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 **Day 12 parodies the {{W|Nativity of Jesus}}.
 **Day 3 features the [[Old Jewish man]] and [[Hyman Krustofsky]] eating at a sushi restaurant which has a curtain of {{W|Mount Fuji}}.
-*[[Selma]] kissed the TV when [[Ryan Seacrest]] appeared on ''{{W|Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve}}'', a New Year's Eve TV special broadcasted primarly from [[New York City]]'s [[Times Square]].
+*[[Selma]] kissed the TV when [[Ryan Seacrest]] appeared on ''{{W|Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve}}'', a New Year's Eve TV special broadcast primarily from [[New York City]]'s [[Times Square]].
-*[[Marge]] wants her children to stay quiet about her being hungover until the {{W|Fiesta Bowl}}, an annual American college football bowl game usually taking place in the beginning of January.
+*[[Marge]] wants her children to stay quiet about her being hungover until the {{W|Fiesta Bowl}}, an annual American college football bowl game usually taking place at the beginning of January.
-*The {{W|Blue Angels}} demonstration squadron fly over [[Samoa]] in New Year's Eve.
+*The {{W|Blue Angels}} demonstration squadron fly over [[Samoa]] on New Year's Eve.
 [[File:Homer and Moe in Wicked.png|300px|thumb|[[Homer]] and [[Moe]] interrupt a play of ''{{W2|Wicked|musical}}''. Characters of the musical and several references to ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' are seen.]]
 *Homer and [[Moe]] interrupt a play of the musical ''{{W2|Wicked|musical}}'', based on ''{{W|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz}}'' and its {{W|The Wizard of Oz|1939 film adaptation}}:
 **The characters {{W|Glinda}}, {{W|Madame Morrible}}, and the {{W|flying monkey}}s appear.
-**Glinda says to Moe "You've always had the power to get back to the bar", a reference to her iconic phrase in the 1939 film, "You've always had the power to get back to Kansas", directed to [[Dorothy Gale]].
+**Glinda says to Moe, "You've always had the power to get back to the bar", a reference to her iconic phrase in the 1939 film, "You've always had the power to get back to Kansas", directed at [[Dorothy Gale]].
-**Moe and one of the flying monkey parody the "Mirror Scene" from the 1933 film ''{{W2|Duck Soup|1933 film}}'', featuring the [[Marx Brothers]].
+**Moe and one of the flying monkeys parody the "Mirror Scene" from the 1933 film ''{{W2|Duck Soup|1933 film}}'', featuring the [[Marx Brothers]].
 *At the [[FBI]] headquarters:
 **The building seen is the {{W|J. Edgar Hoover Building}}, located in [[Washington, D.C.]].
-**The sign seen outside, "Out of control since 2001", makes allusion to the expansion of FBI and US government surveillance and power during the {{W|aftermath of the September 11 attacks}}.
+**The sign seen outside, "Out of control since 2001", makes an allusion to the expansion of FBI and US government surveillance and power during the {{W|aftermath of the September 11 attacks}}.
 **A picture of [[Barack Obama]] is seen at the {{ap|FBI agent|Donnie Fatso}}'s office.
-**The board of Fat Tony in resembles the mosaic board in ''{{W|FlashForward}}''.
+**The board of Fat Tony resembles the mosaic board in ''{{W|FlashForward}}''.
-**When Homer was struggling to pronounce the word "consigliere", he states that he is Fat Tony's {{W|Robert Duvall}}, the actor who played {{W|Tom Hagen}} the ''consigliere'' (advisor) for the {{W|Corleone family}} in ''[[The Godfather]]''.
+**When Homer was struggling to pronounce the word "consigliere", he states that he is Fat Tony's {{W|Robert Duvall}}, the actor who played {{W|Tom Hagen}}, the ''consigliere'' (advisor) for the {{W|Corleone family}} in ''[[The Godfather]]''.
-*Homer's secret name, "[[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]]", is a pun on the movie ''{{W|Mickey Blue Eyes}}'' starring [[Hugh Grant]] and [[James Caan]].
+*Homer's secret name, "[[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]]", is a pun on the film ''{{W|Mickey Blue Eyes}}'', starring [[Hugh Grant]] and [[James Caan]].
