Bart the Mother/References - Revision history

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Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */

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CJG00: /* Goofs */

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SolarBot: /* Trivia /replaced: == Trivia == → == Trivia == (3), == → == (3), == → == (3), → * (4)

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Mythigator: /* Cultural references */

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‎Cultural references

Cook879 at 01:19, February 16, 2013

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 *During the shooting scene, [[Nelson]] wears a red scarf like Henry Evans ({{W|Macaulay Culkin}}), the evil cousin of Mark, did in the ''{{W2|The Good Son|film}}''.
 *Nelson calls [[Bart]] an "Octo-wussy", a pun on ''[[Octopussy]]'', a spy film in the ''[[James Bond]]'' series.
-*Bart mentions the American toaster pastries {{W|Pop-Tarts}} when practicing {{W2|regurgitation|digestion}}.
+*Bart mentions the American toaster pastries [[Pop-Tarts]] when practicing {{W2|regurgitation|digestion}}.
 *When [[Marge]] asks [[Homer]] what Bart was doing, Homer replies "Who am I? Kreskin?". He is referring to {{W|The Amazing Kreskin}}, an American mentalist who became popular on television in the 1970s.
 *Bart is seen reading ''[[Working Mother]]'', a real-world magazine for working mothers launched in 1979.

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 *Arcade games spotted at the Family Fun Center: "[[Pac-Rat Series|Pac-Rat Returns]]" and "[[Shark Bait]]."
 *The door for the Springfield Birdwatching Society meeting room in the Springfield Municipal Building reads, "Pecking Order Strictly Enforced."
 == Goofs ==

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 *A video game is seen called ''[[Pac-Rat Series|Pac-Rat Returns]]'', a pun on ''{{W|Pac-Man}}'' and possibly ''{{W|Peter Pack Rat}}'', a 1985 platform game.
 *During the shooting scene, [[Nelson]] wears a red scarf like Henry Evans ({{W|Macaulay Culkin}}), the evil cousin of Mark, did in the ''{{W2|The Good Son|film}}''.
-*Nelson calls [[Bart]] an "Octo-wussy", a pun on ''[[Octopussy]]'',  a spy film in the ''[[James Bond]]'' series.
+*Nelson calls [[Bart]] an "Octo-wussy", a pun on ''[[Octopussy]]'', a spy film in the ''[[James Bond]]'' series.
 *Bart mentions the American toaster pastries {{W|Pop-Tarts}} when practicing {{W2|regurgitation|digestion}}.
 *When [[Marge]] asks [[Homer]] what Bart was doing, Homer replies "Who am I? Kreskin?". He is referring to {{W|The Amazing Kreskin}}, an American mentalist who became popular on television in the 1970s.
 *Bart is seen reading ''[[Working Mother]]'', a real-world magazine for working mothers launched in 1979.
 *Homer thinks that {{W|Halley's Comet}} collided with the Moon, something that never happened.
-*According to [[Skinner]], the [[Bolivian Tree Lizard]]s have wiped out the {{W|dodo}} (''Raphus cucullatus''), the {{W|Black-billed cuckoo|cuckoo}} (''Coccyzus erythropthalmus'') and the {{W2|Nene|bird}} (''Branta sandvicensis'').
+*According to [[Skinner]], the [[Bolivian Tree Lizard]]s have wiped out the {{W|dodo}} (''Raphus cucullatus''), the {{W|Black-billed cuckoo|cuckoo}} (''Coccyzus erythropthalmus''), and the {{W2|Nene|bird}} (''Branta sandvicensis'').
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*{{W|The Amazing Kreskin}}: Homer says, "Who am I? Kreskin?"
+*The plot of the episode is based on the episode "{{W|Opie the Birdman}}" from ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', where Opie Taylor accidentally kills a mother bird with a slingshot and then takes on the task of raising the babies.
-*''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'': The plot is based on the episode "Opie the Birdman," where Opie Taylor accidentally kills a mother bird with a slingshot and then takes on the task of raising the babies.
+*[[Lisa]] is playing {{W|Skee-Ball}} and uses [[Maggie]] to cheat and win the game. The "Maggie-oop" is a pun on the "{{W|Alley-oop}}", the basketball play.
-*{{W|Pac-Man}} and possibly {{W|Peter Packrat}}: A video game is seen called ''[[Pac-Rat Series|Pac-Rat Returns]]''.
+[[File:X-wing at the Arcade.png|250px|thumb|An {{W|X-wing fighter}} from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe can be seen among the prizes at the [[Arcade]]]]
 == Trivia ==

