Saddlesore Galactica/References - Revision history

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title of the episode is a pun on the American science fiction TV series ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', and to {{W|saddle sore}}, the skin ailment on the buttocks due to horse riding.
+*The title of the episode is a pun on the American science fiction television series ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', and to {{W|saddle sore}}, the skin ailment on the buttocks caused by horse riding.
 *During the music class:
-**The [[Springfield Elementary School Band]] play "[[The Stars and Stripes Forever]]" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}}.
+**The [[Springfield Elementary School Band]] plays "[[The Stars and Stripes Forever]]" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}}.
-***[[Mr. Largo]] alludes to John Philip Sousa when he asks [[Lisa]] "What rousing Sousa march would you have us play?".
+***[[Mr. Largo]] alludes to John Philip Sousa when he asks [[Lisa]], "What rousing Sousa march would you have us play?".
 ***The [[Ogdenville]] Band later plays an instrumental version of the march.
-**[[Milhouse]] suggests the band plays "{{W|Camptown Races}}", a folk song of the {{W|American Civil War}} composed by {{W|Stephen Foster}}.
+**[[Milhouse]] suggests the band plays "{{W|Camptown Races}}", a folk song from the {{W|American Civil War}} composed by {{W|Stephen Foster}}.
 **[[Nelson]] suggests the band plays "[[Little Brown Jug]]" by {{W|Joseph Winner}} before singing it.
 *When the [[Squeaky-Voiced Teen]] asks [[Homer]] for some ID to verify that he was an actual {{W|Vietnam War veteran}}, Homer refuses and says he fought in "La Choy" and "Chun King". {{W|La Choy}} and {{W|Chun King}} are brands of canned and prepackaged American Chinese food, and not {{W|Vietnam War}} battles or locations.
 **He also uses the name of American stand-up comedian [[Margaret Cho]] to refer to another Vietnam War battle.
 *The Canadian rock band {{Chs|Bachman–Turner Overdrive}} (BTO) played at the [[State Fair]].
-**According to Homer, BTO were "Canada's answer to ELP", referencing the English progressive rock from the 1970s {{W|Emerson, Lake & Palmer}}.
+**According to Homer, BTO were "Canada's answer to ELP", referencing the English progressive rock band from the 1970s {{W|Emerson, Lake & Palmer}}.
 **Homer also mentions that BTO's biggest hit was "TCB", referring to "[[Takin' Care of Business]]".
-**Bachman–Turner Overdrive play the songs "[[Takin' Care of Business]]" and "{{W|You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)|You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet}}".
+**Bachman–Turner Overdrive plays the songs "[[Takin' Care of Business]]" and "{{W|You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)|You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet}}".
 *The Springfield Elementary School Band plays the song "{{W2|Living in America|James Brown song}}" by [[James Brown]].
 **[[Bart]] considers Lisa a "Sax Machine", a pun on "Sex Machine", referencing {{W|Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine|another hit by James Brown}}.
-*Homer and Bart teach [[Duncan]] to kick field goals, parodying the 1976 American sports comedy film ''{{W2|Gus|1976 film}}'', which is centered in Gus, a football-playing mule.
+*Homer and Bart teach [[Duncan]] to kick field goals, parodying the 1976 American sports comedy film ''{{W2|Gus|1976 film}}'', which centers on Gus, a football-playing mule.
-*Lisa writes a letter to former US President [[Bill Clinton]], and highlights the fact the he was a saxophone player.
+*Lisa writes a letter to former US President [[Bill Clinton]], and highlights the fact that he was a saxophone player.
 [[File:Wonder Woman George Foreman fire extinguisher.png|250px|thumb|The fire extinguisher [[Marge]] bought at the State Fair was endorsed by both [[Lynda Carter]], best known for her portrayal of [[Wonder Woman]], and American boxer [[George Foreman]].]]
-*The fire extinguisher [[Marge]] bought at the State Fair was endorsed by both [[Lynda Carter]], best known for her portrayal of [[Wonder Woman]] in the 1970s TV series ''{{W2|Wonder Woman|TV series}}'', and American boxer [[George Foreman]].
+*The fire extinguisher [[Marge]] bought at the State Fair was endorsed by both [[Lynda Carter]], best known for her portrayal of [[Wonder Woman]] in the 1970s television series ''{{W2|Wonder Woman|TV series}}'', and American boxer [[George Foreman]].
 *Homer said that he learned everything he needed to know from ''{{W2|The Horse Whisperer|film}}'', a 1998 American neo-western drama film about a talented trainer with a remarkable gift for understanding horses.
 **Before {{W|Natural horsemanship|horse whispering}}, Homer tries to "seduce a lonely housewife" ([[Maude Flanders]]), referencing how Tom Booker ([[Robert Redford]]) falls in love with Annie MacLean ({{W|Kristin Scott Thomas}}) during the film.
-*The "{{W|First call}}", also known as "Call To Post" is heard at the [[Springfield Downs]].
+*The "{{W|First call}}", also known as "Call to Post", is heard at the [[Springfield Downs]].
 *The horses in the race include:
 **Chock Full o'Drugs, a pun on the American brand of coffee {{W|Chock full o'Nuts}}.
 **Old Levis, a pun on {{W|Levi's}}.
-*When Lisa is trying to reach Clinton on the phone, she is offered to speak to former Vice President [[Al Gore]].
+*When Lisa is trying to reach Clinton on the phone, she is offered the opportunity to speak to former Vice President [[Al Gore]].
 *During the montage of [[Furious D]] winning races, "{{W2|The Distance|song}}" by {{W2|Cake|band}} plays.
-*Homer says that he has more trophies than {{Ch|Wayne Gretzky}} and the [[Pope]] combined. Gretzky is considered one of the greatest ice hockey players in the NHL.
