Dangers on a Train/References - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Goofs */ replaced: Squeaky-voiced teen → Squeaky-Voiced Teen

2025-05-13T10:52:25Z

‎Goofs: replaced: Squeaky-voiced teen → Squeaky-Voiced Teen

Solar Dragon at 00:54, March 20, 2025

2025-03-20T00:54:45Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{W|Blockbuster Video}} → Blockbuster Video, {{W|Hooters}} → Hooters

2024-11-09T13:48:37Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Blockbuster Video}} → Blockbuster Video, {{W|Hooters}} → Hooters

Simpsons88 at 15:15, August 28, 2024

2024-08-28T15:15:39Z

MediocreUsername: /* Cultural references */ The Polar Express is also a name of a picture book, added mention of that

2024-08-28T15:08:12Z

‎Cultural references: The Polar Express is also a name of a picture book, added mention of that

Simpsons88 at 15:03, August 28, 2024

2024-08-28T15:03:43Z

MediocreUsername: add more information about anniversary inconsistency

2024-08-27T20:20:31Z

add more information about anniversary inconsistency

Simpsons88 at 18:59, August 27, 2024

2024-08-27T18:59:37Z

Solar Dragon at 13:29, August 26, 2024

2024-08-26T13:29:05Z

MediocreUsername: /* Cultural references */ add Beethoven/Mozart reference

2024-08-26T12:29:52Z

‎Cultural references: add Beethoven/Mozart reference

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 == Goofs ==
-*Despite the first part of the episode taking place "almost nine years ago," the [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] is exactly the same age as he is in the present day.
+*Despite the first part of the episode taking place "almost nine years ago," the [[Squeaky-Voiced Teen]] is exactly the same age as he is in the present day.
 *Homer and Marge have their 10th anniversary, but Bart is 10, and the anniversary should have taken place before his birthday. In "[[I Married Marge]]," they marry when Marge is pregnant.

