Moe Letter Blues/References - Revision history

Simpsons88 at 17:26, November 9, 2024

2024-11-09T17:26:56Z

MediocreUsername: /* Cultural references */ mention the songs played in Apu's car

2024-10-18T10:05:28Z

‎Cultural references: mention the songs played in Apu's car

MediocreUsername: add some

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add some

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title is a reference to the 1990 Spike Lee film ''{{W|Mo' Better Blues}}''. This is also spoofed in "[[Moe Baby Blues]]".
+*The episode's title is a reference to the 1990 American musical comedy-drama film ''{{W|Mo' Better Blues}}''.
-**This title could also be a reference of the Sam and Max 202 ''Moai Better Blues''.
+**The title is also spoofed in [[season 14]]'s episode "[[Moe Baby Blues]]".
-*The plot of the episode is a parody of the film ''{{W|A Letter to Three Wives}}''.
+*The episode's plot is analogous to that of ''{{W|A Letter to Three Wives}}'', a 1949 romantic drama about three women who receive a letter saying that one of their friends has run off with one of their husbands.
 *In [[Apu]]'s car:
-**The lullaby [[Go To Sleep]] is a parody of Brahms's {{W2|Wiegenlied|Brahms}}.
+**The lullaby "[[Go To Sleep]]" is a parody of {{W|Johannes Brahms}}'s ''{{W2|Wiegenlied|Brahms}}''.
-**He also plays "O Mere Sona Re Sona", a song from the Bollywood film {{W|Teesri Manzil}}, sung by {{W|Asha Bhosle}} and {{W|Mohammed Rafi}}.
+**He also plays "O Mere Sona Re Sona", a song from the Bollywood film ''{{W|Teesri Manzil}}'', sung by {{W|Asha Bhosle}} and {{W|Mohammed Rafi}}.
-*In a flashback, Apu states to [[Manjula]] that he is playing 'the world's smallest sitar', a play on the phrase 'world's smallest violin'.
+**The radio "Sanskrit 93.7: The Dot" is a reference to the ancient Indo-European language {{W|Sanskrit}} and the {{W2|bindi|decoration}}.
-*When the head of [[Jebediah Springfield]]'s statue lands on [[Ralph]] during the opening sequence, Ralph says "Hello, darkness," a possible reference to the [[Simon & Garfunkel]] song "{{W|The Sound of Silence}}" (the first line of the song is "Hello, darkness, my old friend").
+[[File:The Itchy & Scratchy Show black and white cartoon.png|300px|thumb|''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' black-and-white cartoon parodies the 1902 French silent film ''{{W|A Trip to the Moon}}'' (''Le voyage dans la lune'')]]
-*[[Otto]] (who is possibly high) sees every vehicle on the road as a character from the Pixar film ''{{W|Cars}}''.
+*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' black-and-white cartoon is a parody of the 1902 French sci-fi silent film ''{{W|A Trip to the Moon}}'' (''Le voyage dans la lune'').
-*The game ''Dance Dance Evolution'' that [[Manjula]] and Moe play at [[Moe's Tavern]] is very similar to the ''{{W|Dance Dance Revolution}}'' game serious, with the game playing the song "{{W2|Just Dance|song}}" by [[Lady Gaga]] and Akon. The game is also a product of "[[Zii]]", a parody of {{W|Wii}}.
+**The "{{W|Maple Leaf Rag}}" musical composition plays during the cartoon.
-*The name Patty and Selma gives to Homer, "Chunky with the Pants of Meatballs", is a reference to the book and movie "{{W|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs}}".
+*[[Moe]] mentions American radio and television announcer [[Don Pardo]]. Pardo's voice is also heard.
-*While talk with [[Reverend Lovejoy]], [[The Parson]] mentions ''{{W|Krakatoa, East of Java}}''.
+*The American patriotic song "{{W|Battle Hymn of the Republic}}" is heard on [[Weasel Island]].
 == Trivia ==

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 **This title could also be a reference of the Sam and Max 202 ''Moai Better Blues''.
 *The plot of the episode is a parody of the film ''{{W|A Letter to Three Wives}}''.
 *In a flashback, Apu states to [[Manjula]] that he is playing 'the world's smallest sitar', a play on the phrase 'world's smallest violin'.
 *When the head of [[Jebediah Springfield]]'s statue lands on [[Ralph]] during the opening sequence, Ralph says "Hello, darkness," a possible reference to the [[Simon & Garfunkel]] song "{{W|The Sound of Silence}}" (the first line of the song is "Hello, darkness, my old friend").

