Tennis the Menace/References - Revision history

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Solar Dragon at 23:23, February 21, 2021

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2021-02-07T07:38:39Z

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 *[[Marge]] heard that [[Mel Brooks]] had a tennis court in his house.
 *The people Homer considers "sports lovable clowns" include: baseball player {{W|John Rocker}}, American footballer {{W|O. J. Simpson}} and {{W2|Dorf|character}}. Dorf is the main character in a series of films during the 1980s and 1990s, with each film focused on a particular sport, with Dorf humorously giving instructions on the history and play of the sport.
-*[[Lou]] defines Homer-Marge doubles tennis as "the {{W|Los Angeles Clippers|LA Clippers}} of backyard tennis". This is a reference to the {{W|Lakers–Clippers rivalry}}, with some people contending that the term ''rivalry'' is inaccurate due to the Lakers' historical success and the Clippers' historical lack thereof.
+*[[Lou]] defines Homer-Marge doubles tennis team as "the {{W|Los Angeles Clippers|LA Clippers}} of backyard tennis". This is a reference to the {{W|Lakers–Clippers rivalry}}, with some people contending that the term ''rivalry'' is inaccurate due to the Lakers' historical success and the Clippers' historical lack thereof.
 *[[Lisa]] makes a reference to {{W|Oedipus}} when she is providing Homer therapy.
 *Part of the dialogue when Lisa acts as Homer's therapist parodies a scene in ''{{W2|Mommie Dearest|film}}'', specifically the scene where Mrs. Chadwick ({{W|Priscilla Pointer}}) says "I think you're overreacting, Miss Crawford", and {{W|Joan Crawford}} ({{W|Faye Dunaway}}) replies "And I think you're underreacting, Mrs. Chadwick".

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The [[Funeral Home|funeral home]] has a banner with "Sales from the Crypt" on it which is a reference to ''{{W2|Tales from the Crypt|comics}}'' comic books.
+*The episode title is a pun on the comic strip and movie ''[[Dennis the Menace]]''.
-*The episode title is a pun on the comic strip (and movie) ''[[Dennis the Menace]]''.
+*In the shower, [[Homer]] is shrieking to the tune of the nursery rhyme "{{W|Mary Had a Little Lamb}}". Soon after, Homer also screams to the tune of [[Beethoven]]'s {{W2|Symphony No. 5|Beethoven}}.
-*When the tennis tournament puts [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] into competition over who gets to have [[Marge]] as a partner, [[Lisa]] makes a reference to {{W|Oedipus}}.
+*The movement "{{W|Sabre Dance}}" composed by {{W|Aram Khachaturian}} is heard when [[Jasper]] is doing his act at the talent show.
 *When {{Ch|Andre Agassi}} introduces himself at the tennis match, Homer asks, "The wrestler?", confusing Agassi for professional wrestler {{W|André the Giant}}.
-*Grandpa sings "{{W2|What's New Pussycat?|song}}?" by [[Tom Jones]] at the talent show, replacing "whoa whoa whoa" with "ow ow ow," and "oh, god, no," having injured himself while attempting to dance.
+*[[Pete Sampras]] has to participate in a {{W|Ho Hos}} cakes commercial.
 == Goofs ==

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a pun on the comic strip (and movie) ''[[Dennis the Menace]]''.
 *When the tennis tournament puts [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] into competition over who gets to have [[Marge]] as a partner, [[Lisa]] makes a reference to {{W|Oedipus}}.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a pun on the comic strip (and movie) ''[[Dennis the Menace]]''.
-*When the tennis tournament puts [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] into competition over who gets to have [[Marge]] as a partner, [[Lisa]] makes a reference to {{w|Oedipus}}.
+*When the tennis tournament puts [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] into competition over who gets to have [[Marge]] as a partner, [[Lisa]] makes a reference to {{W|Oedipus}}.
-*When {{ch|Andre Agassi}} introduces himself at the tennis match, Homer asks, "The wrestler?", confusing Agassi for professional wrestler {{w|André the Giant}}.
+*When {{Ch|Andre Agassi}} introduces himself at the tennis match, Homer asks, "The wrestler?", confusing Agassi for professional wrestler {{W|André the Giant}}.
 *Grandpa sings "{{W2|What's New Pussycat?|song}}?" by [[Tom Jones]] at the talent show, replacing "whoa whoa whoa" with "ow ow ow," and "oh, god, no," having injured himself while attempting to dance.
-*When Homer is in the shower, Bart adjusts the hot and cold water to make him scream to the tune of "{{w|Mary Had a Little Lamb}}," then [[Beethoven]]'s "{{W2|Symphony No. 5|Beethoven|Fifth Symphony}}."
+*When Homer is in the shower, Bart adjusts the hot and cold water to make him scream to the tune of "{{W|Mary Had a Little Lamb}}," then [[Beethoven]]'s "{{W2|Symphony No. 5|Beethoven|Fifth Symphony}}."
 == Goofs ==
-*Homer mistook tennis for {{w|foxy boxing}}, but didn't know what it was called. He referred to it as "the sport where the chicks whale on each other." Previously, however, in "[[Lisa on Ice]]", Homer knew the name of the "sport."
+*Homer mistook tennis for {{W|foxy boxing}}, but didn't know what it was called. He referred to it as "the sport where the chicks whale on each other." Previously, however, in "[[Lisa on Ice]]", Homer knew the name of the "sport."
 **However, given Homer's mental capacity, he could have easily forgotten.
 *In the first shown match at the [[Krusty Kharity Klassic]], three groups of two men run into each other's heads from the opposite sides of the tennis court. The second and third groups, which come running in from outside the scene, are exactly identical.

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 *When the tennis tournament puts [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] into competition over who gets to have [[Marge]] as a partner, [[Lisa]] makes a reference to {{w|Oedipus}}.
 *When {{ch|Andre Agassi}} introduces himself at the tennis match, Homer asks, "The wrestler?", confusing Agassi for professional wrestler {{w|André the Giant}}.
-*Grandpa sings "{{W2|What's New Pussycat?|song}}?"  by [[Tom Jones]] at the talent show, replacing "whoa whoa whoa" with "ow ow ow," and "oh, god, no," having injured himself while attempting to dance.
+*Grandpa sings "{{W2|What's New Pussycat?|song}}?" by [[Tom Jones]] at the talent show, replacing "whoa whoa whoa" with "ow ow ow," and "oh, god, no," having injured himself while attempting to dance.
 *When Homer is in the shower, Bart adjusts the hot and cold water to make him scream to the tune of "{{w|Mary Had a Little Lamb}}," then [[Beethoven]]'s "{{W2|Symphony No. 5|Beethoven|Fifth Symphony}}."

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 == Production ==
-*This episode was the third episode to be digitally colored (instead of colored traditionally through cel animation), a practice that would later be used starting with the season 14 episode, "[[The Great Louse Detective]]." The first was season seven's "[[Radioactive Man]]" and the second was season seven's "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]."
+*This episode was the third episode to be digitally colored (instead of colored traditionally through cel animation), a practice that would later be used starting with the season 14 episode, "[[The Great Louse Detective]]". The first was season seven's "[[Radioactive Man]]" and the second was season seven's "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]".
 == Cultural references ==