Cultural References
The plot of the episode is a reference to Mary Poppins; Shary Bobbins is based on the character Mary Poppins and the episode title is a spoof of the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." Several songs are also direct parodies of songs from the film, including "The Perfect Nanny", "The Life I Lead", "A Spoonful of Sugar", "Feed the Birds" and a deleted scene featured Patty and Selma singing their version of "I Love to Laugh". The montage of Marge losing her hair features the song "Hair" from the musical Hair (though the version heard is The Cowsills version). Homer says he has seen Mrs. Doubtfire and believes that some of the candidates for the role of nanny are men in drag. Homer's imagination is a parody of the dancing characters in Steamboat Willie and features the song "Turkey in the Straw". While walking in the park, Groundskeeper Willie is seen singing a cover version of "Maniac" by Michael Sembello. The Itchy & Scratchy short "Reservoir Cats" is a parody of the scene in Reservoir Dogs where Mr. Blonde cuts off the ear of the police officer. The sequence features the same setting, camera angles and same music — "Stuck in the Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel. At the end, Itchy and Scratchy dance in a manner similar to that seen in the film Pulp Fiction. Shary Bobbins and Barney Gumble sing a drunken rendition of Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville", with Barney wearing an aloha shirt and shaking salt in his mouth after finding the "lost shaker of salt".
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