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== Cultural references ==
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*[[Troy McClure]] also starred in ''[[Five Fabulous Weeks of The Chevy Chase Show]]'', a reference to ''{{W|The Chevy Chase Show}}''.
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*Troy McClure calls the [[Simpson family]] "America's favorite non-prehistoric cartoon family", a reference to ''[[The Flintstones]]''.
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*One of the [[couch gag]]s shows the Simpsons being crushed by a giant foot, a reference to ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''.
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*One of the couch gags shows the Simpsons in a [[M. C. Escher]]-style room.
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*''[[Johnny Reb Comics]]'' is a reference to {{W|Johnny Reb}}, the national personification of the common soldier of the {{W|Confederate States of America|Confederacy}}.
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*{{Ch|James L. Brooks}} is depicted as looking like [[Rich Uncle Pennybags]] from [[Monopoly]].
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*{{Ch|Sam Simon}} is depicted as looking like {{W|Howard Hughes}}.
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*In the short "[[Good Night]]", [[Marge]] sings "[[Rock-a-bye Baby]]" to [[Maggie]].
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*Professor Lawrence Pierce is from the {{W|University of Chicago}}.
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*A clip from "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" of Homer singing a parody of "[[Meet the Flintstones]]", the theme song of ''The Flintstones'', is shown.
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*Homer eating potato chips in space in "[[Deep Space Homer]]" is set to the song "{{W|The Blue Danube}}" by {{W|Johann Strauss II}}.
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*Dr. Linus Irving is from the {{W|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|Sloan-Kettering Memorial Institute}}.
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*{{Ch|Matt Groening}} has a ''[[Life in Hell]]'' poster in his office.
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*In the deleted scene from "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]", he has a book called ''[[Sex]]'', a reference to [[Madonna]]'s 1992 book ''{{W2|Sex|book}}''.
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*Another deleted scene from "Krusty Gets Kancelled" has network executives telling Krusty that his show is being replaced by a hemorrhoid infomercial starring {{W|Claude Akins}}.
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*The deleted scene from "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]" has Homer dealing cards to {{ch|James Bond}}, [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], [[Oddjob]], and [[Jaws]] from ''[[James Bond]].
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*In a deleted scene from "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]", Bart says that he'll sell his soul for a {{W|Formula One}} racing car.
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*In a deleted scene from "[[Burns' Heir]]", the [[Robotic Richard Simmons]], a robot version of [[Richard Simmons]], plays the song "{{W|(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty}}" by {{W|KC and the Sunshine Band}}. The song later plays during the "hardcore nudity" montage.
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**When Smithers shoots the robot in the head, it quickly "heals", similar to the T-1000 in the steel mill scene of ''{{W|Terminator 2}}''.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*The deleted "Robot [[wikipedia:Richard_Simmons|Richard Simmons]]" scene was taken out of [[Burns' Heir]] because it didn't receive any laughs from the crew. However, when it was shown to fans, it received a huge amount of laughs.
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*All the new footage in this episode is colored using digital ink and paint. This marks the second time it was used in the series, after "[[Radioactive Man]]".
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*The alternate ending for "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns]]" was made to fool the staff and animators so they wouldn't find out who really shot him.
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*The wraparound sequences with Troy were animated by USAnimation, which also provided the digital coloring for "[[Radioactive Man]]".
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*This episode featured the short [[World War III]], but the fourth act was cut out for time.
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*The answer to the question during the first commercial break claims that the cash register says "NRA4EVER" when [[Maggie]] is scanned. This is a joke and the cash register actually says "847.63", the estimated cost of raising a baby for one month in [[1989]].
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*When Troy McClure is standing on the Simpson's staircase, a picture of the Simpsons as they appeared on [[The Tracey Ullman Show]] can be seen.
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*Alternate shooters of [[Mr. Burns]] include; [[Barney]], {{Ch|Tito Puente}}, [[Moe]], [[Apu]], and [[Santa's Little Helper]].
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**The alternate ending where Mr. Burns reveals that [[Waylon Smithers]] shot him is also shown. This alternate ending was created to stop the show's staff from leaking the ending.
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== Continuity ==
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*Clips from ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]] include:
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**The family eating dinner in "[[Eating Dinner]]".
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**The entirety of "[[Good Night]]".
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**The entirety of "[[The Perfect Crime]]".
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**Scenes from "[[Space Patrol]]".
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**Scenes from "[[World War III]]".
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**The entirety of "[[Bathtime]]".
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*Clips from episodes include:
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**[[Barney]] drinking with {{Ch|Wade Boggs}} at [[Moe's Tavern]]. ("[[Homer at the Bat]]")
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*[[Adolf Hitler]] in an episode of ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]''. ("[[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]")
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*Alternate outcomes for "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]" are shown.
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*The [[couch gags]] are all repeats from previous episodes. These include the couch gags from "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]", "[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]", "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]", "[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]", "[[Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]", "[[Homer Goes to College]]", "[[A Star Is Burns]]", "[[Homer the Great]]", "[[Homer Badman]]", "[[Lisa's Rival]]", "[[Bart's Comet]]", and the "[[Circus Line couch gag]]" originally from "[[Lisa's First Word]]".
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*Clips from the "Homer getting stupider" montage include:
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**Homer at the post office pretending to be [[Mr. Burns]] to get a letter. ("[[Blood Feud]]")
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**Homer's "I was being sarcastic" making people happy monologue. ("[[Flaming Moe's]]")
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**Homer singing "[[Meet the Flintstones]]". ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]")
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**Homer opening the bag of potato chips in the space shuttle. ("[[Deep Space Homer]]")
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**The "no TV and no beer make Homer something something" scene from "The Shinning" segment of "[[Treehouse of Horror V]]".
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*The scene of [[Smithers]] talking to [[Mr. Burns]] about his birthday preparations is shown, and then imagining Burns coming out of a cake, is shown. ("[[Rosebud]]")
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*The scene of Burns talking about dogs to Smithers is shown. ("[[Dog of Death]]")
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*The scene of Smithers turning his computer on and seeing a naked Mr. Burns on the screen is shown. ("[[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]]")
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*The scene where Smithers imagines Burns flying through his window is shown. ("[[Marge Gets a Job]]")
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*Clips and deleted scenes from "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]" are shown.
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*Clips and deleted scenes from "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]" are shown.
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*The clip of Homer meeting [[Mona Simpson|his mother]] is seen. ("[[Mother Simpson]]")
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*Deleted scenes from "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]" are shown.
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*Clips and deleted scenes from "[[Homer and Apu]]" are shown.
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*Clips and deleted scenes from "[[Burns' Heir]]" are shown.
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*An image of the [[Tracey Ullman Show]] Simpsons are visible in the hallway, although [[Bart]]'s shirt is red instead of light blue unlike most displays of it.
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*The hardcore nudity montage includes:
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**[[Barney]] in "[[Mr. Plow]]".
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**[[Martin]] in "[[Bart of Darkness]]".
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**Homer in "[[Rosebud]]".
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**Bart in "[['Round Springfield]]".
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**[[Groundskeeper Willie]] in "[[Bart's Girlfriend]]".
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**Homer in "[[Homie the Clown]]".
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**Bart in "[[Bart vs. Australia]]".
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**Homer in "[[Homer Badman]]".
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**Baby Bart in "[[Lisa's First Word]]".
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**Mr. Burns in "[[Brush with Greatness]]".
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**Homer and Marge in "[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]". The scene presented in this episode differs from the original, as Homer and Marge are not covered by the bedsheets, unlike in the original version.
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**Homer in "Homer Badman".
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**Baby Bart in "[[And Maggie Makes Three]]".
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**Homer in "[[Treehouse of Horror III]]".
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**Baby Bart in "[[Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song]]".
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**Homer in "[[Homer the Great]]".
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**Bart, [[Rabbi Krustofsky]] and rabbis in "[[Like Father, Like Clown]]".
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**Bart in "[[I Love Lisa]]".
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**Homer in "[[The Call of the Simpsons]]".
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**Homer and Marge in "[[Colonel Homer]]".
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Latest revision as of 08:54, August 10, 2026

