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

2025-05-12T23:39:21Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: Squeaky-voiced teen → Squeaky-Voiced Teen

SolarBot: replaced: Treehouse of Horror X → "Treehouse of Horror X", Maximum Homerdrive → "Maximum Homerdrive", "" → " (3)

2024-10-08T23:28:55Z

replaced: Treehouse of Horror X → "Treehouse of Horror X", Maximum Homerdrive → "Maximum Homerdrive", "" → " (3)

Snowball II at 23:06, July 26, 2024

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Snowball II at 23:05, July 26, 2024

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Snowball II at 23:00, July 26, 2024

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Snowball II at 22:58, July 26, 2024

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Simpsons88 at 17:56, June 22, 2024

2024-06-22T17:56:19Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w| → {{W| (5), {{w2| → {{W2|

2021-10-15T23:36:08Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w| → {{W| (5), {{w2| → {{W2|

CJG00 at 20:28, February 7, 2021

2021-02-07T20:28:22Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|My Little Pony (TV series)|My Little Pony}} → {{W2|My Little Pony|TV series}} (4)

2020-12-11T14:16:58Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|My Little Pony (TV series)|My Little Pony}} → {{W2|My Little Pony|TV series}} (4)

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 *The title of the episode is a play on the name of [[James L. Brooks]]' 1987 film, ''{{W2|Broadcast News|film}}''. Brooks is co-developer and producer of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
 *The episode's [[Fraudcast News/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] is a street bench in [[Japan]], and everyone is a famous anime character: [[Homer]] is {{W|Ultraman}}, [[Marge]] is Jun from ''{{W|Science Ninja Team Gatchaman}}'', [[Lisa]] is {{W|Usagi Tsukino}}, the protagonist from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', [[Bart]] is {{W|Astro Boy}} and [[Maggie]] is [[Pikachu]] from ''[[Pokémon]]''.
-*The [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] shouts "Why did they cancelled ''[[Futurama]]''?".
+*The [[Squeaky-Voiced Teen]] shouts "Why did they cancelled ''[[Futurama]]''?".
 *[[Blood, Sweat & Tears]] perform their 1968 hit "{{W2|Spinning Wheel|song}}" at [[Geezer Rock]].
 [[File:Geezer Rock.png|250px|thumb|The collapse of [[Geezer Rock]] is a reference to when the {{W|Old Man of the Mountain}} in [[New Hampshire]] collapsed in 2003]]

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 == Continuity ==
-*The [[lovers' lane]] underneath [[Geezer Rock]] was previously seen when [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] were fleeing from Werewolf Flanders and Homer suggested they split up and each hide in ridiculously spooky places. ('[[Treehouse of Horror X]]")
+*The [[lovers' lane]] underneath [[Geezer Rock]] was previously seen when [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] were fleeing from Werewolf Flanders and Homer suggested they split up and each hide in ridiculously spooky places. ("[[Treehouse of Horror X]]")
 == Goofs ==

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 == Continuity ==
-*The [[lovers' lane]] underneath [[Geezer Rock]] was previously seen when [[Simpson family|the simpsons]] were fleeing from Werewolf Flanders and Homer suggested they split up and each hide in ridiculously spooky places. ('[[Treehouse of Horror X]]")
+*The [[lovers' lane]] underneath [[Geezer Rock]] was previously seen when [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] were fleeing from Werewolf Flanders and Homer suggested they split up and each hide in ridiculously spooky places. ('[[Treehouse of Horror X]]")
 == Goofs ==

