The Burns and the Bees/References - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{W|CNN}} → CNN, {{W|Leonardo da Vinci}} → Leonardo da Vinci

2024-08-21T14:07:21Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|CNN}} → CNN, {{W|Leonardo da Vinci}} → Leonardo da Vinci

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: comedienne → comedian

2024-08-19T19:28:44Z

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Simpsons88 at 19:37, August 10, 2024

2024-08-10T19:37:20Z

Simpsons88 at 17:35, August 10, 2024

2024-08-10T17:35:08Z

SolarBot: /* top */replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (2), == → == (2), == → == (2), removed: |gags=yes

2021-08-05T12:25:25Z

‎top: replaced: == Cultural references == → == Cultural references == (2), == → == (2), == → == (2), removed: |gags=yes

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Susan B. Anthony}} → Susan B. Anthony, {{W|Bea Arthur}} → Bea Arthur, {{W|B.B. King}} → B. B. King, {{W|Jerry Seinfeld}} → Jerry Seinfeld

2021-04-08T22:00:11Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Susan B. Anthony}} → Susan B. Anthony, {{W|Bea Arthur}} → Bea Arthur, {{W|B.B. King}} → B. B. King, {{W|Jerry Seinfeld}} → Jerry Seinfeld

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Sea of Love (song)|Sea of Love}} → {{W2|Sea of Love|song}} (2)

2020-12-12T21:48:18Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Sea of Love (song)|Sea of Love}} → {{W2|Sea of Love|song}} (2)

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: WALL•E → WALL-E

2020-04-05T12:53:02Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: WALL•E → WALL-E

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: WALL·E → WALL•E

2018-03-03T15:34:30Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: WALL·E → WALL•E

LisaLovr2000 at 23:27, September 25, 2012

2012-09-25T23:27:00Z

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 **[[Lisa]] playing the traditional Christmas carol "{{W|Deck the Halls}}" on her saxophone.
 *Notable people at the [[Billionaire Camp]] include:
-**[[Ted Turner]], founder of {{W2|TNT|American TV network}}, {{W|Turner Broadcasting System|TBS}}, and {{W|CNN}}.
+**[[Ted Turner]], founder of {{W2|TNT|American TV network}}, {{W|Turner Broadcasting System|TBS}}, and [[CNN]].
 **[[Mark Zuckerberg]], founder of [[Facebook]].
 **[[Richard Branson]], co-founder of the {{W|Virgin Group}}.
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 **[[Rupert Murdoch]], founder of {{W|Fox Corporation}}.
 *The paintings Richard Branson, Larry Ellison, and a third billionaire are shooting at include:
-**The ''{{W|Mona Lisa}}'' by {{W|Leonardo da Vinci}}.
+**The ''{{W|Mona Lisa}}'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
 **''{{W|Whistler's Mother}}'' by {{W|James McNeill Whistler}}.
 **''{{W|The Scream}}'' by {{W|Edvard Munch}}.

