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The Bart Wants What it Wants |
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Cultural References
- The episode title is a parody on the phrase by Woody Allen: "The Heart Wants What it Wants."
- Maggie can be seen playing with a plush toy of Bongo, the one-eared rabbit from Matt Groening's Life in Hell comic strip.
- When Marge makes a cooking suggestion to Wolfgang Puck, he immediately heads to the "Puck-mobile" to the music of the 1960s Batman television series.
- Lisa's determination not to be a "Gamecock" indicates her unwillingness to attend the University of South Carolina, whose mascot is the Gamecocks.
- When Bart is spying on Milhouse and Greta, the song playing is "Use ta Be My Girl" by the O'Jays.
- Rainier Wolfcastle saying "Remember when I said I would eat you last? I lied!" to the piece of pie on the dinner table, is a parody of the movie Commando when Arnold Schwarzenegger says "Remember when I said I would kill you last? I lied!"
- The music playing when the family arrives in Toronto is "Take Off" by Bob and Doug McKenzie, featuring Rush and their lead singer, Geddy Lee.
- One of the studios Bart passes by is filming "Canadian Graffiti", a parody of the George Lucas movie "American Graffiti". Graffiti consists of "Obey the Rules!"
- Milhouse's line "Take off hoser!" is a reference to Bob and Doug McKenzie.
- The "Paramountie Studios" logo is a parody of Paramount Pictures.
- Principal Skinner's last standup scene is an obvious reference to Seinfeld.
- The scene where Bart broke up with Greta, refers to the movie Legally Blonde.
- During the episode, Bart says "it's time to Rama lam these ding dongs"' referencing the Song from Animal House "Shama Lama Ding Dong".
- This is the last episode to use the Circus Line couch gag.
Goofs
- Homer says it doesn't matter if he gets hurt as Canada have free health care, however only citizens can get free health care.
ā Season 12 | Season 13 References/Trivia | Season 14 āŗ |
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Treehouse of Horror XII ā¢ The Parent Rap ā¢ Homer the Moe ā¢ A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love ā¢ The Blunder Years ā¢ She of Little Faith ā¢ Brawl in the Family ā¢ Sweets and Sour Marge ā¢ Jaws Wired Shut ā¢ Half-Decent Proposal ā¢ The Bart Wants What it Wants ā¢ The Lastest Gun in the West ā¢ The Old Man and the Key ā¢ Tales from the Public Domain ā¢ Blame it on Lisa ā¢ Weekend at Burnsie's ā¢ Gump Roast ā¢ I Am Furious (Yellow) ā¢ The Sweetest Apu ā¢ Little Girl in the Big Ten ā¢ The Frying Game ā¢ Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge |