Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass/References - Revision history

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Added goof section. Slightly amended the trivia section.

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 *The name of the episode is a reference to a {{W|Hail Mary pass}} in [[football]].
 *The [[Crazy Cat Lady]] was taking {{W|Reese's Pieces}} thinking they were psychoactive medication.
-*[[Mario]] from the ''{{ap|Mario|series}}'' series appears in this episode, where a disgruntled Homer fights with him due to his annoyance. The fight is a direct parody of the arcade game ''{{w2|Donkey Kong|video game}}'', with Homer tossing garbage cans just like how [[Donkey Kong]] tossed barrels at Mario.
+*[[Mario]] from the ''{{ap|Mario|series}}'' series appears in this episode, where a disgruntled Homer fights with him due to his annoyance. The fight is a direct parody of the arcade game ''{{W2|Donkey Kong|video game}}'', with Homer tossing garbage cans just like how [[Donkey Kong]] tossed barrels at Mario.
 *Ned has a script for ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.
-*Flanders' violent films are an obvious parody of ''{{w|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
+*Flanders' violent films are an obvious parody of ''{{W|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
 *The sign at the [[Springfield Stadium]] says that tomorrow will be Simon vs. Garfunkel, a reference to [[Simon & Garfunkel]].
 *During the montage of [[Deion Overstreet]] performing obnoxious end zone dances, "{{W|Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)}}" by {{W|C+C Music Factory}} plays.
-*Mr. Burns' company logo is a parody of the {{w|Columbia Pictures}} logo.
+*Mr. Burns' company logo is a parody of the {{W|Columbia Pictures}} logo.
 *Ned mentions a film about a "liberal European wizard school", a reference to ''[[Harry Potter]]''. Ned also mentions actress {{W|Ashley Judd}}.
 *During the ''[[Jock Center]]'' highlight reel, "{{W|Get Ready for This}}" by {{W|2 Unlimited}} plays.
-*Michelle Kwan's line, "Beware the wrath of Kwan!" is a reference to the movie ''{{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}''
+*Michelle Kwan's line, "Beware the wrath of Kwan!" is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}''
 *[[The Rich Texan]] wants to make a musical about {{W|The J. Geils Band}}.
 *When Homer was watching old half-time shows, one of the shows he watched was the wedding for [[Pac-Man]] and [[Ms. Pac-Man]]. The ghosts were there too as they all danced to the song "{{W2|Physical|Olivia Newton-John song}}" by {{W|Olivia Newton-John}}.

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 == Goofs ==
 *Ned reads from the Bible at the top of the Super Bowl stadium - how could anyone hear him without a microphone?
-*During Warren Sapp’s sack highlight the teams jersey colors are incorrect.
+*During Warren Sapp's sack highlight the teams jersey colors are incorrect.
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 == Goofs ==
 *Ned reads from the Bible at the top of the Super Bowl stadium - how could anyone hear him without a microphone?
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 *Mr. Burns' company logo is a parody of the {{w|Columbia Pictures}} logo.
 *Ned mentions a film about a "liberal European wizard school", a reference to ''[[Harry Potter]]''. Ned also mentions actress {{W|Ashley Judd}}.
 *Michelle Kwan's line, "Beware the wrath of Kwan!" is a reference to the movie ''{{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}''
-*When Homer was watching old half-time shows, one of the shows he watched was the wedding for [[Pac-Man]] and [[Ms. Pac-Man]]. The ghosts were there too as they all danced to the song "Physical."
+*[[The Rich Texan]] wants to make a musical about {{W|The J. Geils Band}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 *The [[Crazy Cat Lady]] was taking {{W|Reese's Pieces}} thinking they were psychoactive medication.
 *[[Mario]] from the ''{{ap|Mario|series}}'' series appears in this episode, where a disgruntled Homer fights with him due to his annoyance. The fight is a direct parody of the arcade game ''{{w2|Donkey Kong|video game}}'', with Homer tossing garbage cans just like how [[Donkey Kong]] tossed barrels at Mario.
 *Flanders' violent films are an obvious parody of ''{{w|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
 *Michelle Kwan's line, "Beware the wrath of Kwan!" is a reference to the movie ''{{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}''
 *When Homer was watching old half-time shows, one of the shows he watched was the wedding for [[Pac-Man]] and [[Ms. Pac-Man]]. The ghosts were there too as they all danced to the song "Physical."
 == Trivia ==
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 == Goofs ==
 *Ned reads from the Bible at the top of the Super Bowl stadium - how could anyone hear him without a microphone?
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 == Trivia ==
 *We learn [[Comic Book Guy]]'s real name is Jeff Albertson.
-*With 23.1 Million viewers, this episode is one of the highest rated episodes in Simpsons history.
+*With 23.1 million viewers, this episode is one of the highest-rated episodes in the show's history.
 *Homer is called a "jerkass" by a sports commentator. This is a possible reference to "Jerkass Homer", which is what many internet fans called Homer during the [[Mike Scully|Scully]] era (Seasons 9-12)
 *Ned is dressed as the Devil in his film in the same way he appeared as the Devil in "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]".
 *Quarterback Tom Brady, who made a cameo in this episode, led the New England Patriots to victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, which aired immediately before this episode.
 *Bart's treehouse is located beside the house while Homer was throwing trash cans at Mario.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*Legendary {{W|video game}} character [[Mario]] of {{W|Super Mario Brothers}} makes a cameo in this episode, where a disgruntled Homer fights with him due to his annoyance. The fight is a direct parody of {{W|Donkey Kong}} with Homer tossing garbage cans like [[Donkey Kong]] tossing Barrels at Mario.
+*Legendary {{w|video game}} character [[Mario]] of {{w|Super Mario Brothers}} makes a cameo in this episode, where a disgruntled Homer fights with him due to his annoyance. The fight is a direct parody of the arcade game ''{{w|Donkey Kong (viedo game)|Donkey Kong}}'', with Homer tossing garbage cans just like how [[Donkey Kong]] tossed barrels at Mario.
-*Flanders' violent films are an obvious parody of {{W|The Passion of the Christ}}.
+*Flanders' violent films are an obvious parody of {{w|The Passion of the Christ}}.
-*Michelle Kwan's line, "Beware the wrath of Kwan!" is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}''
+*Michelle Kwan's line, "Beware the wrath of Kwan!" is a reference to the movie ''{{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}''
-*''Homer is watching TV and the news reporter were announcing the wedding for [[Pac-Man]] and [[Ms.Pac-Man]]. The ghosts were there too as they dance to the song "Physical."''
+*When Homer was watching old half-time shows, one of the shows he watched was the wedding for [[Pac-Man]] and [[Ms.Pac-Man]]. The ghosts were there too as they all danced to the song "Physical."
-*The Mr. Burns company logo is a parody of {{W|Columbia Pictures}} logo.
+*Mr. Burns' company logo is a parody of the {{w|Columbia Pictures}} logo.
 == Trivia ==
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 *Ned is dressed as the Devil in his film in the same way he appeared as the Devil in "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]".
 *Quarterback Tom Brady, who made a cameo in this episode, led the New England Patriots to victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, which aired immediately before this episode.
-*Bart's treehouse is located beside the house while Homer was throwing trash can barrels at Mario.
+*Bart's treehouse is located beside the house while Homer was throwing trash cans at Mario.