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 *[[Blood, Sweat & Tears]] perform their 1968 hit "{{W2|Spinning Wheel|song}}" at [[Geezer Rock]].
 [[File:Geezer Rock.png|250px|thumb|The collapse of [[Geezer Rock]] is a reference to when the {{W|Old Man of the Mountain}} in [[New Hampshire]] collapsed in 2003]]
-*The collapse of Geezer Rock is a reference to when the {{W|Old Man of the Mountain}} collapsed in 2003.
+*The collapse of Geezer Rock is a reference to when the {{W|Old Man of the Mountain}} in [[New Hampshire]] collapsed in 2003.
-*Lisa wants to be like {{W|Katharine Graham}}, an American newspaper publisher of the ''{{W|Washington Post}}''.
+*Lisa wants to be like {{W|Katharine Graham}}, owner of the ''{{W|Washington Post}}'' for many years including during Watergate.
-**Homer thinks Graham was the lady who wheeled around [[Larry Flynt]], an American publisher of ''{{W|Hustler}}'' who was disabled.
+*Homer suggest Lisa could also be like the lady who wheeled around [[Larry Flynt]], publisher of ''{{W|Hustler}}'' who was paralyzed from waist down after being shot.
 *[[Lenny]] refers to a {{W|tomb of the Unknown Soldier}}.
 *''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode title "[[What's Nuked, Pussycat?]]" parodies the 1965 comedy film ''{{W|What's New Pussycat?}}''.

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 *The [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] shouts "Why did they cancelled ''[[Futurama]]''?".
 *[[Blood, Sweat & Tears]] perform their 1968 hit "{{W2|Spinning Wheel|song}}" at [[Geezer Rock]].
-[[File:Geezer Rock.png|250px|thumb|The collapse of [[Geezer Rock]] is a reference to when the {{W|Old Man of the Mountain}} collapsed in 2003]]
+[[File:Geezer Rock.png|250px|thumb|The collapse of [[Geezer Rock]] is a reference to when the {{W|Old Man of the Mountain}} in [[New Hampshire]] collapsed in 2003]]
 *The collapse of Geezer Rock is a reference to when the {{W|Old Man of the Mountain}} collapsed in 2003.
 *Lisa wants to be like {{W|Katharine Graham}}, an American newspaper publisher of the ''{{W|Washington Post}}''.

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 == Trivia ==
 *This is the second episode of the series to have the hit song from the {{W|Spice Girls}}, "{{W2|Wannabe|song}}" to be played, the first being "[[Maximum Homerdrive]]".
 == Goofs ==

