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 *[[Marge]] quotes the {{W|Frère Jacques|Frère Jacques melody}} when she says "Morning bells are ringing! Morning bells are ringing!"
 *When Homer gets to the end of Joan's story, Marge {{W|Expurgation|Bowdlerizes}} the ending by saying that Joan was rescued by {{W|Lancelot|Sir Lancelot}} and they got married and lived on a spaceship (instead of Joan being burned at the stake). Marge then conceals her deception by ripping the story's last page from the book and eating it, remarking that it's easier to chew than the ''{{W|Bambi}}'' video. Marge's remark is a reference to the scene where Bambi's mother is killed by hunters, which was considered controversial and was criticized for its having a traumatic effect on children who saw the movie.<ref>[http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/bambi-2/ Emanuel Levy's review of ''Bambi'']</ref>
-*The flags of England and France shown at the beginning of the episode are the modern ones, they were not those in use in 1400.
+*The French and British flags shown at the beginning of the episode are the modern ones, they were not those in use in 1400.
 *The castle of the French has the features of the {{W|Château d'Ussé}}.
 *The phrase that Joan says in her speech before attacking the British, "Their concept of individual rights could undermine the power of our beloved tyrants", is a reference to the fact that in England the {{W|Magna Carta}} had recently been approved, the first example of a king granting rights to his subjects.
 === Do the Bard, Man ===

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 == Cultural references ==
 === D'oh, Brother Where Art Thou? ===
-*The segment is a re-telling of the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'', an epic poem by the Greek poet {{w|Homer}}, with [[Homer]] cast as Odysseus.
+*The segment is a re-telling of the ''{{W|Odyssey}}'', an epic poem by the Greek poet {{W|Homer}}, with [[Homer]] cast as Odysseus.
 *When [[Lisa]] reads the title (Homer's ''Odyssey''), Homer mistakes the story for an {{W2|Honda Odyssey|North America|Odyssey minivan}} he once rented.
-*The segment title is a pun on the movie ''{{w|O Brother, Where Art Thou?}}'', which was also based on the ''Odyssey''.
+*The segment title is a pun on the movie ''{{W|O Brother, Where Art Thou?}}'', which was also based on the ''Odyssey''.
-*When [[Odysseus]]' ship almost reaches [[Ithaca]] and [[Poseidon]] sends it back the way it came, he says, "Ain't I a stinker?" This is a direct reference to the classic ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon ''{{w|Duck Amuck}}'' (1953), in which Daffy Duck is tormented by an invisible animator, who turns out to be Bugs Bunny. At the end of the cartoon, Bugs grins at the audience and says, "Ain't I a stinker?"
+*When [[Odysseus]]' ship almost reaches [[Ithaca]] and [[Poseidon]] sends it back the way it came, he says, "Ain't I a stinker?" This is a direct reference to the classic ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon ''{{W|Duck Amuck}}'' (1953), in which Daffy Duck is tormented by an invisible animator, who turns out to be Bugs Bunny. At the end of the cartoon, Bugs grins at the audience and says, "Ain't I a stinker?"
-*The [[Island of Sirens|song]] that the [[Sirens]] ([[Patty]] and [[Selma]]) sing to entice sailors to their island is sung to the tune of "{{W2|Copacabana|song}}" by {{w|Barry Manilow}}.
+*The [[Island of Sirens|song]] that the [[Sirens]] ([[Patty]] and [[Selma]]) sing to entice sailors to their island is sung to the tune of "{{W2|Copacabana|song}}" by {{W|Barry Manilow}}.
-*When Odysseus crosses the [[River Styx]] to go through {{w|Hades}}, the music playing is "{{W2|Lady|Styx song}}" by {{W2|Styx|band}}.
+*When Odysseus crosses the [[River Styx]] to go through {{W|Hades}}, the music playing is "{{W2|Lady|Styx song}}" by {{W2|Styx|band}}.
 *One of the zombies dancing on the banks of the Styx river is [[Pete Townshend]] (doing the windmill).
 *[[Dionysus]] reminding [[Zeus]] that he used to "turn into a cow and pick up chicks" is a reference to the myth of {{W2|Europa|consort of Zeus|Europa}}.
