Dog of Death/References - Revision history

MediocreUsername: /* Continuity */

2025-09-28T10:44:10Z

‎Continuity

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{W|Fahrenheit 451}} → Fahrenheit 451 (2), {{W|Michael Jackson}} → {{Ch|Michael Jackson}}, {{W|Stanley Kubrick}} → Stanley Kubrick

2024-08-19T14:22:03Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Fahrenheit 451}} → Fahrenheit 451 (2), {{W|Michael Jackson}} → {{Ch|Michael Jackson}}, {{W|Stanley Kubrick}} → Stanley Kubrick

Simpsons88 at 15:18, July 26, 2024

2024-07-26T15:18:26Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w| → {{W| (8)

2021-10-15T23:05:56Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w| → {{W| (8)

CJG00: /* Goofs */

2021-02-05T07:19:55Z

‎Goofs

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|Beethoven}} → Beethoven, {{w|Lyndon B. Johnson}} → Lyndon B. Johnson

2021-01-25T18:08:43Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|Beethoven}} → Beethoven, {{w|Lyndon B. Johnson}} → Lyndon B. Johnson

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange}} → {{W2|A Clockwork Orange|film}}

2020-12-11T13:44:08Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange}} → {{W2|A Clockwork Orange|film}}

86.45.172.53: /* Cultural references */

2016-06-15T19:55:44Z

‎Cultural references

108.64.229.221: /* Cultural references */ several small refs

2015-09-29T03:14:24Z

‎Cultural references: several small refs

Loco87 at 11:06, July 20, 2015

2015-07-20T11:06:48Z

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 *Ned wears [[Assassins]] sneakers. ("[[Bart's Dog Gets an "F"]]")
 *The "missing dog" posters are nailed over the Skinner missing posters. ("[[Bart the Murderer]]")
 == Goofs ==

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 *The [[veterinarian]]'s appearance and voice is a take-off of the title character Dr. Ben Casey played by actor {{W|Vince Edwards}} in the ''{{W|Ben Casey}}'' TV series.
 *[[Homer]]'s story of "[[Doggie Heaven]]" includes the dog named Old Yeller from the {{W2|Old Yeller|film|1957 American Western of the same name}} and eight {{W|Lassie|Lassies}}, the fictional female Rough Collie from the 1954 TV series ''{{W2|Lassie|1954 TV series}}''. The counterpart, "Doggie Hell", includes [[Adolf Hitler]]'s dog {{W|Blondi}}, [[Richard Nixon]]'s dog Checkers, which Homer calls "Chester", and one of the Lassies, the one that mauled Timmy Martin ({{W|Jon Provost}}).
-[[File:Books at fireplace.png|250px|thumb|The books that [[Homer]] burns in the fireplace include ''{{W|Fahrenheit 451}}'', "{{W|The Lottery}}", ''{{W2|Fatherhood|book}}'' and ''[[Canine Surgery]]'']]
+[[File:Books at fireplace.png|250px|thumb|The books that [[Homer]] burns in the fireplace include ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'', "{{W|The Lottery}}", ''{{W2|Fatherhood|book}}'' and ''[[Canine Surgery]]'']]
-*The books that Homer burns in the fireplace include the 1953 dystopian novel ''{{W|Fahrenheit 451}}'', the already-mentioned "{{W|The Lottery}}" by {{W|Shirley Jackson}}, the 1986 parenting book ''{{W2|Fatherhood|book}}'' by [[Bill Cosby]] and ''[[Canine Surgery]]''.
+*The books that Homer burns in the fireplace include the 1953 dystopian novel ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'', the already-mentioned "{{W|The Lottery}}" by {{W|Shirley Jackson}}, the 1986 parenting book ''{{W2|Fatherhood|book}}'' by [[Bill Cosby]] and ''[[Canine Surgery]]''.
 *Volume IV of the ''[[Encyclopedia Generica]]'' goes from astronomer {{W|Nicolaus Copernicus}} to the infectious disease of {{W|Elephantiasis}}.
 *Homer sings "[[Buffalo Gals]]", a traditional American song by {{W2|John Hodges|minstrel}}.
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 *[[Santa's Little Helper]]'s adventure resembles the 1963 film ''{{W2|The Incredible Journey|film}}'' where two dogs and a cat travel through the Canadian wilderness to return to their home.
 **The musical composition ''{{W|Peter and the Wolf}}'' by {{W|Sergei Prokofiev}} is heard during the scene.
-**Santa's Little Helper dog passes through [[Swartzwelder County]], which is a reference to [[John Swartzwelder]], the writer of this episode. The dog is also going down the [[Michael Jackson Expressway]], a reference to singer {{W|Michael Jackson}}.
+**Santa's Little Helper dog passes through [[Swartzwelder County]], which is a reference to [[John Swartzwelder]], the writer of this episode. The dog is also going down the [[Michael Jackson Expressway]], a reference to singer [[Michael Jackson]].
 *The [[Burns' Mansion]] is situated at the corner of "Croesus and Mammon". The joke refers to [[Mr. Burns]] greediness and wealth:
 **{{W|Croesus}} was the king of {{W|Lydia}} in the 6th century BC, and was renowned for his wealth.
 **{{W|Mammon}} in the {{W|New Testament}} is commonly thought to mean money, material wealth, or any entity that promises wealth, and is associated with the greedy pursuit of gain.
-*The scene where Santa's Little Helper is brainwashed by having his eyes pinned open and watching footage is a parody of the famous {{W|Ludovico technique|rehabilitation}} of {{W|Alex DeLarge}} ({{W|Malcolm McDowell}}) in {{W|Stanley Kubrick}}'s ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''. The music heard is "Ode to Joy" from [[Beethoven]]'s {{W2|Symphony No. 9|Beethoven}}, just like in the film. The footage Santa's Little Helper is forced to watch include:
+*The scene where Santa's Little Helper is brainwashed by having his eyes pinned open and watching footage is a parody of the famous {{W|Ludovico technique|rehabilitation}} of {{W|Alex DeLarge}} ({{W|Malcolm McDowell}}) in [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''. The music heard is "Ode to Joy" from [[Beethoven]]'s {{W2|Symphony No. 9|Beethoven}}, just like in the film. The footage Santa's Little Helper is forced to watch include:
 **The {{W|Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll}}.
 **The {{W|Hindenburg disaster}}, that took place in 1937 in [[New Jersey]].

