Al Jolson - Revision history

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 While on a date with who he thought was [[Lillian Gish]], but was actually Smithers in a dress and wig, Mr. Burns told Smithers about him and Jolson capering about the room before he realized that his date wasn't Lillian Gish.<ref>''[[Burns the Regular Joe]]''</ref>
-[[The 3 Little Shnooks]] were bigger than Al Jolson, [[Sophie Tucker]], and Fanny Brice combined.<ref>''[[Thr Krusty Book]]''</ref>
+The comedy act [[The 3 Little Shnooks]] headlined every major theatre in the country, including [[New York City|New York]], [[Chicago]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[Capital City]]. They were at the top of the heap and the cream of the crop, bigger than Al Jolson, [[Sophie Tucker]], and [[Fanny Brice]] combined.<ref>''[[The Krusty Book]]''</ref>
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 While on a date with who he thought was [[Lillian Gish]], but was actually Smithers in a dress and wig, Mr. Burns told Smithers about him and Jolson capering about the room before he realized that his date wasn't Lillian Gish.<ref>''[[Burns the Regular Joe]]''</ref>
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 == References ==

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 [[Mr. Burns]] wanted [[Waylon Smithers]] to get Al Jolson for a private concert for himself and [[Marge]]. Smithers reminded Burns that he was dead the last time he asked that, then Burns remembered and told him to get {{Ch|Tom Jones}}.<ref>"[[Marge Gets a Job]]"</ref>
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-'''Al Jolson''' was a singer, comedian, and actor, once dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer". Jolson was also a prominent protester for racial equality, though in the modern era he has been deemed controversial for his use of blackface and large ego.<ref>https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/links/essays/jolson.htm</ref><ref>http://www.shlomohsherman.com/reviews/jolson/</ref><ref>http://parlorsongs.com/bios/aljolson/aljolson.php</ref>
+'''Al Jolson''' was an American singer, comedian, and actor.
 == History ==
-When [[Homer]] demonstrated outside [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], [[Mr. Burns]] told [[Smithers]] that he hasn't seen anything like that since Jolson, and asked him who Homer was.<ref>"[[Homer's Odyssey]]"</ref>
+When [[Homer]] demonstrated outside [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], [[Mr. Burns]] told [[Smithers]] that he hadn't seen anything like that since Jolson and asked him who Homer was.<ref>"[[Homer's Odyssey]]"</ref>
-[[Mr. Burns]] wanted [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] to get Al Jolson for a private concert for himself, and [[Marge]]. Smithers reminded Burns that he was dead last time he asked that, then Burns remembered and told him to get {{Ch|Tom Jones}}.<ref>"[[Marge Gets a Job]]"</ref>
+[[Mr. Burns]] wanted [[Waylon Smithers]] to get Al Jolson for a private concert for himself and [[Marge]]. Smithers reminded Burns that he was dead the last time he asked that, then Burns remembered and told him to get {{Ch|Tom Jones}}.<ref>"[[Marge Gets a Job]]"</ref>
 == Non-canon ==
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-After King Homer climbs a large building Mr. Burns informs Smither's that his career was over, he remembers "when Al Jolson ran amok and climbed the [[Chrysler Building]], after that he couldn't get arrested in this town".<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror III]]"</ref>
+After King Homer climbed a large building, Mr. Burns informed Smithers that his career was over. He remembered "when Al Jolson ran amok and climbed the [[Chrysler Building]], after that he couldn't get arrested in this town".<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror III]]"</ref>
 == Appearances ==

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-'''Al Jolson''' was a singer, comedian, and actor, once dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer". Jolson was also a prominent protester for racial equality, though in the modern era he has been deemed controversial for his use of blackface and large ego.<ref>https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/links/essays/jolson.htm</ref><ref>http://www.shlomohsherman.com/reviews/jolson/</ref>
+'''Al Jolson''' was a singer, comedian, and actor, once dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer". Jolson was also a prominent protester for racial equality, though in the modern era he has been deemed controversial for his use of blackface and large ego.<ref>https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/links/essays/jolson.htm</ref><ref>http://www.shlomohsherman.com/reviews/jolson/</ref><ref>http://parlorsongs.com/bios/aljolson/aljolson.php</ref>
 == History ==

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