+*Homer says that he has more trophies than {{Ch|Wayne Gretzky}} and the [[Pope]] combined. Gretzky is considered one of the greatest ice hockey players in NHL history.
 *The [[Secret Land of the Jockeys]] parodies Loompaland, the place where [[Oompa-Loompa]]s lived in the 1971 American musical fantasy film ''{{W|Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory}}''. A chocolate river can also be seen.
-*{{Ch|Trevor Denman}} said to remember the "good little people", like [[James Madison]] or {{W|Linda Hunt}}.
+*{{Ch|Trevor Denman}} said to remember the "good little people", such as [[James Madison]] or {{W|Linda Hunt}}.
-*Trevor Denman asks if this could be a start to a "Planet of the Horses", a reference to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.
+*Trevor Denman asks if this could be the start of a "Planet of the Horses", a reference to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.
 *At the end of the episode, "{{W|Hail to the Chief}}" by {{W2|James Sanderson|musician}} plays.
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 == Continuity ==
 *The Simpsons previously had a horse in "[[Lisa's Pony]]", as pointed out by [[Comic Book Guy]].
-*Marge previously has gambling problems in "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]", as pointed out by [[Comic Book Guy]].
+*Marge previously had gambling problems in "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]", as pointed out by [[Comic Book Guy]].
 == Goofs ==
-*[[Todd Flanders]] is seen in [[Springfield Elementary]] despite the fact that he doesn't go to the school.
+*[[Todd Flanders]] is seen in [[Springfield Elementary]] despite the fact that he does not attend the school.
-*Duncan has the number 5 written on his sides in the first race. The number disappears a few times in different shots.
+*Duncan has the number 5 written on his sides in the first race. The number disappears several times in different shots.
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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title of the episode is a pun on ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''.
+*The title of the episode is a pun on the American science fiction TV series ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', and to {{W|saddle sore}}, the skin ailment on the buttocks due to horse riding.
-*The [[Springfield Elementary School Band]] play "[[The Stars and Stripes Forever]]" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}}, with [[Mr. Largo]] singing lyrics. The Ogdenville Band later play an instrumental version.
+*During the music class:
-*[[Milhouse]] suggests the band plays "{{W|Camptown Races}}" by {{W|Stephen Foster}}.
+**The [[Springfield Elementary School Band]] play "[[The Stars and Stripes Forever]]" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}}.
-*[[Nelson]] suggests the band plays "[[Little Brown Jug]]" by {{W|Joseph Winner}} before singing it.
+***[[Mr. Largo]] alludes to John Philip Sousa when he asks [[Lisa]] "What rousing Sousa march would you have us play?".
-*[[Homer]] mentions actress [[Margaret Cho]] at the [[State Fair]].
+***The [[Ogdenville]] Band later plays an instrumental version of the march.
-*Homer said that {{Chs|Bachman–Turner Overdrive}} were Canada's answer to "ELP", a reference to the band {{W|Emerson, Lake & Palmer}}.
+**[[Milhouse]] suggests the band plays "{{W|Camptown Races}}", a folk song of the {{W|American Civil War}} composed by {{W|Stephen Foster}}.
-*Bachman–Turner Overdrive play the songs "[[Takin' Care of Business]]" and "{{W|You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)|You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet}}".
+**[[Nelson]] suggests the band plays "[[Little Brown Jug]]" by {{W|Joseph Winner}} before singing it.
 *The Springfield Elementary School Band plays the song "{{W2|Living in America|James Brown song}}" by [[James Brown]].
-*The fire extinguisher [[Marge]] bought at the [[State Fair]] was endorsed by both [[Lynda Carter]] (who is dressed as [[Wonder Woman]]) and [[George Foreman]].
+**[[Bart]] considers Lisa a "Sax Machine", a pun on "Sex Machine", referencing {{W|Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine|another hit by James Brown}}.
-*Homer said that he learned everything he needed to know from ''{{W2|The Horse Whisperer|film}}''.
+*Homer and Bart teach [[Duncan]] to kick field goals, parodying the 1976 American sports comedy film ''{{W2|Gus|1976 film}}'', which is centered in Gus, a football-playing mule.
 *During the montage of [[Furious D]] winning races, "{{W2|The Distance|song}}" by {{W2|Cake|band}} plays.
-*Homer says that he has more trophies than {{Ch|Wayne Gretzky}} and the [[Pope]] combined.
+*Homer says that he has more trophies than {{Ch|Wayne Gretzky}} and the [[Pope]] combined. Gretzky is considered one of the greatest ice hockey players in the NHL.
-*The jockeys have a chocolate river, a reference to ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''.
+*The [[Secret Land of the Jockeys]] parodies Loompaland, the place where [[Oompa-Loompa]]s lived in the 1971 American musical fantasy film ''{{W|Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory}}''. A chocolate river can also be seen.
-*{{Ch|Trevor Denman}} said to remember the good little people, like [[James Madison]] or {{W|Linda Hunt}}.
+*{{Ch|Trevor Denman}} said to remember the "good little people", like [[James Madison]] or {{W|Linda Hunt}}.
-*Trevor Denman asks if this could be a start to a "planet of the horses", a reference to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.
+*Trevor Denman asks if this could be a start to a "Planet of the Horses", a reference to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.
 *At the end of the episode, "{{W|Hail to the Chief}}" by {{W2|James Sanderson|musician}} plays.

