Lisa's Rival/References - Revision history

Hzrn: /* Cultural references */ fixed missing punctuation

2026-01-31T19:15:33Z

‎Cultural references: fixed missing punctuation

Hzrn: /* Cultural references */ Elaborated on the Poe reference

2026-01-31T19:15:13Z

‎Cultural references: Elaborated on the Poe reference

SolarBot: replaced: {{W|Simon & Garfunkel}} → Simon & Garfunkel, {{W|Jeremy Irons}} → Jeremy Irons, {{W|John Steinbeck}} → John Steinbeck, {{W|Bruce Springsteen}} → Bruce Springsteen

2025-02-24T15:45:07Z

replaced: {{W|Simon & Garfunkel}} → Simon & Garfunkel, {{W|Jeremy Irons}} → Jeremy Irons, {{W|John Steinbeck}} → John Steinbeck, {{W|Bruce Springsteen}} → Bruce Springsteen

Simpsons88 at 19:30, February 23, 2025

2025-02-23T19:30:48Z

Bleedinggumsmurphy1: /* Trivia */

2022-07-09T19:13:01Z

‎Trivia

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2022-02-25T12:32:40Z

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2021-10-16T01:41:59Z

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|Obi-Wan Kenobi}} → Obi-Wan Kenobi, {{W2|The Wizard of Oz|1939 film}} → The Wizard of Oz, {{w|Luke Skywalker}} → Luke Skywalker, {{w|Chewbacca}} → Chewbacca, {{w|Art Garfunkel}} → [[Art Ga...

2021-01-27T21:08:50Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|Obi-Wan Kenobi}} → Obi-Wan Kenobi, {{W2|The Wizard of Oz|1939 film}} → The Wizard of Oz, {{w|Luke Skywalker}} → Luke Skywalker, {{w|Chewbacca}} → Chewbacca, {{w|Art Garfunkel}} → [[Art Ga...

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2020-12-13T00:13:04Z

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive}} → {{W2|The Fugitive|1993 film}} (4)

2020-12-11T22:57:47Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive}} → {{W2|The Fugitive|1993 film}} (4)

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 *The scene where a federal agent confronts [[Milhouse]] at a dam is identical to a scene from the 1993 movie ''{{W2|The Fugitive|1993 film}}''. The agent resembles {{W|Tommy Lee Jones}}' character and uses his signature line "I don't care."
 *[[Professor Taylor]]'s examples of anagrams involves British actors: {{W|Alec Guinness}} whose name forms "Genuine Class", and [[Jeremy Irons]].
-*Allison's diorama is based on "{{W|The Tell-Tale Heart}}" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]], more specifically the room where the old man was murdered. Lisa's guilt and feeling haunted by what she hid under the floorboards of the school gymnasium also mirrors the short story
+*Allison's diorama is based on "{{W|The Tell-Tale Heart}}" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]], more specifically the room where the old man was murdered. Lisa's guilt and feeling haunted by what she hid under the floorboards of the school gymnasium also mirrors the short story.
 *[[Homer]]'s "In America" speech while guarding his sugar pile comes from {{W|Tony Montana}}'s speech from ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''.
 *Lisa's diorama is based on ''{{W|Oliver Twist}}'', the novel by English author [[Charles Dickens]].

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 *The scene where a federal agent confronts [[Milhouse]] at a dam is identical to a scene from the 1993 movie ''{{W2|The Fugitive|1993 film}}''. The agent resembles {{W|Tommy Lee Jones}}' character and uses his signature line "I don't care."
 *[[Professor Taylor]]'s examples of anagrams involves British actors: {{W|Alec Guinness}} whose name forms "Genuine Class", and [[Jeremy Irons]].
-*Allison's diorama is based on "{{W|The Tell-Tale Heart}}" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]], more specifically the room where the old man was murdered.
+*Allison's diorama is based on "{{W|The Tell-Tale Heart}}" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]], more specifically the room where the old man was murdered. Lisa's guilt and feeling haunted by what she hid under the floorboards of the school gymnasium also mirrors the short story
 *[[Homer]]'s "In America" speech while guarding his sugar pile comes from {{W|Tony Montana}}'s speech from ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''.
 *Lisa's diorama is based on ''{{W|Oliver Twist}}'', the novel by English author [[Charles Dickens]].

