Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment/References - Revision history

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Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */

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CJG00 at 05:07, February 6, 2021

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|''The Untouchables''}} → {{W2|The Untouchables|1959 TV series}}

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‎Cultural references

Cook879 at 00:22, November 2, 2012

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title of the episode references the {{W|Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution}} which established the {{W|Prohibition in the United States|prohibition of alcohol in the United States}}. This Amendment, which was later derogated, held that a ban on the sale of alcohol would alleviate poverty and other societal problems.
+*The title of the episode references the {{W|Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which established the {{W|Prohibition in the United States|prohibition of alcohol in the United States}}. This Amendment, which was later repealed, held that a ban on the sale of alcohol would alleviate poverty and other societal problems.
 *The episode is a parody of the TV show ''{{W2|The Untouchables|1959 TV series}}'', with [[Rex Banner]] based on Prohibition agent {{W|Eliot Ness}}, portrayed in the series by {{W|Robert Stack}}.
 **The episode's narrator (voiced by [[Dan Castellaneta]]) is based on {{W|Walter Winchell}}, also from ''The Untouchables'' TV show.
 *During [[Saint Patrick's Day]]:
 **[[Bart]] gets pinched for not wearing green. This is a modern custom of {{W|Saint Patrick's Day in the United States}}.
-**The popular Irish jig "{{W|The Irish Washerwoman}}" is heard on the parade.
+**The popular Irish jig "{{W|The Irish Washerwoman}}" is heard at the parade.
-**Bart makes his way through the people on the parade. One character wears a {{W|University of Notre Dame}} jacket. This university is strongly associated with Irish culture, as the early university's administration and faculty included a significant number of Irish immigrants and priests.
+**Bart makes his way through the people at the parade. One character wears a {{W|University of Notre Dame}} jacket. This university is strongly associated with Irish culture, as the early university's administration and faculty included a significant number of Irish immigrants and priests.
-**One man asks [[Kent Brockman]] if he has seen "Sully". This is short for the surname {{W2|Sullivan|surname}}, of Irish origin. An approximate 78 percent of Sullivans are located in the United States.
+**One man asks [[Kent Brockman]] if he has seen "Sully". This is short for the surname {{W2|Sullivan|surname}}, of Irish origin. Approximately 78 percent of Sullivans are located in the United States.
 **A man is wearing a [[Boston Red Sox]] T-shirt. People of Irish descent form the largest single ethnic group in [[Massachusetts]], and one of the largest in [[Boston]].
-**The restaurant [[John Bull's Fish & Chips]] is blown up. This is a reference to {{W|John Bull}}, the national personification of the [[United Kingdom]], and a hint to the rivalry between the UK and Ireland, most notably between England and Ireland in {{W|England–Republic of Ireland football rivalry|football}}.
+**The restaurant [[John Bull's Fish & Chips]] is blown up. This is a reference to {{W|John Bull}}, the national personification of the [[United Kingdom]], and a hint at the rivalry between the UK and Ireland, most notably between England and Ireland in {{W|England–Republic of Ireland football rivalry|football}}.
 **Banners with the phrases "{{W|Erin go bragh}}" (usually translated to "Ireland Forever") and "{{W|Kiss me, I'm Irish}}" are seen at [[Moe's]].
 *{{W2|John Law|economist}} is mentioned by the narrator.
-[[File:Nighthawk Diner.png|250px|thumb|The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and [[Rex Banner]] in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] parodies {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s famous painting ''{{W2|Nighthawks|Hopper}}'']]
+[[File:Nighthawk Diner.png|250px|thumb|The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]], and [[Rex Banner]] in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] parodies {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s famous painting ''{{W2|Nighthawks|Hopper}}'']]
-*The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and Rex Banner in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] is a parody of {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s painting ''{{W2|Nighthawks|Hopper}}''.
+*The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]], and Rex Banner in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] is a parody of {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s painting ''{{W2|Nighthawks|Hopper}}''.
-*[[Homer]] resemblances [[Al Capone]], the gang leader who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era.
+*[[Homer]] resembles [[Al Capone]], the gang leader who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era.
-*[[Moe]] offers his clients some "bathtub mint julep". {{W|Mint julep}} is a cocktail usually associated with {{W|the American South}} and the {{W|Kentucky Derby}}. Three stereotypical Southern US gentlemen dressed like [[Colonel Sanders]] raise their hands.
+*[[Moe]] offers his clients some "bathtub mint julep". {{W|Mint julep}} is a cocktail usually associated with {{W|the American South}} and the {{W|Kentucky Derby}}. Three stereotypical Southern U.S. gentlemen dressed like [[Colonel Sanders]] raise their hands.
 == Continuity ==
-*In ''[[Marge Simpson Living]]'', [[Marge]] reminds [[Homer]] that he has tried snowplowing ("[[Mr. Plow]]"), webhosting ("[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]"), trucking ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]"), fortune cookie writing ("[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]"), cartoon voiceovers ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]"), food critic ("[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]"), screen writer ("[[Beyond Blunderdome]]"), mixologoist ("[[Flaming Moe's]]"), bootlegger ("Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment") and astronaut ("[[Deep Space Homer]]") when he was searching for a new job.
