Simpsons – The Girl Who Slept Too Little (s17e02)

“The Girl Who Slept Too Little” is the second episode of The Simpsons‘ seventeenth season. It originally aired September 18, 2005. The Simpsons Official Site mistakenly has the title of this episode listed as “The Girl Who Knew Too Little”.

Couch gag: Claymation versions of the Simpsons and Gumby roll onto the couch
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Synopsis

The Simpsons protest the construction of a stamp museum next to their home and successfully have it relocated to a cemetery lot, but are dismayed to see the old cemetery moving next door. Lisa soon finds herself suffering fright-induced sleepless nights and runs to her parents’ bed. Homer and Marge attempt spending a night in their daughter’s room to convince her that it’s safe, but are quickly scared away. They turn to a psychiatrist for advice, but Lisa decides to face her fears alone one night in the cemetery, with dramatic results. Lisa soon finds out everyone is afraid of something.

Cultural references

• The Title “The Girl Who Slept Too Little” is a take on the 1997 movie titled “The Man Who Knew Too Little” starring Bill Murray, which was itself a take on the 1956 movie “The Man Who Knew Too Much” starring James Stewart and Doris Day. This is not the first time this title has been parodied; see “The Boy Who Knew Too Much” and “The Dad Who Knew Too Little“.
• The book The Land of Wild Beasts is an obvious parody of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, right down to the artwork.
• The song played during the protest sequence is “Eve of Destruction” by Barry McGuire.
• The stamp museum sign “The Fathers (and mothers) of Invention” is a reference to Frank Zappa’s first band{fact}, The Mothers of Invention, of whom Matt Groening is a big fan.
• When Homer comes inside the theater and says “Aw, that is bullshit”, this may have been a reference to the early Family Guy episode “Death Has a Shadow” when Peter says the same line.
• Homer’s, “Aw, that is bullshit” line is one of the few times that The Simpsons has used censored profanity.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Who_Slept_Too_Little