Guess Who's Coming to Skinner/References - Revision history

64.191.34.88 at 00:26, April 28, 2026

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California Girl: /* Cultural references */ Laurence Olivier

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‎Cultural references: Laurence Olivier

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ The Singing Dogs

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‎Cultural references: The Singing Dogs

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ Chuck Schumer-type eyeglasses

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‎Cultural references: Chuck Schumer-type eyeglasses

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ Mort Sahl significance

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‎Cultural references: Mort Sahl significance

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ Obi-Wan Kenobi

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‎Cultural references: Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Simpsons88 at 21:00, December 8, 2025

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 *Hub tells Skinner that his parents died when their hot-air balloon drifted over to [[North Korea]] on [[Kim Jong-un]]'s birthday and was hit by a celebratory {{W|Intercontinental ballistic missile|ICBM}}.
 *Hub addresses Skinner as Darth Tedious, a parody of [[Emperor Palpatine|Darth Sidious]], in the voice of {{W|Alec Guinness}} as {{W|Obi-Wan Kenobi}}, all from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
-*Hub tells [[Nelson]] that his parents died on the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']].
+*Hub tells [[Nelson]] that his parents died on the [[RMS Titanic|''Titanic'']].
 *Skinner buys his clothes at [[Mr. Ho-Hum's Clothiers]] from the {{W|Chuck Schumer}} collection.
 **The three mannequins are all wearing Chuck Schumer-type eyeglasses, perched low as his are.

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 *Skinner plays a ''{{W|Meet the Press}}'' pinball machine. The machine has a parody of the [[NBC]] logo on it.
 *A {{W|Peter Rabbit}}-themed musical is held at [[Springfield Elementary School]]. Hub got a role as Farmer McGregor while [[Martin]] plays Peter Rabbit.
 *Skinner and Hub went to see laser [[Beethoven]].
 *The school has a {{W2|Spalding|company}} {{W|Dirk Nowitzki}} autographed basketball.

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 *Skinner buys his clothes at [[Mr. Ho-Hum's Clothiers]] from the {{W|Chuck Schumer}} collection.
 **The three mannequins are all wearing Chuck Schumer-type eyeglasses, perched low as his are.
 *When Hub escapes from the fitting rooms, Skinner exclaims "by {{W|Doug Henning}}'s mustache." Henning was a Canadian magician, illusionist, escape artist, and politician.
 *[[Things Dismembered Watch Repair]] is a reference to the gift retailer {{W|Things Remembered}}.

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 *Hub tells [[Nelson]] that his parents died on the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']].
 *Skinner buys his clothes at [[Mr. Ho-Hum's Clothiers]] from the {{W|Chuck Schumer}} collection.
 *When Hub escapes from the fitting rooms, Skinner exclaims "by {{W|Doug Henning}}'s mustache." Henning was a Canadian magician, illusionist, escape artist, and politician.
 *[[Things Dismembered Watch Repair]] is a reference to the gift retailer {{W|Things Remembered}}.

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 **The urban legend ''[[Polybius]]''.
 *In the car, Hub barks along to the Christmas song "{{W|Jingle Bells}}".
-*Skinner tells Hub that he's talented, then says "look out, {{W|Perry Como}}." Hub then says that he likes how Skinner knows people he's never heard of, and Skinner says "spoken like a young {{W|Mort Sahl}}."
+*Skinner tells Hub that he's talented, then says "look out, {{W|Perry Como}}." Hub then says that he likes how Skinner knows people he's never heard of, and Skinner says "spoken like a young {{W|Mort Sahl}}," presumably another person Hub has never heard of.
 *During the montage at home, the theme song of the TV series ''{{W|Room 222}}'' plays.
 *Skinner plays a ''{{W|Meet the Press}}'' pinball machine. The machine has a parody of the [[NBC]] logo on it.

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 **{{W|Mount Vernon}}.
 **One based on ''{{W|A Trip to the Moon}}''.
-**{{W|Monticello}} and [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] on horseback (inspired by the painting ''{{W|Napoleon Crossing the Alps}}'' by {{W|Jacques-Louis David}}).
+**{{W|Monticello}}.
 **[[Mount Rushmore]].
 **The zoom on Milhouse with one of a small cabin is a parody of the opening of ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.

