Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington/References - Revision history

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 *[[Professor Frink]] says his own flying machine beats {{W|U. S. Air}}, a former major American airline.
 *[[Louie]], [[Johnny Tightlips]] and [[Fat Tony]] are watching the ''{{W2|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood|film}}'' on the mafia jet.
-*[[Lisa]] yells at the planes saying that her house is not a {{W|Delta Air Lines}} {{W|Airline hub|hub}}.
+*[[Lisa]] yells at the planes saying that her house is not a [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]] {{W|Airline hub|hub}}.
 *The flights Lisa recognizes are:
 **1050 from [[Newark]], [[New Jersey]].

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 == Cultural references ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title of this episode is an obvious parody of the film ''{{w|Mr. Smith Goes to Washington}}''.
+*The title of this episode is an obvious parody of the film ''{{W|Mr. Smith Goes to Washington}}''.
 [[File:The Three Stooges (Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington).png|250px|thumb|[[Homer]] and [[Bart]] are watching a "very late" episode of ''[[The Three Stooges]]'']]
-*[[Homer]] and [[Bart]] are watching a "very late" episode of ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' on TV, more specifically the fictional episode "[[Brittle Boneheads]]" directed by Jules White III, supposed grandson of {{w|Jules White}}.
+*[[Homer]] and [[Bart]] are watching a "very late" episode of ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' on TV, more specifically the fictional episode "[[Brittle Boneheads]]" directed by Jules White III, supposed grandson of {{W|Jules White}}.
-*Homer eats an ad of ''{{w|Joe Millionaire}}'', an American reality television show that was broadcast in 2003.
+*Homer eats an ad of ''{{W|Joe Millionaire}}'', an American reality television show that was broadcast in 2003.
 *One of [[Maggie]]'s toys is Po from the British children's TV series ''[[Teletubbies]]''.
-*[[Professor Frink]] says his own flying machine beats {{w|U. S. Air}}, a former major American airline.
+*[[Professor Frink]] says his own flying machine beats {{W|U. S. Air}}, a former major American airline.
-*[[Louie]], [[Johnny Tightlips]] and [[Fat Tony]] are watching the ''{{w2|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood|film}}'' on the mafia jet.
+*[[Louie]], [[Johnny Tightlips]] and [[Fat Tony]] are watching the ''{{W2|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood|film}}'' on the mafia jet.
-*[[Lisa]] yells at the planes saying that her house is not a {{w|Delta Air Lines}} {{w|Airline hub|hub}}.
+*[[Lisa]] yells at the planes saying that her house is not a {{W|Delta Air Lines}} {{W|Airline hub|hub}}.
 *The flights Lisa recognizes are:
 **1050 from [[Newark]], [[New Jersey]].
 **1052 from [[Phoenix]], [[Arizona]] connecting with [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].
 **1055 from [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], which was running late.
-*When Marge asks for someone to perform {{w|CPR}} on [[Horace Wilcox]], Homer starts singing "{{w|Bad Moon Rising}}" by {{w|Creedence Clearwater Revival}}, the American band which is often referred to as CCR.
+*When Marge asks for someone to perform {{W|CPR}} on [[Horace Wilcox]], Homer starts singing "{{W|Bad Moon Rising}}" by {{W|Creedence Clearwater Revival}}, the American band which is often referred to as CCR.
 *According to [[Channel 6 News]], Horace Wilcox was a [[RMS Titanic|Titanic]] survivor.
 *When the kids want [[Krusty]] to become a Congressman, Lisa says entertainers are always winning elections, and cites:
 **[[Jesse Ventura|Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] who, after achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), served as the 38th governor of [[Minnesota]] from 1999 to 2003.
 **[[Sonny Bono]], famous for making duo with [[Cher]] in [[Sonny & Cher]], and later becoming Republican Congressman for [[California]]'s 44th district.
