American History F/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• The story title is a reference to the film American History X.
• When Bart finds the open traffic sign booth, he says that it's like finding an abandoned gorilla suit and light saber factory, a reference to Star Wars.
• Bart's Mr. Tuber toy is a parody of Mr. Potato Head.
• When looking through the History book, Grampa reads about Pangaea and Thomas Edison.
• Grampa exclaims "what in the McGraw-Hill", a reference to McGraw Hill Education.
• Nelson pretends to be Abner Doubleday.
• Bart calls himself the "Bruce Vilanch" of his classmates.
• Milhouse answers the "Who is the father of our country?" question with Johnny Appleseed. Nelson then says that it's Paul Bunyan.
• Another of the questions was "Betsy Ross created which famous symbol during the American revolution?"
• Lisa tells Bart that it doesn't take a Miss Marple figure to figure out that it was Bart who messed with the signs.
• Homer says that being a lobbyist is like being Robin Hood, but in reverse.