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*The title of the episode is a reference to the 1961 animated film ''{{W|One Hundred and One Dalmatians|101 Dalmatians}}''. | *The title of the episode is a reference to the 1961 animated film ''{{W|One Hundred and One Dalmatians|101 Dalmatians}}''. | ||
| − | *[[Peter O'Tool Hardware]] is a reference to the actor {{ | + | *[[Peter O'Tool Hardware]] is a reference to the actor {{W|Peter O'Toole}}. |
| − | *[[ | + | **The sign over the store shows Peter O'Toole as the title hero in ''{{W2|Lawrence of Arabia|film}}'' holding up a hammer. |
| − | * | + | *[[Waterbeds, Bath & Beyond]] is a parody of {{W|Bed Bath & Beyond}}. |
| − | * | + | *[[8 Track Shack]] is a parody of {{W|Radio Shack}}. |
| − | *Comic Book Guy tells Homer he will be charged with Grand Theft Auto, calling it "a lousy game", referencing the '' | + | *[[Comic Book Guy]]'s car is a 1957 [[Cadillac Eldorado]] Biarritz convertible in original seafoam with wide {{W|Whitewall tire|whitewall tires}}. |
| − | *Comic Book Guy said that he gave Homer the [[U.S.S. Enterprise]] and that he returned with The Orville, a reference to ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''{{W|The Orville}}'' respectively. | + | **In his joy ride, [[Homer]] forces a 2-person Smart Car off the road. |
| + | **When Comic Book Guy's car starts to fly, Homer says "don't you ''{{W|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang}}'' me". | ||
| + | **Homer caresses the Cadillac's {{W|Car tailfin|tailfin}} while saying, "Oh...so useless." | ||
| + | **When Homer admits he touched the illegal {{W|Brodie knob}}, Comic Book Guy tells Homer he will be charged with Grand Theft Auto, calling it "a lousy game", referencing the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series, but "a great law". | ||
| + | **After Homer returned the car with a scratch, Comic Book Guy said that he gave Homer the [[U.S.S. Enterprise]] and that he returned with The Orville, a reference to ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''{{W|The Orville}}'' respectively. | ||
*When Homer told Comic Book Guy that he'd get him a license plate saying "my other car is an insert dumb movie reference", Comic Book Guy told Homer he wanted it to be a ''{{W|Tron: Legacy}}'' Light Cycle. | *When Homer told Comic Book Guy that he'd get him a license plate saying "my other car is an insert dumb movie reference", Comic Book Guy told Homer he wanted it to be a ''{{W|Tron: Legacy}}'' Light Cycle. | ||
| − | *Lisa says that | + | *[[Sideshow Mel]] mentions [[Starbucks]]. |
| − | *Comic Book Guy has a poster for ''Avengers Infinity Cast'' which says "No {{ | + | *To illustrate what an angry man Comic Book Guy is Lisa says that his favorite thing is ''[[Star Wars]]'', and he hates ''Star Wars''. |
| − | *[[Milhouse]] buys all the ''[[Little Lulu]]s'' that $5 can buy. | + | *Comic Book Guy has a poster for ''Avengers Infinity Cast'' which says "No {{W2|Hawkeye|comics}}", referencing ''{{W|Avengers: Infinity War}}'', which didn't have Hawkeye in. |
| + | *[[Milhouse]] buys all the ''[[Little Lulu]]s'' that $5 can buy, which turns out to be a pallet stacked with hundreds of Little Lulus. | ||
*Milhouse calls Comic Book Guy "Blobba the Hutt", a reference to {{W|Jabba the Hutt}} from ''Star Wars''. | *Milhouse calls Comic Book Guy "Blobba the Hutt", a reference to {{W|Jabba the Hutt}} from ''Star Wars''. | ||
*Milhouse threatens to take his business to {{W|Build-A-Bear Workshop}}. | *Milhouse threatens to take his business to {{W|Build-A-Bear Workshop}}. | ||
*Comic Book Guy said that he was not budging, like the door of [[Superman]]'s {{W|Fortress of Solitude}} when [[The Beatles]] tried to visit. | *Comic Book Guy said that he was not budging, like the door of [[Superman]]'s {{W|Fortress of Solitude}} when [[The Beatles]] tried to visit. | ||
