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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*The title of the episode is a parody of a {{w|Gone Girl (novel)|book}} and a film ''{{w|Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl}}''.
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*The title of the episode is a parody of a {{W2|Gone Girl|novel|book}} and a film ''{{W2|Gone Girl|film}}''.
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*In the opening sequence. [[Patty Bouvier|Patty]] [[Selma Bouvier|Selma]] are dressed like Elsa and Anna from ''[[Frozen]]'' respectively.
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*On the title screen, "{{W|Deck the Halls}}" plays.
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*[[Tom Petty]] appears in his memory in the opening sequence as an angel playing a guitar. He died 2 months before the airing of the episode on October 2nd, [[2017]].
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*"{{W|Once in Royal David's City}}" plays during the [[couch gag]].
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*[[Milhouse]] mentions {{w|Harry Horse}}.
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*[[Milhouse]] mentions {{W|Harry Horse}}.
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*The vynil collection in the bunker has:
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*When the 1962 film clip begins to play in the bunker, "{{W2|The U.S. Air Force|song}}" song plays.
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**[[Frank Sinatra|Sinatra]]'s ''[[Sinatra Ruins Dylan]]'', a reference to [[Bob Dylan]]'s {{w|Triplicate (Bob Dylan album)|Triplicate}} album, in which he sings covers of Frank Sinatra's song.
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**The general in the clip says that casualties of 200 million are an acceptable loss, a number greater than the entire population of the United States at that time.
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**[[Elvis Presley]]'s ''[[Doin' It for the Money]]'', a reference to his song {{w|G.I. Blues (album)|Doin' the Best I Can}}.
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**1962 was the year of the {{W|Cuban Missile Crisis}}, during which imminent thermonuclear was a real fear.
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**Calvin and the Hipmunks, a reference to both {{w|Alvin and the Chipmunks}} and their robotic dopplegangers Calvin and the Hip Munks. This is also a cryptic reference to {{w|Calvin Coolidge}}, {{w|Dwight Eisenhower}} (I Bite Ike), the {{w|Berlin Wall}}, the atomic bomb ("Oh Darn! It's Nuclear War", "Who's This Feller In My Fallout Shelter"), and the conflict of the First Oklahoma Infantry Regiment under {{w|Woodrow Wilson}} and {{w|Rough Riders}} under {{w|Theodore Roosevelt}} ("I wanna play Cowboys and Indians.", "Calvin, put down that Tomahawk.", "Give me back my Tomahawk").
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*[[Grampa]] recognizes the sound of the ignition sequence of the {{W|LGM-25C Titan II}} missile.
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*[[Squeaky-voiced teen]] brings [[Sideshow Bob]] ''{{w|The New Yorker}}'', while Bob mentions the ''{{w|New York (magazine)|New York magazine}}''.
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*The vinyl collection in the bunker has:
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*Sideshow Bob mentions {{w|William Thon}}.
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**[[Frank Sinatra]]'s ''[[Sinatra Ruins Dylan]]'', a reference to [[Bob Dylan]]'s ''{{W2|Triplicate|Bob Dylan album}}'' album, in which he sings covers of Frank Sinatra's songs.
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*Sideshow Bob sings songs from {{w|Gilbert and Sullivan}}.
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**[[Elvis Presley]]'s ''[[Doin' It for the Money]]'', a reference to his song "{{W2|G.I. Blues|album|Doin' the Best I Can}}".
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**''[[Calvin and the Hipmunks]]'', a reference to both ''{{W|Alvin and the Chipmunks}}'' and their robotic dopplegangers ''Calvin and the Hip Munks''. The Hipunks then sing "{{W|God Bless America}}" by [[Irving Berlin]].
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*The [[Squeaky-Voiced Teen]] brings [[Sideshow Bob]] ''[[The New Yorker]]''. Bob also mentions the ''{{W2|New York|magazine}}'' magazine.
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**Sideshow Bob mentions {{W|William Shawn}}.
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*Sideshow Bob sings "[[I Have a Song to Sing, O!]]" from ''{{W|The Yeomen of the Guard}}'' by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]].
 
*[[Homer]] mentions that {{Ch|Shaquille O'Neal}} has a [[Superman]] tattoo on his arm.
 
*[[Homer]] mentions that {{Ch|Shaquille O'Neal}} has a [[Superman]] tattoo on his arm.
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*The picture on the wall behind the [[Prison psychiatrist]] is of the {{W|Yosemite Valley}}.
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*When [[Sideshow Bob]] tells the psychiatrist "Evil is not a choice," he is alluding to the same statement made regarding homosexuality.
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*[[Renter-Prise Dent-a-Car]] is a reference to {{W|Enterprise Rent-A-Car}}.
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=== Opening sequence ===
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*[[Milhouse]] is dressed as [[Linus Van Pelt]] from ''[[Peanuts]]''.
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*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] are dressed like Elsa and Anna from ''[[Frozen]]'' respectively.
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*[[Mr. Burns]] is dressed as the White Witch from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''.
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*[[Tom Petty]] appears as an angel playing a guitar. He died 2 months before the airing of the episode on October 2, [[2017]].
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== Trivia ==
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*The fibers of the mophead in the bunker form the shape of Sideshow Bob's hair.
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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*Sideshow Bob steps on a [[Rake|rake]] repeatedly by himself. ("[[Cape Feare]]")
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*The prison guard supervising the cleanup crew (a reference to Boss Godfrey aka "The Man with No Eye" from ''{{W|Cool Hand Luke}}'' played by {{W|Morgan Woodward}}) comes back. ("[[Black Widower]]")
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*Bart loses his lucky red hat again. ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
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*Sideshow Bob steps on a [[rake]] repeatedly by himself. ("[[Cape Feare]]")
 
*In the shrine to Bart that Marge makes is a picture of a young toddler Bart banging pots together. ("[[Lisa's First Word]]")
 
*In the shrine to Bart that Marge makes is a picture of a young toddler Bart banging pots together. ("[[Lisa's First Word]]")
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**Also, a picture of little Lisa putting an adhesive bandage on Little Bart's knee ("[[Lisa on Ice]]").
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**Also, a picture of little Lisa putting an adhesive bandage on little Bart's knee. ("[[Lisa on Ice]]")
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*A pillow with [[Mr. Sparkle]]'s image is on Lisa's bed. ("[[In Marge We Trust]]")
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=== Opening sequence ===
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*The [[Grand Pumpkin]] appears. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]")
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*The [[Gnome in Your Home]] appears. ("[[The Nightmare After Krustmas]]")
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== Goofs ==
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*It's still snowing six months after Christmas outside [[Springfield Penitentiary]].
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Latest revision as of 12:52, October 1, 2025

References/Trivia


Season 29 Episode References
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"Gone Boy"
"Haw-Haw Land" 628 →


Cultural references[edit]

Opening sequence[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The fibers of the mophead in the bunker form the shape of Sideshow Bob's hair.

Continuity[edit]

Opening sequence[edit]

Goofs[edit]

Season 29 References
The Serfsons • Springfield Splendor • Whistler's Father • Treehouse of Horror XXVIII • Grampy Can Ya Hear Me • The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be • Singin' in the Lane • Mr. Lisa's Opus • Gone Boy • Haw-Haw Land • Frink Gets Testy • Homer Is Where the Art Isn't • 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage • Fears of a Clown • No Good Read Goes Unpunished • King Leer • Lisa Gets the Blues • Forgive and Regret • Left Behind • Throw Grampa from the Dane • Flanders' Ladder