Girl in the Big Ten • The Frying Game • Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge