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== Cultural references ==
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*The title is a reference to the film about a boy and a stray dog ''{{W2|Old Yeller|film}}'', and to the term "{{W|yellowbelly}}", which means "coward".
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*The episode's [[Old Yeller-Belly/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] is a reference to the iconic photograph ''{{W|Lunch atop a Skyscraper}}'' by {{W|Charles Clyde Ebbets}}.
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*[[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] sing a modified version of the patriotic song "{{W|Battle Hymn of the Republic}}". In the lyrics, the American actor and country music singer [[Jimmy Dean]] is mentioned.
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[[File:Comic Book Guy's disguises.png|250px|thumb|[[Comic Book Guy]] goes to [[Springfield Dry Cleaners]] to get his disguises of [[Spock]], [[Batman]] and [[Spider-Man]]]]
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*[[Comic Book Guy]] goes to [[Springfield Dry Cleaners]] to get his disguises of [[Spock]], [[Batman]] and [[Spider-Man]]. He also mentions that his Batman suit has been shredded by [[The Riddler]], the supervillain from [[DC Comics]].
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*[[Homer]] mentions famous architect {{W|Frank Lloyd Wright}} after [[Lisa]] questions him for making the plans for a go-kart track instead of a treehouse.
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*One of the {{W|Amish}} says "to the buggymobile", a reference to "to the batmobile", while the "{{W|Batman Theme}}" by {{W|Neal Hefti}} is heard.
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*The scene were the Amish build Bart's new treehouse is a reference to the 1985 film ''{{W2|Witness|1985 film}}''.
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*[[Marge]] prefers the Amish over the {{W|Mennonites}}, another Christian group.
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*The [[Homer]] ice sculpture is a reference to {{W|Auguste Rodin}}'s {{W|The Thinker}}.
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*[[Snowball II]] drinks {{W|Kahlúa}}, a coffee liqueur from {{W|Veracruz}}, [[Mexico]], and cream.
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*[[Luigi Risotto]] makes lasagna for Snowball II and mentions that the cat from the newspaper is not funny, referring to ''[[Garfield]]''.
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*When [[Mayor Quimby]] renames the [[Springfield Dog Park]] to the [[Snowball II Municipal Cat Park]], he says "''Ich bin ein Feline''". This is a reference to ''"{{W|Ich bin ein Berliner}}"'', [[John F. Kennedy]]'s famous speech during the Cold War.
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*When Homer is talking to [[Kent Brockman]] about how deep his love for cats is, Homer says that for him "Yusuf Islam will always be [[Cat Stevens]]". The artist adopted the name Yusuf Islam when he converted to Islam in 1977.
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*Kent also mentions the [[Broadway]] musical ''[[Cats]]''.
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[[File:Pyramid game show.png|250px|thumb|A clip of Santa's Little Helper playing the ''{{W2|Pyramid|game show}}'' game show is seen on ''[[Live With Regis and Kelly]]'']]
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*Lisa wants [[Santa's Little Helper]] to be like [[Rin Tin Tin]], the German Shepherd who became an international star in motion pictures.
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**In the Rin Tin Tin film Lisa plays, the dog bites [[Adolf Hitler]] "right in {{W|the Axis}}".
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*When Homer imagines himself traveling on [[Duff]]'s corporate jet, he asks the pilot to take him to {{W|Heidelberg}}, [[Germany]] to attend the [[Oktoberfest]].
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*Santa's Little Helper's alter ego "Suds McDuff" is a reference to the old {{W|Bud Light}} mascot {{W|Spuds MacKenzie}}.
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*"{{W|The Blue Danube}}" by {{W|Johann Strauss II}} is briefly heard during the Duff commercial. The {{W|International Space Station}} appears on the commercial as well.
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*Marge mentions the fast-food restaurant chain [[Arby's]].
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*Santa's Little Helper is the guest on ''[[Live With Regis and Kelly]]'', an American morning talk show. {{Ch|Regis Philbin}} orders {{W|Michael Gelman}}, the show executive producer, to roll a clip in which the dog is playing on ''{{W2|Pyramid|game show}}'', an US game show.
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*When [[Les Moore]] makes Santa's Little Helper sign its book "[[I, Suds]]", Marge thinks Moore "exploits his pets worse than Bob Guccione". This is a reference to {{W|Bob Guccione}}, who was the publisher of the magazine ''{{W2|Penthouse|magazine}}'', a competitor of ''[[Playboy]]''. Guccione's "pets" Marge was referring to were the {{W|Penthouse Pets|''Penthouse'' "Pets"}} models from the magazine.
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*"[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" is heard when [[Howard K. Duff VIII]] introduces Santa's Little Helper as "King Suds McDuff of Sixpakistan", a play-on {{W|Multi-pack|six-pack}} and [[Pakistan]].
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*When the shark appears, Homer mentions the young naked lady who gets killed in the first ''{{ap|Jaws|film}}'' movie.
  
 
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*[[Duffman]] is sacked from his job as Duff Mascot after having that job for thirteen seasons.
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*The episode ends with the disclaimer: "No dogs were harmed in the filming of this episode. A cat got sick and somebody shot a duck, but that's it."
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*[[Santa's Little Helper]]'s first owner makes an appearance in this episode.
 
  
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*'''''{{W|Jaws (film)|Jaws}}''''' - When a shark appears, Homer mentions the young naked lady who gets killed in the first Jaws movie.
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*In this episode, Duffman says that his name is Barry. In the comic story ''[[Locked in a Brewery]]'', Duffman is again referred to as Barry, multiple times.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:49, November 17, 2021

References/Trivia


Season 14 Episode References
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"Old Yeller-Belly"
"Brake My Wife, Please" 311 →


Cultural references[edit]

Comic Book Guy goes to Springfield Dry Cleaners to get his disguises of Spock, Batman and Spider-Man
A clip of Santa's Little Helper playing the Pyramid game show is seen on Live With Regis and Kelly

Trivia[edit]

  • The episode ends with the disclaimer: "No dogs were harmed in the filming of this episode. A cat got sick and somebody shot a duck, but that's it."

Continuity[edit]

  • In this episode, Duffman says that his name is Barry. In the comic story Locked in a Brewery, Duffman is again referred to as Barry, multiple times.
Season 14 References
Treehouse of Horror XIII • How I Spent My Strummer Vacation • Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade • Large Marge • Helter Shelter • The Great Louse Detective • Special Edna • The Dad Who Knew Too Little • The Strong Arms of the Ma • Pray Anything • Barting Over • I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can • A Star Is Born Again • Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington • C.E. D'oh • 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky • Three Gays of the Condo • Dude, Where's My Ranch? • Old Yeller-Belly • Brake My Wife, Please • The Bart of War • Moe Baby Blues