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 *The presentation of the "second best" band in America is presented by {{W|Avis Car Rental}}. The band is composed by several American musicians, including:
-**[[Art Garfunkel]], who was part of the iconic duo {{W|Simon & Garfunkel}} alongside with [[Paul Simon]]. The duo had a troubled relationship, with Simon having a more prominent solo career.
+**[[Art Garfunkel]], who was part of the iconic duo [[Simon & Garfunkel]] alongside with [[Paul Simon]]. The duo had a troubled relationship, with Simon having a more prominent solo career.
 **[[Jim Messina]], part of the duo {{W|Loggins and Messina}}, composed by him and [[Kenny Loggins]].
 **[[John Oates]], part of the famous rock duo {{W|Hall & Oates}}, in which {{W|Daryl Hall}} was generally the lead vocalist.
-***The band's song, "Born to Runner-Up", is a pun on {{W|Bruce Springsteen}}'s "{{W2|Born to Run|Bruce Springsteen song}}".
+***The band's song, "Born to Runner-Up", is a pun on [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s "{{W2|Born to Run|Bruce Springsteen song}}".
 [[File:The Fugitive parody.png|250px|thumb|The scene where a federal agent confronts [[Milhouse]] at a dam is identical to a scene from the 1993 movie ''{{W2|The Fugitive|1993 film}}'']]
 *The scene where a federal agent confronts [[Milhouse]] at a dam is identical to a scene from the 1993 movie ''{{W2|The Fugitive|1993 film}}''. The agent resembles {{W|Tommy Lee Jones}}' character and uses his signature line "I don't care."
-*[[Professor Taylor]]'s examples of anagrams involves British actors: {{W|Alec Guinness}} whose name forms "Genuine Class", and {{W|Jeremy Irons}}.
+*[[Professor Taylor]]'s examples of anagrams involves British actors: {{W|Alec Guinness}} whose name forms "Genuine Class", and [[Jeremy Irons]].
 *Allison's diorama is based on "{{W|The Tell-Tale Heart}}" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]], more specifically the room where the old man was murdered.
 *[[Homer]]'s "In America" speech while guarding his sugar pile comes from {{W|Tony Montana}}'s speech from ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''.
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 *The beekeeper says the phrase "To the Beemobile!", parodying the phrase "To the [[Batmobile]]!" from the 1960s ''{{W2|Batman|TV series}}'' TV series. The other beekeeper wondered if he was referring to his {{W|Chevy}}.
 *Homer's line "Melting! Oh, what a world!" when the sugar melts is the same used by the {{W|Wicked Witch of the West}} in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
-*[[Nelson]]'s diorama's name is ''{{W|The Grapes of Wrath}}'', the acclaimed novel by {{W|John Steinbeck}}.
+*[[Nelson]]'s diorama's name is ''{{W|The Grapes of Wrath}}'', the acclaimed novel by [[John Steinbeck]].
 *Before eating it, [[Üter]]'s diorama was based on ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''.
 *[[Ralph]]'s diorama contest entry is just original ''[[Star Wars]]'' action figures: his collection includes [[Luke Skywalker]], [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Chewbacca]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/f20070724/index.html?page|title=I Bent My Wookiee! Celebrating the Star Wars/Simpsons Connection|accessdate=2008-04-22|date=2007-07-24|author=Scott Chernoff|publisher=Star Wars.com}}</ref>

