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Solar Dragon: Reverted edits by Jebediatis (talk) to last revision by SolarBot

2026-02-16T11:51:05Z

Reverted edits by Jebediatis (talk) to last revision by SolarBot

Jebediatis at 07:03, February 16, 2026

2026-02-16T07:03:41Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Twitter}} → Twitter

2024-01-23T17:25:09Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Twitter}} → Twitter

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w| → {{W| (35), {{w2| → {{W2| (5)

2021-10-16T03:24:21Z

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Simpsons88 at 21:49, June 21, 2021

2021-06-21T21:49:33Z

Simpsons88 at 21:39, June 21, 2021

2021-06-21T21:39:38Z

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

2020-12-12T13:46:08Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille}} → {{W2|Ratatouille|film}} (2)

68.191.34.117: /* Cultural references */

2020-11-22T17:46:04Z

‎Cultural references

SolarBot: /* Continuity */replaced: Round Springfield → 'Round Springfield

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Solar Dragon: /* Cultural references */

2014-12-29T22:10:44Z

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 *[[Ear Poison]] performed the song "{{W|Till There Was You}}" by {{W|Meredith Willson}} for "block party losers" at [[Evergreen Terrace]]. The song was used in Willson's 1957 musical ''{{W|The Music Man}}''.
 *[[Mr. Burns]] was gathering people for the {{W2|Whig Party|United States}} of [[Springfield]] This political party was active in the middle of the 19th century, and was one of the two major parties in the US between the late 1830s and the early 1850s.
-*[[Booth Wilkes-John]]'s name is a pun on [[John Wilkes Booth]], the American actor who assassinated [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1865.
+*[[Booth Wilkes-John]]'s name is a pun on {{W|John Wilkes Booth}}, the American actor who assassinated [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1865.
 *Booth Wilkes-John invites Marge and [[Homer]] to play ''{{W|Pictionary}}'' on Saturday night. At that moment, Marge remembers when Homer drank the dice during a game of {{W|Yahtzee}}.
 *The topiaries on ''[[Topiary Wars]]'' include the {{W|Sphinx}}, [[United States Capitol]] and the [[Taj Mahal]]. The Taj Mahal was heavily criticized by the [[Topiary Wars judge|judge]], who said it should be floated down the [[Ganges]]. The Military History Channel is a parody of {{W|History Channel}}.

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 *[[Ear Poison]] performed the song "{{W|Till There Was You}}" by {{W|Meredith Willson}} for "block party losers" at [[Evergreen Terrace]]. The song was used in Willson's 1957 musical ''{{W|The Music Man}}''.
 *[[Mr. Burns]] was gathering people for the {{W2|Whig Party|United States}} of [[Springfield]] This political party was active in the middle of the 19th century, and was one of the two major parties in the US between the late 1830s and the early 1850s.
-*[[Booth Wilkes-John]]'s name is a pun on {{W|John Wilkes Booth}}, the American actor who assassinated [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1865.
+*[[Booth Wilkes-John]]'s name is a pun on [[John Wilkes Booth]], the American actor who assassinated [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1865.
 *Booth Wilkes-John invites Marge and [[Homer]] to play ''{{W|Pictionary}}'' on Saturday night. At that moment, Marge remembers when Homer drank the dice during a game of {{W|Yahtzee}}.
 *The topiaries on ''[[Topiary Wars]]'' include the {{W|Sphinx}}, [[United States Capitol]] and the [[Taj Mahal]]. The Taj Mahal was heavily criticized by the [[Topiary Wars judge|judge]], who said it should be floated down the [[Ganges]]. The Military History Channel is a parody of {{W|History Channel}}.

