Editing Whacking Day/References

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== Cultural references ==
*[[Kent Brockman]] teases that a segment on ''[[Eye on Springfield]]'' will be about the {{W|Munchkin}}s from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' and where they are now.
*The scene where [[Groundskeeper Willie]] meets the Scottish woman is a parody of a scene from the ''[[James Bond]]'' film ''{{W2|You Only Live Twice|film}}''.
*The song "O Whacking Day" has the same melody as "{{W|O Tannenbaum|O Christmas Tree}}".
*Looking for bass heavy music, Lisa only finds records by {{W2|Tiny Tim|musician}}, {{W|The Chipmunks}} and "A Castrato Christmas".

== Trivia ==
*The [[Springfield Christian School]] sign reads "We Put the Fun in Fundamentalist Dogma".
*At the episode's end, [[Nelson]] and [[Jimbo]] get emotional in the civic defense shelter, where they and their two bully buddies have been the whole show. If the viewer looks at [[Kearney]]'s face; there is stubble around his mouth. This is one of many gags throughout the series that he is much older than a typical (or any) elementary school student should be.
*{{W|Bob Woodward}} is the author of ''[[The Truth About Whacking Day]]''. One piece of information he reveals is that {{Ch|Richard Nixon}} once participated in {{ap|Whacking Day|holiday}}. Ironically, Woodward and his partner {{W|Carl Bernstein}} were the investigative reporters responsible for breaking the story on the {{W|Watergate scandal}}, which eventually led to Nixon's resignation from the Presidency.
*[[Matt Groening]] once said that he feels they crossed the line by having [[Reverend Lovejoy]] make up quotes out of the Bible.
*Whacking Day is on May 10.
*Twice in this episode [[Homer]] is seen coming home in his car, forgetting about [[Marge]] homeschooling [[Bart]] in the garage. Both times, he manages to stop the car just inches away from Bart, though the second time this happens he yells "D'oh!", implying that he meant to run over Bart that time or because he forgot a second time.
*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' {{ap|Untitled Itchy & Scratchy cartoon|Whacking Day|cartoon}} in this episode is a parody of [[Jack Ruby]] shooting {{Ch|John F. Kennedy}}'s alleged killer, [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], with [[Scratchy]] being arrested before being shot by [[Itchy]]. The episode's guest director is {{W|Oliver Stone}}.

== Continuity ==
*Ezekiel and Ishmael from "[[Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]" are seen at the [[Springfield Christian School|Christian School]].

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