Love, Springfieldian Style/References
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a parody of a television series called Love, American Style that ran from 1969 to 1974.
- When Homer tells Marge he'll tell her the greatest love stories of all time, Marge mentions Romeo and Juliet, King Arthur and Guinevere and Brangelina (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie).
Bonnie and Clyde
- The first segment is a retelling of Bonnie and Clyde, with Marge portraying Bonnie Parker and Homer portraying Clyde Barrow.
- Bonnie mentions that Texas is the future home of Akeem Olajuwon.
- Tommy's Guns is a reference to the Thompson submachine gun, commonly known as a Tommy Gun. This is also the type of gun the store sold.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt mentions that he's removing all air defenses from Pearl Harbor.
- Robby Robin is a parody of Woody Woodpecker.
Shady and the Vamp
- The second segment of the episode is a parody of Lady and the Tramp.
- The half-human dog taken into the gas chamber is a parody of Disney's character Goofy.
Sid and Nancy
- The third segment is a reference to the romance of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen and the film Sid and Nancy.
- When introducing the story, Bart mentions The Brady Bunch and Donny & Marie.
- Otto offers Nancy Spungen Milk Duds, Chunks, Twix and Cadbury chocolate. Nancy then takes a Kit Kat.
