A Fish Called Selma/References

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References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

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Trivia

• Fat Tony is voiced by Phil Hartman rather than his usual voice actor Joe Mantegna.

Cultural references

• The title of this episode is a reference to the film A Fish Called Wanda.
• The song "Dr. Zaius" in the Planet of the Apes musical Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off is to the tune of "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco.
• Troy McClure drives a DeLorean DMC-12, as made famous in the Back to the Future films.
• The McClure movie The Muppets Go Medieval parodies The Muppets.
• At the wedding, Homer sings "Rock and Roll Part 2" by Gary Glitter in his head.
• Troy lives in the Chemosphere.
• The news anchor, voiced by Hank Azaria, is based on Entertainment Tonight host John Tesh.
• Troy describes Jub-Jub the iguana as "Everywhere You Want to Be" in reference to a Visa commercial.
• The name of Troy's agent MacArthur Parker ia a reference to the song "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris.
• Selma's costumes are modelled on the clothes of Marilyn Monroe.