Specs and the City/References - Revision history

Solar Dragon: Undo revision 1362169 by MediocreUsername (talk) No, these were removed because the first is poorly formatted and doesn't make sense and the second, third time is not notable.

2025-01-03T18:08:52Z

Undo revision 1362169 by MediocreUsername (talk) No, these were removed because the first is poorly formatted and doesn't make sense and the second, third time is not notable.

MediocreUsername: Undo revision 1265938 by SolarBot (talk) possibly erroneous

2025-01-03T12:25:09Z

Undo revision 1265938 by SolarBot (talk) possibly erroneous

SolarBot: replaced: The Fool Monty → "The Fool Monty", How I Wet Your Mother → "How I Wet Your Mother", Homer at the Bat → "Homer at the Bat", "" → " (7)

2024-10-10T18:28:40Z

replaced: The Fool Monty → "The Fool Monty", How I Wet Your Mother → "How I Wet Your Mother", Homer at the Bat → "Homer at the Bat", "" → " (7)

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‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Rainbow flag (LGBT)|LGBT colours}} → {{W2|Rainbow flag|LGBT}} (2)

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‎Cultural references: typos fixed: hebrew → Hebrew

Reidling123: /* Cultural references */

2024-06-23T19:35:17Z

‎Cultural references

Simpsons88 at 14:56, June 8, 2024

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 *Mr. Burns mentions office supply theft and that happened in "[[How I Wet Your Mother]]".
 *Smithers says "The Doctor says to take you in if you display kindness or warmth", referencing the episode "[[The Fool Monty]]" which shows that kindness could kill Mr. Burns, whilst evil makes him live longer.
 *Carl knows {{W|CPR}} in this episode, something neither Carl or Lenny knew when Homer was choking on [[donut]]s in "[[Homer at the Bat]]".
 {{Season 25|R}}

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 *Mr. Burns mentions office supply theft and that happened in "[[How I Wet Your Mother]]".
 *Smithers says "The Doctor says to take you in if you display kindness or warmth", referencing the episode "[[The Fool Monty]]" which shows that kindness could kill Mr. Burns, whilst evil makes him live longer.
 *Carl knows {{W|CPR}} in this episode, something neither Carl or Lenny knew when Homer was choking on [[donut]]s in "[[Homer at the Bat]]".
 {{Season 25|R}}

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 *According to the glasses, the [[Springfield City Hall]] was built for {{W|Spencer Tracy}} fictional movie ''Meet Me At City Hall''.
 *[[Wendell]] gives Nelson a [[Transformers|Transformer]] for Valentine's Day. The [[Brown-haired boy]] gives nelson a {{W|Hershey's Kisses|Hershey's Kiss}}, a chocolate candy.
-*Two employees at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nucler Power Plant]] are playing "Muppet Chess", a reference to ''[[The Muppets]]''. The move the employee named Charlie makes is "{{W2|Gonzo|Muppet}} to {{W|Fozzie Bear|Fozzie}} Seven", which led to a "[[Kermit]]-mate". Charlie says ""Wocka wocka!", the catchphrase that Fozzie Bear usually uses.
+*Two employees at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nucler Power Plant]] are playing "Muppet Chess", a reference to ''[[The Muppets]]''. The move the employee named Charlie makes is "{{W2|Gonzo|Muppet}} to {{W|Fozzie Bear|Fozzie}} Seven", which led to a "[[Kermit]]-mate". Charlie says "Wocka wocka!", the catchphrase that Fozzie Bear usually uses.
 *When Marge wears the goggles for the first time she says "Marge Simpson, entering the matrix", a reference to the film ''[[The Matrix]]''.
 [[File:E. Byrd playing solitaire.png|300px|thumb|E. Byrd is playing {{W2|Klondike|solitaire}} (solitaire)]]

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 *The cloud scene from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' [[opening sequence]] is seen at [[Sector 7-G]].
 *Homer is discarding banners the day after the celebrations have taken place. Some of them include:
-**January the 21st, one day after {{W|Martin Luther King Jr. Day}}. Homer discards a banner with the phrase "{{W|I Have a Dream}}", the famous name for the public speech given by [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], and the {{W|Rainbow flag (LGBT)|LGBT colours}}.
+**January the 21st, one day after {{W|Martin Luther King Jr. Day}}. Homer discards a banner with the phrase "{{W|I Have a Dream}}", the famous name for the public speech given by [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], and the {{W2|Rainbow flag|LGBT|LGBT colors}}.
 **February the 3rd, Homer discards a banner with the legend "He Saw His Shadow!". This refers to {{W|Groundhog Day}}. The day derives from the superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early.
 *The TV show ''[[Firstline]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Dateline NBC}}''.
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 *[[Jen & Barry's Ice Cream]] is a parody of {{W|Ben & Jerry's}}. The lema "Occupy Walnut Street" is a reference to {{W|Occupy Wall Street}}, a left-wing populist movement against economic inequality, corporate greed, big finance, and the influence of money in politics in 2011.
 *Homer says that the only thing in the newspaper that does not drive him mad are ''{{W|Marmaduke}}'' comic strips.
-*[[Moe]] calls [[Santa's Little Helper]] {{W2|Fido|Italian dog}}, like the Italian dog that is a symbol of loyalty. [[Abraham Lincoln]] also had a {{W|Fido (Abraham Lincoln's dog)|dog}} called Fido.
+*[[Moe]] calls [[Santa's Little Helper]] {{W2|Fido|Italian dog}}, like the Italian dog that is a symbol of loyalty. [[Abraham Lincoln]] also had a {{W2|Fido|Abraham Lincoln's dog}} called Fido.
 *The second movement, Romanticze: Andante, from {{W|Mozart}}'s ''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525 is heard when Homer is at the marriage counselor office.
 *The song "Basha Hino Chodheyee Mu" by Gitanjali Bhatra is heard after [[Ralph]] mentions {{W|St. Patrick's Day}} and during part of the credits.

