Abe League of Their Moe/References - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (3), typos fixed: expecially → especially, replaced: → (6)

2025-05-11T22:36:52Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (3), typos fixed: expecially → especially, replaced: → (6)

LetsPlayNintendoITA: /* Cultural references */

2025-04-30T07:18:35Z

‎Cultural references

Solar Dragon at 20:03, April 29, 2025

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Cherryberg: Removed Mad About the Toy continuity as that episode states outright that Abe doesn't have PTSD due to the war and he moreso shows objection to the Gren-ade advertisement

2025-04-29T19:57:12Z

Removed Mad About the Toy continuity as that episode states outright that Abe doesn't have PTSD due to the war and he moreso shows objection to the Gren-ade advertisement

LetsPlayNintendoITA: /* Continuity */

2025-04-29T10:26:19Z

‎Continuity

LetsPlayNintendoITA at 10:25, April 29, 2025

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LetsPlayNintendoITA at 08:09, April 29, 2025

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Solar Dragon at 20:14, April 28, 2025

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Simpsons88 at 20:02, April 28, 2025

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Solar Dragon at 17:26, April 28, 2025

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a reference to the 1992 sports movie ''{{W|A League of Their Own}}''.
-*The plot is a parody of the {{W|Major League Baseball scandals#Gambling scandals|Major League Baseball gambling scandals}}, expecially the one involving {{W|Ippei Mizuhara}}, {{W|Shohei Ohtani}}'s interpreter.
+*The plot is a parody of the {{W|Major League Baseball scandals#Gambling scandals|Major League Baseball gambling scandals}}, especially the one involving {{W|Ippei Mizuhara}}, {{W|Shohei Ohtani}}'s interpreter.
 *The "{{W2|Charge|fanfare}}" fanfare by {{W2|Tommy Walker|events director}} is heard at the [[Isotope Stadium]].
 *The [[Springfield Isotopes]] play against the [[New York Yankees]].

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 **"Major League Betting," a pun on {{W|Major League Baseball}}.
 **"Shohei the Money 17" and "Othani's Designated Bettor" reference Shohei Ohtani's Picadillos gambling scandal.
 *Bart learned about gambling from watching {{W|Yu Darvish}}.
 *Moe translates that Walkov always wanted to ride the {{W|Duquesne Incline}} funicular.

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 == Goofs ==
 *The Springfield Isotopes are playing in the Major League despite being a minor league team.
 *Fishbone Walker's hair is colored blonde instead of brown.
-==Trivia==
 {{Season 36|R}}

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 **[[Rabbi Krustofsky]]. ("[[Clown in the Dumps]]")
 *[[Smash Diggins]] and [[Fishbone Walker]] appear. ("[[Wild Barts Can't Be Broken]]")
 *Sites for betting include:
 **[[draft-pigs.com]] ("[[The Marge-ian Chronicles]]").

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 *Adverts for [[Quick & Fresh]] ("[[Much Apu About Something]]") and [[It Blows]] ("[[Lisa's Sax]]") are seen.
 *[[Matt Lauer]] appears. ("[[Elementary School Musical]]")
-**Homer previously mentioned him being fired from {{W|Today (American TV program)#Matt Lauer termination|''The Today Show''}}. ("[[Woo-hoo Dunnit?]]")
+**Homer previously mentioned him being fired from {{W|Today (American TV program)#Matt Lauer termination|''The Today Show''}}. ("[[Woo-Hoo Dunnit?]]")
 *Multiple [[Wise Guy]]s were also seen in the non-canon episode "[[Lisa the Boy Scout]]".
 *Larry's urn is seen on top of the [[Love Tester]]. ("Cremains of the Day")

