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== Cultural references ==
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*The episode parodies some elements from the 1951 American coming-of-age novel ''[[The Catcher in the Rye]]'' by {{W|J. D. Salinger}}, such as [[Bart]] having a similar emotional role to that of {{W|Holden Caulfield}}, feeling that adults do not understand what matters in a similar way Holden feels adults are "phony", or feeling alienated at school the way Holden feels alienated from everyone.
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*The episode is a parody of ''{{W|Catcher in the Rye}}''.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Simpsons-Turns-25-1071375.aspx TV Guide - "The Simpsons Turns 25 With Kristen Wiig, Guillermo Del Toro And More"]</ref>
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**The episode, however, has more direct allusions to the 1959 coming-of-age novel ''{{W|A Separate Peace}}'' by {{W|John Knowles}}. Particularly:
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*Marge says the mental hospital Diggs is staying at is an {{W|Arkham Asylum}} type of place referencing Arkham Asylum from the ''[[DC Comics]]''.
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***{{Ch|Diggs}}' leap off of the tree branch, an analogy to Finny's fall in the novel.
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*Some of the names on Diggs's cast:
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***Brinker Hadley's signature on Diggs' cast, one of the main characters from the novel.
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**[[Cthulhu]]
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***Diggs's mental breakdown, as that of the loner and outsider Leper Lepellier.
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**[[TARDIS]] and Dalek #7 from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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[[File:Diggs promo 6.png|thumb|300px|The [[Chomet couch gag|episode's couch gag]] by French animator [[Sylvain Chomet]] includes several references to [[France]], such as the famous portrait of former president {{W|François Hollande}} by {{W|Raymond Depardon}}.]]
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**{{W|Alan Turing}}, inventor of the {{W|Turing Machine}}.
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*The [[Chomet couch gag|episode's couch gag]] was created by French comic writer, animator, and film director [[Sylvain Chomet]]:
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**The setting and music are based on those of the 2003 animated adventure comedy-drama ''{{W|The Triplets of Belleville}}''. The film, also created by Chomet, was highly praised and nominated for two Academy Awards.
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**[[Bart]] uses a "DIY goose liver pate", referencing the ''{{W|Pâté de Foie Gras}}'', a delicacy in French cuisine.
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**[[Homer]] eats a bucket of snails, referencing {{W|escargot}}.
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**Art pieces include:
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***A picture of the ship ''France'' sinking in the style of ''Untergang der Titanic'' by {{W|Willy Stöwer}}.
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***The portrait by {{W|Raymond Depardon}} of former French president {{W|François Hollande}}.
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*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] is talking about the ancient {{W|Kingdom of Moab}} during his sermon.
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*The Protestant minister from [[Indonesia]], [[Reverend Kartawijaya]], accidentally prays for [[Allah]]. This is a reference to Indonesia being the country with the {{W|Islam by country|largest Muslim population}} in the world.
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*During a video call, [[Milhouse]] tells Bart that "there really was a Duncan Hines". He is referring to {{W|Duncan Hines}}, an American author and food critic who produced restaurant ratings for travelers. Milhouse also shows Bart a box of Duncan Hines cake mix.
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*A boy in a devil disguise takes the role of Mr. Applegate in a school play on ''{{W|Damn Yankees}}'', the 1955 musical comedy.
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*[[Martin]] gives Bart a {{W|St. John's wort}} plant to eat in exchange for money.
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*{{Ch|Diggs}} says that Bart is the reason that he had to dissect a [[The Muppets|Muppet]] in biology instead of a frog.
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*The song that plays during the showing of the [[Montessori School]] is "{{W|Dôme épais le jasmin|Flower Duet}}" by {{W|Léo Delibes}}, from the opera ''{{W|Lakmé}}''.
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*Diggs uses the Latin phrase ''{{W|Habemus papam}}'' to tell whether Bart is accepted in the falconry club.
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*[[Skinner]] speaks {{W|Esperanto}}.
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*Homer mentions the American rock band {{W2|Journey|band}} when he projects his own teenage years onto Bart.
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*The song playing while Bart and Diggs are having fun is "{{W2|Come Saturday Morning|song}}" by {{W|The Sandpipers}}.
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**The song is heard again when Bart takes care of [[Freedom]].
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*The poem that Diggs quotes while Bart and Diggs sit in the tree is "{{W|The Windhover}}" by [[Gerard Manley Hopkins]].
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**He quotes the poem again later in the episode when the falcons are released.
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*[[Abe]] thinks of his time in the {{W|Korean War}} when Freedom is massaging his head.
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*Homer is watching a football game between the {{W|Philadelphia Eagles}} and the {{W|Atlanta Falcons}}.
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[[File:Diggs arm cast.png|thumb|300px|The names on {{Ch|Diggs}}' cast reference well-known intellectual and pop-culture figures such as {{W|Alan Turing}} or even ''[[The Simpsons]]'' former writer [[John Swartzwelder]].]]
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*The names on Diggs's cast are:
 
**Phineas Fogg, most likely intended to be {{W|Phileas Fogg}} from ''{{W|Around the World in Eighty Days}}''.
 
**Phineas Fogg, most likely intended to be {{W|Phileas Fogg}} from ''{{W|Around the World in Eighty Days}}''.
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**{{W|Kilgore Trout}}, a fictional character created by writer {{W|Kurt Vonnegut}}.
 
