Editing A Midsummer's Nice Dreams/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the [[William Shakespeare]] play ''{{W|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}'' and the {{W|Cheech & Chong}} movie ''{{W|Nice Dreams}}''.
*A deteriorated [[Queen Elizabeth II]] is seen on [[Kent Brockman]]'s show.
[[File:Pulp Fiction.png|300px|thumb|[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'']]
*The segment ''That's Kent-ertainment!'' is a reference to the compilation film ''{{W|That's Entertainment!}}''. During this segment, Kent recreates scenes from some famous movies:
**[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.
**Kent kisses his own female version recreating the kiss scene between [[Scarlett O'Hara]] and [[Rhett Butler]] in ''[[Gone with the Wind]]''.
**The scene with Kent and his own head on a bed is a parody of the decapitated horse head scene in ''[[The Godfather]]''.
*Kent introduces the American comedy duo {{W|Cheech & Chong}}.
*[[Abe]] can not believe {{W|Lucy and Desi}} are getting a divorce, a reference to the TV sitcom ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.
*A lot of seized marijuana from the {{W|Buddy Rich Orchestra}} was burnt by the police. Buddy Rich was reported to smoke marijuana and was fined for possession in 1974.
*On Kent's show, the ''{{W|Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hit}}'' album cover can be seen along with a car scene from ''{{W|Up in Smoke}}'' and ''{{W|Nash Bridges}}'', in which [[Cheech Marin]] starred and [[Tommy Chong]] made an appearance in one episode.
*According to [[Homer]], Cheech & Chong were the ''{{W|Beavis and Butt-Head}}'' of their day.
*Things in the "media room" include:
**A poster of the famous image of {{W|Albert Einstein in popular culture|Einstein}} taken by United Press photographer {{W|Arthur Sasse}} in 1951.
**A picture of [[Krusty]] recreating [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''{{W|The Dark Side of the Moon}}'' album cover.
**Some ''{{W2|Crawdaddy|magazine}}'' rock music magazines.
**Homer's fictional comedy albums from the 60s:
***''[[The Upside-Down Bubblegum Collective]]'', which is a reference to {{W|bubblegum pop}}.
***''[[The Regional Lampoon]]'', which has a reference to ''{{W|American Gothic}}'' by [[Grant Wood]].
***''[[The Plymouth Grok Experiment]]'', that has the style of [[the Beatles]]' ''{{W|Rubber Soul}}''.
***''[[Allan Sherman's Helter Shmelter - Sorry For the Mess]]'', which is a play-on-words of {{W2|Helter Skelter|scenario}} and [[Allan Sherman]].
*Cheech & Chong perform the "{{W|Dave's not here, man}}" act from ''Cheech and Chong'' self-titled album. This is one of their most famous routines.
[[File:Laurel and Hardy (A Midsummer's Nice Dreams).png|300px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel & Hardy]]]]
*[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel & Hardy]].
*Homer wants to meet [[Don Johnson]], the American actor.
*[[Seymour Skinner]] tries to do the {{W|Sister Mary Elephant}} comedy skit by Cheech & Chong.
*[[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] go to a destroyed [[Blockbuster Video]] store to return Homer's overdue movies.
*A {{W|Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear}} from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 3]]'' is seen in [[Eleanor Abernathy's house]] and later in [[742 Evergreen Terrace]].
*Some "popped but uneaten" {{W|Jiffy Pop}} can be seen at Crazy Cat Lady's place as well.
*[[Moe]] sends some hidden footage to the {{W|NBC}} headquarters in the [[Cayman Islands]].
*Homer sings a modified version of "{{W|Low Rider}}" by the American funk band {{W2|War|American band}}.
*Crazy Cat Lady watches ''[[Cats]]'', {{W2|Cats|musical|the real-life musical}}, and particularly an extract from ''Cats''' theme song "{{W2|Memory|Cats song}}".
*The name of the garbage company [[Humpty Dumpster]] is a reference to [[Humpty J. Dumpty]], the famous character in the English nursery rhyme.
*Among Crazy Cat Lady stuff Marge finds:
**A pen of the {{W|Hilton Milwaukee City Center|Milwaukee Hilton}}.
**All of [[J. D. Salinger]]'s book, including ''{{W2|Nine Stories|Salinger}}'', ''{{W|Franny and Zooey}}'' and ''{{W|Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction}}'' but not ''{{W|The Catcher in the Rye}}'', Salinger most notable work.
**An edition of ''[[InStyle]]'', the women's fashion magazine.
[[File:Basketball Jones parody.png|300px|thumb|[[Homer]]'s hallucination is a parody of the animated film from Cheech & Chong's song "{{W|Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces}}"]]
*The reward from Cheech Homer imagines is an spoof of the animated film from Cheech & Chong's song "{{W|Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces}}".
**In this hallucination, Homer transforms [[Selma]]'s hair into [[Medusa]].
*Cheech takes Homer to the [[East Springfield Latino Art Museum]]. Inside, Cheech shows and describes to Homer the ''Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union'' graphic art by Xavier Viramontes.
*[[Superintendent Chalmers]] thinks the menu is funnier than Skinner's performance. On the menu, some music references can be read:
**Here Comes the Fudge, a reference to the Beatles song "{{W|Here Comes the Sun}}".
**Jell-O I must be going, a reference both to {{W|Jell-O}} and "{{W2|Hello, I Must Be Going|song}}", the song by [[the Marx Brothers]].
**Pudding on the Ritz, a reference to [[Irving Berlin]] song "{{W|Puttin' On the Ritz}}".
**You Ain't Nothing But A Pound Cake, a reference to "{{W|You ain't nothin' but a hound dog}}" by [[Elvis Presley]].
*The Crazy Cat Lady shouts like [[Tarzan]].
*Homer makes a reference to [[Art Garfunkel]] and [[Paul Simon]], which are known for being part of the duo [[Simon & Garfunkel]].
*Bart mentions [[Hulu|Hulu.com]], the American subscription video on demand service, in a poetic way similar to ''{{W|A Visit from St. Nicholas}}''.

== Other Airdates ==
After being pre-empted several times, Sky1 (UK) decided to air the episode at 9:30pm on June 17, 2011, along with "[[The Real Housewives of Fat Tony]]", one hour earlier. 

== Goofs ==
*[[Akira Kurosawa]] is seen with gray hair in the Amphitheater scene.
**He later has brown hair at [[Wacky's Comedy Club]].
*[[Gareth Prince]] moves seats in the amphitheater.
*[[Raphael]] has much paler skin than usual when seen from behind.

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