Goo Goo Gai Pan/References - Revision history

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 **In addition to being a sardonic reference to the massacre, it is a parody of real signs. Available from catalogues, they are mock-historical plaques that say: "On this site in 1897, nothing happened."
 *What's written on the adoption paper is gibberish, not Chinese, though this may be a play on the fact that computers which do not have Chinese text support installed may transcribe gibberish and random symbols in its place ({{W|Mojibake|mojibake}}).
-*[[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] leave on a Junk from Hong Kong, as evident from the background.
+*The portrait with cut-away eyes tin [[Homer]]'s hospital room that [[Madam Wu]] used as a peephole is a copy of the {{W|Portraits overlooking Tiananmen|portrait of Mao Zedong overlooking Tiananmen Square}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 *[[Dana Gould]] was in the middle of adopting a daughter from China when this episode was made. Fearing the episode's content might have a negative effect on the process, Gould was credited as "Lawrence Talbot" (the name was taken from ''{{W2|The Wolf Man|1941 film}}'').
 *This episode has been banned from China (much like "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]" was banned in [[Japan]] and "[[Blame It on Lisa]]" was banned in [[Brazil]]) for the unflattering references to the country, including the scene of Homer saying that {{W|Mao Zedong}} was "like a little angel that killed 50 million people."
 *At end of episode, [[Bart]] was replaced by a [[Chinese Spy]] disguised as him. However, the real Bart returns in the [[Mobile Homer|next episode]].

