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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The episode's title is a pun on the 1974 film [[wikipedia:Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]].
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*The episode's title is a pun on the 1974 film ''{{W|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore}}''.
*When Homer, Lenny and Carl ride on top the rolling containers of radioactive material, they sing a revised version of TV series Rawhide's theme song.
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*[[Nelson]]'s [[Bunny Foofoo]] lunchbox is a reference to "{{W|Little Bunny Foo Foo}}", a children's poem and song.
*Mr. Burns refers to Lenny, Homer, and Carl as "Snap, Crackle, and Pop".
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*According to Nelson, his [[Mrs. Muntz|mother]] got "too fat" to work at [[Hooters]], the famous American restaurant chain.
*The idea of Homer panhandling for extra cash is similar to the Sherlock Holmes short story The Man with the Twisted Lip.
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*The song "[[Toxic Barrel Rolling]]" is sung to the tune of the Western song "{{W2|Rawhide|song}}" by {{W|Dimitri Tiomkin}} and {{W|Ned Washington}}.
*While Homer dances in front of Moe's Tavern, the rhythm Homer is humming is "The Streets of Cairo" by Sol Bloom. Later, he sings a butchered version of the song "Mr. Bojangles".
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*[[Mr. Burns]] refers to [[Homer]], [[Carl]] and [[Lenny]] as "{{W|Snap, Crackle and Pop}}", the cartoon mascots of {{W|Rice Krispies}}, a brand of breakfast cereal marketed by [[Kellogg's]], introduced in 1933.
*Among the statues of nosy neighbors in the TV Museum are:
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[[File:Robot B-9 (Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore).png|250px|thumb|The [[Museum of TV and Television]] has several references to American television from the 60s, 70s and 80s, including statues of [[Lancelot Link]] from ''{{W|Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp}}'', [[Robot B-9]] from ''[[Lost in Space]]'', among others]]
**Mrs. Kravitz from Bewitched
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*At the [[Museum of TV and Television]]:
**Mr. Roper from "Three's Company" and the short-lived spin-off The Ropers
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**{{Ch|Isabel Sanford}} says that she's {{W|Louise Jefferson|Weezy}} from ''[[The Jeffersons]]'', a character that she portrayed both in ''[[All in the Family]]'' and its spinoff series, ''The Jeffersons''.
**[[Flanders|Ned Flanders]].
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**When introducing a movie, Sanford mentions Italian artist [[Michelangelo]] and American actors [[Michael Landon]] and [[Beverly D'Angelo]].
*The car KITT from the TV series Knight Rider is featured in the TV Museum in an exhibit tilted "Things that shouldn't talk... but do". This is one of the two appearances of the car in a Simpsons episode, the other being in the episode [[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]].
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**Among the statues of nosy neighbors:
*In the [[Itchy and Scratchy]] cartoon, the name of the restaurant, Micky Mao's, is a reference to [[wikipedia:Mickey Mouse|Mickey Mouse]].
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***[[Mrs. Kravitz]] from ''[[Bewitched]]'', the American fantasy sitcom.
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***[[Mr. Roper]] from ''{{W|Three's Company}}'' and the short-lived spin-off ''[[The Ropers]]''.
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***[[Ned Flanders]] from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in a meta-reference.
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**The "Easter Special" is hosted by comedian [[Paul Lynde]], singer [[Helen Reddy]] and the pop band [[Hudson Brothers]]. It features American ventriloquist [[Willie Tyler]] and his puppet {{ap|Lester|Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore}} and famous Romanian retired gymnast [[Nadia Comăneci]].
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**[[Milhouse]] rode around on a statue of [[Robert T. Ironside]] from the TV series ''{{W2|Ironside|1967 TV series}}''.
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**Statues of [[Lancelot Link]] from ''{{W|Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp}}'', [[Robot B-9]] from ''[[Lost in Space]]'', [[KITT]] from ''{{W|Knight Rider}}'', [[Salem]] from ''{{W2|Sabrina the Teenage Witch|TV series}}'' and [[Mr. Ed]] from ''{{W|Mister Ed}}'' are seen in an exhibit of "Things That Shouldn't Talk, But Do".
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**Milhouse proposes [[Bart]] to switch the heads on the Cosby Kids, referencing ''{{W|Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids}}''.
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*[[Apu]] and [[Manjula]] are going to see American media personality {{W|Paris Hilton}} in {{W|Paris, Texas}}.
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*While Homer dances in front of [[Moe's Tavern]], the rhythm Homer is humming is "{{W|The Streets of Cairo}}" by {{W|Sol Bloom}}.
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*According to Milhouse, [[Luann Van Houten]] already transferred her {{W|401(k)}} to her new employer in [[Capital City]].
