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== Trivia ==
*The original name for this level was "Rhymes with Complaining"
*The level has a very different layout and appearance on each version.
*The mansion is full of Simpsons and other characters items.
**[[Carl]] and [[Lenny]] shaped trees.
**[[Barney]] fountain.
**[[Mr. Burns]] head statues
**Simpsons family fountain.
**[[Chief Wiggum]] piñatas.
**[[Bumblebee Man]] sculpture.
**[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] statues.
**The Simpsons and [[Santa's Little Helper]] sculptures.
**The Simpsons paintings parodying famous paintings.
**Fry (from Futurama) paintings.
**Bongo rabbit and Akbar & Jeff (from Matt Groening's comic ''Life in Hell'') paintings.
*When fighting the Blue-haired lawyers, Homer says "I move for a bad court thingy" which [[Lionel Hutz]] previously said in "[[Marge in Chains]]".
*The Title of this level is a reference to Season 3, Episode 14 of the original The Twilight Zone: "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title "Five Characters in Search of an Author" is a reference to the stage play ''{{W|Six Characters in Search of an Author}}''.
 *Upon noticing Matt's piles of money, Bart says that the creator is "like [[Richie Rich]], except straight".
 *To open {{Ch|Matt Groening}}'s mansion door, the player has to complete a {{W2|Simon|game}}-style memory game using floor pads that each play a different note. The song successfully pieced together is "[[The Simpsons Theme]]", which plays as the door opens.
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 **Insults thrown at the pair include "You were just too weird for network television!" (referring to ''Futurama''s cancellation) and "You're my least favorite [[Billy West]] character!".
 *Bart says "Akbar and Jeff can't save you now," referencing the characters from ''[[Life in Hell]]''.
 *The trophy Bart collects in this level is the movie "Krusty Klownface", another reference to the film ''Scarface''.
 *Bender can say "Exterminate! Exterminate!" a reference to the {{W|Dalek}}s from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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 **Paintings of Fry (from ''Futurama'').
 **Paintings of Bongo rabbit and Akbar & Jeff (from Matt Groening's comic ''Life in Hell'').
 *When fighting the Blue-haired lawyers, Homer says, "I move for a bad court thingy", which [[Lionel Hutz]] previously said in "[[Marge in Chains]]".
-*Homer sometimes says, "How dare you name me after your father!", referencing the fact that he is named after Matt Groening's father.
+*In the Nintendo DS version of the level, drawings of ''[[The Simpsons shorts]]'' versions of the family members are seen.
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 **[[Mr. Burns]] head statues.
 **A Simpson family fountain.
 **A [[Bumblebee Man]] sculpture.
 **[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] statues.

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 **Paintings of Bongo rabbit and Akbar & Jeff (from Matt Groening's comic ''Life in Hell'').
 *When fighting the Blue-haired lawyers, Homer says, "I move for a bad court thingy", which [[Lionel Hutz]] previously said in "[[Marge in Chains]]".
 *Homer sometimes says, "How dare you name me after your father!", referencing the fact that he is named after Matt Groening's father.

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 *Matt introduces himself to the Simpsons by saying, "Your creator is TV's most beloved animation visionary!" Homer replies with "{{Ch|Seth MacFarlane}}!?"; Seth is the creator of the rival animated sitcom ''[[Family Guy]]''.
 *Matt's mansion has ''[[Futurama]]''-style transportation tubes running along the ceiling.
-*During the boss battle of the level, Homer and Bart have to face several copies of [[Bender]] and [[Dr. Zoidberg]] from ''Futurama''.
+*During the boss battle of the level, Homer and Bart have to face several copies of [[Bender]] and [[Dr. Zoidberg]] from ''[[Futurama]]''.
 **While creating these "warriors of the future", Matt says, "Say hello to my little friends!", a famous line from ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''.
 **Insults thrown at the pair include "You were just too weird for network television!" (referring to ''Futurama''s cancellation) and "You're my least favorite [[Billy West]] character!".
-*The trophy Bart collects in this level is the movie "Krusty Klownface", another reference to the film ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''.
+*Bart says "Akbar and Jeff can't save you now," referencing the characters from ''[[Life in Hell]]''.
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 == Trivia ==
-*The original name for this level was "Rhymes with Complaining"
+*The original name for this level was "Rhymes with Complaining".
 *The DS version of the level has dog statues that shoot bees from their mouths, a reference to the episode "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]".
-*The level has a very different layout and appearance on each version.
+*The level has a very different layout and appearance in each version.
-*The mansion is full of Simpsons and other characters items.
+*The mansion is full of Simpsons and other character-themed items.
-**[[Carl]] and [[Lenny]] shaped trees.
+**[[Carl]] and [[Lenny]]-shaped trees.
-**[[Barney]] fountain.
+**A [[Barney]] fountain.
-**[[Mr. Burns]] head statues
+**[[Mr. Burns]] head statues.
-**Simpson family fountain.
+**A Simpson family fountain.
 **[[Chief Wiggum]] piñatas.
-**[[Bumblebee Man]] sculpture.
+**A [[Bumblebee Man]] sculpture.
 **[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] statues.
 **The Simpsons and [[Santa's Little Helper]] sculptures.
-**The Simpsons paintings parodying famous paintings.
+**Simpsons paintings parodying famous paintings.
-**Fry (from Futurama) paintings.
+**Paintings of Fry (from ''Futurama'').
-**Bongo rabbit and Akbar & Jeff (from Matt Groening's comic ''Life in Hell'') paintings.
+**Paintings of Bongo rabbit and Akbar & Jeff (from Matt Groening's comic ''Life in Hell'').
-*When fighting the Blue-haired lawyers, Homer says "I move for a bad court thingy" which [[Lionel Hutz]] previously said in "[[Marge in Chains]]".
+*When fighting the Blue-haired lawyers, Homer says, "I move for a bad court thingy", which [[Lionel Hutz]] previously said in "[[Marge in Chains]]".
-*The Title of this level is a reference to Season 3, Episode 14 of the original The Twilight Zone: "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"
+*The title of this level is a reference to the ''{{W|The Twilight Zone}}'' season 3 episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit".
-*Homer will sometimes say "How dare you name me after your father!" which references the fact that he is named after Matt Groening's father.
+*Homer sometimes says, "How dare you name me after your father!", referencing the fact that he is named after Matt Groening's father.
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