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title of the episode is a play on the name of [[James L. Brooks]]' 1987 film, ''{{W2|Broadcast News|film}}''. Brooks is co-developer and producer of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
-*One of the ponies that [[Mr. Burns]] uses to tempt [[Lisa]] is named [[Honeysuckle]], which was also the name of a character in the original ''{{W2|My Little Pony|TV series}}'' TV series who was voiced by [[Nancy Cartwright]].
+*The episode's [[Fraudcast News/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] is a street bench in [[Japan]], and everyone is a famous anime character: [[Homer]] is {{W|Ultraman}}, [[Marge]] is Jun from ''{{W|Science Ninja Team Gatchaman}}'', [[Lisa]] is {{W|Usagi Tsukino}}, the protagonist from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', [[Bart]] is {{W|Astro Boy}} and [[Maggie]] is [[Pikachu]] from ''[[Pokémon]]''.
 *The episode's title is also a reference to the ''{{W|Darkwing Duck}}'' episode of the same name.
-*The [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] jumps off [[Geezer Rock]], depressed due to the cancellation of ''{{ap|Futurama|TV show}}'', a show created by ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]].
+*[[Milhouse]] mentions that the story he filed from [[Baghdad]] was made up, as he was actually in [[Basra]], a city in southern [[Iraq]]. This city was damaged heavily during the {{W|2003 invasion of Iraq}}, which overthrew the government of [[Saddam Hussein]].
-*The collapse of Geezer Rock is a reference to when the {{W|Old Man of the Mountain}} collapsed in 2003.
+[[File:Chicago Tribune.png|250px|thumb|[[Ralph]] got persuaded to work at the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' in the same way the ''{{W|Chicago Sun-Times}}'' hired columnist {{W|Michael Sneed}} away from ''Chicago Tribune'']]
-*The title of the ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy and Scratchy]]'' short, "[[What's Nuked, Pussycat?]]" is a play on "{{W|What's New Pussycat?}}".
+*[[Ralph]] got persuaded to work at the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. This is a reference to December 1986, when the ''{{W|Chicago Sun-Times}}'' hired high-profile gossip columnist {{W|Michael Sneed}} away from the rival ''Chicago Tribune''.
 *This is the second episode of the series to have the hit song from the {{W|Spice Girls}}, "{{W2|Wannabe|song}}" to be played, the first being "[[Maximum Homerdrive]]".
 == Goofs ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title of the episode is a play on the name of [[James L. Brooks]]' 1987 film, ''{{w2|Broadcast News|film}}''. Brooks is co-developer and producer of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
+*The title of the episode is a play on the name of [[James L. Brooks]]' 1987 film, ''{{W2|Broadcast News|film}}''. Brooks is co-developer and producer of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
 *One of the ponies that [[Mr. Burns]] uses to tempt [[Lisa]] is named [[Honeysuckle]], which was also the name of a character in the original ''{{W2|My Little Pony|TV series}}'' TV series who was voiced by [[Nancy Cartwright]].
-*The episode's title is also a reference to the ''{{w|Darkwing Duck}}'' episode of the same name.
+*The episode's title is also a reference to the ''{{W|Darkwing Duck}}'' episode of the same name.
 *The [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] jumps off [[Geezer Rock]], depressed due to the cancellation of ''{{ap|Futurama|TV show}}'', a show created by ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]].
-*The collapse of Geezer Rock is a reference to when the {{w|Old Man of the Mountain}} collapsed in 2003.
+*The collapse of Geezer Rock is a reference to when the {{W|Old Man of the Mountain}} collapsed in 2003.
-*The title of the ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy and Scratchy]]'' short, "[[What's Nuked, Pussycat?]]" is a play on "{{w|What's New Pussycat?}}".
+*The title of the ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy and Scratchy]]'' short, "[[What's Nuked, Pussycat?]]" is a play on "{{W|What's New Pussycat?}}".
-*This is the second episode of the series to have the hit song from the {{w|Spice Girls}}, "{{W2|Wannabe|song}}" to be played, the first being "[[Maximum Homerdrive]]".
+*This is the second episode of the series to have the hit song from the {{W|Spice Girls}}, "{{W2|Wannabe|song}}" to be played, the first being "[[Maximum Homerdrive]]".
-*The moment when Lenny says that he is going to dance on the grave of the "Unknown Soldier" it is referencing to a {{w|Breaking Benjamin}} song of the same name.
+*The moment when Lenny says that he is going to dance on the grave of the "Unknown Soldier" it is referencing to a {{W|Breaking Benjamin}} song of the same name.
 *The band [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]] play {{W2|Spinning Wheel|song}} during Geezer Rock's birthday, although [[Mayor Quimby]] made a comment that indicated that Sweat had died recently.
 *In [[Principal Skinner]]'s flashback, "{{W2|Incense and Peppermints|song}}" plays.

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	*The band [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]] play {{W2\|Spinning Wheel\|song}} during Geezer Rock's birthday, although [[Mayor Quimby]] made a comment that indicated that Sweat had died recently.		*The band [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]] play {{W2\|Spinning Wheel\|song}} during Geezer Rock's birthday, although [[Mayor Quimby]] made a comment that indicated that Sweat had died recently.
	*In [[Principal Skinner]]'s flashback, "{{W2\|Incense and Peppermints\|song}}" plays.		*In [[Principal Skinner]]'s flashback, "{{W2\|Incense and Peppermints\|song}}" plays.
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		+	== Goofs ==
		+	*When the astronaut is shown reading the Red Dress Press during a space walk, the shot is reversed, with Florida and Cuba shown on the west coast of North America.