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 **[[Insta-Grandma]], a parody of {{W|Instagram}}.
 **[[Whimpr]], a parody of {{W2|Whisper|app}}.
-**[[Quitter]], a parody of {{W|Twitter}}.
+**[[Quitter]], a parody of [[Twitter]].
 **[[Call of Daddy]], a play-on ''{{W|Call of Duty}}''.
 *The board game ''[[You Done It!]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Cluedo}}'', known as ''Clue'' in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. [[Waddingtons]] also made two [[The Simpsons Clue|versions]] featuring ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in 2000 and 2003, respectively.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode name is a reference to the internet money transfer and e-commerce website {{W|PayPal}}.
-*A parody of {{w|Mario}} appears in the episode's [[Pay Pal/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], while the [[Pay Pal/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] recreates ''{{w|The Game of Life}}'' board game.
+*A parody of {{W|Mario}} appears in the episode's [[Pay Pal/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], while the [[Pay Pal/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] recreates ''{{W|The Game of Life}}'' board game.
 [[File:Catatouille.png|300px|thumb|[[Bart]] watches "[[Catatouille]]", a parody of the 2007 animated film ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}'']]
 *The episode "[[Catatouille]]" from ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' is a parody of the 2007 animated film ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}''.
-**An instrumental version of {{w|Édith Piaf}}'s "{{w|La Vie en rose}}" is heard in the cartoon.
+**An instrumental version of {{W|Édith Piaf}}'s "{{W|La Vie en rose}}" is heard in the cartoon.
-*[[Marge]] wonders why kids do not watch ''{{w|Captain Kangaroo}}'' anymore. ''Captain Kangaroo'' is an American children's television series that aired for 29 years.
+*[[Marge]] wonders why kids do not watch ''{{W|Captain Kangaroo}}'' anymore. ''Captain Kangaroo'' is an American children's television series that aired for 29 years.
-*At [[Swapper Jack's]], [[Gil Gunderson]] mentions {{w|A&P}}, the American chain of grocery stores. He also mentions {{w|S&H Green Stamps}}.
+*At [[Swapper Jack's]], [[Gil Gunderson]] mentions {{W|A&P}}, the American chain of grocery stores. He also mentions {{W|S&H Green Stamps}}.
-*[[Ear Poison]] performed the song "{{W|Till There Was You}}" by {{w|Meredith Willson}} for "block party losers" at [[Evergreen Terrace]]. The song was used in Willson's 1957 musical ''{{w|The Music Man}}''.
+*[[Ear Poison]] performed the song "{{W|Till There Was You}}" by {{W|Meredith Willson}} for "block party losers" at [[Evergreen Terrace]]. The song was used in Willson's 1957 musical ''{{W|The Music Man}}''.
-*[[Mr. Burns]] was gathering people for the {{w2|Whig Party|United States}} of [[Springfield]] This political party was active in the middle of the 19th century, and was one of the two major parties in the US between the late 1830s and the early 1850s.
+*[[Mr. Burns]] was gathering people for the {{W2|Whig Party|United States}} of [[Springfield]] This political party was active in the middle of the 19th century, and was one of the two major parties in the US between the late 1830s and the early 1850s.
-*[[Booth Wilkes-John]]'s name is a pun on {{w|John Wilkes Booth}}, the American actor who assassinated [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1865.
+*[[Booth Wilkes-John]]'s name is a pun on {{W|John Wilkes Booth}}, the American actor who assassinated [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1865.
-*Booth Wilkes-John invites Marge and [[Homer]] to play ''{{w|Pictionary}}'' on Saturday night. At that moment, Marge remembers when Homer drank the dice during a game of {{w|Yahtzee}}.
+*Booth Wilkes-John invites Marge and [[Homer]] to play ''{{W|Pictionary}}'' on Saturday night. At that moment, Marge remembers when Homer drank the dice during a game of {{W|Yahtzee}}.
-*The topiaries on ''[[Topiary Wars]]'' include the {{w|Sphinx}}, [[United States Capitol]] and the [[Taj Mahal]]. The Taj Mahal was heavily criticized by the [[Topiary Wars judge|judge]], who said it should be floated down the [[Ganges]]. The Military History Channel is a parody of {{w|History Channel}}.
+*The topiaries on ''[[Topiary Wars]]'' include the {{W|Sphinx}}, [[United States Capitol]] and the [[Taj Mahal]]. The Taj Mahal was heavily criticized by the [[Topiary Wars judge|judge]], who said it should be floated down the [[Ganges]]. The Military History Channel is a parody of {{W|History Channel}}.
 *The apps on Homer's smartphone:
 **[[Worms with Friends]], the app's name is a reference to the multiplayer word game ''{{W|Words with Friends}}''.
-**[[iRunes]], a parody of {{w|iTunes}}.
+**[[iRunes]], a parody of {{W|iTunes}}.