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 **This title could also be a reference of the Sam and Max 202 ''Moai Better Blues''.
 *The plot of the episode is a parody of the film ''{{W|A Letter to Three Wives}}''.
 *When the head of [[Jebediah Springfield]]'s statue lands on [[Ralph]] during the opening sequence, Ralph says "Hello, darkness," a possible reference to the [[Simon & Garfunkel]] song "{{W|The Sound of Silence}}" (the first line of the song is "Hello, darkness, my old friend").
 *[[Otto]] (who is possibly high) sees every vehicle on the road as a character from the Pixar film ''{{W|Cars}}''.
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 *According to this episode, [[Moe]] moved to [[Springfield]] because on a calculator the zip code spelled "boobs", meaning it is 80085. There is no real-life city with this zip code.
 *When [[Apu]] asks how old [[Homer]] is, he guesses that Homer is 65. Homer replies that he is 39-years-old.
 == Goofs ==

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 *Poonam is wearing blue pajamas and before Apu plays the lullaby that his [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's mother|mother]] sang to him, she is now wearing pink pajamas.
 *When Marge is seen standing in a towel through the bedroom window, her hair is briefly cut out by the wall in the background.
 {{Season 21|R}}
 [[Category:Cultural references]]
 [[Category:Trivia]]

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 *The game ''Dance Dance Evolution'' that [[Manjula]] and Moe play at [[Moe's Tavern]] is very similar to the ''{{W|Dance Dance Revolution}}'' game serious, with the game playing the song "{{W2|Just Dance|song}}" by [[Lady Gaga]] and Akon. The game is also a product of "[[Zii]]", a parody of {{W|Wii}}.
 *The name Patty and Selma gives to Homer, "Chunky with the Pants of Meatballs", is a reference to the book and movie "{{W|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs}}".
-*While talk with [[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.|Reverend Lovejoy]], [[The Parson]] mentions ''{{W|Krakatoa, East of Java}}''.
+*While talk with [[Reverend Lovejoy]], [[The Parson]] mentions ''{{W|Krakatoa, East of Java}}''.
 == Trivia ==

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 **This title could also be a reference of the Sam and Max 202 ''Moai Better Blues''.
 *The plot of the episode is a parody of the film ''{{w|A Letter to Three Wives}}''.
-*When the head of [[Jebediah Springfield]]'s statue lands on [[Ralph]] during the opening sequence, Ralph says "Hello, darkness," a possible reference to the {{w|Simon & Garfunkel}} song "{{w|The Sound of Silence}}" (the first line of the song is "Hello, darkness, my old friend").
+*When the head of [[Jebediah Springfield]]'s statue lands on [[Ralph]] during the opening sequence, Ralph says "Hello, darkness," a possible reference to the [[Simon & Garfunkel]] song "{{w|The Sound of Silence}}" (the first line of the song is "Hello, darkness, my old friend").
 *[[Otto]] (who is possibly high) sees every vehicle on the road as a character from the Pixar film ''{{w|Cars}}''.
-*The game ''Dance Dance Evolution'' that [[Manjula]] and Moe play at [[Moe's Tavern]] is very similar to the ''{{w|Dance Dance Revolution}}'' game serious, with the game playing the song "Just Dance" by [[Lady Gaga]] and Akon. The game is also a product of "[[Zii]]", a parody of {{w|Wii}}.
+*The game ''Dance Dance Evolution'' that [[Manjula]] and Moe play at [[Moe's Tavern]] is very similar to the ''{{w|Dance Dance Revolution}}'' game serious, with the game playing the song "{{W2|Just Dance|song}}" by [[Lady Gaga]] and Akon. The game is also a product of "[[Zii]]", a parody of {{w|Wii}}.
-*The name Patty and Selma gives to Homer, "Chunky with the Pants of Meatballs", is a reference to the book and movie "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs".
+*The name Patty and Selma gives to Homer, "Chunky with the Pants of Meatballs", is a reference to the book and movie "{{W|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs}}".
 *While talk with [[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.|Reverend Lovejoy]], [[The Parson]] mentions ''{{w|Krakatoa, East of Java}}''.

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 ==Goofs==
 *In the opening scene where Homer is riding [[Barney]] around like a bull, [[Sam]] and [[Larry]] are seen in the first crowd. But when Homer rides Barney back the way he came, you can see another set of Sam and Larry in the crowd.
-*Poonam is wearing blue pajamas and before Apu plays the lullaby that her mother sang for him, she is now wearing pink pajamas.
+*Poonam is wearing blue pajamas and before Apu plays the lullaby that his [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's mother|mother]] sang to him, she is now wearing pink pajamas.
 *When Marge is seen standing in a towel through the bedroom window,  her hair is briefly cut out by the wall in the background.