+*In ''[[Marge Simpson Living]]'', [[Marge]] reminds [[Homer]] that he has tried snowplowing ("[[Mr. Plow]]"), web hosting ("[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]"), trucking ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]"), fortune cookie writing ("[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]"), cartoon voiceovers ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]"), food criticism ("[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]"), screenwriting ("[[Beyond Blunderdome]]"), mixology ("[[Flaming Moe's]]"), bootlegging ("Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"), and astronautics ("[[Deep Space Homer]]") when he was searching for a new job.
 == Goofs ==
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 *In the crowd scene, Ms. Hoover is missing her glasses.
 *When Moe is putting the bar scenery back up, one of the bottles is not colored in for a frame.
-*When the crowd cheers after Rex Banner announces to have succeeded, some of the people's hair in the background flashes yellow for a few frames.
+*When the crowd cheers after Rex Banner announces that he has succeeded, some of the people's hair in the background flashes yellow for a few frames.
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 **One man asks [[Kent Brockman]] if he has seen "Sully". This is short for the surname {{W2|Sullivan|surname}}, of Irish origin. An approximate 78 percent of Sullivans are located in the United States.
 **A man is wearing a [[Boston Red Sox]] T-shirt. People of Irish descent form the largest single ethnic group in [[Massachusetts]], and one of the largest in [[Boston]].
-**The restaurant [[John Bull's Fish & Chips]] is blown up. This is a reference to {{W|John Bull}}, the national personification of the [[United Kingdom]] and a hint to the rivalry between the UK and Ireland, most notably between England and Ireland in {{W|England–Republic of Ireland football rivalry|football}}.
+**The restaurant [[John Bull's Fish & Chips]] is blown up. This is a reference to {{W|John Bull}}, the national personification of the [[United Kingdom]], and a hint to the rivalry between the UK and Ireland, most notably between England and Ireland in {{W|England–Republic of Ireland football rivalry|football}}.
 **Banners with the phrases "{{W|Erin go bragh}}" (usually translated to "Ireland Forever") and "{{W|Kiss me, I'm Irish}}" are seen at [[Moe's]].
 *{{W2|John Law|economist}} is mentioned by the narrator.
-[[File:Nighthawk Diner.png|250px|thumb|The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and [[Rex Banner]] in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] parodies {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s famous painting ''{{W|Nighthawks}}'']]
+[[File:Nighthawk Diner.png|250px|thumb|The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and [[Rex Banner]] in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] parodies {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s famous painting ''{{W2|Nighthawks|Hopper}}'']]
-*The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and Rex Banner in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] is a parody of {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s painting ''{{W|Nighthawks}}''.
+*The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and Rex Banner in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] is a parody of {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s painting ''{{W2|Nighthawks|Hopper}}''.
 *[[Homer]] resemblances [[Al Capone]], the gang leader who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era.
 *[[Moe]] offers his clients some "bathtub mint julep". {{W|Mint julep}} is a cocktail usually associated with {{W|the American South}} and the {{W|Kentucky Derby}}. Three stereotypical Southern US gentlemen dressed like [[Colonel Sanders]] raise their hands.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode is a parody of the TV show ''{{W2|The Untouchables|1959 TV series}}'', with [[Rex Banner]] based on Prohibition agent {{W|Eliot Ness}}.
+*The title of the episode references the {{W|Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution}} which established the {{W|Prohibition in the United States|prohibition of alcohol in the United States}}. This Amendment, which was later derogated, held that a ban on the sale of alcohol would alleviate poverty and other societal problems.
-*The episode's narrator is based on {{W|Walter Winchell}}.
+*The episode is a parody of the TV show ''{{W2|The Untouchables|1959 TV series}}'', with [[Rex Banner]] based on Prohibition agent {{W|Eliot Ness}}, portrayed in the series by {{W|Robert Stack}}.
 *The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and Rex Banner in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] is a parody of {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s painting ''{{W|Nighthawks}}''.
 == Continuity ==

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 == Goofs ==
 *When Nelson Muntz makes fun of Bart at the beginning, one of the shamrocks on his bowtie briefly disappears.
 *Lenny is shown to be both at Moe's Tavern and at the parade (pointing out the free beer at the latter event).

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode is a parody of the TV show ''{{W2|The Untouchables|1959 TV series}}'', with [[Rex Banner]] based on Prohibition agent {{w|Eliot Ness}}.
+*The episode is a parody of the TV show ''{{W2|The Untouchables|1959 TV series}}'', with [[Rex Banner]] based on Prohibition agent {{W|Eliot Ness}}.
-*The episode's narrator is based on {{w|Walter Winchell}}.
+*The episode's narrator is based on {{W|Walter Winchell}}.
-*The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and Rex Banner in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] is a parody of {{w|Edward Hopper}}'s painting ''{{w|Nighthawks}}''.
+*The shot of [[Eddie]], [[Lou]] and Rex Banner in the [[Nighthawk Diner]] is a parody of {{W|Edward Hopper}}'s painting ''{{W|Nighthawks}}''.
 == Continuity ==