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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The episode title is a pun on the musical ''{{w|Bye Bye Birdie}}''. | *The episode title is a pun on the musical ''{{w|Bye Bye Birdie}}''. | ||
| + | *The breakfast cereal [[Stabby-Oh's]], which [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] advertise at the very beginning of the episode, is a parody of {{w|Lucky Charms}}. | ||
*During the scene where [[Marge]] chases the school bus, [[Milhouse]] says, "It's like ''{{w|Speed 2: Cruise Control|Speed 2}}''! Only with a bus instead of a boat!", off-handedly summarizing the plot of the original film, ''{{w|Speed (1994 film)|Speed}}''. | *During the scene where [[Marge]] chases the school bus, [[Milhouse]] says, "It's like ''{{w|Speed 2: Cruise Control|Speed 2}}''! Only with a bus instead of a boat!", off-handedly summarizing the plot of the original film, ''{{w|Speed (1994 film)|Speed}}''. | ||
*When [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are making unkind comments about [[Francine Rhenquist]] on her first day at [[Springfield Elementary School]], Milhouse says, "Yeah, she thinks she's ''{{w|Babe:Pig in the City}}''", referring to the second movie about Babe the pig. | *When [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are making unkind comments about [[Francine Rhenquist]] on her first day at [[Springfield Elementary School]], Milhouse says, "Yeah, she thinks she's ''{{w|Babe:Pig in the City}}''", referring to the second movie about Babe the pig. | ||
Revision as of 03:32, August 15, 2011
Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the musical Bye Bye Birdie.
- The breakfast cereal Stabby-Oh's, which Itchy and Scratchy advertise at the very beginning of the episode, is a parody of Lucky Charms.
- During the scene where Marge chases the school bus, Milhouse says, "It's like Speed 2! Only with a bus instead of a boat!", off-handedly summarizing the plot of the original film, Speed.
- When Bart and Milhouse are making unkind comments about Francine Rhenquist on her first day at Springfield Elementary School, Milhouse says, "Yeah, she thinks she's Babe:Pig in the City", referring to the second movie about Babe the pig.
- The song playing during the baby-proofing montage is '"Always Safety First" by NRBQ.
