The Great Wife Hope/References - Revision history

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Nick97: Undo revision 561333 by Barthony70099 (talk) That info will go on the gags page, once it's created.

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Undo revision 561333 by Barthony70099 (talk) That info will go on the gags page, once it's created.

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 **The face of former US President [[Barack Obama]].
 **[[Scooby-Doo]], the famous dog from {{W|Hanna-Barbera}}'s cartoon.
-**{{W|The Lord’s Prayer}}, the central Christian prayer.
+**{{W|The Lord's Prayer}}, the central Christian prayer.
 *When wrestling at [[Yale University]], [[Mr. Burns]] was in the "ether weight" category. Burns is referring to the now obsolete concept of {{W2|Aether|classical element|ether}}, which was considered to be the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
 **The music that Mr. Burns fights to and that is heard in the end credits is "{{W|Boola Boola}}" by The Sing-A-Long Gang. It is the football song of Yale University.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a reference to the 1970 film ''{{W2|The Great White Hope|film}}'',
+*The episode's title is a reference to the 1970 film ''{{W2|The Great White Hope|film}}''.
-*The [[Mixed Martial Arts Ultimate Punch, Kick and Choke Championship]] is a pun on {{W|Punt, Pass, and Kick}}, a football skills competition held annually by the {{W|National Football League|NFL}} for youths of ages six through fifteen.
+*The song "{{W|Monster Mash}}" by {{W|Bobby Pickett}} is heard at an empty {{W|Moe's}}.
 *There is an ad on a billboard that says "When a Man Gloves a Woman". This is an allusion to the 1966 song by {{W|Percy Sledge}} called "{{W2|When a Man Loves a Woman|song}}" and also a {{W2|When a Man Loves a Woman|film|1994 film}} of the same name.
-*When the ringmaster announces Marge as "the mom I'd like to fight," it is a wordplay on the acronym {{W|MILF}}.
+*The giant picture of [[Chett Englebrick]] next to The Septagon parodies the giant pictures of {{W|Rocky Balboa}} ([[Sylvester Stallone]]) and {{W|Apollo Creed}} ({{W|Carl Weathers}}) seen next to the ring in the 1976 sports drama ''{{W|Rocky}}''.
-*The ending might be a spoof of the ending of ''{{W|Dragonball Evolution}}'' where Goku and Chichi jump up in the air aiming kicks against each other and the camera freezes. What they say just before is pretty close to what they say in ''Dragonball Evolution''.
+*Marge's nickname is the "Mom I'd Like To Fight", a pun on the acronym {{W|MILF}}.
-*The music that [[Mr. Burns]] fights to and that is heard in the end credits is "Boola Boola/When the Saints" performed by the {{W|Sing Along Gang}}. "{{W|Boola Boola}}" is the fight song for [[Yale University]].
+*[[Lenny]] thinks women spend all day eating {{W|bonbons}} and watching ''{{W|General Hospital}}'', the soap opera considered to be the longest-running American soap opera in production.
-*The "UPKCC" is a parody of the "{{W|UFC}}".
+*[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]]'s fight that freezes when the two are about to make contact is a parody of the final scene of ''{{W|Rocky III}}'', when Rocky and Apollo perform a friendly fight and the film freezes and ends without showing the result.
 == Goofs ==

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 *When the ringmaster announces Marge as "the mom I'd like to fight," it is a wordplay on the acronym {{W|MILF}}.
 *The ending might be a spoof of the ending of ''{{W|Dragonball Evolution}}'' where Goku and Chichi jump up in the air aiming kicks against each other and the camera freezes. What they say just before is pretty close to what they say in ''Dragonball Evolution''.
-*The music that [[Mr. Burns]] fights to and that is heard in the end credits is "Boola Boola/When the Saints" performed by the {{W|Sing Along Gang}}. "{{W|Boola Boola}}" is the fight song for {{W|Yale University}}.
+*The music that [[Mr. Burns]] fights to and that is heard in the end credits is "Boola Boola/When the Saints" performed by the {{W|Sing Along Gang}}. "{{W|Boola Boola}}" is the fight song for [[Yale University]].
 *The "UPKCC" is a parody of the "{{W|UFC}}".
 *At the PTA meeting, Skinner says that due to the budget cuts, presidents that will no longer be taught about will be {{W|James Buchanan}}, {{W|Millard Fillmore}}, {{W|Franklin Pierce}}, {{W|George H. W. Bush}} and {{W|George W. Bush}}. With the exception of George H. W. Bush, these presidents are {{W|Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States|historically ranked as some of the worst presidents in the United States History}}. George H. W. Bush is most likely a reference to Season 7 episode "[[Two Bad Neighbors]]"

