Love, Springfieldian Style/References - Revision history

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‎Trivia: That was saying the same thing twice.

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‎Sid and Nancy: replaced: {{W|Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|Donny & Marie}} → {{W2|Donny & Marie|1976 TV series}}

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title of the episode is a parody of a television series called ''{{W|Love, American Style}}'' that ran from 1969 to 1974.
+*The episode's title is a pun on the American anthology comedy television series ''{{W|Love, American Style}}'', which ran from 1969 to 1974 on [[ABC]].
 *The song that plays at the beginning of the episode is "{{W|L-O-V-E}}" by {{W|Nat King Cole}}.
-*When Homer tells Marge he'll tell her the greatest love stories of all time, Marge mentions ''{{W|Romeo and Juliet}}'', [[King Arthur]] and {{W|Guinevere}} and Brangelina ([[Brad Pitt]] and [[Angelina Jolie]]).
+*[[Bart]] solidifies the [[Tunnel of Love]] ride using {{W|Jell-O}}.
 === Bonnie and Clyde ===
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 **Large parts of the segment were inspired by the 1967 movie ''{{W2|Bonnie and Clyde|film}}''.
 *Bonnie mentions that [[Texas]] is the future home of {{W|Akeem Olajuwon}}.
 *[[Tommy's Guns]] is a reference to the {{W|Thompson submachine gun}}, commonly known as a Tommy Gun. This is also the type of gun the store sold.
-*{{Ch|Franklin D. Roosevelt}} mentions that he's removing all air defenses from {{W|Pearl Harbor}}.
+*To combat Bonnie and Clyde in 1933, {{Ch|Franklin D. Roosevelt}} mentions that he is removing all air defenses from {{W|Pearl Harbor}}, while reminding himself to put them back. The [[Japanese Ambassador]] takes note of this, referring to the later 1941 {{W|attack on Pearl Harbor}} by the {{W|Empire of Japan}}.
-*The actors who portray Bonnie and Clyde in the radio show are based on [[George Burns]] and {{W|Gracie Allen}}.
+*[[Ned]] aludes to the {{W|Great Depression}}.
 *[[Robby Robin]] is a parody of [[Woody Woodpecker]].
 === Shady and the Vamp ===
 *The second segment of the episode is a parody of ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]''.
 *The [[Wacky Dog|half-human dog]] taken into the gas chamber is a parody of {{W|Disney}}'s character [[Goofy]].
 *When Shady finds out he has eleven puppies, he says "Ruh-roh", [[Scooby-Doo]]'s catchphrase.
 === Sid and Nancy ===
-*The third segment is a reference to the romance of [[Sid Vicious]] and [[Nancy Spungen]] and the film ''{{W|Sid and Nancy}}''.
+*The third segment is a reference to the romance of [[Sid Vicious]], bassist of the [[Sex Pistols]], and [[Nancy Spungen]] a {{W|groupie}} and figure of the 1970s punk rock scene.
 *When introducing the story, Bart mentions ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' and ''{{W2|Donny & Marie|1976 TV series}}''.
 *[[Otto]] offers [[Nancy Spungen]] [[Milk Duds]], Chunks, {{W|Twix}} and {{W|Cadbury}} chocolate. Nancy then takes a {{W|Kit Kat}}.
-*The song that is playing when [[Martin]] walks up to the jukebox is "{{W|Neat Neat Neat}}" by {{W2|The Damned|band}}.
+*At [[The Boiled Potato]]:
-*Martin plays the song "{{W2|Saturday Night|Bay City Rollers song}}" by the {{W|Bay City Rollers}}.
+**The Boiled Potato is based on the Bramley Arms pub, located in North Kensington, [[London]], that has also appeared in a scene in ''Sid and Nancy''.
 *The song that plays during Sid and Nancy's descent into chocolate addiction is "{{W|Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)}}" by {{W|Buzzcocks}}.
 *[[CBGB]] is a real music club in [[New York City]].
 *The song that plays at the end of the episode is "Taxi to Heaven" by {{W2|Pray for Rain|band}}, the song that played at the end of ''Sid and Nancy''.