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a reference to the 1992 sports movie ''{{W|A League of Their Own}}''.
 *The "{{W2|Charge|fanfare}}" fanfare by {{W2|Tommy Walker|events director}} is heard at the [[Isotope Stadium]].
 *The [[Springfield Isotopes]] play against the [[New York Yankees]].
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 *As a child, [[Aeropos Walkov]] knocked over a pillar in the [[Parthenon]] in [[Greece]] by hitting a rat into it.
 *Moe says that [[Springfield]] isn't a classy city, like [[Philadelphia]] or [[Anaheim]].
 *The video camera that Moe uses has an {{W|Evinrude Outboard Motors|Evinrude}} motor on it.
 *The laptop that Walkov uses appears to be a potato version of an {{W|Apple Inc.|Apple}} {{W|MacBook}}.
 *{{Ch|Chris Rock}} invites Walkov to join the [[New York Mets]].
 [[File:Abe League of Their Moe promo 4.png|300px|thumb|[[Los Angeles|LA]]-native actor {{Ch|Danny Trejo}} invites Walkov to join the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and tells him he has 468 credits on his {{W|IMDb}} page]]
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 *{{Ch|Kevin Millar}} mentions when he played for the [[Miami Marlins]].
 *Moe tells Bart that Walkov is teaching himself English by watching ''[[Family Guy]]''. Walkov then proceeds to repeat [[Glenn Quagmire]]'s catchphrase "Giggity" multiple times.
-*A baseball pitch is sponsored by {{W|Squatty Potty}}, the long drive is sponsored by {{W|Hankook}} tires, and the third base is sponsored by {{W2|Trojan|brand}} condoms.
+*A baseball pitch is sponsored by {{W|Squatty Potty}}, the long drive is sponsored by {{W|Hankook}} tires, and the third base is sponsored by {{W2|Trojan|brand}} condoms. Walkov is sponsored by [[Gren-ade]], a parody of {{W|Gatorade}}.
 *On ''[[The Springfield Bugle]]'', the baseball teams that are indirectly referenced on the front page header include the {{W|San Diego Padres}}, the {{W|St. Louis Cardinals}}, and the {{W|Los Angeles Angels}}.
 *The song "Dandy's Lover" by The Firehouse Jazzmen is heard when Moe fights against the Japanese coach.
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 *Grampa searches {{W|Onlyfans}} on his phone, not realizing what the site is for.
 *[[Moe]] taped the Walkov video over the [[1998]] {{W|Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show}}.
 [[File:Sports betting billboards.png|300px|thumb|Many of the sports betting ads at the [[Isotope Stadium]] include references to real gambling companies, among other things]]
 *The sports betting ads seen at the [[Isotope Stadium]] include:
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 **"Gambler$ Win-onymou$," a pun on the {{W|Gamblers Anonymous}} organization.
 **"Major League Betting," a pun on {{W|Major League Baseball}}.
-**"Shohei the Money 17" and "Othani's Designated Bettor" reference {{W|Shohei Ohtani}}'s Picadillos gambling scandal.
+**"Shohei the Money 17" and "Othani's Designated Bettor" reference Shohei Ohtani's Picadillos gambling scandal.
 *Bart learned about gambling from watching {{W|Yu Darvish}}.
 *Moe translates that Walkov always wanted to ride the {{W|Duquesne Incline}} funicular.
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 **[[Rabbi Krustofsky]]. ("[[Clown in the Dumps]]")
 *[[Smash Diggins]] and [[Fishbone Walker]] appear. ("[[Wild Barts Can't Be Broken]]")
 *Sites for betting include:
 **[[draft-pigs.com]] ("[[The Marge-ian Chronicles]]").
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 **[[Wager Walrus]]. ("[[Cremains of the Day]]")
 *Adverts for [[Quick & Fresh]] ("[[Much Apu About Something]]") and [[It Blows]] ("[[Lisa's Sax]]") are seen.
 *Multiple [[Wise Guy]]s were also seen in the non-canon episode "[[Lisa the Boy Scout]]".
 *Larry's urn is seen on top of the [[Love Tester]]. ("Cremains of the Day")
 == Goofs ==
 *Fishbone Walker's hair is colored blonde instead of brown.

