The Devil Wears Nada/References - Revision history

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Simpsons88 at 12:41, July 13, 2024

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Simpsons88 at 18:42, July 11, 2024

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2020-12-12T22:00:57Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|The Devil Wears Prada (novel)|2003 novel}} → {{W2|The Devil Wears Prada|novel}} (2)

SolarBot: /* Goofs */typos fixed: mondays → Mondays, tuesdays → Tuesdays

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‎Goofs: typos fixed: mondays → Mondays, tuesdays → Tuesdays

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 *[[Springfield Police Department]] raised money by selling calendars. This is a reference to the {{W|Firefighter calendar|Firefighter calendars}}, often created by fire departments to raise money for charity.
 *The group of mature women making the calendar resemblances the plot of the 2003 British comedy film ''{{W|Calendar Girls}}'', where a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research.
-*At [[Shot in the Face Photo Studios]], [[Luann Van Houten]] is posing as {{W|Betsy Ross}}.
+*At [[Shot in the Face Photo Studios]], [[Luann Van Houten]] is posing as [[Betsy Ross]].
 *[[Marge]] dresses as professional golfer {{W|Babe Didrikson Zaharias}}. Marge describes her as the "female [[Tiger Woods]] of the 1930s".
 *[[Julio]] mentions the {{W|Chupacabra}}, the legendary creature from the Americas.

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 **Other scenes, such as when [[Homer]] and [[Carl]] go to [[France]] and Homer has to remind Carl the names of the people at the party, are also parodies of the book.
 *In the [[The Devil Wears Nada/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], Homer floats across the screen in a lawn chair with a bunch of balloons attached to it, referencing the 1982 flight of {{W|Larry Walters}} (nicknamed "Lawnchair Larry"), who reached an altitude of 15,000 feet by attaching 45 helium-filled weather balloons to a patio chair.
-*[[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] employees sing the popular song "{{W|For He's a Jolly Good Fellow}}" to {{Ap|Ted|The Devil Wears Nada}}.
+*[[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] employees sing the popular song "{{W|For He's a Jolly Good Fellow}}" to {{ap|Ted|The Devil Wears Nada}}.
 [[File:Mini Cooper race.png|300px|thumb|[[Lenny]], [[Carl]] and [[Homer]] race in {{W|Mini|Mini Coopers}} in a similar way to the pursuit scene in ''{{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film}}'']]
-*[[Lenny]], Carl and Homer imagine themselves racing through the power plant in {{W|Mini|Mini Coopers}}, very similar to a pursuit scene in the 2003  heist action film ''{{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film}}''.
+*[[Lenny]], Carl and Homer imagine themselves racing through the power plant in {{W|Mini|Mini Coopers}}, very similar to a pursuit scene in the 2003 heist action film ''{{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film}}''.
 *[[Springfield Police Department]] raised money by selling calendars. This is a reference to the {{W|Firefighter calendar|Firefighter calendars}}, often created by fire departments to raise money for charity.
 *The group of mature women making the calendar resemblances the plot of the 2003 British comedy film ''{{W|Calendar Girls}}'', where a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research.

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 *Homer and Marge visit [[Smooches on the Beach]] hotel for a romantic getaway, which is a parody of the real {{W|Shutters on the Beach Hotel}} in {{W|Santa Monica}}, [[California]].
 *Homer refers to {{W|The Frog Prince}} fairy tale.
-*Carl asks Homer to get him a room at {{W|Hôtel Ritz Paris}} with a view of {{W|Jim Morrison#Grave site|Jim Morrison's grave}}. The famous lead vocalist of [[The Doors]] was buried at {{W|Père Lachaise Cemetery}} in [[Paris]], which would not, however, be viewable from the Ritz.
+*Carl asks Homer to get him a room at {{W|Hôtel Ritz Paris}} with a view of {{W|Jim Morrison#Grave site|Jim Morrison's grave}}. The famous lead vocalist of {{W|The Doors}} was buried at {{W|Père Lachaise Cemetery}} in [[Paris]], which would not, however, be viewable from the Ritz.
 *On the private airplane, Homer offers Carl some {{W|Edamame}}, a Japanese dish prepared with immature soybeans in the pod.
 *[[U2]]'s song "{{W|City of Blinding Lights}}" is heard when Carl and Homer are in the car in Paris. Famous sites the car passes by include the {{W|Arc de Triomphe}}, {{W|Notre-Dame de Paris}}, Ritz Hotel, {{W|Moulin Rouge}} and the [[Eiffel Tower]].

