A Streetcar Named Marge/References - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{W|Blanche DuBois}} → Blanche DuBois, {{W|Lucille Ball}} → Lucille Ball, {{W|The Fountainhead}} → The Fountainhead, {{W|United Nations}} → United Nations

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‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Blanche DuBois}} → Blanche DuBois, {{W|Lucille Ball}} → Lucille Ball, {{W|The Fountainhead}} → The Fountainhead, {{W|United Nations}} → United Nations

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Snowball II at 00:11, September 29, 2024

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: Mrs. Sinclair → Ms. Sinclair (2)

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‎Cultural references: replaced: Mrs. Sinclair → Ms. Sinclair (2)

Simpsons88 at 19:21, August 29, 2024

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Simpsons88 at 18:07, August 28, 2024

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Snowball II at 05:44, January 24, 2024

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Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */

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‎Goofs

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CJG00 at 07:33, February 5, 2021

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 ***[[Miss South Carolina]], although only mentioned, Homer's phrase "Nothing could be finer" is a reference to the song "{{W|Carolina in the Morning}}", specifically to its lyrics, "Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning".
 **[[Mr. Boswell]] mentions American actress {{W|Goldie Hawn}} and criticizes her way of dressing.
-*According to herself, [[Debra Del Smallwood]] made unfortunate remarks at the {{W|United Nations}}.
+*According to herself, [[Debra Del Smallwood]] made unfortunate remarks at the [[United Nations]].
 *[[Maggie]] plays "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from ''{{W|The Nutcracker}}'' by {{W|Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky}} on a xylophone.
 [[File:Stella song.png|250px|thumb|Many references to the play ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' are seen throughout the episode. Notably, the iconic "Stella!" scene is parodied in many occasions. In this case by [[Ned]], portraying [[Stanley Kowalski]]]]
 *Several references to ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', including:
-**[[Ned]] had the role of {{W|Blanche DuBois}} in a previous ''[[Oh, Streetcar!]]'' play.
+**[[Ned]] had the role of [[Blanche DuBois]] in a previous ''[[Oh, Streetcar!]]'' play.
 **[[Llewellyn Sinclair]] chooses Ned for the role of {{W|Stanley Kowalski}}, a character known for his physical attractiveness and famously portrayed by a good-shaped [[Marlon Brando]] in the 1951 film adaptation.
 **Ned practices the iconic "Stella!" scene where Stanley is yelling for his wife [[Stella Kowalski]] ({{W|Kim Hunter}}), sheltering at the upstairs neighbors after Stanley beat Stella, to come back to him.
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 **"{{W|(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey}}", composed by {{W|Hughie Cannon}}.
 **"{{W2|The Morning After|Maureen McGovern song}}", composed by {{W|Al Kasha}} and {{W|Joel Hirschhorn}} for the film ''{{W2|The Poseidon Adventure|1972 film}}''.
-*When Lisa finds out her mother is an actress, she compares herself to {{W|Lucie Arnaz|Lucie Arnaz-Luckinbill}}, the daughter of actors {{W|Lucille Ball}} and {{W|Desi Arnaz}}.
+*When Lisa finds out her mother is an actress, she compares herself to {{W|Lucie Arnaz|Lucie Arnaz-Luckinbill}}, the daughter of actors [[Lucille Ball]] and {{W|Desi Arnaz}}.
 *Author and philosopher [[Ayn Rand]] is mocked throughout the entire episode.
 **The daycare [[Ayn Rand School for Tots]] is named after her.
-**[[Ms. Sinclair]] is reading ''[[The Fountainhead Diet]]'', a parody of ''{{W|The Fountainhead}}'', a novel by Ayn Rand.
+**[[Ms. Sinclair]] is reading ''[[The Fountainhead Diet]]'', a parody of ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', a novel by Ayn Rand.
 [[File:Bowling 2000.png|250px|thumb|[[Homer]] plays ''[[Bowling 2000]]'' in a console that is very similar to a {{W|Game Boy}}]]
 *The Homer plays ''[[Bowling 2000]]'' in a console that is very similar to a {{W|Game Boy}}.

