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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The title of the episode is a reference to the 1956 {{w|Heartbreak Hotel|song}} of the same name by [[Elvis Presley]]. | *The title of the episode is a reference to the 1956 {{w|Heartbreak Hotel|song}} of the same name by [[Elvis Presley]]. | ||
| − | *''The Amazing Place'' is a parody of | + | *''The Amazing Place'' is a parody of ''{{w|The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)|The Amazing Race}}''. |
| + | *Games seen in the Simpson house: | ||
| + | **Taffy Land is a parody of {{W|Candy Land}}. | ||
| + | **Battleboat is a parody of {{W|Battleship (game)|Battleship}}. | ||
| + | **Mouse Catch is a parody of {{W|Mouse Trap (game)|Mouse Trap}}. | ||
| + | *FASCAR is a parody of {{W|NASCAR}}. | ||
| + | *[[Courtyard by Hotel]] is a reference to {{W|Courtyard by Marriott}}. | ||
| + | *The song that plays when Homer is having fun in the hotel is "{{W|Big Fish (song)|Big Fish}}" by {{W|Vince Staples}}. | ||
| + | *The black and white scene is a parody of ''{{W|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?}]''. [[George Segal]] reprises his role as {{ap|Nick|Heartbreak Hotel}} from the film. | ||
| + | **Homer and Marge parody George and Martha from the film. | ||
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[[Category:Continuity]] | [[Category:Continuity]] | ||
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the 1956 song of the same name by Elvis Presley.
- The Amazing Place is a parody of The Amazing Race.
- Games seen in the Simpson house:
- Taffy Land is a parody of Candy Land.
- Battleboat is a parody of Battleship.
- Mouse Catch is a parody of Mouse Trap.
- FASCAR is a parody of NASCAR.
- Courtyard by Hotel is a reference to Courtyard by Marriott.
- The song that plays when Homer is having fun in the hotel is "Big Fish" by Vince Staples.
- The black and white scene is a parody of {{W|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?}]. George Segal reprises his role as Nick from the film.
- Homer and Marge parody George and Martha from the film.
Continuity
- In the attic, stuff from past episodes can be seen:
- A painting of Ringo Starr. ("Brush with Greatness")
- The quilt that got torn apart by Santa's Little Helper. ("Bart's Dog Gets an "F"")
- Popsicle stick statues of Bart, Lisa and Maggie. ("Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair)")
