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‎Cultural references

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‎Mozart and Salieri

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‎Henry VIII

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 *Mozart plays "{{W2|Piano Sonata No. 11|Mozart}}" on the piano.
 *The T-Shirt "Bat Out of Salzburg" is a reference to the song "{{W2|Bat Out of Hell|song}}" by {{W|Meat Loaf}} and {{W|Mozart's birthplace}} in {{W|Salzburg}}, [[Austria]].
-*"[[The Musical Fruit]]" is a reference to the children's song "{{W|Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit}}" and the title of Mozart's last opera "{{W|The Magic Flute}}" while music performed in the opera is Mozart's ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' (considered the most recognizable of Mozart's compositions) with lyrics about flatulence added. ''Eine kleine Nachtmusik'' is a serenade and  not part of "The Magic Flute" or any other of Mozart's operas.
+*"[[The Musical Fruit]]" is a reference to the children's song "{{W|Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit}}" and the title of Mozart's last opera "{{W|The Magic Flute}}" while music performed in the opera is Mozart's ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' (considered the most recognizable of Mozart's compositions) with lyrics about flatulence added. ''Eine kleine Nachtmusik'' is a serenade and not part of "The Magic Flute" or any other of Mozart's operas.
 *The three other untalented members of the family are three members from [[The Jackson 5]].
 *In the scenes where Mozart is ill and living on the street, and later, dying, the music playing in the background is from "{{W2|Requiem|Mozart|Requiem Mass}}" by [[Mozart]].
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 *Technically Henry VIII never had a divorce. Unlike his divorce then the next five wives beheaded in the episode, only his second and fifth wives were executed after being found guilty of adultery. Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn was annulled just two days before her beheading and he also had his first and fourth marriages annulled. He was made a widower by his third marriage while his sixth wife, herself already widowed twice when they married, outlived him.
 **His third wife [[Jane Seymour]] was not one of the executed wives. In fact, she died shortly after giving birth to the {{W|Edward VI of England|baby boy}} that Henry had long sought. She was the least fashionable and least educated of all six wives being barely able to read or write and sources at the time wrote of her dullness. The historical Jane Seymour has been put forward as popularizing the term "Plain Jane" while in the episode her attractive looks, but off-putting voice is referencing the fictional movie star Lina Lamont, played by {{W|Jean Hagen}}, in the musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}'' which is a reoccurring joke with [[Miss Springfield]].
-**Henry VIII mentioned he cannot execute his first wife because her father is the King of Spain although Catherine's father {{W|Ferdinand II of Aragon|King Ferdinand}} died in 1516 while Catherine's last pregnancy was the delivery of a stillborn daughter on November 9, 1518 and Henry VIII did try to end his first marriage until 1527 and it did not finally end until 1533. Catherine of Aragon was not locked in a dungeon while Henry had their marriage annulled and through his subsequent remarriages. She was  exiled to various castles away from the royal court and was not at his death bed as shown in the episode as she had preceded Henry VIII in death by 11 years.
+**Henry VIII mentioned he cannot execute his first wife because her father is the King of Spain although Catherine's father {{W|Ferdinand II of Aragon|King Ferdinand}} died in 1516 while Catherine's last pregnancy was the delivery of a stillborn daughter on November 9, 1518 and Henry VIII did try to end his first marriage until 1527 and it did not finally end until 1533. Catherine of Aragon was not locked in a dungeon while Henry had their marriage annulled and through his subsequent remarriages. She was exiled to various castles away from the royal court and was not at his death bed as shown in the episode as she had preceded Henry VIII in death by 11 years.
 *The castle of Henry VIII has a flag with blue and vertical and horizontal white lines. This is not a flag of Britain or any of its countries - the Scottish flag (which is also blue and white) has a cross, not vertical and horizontal lines.
 *Marge explains how Elizabeth I eventually became queen and that England's power was never greater; in fact, England reached its greatest power about four centuries later as the British Empire. The true order of succession after Henry's death was Edward VI; Lady Jane Grey, who was named in order to keep the Catholic Mary from bringing Catholicism back to England; Mary, who usurped the throne and had Jane executed; and finally Elizabeth, after Mary died childless.

