Take My Wife, Sleaze/References - Revision history

Snowball II: /* Cultural references */

2024-04-21T23:41:49Z

‎Cultural references

SolarBot: replaced: {{W|Pulp Fiction}} → Pulp Fiction, {{W|Grant Wood}} → Grant Wood

2022-06-07T15:39:30Z

replaced: {{W|Pulp Fiction}} → Pulp Fiction, {{W|Grant Wood}} → Grant Wood

SolarBot: /* Other references */replaced: Apu → Apu, Manjula → Manjula

2022-03-13T13:34:52Z

‎Other references: replaced: Apu → Apu, Manjula → Manjula

SolarBot: /* Other references */replaced: {{w| → {{W|, {{Ap| → {{ap|

2021-10-16T06:16:27Z

‎Other references: replaced: {{w| → {{W|, {{Ap| → {{ap|

SolarBot: /* Other references */replaced: {{W|Guinness World Records}} → Guinness World Records

2021-04-08T21:37:16Z

‎Other references: replaced: {{W|Guinness World Records}} → Guinness World Records

Solar Dragon at 12:58, June 5, 2020

2020-06-05T12:58:52Z

178.16.5.171: /* Other references */

2016-08-26T15:47:24Z

‎Other references

Bleedinggumsmurphy1: /* Goofs */

2015-02-17T08:02:30Z

‎Goofs

Mythigator at 13:32, October 5, 2012

2012-10-05T13:32:34Z

SolarBot: replaced: {{Season 11 R}} → {{Season 11|R}}

2012-08-31T08:08:12Z

replaced: {{Season 11 R}} → {{Season 11|R}}

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 == Cultural references ==
 === [[Greaser's Cafe]] ===
 The 1950s-themed restaurant has a bunch of nostalgic themes, including:
 *Commercial — Wolfguy Jack plugs the restaurant with numerous 1950s-era references, including:

@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 *''{{W2|Dennis the Menace|1959 TV series}}'' — [[Jay North]] reprises his role as the title character of the 1959-1963 sitcom at Greaser's grand opening. ([[Bart]] was originally conceived by [[Matt Groening]] to be a more extreme, and truly menacing, version of Dennis.)
 *Other restaurant franchises with 1950s-era gimmicks — Among others, {{W|Johnny Rockets}}, {{W|Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater}} at {{W|Disney's Hollywood Studios}}, and {{W|Maid-Rite Restaurants|Maid-Rite}}.
-*''{{W|Pulp Fiction}}'' — The dance contest at a 50s-themed restaurant is similar to the one in the 1994 movie.
+*''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' — The dance contest at a 50s-themed restaurant is similar to the one in the 1994 movie.
 *{{W|Wolfman Jack}} and Debbie Dunham — Restaurant proprietor [[Wolfguy Jack]] and his girlfriend are thinly veiled caricatures of the radio personality and the character from ''{{W|American Graffiti}}'', respectively.
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 *The episode title is a pun on the classic {{W|Henny Youngman}} one-liner, "Take my wife, please."
 *The [[Chalkboard gag]], "I can't see dead people", is a play on "I see dead people", a quote from ''{{W|The Sixth Sense}}''.
-*{{W|American Gothic}} — The painting featuring [[Apu]] and [[Manjula]] standing in front of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] is based on {{W|Grant Wood}}'s famous painting. (The farmer in Wood's painting is holding a pitchfork, but Apu is holding a broom.)
+*{{W|American Gothic}} — The painting featuring [[Apu]] and [[Manjula]] standing in front of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] is based on [[Grant Wood]]'s famous painting. (The farmer in Wood's painting is holding a pitchfork, but Apu is holding a broom.)
 *''{{W2|Friday the 13th|film series}}'' — The Hell's Satans are staying at Camp Crystal Lake, which is named after the campground where [[Jason Voorhees]] terrorized teen-agers in the {{W|slasher film}} series.
 *[[Guinness World Records]] — The TV special the family watches — complete with Lisa echoing criticism about the {{W|Guinness World Records#Reliability questions|reliability of the records}} — is a takeoff of several Fox "Guinness" specials that had recently aired.

@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 *The episode title is a pun on the classic {{W|Henny Youngman}} one-liner, "Take my wife, please."
 *The [[Chalkboard gag]], "I can't see dead people", is a play on "I see dead people", a quote from ''{{W|The Sixth Sense}}''.
-*{{W|American Gothic}} — The painting featuring [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] and [[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon|Manjula]] standing in front of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] is based on {{W|Grant Wood}}'s famous painting. (The farmer in Wood's painting is holding a pitchfork, but Apu is holding a broom.)
+*{{W|American Gothic}} — The painting featuring [[Apu]] and [[Manjula]] standing in front of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] is based on {{W|Grant Wood}}'s famous painting. (The farmer in Wood's painting is holding a pitchfork, but Apu is holding a broom.)
 *''{{W2|Friday the 13th|film series}}'' — The Hell's Satans are staying at Camp Crystal Lake, which is named after the campground where [[Jason Voorhees]] terrorized teen-agers in the {{W|slasher film}} series.
 *[[Guinness World Records]] — The TV special the family watches — complete with Lisa echoing criticism about the {{W|Guinness World Records#Reliability questions|reliability of the records}} — is a takeoff of several Fox "Guinness" specials that had recently aired.

