Peanuts Tribute/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The comic strip is a tribute to Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.
- In the inset, Grampa and Jasper parody Snoopy.
- In the first panel, Santa's Little Helper dances like Snoopy, while Maggie has a blanket and is sucking her thumb like Linus Van Pelt.
- In the second panel, Nelson pulls a football away from Bart, as Lucy Van Pelt does to Charlie Brown.
- In the third panel, Lisa is at a booth offering the blues for 50¢, parodying Lucy's psychiatric help booth.
- In the third panel, Milhouse and a kite are stuck in a tree.
- In the fourth panel, Ralph is seen covered in dirt, like Pig-Pen.
- In the eighth panel, Homer cries like Charlie Brown.
- In the final panel, Moe exclaims "good grief!"