Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore/References - Revision history

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 == Trivia ==
-*[[Richard Dean Anderson]] is a huge fan of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' often referencing them in the television show ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' in which he played the part of Brigadier General Jack O'Neill. Anderson also played the titular role of ''[[MacGyver]]'' which is the favorite television show of Patty and Selma.
+*[[Richard Dean Anderson]] is a huge fan of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' often referencing them in the television show ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' in which he played the part of Brigadier General Jack O'Neill. Anderson also played the titular role of [[Angus MacGyver]] in ''{{ap|MacGyver|TV series}}'', which is the favorite television show of Patty and Selma.
 **In the Stargate SG-1 episode "Citizen Joe", [[Dan Castellaneta]], the voice of Homer Simpson and many other characters in ''The Simpsons'', guest starred as the titular character.
 *[[Dan Castellaneta]], the voice of Homer, wrote this episode along with his wife, [[Deb Lacusta]]. This is the fourth episode he has written, along with "[[Days of Wine and D'oh'ses]]", "[[Gump Roast]]" and "[[The Ziff Who Came to Dinner]]".
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 *The conversation about choosing a door which may contain a tiger references the short story ''The Lady or the Tiger'', in which a young man must choose a door, knowing it will either house a beautiful lady who is NOT the woman he fell in love with, or a man-eating tiger.
 *When Richard Dean Anderson stated "It was just a paycheck" It is reminiscent of the ''Saturday Night Live'' skit where [[William Shatner]] told fans at a Star Trek convention to "get a life" and "it was just a TV show."
-*"MacGyver lives! And not just at 2 am on the USA Channel!": In the late 80s - before they started making original TV movies and shows such as ''Duckman'', ''Weird Science'', and more recently ''Monk'' - USA was known for buying reruns of shows such as ''[[MacGyver]]'', ''Murder She Wrote'', and ''Miami Vice'' and filling their schedule by running them practically 24 hours a day.
+*"MacGyver lives! And not just at 2 am on the USA Channel!": In the late 80s - before they started making original TV movies and shows such as ''Duckman'', ''Weird Science'', and more recently ''Monk'' - USA was known for buying reruns of shows such as ''{{ap|MacGyver|TV series}}'', ''Murder She Wrote'', and ''Miami Vice'' and filling their schedule by running them practically 24 hours a day.
 *"Outsourcing, take me away!": Reference to a famous 70s/80s commercial for Calgon bath soap in which a woman releases all the worries of her day as she relaxes in a bath while saying "Calgon, take me away!"
 *Homer believing that he was a god and making people worship him is a central plot device to the earlier seasons of ''Stargate SG-1'' where the Gou'ald believe that they are gods, although most are evil. Homer's role can be seen to draw parallels to the Asgard in Stargate who were the good "gods".

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 *The song that plays at the end of the episode is "{{W|Pal Bhar Ke Liye}}" by {{W|Kishore Kumar}}, a famous Bollywood playback singer from the 1970s. The song is from the Bollywood movie ''{{W|Johnny Mera Naam}}'' starring {{W|Dev Anand}} and {{W|Hema Malini}}. ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]] is said to be a fan of Bollywood movies.
 *The conversation about choosing a door which may contain a tiger references the short story ''The Lady or the Tiger'', in which a young man must choose a door, knowing it will either house a beautiful lady who is NOT the woman he fell in love with, or a man-eating tiger.
-*When Richard Dean Anderson stated "It was just a paycheck" It is reminiscent of the ''Saturday Night Live'' skit where {{W|William Shatner}} told fans at a Star Trek convention to "get a life" and "it was just a TV show."
+*When Richard Dean Anderson stated "It was just a paycheck" It is reminiscent of the ''Saturday Night Live'' skit where [[William Shatner]] told fans at a Star Trek convention to "get a life" and "it was just a TV show."
 *"MacGyver lives! And not just at 2 am on the USA Channel!": In the late 80s - before they started making original TV movies and shows such as ''Duckman'', ''Weird Science'', and more recently ''Monk'' - USA was known for buying reruns of shows such as ''[[MacGyver]]'', ''Murder She Wrote'', and ''Miami Vice'' and filling their schedule by running them practically 24 hours a day.
 *"Outsourcing, take me away!": Reference to a famous 70s/80s commercial for Calgon bath soap in which a woman releases all the worries of her day as she relaxes in a bath while saying "Calgon, take me away!"

