Gal of Constant Sorrow/References - Revision history

LetsPlayNintendoITA at 03:48, December 5, 2024

2024-12-05T03:48:27Z

Snowball II at 02:43, July 5, 2024

2024-07-05T02:43:55Z

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ "Left, Left, Left and Middle" poster

2023-04-12T03:08:00Z

‎Cultural references: "Left, Left, Left and Middle" poster

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: Snowball V → Snowball II

2021-12-09T18:13:51Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: Snowball V → Snowball II

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w| → {{W| (24), {{w2| → {{W2| (3)

2021-10-15T23:41:29Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w| → {{W| (24), {{w2| → {{W2| (3)

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|MC Hammer}} → MC Hammer

2021-09-09T16:37:07Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|MC Hammer}} → MC Hammer

Simpsons88 at 19:57, July 24, 2021

2021-07-24T19:57:07Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|It's a Wonderful Life}} → It's a Wonderful Life, {{w|Dorothea Lange}} → Dorothea Lange

2021-04-07T15:19:00Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|It's a Wonderful Life}} → It's a Wonderful Life, {{w|Dorothea Lange}} → Dorothea Lange

Simpsons88: /* Cultural references */

2021-03-23T14:01:31Z

‎Cultural references

Simpsons88: /* Cultural references */

2021-03-02T23:29:00Z

‎Cultural references

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 *Hettie asks [[Lisa]] when they do their [[couch gag]]s, [[Lisa]] saying around 11:00 in the morning and that she'll be fine, both breaking the fourth wall.
 *The Making Bacon sneak peek never made it into the episode.
-*Hettie is based on a real life story.<ref name="Al Jean Twitter">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/701651349423849472 Al Jean Twitter]</ref>
+*Hettie is based on a real life story.<ref name="AlJeanTwitter">Al Jean's Twitter (account closed)</ref>
 *During the credits song, Hettie mentions:
 **[[Selma]], [[Patty]], [[Grampa]] and [[Apu]]

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 File:Unemployed men hop train reference.png|''Unemployed men hop train'' by {{W2|William James|photographer}} [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UnemployedMenHopTrain.jpg]
 </gallery>
-*[[Lisa]] thinks the song has {{W|Appalachian Americans|Appalachian}} roots. Hettie agrees with Lisa and also says that she is from {{W|Lickskillet, Kentucky}}, that is near the {{W|Appalachian Trail}}. In real life, however, the Appalachian Trail does not go through [[Kentucky]].
+*[[Lisa]] thinks the song has {{W|Appalachian Americans|Appalachian}} roots. Hettie agrees with Lisa and also says that she is from {{W|Lickskillet, Kentucky}}, that is "just shy" of the {{W|Appalachian Trail}} as the Appalachian Trail does go near, but not through [[Kentucky]]. Lickskillet is often used in Kentucky to describe places of limited resources and there are at least a dozen communities within Kentucky known official or unofficially as Lickskillet.
 *The second folk song Hettie plays is a parody of "{{W|Bonny Portmore}}".
 **She sings about how she misses staying for the nights at American bookseller [[Barnes & Noble]],

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 *[[Gross Air|"Gross Air" with Terry Fresh]]" is a parody of {{W|Fresh Air|"Fresh Air" with Terry Gross}} radio talk show.
 *The radio program ''Left, Left, Left and Middle'' by the [[NPR]] is a reference to political program ''{{W|Left, Right & Center}}''.
 *Hettie asks the radio host [[Bob Boilen]] for some {{W|OxyContin}}, a common drug of abuse.
 *The song Hettie sings on the stage is "{{W|Down in the River to Pray}}".

