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*The book ''[[Callback Mountain]]'' is a reference to the book ''On Call Back Mountain'' by {{w|Eve Bunting}}. | *The book ''[[Callback Mountain]]'' is a reference to the book ''On Call Back Mountain'' by {{w|Eve Bunting}}. | ||
*[[The Rich Texan]] refers to [[Mr. Burns]] as {{w|Davy Crockett}}. | *[[The Rich Texan]] refers to [[Mr. Burns]] as {{w|Davy Crockett}}. | ||
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**It was referenced in "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]" too. | **It was referenced in "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]" too. | ||
**The uniform she wears later as bus monitor is the same as the one she wore as the imagined "Big Brother". | **The uniform she wears later as bus monitor is the same as the one she wore as the imagined "Big Brother". | ||
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the movie Last Action Hero.
- The tableau of the Simpsons in the couch gag is an homage to the painting The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya.
- The song playing after the black and white scene with the puzzle is "We'll Meet Again" by Vera Lynn.
- The book Callback Mountain is a reference to the book On Call Back Mountain by Eve Bunting.
- The Rich Texan refers to Mr. Burns as Davy Crockett.
- The sequence that ends with Bart's throwing a sledgehammer at the screen showing Lisa's face as "Big Brother" is a reference to the commercial 1984, aired during the Super Bowl XVIII that introduced the Macintosh computer.
- It was referenced in "MyPods and Boomsticks" too.
- The uniform she wears later as bus monitor is the same as the one she wore as the imagined "Big Brother".
- The uniform is a reference to Tilda Swinton's character Minister Mason in the movie Snowpiercer.
- The music heard during the "Tragic Bus" montage and again during the end credits is "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky.
- The song the parrots sing in Mr. Burns' office is "Wiki-Waka Liki-Laka", written by Bill Odenkirk with lyrics by Chris Ledesma. The song is a parody of the theme for the Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, "The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room".
- Mr. Burns tells his lawyers that being told to omit mention of his hounds is like "telling Three Finger Brown he can't play for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops".
- Lisa's American History answers to (inferred) questions at the end refer to:
- 1848: the year gold was discovered in California, beginning the California Gold Rush.
- Steward's Folly [sic]: Lisa misspoke: this would have been Seward's Folly, the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Trivia
- As of this episode, Kevin Michael Richardson is credited as also starring, having been credited as special guest voice previously.
- The title of the episode is also a reference to the The Itchy & Scratchy Show's episode with the same title.
- Instead of on TV after the couch gag, the credits for the episode were shown on the Power Plant parking lot.
- When Homer sings sUe S.A. sUe S.A., he's holding an American flag with Damages written on it. In the trailer, for the episode it wasn't shown.
Goofs
- The sign "Reserved for Montgomery Burns" only appears when Carl mentions it.
- Bart's signature, "Father, good luck", on Homer's cast disappear between scenes.
- Skinner's filing cabinet misses drawers for I and J.
