Cultural References
The brand label on Homer's shower radio reads "No Soap, Radio!", so-named for the punch line of a well-known practical joke. The scene where Homer dances in his underwear to the song "Short Shorts" is almost identical to the scene in the 1983 Tom Cruise film, Risky Business. The burning floor collapsing underneath Flanders' feet is a reference to the film Backdraft.
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“To recover the fatherhood idea, we must fashion a new cultural story of fatherhood. The moral of today’s story is that fatherhood is superfluous. The moral of the new story must be that fatherhood is essential.”
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