-**[[Splinterest]], a parody of {{w|Pinterest}}.
+**[[Splinterest]], a parody of {{W|Pinterest}}.
-**[[Insta-Grandma]], a parody of {{w|Instagram}}.
+**[[Insta-Grandma]], a parody of {{W|Instagram}}.
-**[[Whimpr]], a parody of {{w2|Whisper|app}}.
+**[[Whimpr]], a parody of {{W2|Whisper|app}}.
-**[[Quitter]], a parody of {{w|Twitter}}.
+**[[Quitter]], a parody of {{W|Twitter}}.
-**[[Call of Daddy]], a play-on ''{{w|Call of Duty}}''.
+**[[Call of Daddy]], a play-on ''{{W|Call of Duty}}''.
 *The board game ''[[You Done It!]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Cluedo}}'', known as ''Clue'' in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. [[Waddingtons]] also made two [[The Simpsons Clue|versions]] featuring ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in 2000 and 2003, respectively.
-*Booth Wilkes-John has a modified version of the painting ''{{w2|The Kiss|Klimt}}'' by {{w|Gustav Klimt}} in his house.
+*Booth Wilkes-John has a modified version of the painting ''{{W2|The Kiss|Klimt}}'' by {{W|Gustav Klimt}} in his house.
-*The music played as Marge and Homer rush [[Gus Huebner]] through [[Lisa]]'s party before she gets home is the theme music to the 70s TV series ''{{w|The Streets of San Francisco}}''.
+*The music played as Marge and Homer rush [[Gus Huebner]] through [[Lisa]]'s party before she gets home is the theme music to the 70s TV series ''{{W|The Streets of San Francisco}}''.
 *The book Lisa reads, ''[[Sax and the Single Girl]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|Sex and the Single Girl}}'', a non-fiction book by American writer {{W|Helen Gurley Brown}}, published in 1962.
 *The jazz standard "{{W2|Stolen Moments|Oliver Nelson song}}" by {{W|Oliver Nelson}} plays at [[All Sales Vinyl]].
 [[File:All Sales Vinyl jazz albums.png|300px|thumb|[[Tumi]] and [[Lisa]] listen to jazz music at [[All Sales Vinyl]]. Many of the albums are real-world ones]]
 *The vinyl albums at All Sales Vinyl include real world albums:
-**''{{ap|Coltrane|Pay Pal}}'', by {{w|John Coltrane}}.
+**''{{ap|Coltrane|Pay Pal}}'', by {{W|John Coltrane}}.
-**''[[Back to the Shack]]'' (a reference to ''{{w|Back at the Chicken Shack}}'') by {{w2|Jimmy Smith|musician}}.
+**''[[Back to the Shack]]'' (a reference to ''{{W|Back at the Chicken Shack}}'') by {{W2|Jimmy Smith|musician}}.
-**''{{w|The Sidewinder}}'' by [[Lee Morgan]].
+**''{{W|The Sidewinder}}'' by [[Lee Morgan]].
-**''[[Mingus Ah Um]]'' by {{w|Charles Mingus}}.
+**''[[Mingus Ah Um]]'' by {{W|Charles Mingus}}.
 **''[[Monk's Dream]]'' by [[Thelonious Monk|Thelonious Monk Quartet]].
-**''[[Out to Lunch!]]'' by {{w|Eric Dolphy}}.
+**''[[Out to Lunch!]]'' by {{W|Eric Dolphy}}.
-**''[[Song for My Father]]'' by the {{w|Horace Silver Quintet}}.
+**''[[Song for My Father]]'' by the {{W|Horace Silver Quintet}}.
-**''[[Social Studies]]'' by {{w|Carla Bley}}.
+**''[[Social Studies]]'' by {{W|Carla Bley}}.
 **''[[Somethin' Else]]'' by [[Cannonball Adderley]].
 *Some other albums in the store are fictional, including:
-**''[[Concert Against Bangladesh]]'', which is a parody of ''{{w|The Concert for Bangladesh}}'', two concerts organised by [[George Harrison]] and [[Ravi Shankar]] held on August 1, 1971 raising money for [[Bangladesh]], whom had just become independent from [[Pakistan]].
+**''[[Concert Against Bangladesh]]'', which is a parody of ''{{W|The Concert for Bangladesh}}'', two concerts organised by [[George Harrison]] and [[Ravi Shankar]] held on August 1, 1971 raising money for [[Bangladesh]], whom had just become independent from [[Pakistan]].
-**''[[Sax on the Beach]]'', a reference to the drink "{{w|Sex on the Beach}}".
+**''[[Sax on the Beach]]'', a reference to the drink "{{W|Sex on the Beach}}".
-**''[[The Plymouth Grok Experiment]]'', that has the style of [[the Beatles]]' ''{{w|Rubber Soul}}''.
+**''[[The Plymouth Grok Experiment]]'', that has the style of [[the Beatles]]' ''{{W|Rubber Soul}}''.
-**''[[These Things I Believe]]'' by [[Johnny Calhoun]], a pun on {{w|John C. Calhoun}}, the American politician.
+**''[[These Things I Believe]]'' by [[Johnny Calhoun]], a pun on {{W|John C. Calhoun}}, the American politician.
-**''[[The Upside-Down Bubblegum Collective]]'', which is a reference to {{w|bubblegum pop}}.
+**''[[The Upside-Down Bubblegum Collective]]'', which is a reference to {{W|bubblegum pop}}.
-*The song that plays when [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] were suspicious about [[Tumi]] is "{{w2|Back Stabbers|song}}" by {{w|The O'Jays}}.
+*The song that plays when [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] were suspicious about [[Tumi]] is "{{W2|Back Stabbers|song}}" by {{W|The O'Jays}}.
-*Tumi tells Lisa that {{w|Horse meat#Japan|horse meat}} is eaten raw in [[Japan]].
+*Tumi tells Lisa that {{W|Horse meat#Japan|horse meat}} is eaten raw in [[Japan]].
 == Continuity ==

