Last Tap Dance in Springfield/References

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Cultural references

• ACME — Chief Wiggum uses rat traps (to catch the assumed culprit of the mall vandalism) from the same company Wile E. Coyote patronized.
• Jaws — Wiggum's remark about being "crazy about the safety of the public" is taken from the 1975 thriller.
• Korg and Moog synthesizer — The "MORG" synthesizer at Stan's Keyboards (a store at Springfield Mall) combines the brand names of the synthesizer and keyboard.
• Last Tango in Paris — The episode title is a play on the movie's name.
• RoboCop — The "Cyborganizer" show Homer watches is a spoof of the 1980s science fiction-police movie.
• Shirley Temple — Former child actress Lil' Vicki Valentine is based on Temple. Like Temple, Valentine has remained active in her profession since a series of childhood movies.
  • "On the Good Ship Lollipop" — "Spaceship Lollipop" is a parody of this: Shirley Temple starred in it too.