Brush with Greatness/References - Revision history

2001:14BA:A0B7:4000:7572:DE27:626B:3578 at 13:12, October 28, 2025

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{W|Scarlett O'Hara}} → Scarlett O'Hara

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‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Scarlett O'Hara}} → Scarlett O'Hara

Simpsons88 at 19:58, August 3, 2024

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Simpsons88 at 19:53, August 3, 2024

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Solar Dragon at 10:52, October 19, 2023

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W2|Gone with the Wind|film}} → Gone with the Wind

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‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W2|Gone with the Wind|film}} → Gone with the Wind

SolarBot: /* Goofs */replaced: Lenny → Lenny

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‎Goofs: replaced: Lenny → Lenny

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2021-11-18T17:27:52Z

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Mythigator at 00:05, November 15, 2021

2021-11-15T00:05:17Z

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 == Goofs ==
 [[File:Lisa no eyes.png|thumb|Lisa without eyes]]
-*Homer weighs 239lbs in this episode; he was the same weight in "[[Homer's Night Out]]" and "[[King-Size Homer]]". By the end of the episode he is down to 225 pounds.
+*Homer weighs 239lbs (108 kg) in this episode; he was the same weight in "[[Homer's Night Out]]" and "[[King-Size Homer]]". By the end of the episode he is down to 225 pounds (102 kilograms).
 *When [[Carl Carlson]] speaks in the episode, it is [[Lenny]]'s voice actor.
 *Before Bart and Lisa enter the water slide, Lisa is briefly missing her eyes.

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 *The queue line at [[H₂WHOA!]] resemblances the lithograph ''{{W|Ascending and Descending}}'' by Dutch graphic artist [[M. C. Escher]].
 *The way [[Krusty]] removes the clown make-up from his face resembles the way [[The Joker]] removes his make-up in the 1989 film ''{{W2|Batman|1989 film}}''.
-*[[Homer]] says he is going on a diet and then cites "As God is my witness, I'll always be hungry again!". This is a parody of a phrase said by {{W|Scarlett O'Hara}} ({{W|Vivien Leigh}}) in the film ''[[Gone with the Wind]]''. The original phrase being "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!".
+*[[Homer]] says he is going on a diet and then cites "As God is my witness, I'll always be hungry again!". This is a parody of a phrase said by [[Scarlett O'Hara]] ({{W|Vivien Leigh}}) in the film ''[[Gone with the Wind]]''. The original phrase being "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!".
 *The workout video ''[[Gee, Your Pecs Look Terrific]]'' is a reference to {{W|Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific}}, a shampoo brand that was popular in the USA in the 1970s and 1980s.
 *In one of the paintings, [[Ringo Starr]] is wearing his iconic uniform from ''{{W|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band}}''.