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode name is a reference to the internet money transfer and e-commerce website {{W|PayPal}}.
-*A parody of {{w|Mario}} appears in the episode's [[Pay Pal/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], while the [[Pay Pal/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] parodies ''{{w|The Game of Life}}'' board game.
+*A parody of {{w|Mario}} appears in the episode's [[Pay Pal/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], while the [[Pay Pal/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] recreates ''{{w|The Game of Life}}'' board game.
 [[File:Catatouille.png|300px|thumb|[[Bart]] watches "[[Catatouille]]", a parody of the 2007 animated film ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}'']]
 *The episode "[[Catatouille]]" from ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' is a parody of the 2007 animated film ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}''.
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 **''[[These Things I Believe]]'' by [[Johnny Calhoun]], a pun on {{w|John C. Calhoun}}, the American politician.
 **''[[The Upside-Down Bubblegum Collective]]'', which is a reference to {{w|bubblegum pop}}.
-*The song that plays when [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] were suspicious about [[Tumi]] is "{{w|Back Stabbers|song}}" by {{w|The O'Jays}}.
+*The song that plays when [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] were suspicious about [[Tumi]] is "{{w2|Back Stabbers|song}}" by {{w|The O'Jays}}.
 *Tumi tells Lisa that {{w|Horse meat#Japan|horse meat}} is eaten raw in [[Japan]].
 == Continuity ==
-*[[Bleeding Gums Murphy]]'s album [[Sax on the Beach]] is seen at All Sales Vinyl. "[['Round Springfield]]"
+*[[Bleeding Gums Murphy]]'s album [[Sax on the Beach]] is seen at All Sales Vinyl. "[['Round Springfield]]".
-*[[Ned]] has made minor alarm chili in the past. "[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer]]"
+*[[Ned]] has made minor alarm chili in the past. "[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer]]".
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 *The episode name is a reference to the internet money transfer and e-commerce website {{W|PayPal}}.
 *The music played as [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] rush [[Gus Huebner]] through Lisa's party before she gets home is the theme music to the 70s TV series ''{{w|The Streets of San Francisco}}''.
-*The episode "[[Catatouille]]" from ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' is a parody of the [[2007]] animated film ''{{w|Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille}}''.
+*The episode "[[Catatouille]]" from ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' is a parody of the [[2007]] animated film ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}''.
 *There is a {{w|Gustav Klimt}} picture on the wall over the credenza.
-*"{{W|Stolen Moments (song)|Stolen Moments}}" by {{W|Oliver Nelson}} plays.
+*"{{W2|Stolen Moments|song}}" by {{W|Oliver Nelson}} plays.
 == Continuity ==