Saturdays of Thunder/References - Revision history

SolarBot: replaced: {{W|Bobby Goldsboro}} → Bobby Goldsboro, {{W2|People|magazine}} → People

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replaced: {{W|Bobby Goldsboro}} → Bobby Goldsboro, {{W2|People|magazine}} → People

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (3), {{Ap| → {{ap| (2), replaced: → (6)

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‎Cultural references: replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (3), {{Ap| → {{ap| (2), replaced: → (6)

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Simpsons88 at 08:30, October 20, 2024

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Snowball II at 08:43, January 10, 2024

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Snowball II at 07:55, January 10, 2024

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: ''Days of Thunder'' → {{W|Days of Thunder}}

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‎Cultural references: replaced: ''Days of Thunder'' → {{W|Days of Thunder}}

HomerGriffin: /* Trivia */

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‎Trivia

Solar Dragon at 23:01, February 3, 2017

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86.134.45.36 at 22:49, February 3, 2017

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 *[[Marge]] thought [[Patty]] wanted American actor {{W|Ed Asner}}'s haircut. Patty actually wanted [[Mary Tyler Moore]]'s.
 *[[McBain]]'s partner, {{ap|Scoey|Saturdays of Thunder}} is a parody of {{W|Roger Murtaugh|Sergeant Murtaugh}}, played by {{W|Danny Glover}}, in the ''{{W|Lethal Weapon}}'' film series.
-*At the hairdresser's, [[Selma]] is reading ''[[Peephole]]'', a parody of ''{{W2|People|magazine}}'' magazine.
+*At the hairdresser's, [[Selma]] is reading ''[[Peephole]]'', a parody of ''[[People]]'' magazine.
 **She reads about {{W|Henry Wilker}}, famous for portraying [[Fonzie]] in the American sitcom ''[[Happy Days]]''.
 *[[The Galloping Gazelle]] played at {{W|Soldier Field}}, a multi-purpose stadium in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He's also been in two {{W|Pro Bowl}}s.
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 *The song "You're All I Need" by Nigel Martinez and {{W|Josie James}} is heard at the National Fatherhood Institute.
 *{{ap|Dave|Saturdays of Thunder}} gives Homer a copy of ''[[Fatherhood]]'' by [[Bill Cosby]].
-*The song "{{W|Watching Scotty Grow}}" by {{W|Bobby Goldsboro}} is heard when Homer and [[Bart]] work together on the {{W|soapbox car}} ''[[Li'l Lightnin']]''.
+*The song "{{W|Watching Scotty Grow}}" by [[Bobby Goldsboro]] is heard when Homer and [[Bart]] work together on the {{W|soapbox car}} ''[[Li'l Lightnin']]''.
 *[[Nelson]] tries to run Bart's soapbox car off of the road with a whip and with spiked wheels, parodying the famous chariot race scene in the 1959 religious epic film ''[[Ben-Hur]]''. The race commentator later mentions the film itself.
 *The TV presenter mentions the {{W|Great Depression}} and former racing driver {{W|Al Unser Jr.}}.

