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‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Whip It (Devo song)|Whip It}} → {{W2|Whip It|Devo song}}

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title is a reference to a Bible quotation "O ye of little faith." from {{W|Matthew 6:30}}.
+*The title is a reference to a Bible quotation, "O ye of little faith," from {{W|Matthew 6:30}}.
 *Bart's chalkboard gag was probably a subtle reference to his limited-edition breakfast cereal released in 2001, ''Bart Simpson Peanut Butter Chocolate Crunch Cereal'' by [[Kellogg's]].
 *The film ''[[The Planet from Outer Space]]'' is a parody of the science fiction horror film ''{{W|Plan 9 from Outer Space}}''.
-*[[Chet Manners]] says "Do you want to boldly go where people like me, but not me, have gone before?", referencing the quote "{{W|Where no man has gone before|to boldly go where no man has gone before}}" from ''[[Star Trek]]''.
+*[[Chet Manners]] says, "Do you want to boldly go where people like me, but not me, have gone before?" referencing the quote "{{W|Where no man has gone before|to boldly go where no man has gone before}}" from ''[[Star Trek]]''.
 *Homer sings "[[Floss It]]" to the tune of "{{W2|Whip It|Devo song}}" by {{W|Devo}}.
 *The model rocket attempted launches were partially based on the film ''{{W|October Sky}}''.
-*When Ned joins Homer with his own model rocket, he greets him by saying "Greetings from Nednedy Space Center on Cape Flandaveral," referencing the {{W|Kennedy Space Center}} and [[Cape Canaveral]].
+*When Ned joins Homer with his own model rocket, he greets him by saying, "Greetings from Nednedy Space Center on Cape Flandaveral," referencing the {{W|Kennedy Space Center}} and [[Cape Canaveral]].
 *[[Nibbles' wife]] is dressed in a fashion very similar to [[Jacqueline Kennedy]].
 *[[Nibbles]]' space helmet has [[NASA]] written on it.
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 *[[Reverend Lovejoy]] says that [[David Bowie]] "...has done enough for his church".
 *The large Jesus neon sign outside the church resembles the well-known neon "{{W|Vegas Vic}}" cowboy sign that was once atop the {{W|Pioneer Club Las Vegas|Pioneer Club}} in [[Las Vegas]].
-*While walking into the new church, a man claims that he can exchange money for the patrons, Lisa remarks that it "could not be more blasphemous!". This is a reference to the biblical account of {{W|Jesus and the money changers}}.
+*While walking into the new church, a man claims that he can exchange money for the patrons. Lisa remarks that it "could not be more blasphemous!" This is a reference to the biblical account of {{W|Jesus and the money changers}}.
 *There is a sign for the [[Zip Boys]] in the church, a parody of the {{W|Pep Boys}}.
 *The mural in the church where Bart makes faces and photos is a reproduction of [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[Last Supper]]''.
-*On the Jumbo-tron, Lisa is captioned with the words "Pouting Thomas", a play on the phrase Doubting Thomas. The Jumbo-tron itself is labeled "Godcam."
+*On the Jumbo-tron, Lisa is captioned with the words "Pouting Thomas," a play on the phrase Doubting Thomas. The Jumbo-tron itself is labeled "Godcam."
 **This is also a reference to the 1970s episodes of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' where, after a sketch ended and before the show went to a commercial break, the camera would zoom in on someone in the audience and a bizarre or risque caption would appear below the shot.
 *A screen on the pulpit of [[Reverend Lovejoy]] is seen advertising ''{{W|Ally McBeal}}''.
 *When Reverend Lovejoy is done with his sermon, he introduces the [[Noid]], the mascot of [[Domino's Pizza]], to deliver a special sermon on the sanctity of deliciousness.
 *When Lovejoy says that the church has the same basic message, they just dressed it up a little, Lisa compares it to the {{W|Whore of Babylon}}.
-*Two of the books Lisa reads while researching different faiths are ''[[Religionhood]]'' by [[Paul Reiser]] and ''[[Zagat's Guide to World Religions]]'' by the real-world restaurant guide book company {{W|Zagat}}.
+*Two of the books Lisa reads while researching different faiths are ''[[Religionhood]]'' by [[Paul Reiser]] and ''[[Zagat's Guide to World Religions]]'' by the real-world restaurant guidebook company {{W|Zagat}}.
-*When Bart proposes to Lisa to convert to Judaism, because "When you turn thirteen, cha-ching!" is a reference to the Jewish {{W|Bar Mitzvah}} ceremony (which is valid only for males).
+*When Bart proposes to Lisa to convert to Judaism, because "When you turn thirteen, cha-ching!" it is a reference to the Jewish {{W|Bar Mitzvah}} ceremony (which is valid only for males).
-*The religious "nightlife" signs Lisa passes include [[Bed, Bath & Baha'i]], [[Whiskey a God God]], [[Church of the Latter Day Druids]], and Amish. The first and third signs referencing {{W|Bed Bath & Beyond}} and the {{W|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of the Latter Day Saints}}, respectively.
+*The religious "nightlife" signs Lisa passes include [[Bed, Bath & Baha'i]], [[Whiskey a God God]], [[Church of the Latter Day Druids]], and Amish. The first and third signs reference {{W|Bed Bath & Beyond}} and the {{W|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of the Latter Day Saints}}, respectively.
-*When [[Lenny]] refers to {{Ch|Richard Gere}} as the "world's most famous Buddhist," Gere asks "what about the [[Dalai Lama]]?"
+*When [[Lenny]] refers to {{Ch|Richard Gere}} as the "world's most famous Buddhist," Gere asks, "What about the [[Dalai Lama]]?"
-*[[Carl]] asks Richard Gere if he really did all the sit-ups in ''{{W|An Officer and a Gentleman}}''. Gere says that he only did one and they showed it a thousands times.
+*[[Carl]] asks Richard Gere if he really did all the sit-ups in ''{{W|An Officer and a Gentleman}}''. Gere says that he only did one and they showed it a thousand times.
 *When Ned hears Lisa announce that she is a Buddhist, he exclaims, "My Satan sense is tingling!" This is a spoof of [[Spider-Man]]'s catchphrase, "My Spidey-Sense is tingling!"
 *Lisa plants her own [[Bodhi Tree]].
-*What Lisa was chanting while ignoring her mother was "Om mani padme hum", a mantra popularly associated with {{W|Tibetan Buddhism}}.
+*What Lisa was chanting while ignoring her mother was "Om mani padme hum," a mantra popularly associated with {{W|Tibetan Buddhism}}.
 *The Christmas tree angel that Homer places on Lisa's Bodhi Tree barks the Christmas carol "{{W|Jingle Bells}}".
 *The Christmas carol "{{W|Silent Night}}" is heard just before Lisa comes downstairs.

