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 {{TB|Laurel and Hardy drop off a piano from a balcony almost hitting [[Maggie]]. They are dressed in their piano mover's outfits from the film ''The Music Box'' (1932). Hardy tells Laurel: "''There's another avoidable death you've gotten us into."'', whereupon Laurel starts crying, a nod to the duo's famous catchphrase: "''There's another nice mess you've gotten us into."''}}
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-{{TB|Homer Simpson and [[Ned Flanders]] imagine themselves as famous duos, one of them Laurel & Hardy.}}
+{{TB|Homer Simpson and [[Ned Flanders]] imagine themselves as famous duos, one of them Laurel & Hardy.  Although the image depicted here portrays them as [[Abbott and  Costello]] during their ''Who's On First?'' scene. }}
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 {{TB|In this episode Homer says ''[[D'oh]]'' for the first time, after being hit by a punching bag. The word was borrowed from actor James Finlayson in the ''Laurel and Hardy'' series, but at the suggestion of [[Matt Groening]] it was said much quicker to fit the animation timing.<ref name=herald>[http://www.theherald.co.uk/search/display.var.1562687.0.whats_the_story_with_homers_doh.php "What's the story with . . . Homer's D'oh!" ''The Herald'' (Glasgow) July 21, 2007]</ref><ref name="doh">Jeremy Simon ''Wisdom from The Simpsons' 'D'ohh' boy'' ''The Daily Northwestern'' 1994-02-11</ref>}}
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 {{TB|The scene where The Simpsons are giving each other electric shock therapy, which escalates, was inspired by Laurel and Hardy pie fights, according to the DVD commentary.}}
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 {{TB|[[Stan Laurel]] and [[Oliver Hardy]] are seen in prison uniforms, waiting in line to have their chains sawed through. This could either be a reference to their movie ''"The Second Hundred Years"'' or ''"Pardon Us"'', in which they indeed try to escape from prison.}}
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 {{TB|Laurel and Hardy drop off a piano from a balcony almost hitting [[Maggie]]. They are dressed in their piano mover's outfits from the film ''The Music Box'' (1932). Hardy tells Laurel: "''There's another avoidable death you've gotten us into."'', whereupon Laurel starts crying, a nod to the duo's famous catchphrase: "''There's another nice mess you've gotten us into."''}}
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 '''''Laurel and Hardy''''' was a British-American comedy film series (1927-1950) starring the British actor [[Stan Laurel]] (the thin one) and American actor [[Oliver Hardy]] (the obese one). They are one of the most iconic and popular comedy duos in the world. Laurel and Hardy have been referenced in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' numerous times.
-Homer's famous line ''[[D'oh]]'' is a reference to actor James Finlayson in the Laurel and Hardy movies, who used to say the same line, but much slower and longer: "D'ooooooooh!". Since everything in animation has to go a lot quicker Homer said the line much quicker too. [[Matt Groening]] and [[David Silverman]] are on record as fans of the duo. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jun/30/film.filmnews</ref>
+Homer's famous line ''[[D'oh]]'' is a reference to actor James Finlayson in the Laurel and Hardy movies, who used to say the same line, but much slower and longer: "D'ooooooooh!". Since everything in animation has to go a lot quicker Homer said the line much quicker too. [[Matt Groening]] and [[David Silverman]] are on record as fans of the duo.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jun/30/film.filmnews</ref>
 == References to ''Laurel and Hardy'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==

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 '''''Laurel & Hardy''''' was a British-American comedy film series (1927-1950) starring the British actor [[Stan Laurel]] (the thin one) and American actor [[Oliver Hardy]] (the obese one). They are one of the most iconic and popular comedy duos in the world. Laurel and Hardy have been referenced in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' numerous times.
-Homer's famous line ''[[D'oh]]'' is a reference to actor James Finlayson in the Laurel & Hardy movies, who used to say the same line, but much slower and longer: "D'ooooooooh!". Since everything in animation has to go a lot quicker Homer said the line much quicker too. [[Matt Groening]] and [[David Silverman]] are on record as  fans of the duo. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jun/30/film.filmnews</ref>
+Homer's famous line ''[[D'oh]]'' is a reference to actor James Finlayson in the Laurel & Hardy movies, who used to say the same line, but much slower and longer: "D'ooooooooh!". Since everything in animation has to go a lot quicker Homer said the line much quicker too. [[Matt Groening]] and [[David Silverman]] are on record as fans of the duo. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jun/30/film.filmnews</ref>
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Laurel and Hardy - Revision history

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