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*The episode title is a reference to the film ''{{W2|The Man Who Knew Too Much|1956 film}}''. | *The episode title is a reference to the film ''{{W2|The Man Who Knew Too Much|1956 film}}''. | ||
*Part of the episode is based on the 1993 film {{W2|Alive|1993 film}}. Marge watched the [[Alive!|movie]] in "[[Fear of Flying]]". | *Part of the episode is based on the 1993 film {{W2|Alive|1993 film}}. Marge watched the [[Alive!|movie]] in "[[Fear of Flying]]". | ||
| − | + | *"[[Bowl Me to the Moon]]" is a parody of "{{W|Fly Me to the Moon}}" by [[Frank Sinatra]]. | |
| − | *"[[ | + | *[[Kent Brockman]] refers to the [[Pin Pals]] as "[[Super Bowl]]ers". |
| − | + | *[[Comic Book Guy]] has figures of "the Unsellable {{W|X-Men}}", modified to be the Pin Pals. | |
| − | *At the | + | **[[Carl]] is {{W2|Cyclops|Marvel Comics}}. |
| + | **[[Ned]] is [[Professor X]]. | ||
| + | **[[Fausto]] is {{W2|Colossus|character}}. | ||
| + | **[[Moe]] is {{W|Jean Grey}}. | ||
| + | **[[Homer]] is [[Wolverine]]. | ||
| + | *At the ceremony, the band plays "[[For He's a Jolly Good Fellow]]". A modified version is sung by the people at the church at the end. | ||
| + | *Ned says "O captain, my captain" when introducing Homer on stage, a reference to the poem "{{W|O Captain! My Captain!}}" by [[Walt Whitman]]. | ||
| + | *The mascot on Moe's peanuts is a parody of [[Mr. Peanut]]., the mascot for {{W|Planters}}. | ||
*Blackhawk Dead is a reference to the book ''{{W2|Black Hawk Down|book}}''. | *Blackhawk Dead is a reference to the book ''{{W2|Black Hawk Down|book}}''. | ||
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*[[Moe]] tells [[Bart]] he'll go {{W|Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov|Rimskij-Korsakov}} on him. | *[[Moe]] tells [[Bart]] he'll go {{W|Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov|Rimskij-Korsakov}} on him. | ||
*Moe mentions the [[Buffalo Bills]] games. | *Moe mentions the [[Buffalo Bills]] games. | ||
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*The couch gag account @Springfield has a born date of January 14, [[1990]], the date of the very [[Bart the Genius/Gags#Couch gag|first couch gag]]. ("[[Bart the Genius]]") | *The couch gag account @Springfield has a born date of January 14, [[1990]], the date of the very [[Bart the Genius/Gags#Couch gag|first couch gag]]. ("[[Bart the Genius]]") | ||
*The couch gag tweet refers to the [[Left Behind/Gags|Ferris wheel couch gag]]. ("[[Left Behind]]") | *The couch gag tweet refers to the [[Left Behind/Gags|Ferris wheel couch gag]]. ("[[Left Behind]]") | ||
| − | *[[Pin Pals]] appear. ("[[Team Homer]]") | + | *[[Charlotte's Dead]] makes another appearance, this time as a bowling shoe spray. ("[[Mobile Homer]]") |
| − | *Fausto appears. ("[[The Wife Aquatic]]") | + | *The [[Pin Pals]] appear. [[Mr. Burns]] also wears a shirt that says "I was a Pin Pal before it was cool". ("[[Team Homer]]") |
| − | *[[Ned]] reads a | + | *Fausto appears, this time as part of the Pin Pals. ("[[The Wife Aquatic]]") |
| + | *[[Barney]] is shown to still be a helicopter pilot. ("[[Days of Wine and D'oh'ses]]") | ||
| + | *[[Ned]] reads a bmagazine called ''{{ap|Holy Rollers|magazine}}''. Ned was previously part of a bowling team called the [[Holy Rollers]]. ("[[Team Homer]]") | ||
== Goofs == | == Goofs == | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the film The Man Who Knew Too Much.
- Part of the episode is based on the 1993 film Alive. Marge watched the movie in "Fear of Flying".
- "Bowl Me to the Moon" is a parody of "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra.
- Kent Brockman refers to the Pin Pals as "Super Bowlers".
- Comic Book Guy has figures of "the Unsellable X-Men", modified to be the Pin Pals.
- At the ceremony, the band plays "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". A modified version is sung by the people at the church at the end.
- Ned says "O captain, my captain" when introducing Homer on stage, a reference to the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman.
- The mascot on Moe's peanuts is a parody of Mr. Peanut., the mascot for Planters.
- Blackhawk Dead is a reference to the book Black Hawk Down.
- Moe tells Bart he'll go Rimskij-Korsakov on him.
- Moe mentions the Buffalo Bills games.
- Moe asks Barney who made him Optimist Prime, a reference to Optimus Prime.
- Homer mentions the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- Mona appears to Homer to be in Hell with Machiavelli, Che Guevara, Casanova,
- The scene where Homer frees himself from the snow is based on the opening of the comic The Amazing Spider-Man n. 33.[1]
- Four funerals and a funeral is a reference to the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral.
- Fausto's fate is based on Beck Weathers.[2]
Trivia
- During the Gracie Films gag, a bowling strike is heard.
Continuity
- The couch gag account @Springfield has a born date of January 14, 1990, the date of the very first couch gag. ("Bart the Genius")
- The couch gag tweet refers to the Ferris wheel couch gag. ("Left Behind")
- Charlotte's Dead makes another appearance, this time as a bowling shoe spray. ("Mobile Homer")
- The Pin Pals appear. Mr. Burns also wears a shirt that says "I was a Pin Pal before it was cool". ("Team Homer")
- Fausto appears, this time as part of the Pin Pals. ("The Wife Aquatic")
- Barney is shown to still be a helicopter pilot. ("Days of Wine and D'oh'ses")
- Ned reads a bmagazine called Holy Rollers. Ned was previously part of a bowling team called the Holy Rollers. ("Team Homer")
Goofs
- Carl's body proportion when he clung for his life above the hole are wrong, and the whole episode's animation in general looked weird.
References