-*The {{w|Ouzo}}, the drink that [[Discus Stu]] brings to [[Penelope]], is a classic Greek alcoholic drink still used today, commonly served as an {{w|Apéritif and digestif|apéritif}}.
+*The {{W|Ouzo}}, the drink that [[Discus Stu]] brings to [[Penelope]], is a classic Greek alcoholic drink still used today, commonly served as an {{W|Apéritif and digestif|apéritif}}.
 === Hot Child in the City ===
-*The segment is a re-telling of the story of {{w|Joan of Arc}}, with [[Lisa]] cast as Joan.
+*The segment is a re-telling of the story of {{W|Joan of Arc}}, with [[Lisa]] cast as Joan.
-*[[Marge]] confuses Joan of Arc with American actress {{w|Joan Van Ark}}.
+*[[Marge]] confuses Joan of Arc with American actress {{W|Joan Van Ark}}.
-*The segment title comes from "{{w|Hot Child in the City}}", a song by {{w|Nicky Gilder}}, and is a reference to Joan's death by being burned at the stake.
+*The segment title comes from "{{W|Hot Child in the City}}", a song by {{W|Nicky Gilder}}, and is a reference to Joan's death by being burned at the stake.
-*[[Marge]] quotes the {{w|Frère Jacques|Frère Jacques melody}} when she says "Morning bells are ringing! Morning bells are ringing!"
+*[[Marge]] quotes the {{W|Frère Jacques|Frère Jacques melody}} when she says "Morning bells are ringing! Morning bells are ringing!"
-*When Homer gets to the end of Joan's story, Marge {{w|Expurgation|Bowdlerizes}} the ending by saying that Joan was rescued by {{w|Lancelot|Sir Lancelot}} and they got married and lived on a spaceship (instead of Joan being burned at the stake). Marge then conceals her deception by ripping the story's last page from the book and eating it, remarking that it's easier to chew than the ''{{w|Bambi}}'' video. Marge's remark is a reference to the scene where Bambi's mother is killed by hunters, which was considered controversial and was criticized for its having a traumatic effect on children who saw the movie.<ref>[http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/bambi-2/ Emanuel Levy's review of ''Bambi'']</ref>
+*When Homer gets to the end of Joan's story, Marge {{W|Expurgation|Bowdlerizes}} the ending by saying that Joan was rescued by {{W|Lancelot|Sir Lancelot}} and they got married and lived on a spaceship (instead of Joan being burned at the stake). Marge then conceals her deception by ripping the story's last page from the book and eating it, remarking that it's easier to chew than the ''{{W|Bambi}}'' video. Marge's remark is a reference to the scene where Bambi's mother is killed by hunters, which was considered controversial and was criticized for its having a traumatic effect on children who saw the movie.<ref>[http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/bambi-2/ Emanuel Levy's review of ''Bambi'']</ref>
 *The flags of England and France shown at the beginning of the episode are the modern ones, they were not those in use in 1400.
-*The English castle has the features of {{w|Highclere Castle}}.
+*The English castle has the features of {{W|Highclere Castle}}.
-*The castle of the French has the features of the {{w|Château d'Ussé}}.
+*The castle of the French has the features of the {{W|Château d'Ussé}}.
-*The phrase that Joan says in her speech before attacking the British, "Their concept of individual rights could undermine the power of our beloved tyrants", is a reference to the fact that in England the {{w|Magna Carta}} had recently been approved, the first example of a king granting rights to his subjects.
+*The phrase that Joan says in her speech before attacking the British, "Their concept of individual rights could undermine the power of our beloved tyrants", is a reference to the fact that in England the {{W|Magna Carta}} had recently been approved, the first example of a king granting rights to his subjects.
 === Do the Bard, Man ===
-*The segment is a re-telling of ''{{w|Hamlet}}'' by [[William Shakespeare]], with [[Bart]] cast as Prince Hamlet.
+*The segment is a re-telling of ''{{W|Hamlet}}'' by [[William Shakespeare]], with [[Bart]] cast as Prince Hamlet.
 *The segment title is a pun on "Do the Bartman" (one of Bart's [[catchphrase]]s), and a reference to "The Bard" being a well-known nickname for Shakespeare.
 *Bart finds the story to be boring, but Homer tells him it was later made into a great movie, called ''[[Ghostbusters]]''. The family then dance to the ''Ghostbusters'' {{W2|Ghostbusters|song|theme song}}.