-**[[Gopher]] from ''{{w|The Love Boat|Love Boat}}''. This is a reference to American actor {{w|Fred Grandy}} who played Burl "Gopher" Smith on the sitcom ''The Love Boat'' and later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of [[Iowa]].
+**[[Gopher]] from ''{{W|The Love Boat|Love Boat}}''. This is a reference to American actor {{W|Fred Grandy}} who played Burl "Gopher" Smith on the sitcom ''The Love Boat'' and later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of [[Iowa]].
 **[[Mary Bono]], who was married to Sonny Bono and was elected to Congress in the state of California.
-*Krusty refers to the song "{{w|You Can Leave Your Hat On}}" by {{w|Joe Cocker}}, which is often associated with the striptease dance, when he tells Bart to remember his mother to return the "Krusty's The Kure" hat after.
+*Krusty refers to the song "{{W|You Can Leave Your Hat On}}" by {{W|Joe Cocker}}, which is often associated with the striptease dance, when he tells Bart to remember his mother to return the "Krusty's The Kure" hat after.
-*Krusty hates the government as he is being chased by the {{w|Internal Revenue Service}} (IRS), ATF and {{w|U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Inmigration}}. He also mentions the {{w|Federal Communications Commission}} (FCC) when he shows Bart a list of the things he is not allowed to say on air.
+*Krusty hates the government as he is being chased by the {{W|Internal Revenue Service}} (IRS), ATF and {{W|U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Inmigration}}. He also mentions the {{W|Federal Communications Commission}} (FCC) when he shows Bart a list of the things he is not allowed to say on air.
-[[File:Dracula and Frankenstein.png|250px|thumb|At the [[Springfield Republican Party]], [[Dracula]] also renames [[Frankenstein Monster|Frankenstein]] to "Frankenreagan", a hint to {{w|Jill Stein}}]]
+[[File:Dracula and Frankenstein.png|250px|thumb|At the [[Springfield Republican Party]], [[Dracula]] also renames [[Frankenstein Monster|Frankenstein]] to "Frankenreagan", a hint to {{W|Jill Stein}}]]
-*[[Mr. Burns]] mentions that the [[Springfield Republican Party]]'s mission is to name everything after president [[Ronald Reagan]]. The places that are due to be renamed included the {{w|Millard Fillmore}} schools and the [[Mississippi River]]. [[Dracula]] also renames [[Frankenstein Monster|Frankenstein]] to "Frankenreagan", this is probably a reference to {{w|Jill Stein}}, who campaigned for President of the US and was linked to the Democratic Party.
+*[[Mr. Burns]] mentions that the [[Springfield Republican Party]]'s mission is to name everything after president [[Ronald Reagan]]. The places that are due to be renamed included the {{W|Millard Fillmore}} schools and the [[Mississippi River]]. [[Dracula]] also renames [[Frankenstein Monster|Frankenstein]] to "Frankenreagan", this is probably a reference to {{W|Jill Stein}}, who campaigned for President of the US and was linked to the Democratic Party.
 *[[Bob Dole]] thinks himself should run for Congressman. Dole was the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election, losing to [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Al Gore]], and the vice-presidential nominee in the 1976 election, losing to [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Walter Mondale]].
-*[[Dr. Hibbert]] says, "If Eddie Murphy can go on to do ''Dr. Dolittle,'' I suppose we can make this work". A reference to the 1998 film ''{{w2|Dr. Dolittle|1998 film}}'' in which [[Eddie Murphy]] starred.
+*[[Dr. Hibbert]] says, "If Eddie Murphy can go on to do ''Dr. Dolittle,'' I suppose we can make this work". A reference to the 1998 film ''{{W2|Dr. Dolittle|1998 film}}'' in which [[Eddie Murphy]] starred.
