A Midsummer's Nice Dreams/References - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: Laurel & Hardy → Laurel and Hardy (2)

2025-10-15T23:31:13Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: Laurel & Hardy → Laurel and Hardy (2)

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Pulp Fiction}} → Pulp Fiction (2), {{W2|Gone with the Wind|film}} → Gone with the Wind, {{W|Medusa}} → Medusa

2022-06-05T17:23:54Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Pulp Fiction}} → Pulp Fiction (2), {{W2|Gone with the Wind|film}} → Gone with the Wind, {{W|Medusa}} → Medusa

SolarBot: /* Goofs */replaced: Martin Prince, Sr. → Gareth Prince

2022-03-07T19:43:00Z

‎Goofs: replaced: Martin Prince, Sr. → Gareth Prince

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2021-10-15T21:45:15Z

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2021-08-03T17:51:22Z

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Simpsons88 at 22:39, June 17, 2021

2021-06-17T22:39:03Z

Simpsons88 at 22:23, June 17, 2021

2021-06-17T22:23:16Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|William Shakespeare}} → William Shakespeare

2021-01-25T13:29:57Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|William Shakespeare}} → William Shakespeare

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Cats (musical)|a real-life musical}} → {{W2|Cats|musical}}

2020-12-10T18:46:42Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Cats (musical)|a real-life musical}} → {{W2|Cats|musical}}

SolarBot: /* Goofs */replaced: Akira → Akira Kurosawa

2020-01-25T14:35:44Z

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 ***''[[Allan Sherman's Helter Shmelter - Sorry For the Mess]]'', which is a play-on-words of {{W2|Helter Skelter|scenario}} and [[Allan Sherman]].
 *Cheech & Chong perform the "{{W|Dave's not here, man}}" act from ''Cheech and Chong'' self-titled album. This is one of their most famous routines.
-[[File:Laurel and Hardy (A Midsummer's Nice Dreams).png|300px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel & Hardy]]]]
+[[File:Laurel and Hardy (A Midsummer's Nice Dreams).png|300px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel and Hardy]]]]
-*[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel & Hardy]].
+*[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel and Hardy]].
 *Homer wants to meet [[Don Johnson]], the American actor.
 *[[Seymour Skinner]] tries to do the {{W|Sister Mary Elephant}} comedy skit by Cheech & Chong.

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 *The episode title is a pun on the [[William Shakespeare]] play ''{{W|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}'' and the {{W|Cheech & Chong}} movie ''{{W|Nice Dreams}}''.
 *A deteriorated [[Queen Elizabeth II]] is seen on [[Kent Brockman]]'s show.
-[[File:Pulp Fiction.png|300px|thumb|[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''{{W|Pulp Fiction}}'']]
+[[File:Pulp Fiction.png|300px|thumb|[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'']]
 *The segment ''That's Kent-ertainment!'' is a reference to the compilation film ''{{W|That's Entertainment!}}''. During this segment, Kent recreates scenes from some famous movies:
-**[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''{{W|Pulp Fiction}}''.
+**[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.
-**Kent kisses his own female version recreating the kiss scene between [[Scarlett O'Hara]] and [[Rhett Butler]] in ''{{W2|Gone with the Wind|film}}''.
+**Kent kisses his own female version recreating the kiss scene between [[Scarlett O'Hara]] and [[Rhett Butler]] in ''[[Gone with the Wind]]''.
 **The scene with Kent and his own head on a bed is a parody of the decapitated horse head scene in ''[[The Godfather]]''.
 *Kent introduces the American comedy duo {{W|Cheech & Chong}}.
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 [[File:Basketball Jones parody.png|300px|thumb|[[Homer]]'s hallucination is a parody of the animated film from Cheech & Chong's song "{{W|Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces}}"]]
 *The reward from Cheech Homer imagines is an spoof of the animated film from Cheech & Chong's song "{{W|Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces}}".
-**In this hallucination, Homer transforms [[Selma]]'s hair into {{W|Medusa}}.
+**In this hallucination, Homer transforms [[Selma]]'s hair into [[Medusa]].
 *Cheech takes Homer to the [[East Springfield Latino Art Museum]]. Inside, Cheech shows and describes to Homer the ''Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union'' graphic art by Xavier Viramontes.
 *[[Superintendent Chalmers]] thinks the menu is funnier than Skinner's performance. On the menu, some music references can be read:

