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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*When [[Mr. Burns]] was young, he won a bet with {{W|Catherine the Great}}, the Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. | *When [[Mr. Burns]] was young, he won a bet with {{W|Catherine the Great}}, the Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. | ||
| − | *[[Homer]] says that he bets [[C-3PO]] from ''[[Star Wars]]'' was from [[India]]. [[Apu]] tells Homer that C-3PO was from [[England]] instead. C-3PO's actor, {{W|Anthony Daniels}}, is English. | + | *[[Homer]] says that he bets [[C-3PO]] from ''[[Star Wars]]'' was from [[India]] because he knows over 71,000 languages. [[Apu]] tells Homer that C-3PO was from [[England]] instead. C-3PO's actor, {{W|Anthony Daniels}}, is English. |
*When Homer drops the teleportation device, Apu exclaims "by the six arms of [[Shiva]]!" | *When Homer drops the teleportation device, Apu exclaims "by the six arms of [[Shiva]]!" | ||
*When Apu is falling toward [[Rigel 7]], he prays to [[Vishnu]]. | *When Apu is falling toward [[Rigel 7]], he prays to [[Vishnu]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:15, June 16, 2026
Cultural references[edit]
- When Mr. Burns was young, he won a bet with Catherine the Great, the Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.
- Homer says that he bets C-3PO from Star Wars was from India because he knows over 71,000 languages. Apu tells Homer that C-3PO was from England instead. C-3PO's actor, Anthony Daniels, is English.
- When Homer drops the teleportation device, Apu exclaims "by the six arms of Shiva!"
- When Apu is falling toward Rigel 7, he prays to Vishnu.
- After Smithos tells Burnzak "You make a great dictator," Burnzak responds by telling Smithos not to interrupt him "and don't call me Tator!" This is a reference to the famous "and don't call me Shirley." line from the 1980 comedy Airplane!.
- When Apu is trying to get Kang to open his eye, he exclaims "by the six arms of Ganesha."
- Mr. Burns has Walt Disney's head in his office. This is a reference to the conspiracy theory that Disney's body was cryogenically frozen after his death.
- Walt Disney's head is in a jar with a nameplate, similar to the head jars from Futurama.
Continuity[edit]
- Burnzak took over Rigel 7 due to his superior fighting skills with his "board and nail" technique. Later, Kang and Apu use boards with nails to defeat Burnzak. ("Treehouse of Horror II")
- The Rigellians hold democratic elections, likely a reference to the "Citizen Kang" segment of "Treehouse of Horror VII".
