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*This episode has a similar name to another Simpsons episode, [[Moe Letter Blues]]. This is another episode to have Moe as a large part. ("[[Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe]]") | *This episode has a similar name to another Simpsons episode, [[Moe Letter Blues]]. This is another episode to have Moe as a large part. ("[[Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe]]") | ||
==Cultural references== | ==Cultural references== | ||
| + | *[[Homer]] is freaked out by a [[Costington's]] ad in the newspaper that shows a pair of pants standing up by themselves, referencing the {{w|Dr. Suess}} short story "What Was I Scared Of?" which appeared in ''{{w|The Sneetches and Other Stories}}''. In the story, the main character is frightened by a pair of pale green pants that stand up and walk around by themselves. | ||
*''{{w|The Beverly Hillbillies}}'': Parodied in ''The Beverly Hillbillies Down Under'' (the movie playing in [[Dr. Hibbert]]'s minivan). | *''{{w|The Beverly Hillbillies}}'': Parodied in ''The Beverly Hillbillies Down Under'' (the movie playing in [[Dr. Hibbert]]'s minivan). | ||
| + | *{{w|Alka-Seltzer}}: Referenced when [[Grampa]] (due to [[Springfield Retirement Castle|his rest home]]'s changing his medication) runs amok in the streets, puts a bedpan on his head, and says, "Look at me! I'm Speedy Alka-Seltzer!" Speedy, one of the antacid's most popular ad characters, wears an Alka-Seltzer tablet as a hat, which means that Grampa really does resemble Speedy after he puts the bedpan on his head. | ||
*During the montage sequence where [[Moe]] spends time with [[Maggie]] (and [[Homer]] with a ham), the song playing is "{{w|You're My Best Friend (Queen song)|You're My Best Friend}}" by {{w|Queen (band)|Queen}}. | *During the montage sequence where [[Moe]] spends time with [[Maggie]] (and [[Homer]] with a ham), the song playing is "{{w|You're My Best Friend (Queen song)|You're My Best Friend}}" by {{w|Queen (band)|Queen}}. | ||
Revision as of 00:08, December 10, 2010
Trivia
- Zii Dance Dance Revolution is a parody of Wii Dance Dance Revolution.
- As the Simpsons are entering the arboretum, one of the sculpted bushes they pass is "Binky", a character from Matt Groening's comic "Life in Hell." The other pair of bushes are Kang and Kodos, The Simpsons' resident space aliens.
- Gil is seen with white hair
- When Marge found Maggie missing, she was bringing her a glass bottle (it shatters when she drops it).
- Fat Tony says he wants to take out the Castellaneta family; Dan Castellaneta is the voice of not only Homer, but several other people on the show.
- Lionel Hutz is visible in the large panning crowd shot at the Botanical Gardens.
- The shirt Moe is wearing at Maggie's birthday party is the one Marge gave him
- This episode was written by J. Stewart Burns who won an Emmy for the Futurama episode "Roswell That Ends Well".
- This episode has a similar name to another Simpsons episode, Moe Letter Blues. This is another episode to have Moe as a large part. ("Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe")
Cultural references
- Homer is freaked out by a Costington's ad in the newspaper that shows a pair of pants standing up by themselves, referencing the Dr. Suess short story "What Was I Scared Of?" which appeared in The Sneetches and Other Stories. In the story, the main character is frightened by a pair of pale green pants that stand up and walk around by themselves.
- The Beverly Hillbillies: Parodied in The Beverly Hillbillies Down Under (the movie playing in Dr. Hibbert's minivan).
- Alka-Seltzer: Referenced when Grampa (due to his rest home's changing his medication) runs amok in the streets, puts a bedpan on his head, and says, "Look at me! I'm Speedy Alka-Seltzer!" Speedy, one of the antacid's most popular ad characters, wears an Alka-Seltzer tablet as a hat, which means that Grampa really does resemble Speedy after he puts the bedpan on his head.
- During the montage sequence where Moe spends time with Maggie (and Homer with a ham), the song playing is "You're My Best Friend" by Queen.
