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Trivia[]

  • This is the first episode to be air in 2004.
  • The Teletubbies make a second appearance since "Missionary: Impossible", though this time, at the Roofi concert, actors are playing them.
  • This episode reveals that Cletus has a large yard next to his front yard. This was where the Roofi concert took place.
  • Squeaky-Voiced Teen's voice goes deep when he says "And become a man."

Cultural references[]

  • The Roofi character is an obvious parody of children's entertainer Raffi.
    • On the news, Raffi denounces Roofi. The real Raffi also criticized Roofi upon seeing the episode, both because he is nothing like Roofi in real life and because the parody's name was a drug.
    • This makes this the second episode to have a Raffi reference, the first being "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?".
  • The Roofi's concert is a parody of Woodstock festival and Altamont Free Concert.
    • Woodstock festival - A concert takes place at farm (which belongs to Cletus) and expensive damage occur.
    • Altamont Free Concert - Babies wear traditional Hippie clothes and dance naked. They also lend themselves pacifier and then they all are in euphoria, just like after using drugs. Additionally, the documentary about the Altamont Free Concert is titled Gimme Shelter after the Rolling Stones songā€”the same song that plays over the hippie babies montage.
  • Marge readily understands and speaks the kids' Pig Latin, though she failed to understand Homer's Pig Latin in "The Front" - apparently she mastered the language between the two shows.
  • When Bart and Lisa fight over the control of the remote, they accidentally switch over to King of the Hill, where Hank Hill can be heard in the background saying, "Bobby, I've got propane in my urethra." which pokes fun at Hank's character (Hank has a son named Bobby, sells propane and propane accessories, and was diagnosed with a narrow urethra).
  • At the beginning of the episode, Bart watches TV. The program is called The Gator Baitor. It's an obvious parody of the Crocodile Hunter, complete with a Steve Irwin-esque host, he meets his end at the mouth of a crocodile.
  • When Maggie has the long handled pliers and grabs Homer by the nose, he rolls over and screams out just like Curly Howard.
  • The news report on the baby riot is accompanied by a graphic which reads "The Tot Offensive," a reference to the 1968 Tet Offensive.
  • At the end of the episode, the members of Lindsey Naegle's group are defeated by the hugs of children ("God's lowliest creatures"). This is a reference to The War of the Worlds, in which the Martians are defeated by bacteria ("God's lowliest creatures").
  • After the adults go on their rampage, a tearful Milhouse (with a blubbery lip and arched eyebrows) watches Moe reverse the "ŠÆ" in the Toys "ŠÆ" Us sign. His expression is a parody of a scene from the Frank Capra movie Divide and Conquer.
  • The toppling of the Itchy and Scratchy statue scene resembles the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue.
  • The sentence pronounced by Lisa upon having defeated the voters is a reference to the final sentence of the movie based on The War of the Worlds which identify the defeat of a threat at the hand of infinitely smaller creatures ("The humblest things that God in his wisdom has put upon the earth").

Goofs[]

  • When Bart and Lisa are suffering from the Roofi music, Lisa's plate has meat, even though she is a vegetarian. It is possible that the food was tofu or some other meat substitute Lisa had convinced Marge to serve the entire family (or just Bart).
  • If Bart, Lisa, and Homer didnā€™t want to listen to the Roofi song, why didnā€™t they just wear some headphones or something similar if they got tired of the song? Earplugs and headphones can only do so much. If there's no input, they will only muffle the sound, and listening to music 24/7 will drive anyone crazy, even if you've picked the music.
  • Lewisā€™ lookalikeā€™s right eye is not completely colored when he blinks.
  • After Lindsay Naegle talks about "The children are the future, today belongs to me!", the hair and arm of Waylon Smithers, Jr.. are visible in the crowd, even though he was just up on the stage.

Production Notes[]

  • The final draft for this episode was published on April 7, 2003. [1]
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April 7, 2003

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