The Cartridge Family/References
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Cultural references
- The gun shop is based on the shop that the LAPD went to during the North Hollywood bank robbery when they ran out of ammunition.[1]
- The title of this episode is a play on the name of 1970s television series The Partridge Family.[2]
- The end music is the theme to the 1960s show The Avengers.[2]
- The song playing when Homer is sitting and watching things go by while he is waiting five days for his gun is The Waiting by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Petty rarely lets his music be used on television, but being a fan of The Simpsons, he allowed them to use it.[3]
Trivia
- Springfield appears to have very loose gun laws, the only one mentioned being the five day waiting period.
- It is legal to own a fully automatic weapon in Springfield as displayed at the firing range.
- Lenny and Moe appear to be owning AR-15s with Moe's being converted to automatic.
References
- ↑ Michels, Pete. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "The Cartridge Family" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Warren Martyn; Adrian Wood (2000). "The Cartridge Family". BBC. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ↑ Scully, Mike. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "The Cartridge Family" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