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The scene where a federal agent confronts [[Milhouse]] at a dam is identical to a scene from the 1993 movie ''{{W2|The Fugitive|1993 film}}''. The agent resembles {{W|Tommy Lee Jones}}' character and uses his signature line "I don't care."
-*[[Marge]] is seen reading (and fantasizing about) a romance novel titled ''[[Love in the Time of Scurvy]]'', which is a pun on ''{{W|Love in the Time of Cholera}}'' by Gabriel García Márquez.
+*[[Professor Taylor]]'s examples of anagrams involves British actors: {{W|Alec Guinness}} whose name forms "Genuine Class", and {{W|Jeremy Irons}}.
-*Homer's "In America" speech while guarding his sugar pile comes from ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''.
+*Allison's diorama is based on "{{W|The Tell-Tale Heart}}" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]], more specifically the room where the old man was murdered.
-**His line "Oh, what a world!" when the sugar melts was used by the {{W|Wicked Witch of the West}} in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
+*[[Homer]]'s "In America" speech while guarding his sugar pile comes from {{W|Tony Montana}}'s speech from ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''.
-*Ralph's diorama contest entry is just original ''[[Star Wars]]'' action figures: his collection includes [[Luke Skywalker]], [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Chewbacca]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/f20070724/index.html?page|title=I Bent My Wookiee! Celebrating the Star Wars/Simpsons Connection|accessdate=2008-04-22|date=2007-07-24|author=Scott Chernoff|publisher=Star Wars.com}}</ref>
+*Lisa's diorama is based on ''{{W|Oliver Twist}}'', the novel by English author [[Charles Dickens]].
-*Lisa's hiding of The Tell-Tale Heart diorama under the gym floorboards is a parody of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s "{{W|The Tell-Tale Heart}}".
+*The beekeeper says the phrase "To the Beemobile!", parodying the phrase "To the [[Batmobile]]!" from the 1960s ''{{W2|Batman|TV series}}'' TV series. The other beekeeper wondered if he was referring to his {{W|Chevy}}.
-*The speech patterns of the beekeeper voiced by [[Hank Azaria]] are based on [[Adam West]]'s portrayal of [[Batman]].
+*Homer's line "Melting! Oh, what a world!" when the sugar melts is the same used by the {{W|Wicked Witch of the West}} in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
-*Lisa's nightmare features her playing in a band with famous backup artists: [[Art Garfunkel]], [[John Oates]] and [[Jim Messina]].
+*[[Nelson]]'s diorama's name is ''{{W|The Grapes of Wrath}}'', the acclaimed novel by {{W|John Steinbeck}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 *Allison has an autographed picture of [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] in her room.
 *Principal Skinner's favorite Star Wars character is [[Chewbacca]].
 == Continuity ==

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 *[[Marge]] is seen reading (and fantasizing about) a romance novel titled ''[[Love in the Time of Scurvy]]'', which is a pun on ''{{w|Love in the Time of Cholera}}'' by Gabriel García Márquez.
 *Homer's "In America" speech while guarding his sugar pile comes from ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''.
-**His line "Oh, what a world!" when the sugar melts was used by the {{w|Wicked Witch of the West}} in ''{{W2|The Wizard of Oz|1939 film}}''.
+**His line "Oh, what a world!" when the sugar melts was used by the {{w|Wicked Witch of the West}} in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
-*Ralph's diorama contest entry is just original ''[[Star Wars]]'' action figures: his collection includes {{w|Luke Skywalker}}, {{w|Obi-Wan Kenobi}} and {{w|Chewbacca}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/f20070724/index.html?page|title=I Bent My Wookiee! Celebrating the Star Wars/Simpsons Connection|accessdate=2008-04-22|date=2007-07-24|author=Scott Chernoff|publisher=Star Wars.com}}</ref>
+*Ralph's diorama contest entry is just original ''[[Star Wars]]'' action figures: his collection includes [[Luke Skywalker]], [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Chewbacca]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/f20070724/index.html?page|title=I Bent My Wookiee! Celebrating the Star Wars/Simpsons Connection|accessdate=2008-04-22|date=2007-07-24|author=Scott Chernoff|publisher=Star Wars.com}}</ref>
 *Lisa's hiding of The Tell-Tale Heart diorama under the gym floorboards is a parody of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s "{{w|The Tell-Tale Heart}}".
 *The speech patterns of the beekeeper voiced by [[Hank Azaria]] are based on [[Adam West]]'s portrayal of [[Batman]].
-*Lisa's nightmare features her playing in a band with famous backup artists: {{w|Art Garfunkel}}, {{w|John Oates}} and {{W2|Jim Messina|musician}}.
+*Lisa's nightmare features her playing in a band with famous backup artists: [[Art Garfunkel]], [[John Oates]] and [[Jim Messina]].
 == Trivia ==

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 *Principal Skinner's favorite Star Wars character is [[Chewbacca]].
-==Continuity==
+== Continuity ==
 *Ralph also upstages Lisa and Allison in a contest, and in the same sort of bumbling fashion, in a ''[[Ralph's Room 2|Ralph's Room]]'' comic story.
 *Bart also used a fake spider in "[[Sibling Rivalry]]".