*Comic Book Guy said that the only thing non-canonical in his store is a picture of [[Snoopy]] dressed as {{W|Sgt. Rock}} for an ill-timed {{W|Vietnam War}} advert. | *Comic Book Guy said that the only thing non-canonical in his store is a picture of [[Snoopy]] dressed as {{W|Sgt. Rock}} for an ill-timed {{W|Vietnam War}} advert. | ||
| − | *The list of creatures that {{Ch|Guillermo del Toro}} liked as a child include: [[Frankenstein's Monster]], | + | *Homer shows [[Lisa]] a video of Ducks eating watermelon on [[MyTube]], a video that [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIt7WRyo4bU actually exists] on [[YouTube]]. |
| − | * | + | *The list of creatures that {{Ch|Guillermo del Toro}} liked as a child, shown in his video, include: [[Frankenstein's Monster]], {{Ch|King Kong}}, [[Son of Kong]], [[Count Orlok|Nosferatu]], {{Ch|Godzilla}}, [[Mechagodzilla]], Godzilla's nephew [[Godzooky]] (a reference to the {{W2|Godzilla|1978 TV series|1978 TV series}}), [[Mothra]], the Blob from ''{{W|The Blob}}'' and Godzilla's cousin [[Sheldon Godzilla]]. |
| + | *del Toro has one of {{W|Ray Harryhausen}}'s fighting skeletons in a display case, and another on the table in the background. | ||
| + | **There is a picture of the [[Hypnotoad]] on his wall. | ||
| + | *del Toro's video includes references to ''{{W|Pan's Labyrinth}}'': | ||
**Lenny and Carl resemble fairies from the film. | **Lenny and Carl resemble fairies from the film. | ||
**The doorman is the Pale Man. | **The doorman is the Pale Man. | ||
| − | *del Toro says that [[Mr. Burns]] combines the ancient evil of [[Cthulhu]] with the trim physique of | + | **Pan's Labyrinth was also referenced in del Toro's [[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence|"Treehouse of Horror XXIV" opening sequence]], in which Mr. Burns was the Pale Man instead of the doorman and [[Smithers]] was one of the fairies. |
| + | *{{Ch|Guillermo del Toro|Guillermo del Toro}} says that [[Mr. Burns]] combines the ancient evil of [[Cthulhu]] with the trim physique of [[Slender Man]]. | ||
*Marge mentions the "fish snuggling movie", a reference to ''{{W|The Shape of Water}}''. She then imagines Homer as the Amphibian Man and herself as Elisa Esposito. | *Marge mentions the "fish snuggling movie", a reference to ''{{W|The Shape of Water}}''. She then imagines Homer as the Amphibian Man and herself as Elisa Esposito. | ||
*Lisa says she can use {{W|Final Cut Pro}}. | *Lisa says she can use {{W|Final Cut Pro}}. | ||
*Lisa mentions a trick of getting someone to act that always works with [[Kevin James]]. | *Lisa mentions a trick of getting someone to act that always works with [[Kevin James]]. | ||
| − | *The comic store [[Zorbot the Geek]] has a standee of [[Black Panther]] and a "closed" sign written in {{W|Wakanda}}n. | + | *The song that plays during Homer's video is "{{W|Color Him Father}}" by {{W|The Winstons}}. |
| − | *The owner of Zorbot has a [[Wonder Woman]] logo shirt. | + | *The comic book store [[Zorbot the Geek]]: |
| − | *The owner also says that German is Earth's closest language to {{W|Klingon language|Klingon}}, a reference to '' | + | **The store's name is a pun on the 1964 film ''{{W2|Zorba the Greek|film}}'', which was based on the {{W|Zorba the Greek|novel of the same title}}. |
| + | **The store has a standee of [[Black Panther]] and a "closed" sign written in {{W|Wakanda}}n. | ||
| + | **The owner of Zorbot has a [[Wonder Woman]] logo shirt. | ||
| + | **The owner also says that German is Earth's closest language to {{W|Klingon language|Klingon}}, a reference to ''Star Trek''. | ||
