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*The Car-Rak Obama, and its name "affordable healthcare mobile", references [[Barack Obama]] and his {{W|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act}}. | *The Car-Rak Obama, and its name "affordable healthcare mobile", references [[Barack Obama]] and his {{W|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act}}. | ||
*[[Grampa]] watches ''[[NCIS]]'' on TV. | *[[Grampa]] watches ''[[NCIS]]'' on TV. | ||
| − | *{{W|Ray Charles}}' Hit the road Jack! plays at [[Moe's Tavern]]'s jukebox. | + | *{{W|Ray Charles}}' Hit the road Jack! plays at [[Moe's Tavern]]'s jukebox. |
| + | **Moe tells Homer he can't afford Ray Charles. The singer is Charles Ray, who is white and has perfect vision, unlike Ray Charles. | ||
*Homer calls the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] a "bullcrap prize" because they gave it to [[Henry Kissinger]]. | *Homer calls the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] a "bullcrap prize" because they gave it to [[Henry Kissinger]]. | ||
*The song "[[Recipes]]" is a parody of "{{W2|The Way We Were|song}}" by [[Barbra Streisand]]. | *The song "[[Recipes]]" is a parody of "{{W2|The Way We Were|song}}" by [[Barbra Streisand]]. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a wordplay on the saying "forgive and forget".
- The opening sequence references how the show surpasses Gunsmoke's previous record with this episode. The series' main character Matt Dillon appears in it, too. The unused sequence parodies Gunsmoke's.
- The egg-eating wager mimics the one in Cool Hand Luke.
- The commercial of sad animals that the Simpsons watch is in visuals, song, and tone like those run by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
- "Meth" MacFarland's name is a parody of Seth MacFarlane.
- Billy Joel appears as a drunk pianist.
- Truckasaurus II mentions Steven Spielberg.
- A Wolkswagen car with a thug look is shown.
- The Car-Rak Obama, and its name "affordable healthcare mobile", references Barack Obama and his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- Grampa watches NCIS on TV.
- Ray Charles' Hit the road Jack! plays at Moe's Tavern's jukebox.
- Moe tells Homer he can't afford Ray Charles. The singer is Charles Ray, who is white and has perfect vision, unlike Ray Charles.
- Homer calls the Nobel Peace Prize a "bullcrap prize" because they gave it to Henry Kissinger.
- The song "Recipes" is a parody of "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand.
- A poster for the movie The Mummy's Tomb is seen at The Escape Zone.
- A poster for Intergalactic Zoo is also present, a reference to the episode with the same name of the reality television game show Face Off.
- "Hate in a Bottle" is a parody of "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce.
Continuity
- A new version of Truckasaurus appeared at the Springfield Demolition Derby, Truckasaurus II. ("Bart the Daredevil")
- Napoleon Blown-apart is a reference to the phrase said by Sideshow Bob before his plan to blow Krusty apart was going to be executed. ("Day of the Jackanapes")
- Grampa uses the Love Tester. When (non-canonically) Grampa lost himself in Heaven, he found his way to the Love Tester machine where he helped Moe get a date. ("The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase")
Trivia
- As of this episode, The Simpsons has surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest running scripted American primetime television series (by episode count).
- The record breaking episode is the 636th, and it's the same code as the old Springfield area code.[1] ("A Tale of Two Springfields")
References