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 *The Take It Out to the Ball Game Self Storage units are a reference to the song "{{W|Take Me Out to the Ball Game}}" by {{W|Edward Meeker}}.
 **The song plays multiple times in the episode, including in Macedonian.
-*[[Grampa]] tells one of the New York Yankees players he pitches worse than [[Sandy Koufax]] on {{W|Yom Kippur}}. This is referencing Koufax's {{W|Sandy Koufax#World Series and Yom Kippur decision|decision of sitting out}} a game during {{W|1965 World Series}} because it clashed with the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. His decision garnered national attention, making him an iconic figure within the American Jewish community.
+*[[Grampa]] tells one of the New York Yankees players he pitches worse than [[Sandy Koufax]] on {{W|Yom Kippur}}. This is referencing Koufax's {{W|Sandy Koufax#World Series and Yom Kippur decision|decision of sitting out}} a game during the {{W|1965 World Series}} because it clashed with the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. His decision garnered national attention, making him an iconic figure within the American Jewish community.
 *In Grampa's list of dead contacts on his phone are:
 **{{W|Edsel}} Dealership, a discontinued car brand.
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 *As a child, [[Aeropos Walkov]] knocked over a pillar in the [[Parthenon]] in [[Greece]] by hitting a rat into it.
 *Moe says that [[Springfield]] isn't a classy city, like [[Philadelphia]] or [[Anaheim]].
-*The video camera that Moe uses has an {{W|Evinrude Outboard Motors|Eviunrude}} motor on it.
+*The video camera that Moe uses has an {{W|Evinrude Outboard Motors|Evinrude}} motor on it.
 *The laptop that Walkov uses appears to be a potato version of an {{W|Apple Inc.|Apple}} {{W|MacBook}}.
 *{{Ch|Chris Rock}} invites Walkov to join the [[New York Mets]].
 [[File:Abe League of Their Moe promo 4.png|300px|thumb|[[Los Angeles|LA]]-native actor {{Ch|Danny Trejo}} invites Walkov to join the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and tells him he has 468 credits on his {{W|IMDb}} page]]
 *{{Ch|Danny Trejo}} invites Walkov to join the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and tells him he has 468 credits on his {{W|IMDb}}. His page actually credits him with 473 roles as an actor on April 27, [[2025]].
-*Other teams inviting Walkov include the {{W|Toronto Blue Jays}}, the {{W|Washington Nationals}}, {{W|Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas|Las Vegas A's}}, {{W|Seattle Mariners}}, {{W|Los Angeles Angels}}, {{W|Minnesota Twins}}, {{W|San Diego Padres}} and [[Chicago White Sox]].
+*Other teams inviting Walkov include the {{W|Toronto Blue Jays}}, the {{W|Washington Nationals}}, the {{W|Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas|Las Vegas A's}}, the {{W|Seattle Mariners}}, the {{W|Los Angeles Angels}}, the {{W|Minnesota Twins}}, the {{W|San Diego Padres}}, and the [[Chicago White Sox]].
 **The Washington Nationals video had them change the [[Lincoln Memorial]] to Walkov.
 **The Las Vegas A's video had them put Walkov on the [[Sphere]].
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 *The song "All Nighter" by Rhett Moir and James Davies is heard during Walkov's first game.
 *{{Ch|Kevin Millar}} mentions when he played for the [[Miami Marlins]].
-*Moe tells Bart that Walkov is teaching himself English by watching ''[[Family Guy]]''. Walkov then proceeds to repeat [[Glenn Quagmire]]'s catchphrase "Giggity"  multiple times.
+*Moe tells Bart that Walkov is teaching himself English by watching ''[[Family Guy]]''. Walkov then proceeds to repeat [[Glenn Quagmire]]'s catchphrase "Giggity" multiple times.
-*A baseball pitch is sponsored by {{W|Squatty Potty}}, the long drive is sponsored by {{W|Hankook}} tires and the third base is sponsored by {{W2|Trojan|brand}} condoms.
+*A baseball pitch is sponsored by {{W|Squatty Potty}}, the long drive is sponsored by {{W|Hankook}} tires, and the third base is sponsored by {{W2|Trojan|brand}} condoms.