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 **The video tutorial guy's shirt "It's {{W|Hammer Time}}!" is a reference to the rapper [[MC Hammer]].
 *[[Nelson]] says to [[Milhouse]] that "{{W|Latchkey kids}} rule". A Latchkey kid is a child who is often left at home with no supervision.
-*Homer tries to feed [[Snowball V]] with lasagna. This is a reference to [[Garfield]], the famous cat known for his love for this food.
+*Homer tries to feed [[Snowball II]] with lasagna. This is a reference to [[Garfield]], the famous cat known for his love for this food.
 **Homer mentions [[Thomas Edison]] when he is dealing with the cat that was behind the electric outlet.
 [[File:Gal of Constant Sorrow - Bart in Started from the Bottom sequence.png|300px|thumb|right|[[Bart]] parodying {{W2|Drake|rapper}}'s "{{W|Started from the Bottom}}" music video]]

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title of the episode is a parody of the title of the traditional American folk song "{{W|Man of Constant Sorrow}}".
-**"Man of Constant Sorrow" got public interest when the 2000 film ''{{w|O Brother, Where Art Thou?}}'' was released. Many of the songs covered in this episode appear in the film's soundtrack. The film is also set during the {{w|Great Depression}}, which is a topic referred to several times during the episode.
+**"Man of Constant Sorrow" got public interest when the 2000 film ''{{W|O Brother, Where Art Thou?}}'' was released. Many of the songs covered in this episode appear in the film's soundtrack. The film is also set during the {{W|Great Depression}}, which is a topic referred to several times during the episode.
 *[[Homer]] watches a tutorial on how to change a tile on [[MyTube]], a parody of [[YouTube]].
-**The video tutorial guy's shirt "It's {{w|Hammer Time}}!" is a reference to the rapper [[MC Hammer]].
+**The video tutorial guy's shirt "It's {{W|Hammer Time}}!" is a reference to the rapper [[MC Hammer]].
-*[[Nelson]] says to [[Milhouse]] that "{{w|Latchkey kids}} rule". A Latchkey kid is a child who is often left at home with no supervision.
+*[[Nelson]] says to [[Milhouse]] that "{{W|Latchkey kids}} rule". A Latchkey kid is a child who is often left at home with no supervision.
 *Homer tries to feed [[Snowball V]] with lasagna. This is a reference to [[Garfield]], the famous cat known for his love for this food.
 **Homer mentions [[Thomas Edison]] when he is dealing with the cat that was behind the electric outlet.
-[[File:Gal of Constant Sorrow - Bart in Started from the Bottom sequence.png|300px|thumb|right|[[Bart]] parodying {{W2|Drake|rapper}}'s "{{w|Started from the Bottom}}" music video]]
+[[File:Gal of Constant Sorrow - Bart in Started from the Bottom sequence.png|300px|thumb|right|[[Bart]] parodying {{W2|Drake|rapper}}'s "{{W|Started from the Bottom}}" music video]]
-*The song played during thug Bart sequence is "{{w|Started from the Bottom}}" by {{W2|Drake|rapper}}.
+*The song played during thug Bart sequence is "{{W|Started from the Bottom}}" by {{W2|Drake|rapper}}.
-*A person at [[Springfield Squidport]] shouts "Lose a Kewpie doll in front of your gal". A {{w|Kewpie Doll|Kewpie dolls}} are figurines that date back to the 1910s.
+*A person at [[Springfield Squidport]] shouts "Lose a Kewpie doll in front of your gal". A {{W|Kewpie Doll|Kewpie dolls}} are figurines that date back to the 1910s.
 *The store {{ap|It's a Wonderful Knife|building}} is a reference to the film ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''.
 *Homeless [[Hettie]] sings a version of "{{W2|The Wayfaring Stranger|song}}", a folk song dedicated to her lost cart at the docks.
-**She mentions {{w|PlayStation 3}} and {{w|Safeway Inc.|Safeway}}, an American grocery store from where she got the cart.
+**She mentions {{W|PlayStation 3}} and {{W|Safeway Inc.|Safeway}}, an American grocery store from where she got the cart.
-*Some pictures on the black and white montage are versions of real-life iconic pictures from the {{w|Great Depression}}:
+*Some pictures on the black and white montage are versions of real-life iconic pictures from the {{W|Great Depression}}:
-**[[Apu]] with two of his children is a parody of ''{{w|Migrant Mother}}'' by photographer [[Dorothea Lange]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Owens_Thompson#/media/File:Lange-MigrantMother02.jpg]
+**[[Apu]] with two of his children is a parody of ''{{W|Migrant Mother}}'' by photographer [[Dorothea Lange]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Owens_Thompson#/media/File:Lange-MigrantMother02.jpg]
-**The photo of [[Nelson]], [[Dolph]] and [[Jimbo]] on a truck is a reference to ''Children of migrant fruit worker, Berrien County, Michigan'' by {{w|John Vachon}}. [https://ifp.nyu.edu/2018/history/children-migrant-fruit-worker-berrien-county-michigan-1940/].
