The writers had initially needed to make use of an image of American soccer participant Johnny Unitas, however have been unable to get the rights to make use of his picture. Vitti had needed an episode centered on Edna Krabappel that examined what it was wish to have Bart as a scholar. The image Bart sends Edna is of NHL and WHA star Gordie Howe.
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Plot[edit]
Homer’s fixed swearing ultimately places sufficient cash within the jar to purchase a canine home and a six-pack of beer. When Todd says “damn” and “hell no” at dinner, Ned finds he realized these curse phrases from Homer. Homer tries to save cash by constructing one himself, however his makes an attempt fail and he curses loudly sufficient for Todd Flanders to overhear.
Manufacturing[edit]
The Fox censors objected to this, so the producers needed to declare that the character was not aiming at his head.[3] For the identify of the yo-yo trick that Bart performs for Milhouse, the writers had needed to make use of a time period that was slang for masturbation. Throughout the opening sequence through which Bart’s class watch a movie about zinc, a personality within the movie tries to shoot himself within the head. They proposed a number of names to the censors, and “Plucking the Pickle” was the time period they deemed acceptable.[6]
Cultural references[edit]
Todd Flanders used to observe Davey and Goliath and he now watches a tv present that options Gomer Pyle from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..[5] Bart sees the fictional film Ernest Wants A Kidney, based mostly on the character Ernest P. Worrell.[5] Rod and Todd Flanders sing the tune “Bringing in the Sheaves”, as a result of the writers appreciated having them sing “obscure religious songs”.[6] Mrs. Krabappel flicks by means of a difficulty of the Springfield Journal which options an interview with the reclusive J. D. Salinger. The Twirl King yo-yo champions are based mostly on teams that firms like Duncan despatched to varsities to carry out tips.[3] King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew’s identify seems on a paper Edna Krabappel is grading throughout detention. The Fifties academic movie in the beginning of the episode is a reference to outdated science films that have been typically proven in lessons when the writers have been at school; particularly it was a parody of the Forties academic brief movie A Case of Spring Fever (later featured on Thriller Science Theater 3000).[6][8]
Reception[edit]
Within the July 26, 2007 concern of Nature, the scientific journal’s editorial employees listed an schooling movie seen within the episode amongst “The Top Ten science moments in The Simpsons”, writing: “‘Thank goodness I still live in a world of telephones, car batteries, handguns and many things made of zinc,’ says Jimmy, a character in an educational film. In 2002, Bill Brioux of The Canadian Press ranked the episode and its use of Gordie Howe as the top reference to Canada on the show.[17] In 2004, ESPN released a list of the Top 100 Simpsons sport moments, ranking Gordie Howe’s image in the episode at number 34.[18] In 2013 a Wired article described the episode as “the perfect Krabappel (and arguably finest Simpsons) episode”.[19]