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 === Other references ===
 *The episode title is a pun on the classic {{W|Henny Youngman}} one-liner, "Take my wife, please."
-*The [[Chalkboard gag]], "I can't see dead people", is a play on "I see dead people", a quote from ''{{w|The Sixth Sense}}''.
+*The [[Chalkboard gag]], "I can't see dead people", is a play on "I see dead people", a quote from ''{{W|The Sixth Sense}}''.
 *{{W|American Gothic}} — The painting featuring [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] and [[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon|Manjula]] standing in front of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] is based on {{W|Grant Wood}}'s famous painting. (The farmer in Wood's painting is holding a pitchfork, but Apu is holding a broom.)
 *''{{W2|Friday the 13th|film series}}'' — The Hell's Satans are staying at Camp Crystal Lake, which is named after the campground where [[Jason Voorhees]] terrorized teen-agers in the {{W|slasher film}} series.
 *[[Guinness World Records]] — The TV special the family watches — complete with Lisa echoing criticism about the {{W|Guinness World Records#Reliability questions|reliability of the records}} — is a takeoff of several Fox "Guinness" specials that had recently aired.
 *"{{W2|Jailhouse Rock|song}}" — "Mental House Rock", performed by [[Johnny Bobby]] is a parody of the [[Elvis Presley]] song.
-*''{{W|Rebel Without a Cause}}'' — The movie Homer watches, about a rebellious biker named {{Ap|Jimmy|Take My Wife, Sleaze}}, is a parody of the classic 1955 movie.
+*''{{W|Rebel Without a Cause}}'' — The movie Homer watches, about a rebellious biker named {{ap|Jimmy|Take My Wife, Sleaze}}, is a parody of the classic 1955 movie.
 *''{{W|There's Something About Mary}}'' — The sign in front of the [[First Church of Springfield|church]] says "There's something about the Virgin Mary".
 *The Hell's Satans dance to the NRBQ song "Me and the Boys".