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 ***[[Miss Idaho]] is dressed as a potato. This is a reference to [[Idaho]] being known as "The Potato state". The state is best known for its potato crop, which comprises around one-third of the nationwide yield.
 ***[[Miss Texas]] is dressed as a {{W2|blowout|well drilling}}, referencing the importance of oil in the {{W|economy of Texas}}.
-***[[Miss Illinois]] is dressed as [[Abraham Lincoln]], who was Illinois state legislator and and US representative from Illinois.
+***[[Miss Illinois]] is dressed as [[Abraham Lincoln]], who was Illinois state legislator and US representative from Illinois.
 ***[[Miss Kansas]] is wearing a tornado hat, referencing the state being prone to severe weather, including an average of more than 50 tornadoes annually.
 ***[[Miss South Dakota]] is wearing a [[Mount Rushmore]] hat.
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 **The song "[[Long Before the Superdome]]" sets the [[New Orleans]] scene from ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. The {{W|Caesars Superdome}} and the {{W|New Orleans Saints}} are mentioned.
 ***According to the commentary on the Season Four DVD, the New Orleans song was inspired by the song "{{W|No Place Like London}}" from the 1979 musical ''{{W|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street}}''.
-**The biblical cities of {{W|Sodom and Gomorrah}} are mentioned in the song "{{Ap|New Orleans|song}}".
+**The biblical cities of {{W|Sodom and Gomorrah}} are mentioned in the song "{{ap|New Orleans|song}}".
 **Marge mentions the {{W|Mardi Gras in New Orleans}}.
 **Apu's character, Steve Hubbell, is collecting money for the ''{{W2|Evening Star|newspaper}}''. In the real play, however, Blanche flirts with an unnamed young man that collects for this newspaper.

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 == Goofs ==
 *As Marge is about to leave for her first audition, she walks across the room and she is wearing white slip-on shoes. Then her and Homer talk for a bit, then when it cuts to a wider shot after they talk, she now has her red flat-heels on.
-*Apu is incorrectly colored yellow in the background during the first [[Blanche DuBois]] audition.
+*A shirtless Apu is incorrectly colored yellow in the background during the first [[Blanche DuBois]] audition.

