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*The episode is a parody of the TV show {{w|The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|''The Untouchables''}}, with [[Rex Banner]] based on Prohibition agent {{w|Eliot Ness}}. | *The episode is a parody of the TV show {{w|The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|''The Untouchables''}}, with [[Rex Banner]] based on Prohibition agent {{w|Eliot Ness}}. | ||
*The episode's narrator is based on {{w|Walter Winchell}}. | *The episode's narrator is based on {{w|Walter Winchell}}. | ||
| − | *The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and Rex Banner in the | + | *The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and Rex Banner in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] is a parody of {{w|Edward Hopper}}'s painting ''{{w|Nighthawks}}''. |
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Cultural references
- The episode is a parody of the TV show The Untouchables, with Rex Banner based on Prohibition agent Eliot Ness.
- The episode's narrator is based on Walter Winchell.
- The shot of Eddie, Lou and Rex Banner in the Nighthawk Diner is a parody of Edward Hopper's painting Nighthawks.
Continuity
- In Marge Simpson Living Marge reminds Homer that he has tried snowplowing ("Mr. Plow"), webhosting ("The Computer Wore Menace Shoes"), trucking ("Maximum Homerdrive"), fortune cookie writing ("A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"), cartoon voiceovers ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"), food critic ("Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"), screen writer ("Beyond Blunderdome"), mixologoist ("Flaming Moe's"), bootlegger ("Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment") and astronaut ("Deep Space Homer") when he was searching for a new job.
