Four Great Women and a Manicure/References - Revision history

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 *Maggie going to a daycare themed around the philosophies of [[Ayn Rand]] ("[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]").
 *The line from [[Marge]], "That's it. Three stories. That's all we always tell." is referencing how (with [[Simpsons Bible Stories|one previously mentioned exception]]) [[anthology episodes]] before this episode had three stories no more, no less.
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 == Trivia ==
 *Although the theme of the segments were stories about woman, Lady Macbeth is a secondary character in ''Macbeth'' and the main character in ''Fountainhead'' is a man named Howard Roark.
 *This is the only episode [[Bart]] doesn't appear in (unless you count the opening sequence) to date. This is also the first episode a Simpson family member other than Maggie doesn't appear in an episode. However, [[Nancy Cartwright]], was still heard within the episode as other characters such as [[Ralph Wiggum|Archduke Ralph]] of [[Austria]].
 *In rare circumstances when Maggie speaks, Nancy Cartwright has often provided Maggie's voice as well as nonverbal sounds such as giggling or crying, but when she speaks (as [[Maggie Roark]]) it was [[Jodie Foster]]'s voice. Executive producer [[Al Jean]] described Jodie Foster, "[http://www.indiewire.com/features/general/jodie-foster-her-taxi-driver-breakthrough-a-speech-of-acceptance-more-of-her-boldest-moments-290963 She was prompt, professional and did a terrific job.]" Jodie Foster is a two-time Best Actress Oscar winner as was [[Elizabeth Taylor]] who also voiced Maggie Simpson.
 *This episode is the second [[anthology episode]] to have 4 short stories instead of 3 (the first was "[[Simpsons Bible Stories]]").

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 == Trivia ==
-*Although the theme of the segments were stories about woman, Lady Macbeth is a secondary character in '''Macbeth''' and the main character in '''Fountainhead''' is a man named Howard Roark.
+*Although the theme of the segments were stories about woman, Lady Macbeth is a secondary character in ''Macbeth'' and the main character in ''Fountainhead'' is a man named Howard Roark.
 *This is the only episode [[Bart]] doesn't appear in (unless you count the opening sequence) to date. This is also the first episode a Simpson family member other than Maggie doesn't appear in an episode. However, [[Nancy Cartwright]], was still heard within the episode as other characters such as [[Ralph Wiggum|Archduke Ralph]] of [[Austria]].
 *In rare circumstances when Maggie speaks, Nancy Cartwright has often provided Maggie's voice as well as nonverbal sounds such as giggling or crying, but when she speaks (as [[Maggie Roark]]) it was [[Jodie Foster]]'s voice. Executive producer [[Al Jean]] described Jodie Foster, "[http://www.indiewire.com/features/general/jodie-foster-her-taxi-driver-breakthrough-a-speech-of-acceptance-more-of-her-boldest-moments-290963 She was prompt, professional and did a terrific job.]" Jodie Foster is a two-time Best Actress Oscar winner as was [[Elizabeth Taylor]] who also voiced Maggie Simpson.