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 *''[[Polybius]]'' is seen. ("[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em]]")
 *''{{ap|Space Mutants|video game}}'' is seen. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXX]]")
-*Skinner remembers [[Nelson]] that [[Eddie Muntz|his father]] has a secret family he loves more. ("[[D'oh Canada]]")
+*Skinner reminds [[Nelson]] that [[Eddie Muntz|his father]] has a secret family he loves more. ("[[D'oh Canada]]")
 == References ==

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 **[[Big Ben]].
 **The [[Statue of Liberty]].
-**The [[Taj Mahal]]
+**The [[Taj Mahal]].
 **[[Queen Victoria]].
 **[[St. Augustine Lighthouse]].
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 **[[Mount Rushmore]].
 **The zoom on Milhouse with one of a small cabin is a parody of the opening of ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.
-*[[Mr. Pibbb]], spelled with three "B"s, is a a parody of {{W|Mr. Pibb}}, a real soft drink created by {{W|The Coca-Cola Company}}.
+*[[Mr. Pibbb]], spelled with three "B"s, is a parody of {{W|Mr. Pibb}}, a real soft drink created by {{W|The Coca-Cola Company}}.
 [[File:Gaelic Scrabble.png|300px|thumb|[[Groundskeeper Willie|Willie]] and [[Maisie MacWeldon]] were playing ''Gaelic Scrabble'', a parody of ''[[Scrabble]]'' which uses real {{W|Scottish Gaelic}} words]]
 *''[[Gaelic Scrabble]]'' is a parody of ''[[Scrabble]]'' and uses real {{W|Scottish Gaelic}} words, although double-score words are written in English.
-*[[Hub]] is based on Neil and [[Mr. Hubley|his father]] is based on Neil's father from the movie [[Dead Poets Society]]. [[Kurtwood Smith]] voiced both Hub and Neil's father. Kurtwood was suggested by [[Michael Price]] based on their early work together on {{W|F Is for Family}}.<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/mikepriceinla.bsky.social/post/3m7guzroe3q2b Michael Price's Bluesky - "Price and Kurtwood 1"]</ref><ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/mikepriceinla.bsky.social/post/3m7h3ehggms2r Michael Price's Bluesky - "Price and Kurtwood 2"]</ref>
+*[[Hub]] is based on Neil, and [[Mr. Hubley|his father]] is based on Neil's father from the movie ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''. [[Kurtwood Smith]] voiced both Hub and Neil's father. Kurtwood was suggested by [[Michael Price]] based on their early work together on ''{{W|F Is for Family}}''.<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/mikepriceinla.bsky.social/post/3m7guzroe3q2b Michael Price's Bluesky - "Price and Kurtwood 1"]</ref><ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/mikepriceinla.bsky.social/post/3m7h3ehggms2r Michael Price's Bluesky - "Price and Kurtwood 2"]</ref>
 *[[Chalmers]] tells [[Skinner]] that the state will turn the school into a {{W|Spirit Halloween}} store if they find out that Hub has been squatting in the school.
 *Hub tells Skinner that his parents died when their hot-air balloon drifted over to [[North Korea]] on [[Kim Jong-un]]'s birthday and was hit by a celebratory {{W|Intercontinental ballistic missile|ICBM}}.
-*Hub calls Skinner, Darth Tedious, a reference to [[Emperor Palpatine|Darth Sidious]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
+*Hub calls Skinner Darth Tedious, a reference to [[Emperor Palpatine|Darth Sidious]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
 *Hub tells [[Nelson]] that his parents died on the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']].
 *Skinner buys his clothes at [[Mr. Ho-Hum's Clothiers]] from the {{W|Chuck Schumer}} collection.
-*When Hub escapes from the fitting rooms, Skinner exclaims "by {{W|Doug Henning}}'s mustache." Henning was a Canadian magician, illusionist, escape artist and politician.
+*When Hub escapes from the fitting rooms, Skinner exclaims "by {{W|Doug Henning}}'s mustache." Henning was a Canadian magician, illusionist, escape artist, and politician.
 *[[Things Dismembered Watch Repair]] is a reference to the gift retailer {{W|Things Remembered}}.
 *[[Forever XXXVI]] is a parody of the fashion retailer {{W|Forever 21}}.
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 *[[Maisie MacWeldon]] is still married to [[Groundskeeper Willie]], and has moved in with him. ("[[Ae Bonny Romance]]")
 *''[[Polybius]]'' is seen. ("[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em]]")
-*''{{ap|Space Mutants|video game}}''is seen. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXX]]")
+*''{{ap|Space Mutants|video game}}'' is seen. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXX]]")
 *Skinner remembers [[Nelson]] that [[Eddie Muntz|his father]] has a secret family he loves more. ("[[D'oh Canada]]")
 == References ==
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