Woo-Hoo Dunnit?/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a reference to the detective story theme "Whodunit", and a portmanteau of "Whodunit" and Homer's "Woo Hoo!" catchphrase.
- Dateline: Springfield is a parody of Dateline NBC
- Abe reminisces that Maggie was to be the next "Lindbergh baby"—whose real-life kidnapping and death in 1932 is the story of a tragedy.
- Marge is described as having "Olive Oyl" good looks, with a picture of Olive Oyl, a character from Popeye comics.
- The gambling machines are based on the TV series The Good Wife and the movie Sicario: Day of the Soldado.
- Cosmic Cleanser is a parody of Comit cleanser.
- The suspect list includes:
- When the buckshot hits the jukebox, it starts playing a 45 of Brenda Lee singing her song, "I'm Sorry".
- Professor Frink is said to be a finalist on "America's Got Hoyvin", a reference to America's Got Talent.
- Disco Stu calls Homer's voicemail a "Slurpin' Safari", a reference to "Surfin' Safari" by The Beach Boys.
- Willie's list of fads include: yo-yos, pogs, Pokémon, crunking and the short stories of John Cheever.
- The scene in the Science Lab with the bullies and Bart is a parody of Breaking Bad.
- King Toot sings the tune of "Blue Rondo à la Turk" by Dave Brubeck to demonstrate Brubeck's ability to write in 9/8 time.
- Lisa plays "Night Lights" by Gerry Mulligan on the saxophone.
- Lisa mentions that Marge is reading her Harry Potter book four. The narrator then mentions that Cedric Diggory dies.
- Homer mentions that all the biggest stars are from true crime documentaries, then mentions The Jinx, Making a Murderer and Matt Lauer on Today Show.
- Lisa mentioned the Independent Spirit Awards.
- The credits for Dateline: Springfield say that Moe (of the re-enactment) was designed by Guillermo del Toro.
- Homer mentions the documentary film about André the Giant.
- The Dateline: Springfield narrator's car license plate says "NAR8R", which when sounded out, sounds like "Narrator".
- One of the pre-release images for this episode have Marge appearing on living room along with Bart. But in the final version, only Marge appears and Bart is not present.
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