 *''{{W2|Clair de lune|Debussy}}'' by {{W|Claude Debussy}} is heard when Homer looks at the family picture.
-**The song is heard again when Homer visits Fat Tony's grave and one more time during the end of the credits.
+**The song is heard again when Homer visits Fat Tony's grave and one more time during the end credits.
 *Krusty mentions American TV host and comedian [[Jimmy Kimmel]].
 *Moe threatens Fat Tony by telling him he would turn him into a [[Rubik's Cube]].
 [[File:Fat Tony reads New York Review of Books.png|300px|thumb|[[Fat Tony]] reads ''{{W|The New York Review of Books}}''. The magazine features [[Vito Corleone]] ([[Marlon Brando]]) on the cover.]]
-*While Homer is sent to burn [[Moe's]] down, Fat Tony reads ''{{W|The New York Review of Books}}'' that features [[Vito Corleone]] ([[Marlon Brando]]) on the cover.
+*While Homer is sent to burn [[Moe's]] down, Fat Tony reads ''{{W|The New York Review of Books}}'' which features [[Vito Corleone]] ([[Marlon Brando]]) on the cover.
-*Homer is given the {{W2|initiation ritual|mafia}} to become a member of the Mafia. The ceremony involves Homer's finger being pricked with a knife by Fat Tony and spilling a few drops of blood a picture of {{W|Francis of Assisi}}.
+*Homer is given the {{W2|initiation ritual|mafia}} to become a member of the Mafia. The ceremony involves Homer's finger being pricked with a knife by Fat Tony and spilling a few drops of blood on a picture of {{W|Francis of Assisi}}.
-*The ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] can be seen at the ceremony room.
+*The ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] can be seen in the ceremony room.
-*Fat Tony makes allusion to {{W|pederasty in ancient Greece}}, the acknowledged relationship between an older male and a younger male.
+*Fat Tony makes an allusion to {{W|pederasty in ancient Greece}}, the acknowledged relationship between an older male and a younger male.
-*The Belgian sailors carry boxes reading "M-16 GL". This is a pun on {{W|M16 rifle}} and a {{W|grenade launcher}}, named "GL" in military jargon.
+*The Belgian sailors carry boxes reading "M-16 GL". This is a pun on the {{W|M16 rifle}} and a {{W|grenade launcher}}, named "GL" in military jargon.
 *At the gym, [[Mr. Burns]] is wearing a [[Yale University]] hoodie.
-*[[Fit Tony]] says "That's why I keep my friends close". When Homer ask him "and your enemies closer?" he is referring to the phrase from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}'', "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer".
+*[[Fit Tony]] says, "That's why I keep my friends close". When Homer asks him "and your enemies closer?", he is referring to the phrase from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}'', "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer".
 *One of the horses at the gambling event is named "Mrs. Ed", a pun on Mister Ed, the talking horse of the {{W|Mister Ed|series of the same name}}.
-*The line Homer says, "Now I'm just an average snook like everyone else" and the episode's closing sequence is a reference to the film ''{{W|Goodfellas}}''.
+*The line Homer says, "Now I'm just an average snook like everyone else", and the episode's closing sequence are a reference to the film ''{{W|Goodfellas}}''.
 **The song "{{W2|My Way|Sid Vicious song}}" by {{W|Sid Vicious}} is heard, a song that also plays during the ending of ''Goodfellas''.
-**{{W|Nicholas Pileggi}}, who co-wrote the screenplay for ''Goodfellas'', is mentioned along his wife, {{W|Nora Ephron}}.
+**{{W|Nicholas Pileggi}}, who co-wrote the screenplay for ''Goodfellas'', is mentioned along with his wife, {{W|Nora Ephron}}.
 == Trivia ==
 *There have been other canon episodes where something happens to a major character, but the consequences are dealt with by the end of the episode and everything goes back to normal:
-**"[[I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot]]" -- [[Snowball II]] dies, followed in quick succession by two more Simpson family cats ([[Snowball III]] and [[Coltrane]]). Lisa then gets a cat that looks exactly like Snowball II, names it Snowball II (even though it's technically [[Snowball V]]) and decides to pretend the whole thing never happened.