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 *When Homer tells [[Lisa]] he named [[Bart]] after a train, he was referring to the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]], public transport for the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] called by the acronym BART.
 *The marijuana products sold at [[Kannabis Korner]] include:
-**Dawg, short for "Stardawg", a hybrid marijuana strain.
+**Dawg, short for "Stardawg," a hybrid marijuana strain.
 **{{W2|Haze|cannabis}}, an identifying name for a strain and a variety of cannabis strains.
-**Bubba, short for "{{W|Bubba Kush}}", a marijuana strain from [[Florida]] known for its heavy tranquilizing effects.
+**Bubba, short for "{{W|Bubba Kush}}," a marijuana strain from [[Florida]] known for its heavy tranquilizing effects.
 **{{W2|Kush|cannabis}}, a family of potent cannabis strains named after the {{W|Hindu Kush}} mountain range.
 *The employee of Kannabis Korner tells [[Otto]] to watch ''{{W2|Fantasia|1940 film}}'', the 1940 animated musical anthology film featuring [[Mickey Mouse]].
-*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] take [[Maggie]] and [[Ling Bouvier]] to "Baby [[Beethoven]]s", although Ling plays [[Mozart]]'s ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' instead.
+*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] take [[Maggie]] and [[Ling Bouvier]] to "Baby [[Beethoven]]s," although Ling plays [[Mozart]]'s ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' instead.
 *[[Sassy Madison]]'s logo is a parody of that of American bakery {{W|Dolly Madison}}. Dolly Madison is also mentioned by [[Marge]].
 *The name of the book ''[[The Jesus and Mary Train]]'' is a pun on the Scottish band {{W|The Jesus and Mary Chain}}.
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 *{{ap|Ben|Dangers on a Train}} offers Marge {{W|Danish pastry}}.
 *Marge and Ben are fans of ''[[Upton Rectory]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Downton Abbey}}''.
-**''Upton Rectory'' is broadcasted on [[PBC]], a parody of {{W|PBS}} (which airs ''Downtown Abbey'' in real life) and to the {{W|BBC}}.
+**''Upton Rectory'' is broadcast on [[PBC]], a parody of {{W|PBS}} (which airs ''Downton Abbey'' in real life) and the {{W|BBC}}.
 *Homer sings "{{W|I've Been Working on the Railroad}}", an American folk song.
-*Lisa says that Bart is "twisting facts in an Orwellian fashion". She is referring to the British novelist {{W|George Orwell}}. Lisa also mentions one of his most notable works, ''{{W|Animal Farm}}''.
+*Lisa says that Bart is "twisting facts in an Orwellian fashion." She is referring to the British novelist {{W|George Orwell}}. Lisa also mentions one of his most notable works, ''{{W|Animal Farm}}''.
 *[[Hooters]] sponsors ''Upton Rectory''.
 *Patty wants to use Marge's {{W2|Amazon|company}} free shipping.
 [[File:Ben and the Nelson Riddle's orchestra.png|300px|thumb|In [[Marge]]'s imagination, {{ap|Ben|Dangers on a Train}} performs [[Frank Sinatra|Sinatra]]'s popular cover version of "{{W|The Way You Look Tonight}}", backed by the {{W|Nelson Riddle}}'s orchestra]]
-*Ben sings "{{W|The Way You Look Tonight}}" in Marge's imagination, backed by {{W|Nelson Riddle}}'s orchestra. He sings it with the style of [[Frank Sinatra]], who made the most popular and imitated version of this song with the Nelson Riddle's orchestra.
+*Ben sings "{{W|The Way You Look Tonight}}" in Marge's imagination, backed by {{W|Nelson Riddle}}'s orchestra. He sings it in the style of [[Frank Sinatra]], who made the most popular and imitated version of this song with Nelson Riddle's orchestra.
 **When Ben is leaning against the lamppost, it is reminiscent of the cover of Sinatra's 1954 album ''{{W|Songs For Young Lovers}}''.
 **When Ben is singing with the orchestra, the raincoat and fedora combination is reminiscent of the poster for Sinatra's 1957 film ''{{W|Pal Joey}}''.
-*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] calls [[Helen Lovejoy|Helen]] the "Bipolar Express", a pun on the 1985 picture book ''{{W|The Polar Express}}'', which was made into {{W2|The Polar Express|film|an animated film}} in 2004.
+*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] calls [[Helen Lovejoy|Helen]] the "Bipolar Express," a pun on the 1985 picture book ''{{W|The Polar Express}}'', which was made into {{W2|The Polar Express|film|an animated film}} in 2004.
-*Ben wife's, [[Ramona]], references the famous {{W|Hall & Oates}} hit from 1982, "{{W2|Maneater|Hall & Oates song}}", when confronting Marge.
+*Ben's wife, [[Ramona]], references the famous {{W|Hall & Oates}} hit from 1982, "{{W2|Maneater|Hall & Oates song}}," when confronting Marge.
 *Homer confessed he usually searches for {{W|Lindsay Wagner}} on the Internet to see how she looks.
 *Ramona and Ben once got drunk and friendly at the {{W|Admiral's Club}}, an airport lounge operated by {{W|American Airlines}}.
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 == Trivia ==
-*For some reason on the channel [[FXX]], this episode got a TV-14 rating.
+*For some reason, on the channel [[FXX]], this episode got a TV-14 rating.
-*On Marge's list of people she was replying to online, she has "Convict #RABF17". RABF17 is the production code of this episode.
+*On Marge's list of people she was replying to online, she has "Convict #RABF17." RABF17 is the production code of this episode.
 *Stores seen at the [[Springfielde Glenne]]:
 **[[Abercrombie & Rich]]
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 **[[GAO Schwarz]]
 **[[Cropduster Video]]
-*This episode features [[Seth MacFarlane]], the creator of ''[[Family Guy]]'', as a guest voice actor—the night this episode aired was the same night that the ''Family Guy'' episode "No Country Club for Old Men" aired, which guest starred ''Simpsons'' veteran [[Hank Azaria]]. Azaria [https://twitter.com/HankAzaria/status/336651394419392512 noted the coincidence on Twitter], joking that it was "a sign of the apocalypse."
+*This episode features [[Seth MacFarlane]], the creator of ''[[Family Guy]]'', as a guest voice actor—the night this episode aired was the same night that the ''Family Guy'' episode "No Country Club for Old Men" aired, which guest-starred ''Simpsons'' veteran [[Hank Azaria]]. Azaria [https://twitter.com/HankAzaria/status/336651394419392512 noted the coincidence on Twitter], joking that it was "a sign of the apocalypse."
-*In the end Homer wonders if his marriage "will last 25 years." Bart looks into the camera and says, "Nothing should", [[breaking the fourth wall]].
+*In the end, Homer wonders if his marriage "will last 25 years." Bart looks into the camera and says, "Nothing should," [[breaking the fourth wall]].
 == Continuity ==
-*Homer had previously recalled of him and a pregnant Marge thinking of names with Homer shooting other name over schoolyard rhyming taunts and Marge suggested Bart and Homer missed that obvious rhyme with fart, but why Marge suggested Bart is unmentioned ("[[I Married Marge]]").
+*Homer had previously recalled he and a pregnant Marge thinking of names, with Homer rejecting other names due to schoolyard rhyming taunts. Marge suggested Bart, and Homer missed the obvious rhyme with "fart," but why Marge suggested Bart is unmentioned ("[[I Married Marge]]").
 == Goofs ==
-*Despite the first part of the episode taking place "almost nine years ago", the [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] is exactly the same age as he is in present day.
+*Despite the first part of the episode taking place "almost nine years ago," the [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] is exactly the same age as he is in the present day.
-*Homer and Marge have their 10th anniversary, but Bart is 10 and the anniversary should have taken place before his birthday. In "[[I Married Marge]]", they marry when Marge is pregnant.
+*Homer and Marge have their 10th anniversary, but Bart is 10, and the anniversary should have taken place before his birthday. In "[[I Married Marge]]," they marry when Marge is pregnant.
 {{Season 24|R}}
 [[Category:Cultural references]]
 [[Category:Trivia]]
 [[Category:Goofs]]

