'Round Springfield/References - Revision history

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SimpsonsFan2019 at 14:40, October 14, 2021

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SimpsonsFan2019 at 14:47, October 13, 2021

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CJG00 at 19:13, February 5, 2021

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 *This was one of two episodes in season 6 that was created with the help of the staff of ''[[The Critic]]'', with the other being "[[A Star Is Burns]]".<ref name=Commentary/>
 *Milhouse asks Dr. Hibbert if he can have his appendix removed, but in "[[Homer Defined]]", Bart is seen looking at a photo of himself with Milhouse where Milhouse has a scar that appears to be from an appendectomy. It is possible that Milhouse's scar was from a different type of operation.
-*This episode is the latter of only two in [[Season 6]] to use the full opening sequence, the other being "[[Fear of Flying]]." It would not be used again until the [[Season 8]] episode "[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]", where it was used as one of several means to stretch the length of said episode.
+*This episode is the latter of only two in [[Season 6]] to use the full opening sequence, the other being "[[Fear of Flying]]". It would not be used again until the [[Season 8]] episode "[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]", where it was used as one of several means to stretch the length of said episode.
 **Starting with this episode, the violins heard during the title card is replaced by the synthesized "Ahhh" choir used in shorter and previous versions of the opening.
 *In this episode, it could be possible that [[Dr. Hibbert]] and Bleeding Gums Murphy are brothers since Bleeding Gums Murphy says he has a little brother who grew up to be a doctor and laughs at inappropriate times and Dr. Hibbert says he has a older brother who's a jazz musician.

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 *This was one of two episodes in season 6 that was created with the help of the staff of ''[[The Critic]]'', with the other being "[[A Star Is Burns]]".<ref name=Commentary/>
 *Milhouse asks Dr. Hibbert if he can have his appendix removed, but in "[[Homer Defined]]", Bart is seen looking at a photo of himself with Milhouse where Milhouse has a scar that appears to be from an appendectomy. It is possible that Milhouse's scar was from a different type of operation.
 *In this episode, it could be possible that [[Dr. Hibbert]] and Bleeding Gums Murphy are brothers since Bleeding Gums Murphy says he has a little brother who grew up to be a doctor and laughs at inappropriate times and Dr. Hibbert says he has a older brother who's a jazz musician.
-*When the people of [[Springfield]] is listening the Bleeding Gums Murphy's album "[[Sax on the Beach]]" on the radio, one of the scenes is of the [[Grampa]] listening to the radio, which was reused from the [[Season 5]] premiere "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]".
+*When the people of [[Springfield]] is listening the Bleeding Gums Murphy's album "[[Sax on the Beach]]" on the radio, one of the scenes is of [[Grampa]] listening to the radio, which was reused from the [[Season 5]] premiere "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]".
 == Continuity ==

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 *This was one of two episodes in season 6 that was created with the help of the staff of ''[[The Critic]]'', with the other being "[[A Star Is Burns]]".<ref name=Commentary/>
 *Milhouse asks Dr. Hibbert if he can have his appendix removed, but in "[[Homer Defined]]", Bart is seen looking at a photo of himself with Milhouse where Milhouse has a scar that appears to be from an appendectomy. It is possible that Milhouse's scar was from a different type of operation.
-*In this episode, it could be possible that [[Dr. Hibbert]] and [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] are brothers since Bleeding Gums Murphy says he has a little brother who grew up to be a doctor and laughs at inappropriate times and Dr. Hibbert says he has a older brother who's a jazz musician.
+*In this episode, it could be possible that [[Dr. Hibbert]] and Bleeding Gums Murphy are brothers since Bleeding Gums Murphy says he has a little brother who grew up to be a doctor and laughs at inappropriate times and Dr. Hibbert says he has a older brother who's a jazz musician.
-*When the people of [[Springfield]] is listening the [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]]'s album "[[Sax on the Beach]]" on the radio, one of the scenes is of the [[Abraham Simpson|Grampa]] listening to the radio, which was reused from the [[Season 5]] premiere "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]".
+*When the people of [[Springfield]] is listening the Bleeding Gums Murphy's album "[[Sax on the Beach]]" on the radio, one of the scenes is of the [[Grampa]] listening to the radio, which was reused from the [[Season 5]] premiere "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]".
 == Continuity ==
-*A scene where [[Lisa]] meets [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] for the first time appears as flashback. ("[[Moaning Lisa]]").
+*A scene where Lisa meets Bleeding Gums Murphy for the first time appears as flashback. ("[[Moaning Lisa]]").
 *In "[[The Funeral]]" Homer said, "This is the last funeral we're going to." They have since attended the funerals of:
 **[[Aunt Gladys]] ("[[Selma's Choice]]")

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 *In ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he received a huge settlement after eating a [[Metal Krusty-O]].
 == Goofs ==
 *When the workers and patients at the hospital are dancing to the "Jazzman" song, one of the medical staff member's arm repeatedly turns pure white like his lab coat.