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 *[[Akira Kurosawa]] is seen with gray hair in the Amphitheater scene.
 **He later has brown hair at [[Wacky's Comedy Club]].
-*[[Martin Prince, Sr.]] moves seats in the amphitheater.
+*[[Gareth Prince]] moves seats in the amphitheater.
 *[[Raphael]] has much paler skin than usual when seen from behind.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a pun on the [[William Shakespeare]] play ''{{W|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}'' and the {{w|Cheech & Chong}} movie ''{{w|Nice Dreams}}''.
+*The episode title is a pun on the [[William Shakespeare]] play ''{{W|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}'' and the {{W|Cheech & Chong}} movie ''{{W|Nice Dreams}}''.
 *A deteriorated [[Queen Elizabeth II]] is seen on [[Kent Brockman]]'s show.
-[[File:Pulp Fiction.png|300px|thumb|[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''{{w|Pulp Fiction}}'']]
+[[File:Pulp Fiction.png|300px|thumb|[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''{{W|Pulp Fiction}}'']]
-*The segment ''That's Kent-ertainment!'' is a reference to the compilation film ''{{w|That's Entertainment!}}''. During this segment, Kent recreates scenes from some famous movies:
+*The segment ''That's Kent-ertainment!'' is a reference to the compilation film ''{{W|That's Entertainment!}}''. During this segment, Kent recreates scenes from some famous movies:
-**[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''{{w|Pulp Fiction}}''.
+**[[Uma Thurman]] dances with Kent parodying the famous dance scene from ''{{W|Pulp Fiction}}''.
-**Kent kisses his own female version recreating the kiss scene between [[Scarlett O'Hara]] and [[Rhett Butler]] in ''{{w2|Gone with the Wind|film}}''.
+**Kent kisses his own female version recreating the kiss scene between [[Scarlett O'Hara]] and [[Rhett Butler]] in ''{{W2|Gone with the Wind|film}}''.
 **The scene with Kent and his own head on a bed is a parody of the decapitated horse head scene in ''[[The Godfather]]''.
-*Kent introduces the American comedy duo {{w|Cheech & Chong}}.
+*Kent introduces the American comedy duo {{W|Cheech & Chong}}.
-*[[Abe]] can not believe {{w|Lucy and Desi}} are getting a divorce, a reference to the TV sitcom ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.
+*[[Abe]] can not believe {{W|Lucy and Desi}} are getting a divorce, a reference to the TV sitcom ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.
-*A lot of seized marijuana from the {{w|Buddy Rich Orchestra}} was burnt by the police. Buddy Rich was reported to smoke marijuana and was fined for possession in 1974.
+*A lot of seized marijuana from the {{W|Buddy Rich Orchestra}} was burnt by the police. Buddy Rich was reported to smoke marijuana and was fined for possession in 1974.
-*On Kent's show, the ''{{w|Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hit}}'' album cover can be seen along with a car scene from ''{{w|Up in Smoke}}'' and ''{{w|Nash Bridges}}'', in which [[Cheech Marin]] starred and [[Tommy Chong]] made an appearance in one episode.
+*On Kent's show, the ''{{W|Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hit}}'' album cover can be seen along with a car scene from ''{{W|Up in Smoke}}'' and ''{{W|Nash Bridges}}'', in which [[Cheech Marin]] starred and [[Tommy Chong]] made an appearance in one episode.
-*According to [[Homer]], Cheech & Chong were the ''{{w|Beavis and Butt-Head}}'' of their day.
+*According to [[Homer]], Cheech & Chong were the ''{{W|Beavis and Butt-Head}}'' of their day.
 *Things in the "media room" include:
-**A poster of the famous image of {{w|Albert Einstein in popular culture|Einstein}} taken by United Press photographer {{w|Arthur Sasse}} in 1951.
+**A poster of the famous image of {{W|Albert Einstein in popular culture|Einstein}} taken by United Press photographer {{W|Arthur Sasse}} in 1951.
-**A picture of [[Krusty]] recreating [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''{{w|The Dark Side of the Moon}}'' album cover.
