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Estranger Things - S36-E21

Trivia: This episode bizarrely went viral around a month after it first aired, with many out-of-the-loop fans believing the show had legitimately killed off Marge.

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I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh - S30-E20

Trivia: Ned Flanders inspired the creation of an Arizona-based metal band called Okilly Dokilly, whose members all dress like him. They appeared in the end credits of the season 30 episode I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh.

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Marge vs. the Monorail - S4-E12

Trivia: Conan O'Brien, who wrote this episode, did a live rendition of "The Monorail Song" at the Hollywood Bowl in 2014 with the Hollywood Gay Men's Choir and Hank Azaria. He dedicated the performance to Phil Hartman.

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Homer Loves Flanders - S5-E16

Trivia: In addition to becoming an internet meme, the scene where Homer emerges from and later disappears into the hedge wall was realised as a Chia Pet.

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Krusty Gets Kancelled - S4-E22

Other mistake: When the Red Hot Chili Peppers are performing on Krusty's TV special, bassist Flea is playing a standard electric guitar.

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Trivia: A house in Henderson, Nevada was remodeled to resemble the Simpsons' house. Although the address can be found by Googling it, the house itself is blurred on Google Maps.

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Deep Space Homer - S5-E15

Question: What is the name of the object the NASA scientist uses to knock out Homer and Barney?

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I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can - S14-E12

Mayor Quimby: Lisa, with second place, you're the biggest winner this town has ever had. Before you, it was the woman who dated Charles Grodin. (00:20:22)

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Sideshow Bob Roberts - S6-E5

Campaign ad narrator: Mayor Quimby supports revolving door prisons. Mayor Quimby even released Sideshow Bob, a man twice convicted of attempted murder. Can you trust a man like Mayor Quimby? Vote Sideshow Bob for Mayor.

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Itchy and Scratchy and Marge - S2-E9

Trivia: One of this episode's plots features outraged parents trying to prevent children from seeing the statue of Michelangelo's David because his penis is visible. In March 2023, a principal at a Tallahassee, Florida charter school was fired after parents complained about their children seeing images of the statue, deeming it to be pornographic.

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You Only Move Twice - S8-E2

Trivia: Homer becomes the owner of the Denver Broncos at the end of the episode, much to his chagrin as he preferred to own the Dallas Cowboys and the Broncos are bumbling. In real life, the Broncos won two consecutive Super Bowls not long after this episode aired, while the Cowboys have been mediocre at best since.

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Mothers and Other Strangers - S33-E9

Continuity mistake: A teenage Homer and his father travel to Utah to look for Homer's fugitive mother, whom they find. This completely contradicts the episode Mother Simpson, where Homer didn't reconnect with his mom until he was in his late thirties, and was told all his life by his father that she was dead, even believing that the grave of Walt Whitman belonged to his mother.

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Homer at the Bat - S3-E17

Trivia: In celebration of this episode's 25th anniversary, Homer Simpson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, complete with an exhibit highlighting the episode.

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Homer at the Bat - S3-E17

Barney: And I say England's greatest Prime Minister was Lord Palmerston.
Wade Boggs: Pitt the Elder.
Barney: Lord Palmerston!
Wade Boggs: Pitt the Elder!
Barney: OK, you asked for it, Boggs! [Punches him out.]
Moe: Yeah, that's showing him, Barney! Pitt the Elder.
Barney: Lord Palmerston! [Punches Moe out.]

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Future-Drama - S16-E15

Principal Skinner: Bart, now that you've graduated, I can finally say this: you really press my cider! [Crowd gasps in disbelief.]

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Simpson Safari - S12-E17

Agnes Skinner: Start over. I want everything in one bag.
Squeaky-voiced Teen: Yes ma'am.
Agnes Skinner: But I don't want the bag to be heavy.
Squeaky-voiced Teen: I don't think that's possible.
Agnes Skinner: What are you, the possible police? Just do it.

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That '90s Show - S19-E11

Trivia: Marge's hairstyle in this episode is the Rachel, popularized by Jennifer Aniston on Friends.

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That '90s Show - S19-E11

Trivia: Homer's songs "Shave Me" and "Margarine" are parodies of Nirvana's "Rape Me" and Bush's "Glycerine" respectively. "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of "Shave Me" is a reference to his real-life parody of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

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Krusty Gets Kancelled - S4-E22

Anthony Kiedis: You told our agent this place holds 30,000 people.
Moe: It does. We had 30,000 here last night. Now play, the audience is getting restless.
Barney: We want Chilly Willy! We want Chilly Willy!
Bart: Hey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, would you guys like to appear on a Krusty the Clown special?
Flea: Sure, if you can get us out of this gig.
Bart: No problemo. Hey Moe, look over there.
Moe: [Turns around and looks at the wall.] What? What am I looking at? I don't see nothin'. [Bart sneaks the Red Hot Chili Peppers out of the bar.] I'm gonna stop lookin' soon. What? What, is that it?
Homer: Hey Moe, can I look too?
Moe: Sure, but it'll cost you.
Homer: My wallet's in the car.
Moe: He is so stupid. And now back to the wall.

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Kill the Alligator and Run - S11-E19

Homer: Guess how many boobs I saw today, Marge. Fifteen.

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