-*On ''[[The Springfield Bugle]]'', the baseball teams that are indirectly referenced on the front page header include the {{W|San Diego Padres}}, the {{W|St. Louis Cardinals}} and {{W|Los Angeles Angels}}.
+*On ''[[The Springfield Bugle]]'', the baseball teams that are indirectly referenced on the front page header include the {{W|San Diego Padres}}, the {{W|St. Louis Cardinals}}, and the {{W|Los Angeles Angels}}.
 *The song "Dandy's Lover" by The Firehouse Jazzmen is heard when Moe fights against the Japanese coach.
 *One of the teams beaten by the Isotopes is the {{W|Houston Astros}}.
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 [[File:Sports betting billboards.png|300px|thumb|Many of the sports betting ads at the [[Isotope Stadium]] include references to real gambling companies, among other things]]
 *The sports betting ads seen at the [[Isotope Stadium]] include:
-**"Wager Walrus", a pun on [[Woody Woodpecker]]'s main foil {{W|Wally Walrus}}.
+**"Wager Walrus," a pun on [[Woody Woodpecker]]'s main foil {{W|Wally Walrus}}.
-**"Draft-Pigs", a pun on {{W|DraftKings}}, the American gambling company.
+**"Draft-Pigs," a pun on {{W|DraftKings}}, the American gambling company.
-**"Vig Notaro", a reference to comedian [[Tig Notaro]] and the gambling concept of {{W|Vigorish|vig}}. Tig Notaro's picture is on the logo.
+**"Vig Notaro," a reference to comedian [[Tig Notaro]] and the gambling concept of {{W|Vigorish|vig}}. Tig Notaro's picture is on the logo.
-**"Oprah's Sportsbook Club" is a reference to {{W|Oprah's Book Club}} by {{Ch|Oprah Winfrey}}.
+**"Oprah's Sportsbook Club," a reference to {{W|Oprah's Book Club}} by {{Ch|Oprah Winfrey}}.
-**"Fan Drool", a pun on {{W|FanDuel}}.
+**"Fan Drool," a pun on {{W|FanDuel}}.
-**"Bookiemonster" is a parody of {{W|Cookie Monster}} from ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+**"Bookiemonster," a parody of {{W|Cookie Monster}} from ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
-**"Gambler$ Win-onymou$", a pun on the {{W|Gamblers Anonymous}} organization.
+**"Gambler$ Win-onymou$," a pun on the {{W|Gamblers Anonymous}} organization.
-**"Major League Betting", a pun on {{W|Major League Baseball}}.
+**"Major League Betting," a pun on {{W|Major League Baseball}}.
-**"Shohei the Money 17" and "Othani's Designated Bettor" references {{W|Shohei Ohtani}}'s Picadillos gambling scandal.
+**"Shohei the Money 17" and "Othani's Designated Bettor" reference {{W|Shohei Ohtani}}'s Picadillos gambling scandal.
 *Bart learned about gambling from watching {{W|Yu Darvish}}.
 *Moe translates that Walkov always wanted to ride the {{W|Duquesne Incline}} funicular.
-*Grampa calls [[Matt Lauer]] "skinny Weinstein", referencing the sexual abuse allegations against both Lauer and {{W|Harvey Weinstein}}.
+*Grampa calls [[Matt Lauer]] "skinny Weinstein," referencing the sexual abuse allegations against both Lauer and {{W|Harvey Weinstein}}.
 *During his addiction to gambling, Bart asks Walkov who he liked for the {{W|AFC South}} football conference. He also mentions the {{W|Tennessee Titans}}.
 *Media at the conference include:
 **Odds-Jazeera, a parody of [[Al Jazeera]].
 **E$PN, a parody of [[ESPN]].
-**FOX bet-work, a parody of [[FOX]] network.
+**FOX bet-work, a parody of the [[FOX]] network.
 == Continuity ==

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 *Other teams inviting Walkov include the {{W|Toronto Blue Jays}}, the {{W|Washington Nationals}}, {{W|Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas|Las Vegas A's}}, {{W|Seattle Mariners}}, {{W|Los Angeles Angels}}, {{W|Minnesota Twins}}, and [[Chicago White Sox]].
 **The Washington Nationals video had them change the [[Lincoln Memorial]] to Walkov.
-**The Las Vegas A's video had them put Walkov on the [[Sphere|venue]].
+**The Las Vegas A's video had them put Walkov on the [[Sphere]].
 *The Springfield Isotopes have a mascot who's a parody of {{W|Mr. Met}} of the New York Mets.
 *The Isotope Stadium becomes the [[Toblerone]] Stadium after it gets sponsored.