Bye, Bye, Nerdie/References - Revision history

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a pun on the musical ''{{W|Bye Bye Birdie}}''.
 *[[Stabby-Oh's]] are a parody of [[Lucky Charms]].

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a pun on the musical ''{{W|Bye Bye Birdie}}''.
-*The advert for [[Stabby-Oh's]] is a parody of [[Lucky Charms]].
+*[[Stabby-Oh's]] are a parody of [[Lucky Charms]].
-*During the scene where [[Marge]] chases the school bus, [[Milhouse]] says, "It's like ''{{W|Speed 2: Cruise Control|Speed 2}}''! Only with a bus instead of a boat!", off-handedly summarizing the plot of the original film, ''{{W2|Speed|1994 film}}''.
+*When [[Marge]] is getting [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] ready for school, "{{W|Sabre Dance}}" by {{W|Aram Khachaturian}} plays.
 *When [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are making unkind comments about [[Francine Rhenquist]] on her first day at [[Springfield Elementary School]], Milhouse says, "Yeah, she thinks she's ''{{W|Babe: Pig in the City}}'', referring to the second movie about Babe the pig.
 *The song playing during the baby-proofing montage is "Always Safety First" by [[NRBQ]].
-*The "dingo alarm" included in the baby safety equipment refers to a {{W|Death of Azaria Chamberlain|1980 Australian case}} where a mother claimed a dingo stole her baby.
+*Homer sings "[[The Safety Dance]]" by {{W|Men Without Hats}}.
-*The grey-haired and -bearded man in the audience that Lisa addresses as Dr. Koop in her presentation is former Surgeon General [[C. Everett Koop]].
+*Former Surgeon General [[C. Everett Koop]] is in the audience for the 12th Annual [[Big Science Thing]].
-*The music that plays as Marge prepares Bart and Lisa for the school bus is the {{W|Sabre Dance}}
+*As Lisa illustrates her nerd-bully theory, she presents an image showing a bully up in a tree throwing an apple at Sir [[Isaac Newton]]'s head, a reference to Newton's "{{W|Isaac Newton's apple tree|apple incident}}."
-*Otto, believing he is being challenged in a car race, mentions the movie "{{W|Rebel Without a Cause}}" referring to the ''Chickie Run'' scene.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1DEp8R9kwg</ref>
+*The prize for winning the 12th Annual Big Science Thing is a gift certificate for [[JCPenney's]].
 == Trivia ==
-*Among the scientists at the big annual big science thing:
+*[[Dr. Hibbert]]'s child isn't one of his usual children he's seen with, implying it could be another relative's child.
-**[[Pharm team male researcher]]
+*Francine [[Breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] by lunging at the camera at the end of the episode.
 == Goofs ==
-*In the chase scene, Milhouse is sitting on the left side (our view), however after Otto reverses to pick up the new kid, Milhouse is on the right side.
+*When [[Otto]] and [[Marge]] start to drag race, the [[girl with glasses]] is missing her glasses and [[Janey]] is colored yellow.
-**''He could have easily switched seats.''
+*Bart's shadow is seen on the [[school bus]] while drag racing, despite being in [[Orange Station Wagon|Marge's car]].
-*In Homer's grade school flashback where he is beating up a young [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]], the musical instrument Barney is shown playing is a {{W|recorder}}, but the sound produced is that of a kazoo.
+*In Homer's grade school flashback where he is beating up a young [[Waylon Smithers]], the musical instrument Barney is shown playing is a {{W|recorder}}, but the sound produced is that of a kazoo.
-*Lisa has 4 Indian burns, then 3, then 4, then it's gone altogether.
+*Lisa has four Indian burns, then three, then four again.
 *Francine has a nose clip in the swimming pool scene on CCTV. It disappears when Lisa puts it forward, but then it reappears and she then says "Of course. The nose clips."
-*Homer does not lose a drop of blood even though he gets 6 nails in his body,
+*When [[Drederick Tatum]] is giving a talk in Bart's classroom, [[Lewis]] is colored yellow.
 == References ==
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 *In Homer's grade school flashback where he is beating up a young [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]], the musical instrument Barney is shown playing is a {{W|recorder}}, but the sound produced is that of a kazoo.
 *Lisa has 4 Indian burns, then 3, then 4, then it's gone altogether.
-*In a rush, Marge mismatches the shirts of Bart and Lisa (Bart has Lisa's dress and Lisa has Bart's shirt) but in the kitchen it's normal.
+*When Marge forcefully prepares Bart and Lisa:
 *Francine has a nose clip in the swimming pool scene on CCTV. It disappears when Lisa puts it forward, but then it reappears and she then says "Of course. The nose clips."
 *Homer does not lose a drop of blood even though he gets 6 nails in his body,

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 *The episode title is a pun on the musical ''{{W|Bye Bye Birdie}}''.
 *The advert for [[Stabby-Oh's]] is a parody of [[Lucky Charms]].
 *During the scene where [[Marge]] chases the school bus, [[Milhouse]] says, "It's like ''{{W|Speed 2: Cruise Control|Speed 2}}''! Only with a bus instead of a boat!", off-handedly summarizing the plot of the original film, ''{{W2|Speed|1994 film}}''.
 *When [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are making unkind comments about [[Francine Rhenquist]] on her first day at [[Springfield Elementary School]], Milhouse says, "Yeah, she thinks she's ''{{W|Babe: Pig in the City}}'', referring to the second movie about Babe the pig.

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 *The Springfield school bus base is sponsored by "''World Industries''" a real existing skateboard company famous in the 2000s.
 *When [[Francine Rhenquist]] gets on the school bus one of the Mackleberry twins says "''Red hair? - What's she trying to pull?''" referring to the popular rumor that people with red hair get crazy very easily.
-*As Lisa illustrates her nerd-bully theory she presents an image showing a bully up in a tree throwing an apple at Sir [[Isaac Newton]]'s head is a reference to Newton's "{{W|Isaac Newton's apple tree|apple incident}}."
+*As Lisa illustrates her nerd-bully theory, she presents an image showing a bully up in a tree throwing an apple at Sir [[Isaac Newton]]'s head, a reference to Newton's "{{W|Isaac Newton's apple tree|apple incident}}."
 == Goofs ==

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 *In a rush, Marge mismatches the shirts of Bart and Lisa (Bart has Lisa's dress and Lisa has Bart's shirt) but in the kitchen it's normal.
 *Francine has a nose clip in the swimming pool scene on CCTV. It disappears when Lisa puts it forward, but then it reappears and she then says "Of course. The nose clips."
-*Homer does not lose a drop of blood even though he gets 6 nails in his body.
+*Homer does not lose a drop of blood even though he gets 6 nails in his body,
 *Apu says "No more Shiva-related pokings" when Homer accessorizes a statue with foam novelty fingers. [[Shiva]] is a male Hindu deity but the statue object of the joke is female, so it cannot be Shiva; rather, it appears to be {{W|Kali}}.
 *When Francine first bullies Lisa, she hits Lisa in her right eye. However, in the next scene when Lisa is at home with her parents, her left eye is shown to be black.
 *After [[Edna Krabappel]] asks [[Drederick Tatum]] if he could give her a ride, her skirt is dark green despite it being the normal shade of green earlier in the scene.
 == References ==