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 *George Plimpton later appears on the movie in "[[Bart Gets a "Z"]]".
 *In Lisa's dream, the girl who represents {{W|Bryn Mawr College}} proposes to "''..or explore with me''" by kissing the girl representative of {{W|Smith College}}, giving an evident sexual connotation to her proposal.
 == Goofs ==

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 *The song played during the Spellympics is "{{W|I Put a Spell on You}}" by {{W|Screamin' Jay Hawkins}}.
 *Bart says that he didn't bring a [[Game Boy]] to the Spellympics.
-*When [[Homer]] wants to justify to [[Lisa]] for his desire to go to the last Ribwich day in San Francisco he tells her "''It's about brotherhood..It's about freedom''" phrases that are a quote from [[Martin Luther King]]'s "''{{W|I have a dream}}''" speech.
+*When [[Homer]] wants to justify to [[Lisa]] for his desire to go to the last Ribwich day in San Francisco he tells her "''It's about brotherhood..It's about freedom''" phrases that are a quote from [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]'s "''{{W|I have a dream}}''" speech.
 *The framed number 0 jersey in George Plimpton's office is in the style of the {{W|Detroit Lions}}, the team Plimpton practiced with in his book ''{{W|Paper Lion}}''.
 *George Plimpton says that students would rather watch [[Ozzy Osbourne]].

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 *The song played during the Spellympics is "{{W|I Put a Spell on You}}" by {{W|Screamin' Jay Hawkins}}.
 *Bart says that he didn't bring a [[Game Boy]] to the Spellympics.
-*When [[Homer]] wants to justify to [[Lisa]] for his desire to go to the last Ribwich day in San Francisco he tells her "''It's about brotherhood..It's about freedom''" phrases that are a quote from [[Martin Luther King]]'s "''{{w|I have a dream}}''" speech.
+*When [[Homer]] wants to justify to [[Lisa]] for his desire to go to the last Ribwich day in San Francisco he tells her "''It's about brotherhood..It's about freedom''" phrases that are a quote from [[Martin Luther King]]'s "''{{W|I have a dream}}''" speech.
 *The framed number 0 jersey in George Plimpton's office is in the style of the {{W|Detroit Lions}}, the team Plimpton practiced with in his book ''{{W|Paper Lion}}''.
 *George Plimpton says that students would rather watch [[Ozzy Osbourne]].
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 **'''Smith College:''' ''(muscular, carries lacrosse stick, husky voice)'' Play lacrosse with me!
 **'''Bryn Mawr College:''' Or explore with me! ''(She and Smith kiss with passion.)''
-*The song that plays during the Spellympics finale is "{{w|Get Ready for This}}" by {{w|2 unlimited}}.
+*The song that plays during the Spellympics finale is "{{W|Get Ready for This}}" by {{W|2 unlimited}}.
 == Trivia ==
 *An alternate version of the first scene is used in 17th season episode "[[The Monkey Suit]]".
 *George Plimpton later appears on the movie in "[[Bart Gets a "Z"]]".
-*In Lisa's dream, the girl who represents {{w|Bryn Mawr College}} proposes to "''..or explore with me''" by kissing the girl representative of {{w|Smith College}}, giving an evident sexual connotation to her proposal.
+*In Lisa's dream, the girl who represents {{W|Bryn Mawr College}} proposes to "''..or explore with me''" by kissing the girl representative of {{W|Smith College}}, giving an evident sexual connotation to her proposal.
 == Goofs ==

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 *The shirt that [[Martin]] wears when he meets [[Bart]] and [[Nelson]] shows a picture of him and [[Nelson]] in ''[[Star Trek]]'' costumes.
 *After [[Lisa]] wins the school spelling bee, she yells "{{W|Free Tibet}}".
-*This episode contains some ''{{W|Grateful Dead}}'' references. "Ribheads" are touring the country in devotion to the Ribwich and end up in [[San Francisco]]. At the end of the episode, Krusty says, "What a long strange product rollout it's been".
+*This episode contains some {{W|Grateful Dead}} references. "Ribheads" are touring the country in devotion to the Ribwich and end up in [[San Francisco]]. At the end of the episode, Krusty says, "What a long strange product rollout it's been".
 *The lawsuit against the [[Spellympics]] by the Olympics (for using -lympics) is a parody of the law made by Congress which says that the Olympic Committee can sue anyone who uses "Olympics" or makes an arrangement of the five rings.
 *[[Otto]] asks Lisa to spell [[AC/DC]].

