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 == Cultural references ==
 *One of the comics shown in the newspaper during the couch gag is titled ''The Other Side'', a parody of ''[[The Far Side]]''.
-*[[Tube Town]], the TV channel which [[Homer]] frequently watches during the episode, is a parody of {{w|TV Land}}. Tube Town's classic programming lineup parodies real-life TV shows and movies as follows:
+*[[Tube Town]], the TV channel which [[Homer]] frequently watches during the episode, is a parody of {{W|TV Land}}. Tube Town's classic programming lineup parodies real-life TV shows and movies as follows:
 **''[[Black President]]'' - ''{{W2|Benson|TV series}}'' and ''{{W2|Hail to the Chief|TV series}}''.
-**''[[Failed Geena Davis Sitcom 1986]]'' - ''{{W2|Sara|US TV series}}'' (a short-lived {{w|Geena Davis}} sitcom which aired in 1985).
+**''[[Failed Geena Davis Sitcom 1986]]'' - ''{{W2|Sara|US TV series}}'' (a short-lived {{W|Geena Davis}} sitcom which aired in 1985).
 **''[[Hannigan, M.F.A.]]'' - ''{{W2|Columbo|TV series}}''.
-**''[[I Lost Lucy]]'' - The title is an obvious pun on ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', but the characters and plotlines hinted at in the clip seen on Tube Town are references to ''{{w|The Lucy Show}}''.
+**''[[I Lost Lucy]]'' - The title is an obvious pun on ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', but the characters and plotlines hinted at in the clip seen on Tube Town are references to ''{{W|The Lucy Show}}''.
 **''[[Sheriff Wholesome]]'' - ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''.
-**''[[Supreme Courtney]]'' - ''{{w|Doogie Howser, M.D.}}'' and the ''{{w|Legally Blonde}}'' movie series.
+**''[[Supreme Courtney]]'' - ''{{W|Doogie Howser, M.D.}}'' and the ''{{W|Legally Blonde}}'' movie series.
-**''[[Thicker than Waters]]'' - ''{{w|Growing Pains}}''.
+**''[[Thicker than Waters]]'' - ''{{W|Growing Pains}}''.
-**''[[UpscAlien in da House]]'' - ''{{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}'' and ''{{ap|ALF|TV series}}''.
+**''[[UpscAlien in da House]]'' - ''{{W|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}'' and ''{{ap|ALF|TV series}}''.
 **''[[The Voiceover Years]]'' - ''[[The Wonder Years]]''.
 *When Homer watches ''I Lost Lucy'' and a crow flies away with Lucy's skull, Homer comments, "You still see that crow on shows sometimes", referencing the crow's occasional appearances in the [[title screen gag]] and in shots such as wide views of [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]].
-*''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'' is very similar to [[James Lipton]]'s real-life show, ''{{w|Inside the Actors Studio}}'' (spelled without an apostrophe), which airs on {{W2|Bravo|US TV channel}}.
+*''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'' is very similar to [[James Lipton]]'s real-life show, ''{{W|Inside the Actors Studio}}'' (spelled without an apostrophe), which airs on {{W2|Bravo|US TV channel}}.
-*The scene where Homer stands in front of a line of taxis and blocks them from leaving is a reference to the {{w|Tank Man}}, who blocked a column of tanks during the {{w|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989}}.
+*The scene where Homer stands in front of a line of taxis and blocks them from leaving is a reference to the {{W|Tank Man}}, who blocked a column of tanks during the {{W|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989}}.
-*Among the enemies of America, [[Apu]] names {{w|Mordor}}, referring to the region of {{w|Middle Earth}} controlled by {{w|Sauron}} in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
+*Among the enemies of America, [[Apu]] names {{W|Mordor}}, referring to the region of {{W|Middle Earth}} controlled by {{W|Sauron}} in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
 *The junk mail for "Gutter Cleaning" has a picture of a roof with a large green glove with fingers folded, except for one which is extended into the downspout: a metaphor for a prostate exam.
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 *[[James Lipton]] makes his second guest appearance.
 *After watching ''Thicker than Waters'', [[Homer]] raves about the various producers and especially praises the "Supervising Producer". A few minutes after that, during the hammock scene, [[Dan Castellaneta]] (who voices Homer) is credited as a Consulting Producer for the episode.
-*Before [[Bart]] interrupts [[Lisa]] by appearing on a webcam pop-up, she is writing an essay about the chemical element Palladium. Lisa's essay is strikingly similar to the {{w|Palladium|Wikipedia article}} about Palladium.
+*Before [[Bart]] interrupts [[Lisa]] by appearing on a webcam pop-up, she is writing an essay about the chemical element Palladium. Lisa's essay is strikingly similar to the {{W|Palladium|Wikipedia article}} about Palladium.
 *When Homer tells Bart that the feeling of accomplishment from studying hard and getting an A is its own reward (instead of giving Bart the mini-bike he was expecting), Bart gets mad and runs out of the room. Homer then says, "If this were a TV show, that would be a hell of an act break." Shortly after that, in TV airings an act break does indeed occur as the show cuts to a commercial.
 *The license plate on Bart's bike that he receives from the Chinese spies says "TR80R" which means "traitor".

