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.
- The song that plays at the beginning of the episode is "L-O-V-E" by Nat King Cole.
- 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.
- Large parts of the segment were inspired by the 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde.
- 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.
- The actors who portray Bonnie and Clyde in the radio show are based on George Burns and Gracie Allen.
- 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.
- When Shady finds out he has eleven puppies, he says "Ruh-roh", Scooby-Doo's catchphrase.
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.
- The song that is playing when Martin walks up to the jukebox is "Neat Neat Neat" by The Damned.
- Martin plays the song "Saturday Night" by the Bay City Rollers.
- The song that plays during Sid and Nancy's descent into chocolate addiction is "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" by Buzzcocks.
- CBGB is a real music club in New York City.
- The song that plays at the end of the episode is "Taxi to Heaven" by Pray for Rain, the song that played at the end of Sid and Nancy.
Trivia
- This is the first episode where the Simpson house doesn't appear.
- Maggie's only appearance in the episode is as a puppy in the "Shady and the Vamp" segment.