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*Homer bought the flowers for [[Marge]] at a {{W|Chevron Corporation|Chevron}} gas station.
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[[File:Mickey Mao's.png|250px|thumb|The name of the restaurant "[[Mickey Mao's]]" is a reference to both [[Mickey Mouse]] and communist leader [[Mao Zedong]]]]
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*The title of ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[Moo Goo Gai Pain]]" is a reference to ''{{W|Moo goo gai pan}}'', the Americanized version of a Cantonese dish – chicken with mushroom in oyster sauce.
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**The name of the restaurant "[[Mickey Mao's]]" is a reference to both [[Mickey Mouse]] and communist leader [[Mao Zedong]].
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*The "crazy guy" version of homeless Homer screams that [[Coca-Cola|Coke]] and {{W|Pepsi}} are the same thing.
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*Homer was keeping a {{W|Hostess Twinkie}} in the safe.
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*[[Lisa]] compares the exploration of the cave to when British Egyptologist {{W|Howard Carter}} {{W|Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun|discover the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922}}.
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*Bart compares it to when he discovered the {{W|Xerox}} photocopier code from the [[Springfield Elementary School]].
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*In the streets, Homer sings "{{W2|Mr. Bojangles|song}}" by American country musician {{W|Jerry Jeff Walker}}.
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*The idea of Homer panhandling for extra cash is similar to the [[Sherlock Holmes]] short story ''{{W|The Man with the Twisted Lip}}''.
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*Jenny, a friend of Lisa, tells her that American saxophonist {{W|Branford Marsalis}}'s car broke down outside her house and he is {{W|Jam session|jamming}} until his brother and jazz trumpeter, {{W|Wynton Marsalis}}, shows up.
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*Homer talks to the mirror in the same way the {{W|Evil Queen}} uses the {{W2|Magic Mirror|Snow White}} in ''[[Snow White]]''.
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*One of Homer's hobo aliases is "Mooch-a-lini", a pun on {{W|Benito Mussolini}}.
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*One of Homer's presents for Marge was a [[Bob Seger]] boxed set.
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*Milhouse brought Lisa the [[Capitol City Monopoly]], a version of the famous board game ''[[Monopoly]]''.
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*The scene on the TV at the end of the episode is ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''. Specifically, it shows {{W|Jethro Bodine}} ({{W|Max Baer Jr.}}) telling the {{W|Daisy Moses|Granny}} ({{W|Irene Ryan}}) that he was going to shoot at some {{W|Viet Cong}} during the {{W|Vietnam War}}.
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*Isabel Sanford remembers [[George Jefferson]], the character portrayed by {{W|Sherman Hemsley}} in ''All in the Family'' and ''The Jeffersons''.
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**The {{W|The Jeffersons#Theme song|theme song from ''The Jeffersons''}} by {{W|Ja'Net DuBois}} and {{W|Jeff Barry}} plays over the end credits.
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== Continuity ==
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*The side plot of the episode is similar to the ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'' story ''[[Asphalt Bungle]]'', which was released three years before the episode aired. However, in the comic story, Homer is unsuccessful at begging.
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== Goofs ==
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*After some time when Bart and Lisa were playing, there was nothing on the lawn, then when the camera is inside the house, a trash can lid appeared out of nowhere.
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{{Season 15|R}}
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
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[[Category:Continuity]]
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Latest revision as of 18:20, October 1, 2025

References/Trivia


Season 15 Episode References
324 "Margical History Tour"
325
"Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
"Smart and Smarter" 326


Cultural references[edit]

The Museum of TV and Television has several references to American television from the 60s, 70s and 80s, including statues of Lancelot Link from Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp, Robot B-9 from Lost in Space, among others
The name of the restaurant "Mickey Mao's" is a reference to both Mickey Mouse and communist leader Mao Zedong

Continuity[edit]

  • The side plot of the episode is similar to the Simpsons Comics story Asphalt Bungle, which was released three years before the episode aired. However, in the comic story, Homer is unsuccessful at begging.

Goofs[edit]

  • After some time when Bart and Lisa were playing, there was nothing on the lawn, then when the camera is inside the house, a trash can lid appeared out of nowhere.
Season 15 References
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