Make Room for Lisa/References - Revision history

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Solar Dragon at 23:35, July 27, 2024

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Simpsons88 at 11:13, July 7, 2024

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CJG00 at 07:42, February 6, 2021

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‎Cultural references

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 **The {{W|Mercury space capsule}}, ''Friendship 7''.
 **The ''{{W|Spirit of St. Louis}}'' plane.
-**{{W|Sammy Davis Jr.}}'s eye, which he lost in a car accident.
+**[[Sammy Davis, Jr.]]'s eye, which he lost in a car accident.
 **The {{W|Liberty Bell}}
 **Baseballer [[Lou Gehrig]]'s jersey, with his {{W|List of Major League Baseball retired numbers|now retired number four (4)}}.

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 *The episode's title is a reference to ''Make Room for Daddy'', the original name of ''{{W|The Danny Thomas Show}}'', a sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957.
 *While sleeping at work, [[Homer]] is listening to a radio talking about things from 1939, mentioning the then-current president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Benny Goodman]]'s version of "{{W|Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)}}". Homer mentions he has to stop [[Adolf Hitler]].
-*To bring Homer back to the present, [[Lenny]] changes the radio to [[KBBL]] and the famous 1982 song "{{W|The Safety Dance}}" by new wave band {{W|Men Without Hats}} is heard. When the song finishes, {{Ap|Bill|KBBL}} and [[Marty]] refer to the band as the "Men Without Jobs", a reference to "The Safety Dance" being their only real successful US single.
+*To bring Homer back to the present, [[Lenny]] changes the radio to [[KBBL]] and the famous 1982 song "{{W|The Safety Dance}}" by new wave band {{W|Men Without Hats}} is heard. When the song finishes, {{ap|Bill|KBBL}} and [[Marty]] refer to the band as the "Men Without Jobs", a reference to "The Safety Dance" being their only real successful US single.
 *Bill thinks that people at [[P. J. O'Harrigan's]] behave in a way that makes ''[[Animal House]]'', the 1978 comedy film about a trouble-making fraternity, look like ''{{W|Terms of Endearment}}'', a 1983 family tragicomedy film.
 *At the bar, Homer won a prize called "Sir Drinks-A-Lot", a pun on rapper [[Sir Mix-a-Lot]].

