Estranger Things/References - Revision history

Solar Dragon: Undo revision 1460010 by CPJ (talk)

2026-05-11T00:02:51Z

Undo revision 1460010 by CPJ (talk)

CPJ at 00:00, May 11, 2026

2026-05-11T00:00:28Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: Natalya → Quirk Girl

2026-04-21T22:18:29Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: Natalya → Quirk Girl

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: Quirk Girl → {{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}

2026-04-21T22:17:44Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: Quirk Girl → {{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}

Solar Dragon at 10:51, April 3, 2026

2026-04-03T10:51:06Z

MaxPower: /* Cultural references */

2026-04-03T05:35:07Z

‎Cultural references

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}} → Quirk Girl

2025-11-20T01:35:27Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}} → Quirk Girl

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{Ch|Quirk Girl}} → Natalya

2025-11-20T01:33:39Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{Ch|Quirk Girl}} → Natalya

SolarBot: replaced: {{W|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Union

2025-10-01T15:49:39Z

replaced: {{W|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Union

LetsPlayNintendoITA at 00:39, September 29, 2025

2025-09-29T00:39:52Z

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 *''[[Screaming Friends]]'' is a parody of the animated series ''{{W|Smiling Friends}}''.
 **''Smiling Friends'' later responded to this by depicting a scene in the episode "Squim Returns" in which Pim watches a parody of ''The Simpsons'', in which "Marge" asks "Blart" about what he's doing on his tablet, before "Blart" gets eaten by "Homer". Pim laughs, claiming that they're still funny after 487 seasons.
-*"[[A Mother's Heartbreak]]" is an obvious parody of "{{W|When She Loved Me}}" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''; Sarah sings the song herself.
+*"[[A Mother's Heartbreak]]" is a parody of "{{W|When She Loved Me}}" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''. Incidentally, Sarah also sings the former song herself.
 **During the song sequence, Itchy grabs a lamppost while holding an umbrella, mimicking {{W|Gene Kelly}}'s iconic moment in the 1952 musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}''.
 *When Marge is worried that Bart and Lisa may stop speaking and drift apart, Homer makes an analogy to Sweet and {{W2|Carl Johnson|Grand Theft Auto|CJ Johnson}}, the brothers from ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: {{W|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas}}''. In the video game series, CJ Johnson is blamed by Sweet for the death of their brother Brian, a tragedy that drives the two apart.

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 *''[[Screaming Friends]]'' is a parody of the animated series ''{{W|Smiling Friends}}''.
 **''Smiling Friends'' later responded to this by depicting a scene in the episode "Squim Returns" in which Pim watches a parody of ''The Simpsons'', in which "Marge" asks "Blart" about what he's doing on his tablet, before "Blart" gets eaten by "Homer". Pim laughs, claiming that they're still funny after 487 seasons.
-*"[[A Mother's Heartbreak]]" is a parody of "{{W|When She Loved Me}}" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''. Incidentally, Sarah also sings the former song herself.
+*"[[A Mother's Heartbreak]]" is an obvious parody of "{{W|When She Loved Me}}" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''; Sarah sings the song herself.
 **During the song sequence, Itchy grabs a lamppost while holding an umbrella, mimicking {{W|Gene Kelly}}'s iconic moment in the 1952 musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}''.
 *When Marge is worried that Bart and Lisa may stop speaking and drift apart, Homer makes an analogy to Sweet and {{W2|Carl Johnson|Grand Theft Auto|CJ Johnson}}, the brothers from ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: {{W|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas}}''. In the video game series, CJ Johnson is blamed by Sweet for the death of their brother Brian, a tragedy that drives the two apart.

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 *The "Itchystan" flag is a parody of the [[Soviet Union]], with the hammer and sickle being replaced with an axe and dynamite. A Soviet Union-like version of the [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show theme song|theme song]] also plays.
 *Lisa has a [[Raggedy Ann]] doll.
-*''{{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters [[Natalya]] and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.
+*''{{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters [[Quirk Girl]] and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.
 *''[[Screaming Friends]]'' is a parody of the animated series ''{{W|Smiling Friends}}''.
 **''Smiling Friends'' later responded to this by depicting a scene in the episode "Squim Returns" in which Pim watches a parody of ''The Simpsons'', in which "Marge" asks "Blart" about what he's doing on his tablet, before "Blart" gets eaten by "Homer". Pim laughs, claiming that they're still funny after 487 seasons.

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 *The "Itchystan" flag is a parody of the [[Soviet Union]], with the hammer and sickle being replaced with an axe and dynamite. A Soviet Union-like version of the [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show theme song|theme song]] also plays.
 *Lisa has a [[Raggedy Ann]] doll.
-*''[[Quirk Girl]]'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters [[Natalya]] and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.
+*''{{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters [[Natalya]] and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.
 *''[[Screaming Friends]]'' is a parody of the animated series ''{{W|Smiling Friends}}''.
 **''Smiling Friends'' later responded to this by depicting a scene in the episode "Squim Returns" in which Pim watches a parody of ''The Simpsons'', in which "Marge" asks "Blart" about what he's doing on his tablet, before "Blart" gets eaten by "Homer". Pim laughs, claiming that they're still funny after 487 seasons.

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 *''[[Quirk Girl]]'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters [[Natalya]] and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.
 *''[[Screaming Friends]]'' is a parody of the animated series ''{{W|Smiling Friends}}''.
-** What's more interesting is that ''Smiling Friends'' actually retaliated after this reference, depicting a scene in the episode ''Squim Returns'' in which Pim watches a parody of ''The Simpsons'', in which "Marge" asks "Blart" about what he's doing on his tablet, before "Blart" gets eaten by "Homer". Pim laughs, claiming that they're still funny after 487 seasons.
+**''Smiling Friends'' later responded to this by depicting a scene in the episode "Squim Returns" in which Pim watches a parody of ''The Simpsons'', in which "Marge" asks "Blart" about what he's doing on his tablet, before "Blart" gets eaten by "Homer". Pim laughs, claiming that they're still funny after 487 seasons.
 *"[[A Mother's Heartbreak]]" is a parody of "{{W|When She Loved Me}}" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''. Incidentally, Sarah also sings the former song herself.
 **During the song sequence, Itchy grabs a lamppost while holding an umbrella, mimicking {{W|Gene Kelly}}'s iconic moment in the 1952 musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}''.

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 **[[Ding Rings]], a parody of {{W|Ding Dong}}s.
 **[[Gulpables]], a parody of {{W|Lunchables}}.
-*The "Itchystan" flag is a parody of the {{W|Soviet Union}}, with the hammer and sickle being replaced with an axe and dynamite. A Soviet Union-like version of the [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show theme song|theme song]] also plays.
+*The "Itchystan" flag is a parody of the [[Soviet Union]], with the hammer and sickle being replaced with an axe and dynamite. A Soviet Union-like version of the [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show theme song|theme song]] also plays.
 *Lisa has a [[Raggedy Ann]] doll.
 *''{{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters {{Ch|Quirk Girl}} and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.

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-{{EpisodePrevNextRef|Full Heart, Empty Pool|}}
+{{EpisodePrevNextRef|Full Heart, Empty Pool|Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother}}
 == Cultural references ==