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 **[[GAO Schwarz]], a parody of {{W|FAO Schwarz}}, an American toy brand and retail chain.
 **[[Maura Ashlee]], a parody of {{W2|Laura Ashley|company}}, a British textile design company.
-**[[Cropduster Video]], a parody of {{W|Blockbuster Video}}, the American multimedia brand and former rental store chain.
+**[[Cropduster Video]], a parody of [[Blockbuster Video]], the American multimedia brand and former rental store chain.
 *The song "{{W|(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story}}" composed by {{W|Francis Lai}} is heard when [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] spend time alone.
 *When Homer tells [[Lisa]] he named [[Bart]] after a train, he was referring to the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]], public transport for the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] called by the acronym BART.
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 *Homer sings "{{W|I've Been Working on the Railroad}}", an American folk song.
 *Lisa says that Bart is "twisting facts in an Orwellian fashion". She is referring to the British novelist {{W|George Orwell}}. Lisa also mentions one of his most notable works, ''{{W|Animal Farm}}''.
-*{{W|Hooters}} sponsors ''Upton Rectory''.
+*[[Hooters]] sponsors ''Upton Rectory''.
 *Patty wants to use Marge's {{W2|Amazon|company}} free shipping.
 [[File:Ben and the Nelson Riddle's orchestra.png|300px|thumb|In [[Marge]]'s imagination, {{ap|Ben|Dangers on a Train}} performs [[Frank Sinatra|Sinatra]]'s popular cover version of "{{W|The Way You Look Tonight}}", backed by the {{W|Nelson Riddle}}'s orchestra]]