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a reference to the 1970 film ''{{W2|The Great White Hope|film}}'',
-*The [[Mixed Martial Arts Ultimate Punch, Kick and Choke Championship]] is a pun on {{w|Punt, Pass, and Kick}}, a football skills competition held annually by the {{w|National Football League|NFL}} for youths of ages six through fifteen.
+*The [[Mixed Martial Arts Ultimate Punch, Kick and Choke Championship]] is a pun on {{W|Punt, Pass, and Kick}}, a football skills competition held annually by the {{W|National Football League|NFL}} for youths of ages six through fifteen.
-*There is an ad on a billboard that says "When a Man Gloves a Woman". This is an allusion to the 1966 song by {{w|Percy Sledge}} called "{{W2|When a Man Loves a Woman|song}}" and also a {{W2|When a Man Loves a Woman|film|1994 film}} of the same name.
+*There is an ad on a billboard that says "When a Man Gloves a Woman". This is an allusion to the 1966 song by {{W|Percy Sledge}} called "{{W2|When a Man Loves a Woman|song}}" and also a {{W2|When a Man Loves a Woman|film|1994 film}} of the same name.
-*When the ringmaster announces Marge as "the mom I'd like to fight," it is a wordplay on the acronym {{w|MILF}}.
+*When the ringmaster announces Marge as "the mom I'd like to fight," it is a wordplay on the acronym {{W|MILF}}.
-*The ending might be a spoof of the ending of ''{{w|Dragonball Evolution}}'' where Goku and Chichi jump up in the air aiming kicks against each other and the camera freezes. What they say just before is pretty close to what they say in ''Dragonball Evolution''.
+*The ending might be a spoof of the ending of ''{{W|Dragonball Evolution}}'' where Goku and Chichi jump up in the air aiming kicks against each other and the camera freezes. What they say just before is pretty close to what they say in ''Dragonball Evolution''.
-*The music that [[Mr. Burns]] fights to and that is heard in the end credits is "Boola Boola/When the Saints" performed by the {{w|Sing Along Gang}}. "{{w|Boola Boola}}" is the fight song for {{w|Yale University}}.
+*The music that [[Mr. Burns]] fights to and that is heard in the end credits is "Boola Boola/When the Saints" performed by the {{W|Sing Along Gang}}. "{{W|Boola Boola}}" is the fight song for {{W|Yale University}}.
-*The "UPKCC" is a parody of the "{{w|UFC}}".
+*The "UPKCC" is a parody of the "{{W|UFC}}".
-*At the PTA meeting, Skinner says that due to the budget cuts, presidents that will no longer be taught about will be {{w|James Buchanan}}, {{w|Millard Fillmore}}, {{w|Franklin Pierce}}, {{w|George H. W. Bush}} and {{w|George W. Bush}}. With the exception of George H. W. Bush, these presidents are {{w|Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States|historically ranked as some of the worst presidents in the United States History}}. George H. W. Bush is most likely a reference to Season 7 episode "[[Two Bad Neighbors]]"
+*At the PTA meeting, Skinner says that due to the budget cuts, presidents that will no longer be taught about will be {{W|James Buchanan}}, {{W|Millard Fillmore}}, {{W|Franklin Pierce}}, {{W|George H. W. Bush}} and {{W|George W. Bush}}. With the exception of George H. W. Bush, these presidents are {{W|Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States|historically ranked as some of the worst presidents in the United States History}}. George H. W. Bush is most likely a reference to Season 7 episode "[[Two Bad Neighbors]]"
 == Goofs ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a reference to the 1970 film ''{{w|The Great White Hope (film)|The Great White Hope}}'',
+*The episode title is a reference to the 1970 film ''{{W2|The Great White Hope|film}}'',
 *The [[Mixed Martial Arts Ultimate Punch, Kick and Choke Championship]] is a pun on {{w|Punt, Pass, and Kick}}, a football skills competition held annually by the {{w|National Football League|NFL}} for youths of ages six through fifteen.
-*There is an ad on a billboard that says "When a Man Gloves a Woman". This is an allusion to the 1966 song by {{w|Percy Sledge}} called "{{w|When a Man Loves a Woman (song)|When a Man Loves a Woman}}" and also a {{w|When a Man Loves a Woman (film)|1994 film}} of the same name.
+*There is an ad on a billboard that says "When a Man Gloves a Woman". This is an allusion to the 1966 song by {{w|Percy Sledge}} called "{{W2|When a Man Loves a Woman|song}}" and also a {{W2|When a Man Loves a Woman|film|1994 film}} of the same name.
 *When the ringmaster announces Marge as "the mom I'd like to fight," it is a wordplay on the acronym {{w|MILF}}.
 *The ending might be a spoof of the ending of ''{{w|Dragonball Evolution}}'' where Goku and Chichi jump up in the air aiming kicks against each other and the camera freezes. What they say just before is pretty close to what they say in ''Dragonball Evolution''.

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 *The "UPKCC" is a parody of the "{{w|UFC}}".
-== Trivia ==
+== Goofs ==
 *[[Barney Gumble]] is seen at the wrestling stadium, screaming "We've been here for hours!", but then, just seconds later, he's back at Moe's.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*Title is a reference to the 1970 film ''{{w|The Great White Hope (film)|The Great White Hope}}''
+*Title is a reference to the 1970 film ''{{w|The Great White Hope (film)|The Great White Hope}}'',
 *There is an ad on a billboard that says "When a Man Gloves a Woman". This is an allusion to the 1966 song by Percy Sledge called "When a Man Loves a Woman" and also a 1994 film of the same name.
-*When the ringmaster announces Marge as "the mom I'd like to fight," it is a parody of the acronym {{w|MILF}}.
+*When the ringmaster announces Marge as "the mom I'd like to fight," it is a wordplay on the acronym {{w|MILF}}.
 *The ending might be a spoof of the ending of ''{{w|Dragonball Evolution}}'' where Goku and Chichi jump up in the air aiming kicks against each other and the camera freezes. What they say just before is pretty close to what they say in ''Dragonball Evolution''.
 *The music that [[Mr. Burns]] fights to and that is heard in the end credits is "Boola Boola/When the Saints" performed by the Sing-A-Long Gang. "Boola Boola" is the fight song for Yale University.

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
−	*The [[couch gag]] was previously used in the [[season 20]] episode "[[Take My Life, Please]]".
	*[[Barney Gumble]] is seen at the wrestling stadium, screaming "We've been here for hours!", but then, just seconds later, he's back at Moe's.		*[[Barney Gumble]] is seen at the wrestling stadium, screaming "We've been here for hours!", but then, just seconds later, he's back at Moe's.