Why does Homer say The Who used to be named The Hillbilly Bugger Boys?
In The Simpsons epsiode "A Tale of Two Springfields" (S12E02), Homer says about The Who:
It's not fair! I've been a fan of The Who since the very beginning, when they were The Hillbilly Bugger Boys.
Why does he say that? Is it a completely made up, non-sense name? Or is this some sort of pop cultural reference I'm not aware of?
Best Answer
The joke is in the incredulousness (and the inappropriateness) of a band called 'The Hillbilly Bugger Boys'.
Whilst 'Bugger' is British colloquial slang for 'damn', 'Buggery' is the act of anal sex, typically performed upon another male.
So, if someone were to say (translated) "I'm a fan of 'the Trailerpark Gayboys", the shock reaction on hearing their name would be:
"The WHO?!"
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