Double, Double, Boy in Trouble/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the William Shakespeare's line "Double, double, toil and trouble" from Macbeth, spoken by the Three Witches near the beginning of the play.
  • The episode's plot is based on the famous novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. The plot also contains elements of Daphne du Maurier's novel The Scapegoat, where a lonely academic meets his aristocrat double and they swap identities.
• The episode's chalkboard gag, "There is no such month as Rocktober", references the 2007 Colorado Rockies season, nicknamed "Rocktober" by fans and media.
• The episode's couch gag parodies the famous tornado scene from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The Simpsons end up on a farm in a black-and-white montage, referencing Dorothy Gale's farm. The same music piece "Twister" from the film is used in the couch gag.
• Apu's comic Tales of the Kwik-E-Mart is a parody of Tales from the Crypt, the horror comic.
• According to Homer, Bart has become a "Devil-level menace", a reference to the mischievous child Dennis from the TV series Dennis the Menace.
• Lenny sings "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold. A cover by Cynthia Fee was the opening song for the sitcom The Golden Girls.
• When Marge takes all "non-dice board games" from Bart, he is sad that he will lose his Balderdash.
• Bart mixes Buzz Cola with N&N's, a parody of M&M's.
• According to Bart, American blues rock singer Bonnie Raitt played at the Woosterfield Arena.
• Simon Woosterfield's Lipizzan horse is called Shadowfax, like the name of Gandalf's horse in The Lord of the Rings.

Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks, members of the legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac, are posing in the same way as the cover of their 1977 album Rumours

• Before getting to his new house, Bart passes by:
  • A McDonald's fast food restaurant.
  • McDreamy and McSteamy, the fictional surgeons from the medical drama Grey's Anatomy.
  • Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks, members of the legendary British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The two are posing in the same way as the cover of their 1977 album Rumours.
  • Macaulay Culkin, performing his iconic Kevin McCallister screaming pose from Home Alone.
• Simon has a painting of Saddam Hussein surrounded by angels on his bedroom's ceiling.
• American football player Joe Montana is in Simon's room. The Woosterfield family donates a million dollars to the University of Notre Dame. Montana also mentions the University's football team, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, which is the team where he did his college career.
• Marge made noodles with Cheetos.
• For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Quenly Woosterfield wanted a Range Rover 4x4 luxury SUV, but not a Land Rover. Land Rover is the brand that produces Range Rovers, but also other non-luxury vehicles before the 2000s.
• One of Mr. Burns' siblings was impaled on the Chrysler Building, the famous building located in New York City.
• Abe mentions the Winchester rifle when telling his story to Simon.
  • He also mentions the Cola wars between Coke and Pepsi.
• The song Marge sings while washing the dishes, "Scrubbin' You", is a parody of "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton.
• The stores seen in Aspen include:
  • Spiffany's, a parody of the luxury jewelry business Tiffany's.
  • Vulgari, a parody of the Italian luxury fashion house Bulgari.
  • Marc-Up Jacobs, a reference to fashion designer Marc Jacobs and his labels Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs.
• Homer says "Up, up and away!" when he goes to rescue Bart. The phrase was used by American announcer Dave Van Horne to call the home runs in the Major League Baseball.

Trivia

• In the TV6 airings of this episode, the episode's blackboard and couch gags are cut.
• Marge apparently drank a bit of alcohol when she expected Bart, causing him to be a prankster.

Continuity

• In the shot inside Milhouse's house, a picture of Milhouse, Luann and Kirk can be seen in the background with Kirk's face glued back on. ("A Milhouse Divided", "Milhouse of Sand and Fog")
• Bart originally switched lives with another lookalike in the Simpsons Comics story The Artist Formerly Known as Bart.

Goofs

• When Milhouse answers Bart's call, the picture above with the family in, Milhouse's shirt is colored white.
• Ruth Powers has gold coloured hair at Lenny's party, unlike the dark brown she usually has.
  • This may be an oversight, as background characters (like she appeared as in this episode) usually have inconsistent hair colours between episodes.

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