Marge vs. the Monorail/References - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 00:58, January 5, 2026

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‎Goofs

Solar Dragon at 13:26, July 29, 2025

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Solar Dragon at 13:19, July 29, 2025

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Solar Dragon: /* Trivia */

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‎Trivia

Solar Dragon at 13:13, July 29, 2025

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Solar Dragon at 13:13, July 29, 2025

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SolarBot: replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (4), typos fixed: appeareance → appearance, tounge → tongue, replaced: → (8)

2024-11-03T16:36:53Z

replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (4), typos fixed: appeareance → appearance, tounge → tongue, replaced: → (8)

LetsPlayNintendoITA at 15:26, October 24, 2024

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LetsPlayNintendoITA at 15:25, October 24, 2024

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 *When Marge points out that Homer's lifelong dream was to run out on the field during a baseball game, the camera pans to a newspaper article of Homer doing that and the "{{W2|Charge|fanfare}}" fanfare by {{W2|Tommy Walker|events director}} plays.
 *The study book ''[[The Monorail Conductors Aptitude Test]]'', or ''MCAT'', is a reference to the {{W|Medical College Admission Test}} taken by many medical students.
-*Homer sings a verse from "[[The Riddle Song]]" in bed.
+*Homer sings a verse from "{{W|The Riddle Song}}" in bed.
 *[[Lurleen Lumpkin]] was checked in to the [[Betty Ford Center]].
 *[[Mayor Quimby]] says "May the Force be with you," mistaking ''[[Star Trek]]'' for ''[[Star Wars]]''.

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 *When the audience at the town hall meeting laugh at [[Lyle Lanley]]'s mule joke, [[Gloria Prince]] is incorrectly colored.
 **She is also incorrectly colored on the Monorail.
-*After "The Monorail Song" ends, when Homer says "Mono--", Maude's sleeves change from pink to the same color as her waistcoat. Also before looking at Homer, Lou and Eddie's arms are miscolored blue instead of brown and yellow respectively.
+*After "The Monorail Song" ends, when Homer says "Mono--", Maude's sleeves change from pink to the same color as her waistcoat. Also before looking at Homer, Lou and Eddie's arms are miscolored blue instead of brown and yellow respectively. Luann's glasses also disappear when the group poses for the final line.
 *After the monorail car is accidentally dropped on the house, a man in the background has legs that aren't colored in.
 *When the audience cheers for [[Grampa]]'s idea, [[J. Loren Pryor]] is seated next to [[Sam]]. However, when the Monorail chant starts, Pryor is next to [[Dr. Zitsofsky]]. Also Grampa's mouth disappears.