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 *The marijuana products sold at [[Kannabis Korner]] include:
 **Dawg, short for "Stardawg", a hybrid marijuana strain.
-**{{W2|Haze|cannabis}}, an identifying name for a strain and a varieties of cannabis strains.
+**{{W2|Haze|cannabis}}, an identifying name for a strain and a variety of cannabis strains.
 **Bubba, short for "{{W|Bubba Kush}}", a marijuana strain from [[Florida]] known for its heavy tranquilizing effects.
 **{{W2|Kush|cannabis}}, a family of potent cannabis strains named after the {{W|Hindu Kush}} mountain range.
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 *{{ap|Ben|Dangers on a Train}} offers Marge {{W|Danish pastry}}.
 *Marge and Ben are fans of ''[[Upton Rectory]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Downton Abbey}}''.
-**''Upton Rectory'' is broadcasted on [[PBC]], a parody of {{W|PBS}}, which airs ''Downtown Abbey''.
+**''Upton Rectory'' is broadcasted on [[PBC]], a parody of {{W|PBS}} (which airs ''Downtown Abbey'' in real life) and to the {{W|BBC}}.
 *Homer sings "{{W|I've Been Working on the Railroad}}", an American folk song.
-*Lisa says that Bart is "twisting facts in an Orwellian fashion". She is referring to the British novelist {{W|George Orwell}}. Lisa also mentions one his most notable works are mentioned, ''{{W|Animal Farm}}''.
+*Lisa says that Bart is "twisting facts in an Orwellian fashion". She is referring to the British novelist {{W|George Orwell}}. Lisa also mentions one of his most notable works, ''{{W|Animal Farm}}''.
 *{{W|Hooters}} sponsors ''Upton Rectory''.
 *Patty wants to use Marge's {{W2|Amazon|company}} free shipping.
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 **When Ben is leaning against the lamppost, it is reminiscent of the cover of Sinatra's 1954 album ''{{W|Songs For Young Lovers}}''.
 **When Ben is singing with the orchestra, the raincoat and fedora combination is reminiscent of the poster for Sinatra's 1957 film ''{{W|Pal Joey}}''.
-*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] calls [[Helen Lovejoy|Helen]] the "Bipolar Express", a pun on the 1985 picture book {{W|The Polar Expres}}, which was made into {{W2|The Polar Express|film|an animated film}} in 2004.
+*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] calls [[Helen Lovejoy|Helen]] the "Bipolar Express", a pun on the 1985 picture book ''{{W|The Polar Express}}'', which was made into {{W2|The Polar Express|film|an animated film}} in 2004.
-*Ben wife's, [[Ramona]], references the famous {{W|Hall & Oates}}, "{{W2|Maneater|Hall & Oates song}}", when confronting Marge.
+*Ben wife's, [[Ramona]], references the famous {{W|Hall & Oates}} hit from 1982, "{{W2|Maneater|Hall & Oates song}}", when confronting Marge.
 *Homer confessed he usually searches for {{W|Lindsay Wagner}} on the Internet to see how she looks.
 *Ramona and Ben once got drunk and friendly at the {{W|Admiral's Club}}, an airport lounge operated by {{W|American Airlines}}.

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 **When Ben is leaning against the lamppost, it is reminiscent of the cover of Sinatra's 1954 album ''{{W|Songs For Young Lovers}}''.
 **When Ben is singing with the orchestra, the raincoat and fedora combination is reminiscent of the poster for Sinatra's 1957 film ''{{W|Pal Joey}}''.
-*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] calls [[Helen Lovejoy|Helen]] the "Bipolar Express", a pun on the 2004 animated film ''{{W2|The Polar Express|film}}''.
+*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] calls [[Helen Lovejoy|Helen]] the "Bipolar Express", a pun on the 1985 picture book {{W|The Polar Expres}}, which was made into {{W2|The Polar Express|film|an animated film}} in 2004.
 *Ben wife's, [[Ramona]], references the famous {{W|Hall & Oates}}, "{{W2|Maneater|Hall & Oates song}}", when confronting Marge.
 *Homer confessed he usually searches for {{W|Lindsay Wagner}} on the Internet to see how she looks.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title is a reference to [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''{{W2|Strangers on a Train|film}}''.
+*The title is a reference to [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s 1951 psychological thriller ''{{W2|Strangers on a Train|film}}''.
 *[[Marge]] and Ben are fans of ''[[Upton Rectory]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Downton Abbey}}''.
 *{{ap|Ben|Dangers on a Train}} sings the {{W|Jerome Kern}} and {{W|Dorothy Fields}} song "{{W|The Way You Look Tonight}}" in Marge's imagination, backed by {{W|Nelson Riddle}}'s orchestra.
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 **When Ben is leaning against the lamppost, it is reminiscent of the cover of Sinatra's 1954 album ''{{W|Songs For Young Lovers}}''.
 **When Ben is singing with the orchestra, the raincoat and fedora combination is reminiscent of the poster for Sinatra's 1957 film ''{{W|Pal Joey}}''.
 == Trivia ==

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 **When Ben is singing with the orchestra, the raincoat and fedora combination is reminiscent of the poster for Sinatra's 1957 film ''{{W|Pal Joey}}''.
 *When Homer tells Lisa he named Bart after a train, he was referring to the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]], public transport for the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] called by the acronym BART.
-*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] takes [[Maggie]] and [[Ling Bouvier]] to "Baby {{W|Beethoven}}s", although Ling plays {{W|Mozart}}'s ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' instead.
+*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] takes [[Maggie]] and [[Ling Bouvier]] to "Baby [[Beethoven]]s", although Ling plays [[Mozart]]'s ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' instead.
 *The song played in the episode is {{W|(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story|the theme}} from ''[[Love Story]]''.
 *[[Neiman Mark-Up]] is a parody of {{W|Neiman Marcus}}.