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| − | *The episode title is a play on the title of USA's National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. | + | {{EpisodePrevNextRef |The Way We Weren't|Fraudcast News}} |
| − | *When Dr. Hibbert chases Bart, One Way or Another by Blondie is played. | + | |
| + | == Cultural References == | ||
| + | *The episode title is a play on the title of USA's National Anthem, "{{w|The Star-Spangled Banner}}". | ||
| + | *When [[Dr. Hibbert]] chases [[Bart]], "{{w|One Way or Another}}" by Blondie is played. | ||
*The scene where Dr. Hibbert chases Bart in a cropduster mirrors a scene in the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, North by Northwest. | *The scene where Dr. Hibbert chases Bart in a cropduster mirrors a scene in the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, North by Northwest. | ||
| − | *When thinking about changing Springfield's name, Mayor Quimby refers to "Hitler City, NC", which (according to him) changed its name to Charlotte. | + | *When thinking about changing `[Springfield]]'s name, [[Mayor Quimby]] refers to "Hitler City, NC", which (according to him) changed its name to Charlotte. |
| − | *The "Government Knows Best" act satirizes the controversial 2001 legislation, the Patriot Act, aimed at fighting terrorism in the United States and abroad. | + | *The "Government Knows Best" act satirizes the controversial 2001 legislation, the {{w|USA PATRIOT Act|Patriot Act}}, aimed at fighting terrorism in the United States and abroad. |
| − | *President Clinton's attempt to smoke 100 cigarettes at once is a reference to the Guinness World Records | + | *[[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]]'s attempt to smoke 100 cigarettes at once is a reference to the ''{{w|Guinness World Records}}''. |
| − | ==Trivia== | + | *[[Lenny]]'s tattoo is from the Dole-Kemp 1996 election campaign. |
| − | + | *The man who was imprisoned for bringing explosives from Canada is a spoof of the Millennium Bomber, the suspect who planned to blow up the Space Needle on Dec. 31, 1999 but was foiled. | |
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*According to this episode, Moe is of Dutch heritage. | *According to this episode, Moe is of Dutch heritage. | ||
| − | + | *The "Donkey-Basketball" story was originally supposed to be in "[[Bart the Fink]]", but was cut for time (according to the [[The Complete Seventh Season|Season 7 DVD]] commentary). | |
| − | *The "Donkey-Basketball" story was originally supposed to be in "[[Bart the Fink]]" | + | *Bart himself coined the phrase "Bart-Mangled Banner" in the [[Season 14]] episode, "[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade]]" (when he altered [[Lisa]]'s blueprint for the state flag to read "Learn To Fart" instead of "To Fraternal Love"). |
| − | *Bart himself coined the phrase "Bart-Mangled Banner" in the Season 14 episode, "Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade" (when he altered Lisa's blueprint for the state flag to read "Learn To Fart" instead of "To Fraternal Love") | ||
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Cultural References
- The episode title is a play on the title of USA's National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
- When Dr. Hibbert chases Bart, "One Way or Another" by Blondie is played.
- The scene where Dr. Hibbert chases Bart in a cropduster mirrors a scene in the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, North by Northwest.
- When thinking about changing `[Springfield]]'s name, Mayor Quimby refers to "Hitler City, NC", which (according to him) changed its name to Charlotte.
- The "Government Knows Best" act satirizes the controversial 2001 legislation, the Patriot Act, aimed at fighting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
- President Clinton's attempt to smoke 100 cigarettes at once is a reference to the Guinness World Records.
- Lenny's tattoo is from the Dole-Kemp 1996 election campaign.
- The man who was imprisoned for bringing explosives from Canada is a spoof of the Millennium Bomber, the suspect who planned to blow up the Space Needle on Dec. 31, 1999 but was foiled.
Trivia
- According to this episode, Moe is of Dutch heritage.
- The "Donkey-Basketball" story was originally supposed to be in "Bart the Fink", but was cut for time (according to the Season 7 DVD commentary).
- Bart himself coined the phrase "Bart-Mangled Banner" in the Season 14 episode, "Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade" (when he altered Lisa's blueprint for the state flag to read "Learn To Fart" instead of "To Fraternal Love").
