The Color Yellow/References

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References/Trivia

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References

• The episode title is a reference to the Alice Walker novel The Color Purple.
• When Lisa goes to the attic, many objects from previous episodes can be seen, including:

• An "I Didn't Do It" T-shirt (Bart Gets Famous
• Homer's Astrolabe ('Tis the Fifteenth Season)
• Homer's Spacesuit (Deep Space Homer)
• A large model rocket, taped back together (She of Little Faith)
• A calender with Marge Simpson posing on the cover (The Devil Wears Nada)
• The stone head of Xtapolapocetl (Blood Feud)
• The statue of a Golem (Treehouse of Horror XVII)
• Homer's Mr. Plow jacket (Mr. Plow)
• The vibrating chair given to Homer by Herb Powell (Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?)