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 == Goofs ==
-*Before the movie plays, [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] is sitting in the far back row. When Burns announces that the plant is being outsourced, he is a few rows down and surrounded by several workers.
+*Before the movie plays, [[Lenny]] is sitting in the far back row. When Burns announces that the plant is being outsourced, he is a few rows down and surrounded by several workers.
 *When Lenny and Carl arrive in India, Carl is wearing a white polo shirt. Later, when he opens the tiger door, he is wearing his regular clothing.
 *The Taj Mahal is not in Bangalore.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title is a nod to the film ''Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang''. When this episode was named, ''{{W|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang}}'' hadn't been released to theaters yet. "Mr. Kiss-Kiss, Bang-Bang" was also the name given to [[James Bond]] in Japan, as well as being a nickname dubbed by an Italian journalist in 1962. The title was later recorded as a song by Dionne Warwick, intended to be included in the Bond film, ''Thunderball'' (1965), but was omitted from the final cut in favor of Tom Jones' "Thunderball".
-*Homer pretends a cardboard cutout of Mac Tonight is a thermostat repairman and also leaves it to look after the kids.
+*Homer pretends a cardboard cutout of [[Mac Tonight]] is a thermostat repairman and also leaves it to look after the kids.
 *Burns mentions being served dinner in a "scooped-out monkey's head", a reference to ''[[Indiana Jones]] and the Temple of Doom''. Another reference to ''{{W|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}'' is made when Homer is arrogant enough to think of himself as a god, his outfit resembles that of Mola Ram.
 *Homer refers to {{W|Brahma}}, a Hindu god as "{{W|Papa Smurf}}", [[Ganesh]] as "The Elephant Man" and [[Shiva]] as "Johnny Sixarms".

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 *The river that runs behind the Taj Mahal is the Yamuna, not the Ganges.
 *Marge says that her birthday is in May. In "[[Beware My Cheating Bart]]", Lisa says it is March 15.
 == Continuity ==

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 *Homer pretends a cardboard cutout of Mac Tonight is a thermostat repairman and also leaves it to look after the kids.
 *Burns mentions being served dinner in a "scooped-out monkey's head", a reference to ''[[Indiana Jones]] and the Temple of Doom''. Another reference to ''{{W|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}'' is made when Homer is arrogant enough to think of himself as a god, his outfit resembles that of Mola Ram.
-*Homer refers to {{W|Brahma}}, a Hindu god as "{{W|Papa Smurf}}", {{W|Ganesh}} as "The Elephant Man" and {{W|Shiva}} as "Johnny Sixarms".
+*Homer refers to {{W|Brahma}}, a Hindu god as "{{W|Papa Smurf}}", [[Ganesh]] as "The Elephant Man" and [[Shiva]] as "Johnny Sixarms".
-*The boat ride at this episode's climax parodies ''{{W|Apocalypse Now}}'', itself based on ''{{W|Heart of Darkness}}''.
+*The boat ride at this episode's climax parodies ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', itself based on ''{{W|Heart of Darkness}}''.
 *The song that plays as the Simpsons sail through India is "{{W2|The End|The Doors song}}" by {{W|The Doors}}, which was also used in the film ''Apocalypse Now''. It was previously used in "[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]" when Homer contemplates suicide.
 *The scenery (especially the orange sky), boat itself and camera angles are all used in ''Apocalypse Now'', also Homer thinking himself a god parodies Marlon Brando's character in ''Apocalypse Now'', Colonel Kurtz.