-*The Simpsons are watching {{w|Fox News}} on TV. On the program, [[John Armstrong]], Krusty's competitor, is portrayed in front of a communist red flag with the {{w|Hammer and sickle}}. Other news read on the screen include Republican-oriented titles:
+*The Simpsons are watching {{W|Fox News}} on TV. On the program, [[John Armstrong]], Krusty's competitor, is portrayed in front of a communist red flag with the {{W|Hammer and sickle}}. Other news read on the screen include Republican-oriented titles:
 **"[[Rupert Murdoch]]: Terrific Dancer"
-**"{{w|Dow Jones Industrial Average|Dow}} Down 5000 Points"
+**"{{W|Dow Jones Industrial Average|Dow}} Down 5000 Points"
 **"[[John F. Kennedy|JFK]] Posthumously Joins Republican Party"
 **"[[Dan Quayle]]: Awesome..."
 [[File:Yogi Bear maze.png|250px|thumb|On [[Homer]]'s kids' menu maze, the goal is to help [[Yogi Bear]] arrive to the [[Washington Monument]]]]
-*Some of the photoshop images of Krusty show him as [[Neil Armstrong]], the soldiers from the iconic photograph ''{{w|Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima}}'', the {{w|Tank Man}} at {{w|Tiananmen Square}} and {{w|Jim Leavelle}}.
+*Some of the photoshop images of Krusty show him as [[Neil Armstrong]], the soldiers from the iconic photograph ''{{W|Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima}}'', the {{W|Tank Man}} at {{W|Tiananmen Square}} and {{W|Jim Leavelle}}.
-*At the [[Second-Best Western Hotel]], Krusty consumed the drugs {{w|Pepto}} and {{w|Xanax}}.
+*At the [[Second-Best Western Hotel]], Krusty consumed the drugs {{W|Pepto}} and {{W|Xanax}}.
 *Krusty's first task in the Congress was to remove a "[[Martin Van Buren]] is a wiener" graffiti on the wall. Another graffiti mentioned president [[Grover Cleveland]].
 *[[The Drinkin' Memorial]] is a reference to the [[Lincoln Memorial]].
 *On Homer's kids' menu there is a maze where the goal was to help [[Yogi Bear]] get to the [[Washington Monument]].
-*A cleaner that looked like former vice-president {{w|Walter Mondale}} helps Krusty with his airline rerouting bill.
+*A cleaner that looked like former vice-president {{W|Walter Mondale}} helps Krusty with his airline rerouting bill.
-*[[Chairman Hayes]] is from {{w|Modesto, California}}.
+*[[Chairman Hayes]] is from {{W|Modesto, California}}.
 *When Homer had to drink more alcohol than southern [[Congressman Beauregard]], Homer claimed he "studied under [[Ed McMahon]]".
-*An instrumental version of the patriotic song "{{w|America the Beautiful}}" is heard during the credits.
+*An instrumental version of the patriotic song "{{W|America the Beautiful}}" is heard during the credits.
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 == Goofs ==
 *When Marge and Homer are speaking to the representative at the airport, the color of his shirt changes from light blue to white in some scenes.
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 *One of [[Maggie]]'s toys is Po from the British children's TV series ''[[Teletubbies]]''.
 *[[Professor Frink]] says his own flying machine beats {{w|U. S. Air}}, a former major American airline.
-*[[Louie]], [[Johnny Tightlips]] and [[Fat Tony]] are watching the ''{{w2|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood|film}}'' on the mob jet.
+*[[Louie]], [[Johnny Tightlips]] and [[Fat Tony]] are watching the ''{{w2|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood|film}}'' on the mafia jet.
 *[[Lisa]] yells at the planes saying that her house is not a {{w|Delta Air Lines}} {{w|Airline hub|hub}}.
 *The flights Lisa recognizes are:
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 **[[Jesse Ventura|Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] who, after achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), served as the 38th governor of [[Minnesota]] from 1999 to 2003.
 **[[Sonny Bono]], famous for making duo with [[Cher]] in [[Sonny & Cher]], and later becoming Republican Congressman for [[California]]'s 44th district.