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 *Milhouse asks Dr. Hibbert if he can have his appendix removed, but in "[[Homer Defined]]", Bart is seen looking at a photo of himself with Milhouse where Milhouse has a scar that appears to be from an appendectomy. It is possible that Milhouse's scar was from a different type of operation.
 *In this episode, it could be possible that [[Dr. Hibbert]] and [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] are brothers since Bleeding Gums Murphy says he has a little brother who grew up to be a doctor and laughs at inappropriate times and Dr. Hibbert says he has a older brother who's a jazz musician.
-*The scene where [[Abraham Simpson|Grampa]] is hearing radio was recycled from [[Season 5]] episode "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]".
+*When the people of [[Springfield]] is listening the [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]]'s album "[[Sax on the Beach]]" on the radio, one of the scenes is of the [[Abraham Simpson|Grampa]] listening to the radio, which was reused from the [[Season 5]] premiere "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]".
 == Continuity ==
-*A scene where [[Lisa]] meets [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] forthe first time appears as flashback. ("[[Moaning Lisa]]").
+*A scene where [[Lisa]] meets [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] for the first time appears as flashback. ("[[Moaning Lisa]]").
 *In "[[The Funeral]]" Homer said, "This is the last funeral we're going to." They have since attended the funerals of:
 **[[Aunt Gladys]] ("[[Selma's Choice]]")

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title is a play on the song "{{W2|'Round Midnight|song}}" by [[Thelonious Monk]] and the film ''{{W2|Round Midnight|film}}''.
-*Homer has a {{w|Starland Vocal Band}} tattoo on his arm
+*Homer has a {{W|Starland Vocal Band}} tattoo on his arm
-*The music just before [[Bart]]'s operation is a parody of the theme music of ''{{W|ER (TV series)|ER}}''.
+*The music just before [[Bart]]'s operation is a parody of the theme music of ''{{W2|ER|TV series}}''.
 *Bart's showing off his appendectomy scar (which prompts a number of other children to want the operation) is reminiscent of the children's book ''{{W|Madeline}}:'' Madeline has her appendix out, says her favorite thing about the experience is her scar, and the rest of the girls in her school want to have their appendixes out as well.
 *When [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] tells [[Lisa]] about his career, he mentions guest spots on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (when [[Steve Allen]] was hosting) and on ''[[The Cosby Show]]''.
 *Both Steve Allen and [[Bill Cosby]] use Murphy's guest appearances as opportunities to make blatant product endorsements, while virtually ignoring Murphy himself.
 **While Murphy plays sax in the background, Allen gives plugs for his (fictional) books: ''[[How to Make Love to Steve Allen]]'', ''[[Happiness is a Naked Steve Allen]]'', ''[[Journey to the Center of Steve Allen]]'', and ''[[The Joy of Cooking Steve Allen]]''.
-**Cosby refers to his endorsements of [[New Coke]], {{w|Jell-O}} Pudding Pops and {{w|Kodak}} film.
+**Cosby refers to his endorsements of [[New Coke]], {{W|Jell-O}} Pudding Pops and {{W|Kodak}} film.
 *According to the banner in front of [[Springfield Elementary School]], [[Barbra Streisand]] is playing the night after the recital, and tickets are still available. The recital, however, is sold out.
 *When Bleeding Gums Murphy appears to Lisa near the end he is joined by [[Darth Vader]], [[Mufasa]], and {{Ch|James Earl Jones}} (saying "This is [[CNN]]").
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 == Trivia ==
-*[[Groundskeeper Willie]], teaching French class, calls the students "{{w|cheese-eating surrender monkeys}}." The phrase has since entered the pop-culture lexicon, and it gained a lot of notoriety in the events leading up to the {{w|Iraq War}}.
+*[[Groundskeeper Willie]], teaching French class, calls the students "{{W|cheese-eating surrender monkeys}}." The phrase has since entered the pop-culture lexicon, and it gained a lot of notoriety in the events leading up to the {{W|Iraq War}}.
 *This episode was the first in which a recurring character was killed off, something the staff felt would be a great storyline, with a lot of emotions.<ref name=Commentary>{{cite video | people=[[Al Jean]], [[Mike Reiss]], Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Steven Dean Moore|year=[[2005]]|title=[[The Complete Sixth Season]] DVD commentary for the episode "'Round Springfield"| medium=DVD|publisher=[[20th Century Fox]]}}</ref>
 *They decided on Bleeding Gums Murphy, although [[Mike Reiss]] stated "I had been polling for years to kill [[Jacqueline Bouvier|Marge's mom]], but this was a better idea".<ref name=Commentary/>