Hungry, Hungry Homer/References - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{W|The Brady Bunch}} → The Brady Bunch

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‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|The Brady Bunch}} → The Brady Bunch

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (3), replaced: → (7)

2024-11-07T17:17:33Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (3), replaced: → (7)

Simpsons88 at 20:34, November 3, 2024

2024-11-03T20:34:02Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Moonraker}} → Moonraker

2022-02-04T11:56:29Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Moonraker}} → Moonraker

CJG00: /* Goofs */

2021-02-07T06:31:57Z

‎Goofs

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Snoopy}} → Snoopy, {{W|César Chávez}} → César Chávez, {{W|Cesar Romero}} → Cesar Romero

2021-01-27T19:39:37Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Snoopy}} → Snoopy, {{W|César Chávez}} → César Chávez, {{W|Cesar Romero}} → Cesar Romero

Mythigator: Good point, but actually trivia.

2021-01-14T13:31:53Z

Good point, but actually trivia.

Alessandra: /* Cultural references */

2021-01-13T12:22:25Z

‎Cultural references

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|M (James Bond)|M}} → {{W2|M|James Bond}}

2020-12-11T15:27:39Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|M (James Bond)|M}} → {{W2|M|James Bond}}

HomerGriffin: /* Cultural references */

2020-01-30T20:35:16Z

‎Cultural references

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 *[[Kirk Van Houten]] mentions ''Sportzilla'', a pun on ''[[Godzilla]]''.
 *The fanfare "{{W2|Charge|fanfare}}" is heard when Homer is protesting at the [[Duff Stadium]].
-*One of the vendors is selling {{W|pork chops and applesauce}}, a traditional dish in American cuisine and a catchphrase on sitcom ''{{W|The Brady Bunch}}''.
+*One of the vendors is selling {{W|pork chops and applesauce}}, a traditional dish in American cuisine and a catchphrase on sitcom ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''.
 *The ghost of César Chávez visits Homer during his hunger strike, but takes the appearance of [[Cesar Romero]], an American actor and activist.
 *Homer says on the microphone "Me so hungee" in a way similar to when the [[Da Nang]] prostitute (Papillon Soo Soo) says "Me so horny" in the 1987 war film ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.

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 *Homer's attempt to alert the press of the move by showing them a room of evidence, only to find nothing incriminating is inside, is a likely reference to the film ''[[Moonraker]]'', where [[James Bond]] discovers that {{W|Hugo Drax}} is operating a lab making deadly gas. When Bond takes {{W2|M|James Bond}} and his superiors to investigate the lab, he finds it has been replaced with a dining room.
 [[File:Homer on doghouse.png|250px|thumb|[[Homer]] lyes on top of the dog house like [[Snoopy]] from ''[[Peanuts]]''. [[Bart]] also says [[Charlie Brown]]'s signature line "Good Grief!"]]
-*The scene where Bart sees Homer lying on top of the red dog house is a direct reference to [[Charlie Brown]] and [[Snoopy]]  from ''[[Peanuts]]''. Bart even utters Charlie Brown's signature line "Good Grief!".
+*The scene where Bart sees Homer lying on top of the red dog house is a direct reference to [[Charlie Brown]] and [[Snoopy]] from ''[[Peanuts]]''. Bart even utters Charlie Brown's signature line "Good Grief!".
 *When [[Kent Brockman]] says that [[Howard K. Duff VIII|Mr. Duff]] is insisting that Homer is a liar, they show footage of Homer with his pants on fire. This is a nod to the classic chant "{{W|wiktionary:liar liar pants on fire|liar liar pants on fire}}".
 *Lisa mentions musician [[Bob Dylan]] and civil rights activist [[Cesar Chavez]] as examples of people who could get the public on their sides.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*[[Blockoland]] is a parody of {{W|Legoland}}.
+*The episode's title is a pun on {{W|Hungry Hungry Hippos}}, a tabletop game produce by {{W|Hasbro}}.
-*The ghost of [[César Chávez]] visits [[Homer]] during his hunger strike, but takes the appearance of [[Cesar Romero]], because Homer doesn't know what Chavez looks like.
+**Coincidentally, one of the hippos in the game is named "Homer Hippo".
-*The scene where [[Bart]] sees Homer lying on top of the red dog house is a direct reference to [[Charlie Brown]] and [[Snoopy]] (both from ''[[Peanuts]]''). Bart even utters Charlie Brown's signature line "Good Grief".
+*In the episode's [[Hungry, Hungry Homer/Gags#Chalkboard gag|chalkboard gag]] [[Bart]] writes "''Temptation Island'' was not a sleazy peace of crap", referring to the American TV series ''{{W2|Temptation Island|TV series}}'', which got mixed to negative reviews from critics.
-*The title is a play on the game, ''{{W|Hungry Hungry Hippos}}''. Coincidentally, one of the hippos in the game is named Homer.
+*[[Blockoland]] is a parody of {{W|Legoland}}, the famous chain of family amusement parks focusing on the [[Lego]] building toy brand. Bart mistakes [[Blocko]] with Lego.
-*When [[Kent Brockman]] says that [[Howard K. Duff VIII|Mr. Duff]] is insisting that Homer is a liar, they show footage of Homer with his pants on fire. This is a nod to the classic chant, ''Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire''.
+**[[Lisa]] built a Blocko model of the [[Eiffel Tower]].
-*When Marge gets streaks in her hair, it resembles the {{W|Bride of Frankenstein}}'s hair; tall white with two black streaks.
+*The name of the [[Hairy Shearers]] salon is a pun on cast member [[Harry Shearer]].
-*''[[M*A*S*H]]'': When Homer starts his hunger strike, [[Lisa]] gives him a copy of ''[[My Core Beliefs]]'' by ''M*A*S*H'' cast member [[Mike Farrell]].
+*When [[Marge]] gets streaks in her hair, it resembles the {{W|Bride of Frankenstein}}'s hair; tall white with two black streaks.
 *Homer's attempt to alert the press of the move by showing them a room of evidence, only to find nothing incriminating is inside, is a likely reference to the film ''[[Moonraker]]'', where [[James Bond]] discovers that {{W|Hugo Drax}} is operating a lab making deadly gas. When Bond takes {{W2|M|James Bond}} and his superiors to investigate the lab, he finds it has been replaced with a dining room.
 == Trivia ==