+**A picture of [[Krusty]] recreating [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''{{W|The Dark Side of the Moon}}'' album cover.
-**Some ''{{w2|Crawdaddy|magazine}}'' rock music magazines.
+**Some ''{{W2|Crawdaddy|magazine}}'' rock music magazines.
 **Homer's fictional comedy albums from the 60s:
-***''[[The Upside-Down Bubblegum Collective]]'', which is a reference to {{w|bubblegum pop}}.
+***''[[The Upside-Down Bubblegum Collective]]'', which is a reference to {{W|bubblegum pop}}.
-***''[[The Regional Lampoon]]'', which has a reference to ''{{w|American Gothic}}'' by [[Grant Wood]].
+***''[[The Regional Lampoon]]'', which has a reference to ''{{W|American Gothic}}'' by [[Grant Wood]].
-***''[[The Plymouth Grok Experiment]]'', that has the style of [[the Beatles]]' ''{{w|Rubber Soul}}''.
+***''[[The Plymouth Grok Experiment]]'', that has the style of [[the Beatles]]' ''{{W|Rubber Soul}}''.
-***''[[Allan Sherman's Helter Shmelter - Sorry For the Mess]]'', which is a play-on-words of {{w2|Helter Skelter|scenario}} and [[Allan Sherman]].
+***''[[Allan Sherman's Helter Shmelter - Sorry For the Mess]]'', which is a play-on-words of {{W2|Helter Skelter|scenario}} and [[Allan Sherman]].
-*Cheech & Chong perform the "{{w|Dave's not here, man}}" act from ''Cheech and Chong'' self-titled album. This is one of their most famous routines.
+*Cheech & Chong perform the "{{W|Dave's not here, man}}" act from ''Cheech and Chong'' self-titled album. This is one of their most famous routines.
 [[File:Laurel and Hardy (A Midsummer's Nice Dreams).png|300px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel & Hardy]]]]
 *[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel & Hardy]].
 *Homer wants to meet [[Don Johnson]], the American actor.
-*[[Seymour Skinner]] tries to do the {{w|Sister Mary Elephant}} comedy skit by Cheech & Chong.
+*[[Seymour Skinner]] tries to do the {{W|Sister Mary Elephant}} comedy skit by Cheech & Chong.
 *[[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] go to a destroyed [[Blockbuster Video]] store to return Homer's overdue movies.
 *A {{W|Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear}} from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 3]]'' is seen in [[Eleanor Abernathy's house]] and later in [[742 Evergreen Terrace]].
-*Some "popped but uneaten" {{w|Jiffy Pop}} can be seen at Crazy Cat Lady's place as well.
+*Some "popped but uneaten" {{W|Jiffy Pop}} can be seen at Crazy Cat Lady's place as well.
-*[[Moe]] sends some hidden footage to the {{w|NBC}} headquarters in the [[Cayman Islands]].
+*[[Moe]] sends some hidden footage to the {{W|NBC}} headquarters in the [[Cayman Islands]].
-*Homer sings a modified version of "{{w|Low Rider}}" by the American funk band {{w2|War|American band}}.
+*Homer sings a modified version of "{{W|Low Rider}}" by the American funk band {{W2|War|American band}}.
-*Crazy Cat Lady watches ''[[Cats]]'', {{W2|Cats|musical|the real-life musical}}, and particularly an extract from ''Cats''' theme song "{{w2|Memory|Cats song}}".
+*Crazy Cat Lady watches ''[[Cats]]'', {{W2|Cats|musical|the real-life musical}}, and particularly an extract from ''Cats''' theme song "{{W2|Memory|Cats song}}".
 *The name of the garbage company [[Humpty Dumpster]] is a reference to [[Humpty J. Dumpty]], the famous character in the English nursery rhyme.
 *Among Crazy Cat Lady stuff Marge finds:
-**A pen of the {{w|Hilton Milwaukee City Center|Milwaukee Hilton}}.
+**A pen of the {{W|Hilton Milwaukee City Center|Milwaukee Hilton}}.
-**All of [[J. D. Salinger]]'s book, including ''{{w2|Nine Stories|Salinger}}'', ''{{w|Franny and Zooey}}'' and ''{{w|Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction}}'' but not ''{{w|The Catcher in the Rye}}'', Salinger most notable work.
+**All of [[J. D. Salinger]]'s book, including ''{{W2|Nine Stories|Salinger}}'', ''{{W|Franny and Zooey}}'' and ''{{W|Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction}}'' but not ''{{W|The Catcher in the Rye}}'', Salinger most notable work.
