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*The name of this episode refers to {{w|Henny Youngman}}'s line, "Take my life, please". This line is also referred to by the Simpsons episodes "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]" and "[[Take My Life, Please]]". This joke was also mentioned in Little Big Girl, were Bart says "Take my wife, Please. Hey, I finaly get that joke!". | *The name of this episode refers to {{w|Henny Youngman}}'s line, "Take my life, please". This line is also referred to by the Simpsons episodes "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]" and "[[Take My Life, Please]]". This joke was also mentioned in Little Big Girl, were Bart says "Take my wife, Please. Hey, I finaly get that joke!". | ||
*At the video store, [[Homer]] watches ''[[Buttercups of Autumn]]'', a parody of the film ''{{w|The Whales of August}}''. | *At the video store, [[Homer]] watches ''[[Buttercups of Autumn]]'', a parody of the film ''{{w|The Whales of August}}''. | ||
| + | *The rap Homer does in his car before driving it off the pier comes from the Chaka Kahn song ''I Feel for You''. | ||
*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[Mr. Wilson]]'s face. Mr. Wilson was portrayed by {{w|Walter Matthau}} in the 1993 film, ''{{w|Dennis the Menace (film)|Dennis the Menace}}''. | *While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[Mr. Wilson]]'s face. Mr. Wilson was portrayed by {{w|Walter Matthau}} in the 1993 film, ''{{w|Dennis the Menace (film)|Dennis the Menace}}''. | ||
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Cultural references
- The name of this episode refers to Henny Youngman's line, "Take my life, please". This line is also referred to by the Simpsons episodes "Take My Wife, Sleaze" and "Take My Life, Please". This joke was also mentioned in Little Big Girl, were Bart says "Take my wife, Please. Hey, I finaly get that joke!".
- At the video store, Homer watches Buttercups of Autumn, a parody of the film The Whales of August.
- The rap Homer does in his car before driving it off the pier comes from the Chaka Kahn song I Feel for You.
- While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across Mr. Wilson's face. Mr. Wilson was portrayed by Walter Matthau in the 1993 film, Dennis the Menace.
Trivia
- When Bart and Milhouse's frogs start fighting each other, the "Bart and Milhouse fight music" plays.
- The line when Homer explains that coworkers hate him could reference "Homer's Enemy" about "Frank Grimes".
- Apu and Manjula go to marriage counseling for Apu's affair in "The Sweetest Apu".
