Mother Simpson/References - Revision history

2800:150:137:DC5:E5BB:6727:7264:C8E0: /* Cultural references */

2026-03-13T18:04:50Z

‎Cultural references

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2022-03-11T23:14:11Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: Smithers → Smithers

SolarBot: /* Goofs */replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (4), == → == (4), == → == (4), ’ → '

2021-10-16T14:37:08Z

‎Goofs: replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (4), == → == (4), == → == (4), ’ → '

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2021-10-16T02:42:17Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w| → {{W| (12)

172.74.251.136: If Hans’ coffin lid was open up, he couldn’t be buried alive meaning he could be able to escape his grave easily

2021-08-22T04:45:23Z

If Hans’ coffin lid was open up, he couldn’t be buried alive meaning he could be able to escape his grave easily

CJG00 at 19:29, February 5, 2021

2021-02-05T19:29:36Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|ABBA}} → ABBA, {{w|Jimi Hendrix}} → Jimi Hendrix, {{w|Bob Dylan}} → Bob Dylan, {{w|Spiro Agnew}} → Spiro Agnew, {{w|Michael Dukakis}} → Michael Dukakis, {{w|Apocalypse Now}} → [[Apo...

2021-01-24T18:30:56Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|ABBA}} → ABBA, {{w|Jimi Hendrix}} → Jimi Hendrix, {{w|Bob Dylan}} → Bob Dylan, {{w|Spiro Agnew}} → Spiro Agnew, {{w|Michael Dukakis}} → Michael Dukakis, {{w|Apocalypse Now}} → [[Apo...

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|Waterloo (song)|Waterloo}} → {{W2|Waterloo|song}} (2)

2020-12-12T13:09:17Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|Waterloo (song)|Waterloo}} → {{W2|Waterloo|song}} (2)

Solar Dragon at 13:04, August 2, 2020

2020-08-02T13:04:32Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: ’ → ' (3)

2020-03-07T22:43:57Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: ’ → ' (3)

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 *The two FBI agents are [[Joe Friday]] and [[Bill Gannon]] from ''{{W2|Dragnet|series}}''. Bill Gannon is voiced by [[Harry Morgan]], the man who played Gannon in the original series.
 *While lying on the couch, Mona is reading ''Steal This Book'' by {{W|Abbie Hoffman}}.
-*After Marge shouts at Petty and Selma, she says Alpha 5's line from the ''{{W|Mighty Morphing Power Rangers}}'' a series of ''{{W|Power Rangers}}''.
+*After Marge shouts at Petty and Selma, she says Alpha 5's line from the ''{{W|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers}}'' a series of ''{{W|Power Rangers}}''.
 == Continuity ==

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 *The radicals use a [[Spiro Agnew]] alarm clock, which is based on a real item.
 *When Mr. Burns drives a tank towards the Simpson house, he is wearing oversized headgear. This is a reference to a public relations stunt by [[Michael Dukakis]] during his presidential campaign in 1988, which backfired on him as Dukakis looked awkward wearing a helmet that looked too big for his head and was derided by critics and comedians as "Dukakis in the tank".
-*When Mr. Burns plays a tape of "{{W|Ride of the Valkyries}}", it has been recorded over by [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]] with "{{W2|Waterloo|song}}" by [[ABBA]], a reference to Smithers' suspected homosexuality (ABBA have a large gay following) and to the helicopter beach attack scene in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', in which "Ride of the Valkyries" is famously played.
+*When Mr. Burns plays a tape of "{{W|Ride of the Valkyries}}", it has been recorded over by [[Smithers]] with "{{W2|Waterloo|song}}" by [[ABBA]], a reference to Smithers' suspected homosexuality (ABBA have a large gay following) and to the helicopter beach attack scene in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', in which "Ride of the Valkyries" is famously played.
 *[[Maggie]] is shown dancing in her diaper and covered in slogans and it is a parody of the filler scenes of ''{{W|Laugh-In}}'' in which {{W|Goldie Hawn}} and other female cast members like Ruth Buzzi and Jo Anne Worley danced in bikinis with slogans and drawings painted on their bodies.
 *The two FBI agents are [[Joe Friday]] and [[Bill Gannon]] from ''{{W2|Dragnet|series}}''. Bill Gannon is voiced by [[Harry Morgan]], the man who played Gannon in the original series.

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 *Homer unveils the letters of "Walt Whitman" twice.
 *The autogyro was invented long after Prussia lost its popularity.
-*Hans Moleman couldn’t have been buried alive if his coffin lid was open up.
+*Hans Moleman couldn't have been buried alive if his coffin lid was open up.
 {{Season 7|R}}

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 == Cultural references ==
-*Three songs from the 1960s appear in this episode: "{{w|Sunshine of Your Love}}" by Cream, "{{w|Blowin' in the Wind}}" by [[Bob Dylan]] and "{{w|All Along the Watchtower}}" by [[Jimi Hendrix]].
+*Three songs from the 1960s appear in this episode: "{{W|Sunshine of Your Love}}" by Cream, "{{W|Blowin' in the Wind}}" by [[Bob Dylan]] and "{{W|All Along the Watchtower}}" by [[Jimi Hendrix]].
-*Two of the germs in Burns' lab are Rocking Pneumonia and Boogie-Woogie Influenza, references to the lyrics of the song "{{w|Roll Over Beethoven}}" by [[Chuck Berry]].
+*Two of the germs in Burns' lab are Rocking Pneumonia and Boogie-Woogie Influenza, references to the lyrics of the song "{{W|Roll Over Beethoven}}" by [[Chuck Berry]].
-*Mona mentions that she worked a number of jobs while on the run, including "marketing {{w|Jerry Rubin}}'s line of diet shakes, proofreading {{w|Bobby Seale}}'s cookbook, and running credit checks at {{w|Tom Hayden}}'s Porsche dealership." Rubin, Seale and Hayden were three liberal radicals from the 1960s and Rubin did indeed have a line of diet shakes, and Bobby Seale did write some cookbooks. However, Tom Hayden never owned a Porsche dealership.
+*Mona mentions that she worked a number of jobs while on the run, including "marketing {{W|Jerry Rubin}}'s line of diet shakes, proofreading {{W|Bobby Seale}}'s cookbook, and running credit checks at {{W|Tom Hayden}}'s Porsche dealership." Rubin, Seale and Hayden were three liberal radicals from the 1960s and Rubin did indeed have a line of diet shakes, and Bobby Seale did write some cookbooks. However, Tom Hayden never owned a Porsche dealership.
 *The radicals use a [[Spiro Agnew]] alarm clock, which is based on a real item.
 *When Mr. Burns drives a tank towards the Simpson house, he is wearing oversized headgear. This is a reference to a public relations stunt by [[Michael Dukakis]] during his presidential campaign in 1988, which backfired on him as Dukakis looked awkward wearing a helmet that looked too big for his head and was derided by critics and comedians as "Dukakis in the tank".
-*When Mr. Burns plays a tape of "{{w|Ride of the Valkyries}}", it has been recorded over by [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]] with "{{W2|Waterloo|song}}" by [[ABBA]], a reference to Smithers' suspected homosexuality (ABBA have a large gay following) and to the helicopter beach attack scene in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', in which "Ride of the Valkyries" is famously played.
+*When Mr. Burns plays a tape of "{{W|Ride of the Valkyries}}", it has been recorded over by [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]] with "{{W2|Waterloo|song}}" by [[ABBA]], a reference to Smithers' suspected homosexuality (ABBA have a large gay following) and to the helicopter beach attack scene in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', in which "Ride of the Valkyries" is famously played.
-*[[Maggie]] is shown dancing in her diaper and covered in slogans and it is a parody of the filler scenes of ''{{w|Laugh-In}}'' in which {{w|Goldie Hawn}} and other female cast members like Ruth Buzzi and Jo Anne Worley danced in bikinis with slogans and drawings painted on their bodies.
+*[[Maggie]] is shown dancing in her diaper and covered in slogans and it is a parody of the filler scenes of ''{{W|Laugh-In}}'' in which {{W|Goldie Hawn}} and other female cast members like Ruth Buzzi and Jo Anne Worley danced in bikinis with slogans and drawings painted on their bodies.
 *The two FBI agents are [[Joe Friday]] and [[Bill Gannon]] from ''{{W2|Dragnet|series}}''. Bill Gannon is voiced by [[Harry Morgan]], the man who played Gannon in the original series.
-*While lying on the couch, Mona is reading ''Steal This Book'' by {{w|Abbie Hoffman}}.
+*While lying on the couch, Mona is reading ''Steal This Book'' by {{W|Abbie Hoffman}}.
-*After Marge shouts at Petty and Selma, she says Alpha 5's line from the ''{{w|Mighty Morphing Power Rangers}}'' a series of ''{{W|Power Rangers}}''.
+*After Marge shouts at Petty and Selma, she says Alpha 5's line from the ''{{W|Mighty Morphing Power Rangers}}'' a series of ''{{W|Power Rangers}}''.
 == Continuity ==