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 **''[[Hannigan, M.F.A.]]'' - ''{{W2|Columbo|TV series}}''.
 **''[[I Lost Lucy]]'' - The title is an obvious pun on ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', but the characters and plotlines hinted at in the clip seen on Tube Town are references to ''{{w|The Lucy Show}}''.
-**''[[Sheriff Wholesome]]'' - ''{{w|The Andy Griffith Show}}''.
+**''[[Sheriff Wholesome]]'' - ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''.
 **''[[Supreme Courtney]]'' - ''{{w|Doogie Howser, M.D.}}'' and the ''{{w|Legally Blonde}}'' movie series.
 **''[[Thicker than Waters]]'' - ''{{w|Growing Pains}}''.
-**''[[UpscAlien in da House]]'' - ''{{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}'' and ''{{w|ALF}}''.
+**''[[UpscAlien in da House]]'' - ''{{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}'' and ''{{ap|ALF|TV series}}''.
 **''[[The Voiceover Years]]'' - ''[[The Wonder Years]]''.
 *When Homer watches ''I Lost Lucy'' and a crow flies away with Lucy's skull, Homer comments, "You still see that crow on shows sometimes", referencing the crow's occasional appearances in the [[title screen gag]] and in shots such as wide views of [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]].

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 *One of the comics shown in the newspaper during the couch gag is titled ''The Other Side'', a parody of ''[[The Far Side]]''.
 *[[Tube Town]], the TV channel which [[Homer]] frequently watches during the episode, is a parody of {{w|TV Land}}. Tube Town's classic programming lineup parodies real-life TV shows and movies as follows:
-**''[[Black President]]'' - ''{{w|Benson (TV series)|Benson}}'' and ''{{w|Hail to the Chief (TV series)|Hail to the Chief}}''.
+**''[[Black President]]'' - ''{{W2|Benson|TV series}}'' and ''{{W2|Hail to the Chief|TV series}}''.
-**''[[Failed Geena Davis Sitcom 1986]]'' - ''{{w|Sara (US TV series)|Sara}}'' (a short-lived {{w|Geena Davis}} sitcom which aired in 1985).
+**''[[Failed Geena Davis Sitcom 1986]]'' - ''{{W2|Sara|US TV series}}'' (a short-lived {{w|Geena Davis}} sitcom which aired in 1985).
-**''[[Hannigan, M.F.A.]]'' - ''{{w|Columbo (TV series)|Columbo}}''.
+**''[[Hannigan, M.F.A.]]'' - ''{{W2|Columbo|TV series}}''.
 **''[[I Lost Lucy]]'' - The title is an obvious pun on ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', but the characters and plotlines hinted at in the clip seen on Tube Town are references to ''{{w|The Lucy Show}}''.
 **''[[Sheriff Wholesome]]'' - ''{{w|The Andy Griffith Show}}''.
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 **''[[The Voiceover Years]]'' - ''[[The Wonder Years]]''.
 *When Homer watches ''I Lost Lucy'' and a crow flies away with Lucy's skull, Homer comments, "You still see that crow on shows sometimes", referencing the crow's occasional appearances in the [[title screen gag]] and in shots such as wide views of [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]].
-*''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'' is very similar to [[James Lipton]]'s real-life show, ''{{w|Inside the Actors Studio}}'' (spelled without an apostrophe), which airs on {{w|Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo}}.
+*''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'' is very similar to [[James Lipton]]'s real-life show, ''{{w|Inside the Actors Studio}}'' (spelled without an apostrophe), which airs on {{W2|Bravo|US TV channel}}.
 *The scene where Homer stands in front of a line of taxis and blocks them from leaving is a reference to the {{w|Tank Man}}, who blocked a column of tanks during the {{w|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989}}.
 *Among the enemies of America, [[Apu]] names {{w|Mordor}}, referring to the region of {{w|Middle Earth}} controlled by {{w|Sauron}} in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

