Smart and Smarter/References - Revision history

Simpsons88 at 07:09, July 14, 2024

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Simpsons88 at 18:11, June 3, 2024

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 *[[Milhouse]] thinks Lisa is an {{W|Oakland Raiders}} fan when she is dressing as a {{W|Goth subculture|Goth}}. The {{W|Raider Nation}} members, the official name for the fans of the Oakland Raiders (the team would move to [[Las Vegas]] in 2019), are known for dressing in black elaborate costumes.
 *The song "{{W2|Who's That Girl?|Eurythmics song}}" by British pop duo {{W|Eurythmics}} is heard when Lisa tries to get attention at [[Springfield Elementary School]].
-*During the black-and-white dream sequence is a parody of ''{{W2|What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?|film}}'' with [[Yeardley Smith]] doing a {{W|Bette Davis}} impression.
+*During the black-and-white dream sequence:
 *The song heard at [[Springfield Natural History Museum]] is "{{W|Moon River}}", composed by {{W|Henry Mancini}}.
 [[File:Eddie and Lou analysing the Rubin vase.png|250px|thumb|[[Eddie]] and [[Lou]] are confused about the {{W|Rubin vase}} picture]]

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 *When Henry says that Maggie could already be teaching in [[Florida]], Homer shouts "Go Seminoles", referring to the {{W|Florida State Seminoles}}.
 *To cheer Lisa up, [[Homer]] gives the example of how the "world's most famous dwarf", American journalist [[Katie Couric]], escaped from the circus to become successful. In real life, Couric is 5 feet, 2½ inches (1.59m) tall. She has also been described as "pixieish". Homer is also referring to the {{W|media circus}}.
-*[[Milhouse]] thinks Lisa is an {{W|Oakland Raiders}} fan when she is dressing as a {{W|Goth subculture|Goth}}. The {{W|Raider Nation}} members, the official name for the fans of the now-extinct Oakland Raiders, are known for dressing in elaborate costumes.
+*[[Milhouse]] thinks Lisa is an {{W|Oakland Raiders}} fan when she is dressing as a {{W|Goth subculture|Goth}}. The {{W|Raider Nation}} members, the official name for the fans of the Oakland Raiders (the team would move to [[Las Vegas]] in 2019), are known for dressing in black elaborate costumes.
 *The song "{{W2|Who's That Girl?|Eurythmics song}}" by British pop duo {{W|Eurythmics}} is heard when Lisa tries to get attention at [[Springfield Elementary School]].
 *During the black-and-white dream sequence is a parody of ''{{W2|What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?|film}}'' with [[Yeardley Smith]] doing a {{W|Bette Davis}} impression.

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 *[[Milhouse]] thinks Lisa is an {{W|Oakland Raiders}} fan when she is dressing as a {{W|Goth subculture|Goth}}. The {{W|Raider Nation}} members, the official name for the fans of the now-extinct Oakland Raiders, are known for dressing in elaborate costumes.
 *The song "{{W2|Who's That Girl?|Eurythmics song}}" by British pop duo {{W|Eurythmics}} is heard when Lisa tries to get attention at [[Springfield Elementary School]].
-*During the black-and-white montage, Lisa resemblances {{W|Bette Davis}}' in ''{{W2|What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?|film}}''. The scene where Maggie is thrown down the stairs in a wheelchair parodies an scene from 1947 film ''{{W2|Kiss of Death|1947 film}}''.
+*During the black-and-white dream sequence is a parody of ''{{W2|What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?|film}}'' with [[Yeardley Smith]] doing a {{W|Bette Davis}} impression.
 *The song heard at [[Springfield Natural History Museum]] is "{{W|Moon River}}", composed by {{W|Henry Mancini}}.
 [[File:Eddie and Lou analysing the Rubin vase.png|250px|thumb|[[Eddie]] and [[Lou]] are confused about the {{W|Rubin vase}} picture]]

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode's title is a pun on the film ''{{W|Dumb and Dumber}}''.
 *{{ap|Henry|Smart and Smarter}}, who is voiced by [[Simon Cowell]], is a parody of Cowell's stage persona on ''{{W|American Idol}}''.
-*The black-and-white montage is an homage to {{W|Bette Davis}}' ''{{W2|What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?|film}}''
+*Henry mentions American restaurant chain {{W|Chuck E. Cheese}}.
-*The black-and-white montage of [[Maggie]] being thrown down the stairs by [[Lisa]] is a reference to the stories that {{W|Stephen Hawking}} was thrown down the stairs by his wife.
+*After noticing that [[Maggie]] doesn't speak, Henry recommends her to work at {{W|Gap Inc.}} in the future.
-*The harmonica tune that plays when Lisa explores the museum for the first time at night is "Moon River".
+*Trying to defend her sister, [[Lisa]] mentions that [[Albert Einstein]] did not speak until he was three. The {{W|late talker}} condition is also known as the Einstein syndrome.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode's title is a pun on the film ''{{w|Dumb and Dumber}}''.
+*The episode's title is a pun on the film ''{{W|Dumb and Dumber}}''.
-*{{ap|Henry|Smart and Smarter}}, who is voiced by [[Simon Cowell]], is a parody of Cowell's stage persona on ''{{w|American Idol}}''.
+*{{ap|Henry|Smart and Smarter}}, who is voiced by [[Simon Cowell]], is a parody of Cowell's stage persona on ''{{W|American Idol}}''.
 *The black-and-white montage is an homage to {{W|Bette Davis}}' ''{{W2|What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?|film}}''
 *The black-and-white montage of [[Maggie]] being thrown down the stairs by [[Lisa]] is a reference to the stories that {{W|Stephen Hawking}} was thrown down the stairs by his wife.

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 **Marge gives Lisa the paper quoting "You are Lisa Simpson" but Lisa says she already got one and points at the paper [[Mr. Bergstrom]] gave her, which is framed in Lisa's room next to a photo of Mr. Bergstrom.
 **The poster looking for Lisa that says "Free Beer: Now that I got your attention...", which is like the one where Bart's campaign poster says "Sex: Now that I got your attention..."
-*Lisa said her I.Q. is 159. In "[[Homer's Enemy]]", Homer states Lisa's I.Q. is 156.  This could be explained by the fact that there is no universal scale for one's I.Q.  That is to say, the same person can achieve very different scores on different tests.
+*Lisa said her I.Q. is 159. In "[[Homer's Enemy]]", Homer states Lisa's I.Q. is 156. This could be explained by the fact that there is no universal scale for one's I.Q. That is to say, the same person can achieve very different scores on different tests.
 *A Phonics Frog is seen within [[Bart]]'s toys in "[[Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]".