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 *Author and philosopher [[Ayn Rand]] is mocked throughout the entire episode.
 **The daycare [[Ayn Rand School for Tots]] is named after her.
-**[[Mrs. Sinclair]] is reading ''[[The Fountainhead Diet]]'', a parody of ''{{W|The Fountainhead}}'', a novel by Ayn Rand.
+**[[Ms. Sinclair]] is reading ''[[The Fountainhead Diet]]'', a parody of ''{{W|The Fountainhead}}'', a novel by Ayn Rand.
 [[File:Bowling 2000.png|250px|thumb|[[Homer]] plays ''[[Bowling 2000]]'' in a console that is very similar to a {{W|Game Boy}}]]
 *The Homer plays ''[[Bowling 2000]]'' in a console that is very similar to a {{W|Game Boy}}.
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 *Lisa, practicing her Southern accent, refers to Homer as "Big Daddy", a character in the play ''{{W|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof}}'' which was also written by Tennessee Williams.
 *Homer considered a the use of the {{W|Lamaze technique}} during one of Marge's pregnancies a "kooky project".
-*One of the kids that is warning Maggie that Mrs. Sinclair is coming has a pop-up book that includes the character Sheba from [[Matt Groening]]'s comic ''[[Life in Hell]]''.
+*One of the kids that is warning Maggie that Ms. Sinclair is coming has a pop-up book that includes the character Sheba from [[Matt Groening]]'s comic ''[[Life in Hell]]''.
 *When Homer, Lisa and Bart go to pick up Maggie from the daycare center, they see hundreds of babies sitting everywhere and sucking their pacifiers parodying the hundreds of birds sitting on perches in the 1963 horror-thriller film ''{{W2|The Birds|film}}'', produced and directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].
 **When Homer, Lisa, Bart and Maggie are outside the daycare, [[Alfred Hitchcock]] passes by with two dogs. This is a parody of a scene in ''The Birds'' where Hitchcock makes a cameo and exits a pet shop with two dogs.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode's title and plot reference the film ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', especially when [[Homer]] stands outside and yells: "Hey Maaaaaaaaaaarge!" to Marge, whom he can see through the window of Flanders' house. This is a reference to the scene where [[Marlon Brando]]'s character [[Stanley Kowalski]] yells "Hey [[Stella Kowalski|Steeeeeeeeeeella]]!".
+*The episode's title and plot parody the famous play ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' by [[Tennessee Williams]]. The play had its {{W2|A Streetcar Named Desire|1951 film|1951 film adaptation}}, which was highly acclaimed.
 *''[[Miss American Girl Pageant]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Miss America}}'', the annual beauty contest. Other references during the contest include:
 **The sponsor of the contest is [[Meryl Streep's Versatility]]. The perfume has the shape of an {{W|Academy Awards}} statue and is a hint to actress [[Meryl Streep]], who herself has won 21 Academy Awards.
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 ***[[Miss South Carolina]], although only mentioned, Homer's phrase "Nothing could be finer" is a reference to the song "{{W|Carolina in the Morning}}", specifically to its lyrics, "Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning".
 **[[Mr. Boswell]] mentions American actress {{W|Goldie Hawn}} and criticizes her way of dressing.
 *[[Maggie]] plays "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from ''{{W|The Nutcracker}}'' by {{W|Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky}} on a xylophone.
-*According to herself, [[Debra Del Smallwood]] made unfortunate remarks at the {{W|United Nations}}.
+[[File:Stella song.png|250px|thumb|Many references to the play ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' are seen throughout the episode. Notably, the iconic "Stella!" scene is parodied in many occasions. In this case by [[Ned]], portraying [[Stanley Kowalski]]]]
+*Several references to ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', including:
-*The scenes with Maggie trying to escape from the daycare centre (and later, to get the babies' pacifiers back) reference the film ''{{W2|The Great Escape|film}}'', especially the music and the scene where Maggie plays with a ball in her "cell" to kill time.
+**[[Ned]] had the role of {{W|Blanche DuBois}} in a previous ''[[Oh, Streetcar!]]'' play.
-*When Homer, Lisa and Bart go to pick up Maggie from the daycare center, they see hundreds of babies sitting everywhere and sucking their pacifiers. Afraid but confident, Homer picks her up and leaves without saying a word. This is a reference to the film ''{{W2|The Birds|film}}'' where the protagonists are confronted with hundreds of birds sitting on perches.
+**[[Llewellyn Sinclair]] chooses Ned for the role of {{W|Stanley Kowalski}}, a character known for his physical attractiveness and famously portrayed by a good-shaped [[Marlon Brando]] in the 1951 film adaptation.
-**When Homer, Lisa, Bart and Maggie are outside, [[Alfred Hitchcock]] passes by with two dogs, in reference to a similar cameo the director made in ''The Birds''.
+**Ned practices the iconic "Stella!" scene where Stanley is yelling for his wife [[Stella Kowalski]] ({{W|Kim Hunter}}), sheltering at the upstairs neighbors after Stanley beat Stella, to come back to him.
 *Author and philosopher [[Ayn Rand]] is mocked throughout the entire episode.
-**Head of the [[Ayn Rand School for Tots]] Mrs. Sinclair is reading "The [[The Fountainhead|Fountainhead]] Diet".
+**The daycare [[Ayn Rand School for Tots]] is named after her.
 == Trivia ==