Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson/References - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 19:03, September 10, 2025

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‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|The Adventures of Tintin (film)|''The Adventures of Tintin''}} → {{W2|The Adventures of Tintin|film}} (4)

Solar Dragon at 20:21, March 22, 2018

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 *The episode title is a pun on the television talk show ''{{W|Politically Incorrect}}'', which was hosted by {{W|Bill Maher}} and aired from 1993 to 2002. Even though the show's title was simply ''Politically Incorrect'', it was commonly referred to as "''Politically Incorrect'' with Bill Maher".
 *The chalkboard gag is a reference to ''{{W2|The Adventures of Tintin|film}}'', which was released (in the United States) only a month before the episode aired.
-*The clip Milhouse watches after [[Bart]]'s ''[[Fatso Goes Nutso]]'' is a reference to a popular YouTube video in which a bear climbed up a tree and fell onto a trampoline, before landing on the grass.
+*The clip Milhouse watches after [[Bart]]'s ''Fatso Goes Nutso'' is a reference to a popular YouTube video in which a bear climbed up a tree and fell onto a trampoline, before landing on the grass.
 *The music played in the background while people are watching Bart's clip is the same music as in the film ''{{W|Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V (1989)}}'' during the St. Crispin's Day speech - both scenes deal with a rousing speech. (Done similarly also in "[[Boy Meets Curl]]" when Homer gives a speech)
 *[[Philippines|Philippine]] prisoners dancing to Homer's viral video references {{W2|Thriller|viral video}}, where Philippine prisoners danced to [[Michael Jackson]]'s song [[Thriller]].
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 *When [[Homer]]'s clothes burst out of his suitcase, he caught his underpants on his tongue but his tongue went through them.
 *When Homer was getting patted down, his stubble was yellow, not brown.
-*Before Bart uploads ''[[Fatso Goes Nutso]]'' to YouTube, he watches a short video on his portable computer which features Homer being chased by security guards on a conveyor belt. That video should have been uploaded to YouTube, and not the video with Homer ranting.
+*Before Bart uploads ''Fatso Goes Nutso'' to MyTube, he watches a short video on his portable computer which features Homer being chased by security guards on a conveyor belt. That video should have been uploaded to YouTube, and not the video with Homer ranting.
 **However, Bart could have been already on the upload page, and just watched another video before uploading it.

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 **[[Patty]] and [[Selma]]
 *The [[Gravy Boat Movement]] started by Homer is an obvious parody of the {{W|Tea Party movement}}.
 *The scene in which various townspeople are gathering gravy boats begins with a reference to "''{{W2|American Beauty|film}}''" with {{W2|Chris Cooper|actor}}'s character, Col. Frank Fitts, getting a gravy boat from his locked cabinet seen in the film. In the room he was sitting in, there was a picture of a rose, a common symbol within the film.
 *[[Spiffany's]] is a parody of [[Tiffany & Co.]], often called Tiffany's.

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 *When the townspeople are marching down the road, one person is carrying a sign saying "Occupy Springfield and Stay for the Garlic Festival" a parody of the {{W|Occupy movement}}.
 *The "[[Liberal straw man's song]]" is a parody of "{{W|If I Only Had a Brain}}", written by {{W|Harold Arlen}} and {{W|E.Y. Harburg}}, featured in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
-**The song mentions several stereotypes of liberal politicians.
+**The song and the background accompanying it depict several stereotypes of liberal politicians, such as high tax rates, environmentalism, and conspiracy theories about LGBT recruitment.
 *The [[Hail to the Chief parody song|first song]] {{Ch|Ted Nugent}} sings is a parody of "{{W|Hail to the Chief}}". The [[Cat Scratch Fever parody song|second song]] Nugent and Homer sings is a parody of "{{W2|Cat Scratch Fever|song}}" by [[Ted Nugent]].

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 *The clip Milhouse watches after [[Bart]]'s ''[[Fatso Goes Nutso]]'' is a reference to a popular YouTube video in which a bear climbed up a tree and fell onto a trampoline, before landing on the grass.
 *The music played in the background while people are watching Bart's clip is the same music as in the film ''{{W|Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V (1989)}}'' during the St. Crispin's Day speech - both scenes deal with a rousing speech. (Done similarly also in "[[Boy Meets Curl]]" when Homer gives a speech)
-*[[Philippines|Philippine]] prisoners dancing to Homer's viral video references {{W|Thriller|viral video}}, where Philippine prisoners danced to [[Michael Jackson]]'s song [[Thriller]].
+*[[Philippines|Philippine]] prisoners dancing to Homer's viral video references {{W2|Thriller|viral video}}, where Philippine prisoners danced to [[Michael Jackson]]'s song [[Thriller]].
 *This is the show's second reference to shock site {{W|Shock site|Lemonparty.org}} (the first was in "[[Flaming Moe]]").
 *A mask of [[Homer]] made after he becomes famous (again) is actually a [[Shrek]] mask painted yellow.

