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** Sideshow Bob's line "you snotty little bastards" is usually cut in British broadcasts.
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* LifeImitatesArt: In 2019, following the Trump–Ukraine scandal, many supporters of President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump attempted to excuse his alleged blackmail of Volodymyr Zelensky by arguing attempted crimes are not illegal. In response, many detractors quoted Sideshow Bob's line the episode, "Hah! Attempted murder? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted chemistry? Do they?" In an editorial for ''The Washington Post'', Bill Oakley commented;
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* LifeImitatesArt: In 2019, following the Trump–Ukraine scandal, many supporters of President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump attempted to excuse his alleged "alleged" blackmail of Volodymyr Zelensky by arguing attempted crimes are not illegal. In response, many detractors quoted Sideshow Bob's line the episode, "Hah! Attempted murder? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted chemistry? Do they?" In an editorial for ''The Washington Post'', Bill Oakley commented;
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode lampoons the popularity of conservative talk radio in the mid-90s. Conservatism's battles with the cultural liberalism of the time led to it slipping out of the mainstream for almost two decades, and even today, talk radio is dying a slow death thanks to an over-reliance on figures like Radio/RushLimbaugh who repeatedly lose sponsors thanks to controversial comments, an aging demographic and the radio industry's consolidation (and most people taking to the Internet and podcasts for political views instead of radio).
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* RoleReprise: The voice on the Flintstone Phone is the late Henry Corden, who took over the role of Fred when Alan Reed died, and voiced him throughout the 80's & 90's in various specials.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode lampoons the popularity of conservative talk radio in the mid-90s. Conservatism's battles with the cultural liberalism of the time led to it slipping out of the mainstream for almost two decades, and even today, talk radio is dying a slow death thanks to an over-reliance on figures like Radio/RushLimbaugh who repeatedly lose sponsors thanks to controversial comments, an aging demographic and the radio industry's consolidation.consolidation (and most people taking to the Internet and podcasts for political views instead of radio).
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode lampoons the popularity of conservative talk radio in the mid-90s. Conservatism's battles with the cultural liberalism of the time led to it slipping out of the mainstream for almost two decades, and even today, talk radio is dying a slow death thanks to an over-reliance on figures like Radio/Rush imbaugh who repeatedly lose sponsors thanks to controversial comments, an aging demographic and the radio industry's consolidation.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode lampoons the popularity of conservative talk radio in the mid-90s. Conservatism's battles with the cultural liberalism of the time led to it slipping out of the mainstream for almost two decades, and even today, talk radio is dying a slow death thanks to an over-reliance on figures like Radio/Rush imbaugh Radio/RushLimbaugh who repeatedly lose sponsors thanks to controversial comments, an aging demographic and the radio industry's consolidation.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: According to the DVDCommentary, the talking ''Flintstones'' phone that Bart plays with in kindergarten apparently came about because one of the writers ''swears'' that he's seen one in real life, only for one of the other commentators to insist that no such toy exists.
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* [[ActorAllusion Expy Allusion]]: Rainier Wolfcastle is revealed to be a Republican just like his [[{{Expy}} real-life counterpart]] Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode lampoons the popularity of conservative talk radio in the mid-90s. Conservatism's battles with the cultural liberalism of the time led to it slipping out of the mainstream for almost two decades, and even today, talk radio is dying a slow death thanks to an over-reliance on figures like Rush Limbaugh who repeatedly lose sponsors thanks to controversial comments, an aging demographic and the radio industry's consolidation.consolidation.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode lampoons the popularity of conservative talk radio in the mid-90s. Conservatism's battles with the cultural liberalism of the time led to it slipping out of the mainstream for almost two decades.decades, and even today, talk radio is dying a slow death thanks to an over-reliance on figures like Rush Limbaugh who repeatedly lose sponsors thanks to controversial comments, an aging demographic and the radio industry's consolidation.
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* FirstAppearance: This episode is the first appearance of the Springfield Republican Party Headquarters, which is a creepy castle out of an old horror movie.
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* FirstAppearance: This episode is the first appearance of the Springfield Republican Party Headquarters, which is a creepy castle out of an old horror movie.movie.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode lampoons the popularity of conservative talk radio in the mid-90s. Conservatism's battles with the cultural liberalism of the time led to it slipping out of the mainstream for almost two decades.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode lampoons the popularity of conservative talk radio in the mid-90s. Conservatism's battles with the cultural liberalism of the time led to it slipping out of the mainstream for almost two decades.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Sideshow Bob is a Republican, like his voice actor Creator/KelseyGrammer.
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** The couch gag has also been altered after its first appearance. See TitleOnlyOpening on the main page.
* [[ActorAllusion Expy Allusion]]: Renier Wolfcastle is revealed to be a Republican just like his [[{{Expy}} real-life counterpart]] Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger.
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