+**"[[I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot]]" -- [[Snowball II]] dies, followed in quick succession by two more Simpson family cats ([[Snowball III]] and [[Coltrane]]). Lisa then gets a cat that looks exactly like Snowball II, names it Snowball II (even though it is technically [[Snowball V]]), and decides to pretend the whole thing never happened.
 *People on the FBI's chart of Fat Tony's associates include:
 **[[Krusty the Clown]]
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 **[[Snake Jailbird]]
 **One of the {{ap|Hell's Satans|Bakersfield}}
 == Goofs ==
 *The "BRIBE" writing on the brown bag moves around in the shots it is featured in.
-*Homer tries to hit Bart with a sidebar - and in the shots there are less people in the gallery than there was in the shots before.
+*Homer tries to hit Bart with a sidebar, and in the shots there are fewer people in the gallery than there were in the shots before.
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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a pun on the 1997 American crime drama film ''{{W2|Donnie Brasco|film}}''.
 *In the [[Donnie Fatso/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], a {{W|Fox News}} helicopter is seen.
 *During the episode's [[Donnie Fatso/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]]:
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 *[[Marge]] wants her children to stay quiet about her being hungover until the {{W|Fiesta Bowl}}, an annual American college football bowl game usually taking place in the beginning of January.
 *The {{W|Blue Angels}} demonstration squadron fly over [[Samoa]] in New Year's Eve.
 *Homer and [[Moe]] interrupt a play of the musical ''{{W2|Wicked|musical}}'', based on ''{{W|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz}}'' and its {{W|The Wizard of Oz|1939 film adaptation}}:
 **The characters {{W|Glinda}}, {{W|Madame Morrible}}, and the {{W|flying monkey}}s appear.
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 **The sign seen outside, "Out of control since 2001", makes allusion to the expansion of FBI and US government surveillance and power during the {{W|aftermath of the September 11 attacks}}.
 **A picture of [[Barack Obama]] is seen at the {{ap|FBI agent|Donnie Fatso}}'s office.
-**The board of [[Fat Tony]] in resembles the mosaic board in ''{{W|FlashForward}}''.
+**The board of Fat Tony in resembles the mosaic board in ''{{W|FlashForward}}''.
 **When Homer was struggling to pronounce the word "consigliere", he states that he is Fat Tony's {{W|Robert Duvall}}, the actor who played {{W|Tom Hagen}} the ''consigliere'' (advisor) for the {{W|Corleone family}} in ''[[The Godfather]]''.
 *Homer's secret name, "[[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]]", is a pun on the movie ''{{W|Mickey Blue Eyes}}'' starring [[Hugh Grant]] and [[James Caan]].
 *''{{W2|Clair de lune|Debussy}}'' by {{W|Claude Debussy}} is heard when Homer looks at the family picture.
 *Krusty mentions American TV host and comedian [[Jimmy Kimmel]].
 *Moe threatens Fat Tony by telling him he would turn him into a [[Rubik's Cube]].
 *While Homer is sent to burn [[Moe's]] down, Fat Tony reads ''{{W|The New York Review of Books}}'' that features [[Vito Corleone]] ([[Marlon Brando]]) on the cover.
+*Homer is given the {{W2|initiation ritual|mafia}} to become a member of the Mafia. The ceremony involves Homer's finger being pricked with a knife by Fat Tony and spilling a few drops of blood a picture of {{W|Francis of Assisi}}.
-*[[Fit Tony]] says "That`s why I keep my friends close". When [[Homer]] ask him "and your enemies closer?" he is referring to the phrase from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}'' ("Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer").
+*The ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] can be seen at the ceremony room.
 *The line Homer says, "Now I'm just an average snook like everyone else" and the episode's closing sequence is a reference to the film ''{{W|Goodfellas}}''.
+**The song "{{W2|My Way|Sid Vicious song}}" by {{W|Sid Vicious}} is heard, a song that also plays during the ending of ''Goodfellas''.
-*Part of the real {{W2|initiation ritual|mafia}} is a few drops of blood are spilled on a card bearing the likeness of a saint. The blood from [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony|Nicky Bluepants]]' thumb is slipped on a card with an image of {{W|Francis of Assisi#Nature and the environment|St. Francis of Assisi}}.