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 *The queue line at [[H₂WHOA!]] resemblances the lithograph ''{{W|Ascending and Descending}}'' by Dutch graphic artist [[M. C. Escher]].
 *The way [[Krusty]] removes the clown make-up from his face resembles the way [[The Joker]] removes his make-up in the 1989 film ''{{W2|Batman|1989 film}}''.
-*[[Homer]] says he is going on a diet and then uses the "As God is my witness, I'll always be hungry again!". This is a parody of a phrase said by {{W|Scarlett O'Hara}} ({{W|Vivien Leigh}}) in the film ''[[Gone with the Wind]]''. The original phrase being "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!".
+*[[Homer]] says he is going on a diet and then cites "As God is my witness, I'll always be hungry again!". This is a parody of a phrase said by {{W|Scarlett O'Hara}} ({{W|Vivien Leigh}}) in the film ''[[Gone with the Wind]]''. The original phrase being "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!".
 *The workout video ''[[Gee, Your Pecs Look Terrific]]'' is a reference to {{W|Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific}}, a shampoo brand that was popular in the USA in the 1970s and 1980s.
 *In one of the paintings, [[Ringo Starr]] is wearing his iconic uniform from ''{{W|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*During the scene of the line up at [[Mt. Splashmore]], there is a frame of an optical illusion similar to the ''{{W|Ascending and Descending}}'' print from the artist [[M. C. Escher]]
+*The episode's [[Brush with Greatness/Gags#Chalkboard gag|chalkboard gag]] refers to the {{W|Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution}} which focuses on criminal procedures.
-*When [[Homer]] decides to go on a diet, he says, "As God is my witness, I'll always be hungry again!", referencing [[Scarlett O'Hara]]'s quote, "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!" from ''[[Gone with the Wind]]''.
+*The queue line at [[H₂WHOA!]] resemblances the lithograph ''{{W|Ascending and Descending}}'' by Dutch graphic artist [[M. C. Escher]].
-*Much of the music and scenes of Homer's workouts are similar to the training montage in ''{{W|Rocky}}''.
+*The way [[Krusty]] removes the clown make-up from his face resembles the way [[The Joker]] removes his make-up in the 1989 film ''{{W2|Batman|1989 film}}''.
-*The workout video [[Gee, Your Pecs Look Terrific]] is a reference to {{W|Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific}}, a shampoo brand that was popular in the USA in the 1970s and 1980s.
+*[[Homer]] says he is going on a diet and then uses the "As God is my witness, I'll always be hungry again!". This is a parody of a phrase said by {{W|Scarlett O'Hara}} ({{W|Vivien Leigh}}) in the film ''[[Gone with the Wind]]''. The original phrase being "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!".
 *When Homer walks to the scale to weigh himself, the theme music from ''{{W|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly}}'' plays.
-*A copy of the [[Andy Warhol]] painting ''[[Campbell's Soup Cans]]'' is visible in the art gallery where [[Marge]]'s portrait of [[Mr. Burns]] is unveiled.
+*[[Mr. Burns]] remembers {{W|The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show|The Beatles participation on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''}}.
 == Trivia ==
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 *Before Bart and Lisa enter the water slide, Lisa is briefly missing her eyes.
 *When Krusty was being pressed by News Reporters about the incident at Mt. Splashmore with the H2WHOA!! and his attempts at driving them away, he apparently wipes away the "white makeup" on his head, despite the fact that it was implied in "[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]" that Krusty's bypass surgery that gave him a pacemaker permanently bleached his skin white.
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 **[[Howard, Sr.]]
 **[[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Wife]]
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 == Cultural references ==
-*During the scene of the line up at Mt. Splashmore, there is a frame of an optical illusion similar to the ''{{w|Ascending and Descending}}'' print from the artist [[M. C. Escher]]
+*During the scene of the line up at Mt. Splashmore, there is a frame of an optical illusion similar to the ''{{W|Ascending and Descending}}'' print from the artist [[M. C. Escher]]
 *When [[Homer]] decides to go on a diet, he says, "As God is my witness, I'll always be hungry again!", referencing [[Scarlett O'Hara]]'s quote, "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!" from ''{{W2|Gone with the Wind|film}}''.
-*Much of the music and scenes of Homer's workouts are similar to the training montage in ''{{w|Rocky}}''.
+*Much of the music and scenes of Homer's workouts are similar to the training montage in ''{{W|Rocky}}''.
-*When Homer walks to the scale to weigh himself, the theme music from ''{{w|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly}}'' plays.
+*When Homer walks to the scale to weigh himself, the theme music from ''{{W|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly}}'' plays.
 *A copy of the [[Andy Warhol]] painting ''[[Campbell's Soup Cans]]'' is visible in the art gallery where [[Marge]]'s portrait of [[Mr. Burns]] is unveiled.
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 == Music ==
-*{{w|Ringo Starr}} - "{{w|It Don't Come Easy}}"
+*{{W|Ringo Starr}} - "{{W|It Don't Come Easy}}"
 {{Season 2|R}}