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 *The main premise of a con man getting a town excited about something he sells but hardly knows anything about is borrowed from the musical {{W|Meredith Willson}}'s ''{{W|The Music Man}}''. Lanley's appearance and musical number are a nod to the songs in it as well.
 *The song that plays as [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] show up to get rid of the nuclear waste is based on the theme song "{{W|Axel F}}" from ''{{W|Beverly Hills Cop}}''.
-*The strait jacket and muzzle Mr. Burns wears during the court case, references [[Hannibal Lecter]]'s prison outfit when he is transported from one place to another in ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''.
+*The straitjacket and muzzle Mr. Burns wears during the court case reference [[Hannibal Lecter]]'s prison outfit when he is transported from one place to another in ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''.
 *Homer reads an ''{{W|Andy Capp}}'' comic strip in ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]''.
 *[[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] escaping with a grappling hook is a reference to the 1989 film ''{{W2|Batman|1989 film}}''.
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 *When {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy}} asks Quimby if he knows who he is, Quimby asks if he was one of ''[[The Little Rascals]]''.
 *Prominently displayed on the wall in the club car is a picture of the ''[[LZ 129 Hindenburg|Hindenburg]]'' [[Hindenburg disaster|going down in flames]].
-*Nimoy tells someone that the doors on ''Star Trek'' were not mechanical and they had a stage hand on either side who would pull the doors open.
+*Nimoy tells someone that the doors on ''Star Trek'' were not mechanical and they had a stagehand on either side who would pull the doors open.
 *The Springfield town charter looks exactly like the {{W|United States Declaration of Independence}}, but with the signature of [[Jebediah Springfield]] front and center in large script, just like the signature of [[John Hancock]] on the original.
 *Part of ''{{W|Star Trek: The Motion Picture}}'' and ''{{W|Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation}}'' main theme is heard during the eclipse.
 *Homer mistakes [[Sebastian Cobb]] for [[Batman]].
 == Trivia ==
 *A tree at the [[Springfield Park]] has a heart engraved on it with the initials M.B. and H.S., Marge Bouvier and Homer Simpson.
-*In the scene with Mr. Burns and Smithers dropping barrels in the tree, the tree with [[Marge]] and Homer initials is shown.
+*Homer suggests to Bart to change his name to Homer, Jr. or HoJu. In "[[Labor Pains]]", the woman that Homer helps give birth names the baby Homer Jr., AKA HoJu.
 == Continuity ==
 *In the comic story ''[[The Great Train Wreck]]'', [[Milhouse]] asks [[Bart]] if he's jealous because his father is a train engineer. Bart reminds Milhouse that his father drove the [[Monorail]] and that it nearly killed the whole town. He even points to wreckage of the train and tracks, referring to the events of this episode.
 *[[Lurleen]] returns ("[[Colonel Homer]]").
 == Goofs ==
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 *[[Judge Snyder]] is incorrectly colored yellow.
 *[[Snake]] doesn't attend the town meeting as he's busy robbing homes. However, he is later seen taking part in "The Monorail Song".
 *When the audience at the town hall meeting laugh at [[Lyle Lanley]]'s mule joke, [[Gloria Prince]] is incorrectly colored.
 **She is also incorrectly colored on the Monorail.
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 *After the monorail car is accidentally dropped on the house, a man in the background has legs that aren't colored in.
 *When the audience cheers for [[Grampa]]'s idea, [[J. Loren Pryor]] is seated next to [[Sam]]. However, when the Monorail chant starts, Pryor is next to [[Dr. Zitsofsky]]. Also Grampa's mouth disappears.
-*Maggie's pacifier, Marge's pearls and tongue change colors on the scene where Maggie is reaching for the possum.
+*Maggie's pacifier, Marge's pearls, and tongue change colors in the scene where Maggie is reaching for the possum.
-*When the [[Springfield's Oldest Tree]] falls on the [[Birthplace of Jebediah Springfield]], the tree shadow is over the tree instead of under when it hits the cabin.
+*In the crowd behind [[Kent Brockman]]:
 *Doctor Hibbert was among the passengers on the monorail on the first ride, but he is seen with a pair of conjoined twins in his office soon after.

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 *[[Snake]] doesn't attend the town meeting as he's busy robbing homes. However, he is later seen taking part in "The Monorail Song".
 *In the crowd behind [[Kent Brockman]]:
 **[[Karl]] has the same colors as Brockman.
 **[[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] is yellow.

