Editing The Boy Who Knew Too Much/References

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== Trivia ==
*{{Ch|Matt Groening}} is the court-appointed artist.
*When [[Bart]] is running away from [[Principal Skinner]], one of the scenes is of Bart running down a hill, which was reused from the [[Season 4]] premiere "[[Kamp Krusty]]".
*This is the first episode to feature Bart's "Li'l Bastard" prank kit. Here he uses the "Li'l Bastard Clock-Tampering Kit".
*There is "[[El Barto]]" graffiti outside the courthouse.
*The sign outside Quimby's house reads: "Thursday Is Ladies' Night"
*The lawyer who represents Freddy is similar to the [[Blue-haired lawyer]].

== Cultural references ==
*The title is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film ''{{W2|The Man Who Knew Too Much|1956 film}}''.
**The film title was also punned in the episodes "[[The Girl Who Slept Too Little]]", "[[The Dad Who Knew Too Little]]" and "[[The Man Who Grew Too Much]]."
*More similarities between [[Rainier Wolfcastle]] and the man on which he is based, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], are revealed in this episode, including:
**Both have wives named Maria.
**Both drive a Humvee.
**[[Bart]] also tell Wolfcastle his last movie "sucked," while [[Chief Wiggum]] says "magic ticket, my ass," a reference to the critically panned Schwarzenegger film ''{{w|Last Action Hero}}''.
*The scene featuring [[Principal Skinner]] chasing Bart (both the music and animation) is based on the Gunslinger's chase of Peter Martin from the film ''{{w|Westworld}}''.
*When the Quimby trial becomes a topic of conversion at the breakfast table, Bart tries to change the subject by opening the newspaper to the funnies and reading from ''[[Peanuts]]''.
*The plot, especially Bart's fantasy, a based on Mark Twain's ''{{w|Huckleberry Finn}}''. His fantasy also features [[Abraham Lincoln]].
*Skinner picking up the cigar butt in the hotel room with an umbrella references the opening credits of ''{{W2|The Odd Couple|TV series}}''.
*In the court, [[Homer]] sings the jingle for {{w|Meow Mix}} cat food in his head.
*Homer watches the "director's cut" of ''{{w|Free Willy}}'', which features Willy the whale crushing Jesse to death.
*The accident-prone waiter is a parody of {{w|Inspector Clouseau}}, despite his claims to the contrary.
*Bart hides from Skinner under a green blanket in a corvertible, a reference to ''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise|Back to the Future Part II}}''.

== Goofs ==
*When Bart looks out the classroom window, the sun and a rainbow are both in the sky. But in order to see a rainbow, the sun has to be ''behind'' the viewer.
*In the first shot of Bart's classroom, Bart's eyes briefly disappear and [[Lewis]]' legs are yellow.


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