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Bart's Dog Gets an F
Old Money
Brush with Greatness

Trivia[]

  • This episode marks the debut appearance of Professor Frink.
  • This is currently the only episode of The Simpsons (not counting the 2007 movie) where, in the credits, the voice actors are actually credited with the characters they play.

Cultural References[]

  • In the casino, Grampa recites the first four lines of the third stanza and the final two lines of the fourth and final stanza of the poem "If--" by Rudyard Kipling.
  • Abraham and Beatrice crossing each other's arms while taking their medicine is similar to a scene in the film Tom Jones.
  • When the Discount Lion Safari employee scares away the lions with a shotgun, he is clearly familiar with the reputation Homer has earned, as he says "Mr. Simpson, I presume?", akin to the famous statement "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
  • Darth Vader and The Joker can be seen waiting in line as candidates for Grampa donating his money.
  • When Grampa takes a walk to clear his head after interviewing candidates for the money, one of the places he visits is a reference to Edward Hopper's Nighthawks painting.

Goofs[]

Bluehairbea

Bea with blue hair

  • Bea's hair is gray but it turns blue during the scene when she and Grandpa are dancing.
  • Whiteneck

    Homer with a white neck

    When Homer defends Bart's suggestion that Grandpa give his money to the Simpson family, his neck turns white for a frame.
  • In the credits, Krusty the Clown is misspelled as Krusty the Klown, and Dr. Julius Hibbert is misspelled as Dr. Julius Hibert.


Season 1 Season 2 References/Trivia Season 3
Bart Gets an "F"Simpson and DelilahTreehouse of Horror (aka "The Simpsons Halloween Special") • Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every FishDancin' HomerDead Putting SocietyBart vs. ThanksgivingBart the DaredevilItchy & Scratchy & MargeBart Gets Hit by a CarOne Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue FishThe Way We WasHomer vs. Lisa and the 8th CommandmentPrincipal CharmingOh Brother, Where Art Thou?Bart's Dog Gets an FOld MoneyBrush with GreatnessLisa's SubstituteThe War of the SimpsonsThree Men and a Comic BookBlood Feud
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