Editing Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The title of the episode is a reference to ''{{w|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}''.
*The couch gag is a reference to some 1980's movies and series, such as {{W|Miami Vice}}, {{W|Kung Fury}}, {{W|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}} and {{W|Knight Rider}}. {{w|Marty McFly}} and {{w|Emmett Brown|Doc Brown}} from {{w|Back to the Future (franchise)|Back To The Future}} also appear.
*The song played in the Couch Gag is called {{W|Scarface (Push it to the Limit)|Push it to the Limit}} and was written for the soundtrack of the movie {{W|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}}, one of the movies parodied.
*Wrestlevania is a reference to the annual {{w|WWE}} pay-per-view {{w|WrestleMania}}.
*Moon River is a reference to the song {{w|Moon River}} by {{w|Henry Mancini}}.
*[[Homer]] references {{w|Michelle Pfeiffer}} and {{w|Coolio}}, who sung {{w|Gangsta's Paradise}} in {{w|Dangerous Minds}}, one of the movies she starred in.
*[[Skinner]] says that [[Mrs. Berrera]] have never seen a episode of {{w|Friends}}.
*[[Homer]] mentions {{w|Billy Zane}} when he shaved his beard.
*[[Principal Skinner]] mentions [[Mrs. Berrera]] has a cat with different colored eyes named "Bowie", a reference to {{w|David Bowie}}'s different colored eyes. Coincidentally, the day the episode aired, {{w|David Bowie}} tragically passed away from cancer at the age of 69.
*[[Bart]] mentions {{w|Carniage Hall}}.

==Continuity==
*[[Eddie Muntz]] shows up and [[Nelson]] talks about him leaving the family, saying that he was going to the store for a pack of cigarettes. ([[Papa, Can You Hear Me?]] in "[[Sleeping with the Enemy]]")
*[[Patty]] spies on [[Mrs. Berrera]] from the window, showing again she's lesbian. ("[[There's Something About Marrying]]")
*[[Homer]] already taught [[Bart]] how to shave before. ("[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]")

== Trivia ==
*Due to the {{w|National Football League|NFL}} ending late, the episode was delayed by 20 minutes. Another episode was also delayed due to Obama's message. ("[[Paths of Glory]]")
*[[Milhouse]] reveals that he had a crush on [[Edna Krabappel]].
*This is the third couch gag in Season 27 where the Simpsons are shown with another type of animation due to guest star animators. The other two are [[Treehouse of Horror XXVI]] and [[Barthood]].

==Goofs==
*[[Marge]] says to [[Lisa]] "A week ago, you'd never even worn makeup.", but in the previous episode, [[The Girl Code]], aired a week before this one, [[Lisa]] did wear makeup.
**[[Lisa]] already worn makeup in older episodes, such as [[Lard of the Dance]], [[The President Wore Pearls]], [[Smart and Smarter]] and many others.

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