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ā—„ The Principal and the Pauper
Lisa's Sax
Treehouse of Horror VIII ā–ŗ

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Cultural references[]

  • While telling Bart and Lisa about 1990, Homer says "the Tracey Ullman was entertaining America with ... crudely-drawn filler material," a reference to when The Simpsons started out as animated filler for The Tracy Ullman Show.
  • Bart's blackboard punishment "I no longer want my MTV" is a reference to the old MTV slogan "I Want My MTV" (and a jab at the channel's declining quality due to lack of music videos and an uptick in reality TV shows, like The Real World), which was also featured prominently in the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing", which was also the first video to air in MTV Europe, in 1987.
  • The song "Those Were the Days" parodies the opening credits of the classic television show All in the Family. The show was also referenced with the narrator claiming that The Simpsons was filmed in a live action studio, and Homer referring to Bart as a meathead.
  • Michigan J. Frog (or rather, a knock-off on him) briefly appears when announcing the new WB TV movie. In addition, his sing-song announcement, "We're proud to present on the WB, another bad show that no one will see!", is a jab towards the WB network's notoriety for being in the bottom six in ratings, and its shows being last chances that will not make it to other networks.
  • In the flashback, Dr. Hibbert fashioned his hair and attire like Mr. T in The A-Team.
  • The song Lisa plays on her new saxophone near the end of the episode is "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty.
  • A flashback to 1990 shows Homer watching Twin Peaks as Dale Cooper remarks, "That's some damn fine coffee you got here in Twin Peaks... and damn good cherry pie." The Giant is then shown waltzing with a white horse, under a tree with a traffic light hanging from a branch. Homer says: "Brilliant! I have absolutely no idea what's going on."
  • When Bart tosses Lisa's saxophone out the window, her terrified gasp in slow-motion almost sounds like the Brachiosaurus from the 1993 film Jurassic Park.
  • When Lisa's saxophone gets run over, one of the people who runs over it is a man on a tricycle, who promptly falls over. This is a reference to a character played by Arte Johnson, an old man in a raincoat on a tricycle, which is a running gag from the NBC variety show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.
  • When little Bart skips along the grass, he bears a resemblance to Charlie Brown sketches.
  • In King Toot's music store, when Homer buys Lisa her first saxophone there is a guitar in the background that is similar to Eddie Van Halen's "Frankenstein" guitar.
  • When Marge, Homer and Lisa visit a preschool recommended by a school psychologist, a child can be seen in the left hand corner of the screen, that appears to be painting Rene Magritte's famous painting "The Son of Man."
  • The montage of Lisa playing her saxophone in the end of the episode features clips from past episodes, such as Lisa's Pony (in the talent show and aside Princess), So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (aside Homer, who is in coma), Moaning Lisa (on a bridge with Bleeding Gums Murphy) and Separate Vocations (on top of a bench in the school courtyard).

Goofs[]

  • Rod and Todd are still the same age in the flashback as they are in the present.
    Lisanolashes

    Lisa without any eyelashes

  • Despite this episode showing Bart as a bad student due to his bad first day of kindergarten, "Lisa the Simpson" reveals that Bart -- along with Homer, Grampa, and a group of other male Simpson relatives -- is genetically predisposed to become stupid as he grows older. On top of that, "Homer Loves Flanders" has Bart pointing out that being a loser is genetic (with Bart saying "D'oh!" when he realizes that this affects him as well).
  • Five years before 1997 would have been in 1992. It is possible Homer meant around 1990.
  • When Homer has to choose between either an air conditioner or a Saxophone for Lisa, Lisa lacks any eyelashes.
  • When Bart was walking on the grass, there wasn't any path, after Groundskeeper Willie shows the "Ach! Keep off the grass!" sign, there is a path.
  • When Bart throws Lisa's saxophone out of the window, Lisa's room was shown to be at the front of the house, even though her room was usually shown to be next to Bart's room.
  • For a brief moment, one of the Mackleberry twin's skin tone changes to yellow.
    Mackleberry Twins Yellow Skin

    A comparison picture showing the goof


ā—„ Season 8 Season 9 References/Trivia Season 10 ā–ŗ
The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson ā€¢ The Principal and the Pauper ā€¢ Lisa's Sax ā€¢ Treehouse of Horror VIII ā€¢ The Cartridge Family ā€¢ Bart Star ā€¢ The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons ā€¢ Lisa the Skeptic ā€¢ Realty Bites ā€¢ Miracle on Evergreen Terrace ā€¢ All Singing, All Dancing ā€¢ Bart Carny ā€¢ The Joy of Sect ā€¢ Das Bus ā€¢ The Last Temptation of Krust ā€¢ Dumbbell Indemnity ā€¢ Lisa the Simpson ā€¢ This Little Wiggy ā€¢ Simpson Tide ā€¢ The Trouble with Trillions ā€¢ Girly Edition ā€¢ Trash of the Titans ā€¢ King of the Hill ā€¢ Lost Our Lisa ā€¢ Natural Born Kissers
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