The Parent Rap/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a pun on the film The Parent Trap.
- As the out-of-control police cruiser heads toward the hot soup truck, the police dog in the back covers his eyes and says, "Ruh-oh!" in a similar manner to Scooby-Doo.
- Lisa mentions that, as a result of creative sentencing, Bill Clinton is their mailman.
- "Dang Me" by Roger Miller is the song playing on the car radio at the end of the episode.
- In addition to the $40 prize for the winning the radio contest, Homer receives a Blue Öyster Cult medallion.
- "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by B.O.C. is also played over the closing credits.
- Judge Constance Harm says that she would read Hemingway if she wanted a cock and bull story. This is a reference to Hemingway's novella, The Sun Also Rises, which involves an impotent war veteran and a matador.
- Professor Frink nearly runs over Bart and Milhouse with his hover bike. The bike was first seen in "Lemon of Troy".
- The Miranda Rights teleprompter in the police cruiser instructs officers to say, "You have the right to remain silent," then to "(Punch in belly)."
- Outside the Juvenile Courthouse is a statue of Blind Justice, depicting a little girl wearing a blindfold while holding a scale in one hand and a sword in the other.
- Jimbo Jones can be seen outside the courtroom with a lawyer and his mother, waiting to go before Judge Snyder.
- Homer's burglar outfit is similar to the one he wears while stealing Moe's car in "Dumbbell Indemnity" and when smuggling sugar in "Sweets and Sour Marge".
- Judge Constance Harm indicates she was born male when she tells Bart he reminds her of herself when she was a little boy.
- In this episode, Judge Snyder's first name is revealed to be Roy.
- When Homer goes to sleep in Mrs. Krabappel's class, his tongue's palette color changes from pink to white.
- In the United States, cars are positioned on the right-hand side of the road. However, when Homer and Marge are getting spanked by the public, the cars come from the left-hand side.
- After Marge and Homer cheer, Lisa's arm turns pink for a split second.