@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 *{{W|American Gothic}} — The painting featuring [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] and [[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon|Manjula]] standing in front of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] is based on {{W|Grant Wood}}'s famous painting. (The farmer in Wood's painting is holding a pitchfork, but Apu is holding a broom.)
 *''{{W2|Friday the 13th|film series}}'' — The Hell's Satans are staying at Camp Crystal Lake, which is named after the campground where [[Jason Voorhees]] terrorized teen-agers in the {{W|slasher film}} series.
-*{{W|Guinness World Records}} — The TV special the family watches — complete with Lisa echoing criticism about the {{W|Guinness World Records#Reliability questions|reliability of the records}} — is a takeoff of several Fox "Guinness" specials that had recently aired.
+*[[Guinness World Records]] — The TV special the family watches — complete with Lisa echoing criticism about the {{W|Guinness World Records#Reliability questions|reliability of the records}} — is a takeoff of several Fox "Guinness" specials that had recently aired.
 *"{{W2|Jailhouse Rock|song}}" — "Mental House Rock", performed by [[Johnny Bobby]] is a parody of the [[Elvis Presley]] song.
 *''{{W|Rebel Without a Cause}}'' — The movie Homer watches, about a rebellious biker named {{Ap|Jimmy|Take My Wife, Sleaze}}, is a parody of the classic 1955 movie.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{TabR|gags=yes}}
+{{TabR}}
 {{EpisodePrevNextRef|Eight Misbehavin'|Grift of the Magi}}
 == Cultural references ==
@@ Line 7: / Line 8: @@
 *Commercial — Wolfguy Jack plugs the restaurant with numerous 1950s-era references, including:
 **{{W|Coca-Cola}} — A popular soft drink at 1950s-era teen hangouts.
-**{{W|Dick Clark}} — Host of ''{{W|American Bandstand}}''.
+**{{Ch|Dick Clark}} — Host of ''{{W|American Bandstand}}''.
 **{{W|Television}} — Referring to the early days of television.
 **{{W|Ford Thunderbird}} — The 1956 Ford Thunderbird that Wolfguy Jack and his assistant, Debbie Dunham, are riding in during the commercial is one of many seen at the restaurant.
 *Headlines plastered on the walls throughout the restaurant include:
-**{{W|The Beatles}} — Even though they didn't arrive until the 1960s, the explosive popularity of the English band is acknowledged.
+**[[The Beatles]] — Even though they didn't arrive until the 1960s, the explosive popularity of the English band is acknowledged.
-**{{W|Hula hoop|Hula hoops}} — A popular fad during the late 1950s.
+**{{W|Hula hoop}}s — A popular fad during the late 1950s.
-**{{W|Milkshake|Milkshakes}} — A popular treat at 1950s-era teen hangouts.
+**{{W|Milkshake}}s — A popular treat at 1950s-era teen hangouts.
 **{{W|Vietnam War}} — Although it didn't reach its peak until the mid- to late-1960s, the war began in 1959 and is so acknowledged.
 **{{W|teen pregnancy|Study: Teens rarely pregnant}}
 *Menu items — The following 1950s references are used for the menu items:
-**{{W|Allen Ginsberg}} — Hamburgers named Allen Ginsbergers, for the beatnik writer.
+**[[Allen Ginsberg]] — Hamburgers named Allen Ginsbergers, for the beatnik writer.
 **{{W|McCarthyism}} — The grilled cheese sandwiches are named {{W|Un-American}} cheese sandwiches, after {{W|Joe McCarthy|Sen. Joe McCarthy}}'s pejorative for people suspected of being Communists.
 **{{W|Polio vaccine}} — The hot dogs are named {{W|polio}} dogs, after {{W|Jonas Salk}}'s vaccine that would ultimately wipe out the dread disease.
-*''{{W|Dennis the Menace (TV series)|Dennis the Menace}}'' — [[Jay North]] reprises his role as the title character of the 1959-1963 sitcom at Greaser's grand opening. ([[Bart]] was originally conceived by [[Matt Groening]] to be a more extreme, and truly menacing, version of Dennis.)
+*''{{W2|Dennis the Menace|1959 TV series}}'' — [[Jay North]] reprises his role as the title character of the 1959-1963 sitcom at Greaser's grand opening. ([[Bart]] was originally conceived by [[Matt Groening]] to be a more extreme, and truly menacing, version of Dennis.)
 *Other restaurant franchises with 1950s-era gimmicks — Among others, {{W|Johnny Rockets}}, {{W|Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater}} at {{W|Disney's Hollywood Studios}}, and {{W|Maid-Rite Restaurants|Maid-Rite}}.
-*''{{W|Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction}}'' — The dance contest at a 50s-themed restaurant is similar to the one in the 1994 movie.
+*''{{W|Pulp Fiction}}'' — The dance contest at a 50s-themed restaurant is similar to the one in the 1994 movie.
 *{{W|Wolfman Jack}} and Debbie Dunham — Restaurant proprietor [[Wolfguy Jack]] and his girlfriend are thinly veiled caricatures of the radio personality and the character from ''{{W|American Graffiti}}'', respectively.
@@ Line 29: / Line 30: @@
 *The [[Chalkboard gag]], "I can't see dead people", is a play on "I see dead people", a quote from ''{{w|The Sixth Sense}}''.
 *{{W|American Gothic}} — The painting featuring [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] and [[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon|Manjula]] standing in front of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] is based on {{W|Grant Wood}}'s famous painting. (The farmer in Wood's painting is holding a pitchfork, but Apu is holding a broom.)
-*''{{W|Friday the 13th (film series)|Friday the 13th}}'' — The Hell's Satans are staying at Camp Crystal Lake, which is named after the campground where [[Jason Voorhees]] terrorized teen-agers in the {{W|slasher film}} series.
+*''{{W2|Friday the 13th|film series}}'' — The Hell's Satans are staying at Camp Crystal Lake, which is named after the campground where [[Jason Voorhees]] terrorized teen-agers in the {{W|slasher film}} series.
 *{{W|Guinness World Records}} — The TV special the family watches — complete with Lisa echoing criticism about the {{W|Guinness World Records#Reliability questions|reliability of the records}} — is a takeoff of several Fox "Guinness" specials that had recently aired.
-*"{{W|Jailhouse Rock (song)|Jailhouse Rock}}" — "Mental House Rock", performed by Johnny Bobby (voice: [[Hank Azaria]]) is a parody of the {{W|Elvis Presley}} song.
+*"{{W2|Jailhouse Rock|song}}" — "Mental House Rock", performed by [[Johnny Bobby]] is a parody of the [[Elvis Presley]] song.
 *''{{W|Rebel Without a Cause}}'' — The movie Homer watches, about a rebellious biker named {{Ap|Jimmy|Take My Wife, Sleaze}}, is a parody of the classic 1955 movie.
 *''{{W|There's Something About Mary}}'' — The sign in front of the [[First Church of Springfield|church]] says "There's something about the Virgin Mary".
@@ Line 38: / Line 39: @@
 == Goofs ==
 *When Homer is sitting at the table after the bikers leave the Simpsons' house, he raises his fork behind his head, and when he brings his hand back into view, the fork is on the table again.
 {{Season 11|R}}
@@ Line 46: / Line 44: @@
 [[Category:Cultural references]]
 [[Category:Goofs]]