Editing The Day the Violence Died/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The relationship between Roger Meyers Sr. and [[Chester J. Lampwick]] mirrors the real-life relationship between Walt Disney and his chief animator in the 1920s, {{W|Ub Iwerks}}, who created Mickey Mouse, but never received the credit. There are also parallells with the controversy over {{W|Felix the Cat}}, of whom is disputed whether {{W|Pat Sullivan}} or {{W|Otto Messmer}} actually created him.
*[[Roger Meyers Sr.]] being cryogenically frozen is a reference to the myth that [[Walt Disney]] was similarly frozen.
*When Roger Meyers Jr. pleads his case in court, he mentions that several animated television series and characters were plagiarized from other series and characters: "Animation is built on plagiarism! If it weren't for someone plagiarizing ''{{W|The Honeymooners}}'', we wouldn't have ''[[The Flintstones]]''. If someone hadn't ripped off {{W|Sergeant Bilko}}, there'd be no {{W|Top Cat}}. [[Huckleberry Hound]], [[Chief Wiggum]], [[Yogi Bear]]? Hah! [[Andy Griffith]], [[Edward G. Robinson]], {{W|Art Carney}}."
*The Manhattan Madness cartoon in "The Day the Violence Died" is based on very early animated cartoons such as ''{{W|Felix the Cat}}'' and  ''{{W|Gertie the Dinosaur}}''.
*The "Amendment To Be" segment is a parody of the educational show ''{{W|Schoolhouse Rock!}}'', and more specifically "I'm Just a Bill", and refers to the Flag Desecration Amendment. [[Jack Sheldon]], who sang the original song in "I'm Just a Bill", voices the song in the "Amendment to Be" segment.
*The cartoon "Itchy and Scratchy Meets Fritz The Cat" is a reference to the 1972 animated film ''{{W2|Fritz the Cat|film}}'' that depicts drug use and sexual situations openly. Fritz the Cat was also the first animated movie to be rated X, before the NC-17 rating existed.
*The first Itchy & Scratchy cartoon entitled "Steamboat Itchy", which originally appeared in "[[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]", is a reference to ''{{W|Steamboat Willie}}'', the first [[Mickey Mouse]] cartoon, and {{W|Joseph P. Kennedy}}, father of former [[President of the United States|United States President]] {{Ch|John F. Kennedy}}, is listed as one of the cartoon's producers.
*The episode's title alludes to the line "the Day the Music Died" from {{W|Don McLean}}'s 1971 song "{{W2|American Pie|song}}".
*The tune that Lampwick is whistling as he leaves the Simpsons' house is "{{w|The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)}}."
*The Itchy & Scratchy cartoon title "Remembrance of Things Slashed" is a reference to Proust's ''{{w|Remembrance of Things Past}}''.
*Lampwick bites the check he is given—presumably to see if it is genuine—in the same way that people used to bite silver and gold coins as a test to see if they were genuine.

== Trivia ==
*The print of the early Itchy cartoon that burned on the projector is cellulose nitrate stock, which degrades rapidly with time. It's unlikely that a print as old as this would survive at all, much less being carried around outdoors by a bum.

== Continuity ==
*Marge mentions some of Bart and Lisa's accomplishments:
**Reuniting [[Krusty]] with his [[Rabbi Krustofski|father]]. ("[[Like Father, Like Clown]]")
**Getting [[Principal Skinner]] his job back. ("[[Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song]]")
**Helped [[Dr. Nick]] perform heart surgery on Homer. ("[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]")
**Foiled [[Sideshow Bob]] on five separate occasions. ("[[Krusty Gets Busted]]", "[[Black Widower]]", "[[Cape Feare]]", "[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]" and "[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]")
*[[Steamboat Itchy]] is played as evidence during the trial. ("[[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]")
*[[Blue-haired lawyer]] shows a picture of [[Disgruntled Goat]]. ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]")
*Toys of Disgruntled Goat and Uncle Ant are seen on a shelf in The [[Android's Dungeon]]. ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]")


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