Episode Quotes
Homer: You're like all easter bunnies! Can't take a punch to the crotch.
Homer: Hey good looking. Wanna snuggle with Tyrannosaurus-sex?
Homer: Why does every woman I try to talk to run into cans?
Homer: I bet you can't throw a cat over the house.
The cat-lady throws a black cat over the house.
Homer: Huh. I was wrong.
Marge: [...] Homer cut up my wedding dress to make a badminton net, which he never uses. He spent my last three birthdays is jail. Called out his bowling balls names during sex.
(She gets interrupted by Tammy.)
Luigi: Ah! Mr. Milhouse. Thank(a) goodness. Could you translate to the help to make my cheese for my lasagna.
Lisa: But Luigi, surely you speak Italian.
Luigi: (sighs) No, I don't. I only speak... eh, how you say? Fractured English. That's what my parents spoke at home.
Burns: Now remind me Smithers. While we're out, I need to get my eyes "re-balled" and my brain flushed out with vinegar.
Smithers: Yes, sir. Oh, and your knees will be back from the shop tomorrow.
Burns: Excellent.
Chief Wiggum: Look at him tease that Subaru. And that guy can't find a girlfriend. I'll never figure it out.
Homer: Stupid Rabbit! Kicks are for Ribs! (kicks guy in rabbit suit)
Cultural References
This episode's title is an allusion to Russian/Ukrainian-born American singer and actress Sophie Tucker (1903–1965). She was often referred to as 'the last of the red hot mamas'
Mayor Quimby's office is equipped like the White House Oval Office. Read more about the Oval Office in the
wikipedia articleHomer's mentioning of the
Road Runner is a reference to a comic character from the
Looney Tunes. Read more about the comic character in the
wikipedia articleDuring his fight with the Easter Bunny actor, Homer banters “Silly rabbit, kicks are for ribs!” This is a spoof off of the line “Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids”, which appears in commercials for the cereal Trix. Read more about the breakfast cereals in the
wikipedia article.
The Cheery Red Tomatoes is an allusion to the
Red Hat Society, a social organization founded in 1998 for women approaching the age of 50 and beyond.