-**[[Gopher]] from ''{{w|The Love Boat|Love Boat}}''. This is a reference to American actor {{w|Fred Grandy}} who played "Gopher" on the sitcom ''The Love Boat'' and later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of [[Iowa]].
+**[[Gopher]] from ''{{w|The Love Boat|Love Boat}}''. This is a reference to American actor {{w|Fred Grandy}} who played Burl "Gopher" Smith on the sitcom ''The Love Boat'' and later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of [[Iowa]].
-**[[Mary Bono]], who was married to Sonny Bono and was and elected to Congress in the state of California.
+**[[Mary Bono]], who was married to Sonny Bono and was elected to Congress in the state of California.
 *Krusty refers to the song "{{w|You Can Leave Your Hat On}}" by {{w|Joe Cocker}}, which is often associated with the striptease dance, when he tells Bart to remember his mother to return the "Krusty's The Kure" hat after.
 *Krusty hates the government as he is being chased by the {{w|Internal Revenue Service}} (IRS), ATF and {{w|U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Inmigration}}. He also mentions the {{w|Federal Communications Commission}} (FCC) when he shows Bart a list of the things he is not allowed to say on air.
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 **"[[John F. Kennedy|JFK]] Posthumously Joins Republican Party"
 **"[[Dan Quayle]]: Awesome..."
-[[File:Yogi Bear maze.png|250px|thumb|On [[Homer]]'s kids' menu maze, the goals is to help [[Yogi Bear]] arrive to the [[Washington Monument]]]]
+[[File:Yogi Bear maze.png|250px|thumb|On [[Homer]]'s kids' menu maze, the goal is to help [[Yogi Bear]] arrive to the [[Washington Monument]]]]
 *Some of the photoshop images of Krusty show him as [[Neil Armstrong]], the soldiers from the iconic photograph ''{{w|Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima}}'', the {{w|Tank Man}} at {{w|Tiananmen Square}} and {{w|Jim Leavelle}}.
 *At the [[Second-Best Western Hotel]], Krusty consumed the drugs {{w|Pepto}} and {{w|Xanax}}.
-*Krusty's first task at the Congress was to remove a "[[Martin Van Buren]] is a wiener" graffiti on the wall. Another graffitti mentioned president [[Grover Cleveland]].
+*Krusty's first task in the Congress was to remove a "[[Martin Van Buren]] is a wiener" graffiti on the wall. Another graffiti mentioned president [[Grover Cleveland]].
 *[[The Drinkin' Memorial]] is a reference to the [[Lincoln Memorial]].
 *On Homer's kids' menu there is a maze where the goal was to help [[Yogi Bear]] get to the [[Washington Monument]].
 *A cleaner that looked like former vice-president {{w|Walter Mondale}} helps Krusty with his airline rerouting bill.
 *[[Chairman Hayes]] is from {{w|Modesto, California}}.
-*When Homer had to drink more alcohol than a southern Congressman, Homer claimed he "studied under [[Ed McMahon]]".
+*When Homer had to drink more alcohol than southern [[Congressman Beauregard]], Homer claimed he "studied under [[Ed McMahon]]".
 *An instrumental version of the patriotic song "{{w|America the Beautiful}}" is heard during the credits.

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 == Continuity ==
-*Some of the [[Hell's Satans]] from "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]", [[Jimmy the Scumbag]] and the [[Robber (Homer and Apu)|robber]] from "[[Homer and Apu]]" are seen among the "gun nuts".
+*Some of the [[Hell's Satans]] from "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]", [[Jimmy the Scumbag]] and the {{ap|robber|Homer and Apu}} from "[[Homer and Apu]]" are seen among the "gun nuts".
 *The Simpsons and Krusty stay at the [[Second-Best Western Hotel]]. Bart, Lisa and their third grade class stayed here in "[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]".
 *In the comic story ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he convinced Krusty to run for congress.