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*[[Hettie Mae Boggs|Hettie]] is based on a real life story.<ref name="Al Jean Twitter">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/701651349423849472 Al Jean Twitter]</ref> | *[[Hettie Mae Boggs|Hettie]] is based on a real life story.<ref name="Al Jean Twitter">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/701651349423849472 Al Jean Twitter]</ref> | ||
*This is the second time where the Simpsons help a homeless woman with a singing talent, the first being [[Lurleen Lumpkin]]. ("[[Papa Don't Leech]]") | *This is the second time where the Simpsons help a homeless woman with a singing talent, the first being [[Lurleen Lumpkin]]. ("[[Papa Don't Leech]]") | ||
| − | *This is the second time a Simpson helps a faded celebrity get back on top, only to discover they have a secret addiction that tore apart their life to begin with ("[[The Lastest Gun in the West]]") | + | *This is the second time a Simpson helps a faded celebrity get back on top, only to discover they have a secret addiction that tore apart their life to begin with. ("[[The Lastest Gun in the West]]") |
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a parody of the title of the traditional American folk song "Man of Constant Sorrow".
- The song played during thug Bart sequence is "Started From The Bottom" by Drake.
- Hettie mentions in her songs:
- PlayStation 3
- Safeway
- Barnes & Noble
- Twix
- Burger King
- Selma, Patty, Grampa and Apu
- The house next to Flanders
- Apu's Squishee (Squishy)
- Blinky (the three-eyed fishie)
- The song that Hettie sings are
- at the dock "The Wayfaring Stranger"
- on the stage "Down in the River to Pray
- at the credits "Big Rock Candy Mountain".
- Some pictures on the black & white montage are versions of real life iconic pictures, specially from the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Dust Bowl.
- The Video Tutorial Guy's shirt "It's Hammer Time!" is a reference to the rapper MC Hammer.
Continuity
- Maggie is seen in her star snowsuit. ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
- A picture of Bleeding Gums Murphy is Lisa's desktop picture. ("Moaning Lisa")
- Mr. Sparkle's box appears in the title screen. ("In Marge We Trust")
- Homer watches a tutorial on changing tiles on MyTube. ("Elementary School Musical")
Trivia
- Hettie asks Lisa when they do their couch gags, Lisa saying around 11:00 in the morning and that she'll be fine, both breaking the fourth wall.
- The Making Bacon sneak peak never made it into the episode.
- Hettie is based on a real life story.[1]
- This is the second time where the Simpsons help a homeless woman with a singing talent, the first being Lurleen Lumpkin. ("Papa Don't Leech")
- This is the second time a Simpson helps a faded celebrity get back on top, only to discover they have a secret addiction that tore apart their life to begin with. ("The Lastest Gun in the West")
Goofs
- At the begining of the sledge race, Ralph was alone on his sledge, but when he passes Bart and Milhouse, there's a snowman with him.
References
