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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*The episode title is a pun on ''{{W|Mission: Impossible}}''.
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*The episode's title is a pun on ''{{W2|Mission: Impossible|film}}'', the 1996 American action spy film.
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*[[Homer]] watches [[PBS]], a real television network. The Thames "London Skyline" ident from {{W|Thames Television}} can also be briefly seen on the TV.
 
*The English sitcom ''[[Do Shut Up]]'' could be a parody of ''{{W2|The Young Ones|TV series}}'', a similarly chaotic Britcom that ran on English T.V. in the early 1980s. It was known for its lowbrow characters who shared a similarly dismal house, and spent much of the show bashing each other over the head with household items.
 
*The English sitcom ''[[Do Shut Up]]'' could be a parody of ''{{W2|The Young Ones|TV series}}'', a similarly chaotic Britcom that ran on English T.V. in the early 1980s. It was known for its lowbrow characters who shared a similarly dismal house, and spent much of the show bashing each other over the head with household items.
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**The song playing in the background on ''Do Shut Up'' while [[Homer]] watches the show is "No Feelings" by the [[Sex Pistols]].
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**The song playing in the background on ''Do Shut Up'' while Homer watches the show is "{{W|No Feelings}}" by the [[Sex Pistols]].
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*The host of PBS says that your music room can sound like the {{W|Metropolitan Museum of Art|Metropolitan Museum}} in [[New York City|New York]] with ''[[Museum Noises]]''.
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**The cover of ''Museum Noises'' is a reference to ''{{W|The Son of Man}}'' by surrealist painter [[René Magritte]].
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[[File:Teletubbies.png|250px|thumb|The {{Chs|Teletubbies}}, [[Fred Rogers]] from ''{{W|Mister Rogers' Neighborhood}}'', {{Ch|Betty White}}, among others, are seen chasing [[Homer]]]]
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*Among the people and characters seen chasing Homer are:
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**[[Fred Rogers]] from ''{{W|Mister Rogers' Neighborhood}}''.
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**Cellist {{Ch|Yo-Yo Ma}}.
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**The {{Chs|Teletubbies}} from ''[[Teletubbies]]''.
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**[[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], and [[Elmo]] from ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
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*Homer mentions {{W|Chubb group}}.
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*[[Microatia]] is a parody of {{W|Micronesia}}.
 
*The scene where Homer is licking bullfrogs on an island refers to the first verse of the [[Pink Floyd]] song "{{W|Comfortably Numb}}" from the album ''{{W|The Wall}}''. [[Marge]] calling "Hello, is there anybody in there?" over the radio even intones the melody.
 
*The scene where Homer is licking bullfrogs on an island refers to the first verse of the [[Pink Floyd]] song "{{W|Comfortably Numb}}" from the album ''{{W|The Wall}}''. [[Marge]] calling "Hello, is there anybody in there?" over the radio even intones the melody.
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**Also, a similar storyline was used in ''[[Family Guy]]'', where several characters lick frogs and go into a strange hypnotic trance, similar to what happens to Homer in this episode.
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*[[Bart]] says that [[Marge]] won't let him read [[Hägar the Horrible]].
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*The telethon scene at the end features various FOX characters as phone operators, including [[Bender Rodríguez|Bender]] from ''[[Futurama]]'' and [[Hank Hill]] from ''{{ap|King of the Hill|real world show}}''.
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*Homer critizices {{W|Unitarianism}}, the Christian theological tradition.
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*[[PBS]] characters who chase Homer through the streets include the [[Teletubbies]] (they fire lasers from their antennas), [[Oscar the Grouch]] (who is in his trash can), [[Elmo]] (who is sharing Oscar's trash can), [[Yo-Yo Ma]], [[Fred Rogers]], and [[Big Bird]] (who comes flying down, squawking angrily like a real bird).
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*Homer says that [[God]] is powerful, but also insecure, like [[Barbra Streisand]] before {{W|James Brolin}}.
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*Homer says that if ''[[The Flintstones]]'' have taught anything, it's that pelicans can be used to mix cement.
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*[[Mr. Burns]] says that Homer took the {{W|Hamburglar}}'s birthday off last Monday and Wednesday. The Hamburglar is one of the ''{{W|McDonaldland}}'' characters.
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*Homer created beer by mixing {{W|Dristan}}, an American brand of medications, and holy water.
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*After opening up [[The Lucky Savage]] casino, Homer says that he knows how {{W|Bob Stupak}} felt. Bob Stupak was an entrepreneur who became a [[Las Vegas]] casino developer and owner.
 