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 **The whole episode is also a parody of the story, as they are both about someone who has a controlling and despotic boss and is in a new job which leaves them no time to spend with their partner.
 **Other scenes, such as when [[Homer]] and [[Carl]] go to [[France]] and Homer has to remind Carl the names of the people at the party, are also parodies of the book.
-*In the [[Title screen gag]], Homer floats across the screen in a lawnchair with a bunch of balloons attached to it, referencing the 1982 flight of {{W|Larry Walters}} (nicknamed "Lawnchair Larry"), who reached an altitude of 15,000 feet by attaching 45 helium-filled weather balloons to a patio chair.
+*In the [[The Devil Wears Nada/Gags#Title screen gag|title screen gag]], Homer floats across the screen in a lawn chair with a bunch of balloons attached to it, referencing the 1982 flight of {{W|Larry Walters}} (nicknamed "Lawnchair Larry"), who reached an altitude of 15,000 feet by attaching 45 helium-filled weather balloons to a patio chair.
-*[[Lenny]], Carl and Homer imagine themselves racing through the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|power plant]] in {{W|Mini|MINI Coopers}}, very similar to a scene from the 2003 caper film ''{{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film}}''.
+*[[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] employees sing the popular song "{{W|For He's a Jolly Good Fellow}}" to {{Ap|Ted|The Devil Wears Nada}}.
-*Homer and [[Marge]] visit "Smooches on the Beach" hotel for a romantic getaway, which is a parody of the real Shutters on the Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California. (http://shuttersonthebeach.com/)
+[[File:Mini Cooper race.png|300px|thumb|[[Lenny]], [[Carl]] and [[Homer]] race in {{W|Mini|Mini Coopers}} in a similar way to the pursuit scene in ''{{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film}}'']]
-*Carl asks Homer to get him a room "with a view of [[Jim Morrison]]'s grave": that would be in the famous {{W|Père Lachaise Cemetery}} in Paris, which would not, however, be viewable from Carl's hotel.
+*[[Lenny]], Carl and Homer imagine themselves racing through the power plant in {{W|Mini|Mini Coopers}}, very similar to a pursuit scene in the 2003  heist action film ''{{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film}}''.
 == Goofs ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a pun on the {{W2|The Devil Wears Prada|novel|2003 novel}} by {{w|Lauren Weisberger}} and {{w|The Devil Wears Prada|2006 film}} directed by {{w|David Frankel}}, ''The Devil Wears Prada''. "Nada" is Spanish for "nothing".
+*The episode title is a pun on the {{W2|The Devil Wears Prada|novel|2003 novel}} by {{W|Lauren Weisberger}} and {{W|The Devil Wears Prada|2006 film}} directed by {{W|David Frankel}}, ''The Devil Wears Prada''. "Nada" is Spanish for "nothing".
 **The whole episode is also a parody of the story, as they are both about someone who has a controlling and despotic boss and is in a new job which leaves them no time to spend with their partner.
 **Other scenes, such as when [[Homer]] and [[Carl]] go to [[France]] and Homer has to remind Carl the names of the people at the party, are also parodies of the book.
-*In the [[Title screen gag]], Homer floats across the screen in a lawnchair with a bunch of balloons attached to it, referencing the 1982 flight of {{w|Larry Walters}} (nicknamed "Lawnchair Larry"), who reached an altitude of 15,000 feet by attaching 45 helium-filled weather balloons to a patio chair.
+*In the [[Title screen gag]], Homer floats across the screen in a lawnchair with a bunch of balloons attached to it, referencing the 1982 flight of {{W|Larry Walters}} (nicknamed "Lawnchair Larry"), who reached an altitude of 15,000 feet by attaching 45 helium-filled weather balloons to a patio chair.
-*[[Lenny]], Carl and Homer imagine themselves racing through the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|power plant]] in {{w|Mini|MINI Coopers}}, very similar to a scene from the 2003 caper film ''{{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film}}''.
+*[[Lenny]], Carl and Homer imagine themselves racing through the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|power plant]] in {{W|Mini|MINI Coopers}}, very similar to a scene from the 2003 caper film ''{{W2|The Italian Job|2003 film}}''.
 *Homer and [[Marge]] visit "Smooches on the Beach" hotel for a romantic getaway, which is a parody of the real Shutters on the Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California. (http://shuttersonthebeach.com/)
-*Carl asks Homer to get him a room "with a view of [[Jim Morrison]]'s grave": that would be in the famous {{w|Père Lachaise Cemetery}} in Paris, which would not, however, be viewable from Carl's hotel.
+*Carl asks Homer to get him a room "with a view of [[Jim Morrison]]'s grave": that would be in the famous {{W|Père Lachaise Cemetery}} in Paris, which would not, however, be viewable from Carl's hotel.
 == Goofs ==

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 *Carl asks Homer to get him a room "with a view of {{w|Jim Morrison}}'s grave": that would be in the famous {{w|Père Lachaise Cemetery}} in Paris, which would not however be viewable from Carl's hotel.
-==Goofs==
+== Goofs ==
 *When Marge has Homer roll the love dice, the words on the faces (and their positions relative to each other) change with every roll.
-*  Louvre Museum is actually closed on tuesdays and not on mondays as Carl and Homer believed.
+*The Louvre Museum is actually closed on Tuesdays and not on Mondays as Carl and Homer believed.
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