Editing Laurel & Hardy

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'''''Laurel & Hardy''''' was a British-American comedy film series (1927-1950) starring the British actor [[Stan Laurel]] (the thin one) and American actor [[Oliver Hardy]] (the obese one). They are one of the most iconic and popular comedy duos in the world. Laurel and Hardy have been referenced in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' numerous times.

Homer's famous line ''[[D'oh]]'' is a reference to actor James Finlayson in the Laurel & Hardy movies, who used to say the same line, but much slower and longer: "D'ooooooooh!". Since everything in animation has to go a lot quicker Homer said the line much quicker too. 

== References to ''Laurel and Hardy'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
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{{TB|[[Season 1|1]]}}
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{{TB|"[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]"}}
{{TB|The scene where The Simpsons are giving each other electric shock therapy was inspired by Laurel a Hardy pie fights, according tot the DVD commentary. }}
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{{TB|[[Season 15|16]]}}
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{{TB|"[[The Wandering Juvie]]"}}
{{TB|[[Stan Laurel]] and [[Oliver Hardy]] are seen in prison uniforms, waiting in line to have their chains sawed through. This could either be a reference to their movie ''"The Second Hundred Years"'' or ''"Pardon Us"'', in which they indeed try to escape from prison.}}
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{{TB|[[Season 21|9]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Thursdays with Abie]]"}}
{{TB|In Granpa's flashback sequence several famous movie actors from the 1930s are seen descending from a train, among them Laurel & Hardy.}}
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{{TB|[[Season 22|16]]}}
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{{TB|"[[A Midsummer's Nice Dreams]]"}}
{{TB|Mr. Burns', being under the influence of marihuana smoke during a Cheech & Chong comedy routine, starts hallucinating and imagines he's watching Laurel & Hardy.}}
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{{TB|[[Season 23|17]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Them, Robot]]"}}
{{TB|Mr. Burns watches an old movie starring two comedians who resemble Laurel and Hardy and who are trying to move a piano. This is a reference to the Laurel & Hardy film ''"The Music Box"''.}}
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== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Laurel and Hardy]]

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