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‎Cultural references

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 *Buck McCoy has a poster for the film ''[[Texas Rangers Ride Again]]'', a reference to the [[Texas Rangers]] {{W|Major League Baseball}} team.
 **McCoy starred alongside {{W2|Robert Allen|actor|Bob "Tex" Allen}}, a real B-movie Western actor.
 *When Buck McCoy rides Frank the Wonder Horse to the laundry room, the "{{W|William Tell Overture}}" by {{W|Gioachino Rossini}} plays. This was the theme song for ''{{W2|The Lone Ranger|TV series}}'' TV series.
 *Buck McCoy starred in the films ''[[Wyatt Earp Meets the Mummy]]'', a reference to the biographical Western film ''{{W2|Wyatt Earp|film}}'', and ''[[Six Brides for Seven Brothers]]'', a reference to the musical film ''{{W|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers}}''.

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 *Buck McCoy has a poster for the film ''[[Texas Rangers Ride Again]]'', a reference to the [[Texas Rangers]] {{W|Major League Baseball}} team.
 **McCoy starred alongside {{W2|Robert Allen|actor|Bob "Tex" Allen}}, a real B-movie Western actor.
 *When Buck McCoy rides Frank the Wonder Horse to the laundry room, the "{{W|William Tell Overture}}" by {{W|Gioachino Rossini}} plays. This was the theme song for ''{{W2|The Lone Ranger|TV series}}'' TV series.
 *Buck McCoy starred in the films ''[[Wyatt Earp Meets the Mummy]]'', a reference to the biographical Western film ''{{W2|Wyatt Earp|film}}'', and ''[[Six Brides for Seven Brothers]]'', a reference to the musical film ''{{W|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a reference to the phrase "the fastest gun in the west."
 *When watching a documentary about the homeless, [[Homer]] says that he's sick of the [[Tarzan]] movie.
-*The book [[Bart]] shoves into [[Rover]]'s mouth is titled ''[[America's 2nd Best Short Stories]]'', a reference to the annual collection ''{{W|The Best American Short Stories}}''.
+*The book Bart shoves into Rover's mouth is titled ''[[America's 2nd Best Short Stories]]'', a reference to the annual collection ''{{W|The Best American Short Stories}}''.
 **One of the destroyed pages ends with the line "All in all, it had been a weird, weird lottery.", a line from "{{W|The Lottery}}" by {{W|Shirley Jackson}}.
 *When [[Buck McCoy]] introduces himself to Bart, the opening of the {{W2|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly|theme|theme}} from ''{{W|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly}}'' by {{W|Ennio Morricone}} plays.

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 *When the Western craze comes to [[Springfield Elementary]], [[Lisa]] dresses as sharpshooter and folk heroine [[Annie Oakley]], and [[Nelson]] dresses as actor [[Kevin Costner]], who starred in several Westerns, including ''Wyatt Earp''.
 *[[Apu]], Bart, Ralph, [[Milhouse]], Lisa, and Homer sing "[[A Kwik-E-Mart Sing-Along]]", which is a parody of the song "{{W2|Don't Fence Me In|song}}" by [[Cole Porter]].
-*When Bart and Lisa ask [[Krusty]] to put Buck McCoy on ''{{ap|The Krusty the Clown Show|TV series|his show}}'', Lisa mentions that they also represent singer and musician [[Billy Joel]].
+*When Bart and Lisa ask [[Krusty]] to put Buck McCoy on {{ap|The Krusty the Clown Show|TV series|his show}}, Lisa mentions that they also represent singer and musician [[Billy Joel]].
 *When McCoy shoots the cutout of Krusty in the crotch, Krusty says "Oooh, right in the panhandle!" This is a reference to what [[Johnny Carson]] said on ''{{W|The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson|The Tonight Show}}'' when {{W|Ed Ames}} hit a mannequin in the crotch doing a tomahawk throw.
 *Krusty tells Buck that he grew up watching his horse operas at the {{W2|Bijou Theatre|Manhattan, 1917}}.