*Comic Book Guy has a standee of [[Xena]]. | *Comic Book Guy has a standee of [[Xena]]. | ||
*There is a door in the Android's Dungeon that says "{{Ch|Stan Lee}} was held captive in this closet". | *There is a door in the Android's Dungeon that says "{{Ch|Stan Lee}} was held captive in this closet". | ||
| − | *Comic Book Guy has figures of parodies of [[ | + | *Comic Book Guy has figures of parodies of the [[Hulk]] and [[The Thing]]. |
*Homer says that he and Comic Book Guy can still be friends, like when Superman teamed up with [[Lex Luthor]]. Comic Book Guy then said that was an imaginary story written by {{Ch|Harlan Ellison}} because he wanted to get fired. | *Homer says that he and Comic Book Guy can still be friends, like when Superman teamed up with [[Lex Luthor]]. Comic Book Guy then said that was an imaginary story written by {{Ch|Harlan Ellison}} because he wanted to get fired. | ||
*Comic Book Guy says that ''[[The Grudge Is Still Inside Me]]'' is a low-budget {{W|Roger Corman}} movie. | *Comic Book Guy says that ''[[The Grudge Is Still Inside Me]]'' is a low-budget {{W|Roger Corman}} movie. | ||
| − | *Comic Book Guy has a poster for ''[[The Happy Little Elves Movie]]'', starring {{Ch|Hank Azaria}}. This is a reference to ''{{ | + | *Comic Book Guy has a poster for ''[[The Happy Little Elves Movie]]'', starring {{Ch|Hank Azaria}}. This is a reference to ''{{W2|The Smurfs|film}}'' film, which starred [[Hank Azaria]] as {{W|Gargamel}}. |
| − | *Comic Book Guy has a statue of [[Princess Bean]], [[Elfo]] and [[Luci]] from '' | + | *Comic Book Guy has a statue of [[Princess Bean]], [[Elfo]] and [[Luci]] from ''[[Disenchantment]]''. |
| − | *Comic Book Guy has mugs of ''[[Cosmic Wars]]'' characters [[Jim-Jam Bonks]], a Yoda parody and a C-3PO parody. | + | *Comic Book Guy has mugs of ''[[Cosmic Wars]]'' characters [[Jim-Jam Bonks]], a [[Yoda]] parody and a [[C-3PO]] parody. |
*Comic Book Guy has a comic of Radioactive Man vs. [[Muhammad Ali]]. | *Comic Book Guy has a comic of Radioactive Man vs. [[Muhammad Ali]]. | ||
*Homer watched ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' as a kid and had a season 1 keychain of the show. | *Homer watched ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' as a kid and had a season 1 keychain of the show. | ||
| + | *Homer goes to a Comic Con with Comic Book Guy and dresses up as the [[Incredible Hulk]]. | ||
| + | *Costumes seen at the Comic Con include: | ||
| + | **[[Galactus]] | ||
| + | **[[Doctor Octopus]] | ||
| + | **{{ap|Thor|Marvel Comics}} | ||
| + | **{{W|Doctor Doom}} | ||
| + | **[[Database]] as Steve from ''[[Minecraft]]'' | ||
| + | **Someone on a Tauntaun from ''Star Wars''. | ||
| + | **People dressed as characters from ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''. | ||
| + | **Xena | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Radioactive Man}} | ||
| + | **[[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] | ||
| + | **{{W|Geordi La Forge}} from ''Star Trek''. | ||
| + | **A turtle from ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. | ||
| + | *Displays at the Comic Con also include Klingon Treasures and ''Star Trek'' Uniforms. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*Comic Book Guy has a poster of [[Everyman]]. ("[[Homer the Whopper]]") | *Comic Book Guy has a poster of [[Everyman]]. ("[[Homer the Whopper]]") | ||
| + | *People are dressed as [[Trans-Clown-O-Morphs]] characters at the Comic Con. ("[[Apocalypse Cow]]") | ||
| + | *A poster for ''[[Grand Theft Walrus]]'' is seen at the Comic Con. (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'') | ||
