The Wreck of the Relationship/References
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"The Wreck of the Relationship"
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Cultural references[edit]
- Bart is watching the skate bail video "Fatal Nard Crush" on MyTube, a parody of YouTube.
- Project: After Party is a reference to the 2012 found footage teen comedy Project X.
- A character resembling Danny Trejo can be seen on the Project: After Party website.
- The song "Electro Drop" by Daniel Dove and Richard Searle can be heard on the trailer.
- Homer gives the example of American actor Randy Quaid when he asks Bart to eat his broccoli.
- Homer drafted American footballer Tim Tebow for his fantasy football team. Tebow had a notable performance during his football college career but was questioned in his years in the NFL. Homer also hints at Tebow's Christian faith, which made him a cultural phenomenon.
- Homer's fantasy football team is called "Somewhere Over the Dwayne Bowe". This is a reference to the song "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz and to former NFL player Dwayne Bowe.
- Captain Bowditch's name is a reference to Nathaniel Bowditch, who wrote Bowditch's American Practical Navigator.
- Bowditch uses the term "shanghaied", the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence.
- In a chat directed to Homer, Chief Wiggum comments that Homer's running back (RB) was worse than Arby's, an American fast food sandwich restaurant chain.
- "Who Wants to Sing about Their Feelings?" is a parody of the song "Drunken Sailor", also known as "What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?".
- Instrumental versions of this song are also heard throughout the episode.
- "We Sail the Ocean Blue" from the comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan is heard on The Relation Ship.
- Bart does several types of knots: sheepshank, bowline, clove hitch, half hitch and a halyard cleat.
- Captain Bowditch ranks Bart midshipman.
- Homer says he hates the Golden Age of Sail.
- Bumblebee Man makes a Saturday Night Live reference in Spanish where the English subtitles read: "More cowbell", a catchphrase said in a skit featuring host Christopher Walken and cast player Will Ferrell.
- The "Classic Battle" composition by Sam Spence is heard when Marge is about to play fantasy football. Spence is best known for his work with NFL Films.
- Marge's hat has an autograph saying "To Berman's Dry Cleaning. Best wishes, Tom Landry". This is a reference to longtime NFL commentator Chris Berman, known for his lively commentary and love for NFL history, and to Tom Landry, the famous NFL coach regarded as one of the greatest of all time.
- Players on Homer's team include:
- The Real Housewives of Tampa Bay is a parody of the reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County.
- The song "Heal Away, Joe", heard during the credits, is a parody of "Haul Away, Joe", a traditional sea shanty.
Comparison of the banners
- The Pigskin Pals banners are modeled on the Summer Box Office Fantasy League banners in the The Simpsons writers room.
- Homer's fantasy football team password is Annoyed Grunt.
- This episode is rated TV-MA on Simpsons World due to uncensored content.
- Bart says Lisa's catchphrase "I'm going to my room".
Continuity[edit]