+**The photo of [[Nelson]], [[Dolph]] and [[Jimbo]] on a truck is a reference to ''Children of migrant fruit worker, Berrien County, Michigan'' by {{W|John Vachon}}. [https://ifp.nyu.edu/2018/history/children-migrant-fruit-worker-berrien-county-michigan-1940/].
 **[[Gil]] wearing a sandwich board has the style of the ''Wanted, a decent job'' photo by an unknown photographer. [https://www.gettyimages.com.mx/detail/fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/two-men-wearing-sandwich-boards-advertising-fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/96743223]
-**The children jumping to get into [[Springfield Elementary School]] buses parody ''Unemployed men hop train'' by {{w2|William James|photographer}}. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UnemployedMenHopTrain.jpg]
+**The children jumping to get into [[Springfield Elementary School]] buses parody ''Unemployed men hop train'' by {{W2|William James|photographer}}. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UnemployedMenHopTrain.jpg]
 <gallery>
 File:Apu Migrant Mother reference.png|''Migrant Mother'' by Dorothea Lange [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Owens_Thompson#/media/File:Lange-MigrantMother02.jpg]
-File:Children of migrant fruit worker reference.png|''Children of migrant fruit worker, Berrien County, Michigan'' by {{w|John Vachon}} [https://ifp.nyu.edu/2018/history/children-migrant-fruit-worker-berrien-county-michigan-1940/].
+File:Children of migrant fruit worker reference.png|''Children of migrant fruit worker, Berrien County, Michigan'' by {{W|John Vachon}} [https://ifp.nyu.edu/2018/history/children-migrant-fruit-worker-berrien-county-michigan-1940/].
 File:Wanted, a decent job reference.png|''Wanted, a decent job'' by unknown photographer [https://www.gettyimages.com.mx/detail/fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/two-men-wearing-sandwich-boards-advertising-fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/96743223]
-File:Unemployed men hop train reference.png|''Unemployed men hop train'' by {{w2|William James|photographer}} [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UnemployedMenHopTrain.jpg]
+File:Unemployed men hop train reference.png|''Unemployed men hop train'' by {{W2|William James|photographer}} [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UnemployedMenHopTrain.jpg]
 </gallery>
-*[[Lisa]] thinks the song has {{w|Appalachian Americans|Appalachian}} roots. Hettie agrees with Lisa and also says that she is from {{w|Lickskillet, Kentucky}}, that is near the {{w|Appalachian Trail}}. In real life, however, the Appalachian Trail does not go through [[Kentucky]].
+*[[Lisa]] thinks the song has {{W|Appalachian Americans|Appalachian}} roots. Hettie agrees with Lisa and also says that she is from {{W|Lickskillet, Kentucky}}, that is near the {{W|Appalachian Trail}}. In real life, however, the Appalachian Trail does not go through [[Kentucky]].
-*The second folk song Hettie plays is a parody of "{{w|Bonny Portmore}}".
+*The second folk song Hettie plays is a parody of "{{W|Bonny Portmore}}".
 **She sings about how she misses staying for the nights at American bookseller [[Barnes & Noble]],
-*[[Absolut Krusty]] is a parody of {{w|Absolut Vodka}}.
+*[[Absolut Krusty]] is a parody of {{W|Absolut Vodka}}.
-*Lisa says she has a {{w2|Ken|doll}} that is transitioning to a [[Malibu Stacy]].
+*Lisa says she has a {{W2|Ken|doll}} that is transitioning to a [[Malibu Stacy]].
-*[[Gross Air|"Gross Air" with Terry Fresh]]" is a parody of {{w|Fresh Air|"Fresh Air" with Terry Gross}} radio talk show.
+*[[Gross Air|"Gross Air" with Terry Fresh]]" is a parody of {{W|Fresh Air|"Fresh Air" with Terry Gross}} radio talk show.
-*The radio program ''Left, Left, Left and Middle'' by the [[NPR]] is a reference to political program ''{{w|Left, Right & Center}}''.
+*The radio program ''Left, Left, Left and Middle'' by the [[NPR]] is a reference to political program ''{{W|Left, Right & Center}}''.
-*Hettie asks the radio host [[Bob Boilen]] for some {{w|OxyContin}}, a common drug of abuse.
+*Hettie asks the radio host [[Bob Boilen]] for some {{W|OxyContin}}, a common drug of abuse.
-*The song Hettie sings on the stage is "{{w|Down in the River to Pray}}".
+*The song Hettie sings on the stage is "{{W|Down in the River to Pray}}".
-**She mentions {{w|Twix}} and [[Burger King]].
+**She mentions {{W|Twix}} and [[Burger King]].
-*During the credits, Hettie sings a modified version of "{{w|Big Rock Candy Mountain}}".
+*During the credits, Hettie sings a modified version of "{{W|Big Rock Candy Mountain}}".
 == Continuity ==