| + | *As a schoolboy Mr. Burns' hair is strawberry blonde. Previously when commiserating to Homer over going bald Mr. Burns says in his {{W|salad days}} his crowning glory was a bright shock of strawberry blonde curls ("[[Simpson and Delilah]]") | ||
== Goofs == | == Goofs == | ||
*[[Cookie Kwan]] switches rows in the first courtroom scene, being towards the back of the audience at the beginning, but then a few seconds later, she's towards the front next to [[Barney]]. | *[[Cookie Kwan]] switches rows in the first courtroom scene, being towards the back of the audience at the beginning, but then a few seconds later, she's towards the front next to [[Barney]]. | ||
| − | + | *Homer refers to MyTube as YouTube. | |
| + | *Homer wanted show his children the house where he was born. Flashbacks in "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]" and "[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]" have Homer being born in a hospital. | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The title of the episode is a reference to the 1961 animated film 101 Dalmatians.
- Peter O'Tool Hardware is a reference to the actor Peter O'Toole.
- The sign over the store shows Peter O'Toole as the title hero in Lawrence of Arabia holding up a hammer.
- Waterbeds, Bath & Beyond is a parody of Bed Bath & Beyond.
- 8 Track Shack is a parody of Radio Shack.
- Comic Book Guy's car is a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible in original seafoam with wide whitewall tires.
- In his joy ride, Homer forces a 2-person Smart Car off the road.
- When Comic Book Guy's car starts to fly, Homer says "don't you Chitty Chitty Bang Bang me".
- Homer caresses the Cadillac's tailfin while saying, "Oh...so useless."
- When Homer admits he touched the illegal Brodie knob, Comic Book Guy tells Homer he will be charged with Grand Theft Auto, calling it "a lousy game", referencing the Grand Theft Auto series, but "a great law".
- After Homer returned the car with a scratch, Comic Book Guy said that he gave Homer the U.S.S. Enterprise and that he returned with The Orville, a reference to Star Trek and The Orville respectively.
- When Homer told Comic Book Guy that he'd get him a license plate saying "my other car is an insert dumb movie reference", Comic Book Guy told Homer he wanted it to be a Tron: Legacy Light Cycle.
- Sideshow Mel mentions Starbucks.
- To illustrate what an angry man Comic Book Guy is Lisa says that his favorite thing is Star Wars, and he hates Star Wars.
- Comic Book Guy has a poster for Avengers Infinity Cast which says "No Hawkeye", referencing Avengers: Infinity War, which didn't have Hawkeye in.
- Milhouse buys all the Little Lulus that $5 can buy, which turns out to be a pallet stacked with hundreds of Little Lulus.
- Milhouse calls Comic Book Guy "Blobba the Hutt", a reference to Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars.
- Milhouse threatens to take his business to Build-A-Bear Workshop.
- Comic Book Guy said that he was not budging, like the door of Superman's Fortress of Solitude when The Beatles tried to visit.
- Comic Book Guy said that the only thing non-canonical in his store is a picture of Snoopy dressed as Sgt. Rock for an ill-timed Vietnam War advert.
- Homer shows Lisa a video of Ducks eating watermelon on MyTube, a video that actually exists on YouTube.
- The list of creatures that Guillermo del Toro liked as a child, shown in his video, include: Frankenstein's Monster, King Kong, Son of Kong, Nosferatu, Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, Godzilla's nephew Godzooky (a reference to the 1978 TV series), Mothra, the Blob from The Blob and Godzilla's cousin Sheldon Godzilla.
- del Toro has one of Ray Harryhausen's fighting skeletons in a display case, and another on the table in the background.
