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| − | == Cultural | + | *The story's title is a pun on the song "{{W|Hot Child in the City}}". |
| − | *The story's title is a pun on the song "{{ | + | *When the bullies ([[Dolph]], [[Jimbo]] and [[Kearney]]) confront the carolers ([[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Milhouse]]), Kearney calls the trio the "three wise dorks", a reference to the {{W|Biblical Magi}}, who are often called the "Three Wise Men". |
| − | *When the bullies ([[Dolph]], [[Jimbo]] and [[Kearney]]) confront the carolers ([[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Milhouse]]), Kearney calls the trio the "three wise dorks", a reference to the {{ | + | *After [[Moe]] scares the bullies away, Bart says, "Last one back to Flanders' house is a rotten elf!", a wordplay on the children's saying "<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.italki.com/question/88125 Last one in is a rotten egg]</span>". |
=== Christmas music === | === Christmas music === | ||
| − | *When Milhouse tries to talk Bart into going caroling, he says they're going to sing "all the classics", including "{{ | + | *When Milhouse tries to talk Bart into going caroling, he first says that he and Lisa are "going a-wassailing", a reference to the carol "{{W|Here We Come A-wassailing}}". |
| − | *Bart, Lisa and Milhouse sing "{{ | + | *Milhouse then says they're going to sing "all the classics", including "{{W|Angels We Have Heard on High}}" and "{{W|Good King Wenceslas}}". |
| − | *"{{Deck the Halls}}": Dolph tells Bart, Lisa and Milhouse to "Get out of here before I deck your halls and beat the fa-la-la out of ya!" | + | *Bart, Lisa and Milhouse sing "{{W|We Wish You a Merry Christmas}}" for [[Ned Flanders]], and Flanders says it "blew him away in a manger", referring to the {{W|Away in a Manger|carol of that title}}. |
| − | *The bullies sing "{{ | + | *"{{W|Deck the Halls}}": Dolph tells Bart, Lisa and Milhouse to "Get out of here before I deck your halls and beat the fa-la-la out of ya!" |
| + | *The bullies sing "{{W|Silver Bells}}" for Moe. Bart [[Throw Your Voice|uses ventriloquism]] to make it sound like the bullies have changed the lyrics to confess to playing [[Bart's prank calls|prank phone calls]] on Moe. | ||
| + | *Moe threatens the bullies by telling them that when he's fnished with them, all they'll want for Christmas is their two front teeth and a new spleen, a reference to the children's Christmas song "{{W|All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth}}". | ||
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| + | == Continuity == | ||
| + | *Bart also sets up Jimbo to take the blame for the prank calls to Moe in the television episode "[[New Kid on the Block]]". | ||
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Continuity]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Simpsons Winter Wingding stories references]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:23, October 15, 2021
Cultural references[edit]
- The story's title is a pun on the song "Hot Child in the City".
- When the bullies (Dolph, Jimbo and Kearney) confront the carolers (Bart, Lisa and Milhouse), Kearney calls the trio the "three wise dorks", a reference to the Biblical Magi, who are often called the "Three Wise Men".
- After Moe scares the bullies away, Bart says, "Last one back to Flanders' house is a rotten elf!", a wordplay on the children's saying "Last one in is a rotten egg".
Christmas music[edit]
- When Milhouse tries to talk Bart into going caroling, he first says that he and Lisa are "going a-wassailing", a reference to the carol "Here We Come A-wassailing".
- Milhouse then says they're going to sing "all the classics", including "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Good King Wenceslas".
- Bart, Lisa and Milhouse sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" for Ned Flanders, and Flanders says it "blew him away in a manger", referring to the carol of that title.
- "Deck the Halls": Dolph tells Bart, Lisa and Milhouse to "Get out of here before I deck your halls and beat the fa-la-la out of ya!"
- The bullies sing "Silver Bells" for Moe. Bart uses ventriloquism to make it sound like the bullies have changed the lyrics to confess to playing prank phone calls on Moe.
- Moe threatens the bullies by telling them that when he's fnished with them, all they'll want for Christmas is their two front teeth and a new spleen, a reference to the children's Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth".
Continuity[edit]
- Bart also sets up Jimbo to take the blame for the prank calls to Moe in the television episode "New Kid on the Block".
