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*Grampa tells Bart that he believes in him like he believed in [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s {{W|New Deal}}. | *Grampa tells Bart that he believes in him like he believed in [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s {{W|New Deal}}. | ||
*[[Comic Book Guy]] says that the ending, with the [[The Centenneplex]] heading out to sea, is a rip-off of ''[[Free Willy]]'', and, to a lesser extent, ''{{W|Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home|Free Willy 2}}'' and ''{{W|Free Willy 3: The Rescue|Free Willy 3}}''. | *[[Comic Book Guy]] says that the ending, with the [[The Centenneplex]] heading out to sea, is a rip-off of ''[[Free Willy]]'', and, to a lesser extent, ''{{W|Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home|Free Willy 2}}'' and ''{{W|Free Willy 3: The Rescue|Free Willy 3}}''. | ||
| − | *Captain McCallister and Gil watch ''[[Cast Away 2: Gilligan's Revenge]]'', a sequel to the [[Tom Hanks]] film ''{{W|Cast Away}}''. | + | *Captain McCallister and Gil watch ''[[Cast Away 2: Gilligan's Revenge]]'', a sequel to the [[Tom Hanks]] film ''{{W|Cast Away}}''. The title also references ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''. |
| − | **Other films showing at the Centenneplex are ''{{W2|Swept Away|2002 film}}'', '' | + | **Other films showing at the Centenneplex are ''{{W2|Swept Away|2002 film}}'', ''Gilligan's Island: The Movie'', ''{{W2|Swiss Family Robinson|1940 film}}'', and ''{{W2|Robinson Crusoe|1902 film}}''. |
*One of the upcoming films appears to feature the [[Hulk]] from ''[[Marvel Comics]]''. | *One of the upcoming films appears to feature the [[Hulk]] from ''[[Marvel Comics]]''. | ||
[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
[[Category:Simpsons Comics stories references]] | [[Category:Simpsons Comics stories references]] | ||
Revision as of 09:48, June 1, 2026
Cultural references
- The title is a reference to the surfing film Blue Crush.
- When the pigeons start attacking Grampa, Milhouse exclaims "Holy Hitchcock!", a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds.
- Homer says that he and Marge had their second kiss during Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol. He says that the film was so bad that Ice-T wrote the song "Cop Killer" after seeing it.
- The film Clerks plays at the Aztec Theater. Apu claims to have been a creative consultant on the film.
- Principal Skinner dresses in his mother's clothes while he and Edna Krabappel watch Psycho.
- Frankie claims to be a Juilliard-trained actor.
- Professor Frink says that butterflies are imprisoned in the Hong Kong Butterfly Detention Facility to prevent Irwin Allen-style horror.
- When Captain McCallister and Gil Gunderson get stranded on a desert island, the Captain says that it reminds him of a The New Yorker cartoon.
- The Beach Boys sent a letter congratulating Springfield on hosting a young offender surfing contest.
- Grampa tells Bart that he believes in him like he believed in Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.
- Comic Book Guy says that the ending, with the The Centenneplex heading out to sea, is a rip-off of Free Willy, and, to a lesser extent, Free Willy 2 and Free Willy 3.
- Captain McCallister and Gil watch Cast Away 2: Gilligan's Revenge, a sequel to the Tom Hanks film Cast Away. The title also references Gilligan's Island.
- Other films showing at the Centenneplex are Swept Away, Gilligan's Island: The Movie, Swiss Family Robinson, and Robinson Crusoe.
- One of the upcoming films appears to feature the Hulk from Marvel Comics.