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 *The song played during thug Bart sequence is "{{w|Started from the Bottom}}" by {{W2|Drake|rapper}}.
 *A person at [[Springfield Squidport]] shouts "Lose a Kewpie doll in front of your gal". A {{w|Kewpie Doll|Kewpie dolls}} are figurines that date back to the 1910s.
-*The store {{ap|It's a Wonderful Knife|building}} is a reference to the film ''{{w|It's a Wonderful Life}}''.
+*The store {{ap|It's a Wonderful Knife|building}} is a reference to the film ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''.
 *Homeless [[Hettie]] sings a version of "{{W2|The Wayfaring Stranger|song}}", a folk song dedicated to her lost cart at the docks.
 **She mentions {{w|PlayStation 3}} and {{w|Safeway Inc.|Safeway}}, an American grocery store from where she got the cart.
 [[File:Apu Migrant Mother reference.png|300px|thumb|[[Apu]] poses like ''{{w|Migrant Mother}}'' during the {{w|Great Depression}} black and white montage]]
 *Some pictures on the black and white montage are versions of real life iconic pictures from the {{w|Great Depression}}:
-**[[Apu]] with two of his children is a parody of ''{{w|Migrant Mother}}'' by photographer {{w|Dorothea Lange}}. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Owens_Thompson#/media/File:Lange-MigrantMother02.jpg]
+**[[Apu]] with two of his children is a parody of ''{{w|Migrant Mother}}'' by photographer [[Dorothea Lange]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Owens_Thompson#/media/File:Lange-MigrantMother02.jpg]
 **The photo of [[Nelson]], [[Dolph]] and [[Jimbo]] on a truck is a reference to "Children of migrant fruit worker, Berrien County, Michigan" by {{w|John Vachon}} [https://ifp.nyu.edu/2018/history/children-migrant-fruit-worker-berrien-county-michigan-1940/].
 **Children jumping to get into [[Springfield Elementary School]] buses. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UnemployedMenHopTrain.jpg]