ðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd "wɪl wˈɜːk fɔːɹ dˈɪk" plˈeɪz ˈɔf ðɪs ɡˈæɡ æz sˈæli hˌuː spˈɛndz hɜː tˈaɪm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ɹᵻkˈæptʃɚɹɪŋ ðə tʃˈaɪldhʊd ʃiː nˈɛvɚ hˈæd, hɐz tˈɑːmiz hˈɛɹ stˈaɪld ɪn tˈuː dˈɪfɹənt ˈɪnstənsᵻz ɪn bɹˈeɪdᵻd pˈɪɡteɪlz ænd ɐ bˈiːhaɪv.
The episode "Will Work for Dick" plays off this gag as Sally (who spends her time during the episode recapturing the childhood she never had), has Tommy's hair styled (in two different instances) in braided pigtails and a beehive.