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 *The third segment is a reference to the romance of [[Sid Vicious]] and [[Nancy Spungen]] and the film ''{{W|Sid and Nancy}}''.
 *When introducing the story, Bart mentions ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' and ''{{W2|Donny & Marie|1976 TV series}}''.
-*[[Otto]] offers [[Nancy Spungen]] {{W|Milk Duds}}, Chunks, {{W|Twix}} and {{W|Cadbury}} chocolate. Nancy then takes a {{W|Kit Kat}}.
+*[[Otto]] offers [[Nancy Spungen]] [[Milk Duds]], Chunks, {{W|Twix}} and {{W|Cadbury}} chocolate. Nancy then takes a {{W|Kit Kat}}.
 *The song that is playing when [[Martin]] walks up to the jukebox is "{{W|Neat Neat Neat}}" by {{W2|The Damned|band}}.
 *Martin plays the song "{{W2|Saturday Night|Bay City Rollers song}}" by the {{W|Bay City Rollers}}.

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 == Trivia ==
 *This is the first episode where the [[Simpson house]] doesn't appear.
 *[[Maggie]]'s only appearance in the episode is as a puppy in the "Shady and the Vamp" segment.

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
		+	*This is the first episode where the [[Simpson house]] doesn't appear.
		+	**It's also the first episode that not featured the house.
		+
	*[[Maggie]]'s only appearance in the episode is as a puppy in the "Shady and the Vamp" segment.		*[[Maggie]]'s only appearance in the episode is as a puppy in the "Shady and the Vamp" segment.

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 *The title of the episode is a parody of a television series called ''{{W|Love, American Style}}'' that ran from 1969 to 1974.
 *The song that plays at the beginning of the episode is "{{W|L-O-V-E}}" by {{W|Nat King Cole}}.
-*When Homer tells Marge he'll tell her the greatest love stories of all time, Marge mentions ''{{W|Romeo and Juliet}}'', {{W|King Arthur}} and {{W|Guinevere}} and Brangelina ([[Brad Pitt]] and [[Angelina Jolie]]).
+*When Homer tells Marge he'll tell her the greatest love stories of all time, Marge mentions ''{{W|Romeo and Juliet}}'', [[King Arthur]] and {{W|Guinevere}} and Brangelina ([[Brad Pitt]] and [[Angelina Jolie]]).
 === Bonnie and Clyde ===
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 === Shady and the Vamp ===
-*The second segment of the episode is a parody of ''{{W|Lady and the Tramp}}''.
+*The second segment of the episode is a parody of ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]''.
 *The [[Wacky Dog|half-human dog]] taken into the gas chamber is a parody of {{W|Disney}}'s character [[Goofy]].
 *When Shady finds out he has eleven puppies, he says "Ruh-roh", [[Scooby-Doo]]'s catchphrase.
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 === Sid and Nancy ===
 *The third segment is a reference to the romance of [[Sid Vicious]] and [[Nancy Spungen]] and the film ''{{W|Sid and Nancy}}''.
-*When introducing the story, Bart mentions ''{{W|The Brady Bunch}}'' and ''{{W2|Donny & Marie|1976 TV series}}''.
+*When introducing the story, Bart mentions ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' and ''{{W2|Donny & Marie|1976 TV series}}''.
 *[[Otto]] offers [[Nancy Spungen]] {{W|Milk Duds}}, Chunks, {{W|Twix}} and {{W|Cadbury}} chocolate. Nancy then takes a {{W|Kit Kat}}.
 *The song that is playing when [[Martin]] walks up to the jukebox is "{{W|Neat Neat Neat}}" by {{W2|The Damned|band}}.

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 *[[CBGB]] is a real music club in [[New York City]].
 *The song that plays at the end of the episode is "Taxi to Heaven" by {{W|Pray for Rain (band)|Pray for Rain}}, the song that played at the end of ''Sid and Nancy''.
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