Brake My Wife, Please/References - Revision history

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CJG00 at 19:26, February 7, 2021

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The name of this episode refers to {{W|Henny Youngman}}'s line, "Take my life, please". This line is also referred to in the episode titles "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]" and "[[Take My Life, Please]]", and mentioned in "[[Little Big Girl]]", where Bart says "Take my wife, Please. Hey, I finally get that joke!".
+*The name of this episode refers to comedian {{W|Henny Youngman}}'s one-line joke, "Take my wife... please".
 *At the video store, [[Homer]] watches ''[[Buttercups of Autumn]]'', a parody of the film ''{{W|The Whales of August}}''.
 *Homer dances to the {{W|Jarabe Tapatío|Mexican Hat song}}.
-*The rap Homer does in his car before driving it off the pier comes from the {{W|Chaka Khan}} song "{{W|I Feel for You}}".
+*Homer gives [[Carl]], [[Lou]], [[Dr. Hibbert]] and [[Drederick Tatum]] the {{W|Black power salute}}. Carl thought Homer was American TV personality [[Al Roker]].
-*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[George Wilson]]'s face. Mr. Wilson was portrayed by the late [[Walter Matthau]] in the 1993 film, ''[[Dennis the Menace]]''.
+*The rap Homer sings in his car before driving it off the pier comes from the {{W|Chaka Khan}} song "{{W|I Feel for You}}".
 *"[[I Love to Walk]]" contains elements of "{{W|Talk to the Animals}}" from the movie ''[[Doctor Dolittle]]''.
-*Homer asks if {{Ch|Steve Buscemi}} is the guy who got fed into the woodchipper in ''{{W2|Fargo|film}}''.
+**Homer asks if {{Ch|Steve Buscemi}} is the guy who got fed into the woodchipper in ''{{W2|Fargo|1996 film}}'', referring to the ending of the 1996 black comedy film.
-*When Marge is introduced to {{Ch|Jackson Browne}}, she mentions "{{W2|The Pretender|Jackson Browne song}}".
+**Steve Buscemi offers the men from [[Turkmenistan]] tickets to the Independent Film Awards. Buscemi has appeared in independent and mainstream films, with independent films predominating early in his career.
-*Jackson Browne said he'd serenade Marge a song from his latest album, which was ''{{W|The Naked Ride Home}}''. He then says he's kidding and sings "{{ap|Marjorie|song}}", a parody of "Rosie" from the album ''{{W2|Running on Empty|album}}''.
+*When Marge is introduced to {{Ch|Jackson Browne}}, she mentions one of his songs, "{{W2|The Pretender|Jackson Browne song}}".
 == Trivia ==

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 *Homer dances to the {{W|Jarabe Tapatío|Mexican Hat song}}.
 *The rap Homer does in his car before driving it off the pier comes from the {{W|Chaka Khan}} song "{{W|I Feel for You}}".
-*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[George Wilson]]'s face. Mr. Wilson was portrayed by the late [[Walter Matthau]] in the 1993 film, ''{{W2|Dennis the Menace|film}}''.
+*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[George Wilson]]'s face. Mr. Wilson was portrayed by the late [[Walter Matthau]] in the 1993 film, ''[[Dennis the Menace]]''.
 *"[[I Love to Walk]]" contains elements of "{{W|Talk to the Animals}}" from the movie ''[[Doctor Dolittle]]''.
 *Homer asks if {{Ch|Steve Buscemi}} is the guy who got fed into the woodchipper in ''{{W2|Fargo|film}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The name of this episode refers to {{w|Henny Youngman}}'s line, "Take my life, please". This line is also referred to in the episode titles "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]" and "[[Take My Life, Please]]", and mentioned in "[[Little Big Girl]]", where Bart says "Take my wife, Please. Hey, I finally get that joke!".
+*The name of this episode refers to {{W|Henny Youngman}}'s line, "Take my life, please". This line is also referred to in the episode titles "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]" and "[[Take My Life, Please]]", and mentioned in "[[Little Big Girl]]", where Bart says "Take my wife, Please. Hey, I finally get that joke!".
-*At the video store, [[Homer]] watches ''[[Buttercups of Autumn]]'', a parody of the film ''{{w|The Whales of August}}''.
+*At the video store, [[Homer]] watches ''[[Buttercups of Autumn]]'', a parody of the film ''{{W|The Whales of August}}''.
 *Homer dances to the {{W|Jarabe Tapatío|Mexican Hat song}}.
 *The rap Homer does in his car before driving it off the pier comes from the {{W|Chaka Khan}} song "{{W|I Feel for You}}".

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 *Homer dances to the {{W|Jarabe Tapatío|Mexican Hat song}}.
 *The rap Homer does in his car before driving it off the pier comes from the {{W|Chaka Khan}} song "{{W|I Feel for You}}".
-*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[George Wilson]]'s face. Mr. Wilson was portrayed by the late {{w|Walter Matthau}} in the 1993 film, ''{{W2|Dennis the Menace|film}}''.
+*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[George Wilson]]'s face. Mr. Wilson was portrayed by the late [[Walter Matthau]] in the 1993 film, ''{{W2|Dennis the Menace|film}}''.
 *"[[I Love to Walk]]" contains elements of "{{W|Talk to the Animals}}" from the movie ''[[Doctor Dolittle]]''.
 *Homer asks if {{Ch|Steve Buscemi}} is the guy who got fed into the woodchipper in ''{{W2|Fargo|film}}''.

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 == Goofs ==
-*The syrup on Bart’s pancakes disappears when Marge was shoving cereal into his mouth.
+*The syrup on Bart's pancakes disappears when Marge was shoving cereal into his mouth.
 == Continuity ==

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 *Homer dances to the {{W|Jarabe Tapatío|Mexican Hat song}}.
 *The rap Homer does in his car before driving it off the pier comes from the {{W|Chaka Kahn}} song "{{W|I Feel for You}}".
-*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[George Wilson]]'s face.  Mr. Wilson was portrayed by {{w|Walter Matthau}} in the 1993 film, ''{{w|Dennis the Menace (film)|Dennis the Menace}}''.
+*While walking to work, Homer runs a stick across a fence, and then across [[George Wilson]]'s face.  Mr. Wilson was portrayed by the late {{w|Walter Matthau}} in the 1993 film, ''{{w|Dennis the Menace (film)|Dennis the Menace}}''.
 *"[[I Love to Walk]]" contains elements of "{{W|Talk to the Animals}}" from the movie ''[[Doctor Dolittle]]''.
 *Homer asks if {{Ch|Steve Buscemi}} is the guy who got fed into the woodchipper in ''{{W|Fargo (film)|Fargo}}''.