Māori influence on New Zealand English part English and part Māori, have developed, the most common of which is probably "half-pai" — often written "half-pie" — meaning incomplete or substandard quality, "pai" being the Māori word for "good". (The portmanteau form "half-pied" is also used, derived from "half-baked".) Similarly, the Māori word ending "-tanga", which has a similar meaning to the English ending "-ness", is occasionally used in hybrid terms such as "kiwitanga" (that is, the state of being a New Zealander). Several Māori words are used in English as lighthearted, or even slang, equivalents of their more common English counterparts. The term "puku" for stomach,
The Bart Wants What It Wants episode, Jean stated that the scene was written at a time when celebrity look-alikes were making "excellent livings". At one point in the episode, Bart and Greta are seen playing Scrabble, a word game manufactured by Hasbro. The music cue that plays before and after Skinner's comedy routine is based on the intro music from the American television sitcom "Seinfeld". The episode title is a reference to the common phrase "the heart wants what it wants". In its original American broadcast, "The Bart Wants What It Wants" received a 6.1 rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, translating to approximately 6.4