Homer and Apu/References - Revision history

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‎Continuity: replaced: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's Kwik-E-Comics: Apu's Incredible 96 Hour Shift (Without Having a Break) → Apu's Incredible 96 Hour Shift (Without Having a Break!)

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 == Continuity ==
 *Apu is also seen employing deceptive marketing tactics (albeit neither as blatantly nor as egregiously as in this episode) in the comic story ''[[Kwik-E-Mart Holiday Savings Circular]]''.
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 **Other scenes are parodied when Homer and Apu are walking to the [[Kwik-E-Mart Central Office]].
 *The song "[[If You're Saved and You Know It]]" is sung to the tune of "{{W|If You're Happy and You Know It}}", a popular children's song.
-*Marge mentions {{W|Lucky Charms}}, a brand of breakfast cereal.
+*Marge mentions [[Lucky Charms]], a brand of breakfast cereal.
 *The scene of Apu taking the bullet aimed at James Woods is similar to [[Clint Eastwood]]'s actions in the film ''{{W|In the Line of Fire}}''.

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 == Continuity ==
 *Apu is also seen employing deceptive marketing tactics (albeit neither as blatantly nor as egregiously as in this episode) in the comic story ''[[Kwik-E-Mart Holiday Savings Circular]]''.
-*The whole of Apu's 96-hour shift without any breaks where by the end he starts to believe he was a hummingbird is depicted in "[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's Kwik-E-Comics: Apu's Incredible 96 Hour Shift (Without Having a Break)]]", an add-on to [[Simpsons Comics #10]].
+*The whole of Apu's 96-hour shift without any breaks where by the end he starts to believe he was a hummingbird is depicted in "[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's Kwik-E-Comics: Apu's Incredible 96 Hour Shift (Without Having a Break)]]" from {{SC|10}}.
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 == Continuity ==
 *Apu is also seen employing deceptive marketing tactics (albeit neither as blatantly nor as egregiously as in this episode) in the comic story ''[[Kwik-E-Mart Holiday Savings Circular]]''.
 {{Season 5|R}}

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 *Homer wants {{W|Chipwich}} ice cream sandwich for letting Apu stay with the family.
 *Apu is from {{W|Rahmatpur}}, a village in the state of {{W|West Bengal}}, [[India]].
-*When {{Ch|James Woods}} applies as the new [[Kwik-E-Mart]] cashier, he mentions films that featured him which are ''{{W2|True Believer|1989 film}}'', ''{{W2|Salvador|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Onion Field|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Hard Way|1991 film}}'' and ''{{W2|Chaplin|film}}''.
+*When {{Ch|James Woods}} applies as the new [[Kwik-E-Mart]] cashier, he mentions films that featured him which are ''{{W2|True Believer|1989 film}}'', ''{{W2|Salvador|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Onion Field|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Hard Way|1991 film}}'', and ''{{W2|Chaplin|film}}''.
 *At the [[Monstromart]], [[Barney]] talks to a bottle of pancake syrup shaped like a woman, referencing the iconic bottles of {{W|Mrs. Butterworth's}}.
 *In the song "[[Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?]]", Apu mentions American architect {{W|Frank Lloyd Wright}} as the creator of [[Marge]]'s tall hair. Frank Lloyd Wright was known for his geometric and futuristic designs.
 [[File:Homer and Apu riding mules to Springfield Airport.png|250px|thumb|[[Homer]] and [[Apu]] stare from a cliff on mules in the same way {{W|T.E. Lawrence}} and Sherif Ali did on camels in ''{{W2|Lawrence of Arabia|film}}''. Several other parodies to the film are seen throughout the episode]]
-*The scene of Homer and Apu riding mules through the sand and reaching the top of a cliff reaching [[Springfield Airport]] parodies the scene where {{W|T.E. Lawrence}} ({{W|Peter O'Toole}}) and Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish ({{W|Omar Sharif}}) ride camels in the desert in the 1962 epic biographical adventure drama film ''{{W2|Lawrence of Arabia|film}}'', also stopping on the top of a cliff. The music is similar to that used in the film.
+*The scene of Homer and Apu riding mules through the sand and reaching the top of a cliff reaching [[Springfield Airport]] is a parody of the scene where {{W|T.E. Lawrence}} ({{W|Peter O'Toole}}) and Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish ({{W|Omar Sharif}}) ride camels in the desert in the 1962 epic biographical adventure drama film ''{{W2|Lawrence of Arabia|film}}'', also stopping on the top of a cliff. The music is similar to that used in the film.
 **Other scenes are parodied when Homer and Apu are walking to the [[Kwik-E-Mart Central Office]].
 *The song "[[If You're Saved and You Know It]]" is sung to the tune of "{{W|If You're Happy and You Know It}}", a popular children's song.
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 *The undercover news van has "ORDINARY VAN" written on it in huge letters.
 *According to the deleted scenes, Apu wears a wig.
-*The Kwik-E-Mart does not accept checks from Chief Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Homer J. Simpson, Homer S. Simpson, H. J. Simpson, Homor Simpson or Homer J. Fong.
+*The Kwik-E-Mart does not accept checks from Chief Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Homer J. Simpson, Homer S. Simpson, H. J. Simpson, Homor Simpson, or Homer J. Fong.
 *A sign in the world's first convenience store reads: ''The Master Knows All Except Combination To Safe.''
 *The slogan of the Monstromart: ''Where Shopping Is A Baffling Ordeal.''
 *The license plate of the ambulance reads: SLIP
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 {{Season 5|R}}
 [[Category:Trivia]]
 [[Category:Goofs]]
 [[Category:Continuity]]

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 == Cultural references ==
-*When {{Ch|James Woods}} applies as the new Kwik-E-Mart cashier, he mentions films that featured him which are ''{{W2|True Believer|1989 film}}'', ''{{W2|Salvador|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Onion Field|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Hard Way|1991 film}}'' and ''{{W2|Chaplin|film}}''.
+*[[Apu]] exclaims "Jiminy Cricket!" when he smells the expired ham. [[Jiminy Cricket]] is a main character from ''[[Pinocchio]]'', the famous [[Disney]] film.
-*Homer's refusal to spy on Apu references to [[Lee Harvey Oswald]].
+*When [[Kent]] asks [[Homer]] if he is willing to go undercover to catch Apu, Homer replies: "No way, man, get yourself another patsy!". This is a reference to several lines in the 1991 epic political thriller ''{{W2|JFK|film}}'' in which [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] claimed he was a "patsy" and not guilty of killing [[John F. Kennedy]].
-*The scene of Apu taking the bullet aimed at James Woods is similar to Clint Eastwood's actions in the film ''{{W|In the Line of Fire}}''.
+*Homer wants {{W|Chipwich}} ice cream sandwich for letting Apu stay with the family.
-*The scenes of Homer and Apu travelling to find the [[Kwik-E-Mart president]] feature music from ''{{W2|Lawrence of Arabia|film}}''.
+*Apu is from {{W|Rahmatpur}}, a village in the state of {{W|West Bengal}}, [[India]].
 == Trivia ==

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 *At the beginning of the episode, Martin Prince has a purple shirt which in the next shot changes to its usual white.
 *At the end of "Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?" when Apu looks at the Kwik-E-Mart from a distance, the store's name is instead written as "Knik-E-Mart".
 == Continuity ==