Lard of the Dance/References - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 23:19, February 2, 2025

2025-02-02T23:19:14Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{Ap| → {{ap|

2024-07-28T23:24:07Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{Ap| → {{ap|

Simpsons88 at 20:50, June 7, 2024

2024-06-07T20:50:23Z

Solar Dragon: Reverted edits by 2600:1700:3964:9220:29A7:8D51:2D5:CD8 (talk) to last revision by SolarBot

2022-09-19T10:24:10Z

Reverted edits by 2600:1700:3964:9220:29A7:8D51:2D5:CD8 (talk) to last revision by SolarBot

2600:1700:3964:9220:29A7:8D51:2D5:CD8: /* Trivia */

2022-09-18T23:42:43Z

‎Trivia

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w| → {{W| (4)

2021-10-16T01:29:17Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w| → {{W| (4)

Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */

2021-09-19T15:00:34Z

‎Goofs

Pufo: /* Cultural references */ +Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)

2021-04-28T12:46:55Z

‎Cultural references: +Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)

CJG00 at 07:09, February 6, 2021

2021-02-06T07:09:43Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|Friends}} → Friends

2021-01-27T20:56:20Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|Friends}} → Friends

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 *The title is a reference to ''{{W|Lord of the Dance}}''.
 *The sign seen at the [[Try-N-Save]], "Catch Back-to-Schooliosis!", is a play on the medical condition {{W|scoliosis}}.
-*[[Krusty's Speak and Say]] says the word Yiddish word "{{W|shiksa}}", which is mostly used in the North American Jewish culture to refer to a person who is not Jewish.
+*[[Krusty's Speak and Say]] says the Yiddish word "{{W|shiksa}}", which is mostly used in North American Jewish culture to refer to a person who is not Jewish.
-*[[Homer]] usually buys the real-word magazine ''{{W2|Success|magazine}}''.
+*[[Homer]] usually buys the real-world magazine ''{{W2|Success|magazine}}''.
-*[[Alex]] tells [[Lisa]] not to be a "Phoebe", a character from ''[[Friends]]'' played by [[Lisa Kudrow]]. Later, Alex asks [[Sherri and Terri]] which one of them is the evil twin, since Phoebe had an evil twin in ''Friends.''
+*[[Alex]] tells [[Lisa]] not to be a "Phoebe," a character from ''[[Friends]]'' played by [[Lisa Kudrow]]. Later, Alex asks [[Sherri and Terri]] which one of them is the evil twin, since Phoebe had an evil twin in ''Friends''.
 *Alex wears the fictional perfume "Pretension" by {{W|Calvin Klein}}, a parody of Calvin Klein's "{{W2|Obsession|perfume}}".
 *A tanker at the grease recycling plant is labeled "[[Acne Grease Co.]]", a reference to the {{W|Acme Corporation}} from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. [[Acne Grease and Shovel]] also references the company.
 *The music heard in the background when the girls are at [[Dingo Junction]] is "Positive Vibrations" by Mark Hailey & Ray Flowers.
 *[[Lisa]] mentions ''{{W|The McLaughlin Group}}'' at the store.
-[[File:Lisa looking like Sandy Olsson.png|250px|thumb|Lisa's new look resemblances that of {{W|Olivia Newton-John}}'s character in ''{{W2|Grease|film}}'']]
+[[File:Lisa looking like Sandy Olsson.png|250px|thumb|Lisa's new look resembles that of {{W|Olivia Newton-John}}'s character in ''{{W2|Grease|film}}''.]]
-*Lisa's new look is that of {{W|Olivia Newton-John}}'s character Sandy Olsson in ''{{W2|Grease|film}}''.
+*Lisa's new look resembles that of {{W|Olivia Newton-John}}'s character Sandy Olsson in ''{{W2|Grease|film}}''.
 *[[Marge]] prepared homemade [[Pepsi]] for the dance.
-*When Marge talks about "super-babies from Brazil", she is referring to the cloned babies from the 1978 thriller ''{{W2|The Boys from Brazil|film}}''.
+*When Marge talks about "super-babies from Brazil," she is referring to the cloned babies from the 1978 thriller ''{{W2|The Boys from Brazil|film}}''.
 *Marge sings "Every Simpson Dance Now" in the style of "{{W|Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)}}" by {{W|C+C Music Factory}}.
 *[[Groundskeeper Willie]] hums the Scottish song "{{W|The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond}}". He also cleans himself with {{W2|Ajax|cleaning product}} and {{W|Brillo Pad|Brillo Pads}}.
-*Willie asks Homer if he knows any Angus McCloud, a reference to character Angus MacLeod from ''{{W2|Highlander|film}}'', a 1986 film set in the {{W|Scottish Highlands}}.
+*Willie asks Homer if he knows any Angus McCloud, a reference to the character Angus MacLeod from ''{{W2|Highlander|film}}'', a 1986 film set in the {{W|Scottish Highlands}}.
-*The song "{{W|I Can Love You Like That}}" (version by {{W|All-4-One}}) is heard in the school dance.
+*The song "{{W|I Can Love You Like That}}" (version by {{W|All-4-One}}) is heard at the school dance.