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The scene where [[Santa's Little Helper]] is brainwashed (by having his eyes pinned open and watching footage) is a parody of the rehabilitation process of Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's ''{{W2|A Clockwork Orange|film}}''. During the montage:
+*Everyone is checking out "{{W|The Lottery}}" from the [[Springfield Public Library]]. This is a short story by American writer {{W|Shirley Jackson}} which depicts a fictional small American community that participates in an annual tradition known as "the lottery." Unbeknownst to the community, the chosen individual is brutally stoned to death by the rest of the townspeople.
-**Music played as background is the {{W|Ode to Joy}} from [[Beethoven]]'s Ninth Symphony, just as in the movie.
+*Things that [[Skinner]] imagines money can buy include:
-**The U. S. president who lifted his dog by the ears was [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and though the man in the montage does not look like him, a Secret Service agent is seen in the background.
+**History books that know how the {{W|Korean War}} came out. The result of this war is inconclusive and no peace treaty was ever signed, making this a frozen conflict.
-**The airship crashing in flames is the {{W|Hindenburg disaster|Hindenburg}}.
+**Math books that don't have the {{W|base-6}} numeral system. This system has been adopted independently by a small number of cultures.
-*The music played as Santa's Little Helper gambols through the countryside is from ''{{W|Peter and the Wolf}}'' by {{W|Serge Prokofiev}}.
+*The [[veterinarian]]'s appearance and voice is a take-off of the title character Dr. Ben Casey played by actor {{W|Vince Edwards}} in the ''{{W|Ben Casey}}'' TV series.
-*The veterinarian is closely modeled on {{W|Vince Edwards}} in his role as {{W|Ben Casey}}.
+*[[Homer]]'s story of "[[Doggie Heaven]]" includes the dog named Old Yeller from the {{W2|Old Yeller|film|1957 American Western of the same name}} and eight {{W|Lassie|Lassies}}, the fictional female Rough Collie from the 1954 TV series ''{{W2|Lassie|1954 TV series}}''. The counterpart, "Doggie Hell", includes [[Adolf Hitler]]'s dog {{W|Blondi}}, [[Richard Nixon]]'s dog Checkers, which Homer calls "Chester", and one of the Lassies, the one that mauled Timmy Martin ({{W|Jon Provost}}).
-*The Burns mansion is situated at the corner of {{W|Croesus}} and {{W|Mammon}}.
+[[File:Books at fireplace.png|250px|thumb|The books that [[Homer]] burns in the fireplace include ''{{W|Fahrenheit 451}}'', "{{W|The Lottery}}", ''{{W2|Fatherhood|book}}'' and ''[[Canine Surgery]]'']]
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The scene where [[Santa's Little Helper]] is brainwashed (by having his eyes pinned open and watching footage) is a parody of the rehabilitation process of Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's ''{{W2|A Clockwork Orange|film}}''. During the montage:
-**Music played as background is the {{w|Ode to Joy}} from [[Beethoven]]'s Ninth Symphony, just as in the movie.
+**Music played as background is the {{W|Ode to Joy}} from [[Beethoven]]'s Ninth Symphony, just as in the movie.
 **The U. S. president who lifted his dog by the ears was [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and though the man in the montage does not look like him, a Secret Service agent is seen in the background.
-**The airship crashing in flames is the {{w|Hindenburg disaster|Hindenburg}}.
+**The airship crashing in flames is the {{W|Hindenburg disaster|Hindenburg}}.
-*The music played as Santa's Little Helper gambols through the countryside is from ''{{w|Peter and the Wolf}}'' by {{w|Serge Prokofiev}}.
+*The music played as Santa's Little Helper gambols through the countryside is from ''{{W|Peter and the Wolf}}'' by {{W|Serge Prokofiev}}.
-*The veterinarian is closely modeled on {{w|Vince Edwards}} in his role as {{w|Ben Casey}}.
+*The veterinarian is closely modeled on {{W|Vince Edwards}} in his role as {{W|Ben Casey}}.
-*The Burns mansion is situated at the corner of {{w|Croesus}} and {{w|Mammon}}.
+*The Burns mansion is situated at the corner of {{W|Croesus}} and {{W|Mammon}}.
 == Trivia ==