References/Trivia


Season 7 Episode References
← 137 "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"
138
"The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"
"Marge Be Not Proud" 139 →


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • All the new footage in this episode is colored using digital ink and paint. This marks the second time it was used in the series, after "Radioactive Man".
  • The wraparound sequences with Troy were animated by USAnimation, which also provided the digital coloring for "Radioactive Man".
  • The answer to the question during the first commercial break claims that the cash register says "NRA4EVER" when Maggie is scanned. This is a joke and the cash register actually says "847.63", the estimated cost of raising a baby for one month in 1989.
  • Alternate shooters of Mr. Burns include; Barney, Tito Puente, Moe, Apu, and Santa's Little Helper.
    • The alternate ending where Mr. Burns reveals that Waylon Smithers shot him is also shown. This alternate ending was created to stop the show's staff from leaking the ending.

Continuity[edit]

Season 7 References
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two) • Radioactive Man • Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily • Bart Sells His Soul • Lisa the Vegetarian • Treehouse of Horror VI • King-Size Homer • Mother Simpson • Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming • The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular • Marge Be Not Proud • Team Homer • Two Bad Neighbors • Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield • Bart the Fink • Lisa the Iconoclast • Homer the Smithers • The Day the Violence Died • A Fish Called Selma • Bart on the Road • 22 Short Films About Springfield • Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" • Much Apu About Nothing • Homerpalooza • Summer of 4 Ft. 2
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