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 == Trivia ==
 *This is the only episode [[Bart]] doesn't appear in (unless you count the opening sequence) to date. This is also the first episode a Simpson family member other than Maggie doesn't appear in an episode. However, [[Nancy Cartwright]], was still heard within the episode as other characters such as [[Ralph Wiggum|Archduke Ralph]] of [[Austria]].
-*In rare circumstances when Maggie speaks, Nancy Cartwright has often provided Maggie's voice as well as nonverbal sounds such as giggling or crying, but when she speaks (as [[Maggie Roark]]) it was [[Jodie Foster]]'s voice . Executive producer [[Al Jean]] described Jodie Foster, "[http://www.indiewire.com/features/general/jodie-foster-her-taxi-driver-breakthrough-a-speech-of-acceptance-more-of-her-boldest-moments-290963 She was prompt, professional and did a terrific job.]" Jodie Foster is a two-time Best Actress Oscar winner as was [[Elizabeth Taylor]] who also voiced Maggie Simpson.
+*In rare circumstances when Maggie speaks, Nancy Cartwright has often provided Maggie's voice as well as nonverbal sounds such as giggling or crying, but when she speaks (as [[Maggie Roark]]) it was [[Jodie Foster]]'s voice. Executive producer [[Al Jean]] described Jodie Foster, "[http://www.indiewire.com/features/general/jodie-foster-her-taxi-driver-breakthrough-a-speech-of-acceptance-more-of-her-boldest-moments-290963 She was prompt, professional and did a terrific job.]" Jodie Foster is a two-time Best Actress Oscar winner as was [[Elizabeth Taylor]] who also voiced Maggie Simpson.
 *This episode is the second [[anthology episode]] to have 4 short stories instead of 3 (the first was "[[Simpsons Bible Stories]]").
 *This is the fourth episode in the show's history where Maggie has spoken and the second where she's done so directly.
-*[[Selma]] appears without [[Patty]] although Selma's appearance is not as herself, but as [[Queen Elizabeth I]] of [[England]] who is not in either story told nor real history an [[:Category:Twins|identical twin]].
+*[[Selma]] appears without [[Patty]] although Selma's appearance is not as herself, but as [[Queen Elizabeth I]] of [[England]] who is not in either story told nor in real history an [[:Category:Twins|identical twin]].
 *This episode was viewed by 5.15 million viewers making it the least watched episode in the shows history. Nearly a year later, it was beaten by "[[Million Dollar Maybe]]".
-*In the ''Macbeth'' parody, no one seems to care that Marge says "Macbeth" in the theater, in spite of the taboo on speaking the name. However, the "{{W|The Scottish Play|Macbeth curse}}" provides exemptions for speaking the name during rehearsals and performances of the play, so Marge's working as a laundress in support of the production may also be considered to grant her a free pass.
+*In the ''Macbeth'' parody, no one seems to care that Marge says "Macbeth" in the theater, in spite of the superstition saying the play's title. However, the "{{W|The Scottish Play|Macbeth curse}}" provides exemptions for speaking the name during rehearsals and performances of the play, so Marge's working as a laundress in support of the production may also be considered to grant her a free pass.
-*Maggie also duplicates a van Gogh painting in the comic story ''[[Maggie's Crib 26]]''.
+*Maggie also duplicates a painting by [[Vincent van Gogh]] in the comic story ''[[Maggie's Crib 26]]''.
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 === Macbeth ===
-*The people of [[Springfield]] star in a play of ''[[Macbeth]]'', which is also parodied during the segment.
+*The people of [[Springfield]] star in the play ''[[Macbeth]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], which is also parodied during the segment.
 *[[Homer]] forgets his lines and starts reading from scripts concealed on his person, trying to find the right line. Instead of ''Macbeth'', however, Homer ends up reading lines from ''{{W2|Bye Bye Birdie|musical}}'' and ''{{W|The Matrix Reloaded}}''.
 *When Marge says "Screw your courage to the sticking-place and we'll not fail.", a quote from ''Macbeth'', Homer asks if it's a quote from ''{{W2|X2|film|X-Men 2}}''.
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 *The group of actors who Homer kills dance to the {{W|Conga line}}, with a Conga song playing.
 **Homer then sings "[[Killing Makes Me Hungry]]" to the Conga song.
-*Ghost Marge tells Homer that he can take on other Shakespeare plays, including ''{{W|King Lear}}'', ''{{W|Hamlet}}'', ''{{W|Othello}}'', ''{{W2|Richard III|play}}'', ''{{W|Henry IV, Part 1}}'', ''{{W|Henry IV, Part 2}}'', ''{{W2|Henry V|play}}'', and ''{{W|Titus Andronicus}}''. She also holds a script of ''{{W|The Tempest}}''.
+*Ghost Marge tells Homer that he can take on other Shakespearean plays, including ''{{W|King Lear}}'', ''{{W|Hamlet}}'', ''{{W|Othello}}'', ''{{W2|Richard III|play}}'', ''{{W|Henry IV, Part 1}}'', ''{{W|Henry IV, Part 2}}'', ''{{W2|Henry V|play}}'', and ''{{W|Titus Andronicus}}''. She also holds a script of ''{{W|The Tempest}}''.
 === The Fountainhead ===

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 === Queen Elizabeth I ===
 *Much of the plot and imagery are taken from the historical drama ''{{W|Elizabeth: The Golden Age}}'' starring [[Cate Blanchett]].
-*[[Walsingham]] sees [[Queen Elizabeth I]] (portrayed by [[Selma]]) in her nightclothes and exclaims, "Someone call {{W2|Beowulf|hero}}! {{W|Grendel}} got in again!" ''{{W|Beowulf}}'' is the title hero of an Old-English poem where the giant monster Grendel was described as "a creature of darkness, exiled from happiness and accursed of God, the destroyer and devourer of our human kind."
+*[[Walsingham]] sees [[Queen Elizabeth I]] (portrayed by [[Selma]]) in her nightclothes and exclaims, "Someone call {{W2|Beowulf|hero}}! {{W|Grendel}} got in again!" ''{{W|Beowulf}}'' is an Old-English poem where the title hero vanquished the giant monster Grendel, described as "a creature of darkness, exiled from happiness and accursed of God, the destroyer and devourer of our human kind."
 *The establishing shot of [[King Julio of Spain]]'s castle is the {{W|Alcázar of Segovia}} about 56 miles (90 km) north of [[Madrid]].
 *Queen Elizabeth's horse is named "[[Tea Biscuit]]", a pun on ''{{W2|Seabiscuit|film}}''.

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 *Ghost Marge tells Homer that he can take on other Shakespeare plays, including ''{{W|King Lear}}'', ''{{W|Hamlet}}'', ''{{W|Othello}}'', ''{{W2|Richard III|play}}'', ''{{W|Henry IV, Part 1}}'', ''{{W|Henry IV, Part 2}}'', ''{{W2|Henry V|play}}'', and ''{{W|Titus Andronicus}}''. She also holds a script of ''{{W|The Tempest}}''.
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 *"[[Maggie Roark]]" is a play on {{W|Howard Roark}}, the central protagonist of ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', while [[Ellsworth Toohey]] is Howard Roark's antagonist.
 *The classical music playing during the segment is the Second Movement of [[Beethoven]]'s "{{W2|Symphony No. 9|Beethoven|Ninth Symphony}}".