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 *[[Chet Manners]] says "Do you want to boldly go where people like me, but not me, have gone before?", referencing the quote "{{W|Where no man has gone before|to boldly go where no man has gone before}}" from ''[[Star Trek]]''.
 *Homer sings "[[Floss It]]" to the tune of "{{W2|Whip It|Devo song}}" by {{W|Devo}}.
 *When Ned joins Homer with his own model rocket, he greets him by saying "Greetings from Nednedy Space Center on Cape Flandaveral," referencing the {{W|Kennedy Space Center}} and [[Cape Canaveral]].
 *[[Nibbles' wife]] is dressed in a fashion very similar to [[Jacqueline Kennedy]].

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 *The religious "nightlife" signs Lisa passes include [[Bed, Bath & Baha'i]], [[Whiskey a God God]], [[Church of the Latter Day Druids]], and Amish. The first and third signs referencing {{W|Bed Bath & Beyond}} and the {{W|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of the Latter Day Saints}}, respectively.
 *When [[Lenny]] refers to {{Ch|Richard Gere}} as the "world's most famous Buddhist," Gere asks "what about the [[Dalai Lama]]?"
 *When Ned hears Lisa announce that she is a Buddhist, he exclaims, "My Satan sense is tingling!" This is a spoof of [[Spider-Man]]'s catchphrase, "My Spidey-Sense is tingling!"
 *Lisa plants her own [[Bodhi Tree]].

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 *Lisa plants her own [[Bodhi Tree]].
 *What Lisa was chanting while ignoring her mother was "Om mani padme hum", a mantra popularly associated with {{W|Tibetan Buddhism}}.
 *Lenny and Carl's meditation mantra is from the song "{{W|Short Shorts}}" by the {{W|Royal Teens}}.

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 *The large Jesus neon sign outside the church resembles the well-known neon "{{W|Vegas Vic}}" cowboy sign that was once atop the {{W|Pioneer Club Las Vegas|Pioneer Club}} in [[Las Vegas]].
 *While walking into the new church, a man claims that he can exchange money for the patrons, Lisa remarks that it "could not be more blasphemous!". This is a reference to the biblical account of {{W|Jesus and the money changers}}.
 *The mural in the church where Bart makes faces and photos is a reproduction of [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[Last Supper]]''.
 *On the Jumbo-tron, Lisa is captioned with the words "Pouting Thomas", a play on the phrase Doubting Thomas. The Jumbo-tron itself is labeled "Godcam."