- There is a picture of the Hypnotoad on his wall.
- del Toro's video includes references to Pan's Labyrinth:
- Lenny and Carl resemble fairies from the film.
- The doorman is the Pale Man.
- Pan's Labyrinth was also referenced in del Toro's "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" opening sequence, in which Mr. Burns was the Pale Man instead of the doorman and Smithers was one of the fairies.
- Guillermo del Toro says that Mr. Burns combines the ancient evil of Cthulhu with the trim physique of Slender Man.
- Marge mentions the "fish snuggling movie", a reference to The Shape of Water. She then imagines Homer as the Amphibian Man and herself as Elisa Esposito.
- Lisa says she can use Final Cut Pro.
- Lisa mentions a trick of getting someone to act that always works with Kevin James.
- The song that plays during Homer's video is "Color Him Father" by The Winstons.
- The comic book store Zorbot the Geek:
- The store's name is a pun on the 1964 film Zorba the Greek, which was based on the novel of the same title.
- The store has a standee of Black Panther and a "closed" sign written in Wakandan.
- The owner of Zorbot has a Wonder Woman logo shirt.
- The owner also says that German is Earth's closest language to Klingon, a reference to Star Trek.
- Comic Book Guy has a standee of Xena.
- There is a door in the Android's Dungeon that says "Stan Lee was held captive in this closet".
- Comic Book Guy has figures of parodies of the Hulk and The Thing.
- Homer says that he and Comic Book Guy can still be friends, like when Superman teamed up with Lex Luthor. Comic Book Guy then said that was an imaginary story written by Harlan Ellison because he wanted to get fired.
- Comic Book Guy says that The Grudge Is Still Inside Me is a low-budget Roger Corman movie.
- Comic Book Guy has a poster for The Happy Little Elves Movie, starring Hank Azaria. This is a reference to The Smurfs film, which starred Hank Azaria as Gargamel.
- Comic Book Guy has a statue of Princess Bean, Elfo and Luci from Disenchantment.
- Comic Book Guy has mugs of Cosmic Wars characters Jim-Jam Bonks, a Yoda parody and a C-3PO parody.
- Comic Book Guy has a comic of Radioactive Man vs. Muhammad Ali.
- Homer watched Welcome Back, Kotter as a kid and had a season 1 keychain of the show.
- Homer goes to a Comic Con with Comic Book Guy and dresses up as the Incredible Hulk.
- Costumes seen at the Comic Con include:
- Galactus
- Doctor Octopus
- Thor
- Doctor Doom
- Database as Steve from Minecraft
- Someone on a Tauntaun from Star Wars.
- People dressed as characters from Planet of the Apes.
- Xena
- Radioactive Man
- Itchy and Scratchy
- Geordi La Forge from Star Trek.
- A turtle from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- Displays at the Comic Con also include Klingon Treasures and Star Trek Uniforms.
Trivia[edit]
- Judge Snyder uses Comic Book Guy's positive catchphrase saying "Best. Courtroom. Speech. Ever.".
- Amphibian Man Homer throws up a Missouri license plate with YABF07 on it, the production code for this episode.
Continuity[edit]
- Comic Book Guy has a poster of Everyman. ("Homer the Whopper")
- People are dressed as Trans-Clown-O-Morphs characters at the Comic Con. ("Apocalypse Cow")
- A poster for Grand Theft Walrus is seen at the Comic Con. (The Simpsons Movie)
- As a schoolboy Mr. Burns' hair is strawberry blonde. Previously when commiserating to Homer over going bald Mr. Burns says in his salad days his crowning glory was a bright shock of strawberry blonde curls ("Simpson and Delilah")
Goofs[edit]
- Cookie Kwan switches rows in the first courtroom scene, being towards the back of the audience at the beginning, but then a few seconds later, she's towards the front next to Barney.
- Homer refers to MyTube as YouTube.
- Homer wanted show his children the house where he was born. Flashbacks in "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Homer's Triple Bypass" have Homer being born in a hospital.