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 == Trivia ==
 *[[Maggie]] does not appear in the episode.
 == Continuity ==

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 *[[Nelson]] suggests the band plays "[[Little Brown Jug]]" by {{W|Joseph Winner}} before singing it.
 *[[Homer]] mentions actress [[Margaret Cho]] at the [[State Fair]].
-*Homer said that {{chs|Bachman–Turner Overdrive}} were Canada's answer to "ELP", a reference to the band {{W|Emerson, Lake & Palmer}}.
+*Homer said that {{Chs|Bachman–Turner Overdrive}} were Canada's answer to "ELP", a reference to the band {{W|Emerson, Lake & Palmer}}.
 *Bachman–Turner Overdrive play the songs "[[Takin' Care of Business]]" and "{{W|You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)|You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet}}".
 *The Springfield Elementary School Band plays the song "{{W2|Living in America|James Brown song}}" by [[James Brown]].

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 == Goofs ==
 *[[Todd Flanders]] is seen in [[Springfield Elementary]] despite the fact that he doesn't go to the school.
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 *Homer said that he learned everything he needed to know from ''{{W|The Horse Whisperer (film)|The Horse Whisperer}}''.
 *During the montage of [[Furious D]] winning races, "{{W|The Distance (song)|The Distance}}" by {{W|Cake (band)|Cake}} plays.
-*Homer says that he has more trophies than [[Wayne Gretzky]] and the [[Pope]] combined.
+*Homer says that he has more trophies than {{Ch|Wayne Gretzky}} and the [[Pope]] combined.
 *The jockeys have a chocolate river, a reference to ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''.
 *{{Ch|Trevor Denman}} said to remember the good little people, like [[James Madison]] or {{W|Linda Hunt}}.

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 *Trevor Denman asks if this could be a start to a "planet of the horses", a reference to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.
 *At the end of the episode, "{{W|Hail to the Chief}}" by {{W|James Sanderson (musician)|James Sanderson}} plays.
 == Continuity ==
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