Principal Charming/References - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 19:50, February 21, 2025

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Snowball II at 07:08, February 4, 2024

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Solar Dragon at 10:52, October 19, 2023

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 *The episode's title is a reference to {{W|Prince Charming}}.
 *[[Principal Skinner]] running up the stairs then looking down and seeing that he is a ways up is similar to a scene in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''Vertigo'' starring {{Ch|Jimmy Stewart}}.
-*Skinner yelling "Tomorrow is another school day!" parodies the last scene and line from ''{{W|Gone with the Wind}}'': "Tomorrow is another day", with Springfield Elementary standing in for Tara.
+*Skinner yelling "Tomorrow is another school day!" parodies the last scene and line from ''{{W|Gone with the Wind}}'': "Tomorrow is another day," with Springfield Elementary standing in for Tara.
-*When [[Patty]] tells Skinner "Good night, sweet principal", she is parodying a line spoken by Horatio after {{W|Hamlet}} dies: "Goodnight, sweet prince."
+*When [[Patty]] tells Skinner "Good night, sweet principal," she is parodying a line spoken by Horatio after {{W|Hamlet}} dies: "Goodnight, sweet prince."
-*When Skinner says "Callooh! Callay!" in the bell tower, he is quoting from [[Lewis Carroll]]'s nonsense poem "{{W|Jabberwocky}}".
+*When Skinner says "Callooh! Callay!" in the bell tower, he is quoting from [[Lewis Carroll]]'s nonsense poem "{{W|Jabberwocky}}."
-*While shopping for engagement rings, the opportunistic assistant claims that "a good rule of thumb is two years' salary," a misrepresentation of the {{W|De Beers}} ad that tells prospective grooms to buy - and prospective brides should expect - a ring worth two ''months''' salary.
+*While shopping for engagement rings, the opportunistic assistant claims that "a good rule of thumb is two years' salary," a misrepresentation of the {{W|De Beers}} ad that tells prospective grooms to buy—and prospective brides should expect—a ring worth two ''months''' salary.
 *The concealer [[Gee, Your Lip Looks Hairless]], which [[Patty]] uses on her upper lip, is a reference to {{W|Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific}}, a shampoo brand that was popular in the USA in the 1970s and 1980s.
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 == Goofs ==
 [[File:Principal Charming goof.png|thumb]]
-*When [[Homer]] is trying to find a boyfriend for [[Selma]], [[Carl Carlson]] is incorrectly named "Karl".
+*When [[Homer]] is trying to find a boyfriend for [[Selma]], [[Carl Carlson]] is incorrectly named "Karl."
 *When Patty says "Marry me, Patty" after looking at the message on the field, she doesn't open her mouth.
-*After Bart used herbicide to write his name in the grass in 40-foot letters, Principal Skinner punishes him by making him re-seed the lawn by hand. This however wouldn't work, as the herbicide would kill all the seeds; the topsoil would need to be replaced first.
+*After Bart used herbicide to write his name in the grass in 40-foot letters, Principal Skinner punishes him by making him re-seed the lawn by hand. This, however, wouldn't work, as the herbicide would kill all the seeds; the topsoil would need to be replaced first.
 *[[Richard]]'s voice changes within one scene.
-*Barney is at home when he rings Homer, Homer then rushes off to tell Marge about the BBQ restaurant, Marge immediately rings Selma at the DMV and at the DMV is Barney. It would be impossible for Barney to clean himself up and get to the DMV in that short space of time.
+*Barney is at home when he rings Homer. Homer then rushes off to tell Marge about the BBQ restaurant, Marge immediately rings Selma at the DMV, and at the DMV is Barney. It would be impossible for Barney to clean himself up and get to the DMV in that short space of time.
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 [[File:Vertigo.png|thumb|The scene from ''{{W2|Vertigo|film}}''.]]
 *The episode's title is a reference to {{W|Prince Charming}}.
-*[[Principal Skinner]] running up the stairs then looking down and seeing that he is a ways up is similar to a scene in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''Vertigo'' starring [[Jimmy Stewart]].
+*[[Principal Skinner]] running up the stairs then looking down and seeing that he is a ways up is similar to a scene in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''Vertigo'' starring {{Ch|Jimmy Stewart}}.
 *Skinner yelling "Tomorrow is another school day!" parodies the last scene and line from ''{{W|Gone with the Wind}}'': "Tomorrow is another day", with Springfield Elementary standing in for Tara.
 *When [[Patty]] tells Skinner "Good night, sweet principal", she is parodying a line spoken by Horatio after {{W|Hamlet}} dies: "Goodnight, sweet prince."

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 [[File:Vertigo.png|thumb|The scene from ''{{W2|Vertigo|film}}''.]]
 *The episode's title is a reference to {{W|Prince Charming}}.
-*[[Principal Skinner]] running up the stairs then looking down and seeing that he is a ways up is similar to a scene in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Vertigo''.
+*[[Principal Skinner]] running up the stairs then looking down and seeing that he is a ways up is similar to a scene in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''Vertigo'' starring [[Jimmy Stewart]].
 *Skinner yelling "Tomorrow is another school day!" parodies the last scene and line from ''{{W|Gone with the Wind}}'': "Tomorrow is another day", with Springfield Elementary standing in for Tara.
 *When [[Patty]] tells Skinner "Good night, sweet principal", she is parodying a line spoken by Horatio after {{W|Hamlet}} dies: "Goodnight, sweet prince."

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 *This is the first appearance of [[Hans Moleman]], but he is referred to as Ralph Melish, which is most likely his prototype name.
 *People in line at the DMV include:
 **[[Sylvia Winfield]]
 **[[Barney]]

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 *When Skinner says "Callooh! Callay!" in the bell tower, he is quoting from [[Lewis Carroll]]'s nonsense poem "{{W|Jabberwocky}}".
 *While shopping for engagement rings, the opportunistic assistant claims that "a good rule of thumb is two years' salary," a misrepresentation of the {{W|De Beers}} ad that tells prospective grooms to buy - and prospective brides should expect - a ring worth two ''months''' salary.
-*The concealer [[Gee, Your Lip Looks Hairless]], which [[Patty]] uses on her upper lip, is a reference to {{w|Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific}}, a shampoo brand that was popular in the USA in the 1970s and 1980s.
+*The concealer [[Gee, Your Lip Looks Hairless]], which [[Patty]] uses on her upper lip, is a reference to {{W|Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific}}, a shampoo brand that was popular in the USA in the 1970s and 1980s.
 == Trivia ==

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 *It's revealed that [[Selma]] is two minutes older than [[Patty]].
 *Homer considers Apu as a husband for Selma. Apu and Selma later slept together after Homer and Marge's second marriage. ("[[A Milhouse Divided]]", "[[Wedding for Disaster]]")
 == Goofs ==

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