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 *Homer unveils the letters of "Walt Whitman" twice.
 *The autogyro was invented long after Prussia lost its popularity.
 {{Season 7|R}}

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 *The old hippie who interrupts Homer and Mona's goodbye by yelling "This electric man has only got 20 more minutes of power!" was seen in the 1960s flashback as the one who was commanding the sabotage on Mr. Burns' biological warfare laboratory.
 *When Mona accidentally bangs her head on the hood of the van and yells "D'oh!", the voice sample was not performed by Glenn Close, but it was a clip from a temp track done by [[Pamela Hayden]]. The reason for the change was due to the fact Glenn Close could not yell "D'oh!" in a proper manner.
-*'''Goof''': Homer unveils the letters of "Walt Whitman" twice.
-*'''Goof''': The autogyro was invented long after Prussia lost its popularity.
+== Goofs ==
 {{Season 7|R}}

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 *The radicals use a {{w|Spiro Agnew}} alarm clock, which is based on a real item.
 *When Mr. Burns drives a tank towards the Simpson house, he is wearing oversized headgear. This is a reference to a public relations stunt by {{w|Michael Dukakis}} during his presidential campaign in 1988, which backfired on him as Dukakis looked awkward wearing a helmet that looked too big for his head and was derided by critics and comedians as "Dukakis in the tank".
-*When Mr. Burns plays a tape of "{{w|Ride of the Valkyries}}", it has been recorded over by [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]] with "{{w|Waterloo (song)|Waterloo}}" by {{w|ABBA}}, a reference to Smithers' suspected homosexuality (ABBA have a large gay following) and to the helicopter beach attack scene in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}'', in which "Ride of the Valkyries" is famously played.
+*When Mr. Burns plays a tape of "{{w|Ride of the Valkyries}}", it has been recorded over by [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]] with "{{W2|Waterloo|song}}" by {{w|ABBA}}, a reference to Smithers' suspected homosexuality (ABBA have a large gay following) and to the helicopter beach attack scene in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}'', in which "Ride of the Valkyries" is famously played.
 *[[Maggie]] is shown dancing in her diaper and covered in slogans and it is a parody of the filler scenes of ''{{w|Laugh-In}}'' in which {{w|Goldie Hawn}} and other female cast members like Ruth Buzzi and Jo Anne Worley danced in bikinis with slogans and drawings painted on their bodies.
-*The two FBI agents are Joe Friday and Bill Gannon from ''{{w|Dragnet (series)|Dragnet}}''. Bill Gannon is voiced by [[Harry Morgan]], the man who played Gannon in the original series.
+*The two FBI agents are Joe Friday and Bill Gannon from ''{{W2|Dragnet|series}}''. Bill Gannon is voiced by [[Harry Morgan]], the man who played Gannon in the original series.
 *While lying on the couch, Mona is reading ''Steal This Book'' by {{w|Abbie Hoffman}}.
 *After Marge shouts at Petty and Selma, she says Alpha 5's line from the ''{{w|Mighty Morphing Power Rangers}}'' a series of ''{{W|Power Rangers}}''.