Brother's Little Helper/References - Revision history

Snowball II at 03:13, January 24, 2024

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Solar Dragon at 21:05, September 21, 2021

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Solar Dragon at 12:59, September 19, 2021

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CJG00 at 20:54, February 6, 2021

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Solar Dragon at 17:35, December 20, 2020

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 *When on his rampage, in a tank, Bart sings "{{W2|Don't Stop|Fleetwood Mac song}}" by [[Fleetwood Mac]].
 *Bart expresses a preference for the allergy decongestant Claritin D over regular {{W|Claritin}}.
-*Bart's classmate [[Sherri]] reads aloud the poem ''The Daffodils'' by {{W|William Wordsworth}}.
+*[[Sherri]] reads aloud to the class the poem ''{{W|I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud|The Daffodils}}'' by {{W|William Wordsworth}}.
 *The book that Bart gives to Homer, ''Chicken Soup for the Loser'', is a spoof of the book ''{{W|Chicken Soup for the Soul}}''.
 *On their date, Marge and Homer see the movie ''[[Showgirls]]''.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title is a reference to [[The Rolling Stones]] 1966 single "{{w|Mother's Little Helper}}" (a song about pill abuse), and also to [[Santa's Little Helper]].
+*The title is a reference to [[The Rolling Stones]] 1966 single "{{W|Mother's Little Helper}}" (a song about pill abuse), and also to [[Santa's Little Helper]].
-*Marge standing in front of the tank is a reference to {{w|Tank Man}}.
+*Marge standing in front of the tank is a reference to {{W|Tank Man}}.
 *The Fire Safety Day slogan, "Learn, Baby, Learn", is a spoof of the song "{{W2|Disco Inferno|The Trammps song}}", which contains the lyrics "burn, baby, burn".
-*Homer remarks that Bart has gone from Goofus to Gallant, a reference to the ''Highlights for Children'' comic, ''{{w|Goofus & Gallant}}''.
+*Homer remarks that Bart has gone from Goofus to Gallant, a reference to the ''Highlights for Children'' comic, ''{{W|Goofus & Gallant}}''.
 *When on his rampage, in a tank, Bart sings "{{W2|Don't Stop|Fleetwood Mac song}}" by [[Fleetwood Mac]].
-*Bart expresses a preference for the allergy decongestant Claritin D over regular {{w|Claritin}}.
+*Bart expresses a preference for the allergy decongestant Claritin D over regular {{W|Claritin}}.
-*Bart's classmate [[Sherri]] reads aloud the poem ''The Daffodils'' by {{w|William Wordsworth}}.
+*Bart's classmate [[Sherri]] reads aloud the poem ''The Daffodils'' by {{W|William Wordsworth}}.
-*The book that Bart gives to Homer, ''Chicken Soup for the Loser'', is a spoof of the book ''{{w|Chicken Soup for the Soul}}''.
+*The book that Bart gives to Homer, ''Chicken Soup for the Loser'', is a spoof of the book ''{{W|Chicken Soup for the Soul}}''.
 *On their date, Marge and Homer see the movie ''[[Showgirls]]''.
-*The t-shirt in the army barracks, which reads "I went to the Persian Gulf and all I got was this lousy syndrome", is a reference to {{w|Gulf War Syndrome}}.
+*The t-shirt in the army barracks, which reads "I went to the Persian Gulf and all I got was this lousy syndrome", is a reference to {{W|Gulf War Syndrome}}.
 *Bart's Ritalin song at the end is a parody of the theme song sung at the conclusion of the [[Popeye]] animated shorts.
 *Nelson's reaction when he thinks about violence or a girl while wearing the shock necklace may be a reference to ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.

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 == Goofs ==
 *When the family gets in Bart's room to find him wrapped in tin foil and with a garbage can lid on his head, a door slam is heard after Bart says to close it. When the camera angle changes, though, the door is clearly open.
 *In the couch gag, the animators forget to outline the eyes of Marge and Homer.

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 == Goofs ==
 [[File:Yellowbernice.jpg|thumb|Yellow Bernice Hibbert]]
 [[File:Noroadl.jpg|thumb|No road lines]]

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 *This is the first episode where [[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]] voices [[Maude Flanders]], due to the departure of [[Maggie Roswell]] from the series. Gaven would voice the character until her death in "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]", after which Roswell would return to voice the character in numerous flashbacks and other scenes.
 *Bart at school said that ''to pork'' is a verb.
 == Continuity ==

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 *When trying to introduce the schoolchildren to the Fire Safety skit, Skinner briefly mentioned that one of the helpful things that fire can do is "raining fire on Charlie" which is referring to firing napalm shells on the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
 *This is the first episode where [[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]] voices [[Maude Flanders]], due to the departure of [[Maggie Roswell]] from the series. Gaven would voice the character until her death in "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]", after which Roswell would return to voice the character in numerous flashbacks and other scenes.
-* Bart at school said that ''to pork'' is a verb.
+*Bart at school said that ''to pork'' is a verb.
 == Continuity ==
 *Bart's ADD was touched upon in "[[Lisa's Substitute]]": At the end, Homer says to Bart, "I always knew you had personality; the doctor said it was hyperactivity, but I knew better!"
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