Secrets of a Successful Marriage/References

==Trivia==
*This is the first episode to express Moe's feelings toward Marge.
*According to Homer, Marge dyes her hair.
*Students in Homer's class include Carl, Apu, Sideshow Mel, Smithers, Principal Skinner, Mrs. Krabappel, Lionel Hutz, Groundskeeper Willie, Otto, Barney and Princess Kashmir.
*Otto has lice.
*Lenny and Carl smoke cigarettes.
*When initially missing Homer, Marge imagines memories of Homer asking to marry her and finding out he would be a parent. These audios transpire completely differently from their portrayal in "I Married Marge." However, this isn't necessarily a narrative inconsistency since Marge may not remember the events correctly and/or might be idealizing them during a stressful time.
*When Homer was kicked out of the house it is unknown why he didn't go and stay in a motel or go to stay with his father. A possible reason might be that the motels were all full or Grampa was with the other residences of Springfield Retirement Castle. Instead, he stays in Bart's Treehouse.
*This episode really made Simpson fans think Marge and Homer were going to get a divorce.
*This is the last Simpsons episode to originally air on its regular Thursday night in primetime before the series moved back to Sunday nights.
==Citations==
*Homer sings the end of the theme song to while talking to an administrator at the annex center.
*Smithers' marriage flashback parodies two plays: and , both written by Tennessee Williams.
*In Homer's rant to Marge while in their bedroom, he says this:
:"Look Marge, you don't know what it's like. I'm the one out there every day putting his ass on the line. And I'm not out of order! You're out of order. The whole freaking system is out of order. You want the truth? You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! 'Cause when you reach over and put your hand into a pile of goo that was your best friend's face, you'll know what to do! Forget it, Marge, it's Chinatown.
:*All of his lines are paraphrased from four popular films: (1979), (1992), (1970), and (1974).
==Goofs==
*Surely, Miss Hoover shouldn't be stupid to believe that she can cross the red signal just because she is a teacher. Springfieldians aren't known for their intelligence.
**Also, she wouldn't be able to hear Homer saying it from his car as her car windows were closed.
*When Homer is explaining how an orange is a lot like marriage, Barney Gumble is seen sitting next to Groundskeeper Willie, but when the camera pans over to Willie saying, "If I wanted to see a man eat an orange..." Barney is no longer in his seat.
*When Moe lands the backflip in his "Funk Dancing for Self-Defense" class, he cuts in front of the desk.
**The boombox mysteriously turns on without any interaction from Moe himself
**In the same scene, he fires a double-barreled shotgun three times.
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