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'''''Apocalypse Now''''' is a 1979 film by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel "Heart Of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. It has been referenced in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' numerous times.

== References to ''Apocalypse Now'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Bob Hope and Lisa escape.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 4|4]]}}
{{TB|63}}
{{TB|"[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]"}}
{{TB|[[Bob Hope]] and Lisa's escape by helicopter after giving a show to a group of soldiers is similar to the escape of the entertainers by helicopter from a group of soldiers in ''Apocalypse Now''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Johnny (I Love Lisa).png|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 4|4]]}}
{{TB|74}}
{{TB|"[[I Love Lisa]]"}}
{{TB|[[Seymour Skinner]] has a [[Vietnam]] War flashback to 1969, when he sailed a river in Da Nang and one of his friends, {{ap|Johnny|I Love Lisa}} received a Valentine's card his girlfriend send him. Distracted by this mail he didn't notice a sniper and was shot dead. This is very similar to a scene in ''Apocalypse Now'' when a soldier on a river boat receives an audio recording from his mother by mail. As he listens to it he is ambushed by a sniper and murdered.}}
{{TBT|[[File:EsophagusNow.jpg|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 7|7]]}}
{{TB|133}}
{{TB|"[[Lisa the Vegetarian]]"}}
{{TB|The [[Itchy and Scratchy]] cartoon "[[Esophagus Now]]" is a pun on the title.}}
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{{TB|[[Season 10|10]]}}
{{TB|216}}
{{TB|"[[Homer to the Max]]"}}
{{TB|Homer is named the "comic relief, like [[Marlon Brando]] in ''Apocalypse Now''".}}
{{TBT|[[File:Helicopters delivering donuts.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 14|14]]}}
{{TB|292}}
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]"}}
{{TB|The helicopters delivering donuts to the clones of Homer are accompanied by the music "{{W|Ride of the Valkyries}}", just like the helicopter attack in ''Apocalypse Now''.}}
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{{TRs|[[Season 17|17]]|2}}
{{TB|360}}
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XVI]]"}}
{{TB|Supervising Producer [[Larina Jean Adamson]] is potrayed as {{W|Colonel Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz Adamson}}. Colonel Kurtz being the main antagonist of ''Apocalypse Now''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore - Apocalypse Now reference.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|373}}
{{TB|"[[Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]"}}
{{TB|The way [[Mr. Burns]], [[Smithers]], [[Marge]], [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] sail upriver is a reference to ''Apocalypse Now''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Helicopters attacking aliens.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 19|19]]|3}}
{{TB|405}}
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]"}}
{{TB|"{{W|Ride of the Valkyries}}" plays when helicopters come to attack the space aliens, just like the attack on the village in the film.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Bart camouflaging in the trash.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|415}}
{{TB|"[[Smoke on the Daughter]]"}}
{{TB|Bart's camouflage and the way he enters in view accompanied by the song "{{W2|The End|The Doors song}}" by {{W|The Doors}} are a parody of the scene where Martin Sheen's character enters in view in "Apocalypse Now".}}
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{{TB|417}}
{{TB|"[[Apocalypse Cow]]"}}
{{TB|The episode title is a reference to ''Apocalypse Now''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Otto hallucination.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 20|20]]}}
{{TB|431}}
{{TB|"[[How the Test Was Won]]"}}
{{TB|Otto halucinates that the bus is flying like a helicopter, then he hums "{{W|Ride of the Valkyries}}".}}
{{TBT|[[File:House Cat Flu.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 22|22]]}}
{{TB|470}}
{{TB|"[[The Fool Monty]]"}}
{{TB|The words "Apocalypse Meow" that appear on the [[Channel 6 News|news]] is a reference to ''Apocalypse Now''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Apocalypse Not.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 23|23]]}}
{{TB|500}}
{{TB|"[[At Long Last Leave]]"}}
{{TB|The words "Apocalypse Not" that appear on the news is a reference to ''Apocalypse Now''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Apocalypse Chow.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 25|25]]}}
{{TB|543}}
{{TB|"[[The Man Who Grew Too Much]]"}}
{{TB| The title of the film [[Seymour Skinner]] showed when Lisa was talking about GMO is ''{{ap|Apocalypse Chow|The Man Who Grew Too Much}}''.}}
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=== Special guest voices ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Martin Sheen.jpg|200px]]}}
{{TB|[[Martin Sheen]]}}
{{TB|Portrayed Captain Willard in ''Apocalypse Now''.}}
{{TB|Voiced the {{ap|Seymour Skinner|The Principal and the Pauper|the "real" Seymour Skinner}} in "[[The Principal and the Pauper]]".}}
{{TBT|[[File:R. Lee Ermey.jpg|200px]]}}
{{TB|[[R. Lee Ermey]]}}
{{TB|Portrayed a helicopter pilot in ''Apocalypse Now''.}}
{{TB|Voiced [[Leslie Hapablap]] in "[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]" and "[[Waiting for Duffman]]".}}
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== External links ==
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{{Cultural references}}

[[Category:Film references]]