-*Bart says {{w|Steven Bochco}} is better than [[William Shakespeare]] as a writer.
+*Bart says {{W|Steven Bochco}} is better than [[William Shakespeare]] as a writer.
 *The banner with the phrase "Danes do it melancholy" is a reference to the melancholy character of [[Prince Hamlet|Hamlet]]'s character in the original tragedy.
 == Trivia ==
 === Opening Sequence ===
-*The book ''[[Classics for Children]]'', which [[Homer]] reads to [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]], is a {{w|Framing device|framing device}} for the episode. The stories that Homer reads become the episode's segments, where various Springfieldians are cast in the roles of the historical, mythological, or literary characters that appear in the stories.
+*The book ''[[Classics for Children]]'', which [[Homer]] reads to [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]], is a {{W|Framing device|framing device}} for the episode. The stories that Homer reads become the episode's segments, where various Springfieldians are cast in the roles of the historical, mythological, or literary characters that appear in the stories.
 === D'oh Brother, Where Art Thou? ===

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 *The segment title comes from "{{w|Hot Child in the City}}", a song by {{w|Nicky Gilder}}, and is a reference to Joan's death by being burned at the stake.
 *[[Marge]] quotes the {{w|Frère Jacques|Frère Jacques melody}} when she says "Morning bells are ringing! Morning bells are ringing!"
-*When Homer gets to the end of Joan's story, Marge {{w|Expurgation|Bowdlerizes}} the ending by saying that Joan was rescued by {{w|Lancelot|Sir Lancelot}}  and they got married and lived on a spaceship (instead of Joan being burned at the stake). Marge then conceals her deception by ripping the story's last page from the book and eating it, remarking that it's easier to chew than the ''{{w|Bambi}}'' video. Marge's remark is a reference to the scene where Bambi's mother is killed by hunters, which was considered controversial and was criticized for its having a traumatic effect on children who saw the movie.<ref>[http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/bambi-2/ Emanuel Levy's review of ''Bambi'']</ref>
+*When Homer gets to the end of Joan's story, Marge {{w|Expurgation|Bowdlerizes}} the ending by saying that Joan was rescued by {{w|Lancelot|Sir Lancelot}} and they got married and lived on a spaceship (instead of Joan being burned at the stake). Marge then conceals her deception by ripping the story's last page from the book and eating it, remarking that it's easier to chew than the ''{{w|Bambi}}'' video. Marge's remark is a reference to the scene where Bambi's mother is killed by hunters, which was considered controversial and was criticized for its having a traumatic effect on children who saw the movie.<ref>[http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/bambi-2/ Emanuel Levy's review of ''Bambi'']</ref>
 *The flags of England and France shown at the beginning of the episode are the modern ones, they were not those in use in 1400.
 *The English castle has the features of {{w|Highclere Castle}}.

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 === D'oh, Brother Where Art Thou? ===
 *The segment is a re-telling of the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'', an epic poem by the Greek poet {{w|Homer}}, with [[Homer]] cast as Odysseus.
-*When [[Lisa]] reads the title (Homer's ''Odyssey''), Homer mistakes the story for an {{W2|Honda Odyssey|North America|Odysset minivan}} he once rented.
+*When [[Lisa]] reads the title (Homer's ''Odyssey''), Homer mistakes the story for an {{W2|Honda Odyssey|North America|Odyssey minivan}} he once rented.
 *The segment title is a pun on the movie ''{{w|O Brother, Where Art Thou?}}'', which was also based on the ''Odyssey''.
-*When [[Odysseus]]' ship almost reaches [[Ithaca]] and [[Poseidon]] sends it back the way it came, he says "Ain't I a stinker?". This is a direct reference to the classic ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon "Duck Amuck" (1953), in which Daffy Duck is tormented by an invisible animator, who turns out to be Bugs Bunny in the end, grinning: "Ain't I a stinker?".
+*When [[Odysseus]]' ship almost reaches [[Ithaca]] and [[Poseidon]] sends it back the way it came, he says, "Ain't I a stinker?" This is a direct reference to the classic ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon ''{{w|Duck Amuck}}'' (1953), in which Daffy Duck is tormented by an invisible animator, who turns out to be Bugs Bunny. At the end of the cartoon, Bugs grins at the audience and says, "Ain't I a stinker?"
