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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title of the episode is likely a reference to ''{{W|At the Mountains of Madness}}'' by {{W|H.P. Lovecraft}}.
-*When the fire drill was chaotic, [[Mr. Burns]] stated that he has seen more orderly behavior in a {{w|Ritz Brothers}} film, a reference to the American comedy trio.
+*When the fire drill was chaotic, [[Mr. Burns]] stated that he has seen more orderly behavior in a {{W|Ritz Brothers}} film, a reference to the American comedy trio.
 *[[Bart]] refers to the [[New York Yankees]] baseball legend [[Babe Ruth]] when talking about teamwork.
-*Two of the employees paired in the race are "Haney and Drucker". This is a reference to the American sitcom ''{{w|Green Acres}}'', in which Mr. Haney was the junk dealer and Sam Drucker owned the general store.
+*Two of the employees paired in the race are "Haney and Drucker". This is a reference to the American sitcom ''{{W|Green Acres}}'', in which Mr. Haney was the junk dealer and Sam Drucker owned the general store.
-*{{w|Smokey Bear}}'s catchphrase "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires" is satirized as being ambiguous.
+*{{W|Smokey Bear}}'s catchphrase "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires" is satirized as being ambiguous.
-*[[Smithers]] compares Bart and [[Lisa]] to the {{w|Bobbsey Twins}}, the principal characters of the American children's novels series.
+*[[Smithers]] compares Bart and [[Lisa]] to the {{W|Bobbsey Twins}}, the principal characters of the American children's novels series.
 [[File:Homer's political powers.png|250px|thumb|The "political powers" [[Mr. Burns]] hallucinates seeing are [[Mao Zedong]], [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Teddy Roosevelt]], [[Ramses]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi]]]]
-*[[Marge]] accidentally projects a film about the story of National Parks that includes the commentary of {{w|John Muir}}. Muir was an influential Scottish-American naturalist considered to be the "Father of the National Parks".
+*[[Marge]] accidentally projects a film about the story of National Parks that includes the commentary of {{W|John Muir}}. Muir was an influential Scottish-American naturalist considered to be the "Father of the National Parks".
 *By using a telegraph, Mr. Burns tries to send a help message. However, the telegraph communicates Burns with a dummy of [[Samuel Morse]] in a museum.
-*[[Homer]] and Burns are trapped in a cabin in the snow just like The Lone Prospector ([[Charlie Chaplin]]) and Big Jim McKay ({{w|Mack Swain}}) in the 1925 film ''{{w|The Gold Rush}}''. Like Big Jim McKay, they also start to hallucinate.
+*[[Homer]] and Burns are trapped in a cabin in the snow just like The Lone Prospector ([[Charlie Chaplin]]) and Big Jim McKay ({{W|Mack Swain}}) in the 1925 film ''{{W|The Gold Rush}}''. Like Big Jim McKay, they also start to hallucinate.
-*Mr. Burns finds a {{w|Bazooka Joe}} comic strip on the floor of the cabin.
+*Mr. Burns finds a {{W|Bazooka Joe}} comic strip on the floor of the cabin.
-*The "political powers" Mr. Burns hallucinates seeing are [[Mao Zedong]] (who is holding the {{w|hammer and sickle}}), [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Teddy Roosevelt]], [[Ramses]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Homer imagines what seem to be {{w|German Empire}} soldiers.
+*The "political powers" Mr. Burns hallucinates seeing are [[Mao Zedong]] (who is holding the {{W|hammer and sickle}}), [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Teddy Roosevelt]], [[Ramses]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Homer imagines what seem to be {{W|German Empire}} soldiers.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title is likely a reference to ''{{W|At the Mountains of Madness}}'' by {{W|H.P. Lovecraft}}.
+*The title of the episode is likely a reference to ''{{W|At the Mountains of Madness}}'' by {{W|H.P. Lovecraft}}.
 *When the fire drill was chaotic, [[Mr. Burns]] stated that he has seen more orderly behavior in a {{w|Ritz Brothers}} film, a reference to the American comedy trio.
 *[[Bart]] refers to the [[New York Yankees]] baseball legend [[Babe Ruth]] when talking about teamwork.
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 *{{w|Smokey Bear}}'s catchphrase "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires" is satirized as being ambiguous.
 *[[Smithers]] compares Bart and [[Lisa]] to the {{w|Bobbsey Twins}}, the principal characters of the American children's novels series.
-[[File:Homer's political powers.png|250px|thumb|The "political powers" [[Mr. Burns]] hallucinates seeing are {{W|Mao Zedong}}, [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Teddy Roosevelt]], [[Ramses]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi]]]]
+[[File:Homer's political powers.png|250px|thumb|The "political powers" [[Mr. Burns]] hallucinates seeing are [[Mao Zedong]], [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Teddy Roosevelt]], [[Ramses]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi]]]]
-*Marge accidentally plays a film about the story of National Parks that includes the commentary of {{w|John Muir}}. Muir was an influential Scottish-American naturalist considered to be the "Father of the National Parks".
+*[[Marge]] accidentally projects a film about the story of National Parks that includes the commentary of {{w|John Muir}}. Muir was an influential Scottish-American naturalist considered to be the "Father of the National Parks".
 *By using a telegraph, Mr. Burns tries to send a help message. However, the telegraph communicates Burns with a dummy of [[Samuel Morse]] in a museum.
 *[[Homer]] and Burns are trapped in a cabin in the snow just like The Lone Prospector ([[Charlie Chaplin]]) and Big Jim McKay ({{w|Mack Swain}}) in the 1925 film ''{{w|The Gold Rush}}''. Like Big Jim McKay, they also start to hallucinate.

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 == Trivia ==
 *This is so far the only episode to have the main cast with no "Also Starring" and no "Special Guest Voices".
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-* This is so far the only episode to have the main cast with no "Also Starring" and no "Special Guest Voices".
+*This is so far the only episode to have the main cast with no "Also Starring" and no "Special Guest Voices".
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 ==Trivia==
 * This is so far the only episode to have the main cast with no "Also Starring" and no "Special Guest Voices".
-* To make a scene before Homer takes his family to Mt. Useful, Swartzwelder tells Kirkland to vote for either [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], [[Bart]], [[Lisa]], [[Grampa]], [[Krusty]], [[Moe]] and [[Barney]], [[Principal Skinner]], [[Apu]], [[Chief Wiggum]], [[Ned Flanders]], or [[Comic Book Guy]] to give Homer advice about teamwork. Then Kirkland votes for Bart.
+* To make a scene before [[Homer]] takes his family to Mt. Useful, Swartzwelder tells Kirkland to vote for either [[Marge]], [[Bart]], [[Lisa]], [[Grampa]], [[Krusty]], [[Moe]] and [[Barney]], [[Principal Skinner]], [[Apu]], [[Chief Wiggum]], [[Ned Flanders]], or [[Comic Book Guy]] to give Homer advice about teamwork. Then Kirkland votes for Bart.
-* After having a spotlight role in the previous episode ''[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]'', the [[Simpson family]] (except Homer) have supporting roles in this episode.
+* The [[Simpson family]] (except Homer) has a supporting role in this episode since Homer and Mr. Burns have a spotlight role in this episode.
 * When going mad with paranoia, Mr. Burns accuses Homer of planning to kill him and use his carcass as a sled to go down the mountain. Ironically, this sort of situation would later occur in the episode [[King of the Hill]] the following season, although in that particular case, the [[C. W. McAllister|carcass]] Homer used as a sled had died long before Homer was even born, let alone even arrived at the mountain top.