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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The name of this episode refers to {{w|Henny Youngman}}'s line, "Take my life, please". This line is also referred to by the Simpsons episodes "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]" and "[[Take My Life, Please]]". This joke was also mentioned in Little Big Girl, were Bart says "Take my wife, Please. Hey, I finaly get that joke!".
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*The name of this episode refers to comedian {{W|Henny Youngman}}'s one-line joke, "Take my wife... please".
*At the video store, [[Homer]] watches ''[[Buttercups of Autumn]]'', a parody of the film ''{{w|The Whales of August}}''.
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**This line is also referred to in the episode titles "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]" and "[[Take My Life, Please]]", and mentioned in "[[Little Big Girl]]", where Bart says "Take my wife, Please. Hey, I finally get that joke!".
*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[Mr. Wilson]]'s face. Mr. Wilson was portrayed by {{w|Walter Matthau}} in the 1993 film, ''{{w|Dennis the Menace (film)|Dennis the Menace}}''.
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*At the video store, [[Homer]] watches ''[[Buttercups of Autumn]]'', a parody of the film ''{{W|The Whales of August}}''.
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*Homer dances to the {{W|Jarabe Tapatío|Mexican Hat song}}.
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*Homer gives [[Carl]], [[Lou]], [[Dr. Hibbert]] and [[Drederick Tatum]] the {{W|Black power salute}}. Carl thought Homer was American TV personality [[Al Roker]].
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*The rap Homer sings in his car before driving it off the pier comes from the {{W|Chaka Khan}} song "{{W|I Feel for You}}".
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*Homer calls [[Marge]] "stresserella", a pun on [[Cinderella]].
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*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[George Wilson]]'s face. Mr. Wilson is Dennis' neighbor in the 1993 film ''{{W2|Dennis the Menace|1993 film}}'', and is the victim of Dennis's misbehavior. He also calls Homer "Simpson, you're a menace", in a reference to that film.
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**[[Martha Wilson]], who often serves as a calming influence and a maternal figure, showing patience and affection towards Dennis, appears as well.
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[[File:1939 Worlds Fair Ticket.png|250px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] gives [[Homer]] a ticket to the {{W|1939 New York World's Fair|1939 World's Fair}}. The ticket features the {{W|Trylon and Perisphere}} monuments]]
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*[[Mr. Burns]] gives Homer a ticket to the {{W|1939 New York World's Fair|1939 World's Fair}}, held in [[New York City]]. The ticket features the {{W|Trylon and Perisphere}} monuments.
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*[[Lisa]] and [[Bart]] use the synonyms ''{{W|wiktionary:Amble|amble}}'' and ''{{W|wiktionary:Saunter|saunter}}'' to refer to take a walk.
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*"[[I Love to Walk]]" contains elements of "{{W|Talk to the Animals}}" from the movie ''[[Doctor Dolittle]]''.
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**Homer asks if {{Ch|Steve Buscemi}} is the guy who got fed into the woodchipper in ''{{W2|Fargo|1996 film}}'', referring to the ending of the 1996 black comedy film.
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**Steve Buscemi offers the men from [[Turkmenistan]] tickets to the Independent Film Awards. Buscemi has appeared in independent and mainstream films, with independent films predominating early in his career.
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*When Marge is introduced to {{Ch|Jackson Browne}}, she mentions one of his songs, "{{W2|The Pretender|Jackson Browne song}}".
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*Jackson Browne said he would serenade Marge a song from his latest album, which was ''{{W|The Naked Ride Home}}''. He then says he's kidding and sings "{{ap|Marjorie|song}}", a parody of "Rosie" from the album ''{{W2|Running on Empty|album}}''.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
*When [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]]'s frogs start fighting each other, the "Bart and Milhouse fight music" plays.
 
*When [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]]'s frogs start fighting each other, the "Bart and Milhouse fight music" plays.
*The line when Homer explains that coworkers hate him could reference Homer's Enemy about Frank Grimes.  
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*Apu and Manjula go to marriage counseling for Apu's affair in The Sweetest Apu.
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== Goofs ==
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*The syrup on Bart's pancakes disappears when Marge was shoving cereal into his mouth.
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== Continuity ==
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*Apu and Manjula go to marriage counseling for Apu's affair in "[[The Sweetest Apu]]".
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:56, July 4, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 14 Episode References
310 "Old Yeller-Belly"
311
"Brake My Wife, Please"
"The Bart of War" 312


Cultural references[edit]

Mr. Burns gives Homer a ticket to the 1939 World's Fair. The ticket features the Trylon and Perisphere monuments

Trivia[edit]

  • When Bart and Milhouse's frogs start fighting each other, the "Bart and Milhouse fight music" plays.

Goofs[edit]

  • The syrup on Bart's pancakes disappears when Marge was shoving cereal into his mouth.

Continuity[edit]

  • Apu and Manjula go to marriage counseling for Apu's affair in "The Sweetest Apu".
Season 14 References
Treehouse of Horror XIII How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade Large Marge Helter Shelter The Great Louse Detective Special Edna The Dad Who Knew Too Little The Strong Arms of the Ma Pray Anything Barting Over I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can A Star Is Born Again Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington C.E. D'oh 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky Three Gays of the Condo Dude, Where's My Ranch? Old Yeller-Belly Brake My Wife, Please The Bart of War Moe Baby Blues