My Sister, My Sitter/References - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 22:33, February 6, 2026

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Simpsons88 at 20:46, February 6, 2026

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Solar Dragon: Undo revision 1414151 by 201.239.69.204 (talk) English language wiki, these sorts of notes shouldn't be included.

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Undo revision 1414151 by 201.239.69.204 (talk) English language wiki, these sorts of notes shouldn't be included.

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Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */ Cleanup and removing goofs that last for a single frame. As for Sarah Wiggum, it's possible she was just wearing stockings the same color as her shoes.

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‎Goofs: Cleanup and removing goofs that last for a single frame. As for Sarah Wiggum, it's possible she was just wearing stockings the same color as her shoes.

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SolarBot: replaced: {{W|Planet Hollywood}} → Planet Hollywood

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replaced: {{W|Planet Hollywood}} → Planet Hollywood

Snowball II at 20:10, June 25, 2024

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a pun on the 1994 film ''{{W|Sister My Sister}}''.
-*[[Lisa]] and [[Janey]] are reading one of the ''[[The Baby Sitter Twins|The Babysitter Twins]]'' books which are parodies of the children's book series ''{{W|The Baby-Sitters Club}}''.
+*[[Lisa]] and [[Janey]] are reading one of the ''[[The Baby Sitter Twins|The Babysitter Twins]]'' books, which are parodies of the children's book series ''{{W|The Baby-Sitters Club}}''.
-*[[Ned Flanders]] says he has a "Fozzie of a bear of a problem" which is a reference to the {{W|Fozzie Bear}}, a character from ''[[The Muppets]]''.
+*[[Ned Flanders]] says he has a "Fozzie of a bear of a problem," which is a reference to [[Fozzie Bear]], a character from ''[[The Muppets]]''.
 *According to Ned, [[Maude]] and her mother were visiting {{W|Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre}} and {{W|Sidon}}, two ancient {{W|Phoenician}} port cities on the coast of modern-day [[Lebanon]].
-*The board game Lisa plays with [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] connects {{W|Jericho}}, one of the oldest cities in the world, with [[Jerusalem]]. Jericho to Jerusalem represents a historically significant pilgrimage route, covering roughly 30 km along the ancient {{W|Judean Desert}} path.
+*The board game Lisa plays with [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] connects {{ap|Jericho|city}}, one of the oldest cities in the world, with [[Jerusalem]]. Jericho to Jerusalem represents a historically significant pilgrimage route, covering roughly 30 km along the ancient {{W|Judean Desert}} path.
 *[[Chief Wiggum]] mistakenly bought tickets for [[Bob Saget]], the stand-up comedian, instead of {{Ch|Bob Seger}}, the rock singer-songwriter.
 *[[Dr. Hibbert]] owns a {{W|Volvo}}.
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 **[[Turban Outfitters]], a parody of {{W|Urban Outfitters}}, a multinational lifestyle retail corporation.
 **{{ap|It's a Wonderful Knife|building}}, a parody of the 1946 Christmas film ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''.
-**[[Much Ado About Muffins!]], a pun on [[William Shakespeare]] comedy ''{{W|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.
+**[[Much Ado About Muffins!]], a pun on the [[William Shakespeare]] comedy ''{{W|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.
-***Two muffins represent the {{W|comedy and tragedy masks}}
+***Two muffins represent the {{W|comedy and tragedy masks}}.
 ***The phrase "To Eat or Not to Eat?" is a pun on "{{W|To be, or not to be}}", the famous speech given by {{W|Prince Hamlet}} in ''{{W|Hamlet}}'', another play by Shakespeare.
 **[[Marge]] imagines [[Paris]] similar to the Springfield Squidport.
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 *When Lisa complains while dragging Bart along, he claims he is practicing {{W|nonviolent resistance}}, a form of protest famously associated with Indian leader [[Mahatma Gandhi]].
 *At [[Bloaters at the Squidport]], Marge and Homer drink "Jell-O shooters", a reference to {{W|Jell-O shots}}.
-*In the "Patient Diagnosis" list, the items are related to illegal things, and one of them is "John Gotti disease". {{W|John Gotti}} was an American ''mafioso'' and boss of the {{W|Gambino crime family}} in [[New York City]].
+*In the "Patient Diagnosis" list, the items are related to illegal activities, and one of them is "John Gotti disease". {{W|John Gotti}} was an American ''mafioso'' and boss of the {{W|Gambino crime family}} in [[New York City]].
 == Trivia ==
-*[[Bart]] mentions that he is "two years and thirty-eight days" older than [[Lisa]]. In "[[Simpsorama]]", Bart states that his birthday is February 23rd which would place Lisa's birthday on April 2nd. However, in "[[Lisa's First Word]]", we see that Marge gives birth to Lisa during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games which took place between July 28th and August 12th.
+*[[Bart]] mentions that he is "two years and thirty-eight days" older than [[Lisa]]. In "[[Simpsorama]]", Bart states that his birthday is February 23rd, which would place Lisa's birthday on April 2nd. However, in "[[Lisa's First Word]]", it is shown that Marge gives birth to Lisa during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, which took place between July 28th and August 12th.
 == Goofs ==
-*At church, in the zoomed-out shot, the man sitting behind Homer is layered in front of his head instead of behind it, resulting in a chunk of Homer's head being missing. In the same shot, the man behind Bart has 1 arm and [[Principal Skinner]] is drawn off-model.
+*At church, in the zoomed-out shot, the man sitting behind Homer is layered in front of his head instead of behind it, resulting in a chunk of Homer's head being missing. In the same shot, the man behind Bart has one arm, and [[Principal Skinner]] is drawn off-model.
 *When Lisa tells Bart to go to bed while clenching her teeth, the kitchen's walls are painted pink like the living room instead of light purple.
-*Homer and Marge's master bedroom is next to Bart's bedroom instead of near Lisa's bedroom where Bart was jumping on his own parents' bed.
+*Homer and Marge's master bedroom is next to Bart's bedroom instead of near Lisa's bedroom, where Bart was jumping on his parents' bed.
-*A man at the doctor's office has a moustache colored yellow like his skin instead of brown like his hair.
+*A man at the doctor's office has a mustache colored yellow like his skin instead of brown like his hair.
 *[[Professor Frink]] can be seen in [[Dr. Nick's Walk-In Clinic]] and at the [[Springfield Squidport]] in roughly the same time frame.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title of this episode is a play on the 1994 film ''{{W|Sister My Sister}}''.
+*The episode title is a pun on the 1994 film ''{{W|Sister My Sister}}''.
 *[[Lisa]] and [[Janey]] are reading one of the ''[[The Baby Sitter Twins|The Babysitter Twins]]'' books which are parodies of the children's book series ''{{W|The Baby-Sitters Club}}''.
-*[[Ned Flanders]] says he has a "fozzie of a bear of a problem" is a reference to the Muppets character.
+*[[Ned Flanders]] says he has a "Fozzie of a bear of a problem" which is a reference to the {{W|Fozzie Bear}}, a character from ''[[The Muppets]]''.
-*[[Chief Wiggum]] mistakenly bought tickets for [[Bob Saget]], a stand-up comedian, instead of {{Ch|Bob Seger}}, a rock singer-songwriter.
+*According to Ned, [[Maude]] and her mother were visiting {{W|Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre}} and {{W|Sidon}}, two ancient {{W|Phoenician}} port cities on the coast of modern-day [[Lebanon]].
-*Store front along the new [[Springfield Squidport]] are parodies of real ones:
+*The board game Lisa plays with [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] connects {{W|Jericho}}, one of the oldest cities in the world, with [[Jerusalem]]. Jericho to Jerusalem represents a historically significant pilgrimage route, covering roughly 30 km along the ancient {{W|Judean Desert}} path.
-**[[It's a Wonderful Knife]] for [[It's a Wonderful Life]].
+*[[Chief Wiggum]] mistakenly bought tickets for [[Bob Saget]], the stand-up comedian, instead of {{Ch|Bob Seger}}, the rock singer-songwriter.
-**[[Much Ado About Muffins!]] for ''{{W|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.
+*[[Dr. Hibbert]] owns a {{W|Volvo}}.
-**[[Malaria Zone]] is [[Banana Republic]] (older store design)
+*When [[Homer]] is wearing the tuxedo, [[Bart]] tells him he could be "[[Abe Lincoln]]'s father's boss".
-**[[Turban Outfitters]] {{W|Urban Outfitters}}.
+[[File:Malaria Zone.png|250px|thumb|[[Malaria Zone]] parodies {{W|Banana Republic}}, the upscale clothing retailer, which originally featured a safari-themed facade that was phased out by the late 1980s as the company shifted its brand identity.]]
-**[[The Itchy & Scratchy Store]] for {{W|The Disney Store}}.
+*The stores along the new [[Springfield Squidport]] include:
-**[[Planet Hype]] for [[Planet Hollywood]].
+**[[Turban Outfitters]], a parody of {{W|Urban Outfitters}}, a multinational lifestyle retail corporation.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Trivia ==
 *[[Bart]] mentions that he is "two years and thirty-eight days" older than [[Lisa]]. In "[[Simpsorama]]", Bart states that his birthday is February 23rd which would place Lisa's birthday on April 2nd. However, in "[[Lisa's First Word]]", we see that Marge gives birth to Lisa during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games which took place between July 28th and August 12th.
 == Goofs ==

