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| − | *The story is a parody of '' | + | *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]]''. | *[[Homer]] opens the story with "Once upon a time in a train yard in a galaxy far, far away...", a reference to ''[[Star Wars]]''. | ||
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Contents
Cultural references[edit]
Wraparounds[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- The story is a parody of the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Kwik-E-Mart Employees[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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 plays Mr. Tumnus.
- Agnes Skinner plays the Ice Queen, a parody of the White Witch.
- Ned Flanders plays 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.
- Lucy tells Cletus that she'll throw in Alice's Looking Glass, a reference to Alice in Wonderland, the Hellraiser puzzle box, and the Jumanji board game for free.
Lisa Longsocks[edit]
- The story is a parody of Pippi Longstocking.
- 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![edit]
- 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.
- While repairing the carousel, Krusty sayss that if he ever hears "Pop Goes the Weasel" backwards again, he'll go "meshuggenah."
Continuity[edit]
Wraparounds[edit]
- The Radioactive Man issue that Bart has is the real-world Radioactive Man #136.
Rhyme of the Middle-Aged Mariner[edit]
- Handsome Pete is seen in Salty's. ("Bart the Fink")