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 *''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'' is very similar to [[James Lipton]]'s real-life show, ''{{w|Inside the Actors Studio}}'' (spelled without an apostrophe), which airs on {{w|Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo}}.
 *The scene where Homer stands in front of a line of taxis and blocks them from leaving is a reference to the {{w|Tank Man}}, who blocked a column of tanks during the {{w|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989}}.
-*Among the enemies of America, [[Apu]] names {{w|Mordor}}, referring to the region of {{w|Middle Earth}} controlled by {{w|Sauron}} in {{w|Lord of the Rings}}.
+*Among the enemies of America, [[Apu]] names {{w|Mordor}}, referring to the region of {{w|Middle Earth}} controlled by {{w|Sauron}} in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
 *The junk mail for "Gutter Cleaning" has a picture of a roof with a large green glove with fingers folded, except for one which is extended into the downspout: a metaphor for a prostate exam.

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 **''[[Failed Geena Davis Sitcom 1986]]'' - ''{{w|Sara (US TV series)|Sara}}'' (a short-lived {{w|Geena Davis}} sitcom which aired in 1985).
 **''[[Hannigan, M.F.A.]]'' - ''{{w|Columbo (TV series)|Columbo}}''.
-**''[[I Lost Lucy]]'' - ''{{w|I Love Lucy}}''.
+**''[[I Lost Lucy]]'' - The title is an obvious pun on ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', but the characters and plotlines hinted at in the clip seen on Tube Town are references to ''{{w|The Lucy Show}}''.
 **''[[Sheriff Wholesome]]'' - ''{{w|The Andy Griffith Show}}''.
 **''[[Supreme Courtney]]'' - ''{{w|Doogie Howser, M.D.}}'' and the ''{{w|Legally Blonde}}'' movie series.
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 *''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'' is very similar to [[James Lipton]]'s real-life show, ''{{w|Inside the Actors Studio}}'' (spelled without an apostrophe), which airs on {{w|Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo}}.
 *The scene where Homer stands in front of a line of taxis and blocks them from leaving is a reference to the {{w|Tank Man}}, who blocked a column of tanks during the {{w|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989}}.
-*Among the enemies of America [[Apu]] nemes {{w|Mordor}}, referring to the region of {{w|Middle Earth}} controlled by {{w|Sauron}} in {{w|Lord of the Rings}}.
+*Among the enemies of America, [[Apu]] names {{w|Mordor}}, referring to the region of {{w|Middle Earth}} controlled by {{w|Sauron}} in {{w|Lord of the Rings}}.
 *The junk mail for "Gutter Cleaning" has a picture of a roof with a large green glove with fingers folded, except for one which is extended into the downspout: a metaphor for a prostate exam.

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 *When Homer tells Bart that the feeling of accomplishment from studying hard and getting an A is its own reward (instead of giving Bart the mini-bike he was expecting), Bart gets mad and runs out of the room. Homer then says, "If this were a TV show, that would be a hell of an act break." Shortly after that, in TV airings an act break does indeed occur as the show cuts to a commercial.
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