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 == Trivia ==
 *[[Bart]] mentions that he is "two years and thirty-eight days" older than [[Lisa]]. In "[[Simpsorama]]", Bart states that his birthday is February 23rd which would place Lisa's birthday on April 2nd. However, in "[[Lisa's First Word]]", we see that Marge gives birth to Lisa during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games which took place between July 28th and August 12th.
 == Goofs ==

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 == Goofs ==
-*[[Jonathan Frink]] can be seen in [[Dr. Nick's Walk-In Clinic]]; then he's at the [[Springfield Squidport]].
+*At church, in the zoomed-out shot, the man sitting behind Homer is layered in front of his head instead of behind it, resulting in a chunk of Homer's head being missing. In the same shot, the man behind Bart has 1 arm and [[Principal Skinner]] is drawn off-model.
 *As Lisa demands Bart to go to bed while pointing upstairs, the outlines of her body disappear.
-*When Lisa correctly tells Bart to go to bed while clenching her teeth, the kitchen's walls are painted pink like the living room instead of light purple.
+*When Lisa tells Bart to go to bed while clenching her teeth, the kitchen's walls are painted pink like the living room instead of light purple.
 *Homer and Marge's master bedroom is next to Bart's bedroom instead of near Lisa's bedroom where Bart was jumping on his own parents' bed.
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 *Some of Snake's blood disappears for a frame.
 *When Chief Wiggum and Sarah leave the house, Sarah's legs and feet aren't drawn.
 *Homer and Marge's master bedroom is next to Bart's bedroom instead of near Lisa's bedroom where Bart was jumping on his own parents' bed.