No Loan Again, Naturally/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- When Marge tells Homer to invite Ned Flanders to the party, Homer says yes, but only if he can wear the costume he provides, which is that of Wonder Woman.
- An instrumental version of "When the Saints Go Marching In" is heard at the party.
- Ned wants the party to end as it was already Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday falls on the first day of Lent, something that Homer later makes a reference to.
- Countryfine is a parody of Countrywide, a British estate agent company.
- The moving equipment company U-Tote is a parody of American U-Haul.
- When the Hibberts' au pair, who had a Russian accent, did not like the Simpsons house at all, she compared the guest room at the Hibberts' house to the Winter Palace.
- The Simpsons sing "For He's a Fabulous Flanders", a modified version of the popular song "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow".
- Homer calls himself "Sir Fix-a-Lot", a reference to Sir Mix-a-Lot, when he is about to fix the leaking faucet.
- Marge sees Ned as a Genie. Ned later appears with a magic lamp he found, a reference to Aladdin.
- When Homer criticizes Ned and landlords for their way of living, Homer says Ned spends time in his "Egg McMansion". a reference to McDonald's Egg McMuffin.
- Homer and Moe mention Dateline NBC and the Peabody Award.
- A TV expose of Flanders is called "The Evil Ned", a parody of The Evil Dead.
- Like Keith Olbermann's "worst person in the world" in Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Kent Brockman labels Ned "the worst person who ever lived" on his newscast.
- When the Mardi Gra party starts, Agnes Skinner is wearing a mermaid outfit, then when she emerges from the overturned jester head the next morning, she is wearing a red dress.
- In the shot from the house roof, the overturned jester head disappears.