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 *Willie names the bees after famous people:
 **[[Buzz Aldrin|''Buzz'' Aldrin]], the second astronaut to walk on the moon.
-**[[Bea Arthur|''Bee'' Arthur]], referring to American actress, comedienne and singer Bea Arthur.
+**[[Bea Arthur|''Bee'' Arthur]], referring to American actress, comedian and singer Bea Arthur.
 **{{W2|Sting|musician|Gordon Sumner}}, better known as ''Sting'', the bassist and vocalist of the British band {{W|The Police}}.
 **[[B. B. King|''Bee Bee'' King]], referring to the American blues singer B. B. King.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode's title is a reference to "{{W|The birds and the bees}}", an American colloquial expression used to refer to when parents explain human sexuality and sexual intercourse to their children.
 *The Christmas-themed [[The Burns and the Bees/Gags#Opening sequence|opening sequence]] includes:
 **Initiating with two lines of instrumental "{{W|O Christmas Tree}}", the German Christmas song.
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 **[[Susan B. Anthony|Susan ''Bee'' Anthony]], referring to American women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony.
 **[[Jerry Seinfeld]], the American actor and comedian. The relation with bees is that Seinfeld voiced Barry B. Benson, the main character from ''{{W|Bee Movie}}''.
 *[[Rich Texan]]'s fictional basketball team [[Austin Celtics]] are a parody of the {{W|Boston Celtics}}.
 *In [[Homer]]'s fantasy about a future without honey, the robot that offers him some honey and then compresses him into a cube resembles [[WALL-E]] from the Disney Pixar film ''{{W|WALL-E}}''.
 *[[Abe]] thinks Lisa is former US President [[Abraham Lincoln]].
-**The [[Basket Bells]] dance to "{{W|Maple Leaf Rag}}" by {{W|Scott Joplin}}.
+*The statue of Mr. Burns in front of the [[Springfield Excitement Arena]] is modeled after {{W|Nike}}'s iconic "{{W2|Jumpman|logo}}" logo of [[Michael Jordan]].
-**"{{W|Hip Hop Hooray}}" by {{W|Naughty By Nature}} (played during the gorilla mascot scene).
+*Muk Mu played for {{W|Los Angeles Clippers}}.
-**"{{W2|Sea of Love|song}}" by {{W|The Honeydrippers}} (when the queen bee is being introduced to the Africanized bees).
+*When Mr. Burns is revealed to be a millionaire instead of a billionaire, the dialogue he has with {{Ch|Mark Cuban}} is a parody of the "Can't do it Sally" scene from the 1972 film ''[[The Godfather]]''.
-*The statue of [[Mr. Burns]] in front of the [[Springfield Excitement Arena]] is modeled after {{W|Nike}}'s iconic {{W2|Jumpman|logo}} logo of [[Michael Jordan]].
+*The ''{{W|Dance of the Hours}}'' by {{W|Amilcare Ponchielli}} is briefly heard in the beginning of the credits.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title is a reference to "{{W|The Birds and the Bees}}".
+*The episode's title is a reference to "{{W|The birds and the bees}}", an American colloquial expression used to refer to when parents explain human sexuality and sexual intercourse to their children.
-*Music from the episode
+*The Christmas-themed [[The Burns and the Bees/Gags#Opening sequence|opening sequence]] includes:
-**"{{W|Amazing Grace}}" (Groundskeeper Willie plays it on his bagpipes while mourning for the deceased bees).
+**Initiating with two lines of instrumental "{{W|O Christmas Tree}}", the German Christmas song.
 **The [[Basket Bells]] dance to "{{W|Maple Leaf Rag}}" by {{W|Scott Joplin}}.
 **"{{W|Hip Hop Hooray}}" by {{W|Naughty By Nature}} (played during the gorilla mascot scene).
 **"{{W2|Sea of Love|song}}" by {{W|The Honeydrippers}} (when the queen bee is being introduced to the Africanized bees).
 *The statue of [[Mr. Burns]] in front of the [[Springfield Excitement Arena]] is modeled after {{W|Nike}}'s iconic {{W2|Jumpman|logo}} logo of [[Michael Jordan]].
 *At the [[Billionaire Camp]], some billionaires play [[Quidditch]], a sport from ''[[Harry Potter]]''.
 *When Mr. Burns is revealed to be a millionaire instead of a billionaire, he asks {{Ch|Mark Cuban}} to let him off the hook, for old time's sake. This is a scene borrowed from ''[[The Godfather]]''.
 == Trivia ==

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 *At the [[Billionaire Camp]], some billionaires play [[Quidditch]], a sport from ''[[Harry Potter]]''.
 *When Mr. Burns is revealed to be a millionaire instead of a billionaire, he asks {{Ch|Mark Cuban}} to let him off the hook, for old time's sake. This is a scene borrowed from ''[[The Godfather]]''.
-*At the Billionaire Camp, the {{W|Mona Lisa}} by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], {{W|Whistler's Mother}} by {{W|James Whistler}} and {{W|The Scream}} by {{W|Edvard Munch}} by  are used as archery targets.
+*At the Billionaire Camp, the {{W|Mona Lisa}} by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], {{W|Whistler's Mother}} by {{W|James Whistler}} and {{W|The Scream}} by {{W|Edvard Munch}} are used as archery targets.
 *Willie's dead bees are:
 **Buzz Aldrin (named after astronaut {{Ch|Buzz Aldrin}})
-**Bee Arthur (named after {{W|Bea Arthur}})
+**Bee Arthur (named after [[Bea Arthur]])
 **Gordon Sumner (better known as {{Ch|Sting}})
-**Bee Bee King (named after {{W|B.B. King}})
+**Bee Bee King (named after [[B. B. King]])
-**Susan Bee Anthony (named after {{W|Susan B. Anthony}})
+**Susan Bee Anthony (named after [[Susan B. Anthony]])
-**Jerry Seinfeld ({{W|Jerry Seinfeld}} played Barry B. Benson in ''{{W|Bee Movie}}'')
+**Jerry Seinfeld ([[Jerry Seinfeld]] played Barry B. Benson in ''{{W|Bee Movie}}'')
 == Trivia ==

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 **"{{W|Hip Hop Hooray}}" by {{W|Naughty By Nature}} (played during the gorilla mascot scene).
 **"{{W|Sea of Love (song)|Sea of Love}}" by {{W|The Honeydrippers}} (when the queen bee is being introduced to the Africanized bees).
-*In Homer's fantasy about a future without honey, the robot that offers him some honey and then compresses him into a cube resembles [[WALL•E]] from the Disney/Pixar film ''{{W|WALL-E}}''.
+*In Homer's fantasy about a future without honey, the robot that offers him some honey and then compresses him into a cube resembles [[WALL-E]] from the Disney/Pixar film ''{{W|WALL-E}}''.
 *The statue of [[Mr. Burns]] in front of the [[Springfield Excitement Arena]] is modeled after {{W|Nike}}'s iconic {{W|Jumpman (logo)|Jumpman}} logo of [[Michael Jordan]].
 *At the [[Billionaire Camp]], some billionaires play [[Quidditch]], a sport from ''[[Harry Potter]]''.