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Season
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Episode number
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Episode name
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Reference
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4
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74
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"I Love Lisa"
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The series is punned in the episode title.
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6
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113
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"Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy"
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Homer and Marge are looking over the brochure for the various romantic fantasy themed rooms at the Aphrodite Inn, but the desk clerk tells them, "Sorry there, Fred and Ethel. You should have made a reservation."
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126
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"The Springfield Connection"
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During Marge's brief tenure as a Springfield Police officer, she arrests Homer for parking across three handicapped spaces and refusing to move his car. Afterwards, she tries to apologize, but Homer refuses to accept the apology and announces he's drawing a line down the center of the house, a. la. I Love Lucy. In the episode "Men Are Messy", Lucy gets fed up with Ricky's sloppy habits, draws a line down the middle of the apartment, and announces that from now on she's only cleaning her half.
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10
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219
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"Make Room for Lisa"
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Homer likens Bart and Lisa to "Fred and Ethel."
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11
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236
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"Little Big Mom"
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Exhausted from doing all of the housework (due to Marge being in hospital and Homer and Bart doing no work at all), Lisa meets the ghost of Lucy McGillicuddy Ricardo Carmichael, who gives her an idea for getting even with Homer and Bart. Ghost Lucy's surnames are a pastiche of Lucille Ball's sitcom characters: On I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, McGillicuddy was Lucy's character's maiden name and Ricardo was her married name. On The Lucy Show, Lucy's character's last name was Carmichael. Also, after telling Lisa her name, Ghost Lucy says, "And I think there's some more", an offhand reference to Ball's other two sitcom characters: Lucy Carter from Here's Lucy and Lucy Barker from Life with Lucy.
Additionally, Homer and Bart watch I Love Lucy on TV; and the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon ("The Tears of a Clone") shown during the episode contains a sight gag on Lucy's and Ethel's classic candy wrapping scene from the I Love Lucy episode "Job Switching".
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237
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"Faith Off"
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Homer gets a bucket stuck on his head and, in spite of his having eyeholes drilled in the bucket, mayhem swiftly ensues, similar to Lucy in "Lucy and the Loving Cup".
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14
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308
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"Three Gays of the Condo"
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On Homer's first morning in Grady's and Julio's apartment, Grady prepares breakfast for the three of them and Julio sharply criticizes it: "Where'd you buy this? From the guy on the exit ramp? Disgusting." Homer quickly comes to Grady's defense, shutting Julio down by saying, "Calm down, Picky Ricardo", a wordplay on Ricky Ricardo.
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18
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380
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"Jazzy and the Pussycats"
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Bart's learning to play the drums (and then practicing constantly) is reminiscent of the plotline of the I Love Lucy episode "Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums".
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22
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476
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"Homer the Father"
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When Homer watches the classic TV programming on Tube Town, among other things he sees a clip from I Lost Lucy. The show's title is an obvious wordplay on I Love Lucy, but the plotlines and characters (Lucy and her boss) hinted at in the clip are references to The Lucy Show.
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26
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559
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"Blazed and Confused"
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When the Simpsons attend Blazing Guy and Homer pitches a tent for the family, a fellow attendee happens by and suggests that because it gets windy in the desert, tent stakes should be driven at least three feet into the ground. Homer quickly pooh-poohs the advice by saying, "Listen here, Desert Arnaz. Homer Simpson knows how to pitch a tent.", punning Desi Arnaz. (Immediately after this, a gust of wind blows Homer's tent away.)
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28
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603
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"Havana Wild Weekend"
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When the Simpson family go to Cuba seeking medical care for Grampa, Fred Mertz and Ricky Ricardo are seen on The Che Gue-Ferrythe ferry that the Simpsons ride on. Later panning shot between floors of the Havana hotel is Ricky and Fred now with their wives Lucy and Ethel recreating the conveyor belt and grape crushing scenes.
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612
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"Kamp Krustier"
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When Homer is in his "smart" phase, he sorts U-232 and U-235 nuggets as they pass by him on a conveyor belt. When he can't keep up with the flow, he eats some of them. This is a sight gag on the candy wrapping scene from "Job Switching".
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33
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715
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"Mothers and Other Strangers"
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I Love Lassie is a parody of I Love Lucy and Lassie.)
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36
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769
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"Bart's Birthday"
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According to host Conan O'Brien, one of the shows an artificial intelligence device used to write this entire episode was I Love Lucy.
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784
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"The Last Man Expanding"
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Kent Brockman's report about Othinquic, a new "wonder drug" for weight-loss, is titled "I Love Loose Pants" and uses the same lettering and design as the opening credits of I Love Lucy.
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