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 **The "history's monsters" mentioned on the show include {{W|Attila the Hun}}, {{W|Mao Zedong}} and [[Will Lyman]], the narrator of the show himself.
 *[[Bart]] was going to give [[Nelson]] a ''{{W|Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole}}'' valentine card, saying that it was a bad movie.
-**The valentine's card was pasted on a happy {{W|bar mitzvah}} card. This last card includes the {{W|L'Chaim|L'Chaim toast}} ("L'Chaim" meaning "to life" in hebrew) and a the image of a character similar to {{W|Sheriff Woody Pride}} from ''[[Toy Story]]'' holding a shotgun with two {{W|Torah|Torahs}} as barrels.
+**The valentine's card was pasted on a happy {{W|bar mitzvah}} card. This last card includes the {{W|L'Chaim|L'Chaim toast}} ("L'Chaim" meaning "to life" in Hebrew) and a the image of a character similar to {{W|Sheriff Woody Pride}} from ''[[Toy Story]]'' holding a shotgun with two {{W|Torah|Torahs}} as barrels.
 *The book ''[[Heaven is Real]]'' is a reference to the real-world book ''{{W|Heaven Is for Real}}''.
 *On the "Oogle Goggles FAIL compilation" on man steps on the famous {{W|Old Faithful}} geyser in {{W|Yellowstone National Park}}.

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 **E. Byrd is playing {{W2|Klondike|solitaire}} (solitaire).
 **C. Chang is browsing [[eBay]].
-**D. Stewart is reading about the videogame ''[[Angry Birds]]''.
+**D. Stewart is reading a Fanfic about the videogame ''[[Angry Birds]]''.
 *Marge mentions the website "genealogy.org", now {{W|ancestry.com}}.
 *[[Jen & Barry's Ice Cream]] is a parody of {{W|Ben & Jerry's}}. The lema "Occupy Walnut Street" is a reference to {{W|Occupy Wall Street}}, a left-wing populist movement against economic inequality, corporate greed, big finance, and the influence of money in politics in 2011.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode's title is a reference to ''{{W|Sex and the City}}''.
-*"[[Oogle Goggles]]" is a parody of {{W|Google Glass}}.
+*During the episode's [[Specs and the City/Gags#couch gag|couch gag]] [[Homer]] is watching the {{W|Super Bowl XLVIII}}, facing [[Seattle Seahawks]] against [[Denver Broncos]]. The {{W|NFL on FOX theme}} can be heard here and later during the credits.
-*In the documentary, {{Ch|Will Lyman}} says that history's greatest monsters that never received a valentine are: [[Attila the Hun]], {{W|Mao Zedong}} and himself, Will Lyman.
+*Homer sings the song "[[Glowing Rods]]" to the tune of the Christmas song "{{W|Silver Bells}}".
-*Bart was going to give Nelson a ''{{W|Guardians of Ga'Hoole}}'' valentine, saying that it was a bad movie.
+*The ''[[Hound-A-Day Calendar]]'' cover parodies the ''{{W|Grande Odalisque}}'' painting by {{W|Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 *Mr. Burns mentions office supply theft and that happened in "[[How I Wet Your Mother]]".
 *Smithers says "The Doctor says to take you in if you display kindness or warmth", referencing the episode "[[The Fool Monty]]" which shows that kindness could kill Mr. Burns, whilst evil makes him live longer.
-*Lenny is putting clown backup on Carl this could possibility be rodeo clown makeup as in   (Moe letter blues) episode we saw Lenny was a rodeo clown so maybe it's Carl's turn to play the rodeo clown at the bar.
+*Lenny is putting clown backup on Carl this could possibility be rodeo clown makeup as in  (Moe letter blues) episode we saw Lenny was a rodeo clown so maybe it's Carl's turn to play the rodeo clown at the bar.
 *Carl knows {{w|CPR}} in this episode, something neither Carl or Lenny knew when Homer was choking on [[donut]]s in "[[Homer at the Bat]]".
 *This is the third time that Bart's penis is showing. The second time was in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' and the first time was in the commercial ''[[Supermarket]]''.