A Tale of Two Springfields/References - Revision history

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‎The Who references

MediocreUsername at 10:09, April 14, 2025

2025-04-14T10:09:44Z

2401:7000:C21E:8701:B5B6:F43B:E8BE:87F9: A quick goof I noticed.

2024-05-20T08:50:46Z

A quick goof I noticed.

SolarBot: replaced: * → *, replaced: →

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

2023-06-19T23:56:54Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Berlin}} → Berlin

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Woodstock}} → Woodstock, {{W|Berlin Wall}} → Berlin Wall

2023-05-11T12:16:48Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Woodstock}} → Woodstock, {{W|Berlin Wall}} → Berlin Wall

Solar Dragon at 10:52, May 4, 2023

2023-05-04T10:52:15Z

2601:447:4100:1BE0:7962:B144:65CB:338A: /* Cultural references */

2023-05-04T01:27:05Z

‎Cultural references

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‎Trivia

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 *The phone number for the exterminators is 983-7668 (X-TERM-N-8).
 *This is the last appearance of the [[Simpson family]] lawyer, [[Lionel Hutz]]. Since [[season 9]] he has not spoken due to the death of his voice actor, [[Phil Hartman]]. This is his last appearance in the whole series.
-*A deleted scene on the season 12 DVD shows that when [[Marge]] says that it's a little chilly, the singer replies "Shut the f*** up, Marge" before smacking her with the microphone. This scene was cut because of the profanity. Even if it was aired, it would have been bleeped out for the [[FCC]]. In T.V. airings, his line is dubbed to "Get out of the way, Marge."
+*A deleted scene on the season 12 DVD shows that when [[Marge]] says that it's a little chilly, the singer replies "Shut the fuck up, Marge" before smacking her with the microphone. This scene was cut because of the profanity. Even if it was aired, it would have been bleeped out for the [[FCC]]. In T.V. airings, his line is dubbed to "Get out of the way, Marge."
 == Continuity ==

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 *The Who were also famous for breaking down the furnishings of their hotel rooms.
 *Of the Who only three members speak, [[Roger Daltrey]], [[John Entwistle]] and {{W|Pete Townshend}}. The fourth member, the drummer {{W|Keith Moon}} is seen very little and he is always in the background. He was the drummer in the Who's heyday, known for being a drum destroyer and died in 1978.
-*When The Who orders Homer to tear down the wall, the moment is quite similar to movie ''{{W|The Wall}}'' by [[Pink Floyd]], in which the main character is ordered to tear down the wall in his head, that alienates him from the world.
+*When The Who orders Homer to tear down the wall, the moment is quite similar to movie ''{{W|Pink Floyd – The Wall|The Wall}}'' by [[Pink Floyd]], in which the main character is ordered to tear down the wall in his head, that alienates him from the world.
 *The song played right before the end credits is "[[Won't Get Fooled Again]]" and not Homer's request of "{{W|Pinball Wizard}}".

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 *Homer telling the {{W|Arizona Cardinals}} representative to "keep walking" is a reference to how poor the Cardinals franchise had been at the time the episode was created.
 *[[Homer]] imagines himself as a mayor, walking down the street in a Western town, wearing a cowboy hat and firing a rifle, in a parody of the opening credit of the Western show ''{{W|The Rifleman}}'' starring {{W|Chuck Connors}}.
-*After they receive the gold from the river, [[Kent Brockman]] does an editorial about it and thanks Homer, saying that they will all be covered in {{W|Urolagnia|golden showers}} (a sexual term for peeing on your partner). He does not get it but the people off to the side laugh hysterically.
+*After they receive the gold from the river, [[Kent Brockman]] does an editorial about it and thanks Homer, saying that they will all be covered in {{W|Urolagnia|golden showers}} (a sexual term for urinating on another person). He does not get it but the people off to the side laugh hysterically.
 *Krusty mentioned that he opened for The Who at [[Woodstock]].
 *The scene of Olde Springfield's "patriots" disguised as Native Americans throwing beer destined for New Springfield into the river is a reference to the "{{W|Boston tea party}}" episode of the American independence.

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 *As the Simpson family's picture is taken, the flash effect is misaligned so that it looks like Lisa briefly has two heads.
 *In the scene seen on the right, there appears to be two [[Kirk Van Houten]]s, one pushing the catapult, one in the crowd near it.
+*[[Milhouse]] is seen playing with [[Bart]] in New Springfield's Park, when both of his parents are shown to be in Olde Springfield.
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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title of the episode is a reference to the book ''{{W|A Tale of Two Cities}}'' by [[Charles Dickens]].
-*The Springfield Wall is a parody of the [[Berlin Wall]], which  stood at the border of the cities of {{W|West Berlin}} and {{W|East Berlin}} between 1961 and 1989. Marge even mentions the Berlin Wall when Homer considers constructing the wall. Like Springfield in this episode, the city of [[Berlin]] was also at one point divided, between 1945 and 1990. New Springfield, which erected the wall, plays the role of {{W|East Germany}}, which constructed the Berlin Wall in 1961, while Olde Springfield plays the role of {{W|West Germany}}.
+*The Springfield Wall is a parody of the [[Berlin Wall]], which stood at the border of the cities of {{W|West Berlin}} and {{W|East Berlin}} between 1961 and 1989. Marge even mentions the Berlin Wall when Homer considers constructing the wall. Like Springfield in this episode, the city of [[Berlin]] was also at one point divided, between 1945 and 1990. New Springfield, which erected the wall, plays the role of {{W|East Germany}}, which constructed the Berlin Wall in 1961, while Olde Springfield plays the role of {{W|West Germany}}.
 *The [[Chalkboard gag|blackboard gag]] refers to the {{W|United States presidential election, 2000|presidential election}} which was two days after the episode was aired. A controversy surrounding the election was the supposed use of subliminal messages.
 *The timing of the episode coincides with [[Matt Groening]]'s native northwest [[Oregon]] splitting into two overlapping area codes ({{W|Area code 503}} and {{W|Area code 971}}). Such a {{W|split plan}} was often unpopular due to existing phone numbers changing, and now the alternative method is an {{W|overlay plan}}, whereby an area is given a new code for new numbers but existing numbers do not change.

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 == Trivia ==
 *After [[Homer]] hears about the change of area code, the badger shows up and Homer goes "Go away! We got bigger problems now." This is a reference to the recurring sudden plot changes in most Simpson episodes.
 *This is the 250th episode of the show.