 **An edition of ''[[InStyle]]'', the women's fashion magazine.
-[[File:Basketball Jones parody.png|300px|thumb|[[Homer]]'s hallucination is a parody of the animated film from Cheech & Chong's song "{{w|Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces}}"]]
+[[File:Basketball Jones parody.png|300px|thumb|[[Homer]]'s hallucination is a parody of the animated film from Cheech & Chong's song "{{W|Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces}}"]]
-*The reward from Cheech Homer imagines is an spoof of the animated film from Cheech & Chong's song "{{w|Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces}}".
+*The reward from Cheech Homer imagines is an spoof of the animated film from Cheech & Chong's song "{{W|Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces}}".
-**In this hallucination, Homer transforms [[Selma]]'s hair into {{w|Medusa}}.
+**In this hallucination, Homer transforms [[Selma]]'s hair into {{W|Medusa}}.
 *Cheech takes Homer to the [[East Springfield Latino Art Museum]]. Inside, Cheech shows and describes to Homer the ''Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union'' graphic art by Xavier Viramontes.
 *[[Superintendent Chalmers]] thinks the menu is funnier than Skinner's performance. On the menu, some music references can be read:
-**Here Comes the Fudge, a reference to the Beatles song "{{w|Here Comes the Sun}}".
+**Here Comes the Fudge, a reference to the Beatles song "{{W|Here Comes the Sun}}".
-**Jell-O I must be going, a reference both to {{w|Jell-O}} and "{{w2|Hello, I Must Be Going|song}}", the song by [[the Marx Brothers]].
+**Jell-O I must be going, a reference both to {{W|Jell-O}} and "{{W2|Hello, I Must Be Going|song}}", the song by [[the Marx Brothers]].
-**Pudding on the Ritz, a reference to [[Irving Berlin]] song "{{w|Puttin' On the Ritz}}".
+**Pudding on the Ritz, a reference to [[Irving Berlin]] song "{{W|Puttin' On the Ritz}}".
-**You Ain't Nothing But A Pound Cake, a reference to "{{w|You ain't nothin' but a hound dog}}" by [[Elvis Presley]].
+**You Ain't Nothing But A Pound Cake, a reference to "{{W|You ain't nothin' but a hound dog}}" by [[Elvis Presley]].
 *The Crazy Cat Lady shouts like [[Tarzan]].
 *Homer makes a reference to [[Art Garfunkel]] and [[Paul Simon]], which are known for being part of the duo [[Simon & Garfunkel]].
-*Bart mentions [[Hulu|Hulu.com]], the American subscription video on demand service, in a poetic way similar to ''{{w|A Visit from St. Nicholas}}''.
+*Bart mentions [[Hulu|Hulu.com]], the American subscription video on demand service, in a poetic way similar to ''{{W|A Visit from St. Nicholas}}''.
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 [[File:Laurel and Hardy (A Midsummer's Nice Dreams).png|300px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel & Hardy]]]]
 *[[Mr. Burns]] imagines a performance by [[Laurel & Hardy]].
-*Homer wants to meet  [[Don Johnson]], the American actor.
+*Homer wants to meet [[Don Johnson]], the American actor.
 *[[Seymour Skinner]] tries to do the {{w|Sister Mary Elephant}} comedy skit by Cheech & Chong.
 *[[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] go to a destroyed [[Blockbuster Video]] store to return Homer's overdue movies.

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 *The episode title is a pun on the {{W|William Shakespeare}} play ''{{W|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}'' and the {{w|Cheech & Chong}} movie ''{{w|Nice Dreams}}''.
 *A {{W|Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear}} from ''{{W|Toy Story 3}}'' is seen in [[Eleanor Abernathy's house]] and later in [[742 Evergreen Terrace]].
-*[[Crazy Cat Lady]] watches ''[[Cats]]'', {{W|Cats (musical)|a real-life musical}}, and particularly an extract from the song "Memory".
+*[[Crazy Cat Lady]] watches ''[[Cats]]'', {{W2|Cats|musical|a real-life musical}}, and particularly an extract from the song "Memory".
 == Other Airdates ==