Difference between revisions of "Havana Wild Weekend/References"
Wikisimpsons - The Simpsons Wiki
(→Cultural references) |
(→Cultural references) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
*V.A. Hospital is a reference to the {{w|Veterans Health Administration|Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center}}. | *V.A. Hospital is a reference to the {{w|Veterans Health Administration|Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center}}. | ||
*The Che Gue-Ferry is a reference to the Ferry El Che Guevara. | *The Che Gue-Ferry is a reference to the Ferry El Che Guevara. | ||
| + | *The book Cuban Escapes by Elian Gonzales is a reference to {{w|Elián González}}'s custody and immigration controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States. | ||
*The song in the credits is ''{{w|I'll See You in C-U-B-A}}'' by {{w|Irving Berlin}}. | *The song in the credits is ''{{w|I'll See You in C-U-B-A}}'' by {{w|Irving Berlin}}. | ||
Revision as of 22:47, November 13, 2016
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the British movie Having a Wild Weekend.
- In the couch gag, Homer is dressed as Zeus, Marge as Hera, Maggie as Cupid, Lisa as Athena and Bart as Hermes.
- Lisa is reading 50 Shades of 'A', a reference to Fifty Shades of Grey.
- Vulture's Nest is a reference to Shark Tank.
- V.A. Hospital is a reference to the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- The Che Gue-Ferry is a reference to the Ferry El Che Guevara.
- The book Cuban Escapes by Elian Gonzales is a reference to Elián González's custody and immigration controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States.
- The song in the credits is I'll See You in C-U-B-A by Irving Berlin.
Trivia
- Bart tags his "El Barto" tags in Cuba as "The Bart".
Continuity
- In the couch gag, Homer, Marge and Lisa reprise their greek roles from the comic Greek to Me.
- This is the second time that the Simpson family travels to Cuba. The first being in "The Trouble with Trillions", but only with Homer, Mr. Burns and Smithers.
- Lisa is reading a book called Homer's Odyssey, a reference to the episode Homer's Odyssey and the book Odyssey.
- The Black Hole appears in the title screen, and afterwards Homer closes the hole in his head with Maggie's pacifier, the same way Maggie closed the Black Hole in Treehouse of Horror XXIII.
- A vulture lands on a pile of money and transforms into Mr. Burns, a reference to the vulture that looks like him. Afterwards vultures are seen pecking Kirk and Milhouse. ("Last Exit to Springfield")
- The blackboard text "Being right sucks" is a reference to the supposed prediction that Donald Trump would become a president.[1] ("Bart to the Future")
Goofs
- Homer's car disappears when Chief Wiggum leaves Skid Row.