 
**Oedipa Maas and Dr. Hilarius from ''{{W|The Crying of Lot 49}}'' by [[Thomas Pynchon]].
 
**Oedipa Maas and Dr. Hilarius from ''{{W|The Crying of Lot 49}}'' by [[Thomas Pynchon]].
 
**{{W|Allan Quatermain}} from ''{{W|King Solomon's Mines}}'' by {{W|H. Rider Haggard}}.
 
**{{W|Allan Quatermain}} from ''{{W|King Solomon's Mines}}'' by {{W|H. Rider Haggard}}.
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**Professor T. W. Mangrove, a reference to Raymond Luxury-Yacht from ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''. In the sketch, Raymond Luxury-Yacht is pronounced "Throatwobbler Mangrove" according to Raymond himself.
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**{{W|Alan Turing}}, inventor of the {{W|Turing Machine}}.
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**The [[TARDIS]] and Dalek #7 from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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**Brinker Hadley from ''{{W|A Separate Peace}}''.
 
**Clare Quilty from ''{{W|Lolita}}'' by {{W|Vladimir Nabokov}}.
 
**Clare Quilty from ''{{W|Lolita}}'' by {{W|Vladimir Nabokov}}.
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**Brinker Hadley from ''{{W|A Separate Peace}}''.
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**{{W2|William Wharton|author}}, the American author best known for his first novel ''{{W2|Birdy|novel}}''.
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**{{W|William Wharton (author)|William Wharton}}, an author.
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**{{W|Kilgore Trout}}, a fictional character created by writer {{W|Kurt Vonnegut}}.
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**{{W|Stephen Dedalus}}, {{W|James Joyce}}'s literary alter-ego.
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**[[Cthulhu]], the fictional cosmic entity created by writer {{W|H. P. Lovecraft}}.
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**{{W|Stephen Dedalus}}, {{W|James Joyce}}'s literary alter ego.
 
**Major T. J. "King" Kong from ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}''.
 
**Major T. J. "King" Kong from ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}''.
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**[[John Swartzwelder]], former writer, producer and consultant for ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
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**[[John Swartzwelder]], former writer, producer, and consultant for ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
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*The song playing while Bart and Diggs are having fun is "{{W|Come Saturday Morning (song)|Come Saturday Morning}}" made famous by {{W|The Sandpipers}}.
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*Diggs compares Bart to the Greek philosopher {{W|Diogenes}}, and also alludes to the lamp Diogenes was known to wander with at the marketplace in [[Athens]].
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*The poem that Diggs quotes while Bart and Diggs sit in the tree and also when he releases all of the falcons is "{{W|The Windhover}}" by {{W|Gerard Manley Hopkins}}.
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*Marge says the mental hospital Diggs is staying at is an {{W|Arkham Asylum}} type of place, referencing {{W|Arkham Asylum}} from the ''[[DC Comics]]''.
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*Diggs mentions the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition'' ({{W|DSM-5}}).
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*[[Comic Book Guy]] is dressed in a ''[[Star Trek]]'' uniform next to a woman dressed as Marta, the female {{W2|Orion|Star Trek}}.
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*Diggs says that he's a messed-up kid, not [[Magneto]] from ''[[Marvel Comics]]''.
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== Trivia ==
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*The brand of the TV, "BoyleHendry", refers to animator [[Neil Boyle]] and compositor [[Kirk Hendry]], who participated in the making of the couch gag.
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*[[Skinner]] speaks {{W|Esperanto}}. The sentences he says are "Is the Esperanto Society far behind?" and "It's true. I'm very lonely."
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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*Bart once again displays his ability to swallow various inedible objects "[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]".
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*Bart once again displays his ability to swallow various inedible objects. ("[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]")
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== References ==
 
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{{Reflist}}
 
  
 
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Cultural references[edit]

  • The episode parodies some elements from the 1951 American coming-of-age novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, such as Bart having a similar emotional role to that of Holden Caulfield, feeling that adults do not understand what matters in a similar way Holden feels adults are "phony", or feeling alienated at school the way Holden feels alienated from everyone.
    • The episode, however, has more direct allusions to the 1959 coming-of-age novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Particularly:
      • Diggs' leap off of the tree branch, an analogy to Finny's fall in the novel.
      • Brinker Hadley's signature on Diggs' cast, one of the main characters from the novel.
      • Diggs's mental breakdown, as that of the loner and outsider Leper Lepellier.
The episode's couch gag by French animator Sylvain Chomet includes several references to France, such as the famous portrait of former president François Hollande by Raymond Depardon.
The names on Diggs' cast reference well-known intellectual and pop-culture figures such as Alan Turing or even The Simpsons former writer John Swartzwelder.

Trivia[edit]

  • The brand of the TV, "BoyleHendry", refers to animator Neil Boyle and compositor Kirk Hendry, who participated in the making of the couch gag.
  • Skinner speaks Esperanto. The sentences he says are "Is the Esperanto Society far behind?" and "It's true. I'm very lonely."

Continuity[edit]

Season 25 References
Homerland • Treehouse of Horror XXIV • Four Regrettings and a Funeral • YOLO • Labor Pains • The Kid Is All Right • Yellow Subterfuge • White Christmas Blues • Steal This Episode • Married to the Blob • Specs and the City • Diggs • The Man Who Grew Too Much • The Winter of His Content • The War of Art • You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee • Luca$ • Days of Future Future • What to Expect When Bart's Expecting • Brick Like Me • Pay Pal • The Yellow Badge of Cowardge
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