Moe Goes from Rags to Riches/References - Revision history

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replaced: {{W|Mount Everest}} → Mount Everest, {{W|Pringles}} → Pringles, {{W|Linus Van Pelt}} → Linus Van Pelt

Simpsons88 at 18:26, November 25, 2024

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|I Dream of Jeannie}} → I Dream of Jeannie, {{W|Ali Baba}} → Ali Baba

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‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|I Dream of Jeannie}} → I Dream of Jeannie, {{W|Ali Baba}} → Ali Baba

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‎Music: replaced: He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs → "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs", Team Homer → "Team Homer", "" → " (2)

SolarBot: /* Music */replaced: {{w|Dancing on the Ceiling (Lionel Richie song)|Dancing on the Ceiling}} → {{W2|Dancing on the Ceiling|Lionel Richie song}}

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‎Music: replaced: {{w|Dancing on the Ceiling (Lionel Richie song)|Dancing on the Ceiling}} → {{W2|Dancing on the Ceiling|Lionel Richie song}}

Mythigator: /* Cultural references */

2019-10-08T04:25:17Z

‎Cultural references

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 **He mentions {{W|Raphael}}, the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.
 *"The Great Pumpkin Waltz" from the ''{{W2|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown|soundtrack}}'' soundtrack is heard when Moe hugs his rag.
-**Moe's expression is that of [[Charlie Brown]] from ''[[Peanuts]]''. He also holds the rag close to him like {{W|Linus Van Pelt}} does with his security blanket.
+**Moe's expression is that of [[Charlie Brown]] from ''[[Peanuts]]''. He also holds the rag close to him like [[Linus Van Pelt]] does with his security blanket.
 *When the rag is converted to the {{W|Flags of the Confederate States of America}} the song "{{W2|Dixie|song}}" is heard.
-*The rag was part of an expedition to {{W|Mount Everest}}.
+*The rag was part of an expedition to [[Mount Everest]].
-*[[Chief Wiggum]] thought he had found a {{W|Pringles}} tube of chips in the police car.
+*[[Chief Wiggum]] thought he had found a [[Pringles]] tube of chips in the police car.
 *The rag compares itself to a common {{W|Kleenex}} tissue.
 *The plot of the episode is somewhat similar to the plot of ''{{W|The Red Violin}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The [[title screen gag]] is a reference to the discontinuation of the {{W|Space Shuttle}} in 2011.
+*In the episode's [[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], the {{W|Space Shuttle}} appears with the phrase "For Sale $1", referencing {{W|Space Shuttle retirement|its retirement}} that finished in July 2011, six months before this episode was aired.
-*The plot to the episode is similar to the plot of ''{{W|The Red Violin}}''.
+*During the episode's [[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]], the Simpsons parody different American sitcoms in the order they were originally aired:
-*[[Lisa]] mentions that [[Milhouse]] wears a ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' back brace.
+**''[[The Honeymooners]]'', with [[Homer]] as the bus driver Ralph Kramden, [[Bart]] as Ed Norton, [[Lisa]] as Trixie Norton and [[Marge]] as Alice Kramden.
-*During the "King of Persia" portion of the episode, the [[Scheherazade]] (portrayed by [[Lisa]]) is costumed as Jeannie from ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]''.
+**''{{W|The Dick Van Dyke Show}}'', with Homer as Rob Petrie, Marge as Laura Petrie, Bart as Buddy Sorrell and Lisa as Sally Rogers. The family parodies the opening of the sitcom, including Van Dyke's famous stumble.
-*The Scheherazade tells the story of [[Ali Baba]] and {{W|just So Stories|How the Camel Got His Hump}} to the [[Shahryār]].
+**''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', with the Simpsons as the Bradys. Lisa gets hit in the nose by a football, a reference to one of the sitcom's most iconic scenes in which Marcia Brady gets hit by a football and eventually loses a date with a boy.
-*[[Michelangelo]]'s painting is the {{W|Sistine Chapel ceiling}}.
+**''[[Cheers]]'', with Lisa as [[Carla Tortelli]], Marge as Diane Chambers, Homer as [[Norm Peterson]], Bart as Woody Boyd and Maggie as [[Cliff Clavin]].
-*The ''[[Wriggles]]'' CD that Milhouse owns is a parody of {{W|The Wiggles}}.
+[[File:All Night Long music video parody.png|300px|thumb|At [[Moe's Tavern]], the people from [[Springfield]] recreate parts of the music video of [[Lionel Richie]]'s 1983 hit "{{W|All Night Long (All Night)}}"]]
+*At [[Moe's Tavern]], the people from [[Springfield]] recreate parts of the music video of [[Lionel Richie]]'s famous 1983 hit "{{W|All Night Long (All Night)}}", including the appearance of Richie himself and [[Lou]] taking the role of the policeman.
-=== Music ===
+**Homer is seen dancing on the wall and then on the ceiling, a reference to "{{W2|Dancing on the Ceiling|Lionel Richie song}}", another song by Lionel Richie.
-*At the beginning of the episode, the song playing in [[Moe's Tavern]] is "{{W|All Night Long (All Night)}}" by [[Lionel Richie]].
+*[[Moe]] mentions having become friends with {{W|Pepto-Bismol}}, the name of a medication, on [[Facebook]].
-*[[Lionel Richie]] is seen in the background of Moe's during the opening scene. He guest voiced in the 19th season premiere "[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]".
+*Lisa mentions that [[Milhouse]] wears a ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' back brace.
-*[[Homer]] is seen dancing on the wall and then on the ceiling, a reference to "{{W2|Dancing on the Ceiling|Lionel Richie song}}", another Lionel Richie song.
+*[[Homeur]] had to live to fight in {{W|Flanders}}, a region in northern Europe.
-*The music playing when [[Moe]] says the [[Moe's bar rag|bar rag]] is his best friend and then hugs it is from ''{{W|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}''.
+*A sponge sarcastically tells the [[Moe Szyslak's bar rag|rag]] that he was the {{W|Gutenberg Bible}}, the earliest major book printed in Europe.
-*The song at the end is from ''{{W|Forrest Gump}}''.
+*Medieval [[Chief Wiggum]] "submits" the moment [[Ralph]] hitted him to ''France's Funniest Cave Paintings'', a pun on ''{{W|America's Funniest Home Videos}}''.
 == Continuity ==