 *Alex compares the fate of the dance to the film ''{{ap|Titanic|film}}''.
 == Trivia ==
-*FOX aired this episode earlier than the rest of the season to promote the debut of That '70s Show. Thus, it aired before the official season premiere.
+*FOX aired this episode earlier than the rest of the season to promote the debut of ''That '70s Show''. Thus, it aired before the official season premiere.
 *This episode is the second time [[Nelson]] talks about his obsession with huckleberries, the first being "[[This Little Wiggy]]".
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 *Willie asks Homer if he knows any Angus McCloud, a reference to character Angus MacLeod from ''{{W2|Highlander|film}}'', a 1986 film set in the {{W|Scottish Highlands}}.
 *The song "{{W|I Can Love You Like That}}" (version by {{W|All-4-One}}) is heard in the school dance.
-*Alex compares the fate of the dance to the film ''{{Ap|Titanic|film}}''.
+*Alex compares the fate of the dance to the film ''{{ap|Titanic|film}}''.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title is a reference to ''{{W|Lord of the Dance}}''.
-*[[Alex]] tells [[Lisa]] not to be a "Phoebe", a character from ''[[Friends]]'' played by [[Lisa Kudrow]]. Later Alex asks Sherri and Terri which one of them is the evil twin, since Phoebe had an evil twin in ''Friends.''
+*The sign seen at the [[Try-N-Save]], "Catch Back-to-Schooliosis!", is a play on the medical condition {{W|scoliosis}}.
-*Lisa's new look is that of Olivia Newton-John's character in ''{{W2|Grease|film}}''.
+*[[Krusty's Speak and Say]] says the word Yiddish word "{{W|shiksa}}", which is mostly used in the North American Jewish culture to refer to a person who is not Jewish.
-*The perfume Alex wears is "Calvin Klein's Pretension," a parody of Calvin Klein's "Obsession."
+*[[Homer]] usually buys the real-word magazine ''{{W2|Success|magazine}}''.
-*Sign seen at the [[Try-N-Save]]: "Catch Back-to-Schooliosis!", a play on the medical condition {{W|scoliosis}}.
+*[[Alex]] tells [[Lisa]] not to be a "Phoebe", a character from ''[[Friends]]'' played by [[Lisa Kudrow]]. Later, Alex asks [[Sherri and Terri]] which one of them is the evil twin, since Phoebe had an evil twin in ''Friends.''
-*A tanker at the grease recycling plant is labeled "[[Acne Grease Co.]]", a reference to the {{W|Acme Corporation}} from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. [[Acne Grease and Shovel]] is also a reference to the company.
+*Alex wears the fictional perfume "Pretension" by {{W|Calvin Klein}}, a parody of Calvin Klein's "{{W2|Obsession|perfume}}".
-*[[Marge]] sings "every Simpson dance now" in the style of "{{W|Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)}}".
+*A tanker at the grease recycling plant is labeled "[[Acne Grease Co.]]", a reference to the {{W|Acme Corporation}} from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. [[Acne Grease and Shovel]] also references the company.
-*[[Groundskeeper Willie]] hums "{{W|The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond}}."
+*The music heard in the background when the girls are at [[Dingo Junction]] is "Positive Vibrations" by Mark Hailey & Ray Flowers.
-*Dash Dingo is a parody of Crash Bandicoot.
+*[[Lisa]] mentions ''{{W|The McLaughlin Group}}'' at the store.
 == Trivia ==

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 *FOX aired this episode earlier than the rest of the season to promote the debut of That '70s Show. Thus, it aired before the official season premiere.
 *This episode is the second time [[Nelson]] talks about his obsession with huckleberries, the first being "[[This Little Wiggy]]".
 == Goofs ==

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 *FOX aired this episode earlier than the rest of the season to promote the debut of That '70s Show. Thus, it aired before the official season premiere.
 *This episode is the second time [[Nelson]] talks about his obsession with huckleberries, the first being "[[This Little Wiggy]]".
 == Goofs ==

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 == Goofs ==
 *When Marge is dancing, her eyes are briefly so low down that they cover almost the entirety of her nose.
 *When Alex is complaining to Lisa about the students' childishness, Sherri and Terri are bright yellow instead of pale yellow.

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 *Sign seen at the [[Try-N-Save]]: "Catch Back-to-Schooliosis!", a play on the medical condition {{w|scoliosis}}.
 *A tanker at the grease recycling plant is labeled "[[Acne Grease Co.]]", a reference to the {{W|Acme Corporation}} from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. [[Acne Grease and Shovel]] is also a reference to the company.
 *[[Groundskeeper Willie]] hums "{{w|The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond}}."
 *Dash Dingo is a parody of Crash Bandicoot.