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 *The clip Milhouse watches after [[Bart]]'s ''[[Fatso Goes Nutso]]'' is a reference to a popular YouTube video in which a bear climbed up a tree and fell onto a trampoline, before landing on the grass.
 *The music played in the background while people are watching Bart's clip is the same music as in the film ''{{W|Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V (1989)}}'' during the St. Crispin's Day speech - both scenes deal with a rousing speech. (Done similarly also in "[[Boy Meets Curl]]" when Homer gives a speech)
 *This is the show's second reference to shock site {{W|Shock site|Lemonparty.org}} (the first was in "[[Flaming Moe]]").
 *A mask of [[Homer]] made after he becomes famous (again) is actually a [[Shrek]] mask painted yellow.
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 *When the townspeople are marching down the road, one person is carrying a sign saying "Occupy Springfield and Stay for the Garlic Festival" a parody of the {{W|Occupy movement}}.
 *The "[[Liberal straw man's song]]" is a parody of "{{W|If I Only Had a Brain}}", written by {{W|Harold Arlen}} and {{W|E.Y. Harburg}}, featured in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
 *The [[Hail to the Chief parody song|first song]] {{Ch|Ted Nugent}} sings is a parody of "{{W|Hail to the Chief}}". The [[Cat Scratch Fever parody song|second song]] Nugent and Homer sings is a parody of "{{W2|Cat Scratch Fever|song}}" by [[Ted Nugent]].

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 [[File:Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson goof (1).png|thumb|150px|Click to enlarge.]]
 [[File:Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson goof (2).png|thumb|150px|Click to enlarge.]]
-*[[Bart Simpson|Bart]] says he's uploading the video to YouTube, yet [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] is seen watching it on [[MyTube]].
+*[[Bart]] says he's uploading the video to YouTube, yet [[Milhouse]] is seen watching it on [[MyTube]].
 **''Someone may have reuploaded it to MyTube. Popular videos often get reuploaded on the Internet elsewhere.''
 *When [[Homer]]'s clothes burst out of his suitcase, he caught his underpants on his tongue but his tongue went through them.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a pun on the television talk show ''{{w|Politically Incorrect}}'', which was hosted by {{w|Bill Maher}} and aired from 1993 to 2002. Even though the show's title was simply ''Politically Incorrect'', it was commonly referred to as "''Politically Incorrect'' with Bill Maher".
+*The episode title is a pun on the television talk show ''{{W|Politically Incorrect}}'', which was hosted by {{W|Bill Maher}} and aired from 1993 to 2002. Even though the show's title was simply ''Politically Incorrect'', it was commonly referred to as "''Politically Incorrect'' with Bill Maher".
 *The chalkboard gag is a reference to ''{{W2|The Adventures of Tintin|film}}'', which was released (in the United States) only a month before the episode aired.
 *The clip Milhouse watches after [[Bart]]'s ''[[Fatso Goes Nutso]]'' is a reference to a popular YouTube video in which a bear climbed up a tree and fell onto a trampoline, before landing on the grass.
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 *A mask of [[Homer]] made after he becomes famous (again) is actually a [[Shrek]] mask painted yellow.
 *During one of his tirades on ''[[Gut Check with Homer Simpson]]'', Homer shows the faces of the Presidents on [[Mount Rushmore]] being replaced by the following:
-**{{w|Mao Zedong}}
+**{{W|Mao Zedong}}
 **{{W|Doctor Doom}} (from ''[[Marvel Comics]]'')
-**The {{w|Ayatollah Khomeini}}
+**The {{W|Ayatollah Khomeini}}
 **[[Patty]] and [[Selma]]
-*The [[Gravy Boat Movement]] started by Homer is an obvious parody of the {{w|Tea Party movement}}.
+*The [[Gravy Boat Movement]] started by Homer is an obvious parody of the {{W|Tea Party movement}}.
 *The scene in which various townspeople are gathering gravy boats begins with a reference to "''{{W2|American Beauty|film}}''" with {{W2|Chris Cooper|actor}}'s character, Col. Frank Fitts, getting a gravy boat from his locked cabinet seen in the film. In the room he was sitting in, there was a picture of a rose, a common symbol within the film.
 *[[Spiffany's]] is a parody of [[Tiffany & Co.]], often called Tiffany's.
-*When the townspeople are marching down the road, one person is carrying a sign saying "Occupy Springfield and Stay for the Garlic Festival" a parody of the {{w|Occupy movement}}.
+*When the townspeople are marching down the road, one person is carrying a sign saying "Occupy Springfield and Stay for the Garlic Festival" a parody of the {{W|Occupy movement}}.
 *The "[[Liberal straw man's song]]" is a parody of "{{W|If I Only Had a Brain}}", written by {{W|Harold Arlen}} and {{W|E.Y. Harburg}}, featured in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
 *The [[Hail to the Chief parody song|first song]] {{Ch|Ted Nugent}} sings is a parody of "{{W|Hail to the Chief}}". The [[Cat Scratch Fever parody song|second song]] Nugent and Homer sings is a parody of "{{W2|Cat Scratch Fever|song}}" by [[Ted Nugent]].

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 *[[Spiffany's]] is a parody of {{W|Tiffany & Co.}}, often called Tiffany's.
 *When the townspeople are marching down the road, one person is carrying a sign saying "Occupy Springfield and Stay for the Garlic Festival" a parody of the {{w|Occupy movement}}.
-*The "[[Liberal straw man's song]]" is a parody of "{{W|If I Only Had a Brain}}", written by {{W|Harold Arlen}} and {{W|E.Y. Harburg}}.
+*The "[[Liberal straw man's song]]" is a parody of "{{W|If I Only Had a Brain}}", written by {{W|Harold Arlen}} and {{W|E.Y. Harburg}}, featured in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
 *The [[Hail to the Chief parody song|first song]] {{Ch|Ted Nugent}} sings is a parody of "{{W|Hail to the Chief}}". The [[Cat Scratch Fever parody song|second song]] Nugent and Homer sings is a parody of "{{W|Cat Scratch Fever (song)|Cat Scratch Fever}}" by [[Ted Nugent]].