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 **[[Archie Bunker]]'s chair from ''[[All in the Family]]''.
 *When Homer rolls on the sofa and says "that Andy Capp knew a lot" he imitates a habit of Andy, the slacker drunkard starring in a well-known 1970s comic strip ''{{W|Andy Capp}}'' drawn by {{W|Reg Smithe}} and published in the ''{{W|Daily Mirror}}''.
-*Lisa claims Homer taped over her video tape of ''{{W2|The Little Mermaid|1989 film}}'', which is her favorite movie. Homer believes her favorite movie is ''{{ap|The Odd Couple|film}}''.
+*Lisa claims Homer taped over her video tape of ''{{W2|The Little Mermaid|1989 film}}'', which is her favorite movie. Homer believes her favorite movie is ''[[The Odd Couple]]''.
 **Homer hums ''The Odd Couple'' theme song composed by {{W|Neal Hefti}}.
 *[[La-Z-Mom Baby Monitor|La-Z-Mom]] is a pun on {{W|La-Z-Boy}}, an American furniture manufacturer.
-*Homer compares Bart and Lisa to {{W|Frick and Frack}} comedic ice skating duo, {{W|Jack and Jill}} kids from the traditional English nursery rhyme and {{W|Fred Mertz|Fred}} and {{W|Ethel Mertz}} from the sitcom ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.
+*Homer compares Bart and Lisa to {{W|Frick and Frack}} comedic ice skating duo, {{W|Jack and Jill}} kids from the traditional English nursery rhyme and [[Fred Mertz|Fred]] and {{W|Ethel Mertz}} from the sitcom ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.
 *Homer and Lisa watch a TV show called ''[[When Animals Attack Magicians]]'', a parody of ''[[When Animals Attack!]]''.
 *Homer mentions American comedian and actress {{W|Joan Rivers}}.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode's title is a reference to ''Make Room for Daddy'', the original name of ''{{W|The Danny Thomas Show}}'' sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957.
+*The episode's title is a reference to ''Make Room for Daddy'', the original name of ''{{W|The Danny Thomas Show}}'', a sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957.
-*While sleeping at work, [[Homer]] is listening to a radio talking about this from 1939, mentioning the then current president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Benny Goodman]]'s version of "{{W|Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)}}". Homer mentions he has to stop [[Adolf Hitler]].
+*While sleeping at work, [[Homer]] is listening to a radio talking about things from 1939, mentioning the then-current president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Benny Goodman]]'s version of "{{W|Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)}}". Homer mentions he has to stop [[Adolf Hitler]].
-*To bring Homer back to the present, [[Lenny]] changes the radio to [[KBBL]] and the famous 1982 song "{{W|The Safety Dance}}" by new wave band {{W|Men Without Hats}} is heard. When the song finishes, [[Bill]] and [[Marty]] refer to the band as "the Men Without Jobs", a reference to "The Safety Dance" being their only real successful US single.
+*To bring Homer back to the present, [[Lenny]] changes the radio to [[KBBL]] and the famous 1982 song "{{W|The Safety Dance}}" by new wave band {{W|Men Without Hats}} is heard. When the song finishes, {{Ap|Bill|KBBL}} and [[Marty]] refer to the band as the "Men Without Jobs", a reference to "The Safety Dance" being their only real successful US single.
-*{{Ap|Bill|KBBL}} thinks that people at [[P. J. O'Harrigan's]] behave in a way that makes ''[[Animal House]]'', the 1978 comedy film about a trouble-making fraternity, look like ''{{W|Terms of Endearment}}'', a 1983 family tragicomedy film.
+*Bill thinks that people at [[P. J. O'Harrigan's]] behave in a way that makes ''[[Animal House]]'', the 1978 comedy film about a trouble-making fraternity, look like ''{{W|Terms of Endearment}}'', a 1983 family tragicomedy film.
 *At the bar, Homer won a prize called "Sir Drinks-A-Lot", a pun on rapper [[Sir Mix-a-Lot]].
 *Homer is excited to think they were going to see [[Marmaduke]], the dog from the {{W|Marmaduke|comic of the same name}}.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*Many famous items are seen at the museum, such as the {{W|Howdy Doody}} puppet, {{W|Happy Days|Fonzie's jacket}} and [[All in the Family|Archie Bunker's chair]].
+*The episode's title is a reference to ''Make Room for Daddy'', the original name of ''{{W|The Danny Thomas Show}}'' sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957.
-*Lenny changes the radio station to "{{W|The Safety Dance}}", by the Canadian band {{W|Men Without Hats}}. When the song finishes, [[Bill]] and [[Marty]] refer to the band as "the Men Without Jobs", a reference to the "The Safety Dance" being their only real successful US single.
+*While sleeping at work, [[Homer]] is listening to a radio talking about this from 1939, mentioning the then current president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Benny Goodman]]'s version of "{{W|Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)}}". Homer mentions he has to stop [[Adolf Hitler]].
-*[[Lisa]] claims [[Homer]] taped over her video tape of ''{{W2|The Little Mermaid|1989 film}}'', which is her favorite movie; Homer believes her favorite movie is ''{{ap|The Odd Couple|franchise}}''.
+*To bring Homer back to the present, [[Lenny]] changes the radio to [[KBBL]] and the famous 1982 song "{{W|The Safety Dance}}" by new wave band {{W|Men Without Hats}} is heard. When the song finishes, [[Bill]] and [[Marty]] refer to the band as "the Men Without Jobs", a reference to "The Safety Dance" being their only real successful US single.
 *Homer and Lisa watch a TV show called ''[[When Animals Attack Magicians]]'', a parody of ''[[When Animals Attack!]]''.
-*When Homer rolls on the sofa and says "that Andy Capp knew a lot" he imitates a habit of Andy Capp, a slacker drunkard starring in a well-known 1970s comic strip drawn by Reg Smithe and published in the Daily Mirror
+*Homer mentions American comedian and actress {{W|Joan Rivers}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Trivia ==
 *A deleted scene had Marge listening in on a conversation between [[Helen Lovejoy]] and [[Luann Van Houten]] instead of [[Moe]] and Lenny. The gossip was also different, while the conversation between Moe and Lenny was about [[Groundskeeper Willie]], Helen and Luann's conversation was about Marge and [[Jacques]].
 *This is second time [[Bart]] has a blue jacket. The first time was in "[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]".