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 *One of the monks pulls out Homer's heart referencing {{W2|Kano|Mortal Kombat}} from the ''{{W|Mortal Kombat}}'' series.
 *The Simpsons watch a bad performance of {{W|Death of a Salesman}} with a dragon in the back that has 'American dream' written on it.
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 == Cultural references ==
-*When Selma says the car is too hot, [[Mr. Burns]] says it is actually cooler than {{w|Guy Lombardo}}, a famous [[Canada|Canadian]] band leader.
+*When Selma says the car is too hot, [[Mr. Burns]] says it is actually cooler than {{W|Guy Lombardo}}, a famous [[Canada|Canadian]] band leader.
-*Mr. Burns says his car once outraced the {{w|Flying Finn}}, {{w|Paavo Nurmi}}, an athlete who won 9 Gold Medals at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 {{w|Summer Olympic Games}}. Both this and the afore mentioned references are among the many Burns age jokes that have been used throughout the series.
+*Mr. Burns says his car once outraced the {{W|Flying Finn}}, {{W|Paavo Nurmi}}, an athlete who won 9 Gold Medals at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 {{W|Summer Olympic Games}}. Both this and the afore mentioned references are among the many Burns age jokes that have been used throughout the series.
 *The dragons Homer imagines are white, gold, and red, but at the end the white one is green. That [[White Dragon|first dragon]] also resembles the one who appears in ''{{W|Spirited Away}}''.
-*One of the monks pulls out Homer's heart referencing {{W2|Kano|Mortal Kombat}} from the ''{{w|Mortal Kombat}}'' series.
+*One of the monks pulls out Homer's heart referencing {{W2|Kano|Mortal Kombat}} from the ''{{W|Mortal Kombat}}'' series.
-*The Simpsons watch a bad performance of {{w|Death of a Salesman}} with a dragon in the back that has 'American dream' written on it.
+*The Simpsons watch a bad performance of {{W|Death of a Salesman}} with a dragon in the back that has 'American dream' written on it.
 === China references ===
-*The title of this episode is a pun on ''{{w|Moo goo gai pan|moo goo gai pan}}'', the name of a popular pseudo-Chinese American recipe, based on the Cantonese dish ''mah gu gai pin'', which is composed of fresh button mushrooms and other vegetables with sliced chicken.
+*The title of this episode is a pun on ''{{W|Moo goo gai pan|moo goo gai pan}}'', the name of a popular pseudo-Chinese American recipe, based on the Cantonese dish ''mah gu gai pin'', which is composed of fresh button mushrooms and other vegetables with sliced chicken.
-*[[China]] (except for [[Hong Kong]] and Macao) uses the {{w|Simplified Chinese characters}}, but many signs in this episode are clearly using {{w|Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese}}. However, there are still signs that use Traditional Characters in China.
+*[[China]] (except for [[Hong Kong]] and Macao) uses the {{W|Simplified Chinese characters}}, but many signs in this episode are clearly using {{W|Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese}}. However, there are still signs that use Traditional Characters in China.
-*The correct spelling of the place would be "Tian An Men", not "Tien An Men" (as this is the {{w|Wade–Giles|Wade system}}).
+*The correct spelling of the place would be "Tian An Men", not "Tien An Men" (as this is the {{W|Wade–Giles|Wade system}}).
-*When Selma stands in front of the tank piloted by Wu, the shot is highly reminiscent of the famous image of the Unknown Rebel blocking the line of tanks during the {{w|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|Tiananmen Square protests}}.
+*When Selma stands in front of the tank piloted by Wu, the shot is highly reminiscent of the famous image of the Unknown Rebel blocking the line of tanks during the {{W|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|Tiananmen Square protests}}.
-*While flying to China, the plane passes over a monument to "Warrior and spicy chicken pioneer" General {{w|Zuo Zongtang}}.
+*While flying to China, the plane passes over a monument to "Warrior and spicy chicken pioneer" General {{W|Zuo Zongtang}}.
 [[File:Goo-goo-gai-pan-US.png|thumb|200px|right|Flag of the Communist Party of China (first US broadcast of "Goo Goo Gai Pan".)]]
-*The original broadcast portrayed the body of Mao Zedong covered by the flag of the {{w|Communist Party of China}} with the hammer and sickle (as is the case in the actual mausoleum). However, in later broadcasts the flag was substituted for the {{w|Flag of the People's Republic of China}}.
+*The original broadcast portrayed the body of Mao Zedong covered by the flag of the {{W|Communist Party of China}} with the hammer and sickle (as is the case in the actual mausoleum). However, in later broadcasts the flag was substituted for the {{W|Flag of the People's Republic of China}}.
 *In the Chinese consulate there is a map behind the consulate official showing [[Taiwan]] as a separate country, extremely unlikely given the PRC's position regarding Taiwan.
 *There is a plaque reading, "On this spot in 1989, nothing happened", in Tiananmen Square, a reference to the Chinese Government's denial of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. It is also a reference to the year The Simpsons first aired.
 **In addition to being a sardonic reference to the massacre, it is a parody of real signs. Available from catalogues, they are mock-historical plaques that say: "On this site in 1897, nothing happened."
-*What's written on the adoption paper is gibberish, not Chinese, though this may be a play on the fact that computers which do not have Chinese text support installed may transcribe gibberish and random symbols in its place ({{w|Mojibake|mojibake}}).
+*What's written on the adoption paper is gibberish, not Chinese, though this may be a play on the fact that computers which do not have Chinese text support installed may transcribe gibberish and random symbols in its place ({{W|Mojibake|mojibake}}).
 *[[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] leave on a Junk from Hong Kong, as evident from the background.
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 *[[Maggie Simpson]] inexplicably does not appear in this episode while the rest of the family is halfway around the world. However, it is possible that they left [[Grampa]] in charge of her while they're gone, as he also does not appear in this episode either.
 *[[Dana Gould]] was in the middle of adopting a daughter from China when this episode was made. Fearing the episode's content might have a negative effect on the process, Gould was credited as "Lawrence Talbot" (the name was taken from ''{{W2|The Wolf Man|1941 film}}'').
-*This episode has been banned from China (much like "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]" was banned in [[Japan]] and "[[Blame It on Lisa]]" was banned in [[Brazil]]) for the unflattering references to the country, including the scene of Homer saying that {{w|Mao Zedong}} was "like a little angel that killed 50 million people."
+*This episode has been banned from China (much like "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]" was banned in [[Japan]] and "[[Blame It on Lisa]]" was banned in [[Brazil]]) for the unflattering references to the country, including the scene of Homer saying that {{W|Mao Zedong}} was "like a little angel that killed 50 million people."
 *At end of episode, [[Bart]] was replaced by a [[Chinese Spy]] disguised as him. However, the real Bart returns in the [[Mobile Homer|next episode]].

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 *[[Dana Gould]] was in the middle of adopting a daughter from China when this episode was made. Fearing the episode's content might have a negative effect on the process, Gould was credited as "Lawrence Talbot" (the name was taken from ''{{W2|The Wolf Man|1941 film}}'').
 *This episode has been banned from China (much like "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]" was banned in [[Japan]] and "[[Blame It on Lisa]]" was banned in [[Brazil]]) for the unflattering references to the country, including the scene of Homer saying that {{w|Mao Zedong}} was "like a little angel that killed 50 million people."
-*At the end of episode [[Bart]] was replaced by a [[Chinese Spy]] disguised as him. However, the real [[Bart]] returns in the [[Mobile Homer|next episode]].
+*At end of episode, [[Bart]] was replaced by a [[Chinese Spy]] disguised as him. However, the real Bart returns in the [[Mobile Homer|next episode]].
 == Goofs ==

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 == Goofs ==
 *The aircraft the Simpsons and Selma take to China is not capable of a China to [[America]] trip.
-*When Homer falls from the chairs he is falling face-down. When he lands on the chairs, he is on his back.
+*When Homer falls from the chairs, he is falling face-down. When he lands on the chairs, he is on his back.
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