Lisa the Tree Hugger/References - Revision history

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 *The episode title refers to "tree hugger", the slang term, sometimes derogatory, for {{W|environmentalist}}s.
 **[[Lisa]]'s quest to save [[Springfield's oldest redwood tree]] by living in it is a reference to the real-life story of {{W|Julia Butterfly Hill}} and a [[California]]n redwood tree called "{{W2|Luna|Redwood Tree}}". Hill lived in the tree for two years and succeeded in preventing it from being cut down by loggers. The details of [[Lisa]]'s day-to-day existence in her tree (such as hauling supplies up to her tent by a rope) are very similar to Hill's.
-*During the episode's [[Lisa the Tree Hugger/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]], the Simpsons are dressed as the ''{{W|Teletubbies}}''.
+*During the episode's [[Lisa the Tree Hugger/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]], the Simpsons are dressed as the ''[[Teletubbies]]''.
 *[[GameStation]] is a pun on {{W|PlayStation}}.
 *At the store [[You Thai Now]] there is a picture of [[Thailand]] featuring {{W|Wat Phra Kaew}}, the most sacred Buddhist temple in that country.

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 *The WW2 documentary on TV features four {{W|Stuka}} dive bombers. [[Homer]] makes an analogy of the {{W|Luftwaffe}} by saying they are "the {{W|Washington Generals}} of the {{W|History Channel}}", a reference to the basketball exhibition team that normally loses against the [[Harlem Globetrotters]].
 *Homer performs a {{W2|doughnut|driving}} maneuver with the [[Pink Sedan]].
-*According to Jesse, [[Dirt First]] succeded to block the {{W|Saint Patrick's Day}} parade.
+*According to Jesse, [[Dirt First]] succeeded to block the {{W|Saint Patrick's Day}} parade.
 *Jesse warns activists that once they are living on the tree, they cannot go down, even for a concert by American rock band {{W|Phish}} or to attend the {{W|Burning Man}} event in [[Nevada]].
 *Lisa's view from the tree includes [[Shelbyville]], the {{W|Gateway Arch}} from [[St. Louis]], the {{W|Hollywood Sign}}, the [[Eiffel Tower]], and {{W|New York City skyline}} and the [[Statue of Liberty]].

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 == Cultural references ==
-*[[Lisa]]'s quest to save [[Springfield's oldest redwood tree]] by living in it is a reference to the real-life story of {{W|Julia Butterfly Hill}} and a redwood tree called "{{W2|Luna|Redwood Tree}}". Hill lived in the tree for two years and succeeded in preventing it from being cut down by loggers. The details of [[Lisa]]'s day-to-day existence in her tree (such as hauling supplies up to her tent by a rope) are very similar to {{W|Julia Butterfly Hill|Hill}}'s.
+*The episode title refers to "tree hugger", the slang term, sometimes derogatory, for {{W|environmentalist}}s.
-*The montage where [[Bart]] delivers the menus for [[You Thai Now]] is a reference to ''[[The Matrix]]'':
+**[[Lisa]]'s quest to save [[Springfield's oldest redwood tree]] by living in it is a reference to the real-life story of {{W|Julia Butterfly Hill}} and a [[California]]n redwood tree called "{{W2|Luna|Redwood Tree}}". Hill lived in the tree for two years and succeeded in preventing it from being cut down by loggers. The details of [[Lisa]]'s day-to-day existence in her tree (such as hauling supplies up to her tent by a rope) are very similar to Hill's.
-**Music from the movie's soundtrack plays during the scene.
+*During the episode's [[Lisa the Tree Hugger/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]], the Simpsons are dressed as the ''{{W|Teletubbies}}''.
-**When [[Bart]] is in the apartment building, he goes into "{{W|bullet time}}" when he first enters the hallway, then runs along the walls as he leaves the menus on the doorknobs (referencing two of the movie's distinctive special effects shots).
+*[[GameStation]] is a pun on {{W|PlayStation}}.
-*When the giant log destroys [[Kentucky Fried Panda]], [[Homer]] exclaims "No! It was finger-ling-ling good!", which is a reference to {{W|KFC|Kentucky Fried Chicken}} and its slogan, "Finger-Lickin' Good", and to either or both of two famous giant pandas named Ling-Ling:
+*At the store [[You Thai Now]] there is a picture of [[Thailand]] featuring {{W|Wat Phra Kaew}}, the most sacred Buddhist temple in that country.
 **Ling-Ling of {{W|Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing}} fame, who lived from 1969 to 1992. The pair were a gift from [[China]] to the [[USA]] in 1972.
 **{{W2|Ling Ling|giant panda}}, who resided at the {{W|Ueno Zoo}} in [[Tokyo]] and lived from 1985 to 2008.
 *[[Kentucky Fried Panda]] may also be a reference to the fast-food chains {{W|Kentucky Fried Chicken}} and {{W|Panda Express}}.
-*One scene when the tree is crossing the country recreates ''{{W|The Tetons and the Snake River}}'' taken by famous photographer {{W|Ansel Adams}}.
+*The song "[[This Log Is Your Log]]" is a parody of "{{W|This Land Is Your Land}}" American folk singer {{W|Woody Guthrie}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 **{{W2|Ling Ling|giant panda}}, who resided at the {{W|Ueno Zoo}} in [[Tokyo]] and lived from 1985 to 2008.
 *[[Kentucky Fried Panda]] may also be a reference to the fast-food chains {{W|Kentucky Fried Chicken}} and {{W|Panda Express}}.
-*One scene when the tree is crossing the country recreates ''{{W|The Tetons and the Snake River}}'', a famous photograph taken by {{W|Ansel Adams}} in 1942.
+*One scene when the tree is crossing the country recreates ''{{W|The Tetons and the Snake River}}'' taken by famous photographer {{W|Ansel Adams}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 **Ling-Ling of {{W|Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing}} fame, who lived from 1969 to 1992. The pair were a gift from [[China]] to the [[USA]] in 1972.
 **{{W2|Ling Ling|giant panda}}, who resided at the {{W|Ueno Zoo}} in [[Tokyo]] and lived from 1985 to 2008.
-*[[Kentucky Fried Panda]] may also be a reference to the fast-food chain {{W|Panda Express}}, which serves American-Chinese cuisine.
+*[[Kentucky Fried Panda]] may also be a reference to the fast-food chains {{W|Kentucky Fried Chicken}} and {{W|Panda Express}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Trivia ==
-*After [[Marge]] sings a song about thrift, [[Bart]] exclaims that he doesn't have a cap; however, he is seen wearing his [[lucky red hat]] in some episodes, commercials, comics and games.
+*After [[Marge]] sings a song about thrift, [[Bart]] exclaims that he doesn't have a cap; however, he is seen wearing his lucky red hat in some episodes, commercials, comics and games.
 *[[Jesse]] points out that whichever member of [[Dirt First]] stays in the redwood won't be able to come back down "Not even for a [[Phish]] concert". In "[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]" several members of [[Dirt First]] are seen at the [[Phish]] concert.

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 == Goofs ==
 *[[Lenny Leonard]] has gray hair in the group of people.
 *The rims of [[Elizabeth Hoover]]'s glasses are much thicker than they usually are in the same scene.