Difference between revisions of "The Boy Who Knew Too Much/References"

Matt Groening is the court-appointed artist.
When Bart is running away from Principal Skinner, one of the scenes is of Bart running down a hill, which was reused from the Season 4 premiere "Kamp Krusty".
This is the first episode to feature Bart's "Li'l Bastard" prank kit. Here he uses the "Li'l Bastard Clock-Tampering Kit".
There is "El Barto" graffiti outside the courthouse.
The sign outside Quimby's house reads: "Thursday Is Ladies' Night"

Cultural references

The title is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much.
- The film title was also punned in the episodes "The Girl Who Slept Too Little", "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" and "The Man Who Grew Too Much."
More similarities between Rainier Wolfcastle and the man on which he is based, Arnold Schwarzenegger, are revealed in this episode, including:
- Both have wives named Maria.
- Both drive a Humvee.
- Bart also tell Wolfcastle his last movie "sucked," while Chief Wiggum says "magic ticket, my ass," a reference to the critically panned Schwarzenegger film Last Action Hero.
The scene featuring Principal Skinner chasing Bart (both the music and animation) is based on the Gunslinger's chase of Peter Martin from the film Westworld.
The plot, especially Bart's fantasy, a based on Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. His fantasy also features Abraham Lincoln.
Skinner picking up the cigar butt in the hotel room with an umbrella references the opening credits of The Odd Couple.
In the court, Homer sings the jingle for Meow Mix cat food in his head.
Homer watches the "director's cut" of Free Willy, which features Willy the whale crushing Jesse to death.
The accident-prone waiter is a parody of Inspector Clouseau, despite his claims to the contrary.
Bart hides from Skinner under a green blanket in a corvertible, a reference to Back to the Future Part II.

When Bart looks out the classroom window, the sun and a rainbow are both in the sky. But in order to see a rainbow, the sun has to be behind the viewer.
In the first shot of Bart's classroom, Bart's eyes briefly disappear and Lewis' legs are yellow.

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