Sweets and Sour Marge/References

References/Trivia

Cultural references

"The Duff Book of World Records" and its history is a reference to The Guinness Book of World Records.
When Agnes Skinner and Hans Moleman run away from the giant ball of people, it srongly resembles the scene where Indiana Jones runs away from the giant rock at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Count Fudgula is a parody of the General Mills cereal mascot Count Chocula.

Hans Moleman was seen running away from the ball of people, but when the scene is played in slow-motion, Moleman can be seen already in the ball of people.
When the camera pans down the pyramid to Krusty and Drederick Tatum, Professor Lombardo has Bleeding Gums Murphy's colors.
When Homer starts climbing the pyramid, Superintendent Chalmers has Mr. Largo's colors.
In the courtroom scene, Mrs. Glick has Helen Lovejoy's colors.

This episode was "Dedicated to the memory of Ron Taylor". Ron was the voice and soul of Bleeding Gums Murphy, Lisa's saxophone muse and jazz hero.

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