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== Cultural references ==
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*The episode title is a possible reference to ''{{w|Heartless}}''.
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*The episode title is a reference to ''{{W|Heartless}}''.
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*[[Milhouse]] reads ''{{W|Goldilocks and the Three Bears}}''.
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*The children's books seen at the library are parodies of real-world ones:
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**''[[Everyone Loves Their Job]]'' is a parody of books by children's author and illustrator {{W|Richard Scarry}}.
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**''[[Charlotte's Web History]]'' is a parody of ''[[Charlotte's Web]]''.
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**''[[Everyone Sometimes Has Dry Skin]]'' is a parody of the children's book ''{{W|Everybody Poops}}''.
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**''[[If You Give a Mouse a Bookie]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|If You Give a Mouse a Cookie}}''.
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***The mouse on the cover is betting on [[Los Angeles Lakers]] against {{W|Denver Nuggets}} on a {{W|bookie}}.
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**''[[Where the Mild Wings Are]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Where the Wild Things Are}}''.
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*[[Springfield Elementary School]] accidentally stocked [[Matthew Perry]]'s autobiography. Perry released an autobiography called ''Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing'' in [[2022]].
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[[File:Harold and the Purple Crayon reference.png|300px|thumb|[[Ralph]] creates his own world with a crayon, referencing ''{{W|Harold and the Purple Crayon}}''.]]
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*[[Ralph]] drawing with a purple crayon is a reference to ''{{W|Harold and the Purple Crayon}}''.
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*{{W|Morgenblätter|Morgenblätter, Op. 279}} by {{W|Johann Strauss II}} plays during the scene of [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] getting ready for the day and the first morning [[Bart]] is there for.
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*[[St. Shondaland Animal Hospital]] is a reference to {{W|Shondaland}}, the production company that made ''{{W|Grey's Anatomy}}''. All the scandals happening between staff members at the hospital are also a reference to ''Grey's Anatomy''.
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*Homer plays the "{{W2|Charge|fanfare}}" fanfare by {{W2|Tommy Walker|events director}} at the [[Isotope Stadium]].
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*"{{W|Insane in the Brain}}" by [[Cypress Hill]] plays during the Rally Ferret scene on the jumbotron.
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*"{{W|Lido Shuffle}}" by {{W|Boz Scaggs}} plays on the jukebox in [[Moe's Tavern]] and later in [[Seymour Skinner]]'s car, and then again during the end credits.
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*[[Chief Wiggum]] says that a prisoner in the cell next to where Bart would be staying would become huge on ''{{W|Dateline NBC|Dateline}}''.
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*[[Lisa]] is worried she may have {{W|obsessive–compulsive disorder}} (OCD), while Bart acknowledges he has {{W|attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}} (ADHD).
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*Bart plays the fast-growing sport {{W|pickleball}} using pickles as balls.
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*The Springfield Isotopes are playing against the Miami Marlins of Ohio, a reference to the [[Miami Marlins]] MLB team.
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*Homer calls Bart "Memento Junior" in a reference to the 2000 psychological thriller ''{{W2|Memento|film}}''. In this film, the protagonist, Leonard Shelby ({{W|Guy Pearce}}), suffers from short-term memory loss, as Bart did in this episode.
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*Bart manipulates the {{W|kiss cam}} at the stadium while Homer mentions he is a {{W|Jumbotron}} operator.
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*Lisa included a {{W|Trapper Keeper}} product in her diorama on history of homework. She was about to relate her project to {{W|Ancient Assyria}} before being interrupted by Bart.
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*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[The Great British Slaying Show]]" is a parody of ''{{W|The Great British Bake Off}}''.
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**The judge mice are parodies of {{W|Matt Lucas}} and {{W|Noel Fielding}}, who are presenters on the show.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:50, December 26, 2025

References/Trivia


Season 34 Episode References
← 742 "Carl Carlson Rides Again"
743
"Bartless"
"Hostile Kirk Place" 744 →


Cultural references[edit]

Ralph creates his own world with a crayon, referencing Harold and the Purple Crayon.
Season 34 References
Habeas Tortoise • One Angry Lisa • Lisa the Boy Scout • The King of Nice • Not It • Treehouse of Horror XXXIII • From Beer to Paternity • Step Brother from the Same Planet • When Nelson Met Lisa • Game Done Changed • Top Goon • My Life as a Vlog • The Many Saints of Springfield • Carl Carlson Rides Again • Bartless • Hostile Kirk Place • Pin Gal • Fan-ily Feud • Write Off This Episode • The Very Hungry Caterpillars • Clown V. Board of Education • Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass