The Color Yellow/References - Revision history

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‎Goofs

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‎Cultural references

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 *[[Principal Skinner]] has a {{W|Kia}} car, which gets crushed by the stump.
 *[[Lisa]] says that she will find the one good ancestor of the [[Simpson family]], even if she has to go back to [[Adam]] and [[Eve]].
-*[[Grampa]] says that Adam and Eve Simpson were also known as {{W|Julius and Ethel Rosenberg}}, who were spies for the {{W|Soviet Union}}.
+*[[Grampa]] says that Adam and Eve Simpson were also known as {{W|Julius and Ethel Rosenberg}}, who were spies for the [[Soviet Union]].
 *The Simpsons have a picture of former president [[Abraham Lincoln]] in their house. Lincoln was also revealed to be the man who helped [[Virgil Simpson|Virgil]] and [[Mabel Simpson]] escape to [[Canada]].
 *A poster of the album artwork of the [[Pink Floyd]] album ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' is seen in the attic. This is the same poster that teenage Homer had in his bedroom.

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 **Bart's guitar. ("[[The Otto Show]]")
 **The [[Mary Worth telephone]]. ("[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]")
-**Homer's poster of ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' by Pink Floyd. ("[[The Way We Was]]" et al)
+**Homer's poster of ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' by Pink Floyd. ("[[The Way We Was]]" ''et al.'')
 *The video of Eliza Simpson is from the [[Springfield Historical Society]] Oral History Project. ("[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]").

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 *Marge says that she and Homer left the movie ''{{W2|Carrie|1976 film}}'' right after the titular character, {{W|Carrie White}}, was crowned prom queen.
 *The waltz played at the ball in the flashback to 1860 is "{{W|The Blue Danube}}" by {{W|Johann Strauss II}}, which was not written until 1867.
-*[[Virgil Simpson]] sings "[[My Old Kentucky Home]]" by {{W|Stephen Foster}}.
+*[[Virgil Simpson]] sings "{{ap|My Old Kentucky Home|The Color Yellow}}" by {{W|Stephen Foster}}.
 *"{{W|Battle Hymn of the Republic}}" by {{W|Julia Ward Howe}} plays at the start of the Black History Month presentations and at the end of Lisa's presentation.
 *In [[Ralph]]'s Black History Month presentation, he says that [[Martin Luther King]] had a dream, referencing King's "{{W|I Have a Dream}}" speech.

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 *A poster of the album artwork of the [[Pink Floyd]] album ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' is seen in the attic. This is the same poster that teenage Homer had in his bedroom.
 *Lisa finds a bicentennial issue of ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' in the attic.
-*Among the stories are in the ''Reader's Digest'' issue are:
+*Among the stories in the ''Reader's Digest'' issue are:
 **{{W|Rodney Allen Rippy}}: The new {{W|Sidney Poitier}}?
-**The Plot of "''{{W|The Sting}}''" explained by {{Ch|Dick Cavett}}.
+**The plot of ''{{W|The Sting}}'' explained by {{Ch|Dick Cavett}}.
 **[[Helen Reddy]]'s favorite fondues.
 **[[Flint]], [[Michigan]]: City of Tomorrow.
-*The advertisement for [[Buzz Cola]] that Lisa finds advertises the fact it has cocaine in. When [[Coca-Cola]] first launched, cocaine was one of its main ingredients.
+*The advertisement for [[Buzz Cola]] that Lisa finds promotes the fact that it has cocaine in it. When [[Coca-Cola]] was first launched, cocaine was one of its main ingredients.
 *[[Eliza Simpson]] has what appears to be a {{W|Raggedy Ann}} doll. However, the Raggedy Ann doll wasn't created until 1915.
 *Eliza Simpson was part of the {{W|Underground Railroad}}.
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 *Also in Ralph's presentation, he says that dreams are where [[Elmo]] (from ''[[Sesame Street]]'') and [[Buzz Lightyear]] (from ''[[Toy Story]]'') had a party, and he went there. He then shows the picture of this party.
 *[[Milford Van Houten]] reads ''[[The Inventions of Thomas Jefferson]]'' by [[Thomas Jefferson]].
-*[[Willie]] escorts Lisa off stage, saying that they still have three {{W|Jackie Robinson}}s, a {{W|Tuskegee Airmen}}, and so many [[Barack Obama|Obamas]] to go.
+*[[Willie]] escorts Lisa offstage, saying that they still have three {{W|Jackie Robinson}}s, a {{W|Tuskegee Airmen}}, and so many [[Barack Obama|Obamas]] to go.
 *When Homer makes things uncomfortable for [[Grampa]] by turning the temperature down on the thermostat, Grampa starts spilling information about the {{W|Normandy landings}}.
 *"{{W|O Canada}}", the national anthem of [[Canada]], plays when Virgil and Mabel get to Canada.
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 == Goofs ==
 *According to the episode "[[Much Apu About Nothing]]", the Simpsons didn't arrive in America until the early 1900s when Abe was a child.
-*When the kids gasp at [[Milhouse]] calling Lisa's story a fairy tale, [[Lewis]] is in his normal attire with his usual haircut, then after Milhouse tells the story of [[Milford Van Houten]], Lewis is wearing an [[Obama]] suit with matching haircut.
+*When the kids gasp at [[Milhouse]] calling Lisa's story a fairy tale, [[Lewis]] is in his normal attire with his usual haircut. Then, after Milhouse tells the story of [[Milford Van Houten]], Lewis is wearing an [[Obama]] suit with a matching haircut.
 *The [[girl with a ponytail]]'s hair is black instead of its usual white.
-*The V in [[Milford Van Houten]]'s name on ''The Journal of Milford van Houten'' is lowercase instead of a capital as it should be.
+*The "V" in [[Milford Van Houten]]'s name on ''The Journal of Milford van Houten'' is lowercase instead of a capital as it should be.
-*Mabel and Virgil could not cross the "Canadian border" in 1860 as Canada did not become a country until 1867. When they left the United States, they entered an area that was still a British colony at the time.
+*Mabel and Virgil could not cross the "Canadian border" in 1860, as Canada did not become a country until 1867. When they left the United States, they entered an area that was still a British colony at the time.
-*The Canadian flag that appears in the episode is not the official flag of Canada until 1965.
+*The Canadian flag that appears in the episode was not the official flag of Canada until 1965.
 == Continuity ==
 *When [[Lisa]] goes to the attic, many objects from previous episodes can be seen, including:
-**A [[Pin Pals]] picture ("[[Team Homer]]")
+**A [[Pin Pals]] picture. ("[[Team Homer]]")
-**An "I Didn't Do It" T-shirt ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
+**An "I Didn't Do It" T-shirt. ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
-**The [[Personalized Talking Astrolabe]] ("[['Tis the Fifteenth Season]]")
+**The [[Personalized Talking Astrolabe]]. ("[['Tis the Fifteenth Season]]")
-**Homer's spacesuit ("[[Deep Space Homer]]")
+**Homer's spacesuit. ("[[Deep Space Homer]]")
-**The [[Orbit King]] rocket, taped back together ("[[She of Little Faith]]")
+**The [[Orbit King]] rocket, taped back together. ("[[She of Little Faith]]")
-**A ''[[Charity Chicks]]'' calendar with [[Marge]] posing on the cover ("[[The Devil Wears Nada]]")
+**A ''[[Charity Chicks]]'' calendar with [[Marge]] posing on the cover. ("[[The Devil Wears Nada]]")
-**A [[Funzo]] ("[[Grift of the Magi]]")
+**A [[Funzo]]. ("[[Grift of the Magi]]")
-**A [[Princess Penelope]] doll ("[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]")
+**A [[Princess Penelope]] doll. ("[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]")
-**The stone head of [[Xtapolapocetl]] ("[[Blood Feud]]")
+**The [[Olmec head]]. ("[[Blood Feud]]")
 **[[Homer]]'s Grammy and a copy of ''[[Bigger Than Jesus]]'' by [[The Be Sharps]]. ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]")
-**The statue of a [[Jewish Golem|Golem]] ("[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]")
+**The statue of a [[Jewish Golem|Golem]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]")
-**Homer's {{ap|Mr. Plow|business}} jacket ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
+**Homer's {{ap|Mr. Plow|business}} jacket. ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
-**The [[Spinemelter 2000]] given to Homer by [[Herb Powell]] ("[[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]")
+**The [[Spinemelter 2000]] given to Homer by [[Herb Powell]]. ("[[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]")
-**One of [[Ringo Starr paintings|Marge's paintings]] of {{Ch|Ringo Starr}} ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
+**One of [[Ringo Starr paintings|Marge's paintings]] of {{Ch|Ringo Starr}}. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
-**The upper half of Homer's homemade bear protection suit ("[[The Fat and the Furriest]]")
+**The upper half of Homer's homemade bear protection suit. ("[[The Fat and the Furriest]]")
-**Bart's guitar ("[[The Otto Show]]")
+**Bart's guitar. ("[[The Otto Show]]")
-**The [[Mary Worth telephone]] ("[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]")
+**The [[Mary Worth telephone]]. ("[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]")
 **Homer's poster of ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' by Pink Floyd. ("[[The Way We Was]]" et al)
 {{Season 21|R}}

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a reference to the Alice Walker novel and the 1985 film ''The Color Purple''.
+*The episode title is a reference to the novel ''{{W|The Color Purple}}'' by {{W|Alice Walker}}.
-*[[Elmo]] (from ''[[Sesame Street]]'') and [[Buzz Lightyear]] (from ''[[Toy Story]]'') appear in a picture [[Ralph]] drew.
+*The [[title screen gag]] is a reference to ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. The music that plays over it is the "Miss Gulch" theme from the {{W|The Wizard of Oz|1939 film}}, composed by {{W|Herbert Stothart}}.
 == Goofs ==
 *According to the episode "[[Much Apu About Nothing]]", the Simpsons didn't arrive in America until the early 1900s when Abe was a child.
-*There is a lack of continuity between this episode and the episode "[[Lisa the Simpson]]", where it is revealed only the males of the Simpson family are failures, whereas the females are often successful and highly intelligent.
+*When the kids gasp at [[Milhouse]] calling Lisa's story a fairy tale, [[Lewis]] is in his normal attire with his usual haircut, then after Milhouse tells the story of [[Milford Van Houten]], Lewis is wearing an [[Obama]] suit with matching haircut.
 *Mabel and Virgil could not cross the "Canadian border" in 1860 as Canada did not become a country until 1867. When they left the United States, they entered an area that was still a British colony at the time.
 *The Canadian flag that appears in the episode is not the official flag of Canada until 1965.
 == Continuity ==
 *When [[Lisa]] goes to the attic, many objects from previous episodes can be seen, including:
-**A Pin Pals picture ("[[Team Homer]]")
+**A [[Pin Pals]] picture ("[[Team Homer]]")
 **An "I Didn't Do It" T-shirt ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
-**Homer's Astrolabe ("[['Tis the Fifteenth Season]]")
+**The [[Personalized Talking Astrolabe]] ("[['Tis the Fifteenth Season]]")
-**Homer's Spacesuit ("[[Deep Space Homer]]")
+**Homer's spacesuit ("[[Deep Space Homer]]")
-**A large model rocket, taped back together ("[[She of Little Faith]]")
+**The [[Orbit King]] rocket, taped back together ("[[She of Little Faith]]")
-**A calendar with [[Marge]] posing on the cover ("[[The Devil Wears Nada]]")
+**A ''[[Charity Chicks]]'' calendar with [[Marge]] posing on the cover ("[[The Devil Wears Nada]]")
-**[[Funzo]] ("[[Grift of the Magi]]")
+**A [[Funzo]] ("[[Grift of the Magi]]")
 **A [[Princess Penelope]] doll ("[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]")
 **The stone head of [[Xtapolapocetl]] ("[[Blood Feud]]")
-**[[Homer]]'s Grammy and a [[The Be Sharps|Be Sharps]] record ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]")
+**[[Homer]]'s Grammy and a copy of ''[[Bigger Than Jesus]]'' by [[The Be Sharps]]. ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]")
 **The statue of a [[Jewish Golem|Golem]] ("[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]")
 **Homer's {{ap|Mr. Plow|business}} jacket ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
-**The vibrating chair given to Homer by [[Herb Powell]] ("[[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]")
+**The [[Spinemelter 2000]] given to Homer by [[Herb Powell]] ("[[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]")
-**One of Marge's paintings of [[Ringo Starr]] ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
+**One of [[Ringo Starr paintings|Marge's paintings]] of {{Ch|Ringo Starr}} ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
 **The upper half of Homer's homemade bear protection suit ("[[The Fat and the Furriest]]")
 **Bart's guitar ("[[The Otto Show]]")
 **The [[Mary Worth telephone]] ("[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]")
+**Homer's poster of ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' by Pink Floyd. ("[[The Way We Was]]" et al)
 {{Season 21|R}}
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