Little Big Mom/References

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Little Big Mom

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Cultural References

• The episode title is a pun on the film Little Big Man.
• The Virtual Doctor website says that it's from the creators of Dragon Quest and SimSandwich. Dragon Quest is a series of RPGs released by Square-Enix (originally released as Dragon Warrior in the US). SimSandwich is a reference to the Sim series of games, the most famous of which is The Sims. The Dragon Quest name is most likely coincidental and NOT meant as a reference to the real life game series of the same name.
• In the hospital, Homer and Bart squirt interferon at each other.
• Homer and Bart watch an episode of "I Love Lucy."
• At the very end of the episode, Homer sings "Aloha 'Oe" between screams while he receives a needle treatment.
• Although Mr. Burns doesn't appear in the episode, Lisa says his catchphrase "Excellent." after tricking Homer and Bart into having leprosy. However, Mr. Burns only appears in the opening sequence.

Trivia

• During the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon, the pictures Itchy looks at in his photo album are from previous I&S cartoons (see "The Tears of a Clone").
• This was also the first episode since The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show to show Poochie.
• This is the first episode broadcast in the new millennium, 2000.
• There are four hospitals in Springfield at least.
• Lisa uses Mr. Burns' catchphrase Excellent!

Goofs

• The clock falls on Marge's left leg, yet it breaks her right leg.