Opposites A-Frack/References - Revision history

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is most likely a {{W|portmanteau}} on the saying "opposites attract" and "frack" in the work {{W|Hydraulic fracturing|fracking}}. There is also a {{W|Opposites Attract|song with that title}}.
+*The episode title is most likely a {{W|portmanteau}} on the saying "opposites attract" and "frack" in the work {{W|Hydraulic fracturing|fracking}}. There is also a {{W|Opposites Attract|song with that title}} by {{W|Paula Abdul}}, who was a choreographer on [[The Tracey Ullman Show]].
 *[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] did not enjoy [[Paris]] as they could not see the ''{{W|Mona Lisa}}''.
 *[[Homer]] tells [[Marge]] she can not bring "a couple of Riddlers to stay in the Bat Cave", a reference to [[The Riddler]] villain from ''[[DC Comics]]'', and to {{W|Batcave|Batman's headquarters}}.

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 *Action figures of three of [[The Fossil Fuel Four]] ([[The Fracker]], [[Charcoal Briquette]] and [[Old King Coal]]) appears in the Android's Dungeon. ("[[Married to the Blob]]")
 *Action figures of [[The Collider]], {{Ch|Radioactive Man}} and [[Sergeant Activity]] also appears. ("[[Steal This Episode]]", "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]", etc.)
-*The state flag is seen ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]").
+*The state flag and state capitol building are seen ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]", "[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]").
 == Trivia ==

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 **''[[The Desolation of Smog]]'', a pun on ''{{W|The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug}}''.
 *Lisa thinks that stopping [[Mr. Burns]] from fracking may be beyond the power of an eight-year-old girl with a book report due on ''{{W|Beezus and Ramona}}''. Lisa is referring to the 1955 children's novel written by {{W|Beverly Cleary}}.
-*When [[Maxine Lombard]] speaks of defending "our precious Bay Area values", she is referring to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], a hotbed of informed environmentalism.
+*When [[Maxine Lombard]] speaks of defending "our precious Bay Area values" might refer to the part of [[Springfield's state|the state]] the character represents in the State Assembly, but it is referring the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], a hotbed of informed environmentalism.
-*Burns' trial is transmitted via [[S-SPAN]], a parody of {{W|C-SPAN}}. C-SPAN is an American cable and satellite television network that televises many proceedings of the United States federal government, as well as other public affairs programming.
+*Burns' testimony to the state assembly committee is transmitted via [[S-SPAN]], a parody of {{W|C-SPAN}}. C-SPAN is an American cable and satellite television network that televises many proceedings of the United States federal government, as well as other public affairs programming.
-*Pictures of Maxine with [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]] can be seen at her office.
+*Maxine Lombard's office in the State [[Capitol Building]] has pictures on the wall of her with [[Bill Clinton]], with [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]], and with {{W|Dianne Feinstein}}.
 [[File:Singin' in the Rain parody.png|300px|thumb|Upon discovering their mutual attraction, Mr. Burns and Maxine Lombard re-enact the dream sequence from ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}'']]
 *Upon discovering their mutual attraction, Mr. Burns and Maxine Lombard re-enact the dream sequence from the 1952 American musical romantic comedy film ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}''.

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 *Action figures of three of [[The Fossil Fuel Four]] ([[The Fracker]], [[Charcoal Briquette]] and [[Old King Coal]]) appears in the Android's Dungeon. ("[[Married to the Blob]]")
 *Action figures of [[The Collider]], {{Ch|Radioactive Man}} and [[Sergeant Activity]] also appears. ("[[Steal This Episode]]", "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]", etc.)
-*An updated state flag is seen ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]").
+*The state flag is seen ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]").
 == Trivia ==