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 *The plot to the episode is similar to the plot of ''{{W|The Red Violin}}''.
 *[[Lisa]] mentions that [[Milhouse]] wears a ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' back brace.
-*During the "King of Persia" portion of the episode, the [[Scheherazade]] (portrayed by [[Lisa]]) is costumed as Jeannie from ''{{W|I Dream of Jeannie}}''.
+*During the "King of Persia" portion of the episode, the [[Scheherazade]] (portrayed by [[Lisa]]) is costumed as Jeannie from ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]''.
-*The Scheherazade tells the story of {{W|Ali Baba}} and {{W|just So Stories|How the Camel Got His Hump}} to the [[Shahryār]].
+*The Scheherazade tells the story of [[Ali Baba]] and {{W|just So Stories|How the Camel Got His Hump}} to the [[Shahryār]].
 *[[Michelangelo]]'s painting is the {{W|Sistine Chapel ceiling}}.
 *The ''[[Wriggles]]'' CD that Milhouse owns is a parody of {{W|The Wiggles}}.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The [[title screen gag]] is a reference to the discontinuation of the {{w|Space Shuttle}} in 2011.
+*The [[title screen gag]] is a reference to the discontinuation of the {{W|Space Shuttle}} in 2011.
 *The plot to the episode is similar to the plot of ''{{W|The Red Violin}}''.
 *[[Lisa]] mentions that [[Milhouse]] wears a ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' back brace.
-*During the "King of Persia" portion of the episode, the [[Scheherazade]] (portrayed by [[Lisa]]) is costumed as Jeannie from ''{{w|I Dream of Jeannie}}''.
+*During the "King of Persia" portion of the episode, the [[Scheherazade]] (portrayed by [[Lisa]]) is costumed as Jeannie from ''{{W|I Dream of Jeannie}}''.
 *The Scheherazade tells the story of {{W|Ali Baba}} and {{W|just So Stories|How the Camel Got His Hump}} to the [[Shahryār]].
 *[[Michelangelo]]'s painting is the {{W|Sistine Chapel ceiling}}.
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 *[[Lionel Richie]] is seen in the background of Moe's during the opening scene. He guest voiced in the 19th season premiere "[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]".
 *[[Homer]] is seen dancing on the wall and then on the ceiling, a reference to "{{W2|Dancing on the Ceiling|Lionel Richie song}}", another Lionel Richie song.
-*The music playing when [[Moe]] says the [[Moe's bar rag|bar rag]] is his best friend and then hugs it is from ''{{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}''.
+*The music playing when [[Moe]] says the [[Moe's bar rag|bar rag]] is his best friend and then hugs it is from ''{{W|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}''.
-*The song at the end is from ''{{w|Forrest Gump}}''.
+*The song at the end is from ''{{W|Forrest Gump}}''.
 == Continuity ==

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 === Music ===
 *At the beginning of the episode, the song playing in [[Moe's Tavern]] is "{{W|All Night Long (All Night)}}" by [[Lionel Richie]].
-*[[Lionel Richie]] is seen in the background of Moe's during the opening scene.  He guest voiced in the 19th season premiere "[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]".
+*[[Lionel Richie]] is seen in the background of Moe's during the opening scene. He guest voiced in the 19th season premiere "[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]".
 *[[Homer]] is seen dancing on the wall and then on the ceiling, a reference to "{{W2|Dancing on the Ceiling|Lionel Richie song}}", another Lionel Richie song.
 *The music playing when [[Moe]] says the [[Moe's bar rag|bar rag]] is his best friend and then hugs it is from ''{{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}''.

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 *The plot to the episode is similar to the plot of ''{{W|The Red Violin}}''.
 *[[Lisa]] mentions that [[Milhouse]] wears a ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' back brace.
-*The [[Persian storyteller]] tells the story of {{W|Ali Baba}} and {{W|just So Stories|How the Camel Got His Hump}} to the [[Persian king]].
+*The [[Persian storyteller]] tells the story of {{W|Ali Baba}} and {{W|just So Stories|How the Camel Got His Hump}} to the [[Shahryār]].
 *[[Michelangelo]]'s painting is the {{W|Sistine Chapel ceiling}}.
 *The ''[[Wriggles]]'' CD that Milhouse owns is a parody of {{W|The Wiggles}}.
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 == Goofs ==
-[[File:Basement Closet.png|250px|thumb|right|]]
+[[File:Basement Closet.png|250px|thumb|right]]
 *In the scene where Marge comes up from the basement with laundry, the basement is in the wrong place and is under the stairs where a closet should be.
 *Oil and beer have been poured on the bar, but when Moe throws his rag onto the bar, the oil and beer have disappeared.