Marge vs. the Monorail/References
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"Marge vs. the Monorail"
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Cultural references
- The episode's opening scene is a parody of the opening of The Flintstones, complete with the same music, to which Homer sings his own lyrics.
- The main premise of a con man getting a town excited about something he sells but hardly knows anything about is borrowed from the musical Meredith Willson's The Music Man.
- A "reverse reference" occurred in 2002 when Seattle residents opposed to a proposed monorail project held a protest event called "Coming Out With Marge Simpson." The event organizers planned to show the episode as part of the protest, but were ordered not to by Fox due to copyright laws.
- Homer's conductor uniform is similar to the uniforms worn by Imperial officers such as Grand Moff Tarkin, Admiral Ozzel and Admiral Piett in the Star Wars saga.
Trivia
- At the town meeting, Mr. Burns appears with a poorly disguised mustache, calling himself "Mr. Snrub" ("Burns" spelled backwards) and suggesting that the town invest the three million dollars in the nuclear power plant. In spite of Smithers' acting as a shill for him and seconding the idea, Burns is quickly caught out by the townspeople and forced to flee the meeting.
Continuity
- In The Great Train Wreck, Milhouse asks Bart if he's jealous becasue his father is a train engineer. Bart reminds Milhouse that his father drove the Monorail and that it nearly killed the whole town. He even points to wreckage of the train and tracks, referring to the events of this episode.
Goofs
- When the Monorail goes fast, a "Springfield Monorail" sign is ripped off to reveal a "1964 World Fair" sign, yet in all other shots, all the "Springfield Monorail" signs are still there.
- Doctor Hibbert is seen on the monorail but some time later he is with a pair of siamese twins.