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 *Homer sings "[[Floss It]]" to the tune of "{{W2|Whip It|Devo song}}" by {{W|Devo}}.
 *When Ned joins Homer with his own model rocket, he greets him by saying "Greetings from Nednedy Space Center on Cape Flandaveral," referencing the {{W|Kennedy Space Center}} and [[Cape Canaveral]].
-*[[Nibbles]]' wife is dressed in a fashion very similar to [[Jacqueline Kennedy]].
+*[[Nibbles' wife]] is dressed in a fashion very similar to [[Jacqueline Kennedy]].
-*Nibbles' 'space helmet' has [[NASA]] written on it.
+*[[Nibbles]]' space helmet has [[NASA]] written on it.
 *Homer's "break the surly bonds of gravity/punch the face of God!" speech is a parody of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s speech following the {{W|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster}} in 1986, which quotes from the poem "High Flight" by {{W|John Gillespie Magee, Jr.}}
 *The childish drawings that cover the broken windows of the church represent:

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 == Cultural references ==
-*''{{W|Plan 9 from Outer Space}}'' - Parodied in the cheesy science fiction movie at the beginning of the show, ''[[The Planet from Outer Space]]''.
+*The title is a reference to a Bible quotation "O ye of little faith." from {{W|Matthew 6:30}}.
-*Homer sings his flossing song to the tune of {{W|Devo}}'s "{{W2|Whip It|Devo song}}". [[Smithers]] also sings a short parody of the song in "[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]".
+*Bart's chalkboard gag was probably a subtle reference to his limited-edition breakfast cereal released in 2001, ''Bart Simpson Peanut Butter Chocolate Crunch Cereal'' by [[Kellogg's]].
 *[[Nibbles]]' wife is dressed in a fashion very similar to [[Jacqueline Kennedy]].
 *Nibbles' 'space helmet' has [[NASA]] written on it.
 *Homer's "break the surly bonds of gravity/punch the face of God!" speech is a parody of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s speech following the {{W|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster}} in 1986, which quotes from the poem "High Flight" by {{W|John Gillespie Magee, Jr.}}
-*The opening plot with the rockets is a spoof of the biopic ''{{W|October Sky}}''.
+*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] says that [[David Bowie]] "...has done enough for his church".
-*This episode satirizes the phenomenon of {{W|Megachurch}}es.
+*While walking into the new church, a man claims that he can exchange money for the patrons, Lisa remarks that it "could not be more blasphemous!". This is a reference to the biblical account of {{W|Jesus and the money changers}}.
-*While walking into the new church, a man claims that he can exchange money for the patrons, Lisa remarks that it "could not be more blasphemous!". This is a reference to the biblical account of Jesus and the money changers.
+*The mural in the church where Bart makes faces and photos is a reproduction of [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[Last Supper]]''.
 *On the Jumbo-tron, Lisa is captioned with the words "Pouting Thomas", a play on the phrase Doubting Thomas. The Jumbo-tron itself is labeled "Godcam."
 **This is also a reference to the 1970s episodes of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' where, after a sketch ended and before the show went to a commercial break, the camera would zoom in on someone in the audience and a bizarre or risque caption would appear below the shot.
 *When Ned hears Lisa announce that she is a Buddhist, he exclaims, "My Satan sense is tingling!" This is a spoof of [[Spider-Man]]'s catchphrase, "My Spidey-Sense is tingling!"
 *What Lisa was chanting while ignoring her father was "Om mani padme hum", a mantra popularly associated with {{W|Tibetan Buddhism}}.
 *The Buddhist temple's main figure is not the historical [[Buddha]] himself, but rather a Western misinterpretation of him; the familiar obese laughing figure is actually the Chinese interpretation of the {{W|Maitreya|Bodhisattva Maitreya}}, who has come to be a representative of the Buddha.
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 **Noah's Ark.
 *When they enter in the renewed church, Homer replies to Lisa that Jesus has a lasso because "he's all man" referring to the Christian creed which says that Jesus is God made man.
 *when Bart proposes to Lisa to convert to Judaism, because "When you turn thirteen, cha-ching!" is a reference to the Jewish {{W|Bar Mitzvah}} ceremony (which is valid only for males).
 *Lisa plants her own [[Bodhi Tree]].
 == Trivia ==
 *The initials 'HJS' are written on [[Homer]]'s rocket.
 *After the model rocket countdown, Homer shouts "countdown" rather than "ignition" or "blastoff."
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 *Syndication cuts a scene where as Homer's rocket is launched, a homeless person lying in the gutter, upon seeing the rocket, stops drinking his bottle of wine and throws it aside. A business man walking by at the time catches the bottle and immediately lies down in the gutter and starts drinking it.
 *This episode reveals that Homer wears contact lenses.
 *In the "new" church there are advertisements for: [[Buzz Cola]], [[Gulp 'n' Blow]], [[Kwik-E-Mart]], [[The Frying Dutchman]], [[Let's Get Fiscal]], [[Sportacus]], and Zip Boys.
 == Goofs ==
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 *When the family returns to the house after searching for Lisa the driveway is green, while everything else including the street is covered in snow.
 *Rev. Lovejoy mentions that Mrs. Glick is recuperating at home. Yet she can clearly be seen with the other churchgoers.
-*When Lisa first enters the Buddhist temple, there are two flower pots in front of Lenny and Carl. in the next scene, the flower pots are gone.
+*When Lisa first enters the Buddhist temple, there are two flower pots in front of Lenny and Carl. In the next scene, the flower pots are gone.
 *On Christmas Day, back at the house, in two shots when it points to Homer, the walls in the entryway are colored like the kitchen.