The Fat Blue Line/References

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References/Trivia

Appearances

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Credits

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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the UK TV series The Thin Blue Line.
• The couch gag is a recreation of a segment from the 1985 Live Aid Queen concert: Homer is Freddie Mercury, Lisa is John Deacon, Marge is Brian May, Bart is Roger Taylor and Maggie is the producer.
• The Sam Castellaneta festival was named after Dan Castellaneta, voice actor for Homer Simpson and other characters.
• Patty and Selma mentions Aquaman to Jason Momoa, the actor playing Aquaman in the 2018 film, and Jason gets in character announcing the following event for it.
• The Simpson family re-enacts the final scene of The Sopranos.

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