The Monkey Suit/References
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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.
- It is not mentioned that creationism in public schools had already been declared a federal crime in 1987, because it denies the separation of church and state.
Continuity
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- When the jury is first seen, Barney is seated between Bernice Hibbert and Bumblebee Man, then later on he has been replaced by Jack Marley.
- Jaffee is seen among the kids Lisa invites to her reading of "The Origin of Species", however when Nelson leaves Jaffee disappears.