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 *Marge says that one of the good things about Elizabeth I's reign is the fact that it gives various British actresses a role to play when they reach a certain age, a reference to the frequent portrayals of Elizabeth in film and television by famous actresses such as {{W|Glenda Jackson}}, [[Helen Mirren]], {{W|Vanessa Redgrave}} and [[Judi Dench]].
 *Henry VIII is shown with six different wives as did the real Henry VIII.
-*The fourth wife's final words, "I told you I was a dude" is a reference to [[Anne of Cleves]], described at time by Nicander Nucius as a "mannish woman" and another courtier found her manner, habits, and dress unfeminine. The 4-month marriage was annulled, along with other reasons, for non-consummation as, according to Henry VIII, "She is nothing fair, and have very evil smells about her" made her unable to arouse the king's desire.
+*The fourth wife's final words, "I told you I was a dude" is a reference to [[Anne of Cleves]], described at the time by Nicander Nucius as a "mannish woman" and another courtier found her manner, habits, and dress unfeminine. The 4-month marriage was annulled, along with other reasons, for non-consummation as, according to Henry VIII, "She is nothing fair, and have very evil smells about her" made her unable to arouse the king's desire.
 *His fifth wife's final words, "You didn't dump me, I dumped you!" is a reference to {{W|Katherine Howard}} being convicted and beheaded for adultery with courier {{W|Thomas Culpeper}}.

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 *Many of the imagery within this part are directly lifted from the movie ''{{W2|Amadeus|film}}'' which although set in [[Vienna]], was primary shot on location in [[Prague]].
 *Mozart plays "{{W2|Piano Sonata No. 11|Mozart}}" on the piano.
-*The T-Shirt "Bat Out of Salzburg" is a reference to the song "{{W2|Bat Out of Hell|song}}" by {{W|Meat Loaf}} and Mozart's birthplace in {{W|Salzburg}}.
+*The T-Shirt "Bat Out of Salzburg" is a reference to the song "{{W2|Bat Out of Hell|song}}" by {{W|Meat Loaf}} and {{W|Mozart's birthplace}} in {{W|Salzburg}}, [[Austria]].
 *"[[The Musical Fruit]]" is a reference to the children's song "{{W|Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit}}" and the title of Mozart's last opera "{{W|The Magic Flute}}" while music performed in the opera is Mozart's ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' (considered the most recognizable of Mozart's compositions) with lyrics about flatulence added. ''Eine kleine Nachtmusik'' is a serenade and  not part of "The Magic Flute" or any other of Mozart's operas.
 *The three other untalented members of the family are three members from [[The Jackson 5]].

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 === Mozart and Salieri ===
 *[[Sally Salieri]] is a parody of composer {{W|Antonio Salieri}}.
 *Mozart plays "{{W2|Piano Sonata No. 11|Mozart}}" on the piano.
-*The T-Shirt "Bat Out of Salzburg" is a reference to the song "{{W2|Bat Out of Hell|song}}" by {{W|Meat Loaf}}.
+*The T-Shirt "Bat Out of Salzburg" is a reference to the song "{{W2|Bat Out of Hell|song}}" by {{W|Meat Loaf}} and Mozart's birthplace in {{W|Salzburg}}.
-*The music in Bart's opera, "[[The Musical Fruit]]", is in fact Mozart's ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' with the lyrics rewritten to refer to flatulence. ''Eine kleine Nachtmusik'', however, is a serenade, not an opera.
+*"[[The Musical Fruit]]" is a reference to the children's song "{{W|Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit}}" and the title of Mozart's last opera "{{W|The Magic Flute}}" while music performed in the opera is Mozart's ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' (considered the most recognizable of Mozart's compositions) with lyrics about flatulence added. ''Eine kleine Nachtmusik'' is a serenade and  not part of "The Magic Flute" or any other of Mozart's operas.
 *The three other untalented members of the family are three members from [[The Jackson 5]].
 *In the scenes where Mozart is ill and living on the street, and later, dying, the music playing in the background is from "{{W2|Requiem|Mozart|Requiem Mass}}" by [[Mozart]].
 *Beethoven plays "{{W2|Symphony No. 9|Beethoven}}" on the piano.
 *Beethoven's [[Ha Ha!|laugh]] imitates the opening bars from "{{W2|Symphony No. 5|Beethoven}}".
-*Lisa points out Marge's story sounds a lot like the movie ''{{W2|Amadeus|film}}'' which was historically inaccurate. The only think Homer knows is "the guy who played Mozart was also in ''{{W|Animal House}}''" which is correct as the actor who played Mozart, {{W|Tom Hulce}}, had also previously been one of the leads of ''Animal House''.
+*Lisa points out Marge's story sounds a lot like the movie ''{{W2|Amadeus|film}}'' which was historically inaccurate. The only think Homer knows is "the guy who played Mozart was also in ''{{W|Animal House}}''" which is correct as the actor who played Mozart, {{W|Tom Hulce}}, had also previously been one of the leads in gross-out comedy ''Animal House''.
 == Trivia ==

