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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*[[Ned]], [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] sing a parody of "{{w|Take Me Out to the Ball Game}}", called "Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Lord". | *[[Ned]], [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] sing a parody of "{{w|Take Me Out to the Ball Game}}", called "Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Lord". | ||
| − | *[[Homer]] | + | *Nigel calls [[Smithers]] "your boy Friday" when talking to Mr. Burns, a reference to the film ''{{W|His Girl Friday}}''. |
| − | *[[Barney]]'s novel "An Ale of Two Cities" is a reference to the novel ''{{w|A Tale of Two Cities}}. | + | *[[Homer]] calls {{ap|Nigel|Moho House}} [[John Dolittle|Dr. Dolittle]]. |
| + | *[[Barney]]'s novel "An Ale of Two Cities" is a reference to the novel ''{{w|A Tale of Two Cities}}''. | ||
*[[Drunken Donuts]] is a parody of the popular donut chain {{w|Dunkin' Donuts}}. | *[[Drunken Donuts]] is a parody of the popular donut chain {{w|Dunkin' Donuts}}. | ||
*[[Stogie]] is a parody of Sam from ''{{ap|Casablanca|film}}''. | *[[Stogie]] is a parody of Sam from ''{{ap|Casablanca|film}}''. | ||
*Stogie plays "{{W|Moonglow (song)|Moonglow}}" by {{W|Will Hudson (songwriter)|Will Hudson}} on piano after Moe requested it. | *Stogie plays "{{W|Moonglow (song)|Moonglow}}" by {{W|Will Hudson (songwriter)|Will Hudson}} on piano after Moe requested it. | ||
*When Marge is going through Homer's flickbook, the song "{{W|(They Long to Be) Close to You}}" by {{W|The Carpenters}} plays. | *When Marge is going through Homer's flickbook, the song "{{W|(They Long to Be) Close to You}}" by {{W|The Carpenters}} plays. | ||
| + | *The photo of Moe and several people at the July 4th Ball in 1921 is a reference to ''[[The Shining]]'''s ending. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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Cultural references
- Ned, Rod and Todd sing a parody of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", called "Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Lord".
- Nigel calls Smithers "your boy Friday" when talking to Mr. Burns, a reference to the film His Girl Friday.
- Homer calls Nigel Dr. Dolittle.
- Barney's novel "An Ale of Two Cities" is a reference to the novel A Tale of Two Cities.
- Drunken Donuts is a parody of the popular donut chain Dunkin' Donuts.
- Stogie is a parody of Sam from Casablanca.
- Stogie plays "Moonglow" by Will Hudson on piano after Moe requested it.
- When Marge is going through Homer's flickbook, the song "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by The Carpenters plays.
- The photo of Moe and several people at the July 4th Ball in 1921 is a reference to The Shining's ending.
Trivia
- Moe says that the singers that sung The Simpsons logo tune are dead.
- There were a couple of fourth wall breaks in this episode:
- A hand drawn Gracie Films gag is seen in Homer's flipbook.
- In "Stogie's Song", Stogie sang the line "that's the ending of the show, except for the tag."
- Moe also leaned on the fourth wall when he said "Me thinks I see my opportunity" to the camera, only to reveal he was talking to Sideshow Mel, who he said he considered his friend.
Continuity
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by The Carpenters plays again, which was the song that played when Homer and Marge first met in "The Way We Was". Moe also refers to this while it plays.