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 *Action figures of three of [[The Fossil Fuel Four]] ([[The Fracker]], [[Charcoal Briquette]] and [[Old King Coal]]) appears in the Android's Dungeon. ("[[Married to the Blob]]")
 *Action figures of [[The Collider]], {{Ch|Radioactive Man}} and [[Sergeant Activity]] also appears. ("[[Steal This Episode]]", "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]", etc.)
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is most likely a {{W|portmanteau}} on the saying "opposites attract" and "frack" in the work {{W|Hydraulic fracturing|fracking}}. There is also a {{W|Opposites Attract|song with that title}}.
-*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] did not enjoy [[Paris]] as they could not see the ''{{w|Mona Lisa}}''.
+*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] did not enjoy [[Paris]] as they could not see the ''{{W|Mona Lisa}}''.
-*[[Homer]] tells [[Marge]] she can not bring "a couple of Riddlers to stay in the Bat Cave", a reference to [[The Riddler]] villain from ''[[DC Comics]]'', and to {{w|Batcave|Batman's headquarters}}.
+*[[Homer]] tells [[Marge]] she can not bring "a couple of Riddlers to stay in the Bat Cave", a reference to [[The Riddler]] villain from ''[[DC Comics]]'', and to {{W|Batcave|Batman's headquarters}}.
-*Homer also calls Patty and Selma "bad news bears", a reference to the sports comedy film ''{{w|The Bad News Bears}}''.
+*Homer also calls Patty and Selma "bad news bears", a reference to the sports comedy film ''{{W|The Bad News Bears}}''.
-*A similar song to "Si tu vois ma mère" by {{w|Sidney Bechet}} is heard when Patty and Selma and other smokers recreate the [[Eiffel Tower]] at the front of [[Springfield Dog Track]] during the night. This song is part of the soundtrack of ''{{w|Midnight in Paris}}''.
+*A similar song to "Si tu vois ma mère" by {{W|Sidney Bechet}} is heard when Patty and Selma and other smokers recreate the [[Eiffel Tower]] at the front of [[Springfield Dog Track]] during the night. This song is part of the soundtrack of ''{{W|Midnight in Paris}}''.
 *[[Lisa]] watched a documentary about fracking on [[Webflix]], a parody of [[Netflix]]. Other content watched by Lisa included:
-**''[[Oh Glacier, Where Art Thou?]]'', a pun on the 2000 film ''{{w|O Brother, Where Art Thou?}}''.
+**''[[Oh Glacier, Where Art Thou?]]'', a pun on the 2000 film ''{{W|O Brother, Where Art Thou?}}''.
-**''[[The Desolation of Smog]]'', a pun on ''{{w|The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug}}''.
+**''[[The Desolation of Smog]]'', a pun on ''{{W|The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug}}''.
-*Lisa thinks that stopping [[Mr. Burns]] from fracking may be beyond the power of an eight-year-old girl with a book report due on ''{{w|Beezus and Ramona}}''. Lisa is referring to the 1955 children's novel written by {{w|Beverly Cleary}}.
+*Lisa thinks that stopping [[Mr. Burns]] from fracking may be beyond the power of an eight-year-old girl with a book report due on ''{{W|Beezus and Ramona}}''. Lisa is referring to the 1955 children's novel written by {{W|Beverly Cleary}}.
 *When [[Maxine Lombard]] speaks of defending "our precious Bay Area values", she is referring to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], a hotbed of informed environmentalism.
-*Burns' trial is transmitted via [[S-SPAN]], a parody of {{w|C-SPAN}}. C-SPAN is an American cable and satellite television network that televises many proceedings of the United States federal government, as well as other public affairs programming.
+*Burns' trial is transmitted via [[S-SPAN]], a parody of {{W|C-SPAN}}. C-SPAN is an American cable and satellite television network that televises many proceedings of the United States federal government, as well as other public affairs programming.
 *Pictures of Maxine with [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]] can be seen at her office.
 [[File:Singin' in the Rain parody.png|300px|thumb|Upon discovering their mutual attraction, Mr. Burns and Maxine Lombard re-enact the dream sequence from ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}'']]
 *Upon discovering their mutual attraction, Mr. Burns and Maxine Lombard re-enact the dream sequence from the 1952 American musical romantic comedy film ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}''.
-**The song "{{w|Singin' in the Rain#Songs|The Broadway Melody Ballet}}" by {{w|Nacio Herb Brown}} is heard during the sequence.
+**The song "{{W|Singin' in the Rain#Songs|The Broadway Melody Ballet}}" by {{W|Nacio Herb Brown}} is heard during the sequence.
 *Burns once slept with [[Nellie Taft]], the First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913.
-*Maxine calls Burns a "sexy little Nosferatu", a reference to the film ''{{w|Nosferatu the Vampyre}}'' based on {{w|Bram Stoker}}'s ''[[Dracula]]''.
+*Maxine calls Burns a "sexy little Nosferatu", a reference to the film ''{{W|Nosferatu the Vampyre}}'' based on {{W|Bram Stoker}}'s ''[[Dracula]]''.
-*The compounds [[Professor Frink]] talks about include {{w|2-Butoxyethanol}}, {{w|Dazomet}} and {{w|Formaldehyde}}. He also mentions the {{w|margin of error}}, a concept in sampling.
+*The compounds [[Professor Frink]] talks about include {{W|2-Butoxyethanol}}, {{W|Dazomet}} and {{W|Formaldehyde}}. He also mentions the {{W|margin of error}}, a concept in sampling.
-*When Homer says "I like movies where there's only one day a year when murder is legal" he is referring to the dystopian horror film ''{{w2|The Purge|2013 film}}''.
+*When Homer says "I like movies where there's only one day a year when murder is legal" he is referring to the dystopian horror film ''{{W2|The Purge|2013 film}}''.
-*Homer refers to the bulldozers as "Killdozers", a reference to the 1974 sci-fi film ''{{w2|Killdozer!|film}}'' in which a spirit takes over a large bulldozer.
+*Homer refers to the bulldozers as "Killdozers", a reference to the 1974 sci-fi film ''{{W2|Killdozer!|film}}'' in which a spirit takes over a large bulldozer.
-*When the [[Burns' manor]] is being demolished, retired American radio journalist {{ch|Robert Siegel}} tells Burns that the "[[Antonin Scalia]] bedroom" was now a {{w|National Public Radio}} broadcast center.
+*When the [[Burns' manor]] is being demolished, retired American radio journalist {{Ch|Robert Siegel}} tells Burns that the "[[Antonin Scalia]] bedroom" was now a {{W|National Public Radio}} broadcast center.
-**Siegel also plays the ''{{w|All Things Considered}}'' theme by {{w|Wycliffe Gordon}} on a radio.
+**Siegel also plays the ''{{W|All Things Considered}}'' theme by {{W|Wycliffe Gordon}} on a radio.
 == Continuity ==