The Monkey Suit/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

• Abraham Simpson's to-do list contains "sleep with Esther Williams" and "be first white man in Negro League".
• The room the kids meet in is called the Single Purpose Room, a take on Multi-Purpose Rooms that are common in learning institutions.
• The scenes with Nelson Muntz removing a latex mask to reveal his true self, which leads to a dissolve with a jigsaw-puzzle fade, are parodies of the 1960s television series Mission: Impossible.
• The scenes in the court were a parody of the movie Inherit the Wind.
• Bart was watching Men in Black II in theaters.

Continuity

• Booberella's appearance is borrowed from "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can".

Goofs

• Seen from afar in the court room, Lenny has no stubble.
• When the jury is first seen, Barney is seated between Bernice Hibbert and Bumblebee Man, then later on he has been replaced by Jack Marley.

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