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*The title of the episode is a wordplay on [[Canada]]'s national anthem ''{{w|O Canada}}''. | *The title of the episode is a wordplay on [[Canada]]'s national anthem ''{{w|O Canada}}''. | ||
*The [[Sitcom parodies couch gag|couch gag]] parodies the sets of various sitcoms: ''{{w|The Honeymooners}}'', ''{{w|The Dick Van Dyke Show}}'', ''{{w|The Brady Bunch}}'' and ''{{w|Cheers}}''. It's also a repeat of "[[How the Test Was Won]]"'s. | *The [[Sitcom parodies couch gag|couch gag]] parodies the sets of various sitcoms: ''{{w|The Honeymooners}}'', ''{{w|The Dick Van Dyke Show}}'', ''{{w|The Brady Bunch}}'' and ''{{w|Cheers}}''. It's also a repeat of "[[How the Test Was Won]]"'s. | ||
| − | *The Simpsons pass by: | + | *The [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] pass by: |
**a [[Toys R Us]] store, with the mascot [[Geoffrey the Giraffe]] attempting to hang himself. | **a [[Toys R Us]] store, with the mascot [[Geoffrey the Giraffe]] attempting to hang himself. | ||
**a bankrupt [[Sears|Sears and Roebuck]]. | **a bankrupt [[Sears|Sears and Roebuck]]. | ||
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| − | *The | + | *The Simpsons go to [[Mt. Splashmore]]. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]") |
*The [[newfie]] destroys a [[Robopet]]. ("[[Replaceable You]]") | *The [[newfie]] destroys a [[Robopet]]. ("[[Replaceable You]]") | ||
*Lisa said she missed [[Princess]], the pony she only had for a week. ("[[Lisa's Pony]]") | *Lisa said she missed [[Princess]], the pony she only had for a week. ("[[Lisa's Pony]]") | ||
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a wordplay on Canada's national anthem O Canada.
- The couch gag parodies the sets of various sitcoms: The Honeymooners, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Brady Bunch and Cheers. It's also a repeat of "How the Test Was Won"'s.
- The Simpsons pass by:
- a Toys R Us store, with the mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe attempting to hang himself.
- a bankrupt Sears and Roebuck.
- Circuit City overrun by wild dogs.
- Homer holds a pendant for the Buffalo Bills.
- The Simpsons drive by a Kodak plant that is demolished.
- In Homer's song, he mentions that Benedict Arnold fought in Upstate New York.
- Lisa's foster family mention the following Canadian restaurant chains: Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, Mr. Sub, Earls and Humpty's.
- The Alanis Morissette Elementary School is named after Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette.
- Students at the school can Skype with prime minister Justin Trudeau.
- Lisa asked Justin Trudeau about the SNC-Lavalin affair.
- When Lisa's teacher says that they're doing a play based on a Canadian novel, Oliver asks if it's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler.
- The play is actually The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
- Lisa asks if she can try out for the role of Offred.
- Marge crosses the Detroit River on Ambassador Bridge.
- The sign outside Lisa's foster home says "Give us your Alec Baldwins and Lena Dunhams."
- The American Consulate says "Coming Soon - Julian Assange."
- Marge said that the last vote Homer cast was for Quisp. Homer then held up a box of the cereal.
- Lisa imagines Abraham Lincoln, Dumbo, Aretha Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Seabiscuit, Watson (the computer that won Jeopardy!), Judy Blume and Louis Armstrong.
- The Canadians getting Marge and Lisa across the river said that for every Martin Short there's no shortage of William Shatners.
- Lisa's Canadian class watches an episode of The Beachcombers.
Trivia
- Mr. Largo mentions that the Springfield Elementary School Band have been working on the same song for 30 years, a reference to the opening sequence.
- The vehicles on Ambassador Bridge all have license plates of production codes:
- DABF11 - "Weekend at Burnsie's".
- PABF1? - a season 23 episode.
- JABF02 - "The Haw-Hawed Couple".
- YABF14 - "D'oh Canada".
- Ned Flanders's passport number starts off with "YABF14", the production code for the episode.
Continuity
- The Simpsons go to Mt. Splashmore. ("Brush with Greatness")
- The newfie destroys a Robopet. ("Replaceable You")
- Lisa said she missed Princess, the pony she only had for a week. ("Lisa's Pony")
