The Last Traction Hero/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 28 Episode References
← 604 "Dad Behavior"	605 "The Last Traction Hero"	"The Nightmare After Krustmas" 606 →

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 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".

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.

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Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus • Friends and Family • The Town • Treehouse of Horror XXVII • Trust but Clarify • There Will Be Buds • Havana Wild Weekend • Dad Behavior • The Last Traction Hero • The Nightmare After Krustmas • Pork and Burns • The Great Phatsby: Part One • The Great Phatsby: Part Two • Fatzcarraldo • The Cad and the Hat • Kamp Krustier • 22 for 30 • A Father's Watch • The Caper Chase • Looking for Mr. Goodbart • Moho House • Dogtown