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 **McCoy starred alongside {{W2|Robert Allen|actor|Bob "Tex" Allen}}, a real B-movie Western actor.
 *[[Frank the Wonder Horse]] is a parody of {{W|Francis the Talking Mule}}, who starred in famous films in the 1950s.
-*When Buck McCoy rides Frank the Wonder Horse to the laundry room, the "{{W|William Tell Overture}}" by {{W|Gioachino Rossini}} plays.
+*When Buck McCoy rides Frank the Wonder Horse to the laundry room, the "{{W|William Tell Overture}}" by {{W|Gioachino Rossini}} plays. This was the theme song for ''{{W2|The Lone Ranger|TV series}}'' TV series.
 *Buck McCoy starred in the films ''[[Wyatt Earp Meets the Mummy]]'', a reference to the biographical Western film ''{{W2|Wyatt Earp|film}}'', and ''[[Six Brides for Seven Brothers]]'', a reference to the musical film ''{{W|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers}}''.
 *McCoy has a metal lunchbox featuring his film ''[[Six-Gun Lullaby]]'', a parody of the Western film ''{{W|Six-Gun Serenade}}''.
 *One of Buck McCoy's shows was ''[[McTrigger]]'', in which all he does is shoot hippies, a reference to the TV series ''{{W2|McCloud|TV series}}''. ''McCloud'' starred [[Dennis Weaver]], who voiced McCoy.
 **One episode was titled "'Scuse Me While I Kill the Sky", a reference to the lyric "'scuse me while I kiss the sky" from the song "{{W|Purple Haze}}" by [[Jimi Hendrix]].
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 *Homer creates a poster of himself in a bathing suit that mimics the famous [[Farrah Fawcett]] pinup poster from the '70s.
 *The [[John Ford Center for Alcoholic Cowboys]] is named after film director and producer {{W|John Ford}}, who was renowned for his Western films. It's also a reference to the [[Betty Ford Center]], a rehabilitation center in [[California]].
 *The weapons that [[Snake]] and his gang use in the bank robbery are the M41A pulse rifles from ''[[Alien]]''.
 *McCoy tells Homer that he's "no {{W|Howard Hawks}}." Hawks was a film producer during the classic Hollywood era.

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 *The sketch with [[Mr. Teeny]] (dressed as a woman) tied to the railway tracks is a parody of a similar scene in the silent comedy ''{{W|Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life}}''.
 *Homer creates a poster of himself in a bathing suit that mimics the famous [[Farrah Fawcett]] pinup poster from the '70s.
 *The weapons that [[Snake]] and his gang use in the bank robbery are the M41A pulse rifles from ''[[Alien]]''.
 *McCoy tells Homer that he's "no {{W|Howard Hawks}}." Hawks was a film producer during the classic Hollywood era.
-*At the end of the episode when Buck goes into his house, the theme music from the film ''{{W|The Magnificent Seven}}'' is played.
+*At the end of the episode when Buck goes into his house, the theme music from the film ''{{W|The Magnificent Seven}}'' plays.
 == Trivia ==