+**{{W|Nicholas Pileggi}}, who co-wrote the screenplay for ''Goodfellas'', is mentioned along his wife, {{W|Nora Ephron}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a pun on the crime drama film ''{{W2|Donnie Brasco|film}}''.
+*The episode title is a pun on the 1997 American crime drama film ''{{W2|Donnie Brasco|film}}''.
-*[[Comic Book Guy]] is making a gingerbread {{W|Death Star}} in the [[couch gag]] Advent calendar.
+*In the [[Donnie Fatso/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], a {{W|Fox News}} helicopter is seen.
-*The board of [[Fat Tony]] in the [[FBI]] building resembles the mosaic board in ''{{W|FlashForward}}''.
+*During the episode's [[Donnie Fatso/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]]:
-*When [[Homer]] was struggling to pronounce the word "consigliere", he states that he is Fat Tony's {{W|Robert Duvall}}, the actor who played Tom Hagen the Consigliere in ''[[The Godfather]]''.
+**The popular Christmas carol "{{W|Carol of the Bells}}" by Ukrainian composer {{W|Mykola Leontovych}} is heard.
-*The stage show [[Moe]] and Homer interrupt is a parody of the stage musical ''{{W2|Wicked|musical}}''.
+**Day 2 on the {{W|Advent calendar}} features [[Comic Book Guy]] building a "gingerbread" [[Death Star]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
 *[[Fit Tony]] says "That`s why I keep my friends close". When [[Homer]] ask him "and your enemies closer?" he is referring to the phrase from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}'' ("Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer").
 *The line Homer says, "Now I'm just an average snook like everyone else" and the episode's closing sequence is a reference to the film ''{{W|Goodfellas}}''.
-*Homer's secret name, [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]], is a pun on the movie ''{{W|Mickey Blue Eyes}}'' starring [[Hugh Grant]] and [[James Caan]].
 *Part of the real {{W2|initiation ritual|mafia}} is a few drops of blood are spilled on a card bearing the likeness of a saint. The blood from [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony|Nicky Bluepants]]' thumb is slipped on a card with an image of {{W|Francis of Assisi#Nature and the environment|St. Francis of Assisi}}.

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 *The line Homer says, "Now I'm just an average snook like everyone else" and the episode's closing sequence is a reference to the film ''{{W|Goodfellas}}''.
 *Homer's secret name, [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]], is a pun on the movie ''{{W|Mickey Blue Eyes}}'' starring [[Hugh Grant]] and [[James Caan]].
-*The blood from [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony|Nicky Bluepants]]' thumb is slipped on an image of {{W|Francis of Assisi#Nature and the environment|St. Francis of Assisi}}.
+*Part of the real {{W2|initiation ritual|mafia}} is a few drops of blood are spilled on a card bearing the likeness of a saint. The blood from [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony|Nicky Bluepants]]' thumb is slipped on a card with an image of {{W|Francis of Assisi#Nature and the environment|St. Francis of Assisi}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 *When [[Homer]] was struggling to pronounce the word "consigliere", he states that he is Fat Tony's {{W|Robert Duvall}}, the actor who played Tom Hagen the Consigliere in ''[[The Godfather]]''.
 *The stage show [[Moe]] and Homer interrupt is a parody of the stage musical ''{{W2|Wicked|musical}}''.
 *[[Fit Tony]] says "That`s why I keep my friends close". When [[Homer]] ask him "and your enemies closer?" he is referring to the phrase from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}'' ("Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer").
 *The line Homer says, "Now I'm just an average snook like everyone else" and the episode's closing sequence is a reference to the film ''{{W|Goodfellas}}''.
 *Homer's secret name, [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]], is a pun on the movie ''{{W|Mickey Blue Eyes}}'' starring [[Hugh Grant]] and [[James Caan]].
 == Trivia ==

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 == Continuity ==
-*This plot is similar to "[[The Trouble with Trillions]]," in that Homer goes undercover with the FBI to avoid jail time, but gains feelings for the person he is spying on.
+*This plot is similar to "[[The Trouble with Trillions]]", in that Homer goes undercover with the FBI to avoid jail time, but gains feelings for the person he is spying on.
 == Goofs ==