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*"{{W|We Wish You a Merry Christmas}}" plays at the Springfield Egg Nog Days festival. | *"{{W|We Wish You a Merry Christmas}}" plays at the Springfield Egg Nog Days festival. | ||
*Kirk says "with great power comes great 'you have to like me'", a parody of the phrase "{{W|With great power comes great responsibility}}" from ''[[Marvel Comics]]''. | *Kirk says "with great power comes great 'you have to like me'", a parody of the phrase "{{W|With great power comes great responsibility}}" from ''[[Marvel Comics]]''. | ||
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | *In the [[Great Springfield Gazebo]] flashback, several odd pairings are formed of counterparts of established characters: | ||
| + | **[[Lenny]] and [[Selma]] | ||
| + | **[[Otto]] and [[Patty]] | ||
| + | **[[Sideshow Mel]] and [[Lindsey Naegle]] | ||
| + | **[[Barney]] and [[Ms. Albright]] | ||
| + | **[[Seymour Skinner]] and [[Agnes Skinner]] | ||
| + | **[[Moe]] and [[Cookie Kwan]] | ||
| + | **[[Krusty]] and [[Mrs. Muntz]] | ||
| + | **[[Gary Chalmers]] and [[Princess Kashmir]] | ||
| + | **[[Coach Krupt]] and [[Lunchlady Dora]] | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*[[Bart]] is seen reading ''[[The Death of Radioactive Man]]''. ("[[Married to the Blob]]") | *[[Bart]] is seen reading ''[[The Death of Radioactive Man]]''. ("[[Married to the Blob]]") | ||
| − | *The people in the | + | *The people in the Great Springfield Gazebo sing "[[I Will Always Be True]]" from ''[[The Christmas That Almost Wasn't But Then Was]]''. ("[[Skinner's Sense of Snow]]") |
*[[Gloria Prince]] mentions "darkest chapters" in [[Springfield]]'s history, such as the [[Springfield Monorail]] ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]") and {{Ch|Lady Gaga}}'s visit. ("[[Lisa Goes Gaga]]") | *[[Gloria Prince]] mentions "darkest chapters" in [[Springfield]]'s history, such as the [[Springfield Monorail]] ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]") and {{Ch|Lady Gaga}}'s visit. ("[[Lisa Goes Gaga]]") | ||
| + | *[[Miss Hoover]] and [[Gil]]'s Great Springfield Gazebo counterparts are paired up. Our Miss Hoover and Gil married in "[[Habeas Tortoise]]". | ||
| + | **Similarly Krusty and Mrs. Muntz's counterparts are paired. Krusty and Mrs. Muntz slept together in "[[All About Lisa]]". | ||
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| + | == Goofs == | ||
| + | *Twice during the Great Springfield Gazebo flashback, Gil has [[Mr. Mackleberry]]'s colours and once vice-versa. | ||
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Contents
Cultural references
- The episode title is a wordplay on the labor law term "hostile workplace".
- The storybook telling of the story is a parody of Dr. Seuss books.
- Barney is seen puking in a blue version of the hat from The Cat in the Hat.
- Groundskeeper Willie reads Weeder's Digest, a parody of Reader's Digest.
- The fuse box in Springfield Elementary has a "Vote Aye on Scottish Independence" badge in, a reference to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
- Kirk tells Milhouse than Grandpa Van Houten prepared a Caesar salad for Dean Martin.
- The Spray-On Music can plays The Price Is Right losing horns sound.
- Kirk demands that the school bans "Critical Brace Theory", a reference to critical race theory.
- Superintendent Chalmers mentions missing the new episode of The Equalizer starring Queen Latifah.
- Kirk speaks to Tucker Carlson on Fox News.
- "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" plays at the Springfield Egg Nog Days festival.
- Kirk says "with great power comes great 'you have to like me'", a parody of the phrase "With great power comes great responsibility" from Marvel Comics.
Trivia
- In the Great Springfield Gazebo flashback, several odd pairings are formed of counterparts of established characters:
- Lenny and Selma
- Otto and Patty
- Sideshow Mel and Lindsey Naegle
- Barney and Ms. Albright
- Seymour Skinner and Agnes Skinner
- Moe and Cookie Kwan
- Krusty and Mrs. Muntz
- Gary Chalmers and Princess Kashmir
- Coach Krupt and Lunchlady Dora
Continuity
- Bart is seen reading The Death of Radioactive Man. ("Married to the Blob")
- The people in the Great Springfield Gazebo sing "I Will Always Be True" from The Christmas That Almost Wasn't But Then Was. ("Skinner's Sense of Snow")
- Gloria Prince mentions "darkest chapters" in Springfield's history, such as the Springfield Monorail ("Marge vs. the Monorail") and Lady Gaga's visit. ("Lisa Goes Gaga")
- Miss Hoover and Gil's Great Springfield Gazebo counterparts are paired up. Our Miss Hoover and Gil married in "Habeas Tortoise".
- Similarly Krusty and Mrs. Muntz's counterparts are paired. Krusty and Mrs. Muntz slept together in "All About Lisa".
Goofs
- Twice during the Great Springfield Gazebo flashback, Gil has Mr. Mackleberry's colours and once vice-versa.