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 *Buck McCoy has a poster for the film ''[[Texas Rangers Ride Again]]'', a reference to the [[Texas Rangers]] {{W|Major League Baseball}} team.
 **McCoy starred alongside {{W2|Robert Allen|actor|Bob "Tex" Allen}}, a real B-movie Western actor.
-*[[Frank the Wonder Horse]] is a parody of {{W|Francis the Talking Mule}} who starred in famous films in the 1950s.
+*[[Frank the Wonder Horse]] is a parody of {{W|Francis the Talking Mule}}, who starred in famous films in the 1950s.
 *When Buck McCoy rides Frank the Wonder Horse to the laundry room, the "{{W|William Tell Overture}}" by {{W|Gioachino Rossini}} plays.
 *Buck McCoy starred in the films ''[[Wyatt Earp Meets the Mummy]]'', a reference to the biographical Western film ''{{W2|Wyatt Earp|film}}'', and ''[[Six Brides for Seven Brothers]]'', a reference to the musical film ''{{W|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers}}''.
 *McCoy has a metal lunchbox featuring his film ''[[Six-Gun Lullaby]]'', a parody of the Western film ''{{W|Six-Gun Serenade}}''.
-*One of Buck McCoy's shows was ''[[McTrigger]]'', in which all he does is shoot hippies, is a reference to the TV series''{{W2|McCloud|TV series}}''. ''McCloud'' starred [[Dennis Weaver]], who voiced McCoy.
+*One of Buck McCoy's shows was ''[[McTrigger]]'', in which all he does is shoot hippies, a reference to the TV series ''{{W2|McCloud|TV series}}''. ''McCloud'' starred [[Dennis Weaver]], who voiced McCoy.
 **One episode was titled "'Scuse Me While I Kill the Sky", a reference to the lyric "'scuse me while I kiss the sky" from the song "{{W|Purple Haze}}" by [[Jimi Hendrix]].
 **McCoy says ''McTrigger'' wrote him out of the show and it became ''{{W|Room 222}}''. ''Room 222'' was created by ''[[The Simpsons]]'' producer [[James L. Brooks]].
 *At the school playground, [[Ralph]] plays the piano like {{W2|Schroeder|Peanuts}} from ''[[Peanuts]]''.
-*When the Western craze comes to [[Springfield Elementary]], [[Lisa]] dresses as sharpshooter and folk heroine [[Annie Oakley]] and [[Nelson]] dresses as actor [[Kevin Costner]], who starred in several Westerns, including ''Wyatt Earp''.
+*When the Western craze comes to [[Springfield Elementary]], [[Lisa]] dresses as sharpshooter and folk heroine [[Annie Oakley]], and [[Nelson]] dresses as actor [[Kevin Costner]], who starred in several Westerns, including ''Wyatt Earp''.
 *[[Apu]], Bart, Ralph, [[Milhouse]], Lisa, and Homer sing "[[A Kwik-E-Mart Sing-Along]]", which is a parody of the song "{{W2|Don't Fence Me In|song}}" by [[Cole Porter]].
 *When Bart and Lisa ask [[Krusty]] to put Buck McCoy on ''{{ap|The Krusty the Clown Show|TV series|his show}}'', Lisa mentions that they also represent singer and musician [[Billy Joel]].
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 == Trivia ==
-*When [[Grampa]] shows [[Bart]] his Junior Buckaroo badge, It's entitled "Little Grampa Simpson."
+*When [[Grampa]] shows [[Bart]] his Junior Buckaroo badge, it's entitled "Little Grampa Simpson."
 == Continuity ==
 *The clips in the ''{{Krusty show}}'' intro include:
-**Krusty talking to {{Ch|Johnny Carson}}. ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]")
+**Krusty talking to {{Ch|Johnny Carson}} ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]")
-**Krusty singing "{{ap|Send In the Clowns|song}}". ("Krusty Gets Kancelled")
+**Krusty singing "{{ap|Send In the Clowns|song}}" ("Krusty Gets Kancelled")
-**Krusty's duet with {{Ch|Bette Midler}}. ("Krusty Gets Kancelled")
+**Krusty's duet with {{Ch|Bette Midler}} ("Krusty Gets Kancelled")
-**Krusty singing in the 70's. ("I Love Lisa")
+**Krusty singing in the 70s ("I Love Lisa")
-**Krusty's interview with [[Robert Frost]]. ("[[I Love Lisa]]")
+**Krusty's interview with [[Robert Frost]] ("[[I Love Lisa]]")
-*[[Dr. Foster]] is presiding over the session at the [[John Ford Center for Alcoholic Cowboys]]. ("[[Hurricane Neddy]]")
+*[[Dr. Foster]] is presiding over the session at the [[John Ford Center for Alcoholic Cowboys]] ("[[Hurricane Neddy]]")
 == Goofs ==

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 == Trivia ==
-*[[Buck McCoy]] looks a lot like [[Ronald Reagan]], who before being president of the [[USA|US]] was an actor in many Westerns.
+*When [[Grampa]] shows [[Bart]] his Junior Buckaroo badge, It's entitled "Little Grampa Simpson."
-*In one scene, the audio has [[Lisa]] saying "[[Homer Simpson|Dad]], I'm on the line". But the closed captions say ''Operator: "First, pay your phone bill"''.
-*When [[Abe Simpson|Grandpa]] shows [[Bart]] his Junior Buckaroo badge, It's entitled "Little Grandpa Simpson." Obviously this is a joke rather than a scripting error or a childhood nickname.
+== Continuity ==
-**It could be that Grampa joined the Junior Buckaroos as an old man since he is most likely older than Buck.
+*The clips in the ''{{Krusty show}}'' intro include:
-*The clips in the [[Krusty the Clown Show]] intro include:
+**Krusty talking to {{Ch|Johnny Carson}}. ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]")
 **Krusty's interview with [[Robert Frost]]. ("[[I Love Lisa]]")
-**Krusty singing in the 70's. ("I Love Lisa")
+*[[Dr. Foster]] is presiding over the session at the [[John Ford Center for Alcoholic Cowboys]]. ("[[Hurricane Neddy]]")
 == Goofs ==
 *During the first time the dog chased Bart to the Simpsons' house, he bit Bart's clothes through a mail opening on the door, but after that scene, the mail opening is gone.
-*At one frame in the kitchen where it shows the white dog at the window blowing out fog, the walls are pink-tan instead of light purple.
+*When Bart first goes to Buck's mansion, it is at the end of a dead-end road. However, at the end of the episode, Buck's mansion is shown to be on a normal road.
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