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 **[[Troy McClure]] uses the phrase "Quoth the Raven, What a shine!", a pun on the phrase "Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore"" in Poe's famous narrative poem ''{{W|The Raven}}''.
 *[[Marge]] thought [[Patty]] wanted American actor {{W|Ed Asner}}'s haircut. Patty actually wanted [[Mary Tyler Moore]]'s.
-*[[McBain]]'s partner, {{Ap|Scoey|Saturdays of Thunder}} is a parody of {{W|Roger Murtaugh|Sergeant Murtaugh}}, played by {{W|Danny Glover}}, in the ''{{W|Lethal Weapon}}'' film series.
+*[[McBain]]'s partner, {{ap|Scoey|Saturdays of Thunder}} is a parody of {{W|Roger Murtaugh|Sergeant Murtaugh}}, played by {{W|Danny Glover}}, in the ''{{W|Lethal Weapon}}'' film series.
 *At the hairdresser's, [[Selma]] is reading ''[[Peephole]]'', a parody of ''{{W2|People|magazine}}'' magazine.
 **She reads about {{W|Henry Wilker}}, famous for portraying [[Fonzie]] in the American sitcom ''[[Happy Days]]''.
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 *There is a parody of the ''{{W|Vitruvian Man}}'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] at the National Fatherhood Institute.
 *The song "You're All I Need" by Nigel Martinez and {{W|Josie James}} is heard at the National Fatherhood Institute.
-*{{Ap|Dave|Saturdays of Thunder}} gives Homer a copy of ''[[Fatherhood]]'' by [[Bill Cosby]].
+*{{ap|Dave|Saturdays of Thunder}} gives Homer a copy of ''[[Fatherhood]]'' by [[Bill Cosby]].
 *The song "{{W|Watching Scotty Grow}}" by {{W|Bobby Goldsboro}} is heard when Homer and [[Bart]] work together on the {{W|soapbox car}} ''[[Li'l Lightnin']]''.
 *[[Nelson]] tries to run Bart's soapbox car off of the road with a whip and with spiked wheels, parodying the famous chariot race scene in the 1959 religious epic film ''[[Ben-Hur]]''. The race commentator later mentions the film itself.

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 *There is a picture of [[Albert Einstein]] on the fridge.
 *The race commentator compares the moment when Bart is being carried on people's shoulders to when {{W|Charles Lindbergh}}, also known as "Lucky Lindy", arrived in {{W|Le Bourget Airfield}}, the famous landing site of the ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]''.
-*The song "{{W|Wind Beneath My Wings}}" y [[Bette Midler]] is heard after Bart's victory.
+*The song "{{W|Wind Beneath My Wings}}" by [[Bette Midler]] is heard after Bart's victory.
 == Trivia ==
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 *Marge and her sisters read ''Idle Chatter'' and ''Peephole'' magazines at the beauty salon.
 *Harry Shearer based the voice of Dave, the director of the Fatherhood Institute, on actor Mason Adams.
-*This episode premiered November 14, 1991 and got high ratings due in part to the fact that it was immediately follow by the premiere of Michael Jackson's infamous "Black or White" music video, the one that ends with Jackson smashing the car windows.
+*This episode premiered November 14, 1991 and got high ratings due in part to the fact that it was immediately followed by the premiere of [[Michael Jackson]]'s infamous "[[Black or White]]" music video, the one that ends with Jackson smashing the car windows.
 *''Deathrace 2000'' was another inspiration for the episode.
 *The spice rack from "[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]" is shown again.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a pun on the stock-car racing movie ''{{W|Days of Thunder}}''.
+*The episode title is a pun on the 1990 stock-car racing movie ''{{W|Days of Thunder}}''.
 == Trivia ==

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 *The spice rack from "[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]" is shown again.
 *Bart's "Li'l Lightnin'" re-appears in ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'', although for some reason is called the "Gravity Sprinter".
-*[[Edgar Allan Poe]] was buried on October 8. 1849 the day after his death in {{W|Westminster Hall and Burying Ground}} in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]] near his grandfather David Poe Sr.'s grave. The grave was unmarked until the sexton, George W. Spence, placed a sandstone inscribed ''No. 80'', but his remains were {{W|Death of Edgar Allan Poe#Burial and reburial|reburied towards the front of the cemetery under a large memorial}}.
+*[[Edgar Allan Poe]] was buried on October 8. 1849 the day after his death in {{W|Westminster Hall and Burying Ground}} in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]] near his grandfather David Poe Sr.'s grave. The grave was unmarked at first, but the sexton, George W. Spence, placed a sandstone inscribed ''No. 80''. His remains were {{W|Death of Edgar Allan Poe#Burial and reburial|reburied towards the front of the cemetery under a large memorial on November 17, 1875}}.
 == Goofs ==