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Cultural references

Wraparounds

• Lisa tells the book club that she doesn't want to be a "book-tator" like Oprah.
• While they are burning books, Mr. Burns says to set the temperature to a toasty Fahrenheit 451, a reference to the book by Ray Bradbury.

Rhyme of the Middle-Aged Mariner

• The story is a parody of the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
• The bartender at Salty's is Popeye from the Popeye franchise.
• The sailors sing a parody of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow", replacing "Fellow" with "Captain".
• Ol' Gull sings "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag" by Felix and George Henry Powell.

The Little Engine That Couldn't Care Less

• The story is a parody of The Little Engine That Could.
• Homer opens the story with "Once upon a time in a train yard in a galaxy far, far away...", a reference to Star Wars.

Little Women

• The story is a parody of the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Kwik-E-Mart Employees

• Apu threatens to saw Jimbo in half as if Jimbo was magician David Copperfield's bikini-clad assistant.

The Lion, The Wardrobe, and the Snow Queen

• The story is a parody of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
  • Bart plays Edmund Pevensie while Lisa plays Lucy Pevensie.
  • Comic Book Guy is a parody of Mr. Tumnus.
  • Agnes Skinner is a parody of the White Witch.
  • Ned Flanders is a parody of Aslan.
  • Homer plays Mr. Beaver.
• Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings appear and tell Edward and Lucy that they need to throw a ring in a volcano, but they got lost.

Lisa Longsocks

• The story is a parody of Pippi Longstocking.
  • [[[Lisa Longsocks|Lisa]] and Bart Longsocks are parodies of Pippi Longstocking.
• Lisa Longsocks fights against Bigfoot.
• Homer's pirate crew are fighting Redbeard and Bluebeard, references to Blackbeard.
• Marge says that Heaven has a curfew and you don't want to tick off St. Peter.

Something Pretty Bad This Way Is Coming!

• The story is a parody of Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury.
• Sideshow Bob is a parody of The Illustrated Man from the Bradbury short stories of the same name.

Continuity

Wraparounds

• The Radioactive Man issue that Bart has is the real-world Radioactive Man #136.

Rhyme of the Middle-Aged Mariner

• Handsome Pete is seen in Salty's. ("Bart the Fink")