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Beginning of the episode
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- Crow, as a lawnmowing robot breaks down a fence
- Hey, don't! That's Wallace and Gromit's yard!
Wallace and Gromit are a pair of "claymation" characters
created by British animator Nick Park. They starred in three
award-winning short films and recently a full-length feature film.
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- Crow
- Habitat AGAINST Humanity.
Habitat For Humanity is a volunteer-based Christian organization which
devotes itself to building simple and affordable housing for poor areas
and developing countries.
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- Servo, as robot, singing
- Sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older...
Lyrics from "Sixteen Tons," a 1947 Merle Travis (1917-1983)
song later made famous by Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919-1991) in 1955. The
lyrics describe the hardship of coal mining as well as debt bondage and
the "truck system."
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- Crow, as robot
- Damn, I need more pigs' blood.
Pigs' blood is sometimes used in vandalism and degradation.
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00:12:08
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- Servo, after a robot throws a wrench through Gumbo
- Liquid metal!
In the movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," the main
antagonist, the T-1000, is made of liquid metal and can quickly reform
itself to repair damage such as bullet holes.
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- Mike, as Gumbo
- Davey and Goliath are moving in next door. There goes the neighborhood.
"Davey and Goliath" was a Christian-oriented stop-motion
animated series created in 1960 by Art Clokey (who also created Gumby).
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- Mike, commenting on a floral arrangement above a coffin
- Looks like a dead person won the Kentucky Derby.
The winner of the Kentucky Derby is awarded a lavish arrangement of
roses.
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- Mike, imitating the on-screen peacock birds
- Help us! NBC is after us! Hide us!
The NBC television network is well-known for its distinctive peacock
logo.
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- Ah, poor Mickey.
- Servo
- He's so fine he blows my mind, poor Mickey.
A reference to the pop song "Mickey," made popular in 1982 by
Tony Basil.
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- Mike, commenting on an ajar window that keeps knocking in the wind
- Windows 58.
A parody of date-versioned Microsoft operating systems, like Windows
95; this movie was released in 1958.
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- Eric
- Thought I heard someone moving about.
- Crow
- Turned out to be Deney Terrio.
Deney Terrio is a choreographer, actor, and TV host.
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- Mike, commenting on the memorial monument
- It's the Irene Ryan monument.
The face on the monument bears a resemblance to actress Irene Ryan,
best known for portraying Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies.
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- Mike, imitating a peacock after it made a loud noise
- Oh, sorry! Walt stepped on my toe.
Walter Scott was chairman of NBC during 1958.
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- Servo
- Pinch Lady at Giverny.
Reference to Giverny village in France, best known as Claude Monet's
home.
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- Mike, imitating the worrisome wife
- Hmm, I should probably request my dental records, just in case.
In murder cases where the body is severely disfigured, it may be
necessary to use dental records to identify the victim.
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- Mike, commenting on some unusual noises
- Something's staying crunchy, even in milk!
Advertising slogan for Cap'n Crunch breakfast cereal.
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- Crow
- I didn't expect the Cutco guy to come at 2am!
Cutco is a brand of cutlery sold through in-home consultations.
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- Mike, commenting on incessant door-knocking
- Gandalf's outside, scratching on the door.
Reference to Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring book when Gandalf is
trying to enter Moria.
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- Mike, still commenting on the door-knocking
- Martin Luther is nailing each thesis individually.
Reference to Martin Luther's nailing of 95 theses to the church door,
sparking the Protestant Reformation.
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- Mike, regarding a chair
- Chair made by Gateway Computers.
The chair resembles the packaging of Gateway Computers, which is white
with black splotches.
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01:13:51
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- Crow, about Eric
- He's doing Juan Epstein.
A character from the TV show "Welcome Back, Kotter."
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01:16:21
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- Mike, commenting on the excited background music
- It's Mr. McFeely's music.
Mr. McFeely was the mailman in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
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01:19:51
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- Crow, commenting on the wife's running from the ghost
- Whoa! Nice move; she moves like Gale Sayers.
Gale Sayers was a pro football player for the Chicago Bears.
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- Crow, in response to the wife's distant scream
- Oh, Cathy's trying on another bathing suit.
- Servo
- Ack!
Cathy is a comic strip character whose trademark phrase of exclamation
is "Ack!"
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- Crow, regarding a self-propelled skull rolling down the stairs
- Everyone knows it's Slink-Skull.
A parody of the Slinky commercial jingle.
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- Servo, regarding the wife who is just regaining consciousness after nearly being strangled by her husband
- Mono: you'll never know when it's going to strike.
Reference to mononucleosis, a disease whose symptoms include muscle
weakness and mental fatigue.
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- Crow, imitating the nearly-strangled wife
- Hmm, I should have married that nice Mr. von Bulow.
Likely a reference to Claus von Bülow, accused of attempting to murder
his wife.
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- Crow, imitating Mickey who is overlooking the pond
- I want to be the next White Rock girl.
Reference to the ghost story surrounding White Rock Lake in Texas, USA.