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 *The lawsuit against the [[Spellympics]] by the Olympics (for using -lympics) is a parody of the law made by Congress which says that the Olympic Committee can sue anyone who uses "Olympics" or makes an arrangement of the five rings.
 *[[Otto]] asks Lisa to spell [[AC/DC]].
-*[[Barney]], with some help from Lisa, sings "[[Respect]]" by [[Aretha Franklin]].
+*[[Barney]], with some help from Lisa, sings "[[Relapse]]", a parody of "{{W2|Respect|song}}" by [[Aretha Franklin]].
 *The stairs Lisa runs up are similar to the ''{{W|Rocky}}'' steps.
 *{{Ch|George Plimpton}} says that he's the founder of ''{{W|The Paris Review}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
-=== Seven Sister Colleges parody ===
+*The title of the episode is a reference to the 1981 book ''{{W|I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can}}'', by {{W2|Barbara Gordon|filmmaker}}. The book describes Gordon's addiction to prescription medication and her rehabilitation. This episode depicts Lisa's addiction to fame and longing for acceptance.
 *This episode is often noted for its famous parody of the Seven Sister Colleges (as they were prior to the 1970s; Vassar College is now coeducational and Radcliffe college merged with Harvard) who appear to Lisa Simpson in a dream:<ref>[http://www.mtholyoke.edu/cic/about/12812.shtml Seven Sisters, Mount Holyoke College]</ref>
-:'''Barnard College:''' ''(wearing glasses)'': We are the Seven Sisters. And you can attend any one of us! Like Barnard, Columbia's "girl next door."
+**'''Barnard College:''' ''(wearing glasses)'': We are the Seven Sisters. And you can attend any one of us! Like Barnard, Columbia's "girl next door."
-:'''Radcliffe College:''' Come to Radcliffe and meet Harvard men.
+**'''Radcliffe College:''' Come to Radcliffe and meet Harvard men.
-:'''Wellesley College:''' Or come to Wellesley and marry them.
+**'''Wellesley College:''' Or come to Wellesley and marry them.
-:'''Mount Holyoke College:''' ''(slurring, champagne glass in hand)'' No. Party with me! ''(Falls face first.)''
+**'''Mount Holyoke College:''' ''(slurring, champagne glass in hand)'' No. Party with me! ''(Falls face first.)''
-:'''Vassar College:''' Or nonconform with me! ''(Raises arms, reveals hairy armpits.)''
+**'''Vassar College:''' Or nonconform with me! ''(Raises arms, reveals hairy armpits.)''
-:'''Smith College:''' ''(muscular, carries lacrosse stick, husky voice)'' Play lacrosse with me!
+**'''Smith College:''' ''(muscular, carries lacrosse stick, husky voice)'' Play lacrosse with me!
-:'''Bryn Mawr College:''' Or explore with me! ''(She and Smith kiss with passion.)''
+**'''Bryn Mawr College:''' Or explore with me! ''(She and Smith kiss with passion.)''
+*The song that plays during the Spellympics finale is "{{w|Get Ready for This}}" by {{w|2 unlimited}}.
 == Trivia ==
 *An alternate version of the first scene is used in 17th season episode "[[The Monkey Suit]]".
 *George Plimpton later appears on the movie in "[[Bart Gets a "Z"]]".
 *In Lisa's dream, the girl who represents {{w|Bryn Mawr College}} proposes to "''..or explore with me''" by kissing the girl representative of {{w|Smith College}}, giving an evident sexual connotation to her proposal.
 == References ==
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 *The RibWich TV jingle is very similar to {{W|Bob Seger}}'s "{{W|Like a Rock}}" which was played in the '90s for {{W|Chevrolet}} trucks.
 *The shirt that [[Martin]] wears when he meets [[Bart]] and [[Nelson]] shows a picture of him and [[Nelson]] in [[Star Trek]] costumes. The exchange of words of the scene suggests that during the summer [[Martin]] and [[Nelson]] played [[Star Trek]] also using the flight simulator ... and [[Martin]] was the commander and [[Nelson]] the cadet ..
-*When [[Homer]] justifies [[Lisa]]'s desire to go to __ and says "''It's about brotherhood..It's about freedom''" is a quote from {{w|Martin Luther King Jr.}}'s "''{{w|I have a dream}}''" speech.
+*When [[Homer]] wants to justify to [[Lisa]] for his desire to go to the last Ribwich day in San Francisco he tells her "''It's about brotherhood..It's about freedom''" phrases that are a quote from {{w|Martin Luther King Jr.}}'s "''{{w|I have a dream}}''" speech.
 *The olympics skin scene kicks off with the song {{w|Get Ready for This}} by the {{w|2 unlimited}}.