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 *A tree at the [[Springfield Park]] has a heart engraved on it with the initials M.B. and H.S., Marge Bouvier and Homer Simpson.
 *In the scene with Mr. Burns and Smithers dropping barrels in the tree, the tree with [[Marge]] and Homer initials is shown.
-*A meme was created making fun of the ban of "[[Stark Raving Dad]]", where Marge is told to "Go away, there ain't no Michael Jackson episode and there never was!", before slamming the window roller shut, and an image of Leon Kompowski is shown, spoofing Marge being shooed away from Monorail Cafe.
+*In the [[chalkboard gag]], [[Bart]] writes "I will not eat things for money", which he later does in "[[Diggs]]" to pay Homer back.
 *Homer suggests to Bart to change his name to Homer, Jr. or HoJu. In "[[Labor Pains]]", the woman that Homer helps give birth names the baby Homer Jr. AKA HoJu.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode's opening scene is a parody of the opening of ''[[The Flintstones]]'', complete with the same music, to which [[Homer]] sings [[Meet the Flintstones|his own lyrics]].
 *The song that plays as [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] show up to get rid of the nuclear waste is based on the theme song "{{W|Axel F}}" from ''{{W|Beverly Hills Cop}}''.
-*The main premise of a con man getting a town excited about something he sells but hardly knows anything about is borrowed from the musical ''{{W|Meredith Willson}}'s The Music Man''. Lanley's appearance and musical number are a nod to the songs in it as well.
+*The strait jacket and muzzle Mr. Burns wears during the court case, references [[Hannibal Lecter]]'s prison outfit when he is transported from one place to another in ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''.
-*A "reverse reference" occurred in 2002 when Seattle residents opposed to a proposed monorail project held a protest event called "Coming Out With [[Marge Simpson]]." The event organizers planned to show the episode as part of the protest, but were ordered not to by Fox due to copyright laws.
+*Homer reads an ''{{W|Andy Capp}}'' comic strip in ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]''.
-*[[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] excaping with a grappling hook is a reference to the 1989 film ''{{W2|Batman|1989 film}}''.
+*[[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] escaping with a grappling hook is a reference to the 1989 film ''{{W2|Batman|1989 film}}''.
 *Homer mistakes [[Sebastian Cobb]] for [[Batman]].
-*Homer sings a verse from "{{W|The Riddle Song}}" in bed.
-*Homer's conductor uniform is similar to the uniforms worn by Imperial officers such as Grand Moff Tarkin, Admiral Ozzel and Admiral Piett in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' saga.
 == Trivia ==
-*George Takei was supposed to appear instead of Nimoy but declined to avoid conflict with his job as Board of Public Transportation in Georgia. William Shatner was another option, but due to him turning down his appearance before it was scrapped.
+*A tree at the [[Springfield Park]] has a heart engraved on it with the initials M.B. and H.S., Marge Bouvier and Homer Simpson.
 *People at the town meeting include:
 **The [[Museum lady]]
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 *People in the crowd at the Monorail ceremony include:
 **[[Jacques]]
 **[[Karl]]
 **[[Bleeding Gums Murphy]]
 **[[Al Simmons]]
 **The caricature of [[Rich Moore]]
 *In the scene with Mr. Burns and Smithers dropping barrels in the tree, the tree with [[Marge]] and Homer initials is shown.
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 *In the [[Chalkboard gag]], [[Bart]] writes "I will not eat things for money", which he later does in "[[Diggs]]" to pay Homer back.
 *Homer suggests to Bart to change his name to Homer, Jr. or HoJu. In "[[Labor Pains]]", the woman that Homer helps give birth names the baby Homer Jr. AKA HoJu.
 == Goofs ==
 *When Homer jumps out the window in the ''[[Meet the Flintstones]]'' parody, the scene is incorrectly layered in such a way that he appears in front of the window he jumps out of, looking like he is jumping through the wall.
-*In the cutaway to [[Main Street]] the businesses Homer drives past are on a loop.
+*[[Judge Snyder]] is incorrectly colored yellow.
-*Throughout the episode, Homer's job is "Conductor"; however, on a train, the Conductor collects the tickets and doesn't actually drive the train. Homer's job would be the Driver/Engineer.
+*[[Snake]] doesn't attend the town meeting as he's busy robbing homes. However, he is later seen taking part in "The Monorail Song".
-*In the crowd behind [[Kent Brockman]], [[Karl]] has the same colors as Brockman and [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] is yellow.
+*In the crowd behind [[Kent Brockman]]:
 *When the audience at the town hall meeting laugh at [[Lyle Lanley]]'s mule joke, [[Gloria Prince]] is incorrectly colored.
 **She is also incorrectly colored on the Monorail.
 *When the audience cheers for [[Grampa]]'s idea, [[J. Loren Pryor]] is seated next to [[Sam]]. However, when the Monorail chant starts, Pryor is next to [[Dr. Zitsofsky]]. Also Grampa's mouth disappears.
 *Maggie's pacifier, Marge's pearls and tongue change colors on the scene where Maggie is reaching for the possum.
 *When the [[Springfield's Oldest Tree]] falls on the [[Birthplace of Jebediah Springfield]], the tree shadow is over the tree instead of under when it hits the cabin.
+*Doctor Hibbert was among the passengers on the monorail on the first ride, but he is seen with a pair of conjoined twins in his office soon after.
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