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	== Goofs ==		== Goofs ==
	*When Santa's Little Helper dies before being revived, the "Santa's Little Helper" sticker on the ECG heart monitor disappears.		*When Santa's Little Helper dies before being revived, the "Santa's Little Helper" sticker on the ECG heart monitor disappears.
		+	*When leaving the vet for the first time after finding out Santa's Little Helper is sick and the family is in the car. It shows they are in Marge's station wagon since Bart and the dog are in the cargo area and the car is red. But when the camera changes to show the car going down the highway the car looks like Homer's sedan and it is also pink like his car.

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 *The scene where [[Santa's Little Helper]] is brainwashed (by having his eyes pinned open and watching footage) is a parody of the rehabilitation process of Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's ''{{W|A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange}}''. During the montage:
 **Music played as background is the {{w|Ode to Joy}} from {{w|Beethoven}}'s Ninth Symphony, just as in the movie.
-**The U. S. president who lifted his dog by the ears was {{w|Lindon B Johnson}}, and though the man in the montage does not look like him, a Secret Service agent is seen in the background.
+**The U. S. president who lifted his dog by the ears was {{w|Lyndon B. Johnson}}, and though the man in the montage does not look like him, a Secret Service agent is seen in the background.
 **The airship crashing in flames is the {{w|Hindenburg disaster|Hindenburg}}.
 *The music played as Santa's Little Helper gambols through the countryside is from ''{{w|Peter and the Wolf}}'' by {{w|Serge Prokofiev}}.

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 == Continuity ==
-*Ned wears [[Assassins]] sneakers. ("[[Bart's Dog Gets An "F"]]")
+*Ned wears [[Assassins]] sneakers. ("[[Bart's Dog Gets an "F"]]")
-*The "missing dog" posters are nailed over the Skinner missing posters. ("[[Bart The Murderer]]")
+*The "missing dog" posters are nailed over the Skinner missing posters. ("[[Bart the Murderer]]")
 == Goofs ==
 *When Santa's Little Helper dies before being revived, the "Santa's Little Helper" sticker on the ECG heart monitor disappears.
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