Editing Lisa the Simpson/References

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== Cultural references ==
*When [[Lisa]] is figuring out the puzzle, one of the clues she rules out is that it's not one of [[Prince]]'s names, a reference to the period between 1993 and 2000 that Prince changed his name to a symbol and was known as "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince" (or simply "The Artist").
*Lisa's story is similar to the book, ''{{W|Flowers For Algernon}}'', where a man writes in a journal about his slide into mental retardation (the season 12 episode "[[HOMЯ]]" would follow a similar plot that ''Flowers For Algernon'' does).
*[[Jasper]]'s subplot calls to mind the {{W|Frozen Dead Guy Days}} festival, held annually in Nederland, Colorado. The events of this festival are in homage to Grandpa Bredo, a cryogenically-frozen corpse who, since 1989, has remained in stasis inside a Tuff Shed and inspired two documentaries. It is unknown whether this festival inspired the scenario.
*In the show ''[[When Buildings Collapse]]'', the last building to fall is the House of Usher, a reference to an Edgar Allan Poe book {{W|The Fall of the House of Usher|of the same name}}. The building which exploded resembles the infamous aerial bombing of the abbey on Monte Cassino, Italy, by the United States during World War II.
*Lisa recommends some books to TV viewers: ''{{W|To Kill a Mockingbird}}'', by {{W|Harper Lee}}; ''{{W|Harriet the Spy}}'', by {{W|Louise Fitzhugh}}; and ''{{W|Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories|Yertle the Turtle}}'', by {{W|Dr. Seuss}} ("possibly the best book ever written on the subject of turtle stacking", according to Lisa, and to which [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] heartily agrees).
*Lisa creates a small pig from a rubber eraser and push-pins, which was featured in a ''[[Life in Hell]]'' comic strip.

== Goofs ==
*Before Grampa tells Marge how to cut his hair, Marge uses the scissors to try and cut Grampa's hair, but she actually doesn't cut any.

== Continuity ==
*[[Jasper]] is also seen frozen in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] freezer in the comic story ''[[Kwik-E-Mart Holiday Savings Circular]]''. In the story, just as in this episode, [[Apu]] attempts to exploit Jasper's situation for financial gain.

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