*When Homer asks "Is everybody happy?" on entering the casino, he is referencing bandleader {{W2|Ted Lewis|musician}}' famous catchphrase with similar inflection.
 
*When Homer asks "Is everybody happy?" on entering the casino, he is referencing bandleader {{W2|Ted Lewis|musician}}' famous catchphrase with similar inflection.
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*[[Homer]] mentions ''[[The Flintstones]]''.
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*The telethon scene at the end features various FOX characters as phone operators, including:
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**[[Fox Mulder]] and [[Dana Scully]] from ''[[The X-Files]]''.
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== Goofs ==
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**[[Hank Hill]] from ''{{ap|King of the Hill|real world show}}''.
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*When Homer tries to hand out Bibles when arriving on the island, [[Qtoktok]] claims that they cannot read. However, when Homer unveils his casino, [[Ak]] is able to read the sign.
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**[[Thurgood Orenthal Stubbs]] from ''{{W|The PJs}}''.
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**[[Bender Rodríguez|Bender]] from ''[[Futurama]]''.
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== Continuity ==
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**{{Ch|Luke Perry}}, who played {{W|Dylan McKay}} in ''{{W|Beverly Hills, 90210}}''.
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*Some of the PBS people include:
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**{{Ch|Rupert Murdoch}}.
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**[[Trent Steele]] from "[[Homer to the Max]]".
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*The television in the telethon scene has the ''[[Family Guy]]'' logo on it.
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**[[Neil]] from "[[King of the Hill]]".
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*Rupert Murdoch is drinking {{W|Foster's Lager}}.
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**[[Mimi]] from "[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]".
 
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**{{ap|Susan|socialite}}, [[Evelyn Peters|Evelyn]], [[Roberta]] and [[Gillian]] from "[[Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield]]".
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:40, April 5, 2025

References/Trivia


Season 11 Episode References
← 240 "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"
241
"Missionary: Impossible"
"Pygmoelian" 242 →


Cultural references[edit]

  • The episode's title is a pun on Mission: Impossible, the 1996 American action spy film.
  • Homer watches PBS, a real television network. The Thames "London Skyline" ident from Thames Television can also be briefly seen on the TV.
  • The English sitcom Do Shut Up could be a parody of The Young Ones, a similarly chaotic Britcom that ran on English T.V. in the early 1980s. It was known for its lowbrow characters who shared a similarly dismal house, and spent much of the show bashing each other over the head with household items.
    • The song playing in the background on Do Shut Up while Homer watches the show is "No Feelings" by the Sex Pistols.
  • The host of PBS says that your music room can sound like the Metropolitan Museum in New York with Museum Noises.
The Teletubbies, Fred Rogers from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Betty White, among others, are seen chasing Homer
Season 11 References
Beyond Blunderdome • Brother's Little Helper • Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? • Treehouse of Horror X • E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) • Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder • Eight Misbehavin' • Take My Wife, Sleaze • Grift of the Magi • Little Big Mom • Faith Off • The Mansion Family • Saddlesore Galactica • Alone Again, Natura-Diddily • Missionary: Impossible • Pygmoelian • Bart to the Future • Days of Wine and D'oh'ses • Kill the Alligator and Run • Last Tap Dance in Springfield • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge • Behind the Laughter
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