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Lisa tells Bart that toilet water swirls in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere. Determined to find out if this is true, Bart makes a collect call to Australia. When the father of the boy he called finds out about the charges, it sparks an international incident. The Simpsons must travel to Australia to repair relations with the United States. Written by
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Trivia
Bart calls South America prior to calling Australia, and the man who attempts to answer his call resembles an aged
Adolf Hitler. This is a reference to numerous Nazis fleeing Germany at the end of the Second World War to find refuge in South America.
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Goofs
One of the jokes is that the bullfrog Bart brings to Australia reproduces and they spread causing major damage. However, Bart brought only one bullfrog so how could it have reproduced? By cross-breeding with a local Australian frog.
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Quotes
Bart Simpson:
I can't get a straight answer out of this crazy hemisphere.
[
tries another number]
Hitler:
[
as his car-phone's ringing]
Eine minuten, eine minuten!
[
ringing stops]
Hitler:
Ach! Das wagen phone ist ein... nuisance phone!
Man on Pennyfarthing:
Buenos notches, mein fuehrer.
Hitler:
Ja, ja.
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Connections
References
Dallas (1978)
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Soundtracks
"America the Beautiful"
(uncredited)
Music by
Samuel A. Ward See more »