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 *Marge says that one of the good things about Elizabeth I's reign is the fact that it gives various British actresses a role to play when they reach a certain age, a reference to the frequent portrayals of Elizabeth in film and television by famous actresses such as {{W|Glenda Jackson}}, [[Helen Mirren]], {{W|Vanessa Redgrave}} and [[Judi Dench]].
 *Henry VIII is shown with six different wives as did the real Henry VIII.
-*The fourth wife's final words, "I told you I was a dude" is a reference to [[Anne of Cleves]], described at time by Nicander Nucius as a "mannish woman" and another courtier found her manner, habits, and dress unfeminine. The 4-month marriage was annulled, along with other reasons, for non-consummation as, according Henry VIII, "She is nothing fair, and have very evil smells about her" made her unable to arouse the king's desire.
+*The fourth wife's final words, "I told you I was a dude" is a reference to [[Anne of Cleves]], described at time by Nicander Nucius as a "mannish woman" and another courtier found her manner, habits, and dress unfeminine. The 4-month marriage was annulled, along with other reasons, for non-consummation as, according to Henry VIII, "She is nothing fair, and have very evil smells about her" made her unable to arouse the king's desire.
 *His fifth wife's final words, "You didn't dump me, I dumped you!" is a reference to {{W|Katherine Howard}} being convicted and beheaded for adultery with courier {{W|Thomas Culpeper}}.

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 == Historical errors ==
 === Henry VIII ===
-*Technically Henry VIII never had a divorce. Unlike his divorce then the next five wives beheaded in the episode, only his second and fifth wives were executed after being found guilty of adultery. Henry VIII had his first and fourth marriages annulled and was a widower by his third marriage.
+*Technically Henry VIII never had a divorce. Unlike his divorce then the next five wives beheaded in the episode, only his second and fifth wives were executed after being found guilty of adultery. Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn was annulled just two days before her beheading and he also had his first and fourth marriages annulled. He was made a widower by his third marriage while his sixth wife, herself already widowed twice when they married, outlived him.
-**His third wife [[Jane Seymour]] was not one of the executed wives. In fact, she died shortly after giving birth to the {{W|Edward VI of England|baby boy}} that Henry had long sought. The historical Jane Seymour was a "Plain Jane" while in the episode her attractive looks, but off-putting voice is a reference to the fictional movie star Lina Lamont, played by {{W|Jean Hagen}}, in the musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}'' which is a reoccurring joke with [[Miss Springfield]].
+**His third wife [[Jane Seymour]] was not one of the executed wives. In fact, she died shortly after giving birth to the {{W|Edward VI of England|baby boy}} that Henry had long sought. She was the least fashionable and least educated of all six wives being barely able to read or write and sources at the time wrote of her dullness. The historical Jane Seymour has been put forward as popularizing the term "Plain Jane" while in the episode her attractive looks, but off-putting voice is referencing the fictional movie star Lina Lamont, played by {{W|Jean Hagen}}, in the musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}'' which is a reoccurring joke with [[Miss Springfield]].
-**Henry VIII mentioned he cannot execute his first wife because her father is the King of Spain although Catherine's father Ferdinand died in 1516 and Henry VIII did tire of his first marriage until 1527 and was not finally ended until 1533. Catherine of Aragon was not locked in a dungeon while Henry had their marriage annulled. She was  exiled to various castles away from the royal court and was not at his death bed as shown in the episode as she had preceded Henry VIII in death by 11 years.
+**Henry VIII mentioned he cannot execute his first wife because her father is the King of Spain although Catherine's father {{W|Ferdinand II of Aragon|King Ferdinand}} died in 1516 while Catherine's last pregnancy was the delivery of a stillborn daughter on November 9, 1518 and Henry VIII did try to end his first marriage until 1527 and it did not finally end until 1533. Catherine of Aragon was not locked in a dungeon while Henry had their marriage annulled and through his subsequent remarriages. She was  exiled to various castles away from the royal court and was not at his death bed as shown in the episode as she had preceded Henry VIII in death by 11 years.
 *The castle of Henry VIII has a flag with blue and vertical and horizontal white lines. This is not a flag of Britain or any of its countries - the Scottish flag (which is also blue and white) has a cross, not vertical and horizontal lines.
 *Marge explains how Elizabeth I eventually became queen and that England's power was never greater; in fact, England reached its greatest power about four centuries later as the British Empire. The true order of succession after Henry's death was Edward VI; Lady Jane Grey, who was named in order to keep the Catholic Mary from bringing Catholicism back to England; Mary, who usurped the throne and had Jane executed; and finally Elizabeth, after Mary died childless.