 *The [[Island of Sirens|song]] that the [[Sirens]] ([[Patty]] and [[Selma]]) sing to entice sailors to their island is sung to the tune of "{{W2|Copacabana|song}}" by {{w|Barry Manilow}}.
 *When Odysseus crosses the [[River Styx]] to go through {{w|Hades}}, the music playing is "{{W2|Lady|Styx song}}" by {{W2|Styx|band}}.
 *One of the zombies dancing on the banks of the Styx river is [[Pete Townshend]] (doing the windmill).
-*[[Dionysus]] reminding [[Zeus]] that he used to "turn into a cow and pick up chicks" is a reference to the myth of {{w|Europa (consort of Zeus)|Europa}}.
+*[[Dionysus]] reminding [[Zeus]] that he used to "turn into a cow and pick up chicks" is a reference to the myth of {{W2|Europa|consort of Zeus|Europa}}.
 *The {{w|Ouzo}}, the drink that [[Discus Stu]] brings to [[Penelope]], is a classic Greek alcoholic drink still used today, commonly served as an {{w|Apéritif and digestif|apéritif}}.

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 *The [[Island of Sirens|song]] that the [[Sirens]] ([[Patty]] and [[Selma]]) sing to entice sailors to their island is sung to the tune of "{{W2|Copacabana|song}}" by {{w|Barry Manilow}}.
 *When Odysseus crosses the [[River Styx]] to go through {{w|Hades}}, the music playing is "{{W2|Lady|Styx song}}" by {{W2|Styx|band}}.
-* When [[Dionysus]] reminds [[Zeus]] that he once turned into a cow, he mentions the myth of {{w|Europa (consort of Zeus)}}.
+*One of the zombies dancing on the banks of the Styx river is [[Pete Townshend]] (doing the windmill).
-* The [[w|Ouzo]], the drink that brings [[Discus Stu]] to [[Penelope]], is a classic Greek alcoholic drink still used today.
+*[[Dionysus]] reminding [[Zeus]] that he used to "turn into a cow and pick up chicks" is a reference to the myth of {{w|Europa (consort of Zeus)|Europa}}.
-* Among the zombies dancing on the banks of the Stix river, [[Pete Townshend]] is recognizable doing the windmill.
+*The {{w|Ouzo}}, the drink that [[Discus Stu]] brings to [[Penelope]], is a classic Greek alcoholic drink still used today, commonly served as an {{w|Apéritif and digestif|apéritif}}.
 === Hot Child in the City ===
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 *The flags of England and France shown at the beginning of the episode are the modern ones, they were not those in use in 1400.
 *The English castle has the features of {{w|Highclere Castle}}.
-*The castle of the French has the features of the [[w|Château d'Ussé]].
+*The castle of the French has the features of the {{w|Château d'Ussé}}.
-*The phrase that Liza says in her speech before attacking the British: "their concept of individual rights could undermine the power" is a reference to the fact that in England the {{w|Magna Carta}} had recently been approved, the first example of granting rights to own subjects by a king.
+*The phrase that Joan says in her speech before attacking the British, "Their concept of individual rights could undermine the power of our beloved tyrants", is a reference to the fact that in England the {{w|Magna Carta}} had recently been approved, the first example of a king granting rights to his subjects.
 === Do the Bard, Man ===
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 *The segment title is a pun on "Do the Bartman" (one of Bart's [[catchphrase]]s), and a reference to "The Bard" being a well-known nickname for Shakespeare.
 *Bart finds the story to be boring, but Homer tells him it was later made into a great movie, called ''[[Ghostbusters]]''. The family then dance to the ''Ghostbusters'' {{W2|Ghostbusters|song|theme song}}.
 *Bart says {{w|Steven Bochco}} is better than [[William Shakespeare]] as a writer.
-*The banner with the phrase "''Danes do it melancholy"'' is a reference to the melancholy character of [[Prince Hamlet|Hamlet]]'s character in the original tragedy.
+*The banner with the phrase "Danes do it melancholy" is a reference to the melancholy character of [[Prince Hamlet|Hamlet]]'s character in the original tragedy.
 == Trivia ==