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 == Trivia ==
 *The "Bolivian tree lizard" is a fictional species. However, its behavior mirrors the habits of birds which are {{W|brood parasite|brood parasitic}}, such as the {{W|cuckoo bird}} and the {{W|cowbird}}.
 *When frying a carrot, Nelson hums the ''Simpsons'' theme.
-*This episode is rated {{W|TV-G}}, a rare rating for a ''Simpsons'' episode. The other two rated TV-G was "[[All Singing, All Dancing]]" and "[[Miracle on Evergreen Terrace]]".
+*This is the final appearance of [[Troy McClure]] and the final appearance of [[Phil Hartman]] in ''The Simpsons'' as he was murdered by his wife in May 1998, roughly four months before the episode aired.
-*This is the final appearance of [[Troy McClure]] and the final appearance of [[Phil Hartman]] in ''The Simpsons'' as he was murdered by his wife in May 1998, roughly 4 months before the episode aired.
+*Troy McClure and Billy appear in the Regional Geographic film, ''Birds: Our Fine Feathered Colleagues''. Troy also mentions two other educational films that he appeared in, ''Earwigs-Eeeew!'' and ''Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory''.
 *The sign seen at the Family Fun Center says: "As seen on When Disaster Strikes 4."
 *Arcade games spotted at the Family Fun Center: "[[Pac-Rat Series|Pac-Rat Returns]]" and "[[Shark Bait]]."
 *The door for the Springfield Birdwatching Society meeting room in the Springfield Municipal Building reads, "Pecking Order Strictly Enforced."
 == Goofs ==
 *When Bart alerts the family that the eggs are hatching, Homer leaves the fridge open. When the family watches the eggs hatch, the fridge door closes without any of them proceeding to close it.
-*Nelson's BB Gun was shown to be hugely powerful, much more powerful than a BB Gun should be.
+*Nelson's BB gun was shown to be hugely powerful, much more powerful than a BB gun should be.
-*The bible that [[Timothy Lovejoy]] returns at the library is bigger in the first shot.
+*The Bible that [[Timothy Lovejoy]] returns at the library is bigger in the first shot.
 *In this episode, the door to the basement is at an entrance of the house, but that's a closet in other episodes.
-*When Marge says "Slow and steady wins the race", her face and body are two different colors.
+*When Marge says, "Slow and steady wins the race," her face and body are two different colors.
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 == Cultural references ==
 *{{W|The Amazing Kreskin}}: Homer says "Who am I? Kreskin?"
-*{{W|The Andy Griffith Show}}: plot is based on 'Opie the Birdman' episode.
+*''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'': The plot is based on the episode "Opie the Birdman", where Opie Taylor accidentally kills a mother bird with a slingshot and then takes on the task of raising the babies.
 *{{W|Pac-Man}} and possibly {{W|Peter Packrat}}: a video-game is seen called ''[[Pac-Rat Series|Pac-Rat Returns]]''.
 == Goofs ==
 *When Bart alerts the family that the eggs are hatching, Homer leaves the fridge open. When the family watches the eggs hatch, the fridge door closes without any of them proceeding to close it.

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 * The "Bolivian tree lizard" is a fictional species. However, its behavior mirrors the habits of birds which are {{W|brood parasite|brood parasitic}}, such as the {{W|cuckoo bird}} and the {{W|cowbird}}.
 * When frying a carrot, Nelson hums the ''Simpsons'' theme.
-* This episode is rated {{W|TV-G}}, a rare rating for a ''Simpsons'' episode. The other two rated TV-G was [[All Singing, All Dancing]] and [[Miracle on Evergreen Terrace]]
+* This episode is rated {{W|TV-G}}, a rare rating for a ''Simpsons'' episode. The other two rated TV-G was "[[All Singing, All Dancing]]" and "[[Miracle on Evergreen Terrace]]".
 * This is the final appearance of [[Troy McClure]] and the final appearance of [[Phil Hartman]] in ''The Simpsons'' as he was murdered by his wife in May 1998, roughly 4 months before the episode aired.
 *Troy McClure and Billy appear in the Regional Geographic film, Birds: Our Fine Feathered Colleagues. Troy also mentions 2 other educational films that he appeared in, Earwigs-Eeeew! and Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory.