Homer the Vigilante/References - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Cultural refereneces */ replaced: MacGyver → {{ap|MacGyver|TV series}}

2026-03-23T15:48:42Z

‎Cultural refereneces: replaced: MacGyver → {{ap|MacGyver|TV series}}

Columba at 22:03, August 25, 2025

2025-08-25T22:03:27Z

SolarBot: replaced: {{W|Harry Morgan}} → Harry Morgan, {{W|Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.}} → Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

2025-02-24T12:25:53Z

replaced: {{W|Harry Morgan}} → Harry Morgan, {{W|Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.}} → Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

Simpsons88 at 19:57, November 23, 2024

2024-11-23T19:57:46Z

Simpsons88 at 18:57, November 23, 2024

2024-11-23T18:57:13Z

Snowball II at 12:15, June 17, 2024

2024-06-17T12:15:03Z

Snowball II at 12:13, June 17, 2024

2024-06-17T12:13:57Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural refereneces */replaced: Malloy → Molloy

2024-04-13T16:46:00Z

‎Cultural refereneces: replaced: Malloy → Molloy

Snowball II at 00:19, April 11, 2024

2024-04-11T00:19:14Z

Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */

2022-01-16T13:11:17Z

‎Goofs

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 **''{{W|The Persistence of Memory}}'' by [[Salvador Dalí]].
 *[[Abe]] fell down at a {{W|Big Boy Restaurants|Big Boy}}, a casual dining restaurant.
-*Molloy returned [[Selma]] a lock of [[MacGyver]]'s hair.
+*Molloy returned [[Selma]] a lock of [[Angus MacGyver|MacGyver]]'s hair.
 *The marquee at the [[Big T Theatre]], "Ice-T appearing with Booker T in concert", is a reference to rapper {{W|Ice-T}} and soul musician {{W|Booker T. Jones}}.
 *The end of the episode parodies the 1963 comedy film ''{{W|It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World}}'':

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 == Cultural refereneces ==
 *The music during the cat burglary at the beginning of the episode is similar to the music from ''{{W2|The Pink Panther|1963 film}}''.
 *[[Molloy]] is based on {{W|David Niven}}'s character {{W2|A. J. Raffles|character}} from the 1939 film ''{{W2|Raffles|1939 film}}''.

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 *Things Molloy robbed from the people of [[Springfield]] include:
 **[[Ned]]'s Shroud of Turin beach towels. The {{W|Shroud of Turin}} is a linen cloth that shows the image of a man who has marks and physical traumas typical of a crucifixion.
-**[[Skinner]]'s Stormin' Norman commemorative plates. {{W|Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.}}, aka Stormin' Norman, was a United States Army general and important military figure during the {{W|Gulf War}}.
+**[[Skinner]]'s Stormin' Norman commemorative plates. [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.]], aka Stormin' Norman, was a United States Army general and important military figure during the {{W|Gulf War}}.
 *[[Homer]] bought some {{W|magic beans}} instead of an insurance, a reference to the popular English fairy tale "{{W|Jack and the Beanstalk}}".
 *The motivational poster {{W|Hang in there, Baby}} can be seen in Ned's basement.
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 *According to the street [[saxophonist]], he got his saxophone from {{W|Sears}}, the American chain of department stores.
 *[[Jimbo]] made a graffiti with the Latin expression ''{{W|Carpe diem}}''.
-*The nodding scene between Homer and Skinner outside the [[Springfield Museum]] parodies the mannerisms of Sargeant Joe Friday ({{W|Jack Webb}}) and Officer Bill Gannon ({{W|Harry Morgan}}) in the 1967 TV series ''{{W2|Dragnet|series}}''.
+*The nodding scene between Homer and Skinner outside the [[Springfield Museum]] parodies the mannerisms of Sargeant Joe Friday ({{W|Jack Webb}}) and Officer Bill Gannon ([[Harry Morgan]]) in the 1967 TV series ''{{W2|Dragnet|series}}''.
 **The instrumental theme "{{W2|Dragnet|theme music}}" is also heard.
 *Pictures seen on the walls of Springfield Museum include:

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 == Cultural refereneces ==
 *The music during the cat burglary at the beginning of the episode is similar to the music from ''{{W2|The Pink Panther|1963 film}}''.
-*[[Molloy]] is based on {{W|David Niven}}'s character {{W2|A. J. Raffles|character}} from the film ''{{W2|Raffles|1939 film}}''.
+*[[Molloy]] is based on {{W|David Niven}}'s character {{W2|A. J. Raffles|character}} from the 1939 film ''{{W2|Raffles|1939 film}}''.
 *Things Molloy robbed from the people of [[Springfield]] include:
 **[[Ned]]'s Shroud of Turin beach towels. The {{W|Shroud of Turin}} is a linen cloth that shows the image of a man who has marks and physical traumas typical of a crucifixion.
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 *The motivational poster {{W|Hang in there, Baby}} can be seen in Ned's basement.
 [[File:Homer riding a-bomb.png|250px|thumb|[[Homer]] imagines himself riding a bomb just like Major Kong ({{W|Slim Pickens}}) did in the black comedy film ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}'']]
-*The sequence when Homer imagines himself riding the bomb at [[Herman's Military Antiques]], is a parody of the 1964 black comedy film ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}'', specifically to the scene where Major Kong ({{W|Slim Pickens}}) is dropped out of {{W|B-52}} "riding" a nuclear bomb.
+*The sequence when Homer imagines himself riding the bomb at [[Herman's Military Antiques]] is a parody of the 1964 black comedy film ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}'', specifically to the scene where Major Kong ({{W|Slim Pickens}}) is dropped out of a {{W|B-52}} "riding" a nuclear bomb.
 **Homer shouts "Take that Maynard G. Krebs". A reference to {{W|Maynard G. Krebs}}, the "{{W|beatnik}}" sidekick of the title character in the US sitcom ''{{W|The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis}}''.
 *When Homer uses the [[Rapmaster 2000]] megaphone to speak to the neighborhood, the kids run into the street saying "It's Hammer!" referring to rapper [[MC Hammer]], who experienced his greatest success in the late 80s and early 90s.

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 == Cultural refereneces ==
 *The music during the cat burglary at the beginning of the episode is similar to the music from ''{{W2|The Pink Panther|1963 film}}''.
-*[[Principal Skinner]] has "Stormin' Norman" Commemorative Plates. Stormin' Norman was a nickname [[H. Norman Schwarzkopf]] got after being the commanding general of Operation Desert Storm.
+*[[Molloy]] is based on {{W|David Niven}}'s character {{W2|A. J. Raffles|character}} from the film ''{{W2|Raffles|1939 film}}''.
-*[[Homer]] imagines himself riding the bomb at [[Herman's Military Antiques]], in a parody of ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}''.
+*Things Molloy robbed from the people of [[Springfield]] include:
-*The scene between Homer and [[Skinner]] outside the museum references ''{{W2|Dragnet|series}}''.
+**[[Ned]]'s Shroud of Turin beach towels. The {{W|Shroud of Turin}} is a linen cloth that shows the image of a man who has marks and physical traumas typical of a crucifixion.
-*[[Molloy]] is based on {{W|David Niven}}'s character A. J. Raffles from the film ''{{W2|Raffles|1939 film}}''.
+**[[Skinner]]'s Stormin' Norman commemorative plates. {{W|Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.}}, aka Stormin' Norman, was a United States Army general and important military figure during the {{W|Gulf War}}.
 *When Homer uses the [[Rapmaster 2000]] megaphone to speak to the neighborhood, the kids run into the street saying "It's Hammer!" referring to rapper [[MC Hammer]], who experienced his greatest success in the late 80s and early 90s.
-*Among the pictures in Springfield Museum there is [[Salvador Dalí]]'s "{{W|The Persistence of Memory}}".
+*According to the street [[saxophonist]], he got his saxophone from {{W|Sears}}, the American chain of department stores.
-*The race scene at the end of the episode parodies ''{{W|It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World}}''. Various characters from the movie appear, including {{W|Phil Silvers}}, whom Bart tricks into driving his car into a river.
+*[[Jimbo]] made a graffiti with the Latin expression ''{{W|Carpe diem}}''.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural refereneces ==
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 *Among the pictures in Springfield Museum there is [[Salvador Dalí]]'s "{{W|The Persistence of Memory}}".
 *The race scene at the end of the episode parodies ''{{W|It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World}}''. Various characters from the movie appear, including {{W|Phil Silvers}}, whom Bart tricks into driving his car into a river.
 == Goofs ==

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 == Goofs ==
 *When Homer is on the news talk-show, he puts his hand on his chest and the opening of his shirt appears over the back of his hand.
-*Chief Wiggum says the Simpsons' address is 723 Evergreen Terrace, their address is actually 742 Evergreen Terrace.
+*742 Evergreen Terrace would eventually be the address for the Simpson house and in this episode Chief Wiggum says the Simpsons' address is 723 Evergreen Terrace.
 *When Nelson calls on the phone to harass Bart about his stamp collection, the close-captions miscredit the line to Milhouse.
 *When Chief Wiggum opens the suitcase, no sound of opening the suitcase is heard. That's because the sound of the suitcase opening can be heard a second beforehand.