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 *''[[M*A*S*H]]'': When Homer starts his hunger strike, [[Lisa]] gives him a copy of ''[[My Core Beliefs]]'' by ''M*A*S*H'' cast member [[Mike Farrell]].
 *The name of the barbershop [[Hairy Shearers]] is a reference to, and pun on, voice actor [[Harry Shearer]], who voices [[Mr. Burns]], [[Smithers]], [[Reverend Lovejoy]], [[Ned Flanders]], and other characters.
-*Homer's attempt to alert the press of the move by showing them a room of evidence, only to find nothing incriminating is inside, is a likely reference to the film ''{{W|Moonraker}}'', where [[James Bond]] discovers that {{W|Hugo Drax}} is operating a lab making deadly gas. When Bond takes {{W2|M|James Bond}} and his superiors to investigate the lab, he finds it has been replaced with a dining room.
+*Homer's attempt to alert the press of the move by showing them a room of evidence, only to find nothing incriminating is inside, is a likely reference to the film ''[[Moonraker]]'', where [[James Bond]] discovers that {{W|Hugo Drax}} is operating a lab making deadly gas. When Bond takes {{W2|M|James Bond}} and his superiors to investigate the lab, he finds it has been replaced with a dining room.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Goofs ==
 *When Maggie rips her diaper, you can see teeth, but Maggie isn't supposed to have teeth for her age.
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 *The ghost of {{W|César Chávez}} visits [[Homer]] during his hunger strike, but takes the appearance of {{W|Cesar Romero}}, because Homer doesn't know what Chavez looks like.
 *The scene where [[Bart]] sees Homer lying on top of the red dog house is a direct reference to [[Charlie Brown]] and {{W|Snoopy}} (both from ''[[Peanuts]]''). Bart even utters Charlie Brown's signature line "Good Grief".
-*The title is a play on the game, {{W|Hungry Hungry Hippos}}. Coincidentally, one of the hippos in the game is named Homer.
+*The title is a play on the game, ''{{W|Hungry Hungry Hippos}}''. Coincidentally, one of the hippos in the game is named Homer.
 *When [[Kent Brockman]] says that [[Howard K. Duff VIII|Mr. Duff]] is insisting that Homer is a liar, they show footage of Homer with his pants on fire. This is a nod to the classic chant, ''Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire''.
 *When Marge gets streaks in her hair, it resembles the {{W|Bride of Frankenstein}}'s hair; tall white with two black streaks.