The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby/References - Revision history

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 *The two squirrels in the broken TV at [[Cletus's farm]], make a reference to the cartoon duo {{W|Chip 'n' Dale}}.
 *The intoxicants Mr. Burns has drank go from beer from [[Yale University]] to water from {{W|Flint, Michigan}}. From 2014 to 2019, Flint faced a {{W|Flint water crisis|public health emergency}} due to lead contamination in parts of the local water supply.
-*Courtney told [[Marge]] that the floor in her house was installed by 99-year-old {{W|I. M. Pei}}. Pei was a famous Chinese-American architect who made notable designs such as the {{W|Louvre Pyramid}} or the {{W2|Bank of China Tower|Hong Kong}}. He died at the age of 102.
+*Courtney told [[Marge]] that the floor in her house was installed by 99-year-old {{W|I. M. Pei}}. Pei was a famous Chinese-American architect who made notable designs such as the {{W|Louvre Pyramid}} or the {{W2|Bank of China Tower|Hong Kong}}. He died 11 months before the episode aired, after its original scheduled air date.
 [[File:Mario and Donkey Kong at Courtney's house.png|300px|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], the characters from {{W|Nintendo}}, are "working" at {{ap|Courtney|The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby}}'s house]]
 *[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], characters from {{W|Nintendo}} appear at [[Hudson]]'s house, with Mario working on the plumbing, Mario's job, and Donkey Kong throwing barrels at him, his main attack from the {{mw|Donkey Kong (game)|original arcade game}}.

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 *Courtney told [[Marge]] that the floor in her house was installed by 99-year-old {{W|I. M. Pei}}. Pei was a famous Chinese-American architect who made notable designs such as the {{W|Louvre Pyramid}} or the {{W2|Bank of China Tower|Hong Kong}}. He died at the age of 102.
 [[File:Mario and Donkey Kong at Courtney's house.png|300px|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], the characters from {{W|Nintendo}}, are "working" at {{ap|Courtney|The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby}}'s house]]
-*[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], characters from {{W|Nintendo}} appear at [[Hudson]]'s house, with Mario working on the plumbing, Mario's job, and Donkey Kong throwing barrels at him, his main attack from the {{W2|Donkey Kong|video game|original arcade game}}.
+*[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], characters from {{W|Nintendo}} appear at [[Hudson]]'s house, with Mario working on the plumbing, Mario's job, and Donkey Kong throwing barrels at him, his main attack from the {{mw|Donkey Kong (game)|original arcade game}}.
 *The pacifier disinfectant [[Babycide]] is a parody of {{W|Barbicide}}, a disinfectant solution used by barbers and cosmetologists for disinfecting grooming tools.
 *Hudson is registered in a junior version of [[Tiffany & Co.]].

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 *According to [[Smithers]], Mr. Burns is a "Fortune 500 CEO". ''{{W|Fortune 500}}'' is an annual list that ranks 500 of the largest US corporations by total revenue for their fiscal years.
 *The two squirrels in the broken TV at [[Cletus's farm]], make a reference to the cartoon duo {{W|Chip 'n' Dale}}.
-*The intoxicants Mr. Burns has drank go from beer from {{W|Yale University}} to water from {{W|Flint, Michigan}}. From 2014 to 2019, Flint faced a {{W|Flint water crisis|public health emergency}} due to lead contamination in parts of the local water supply.
+*The intoxicants Mr. Burns has drank go from beer from [[Yale University]] to water from {{W|Flint, Michigan}}. From 2014 to 2019, Flint faced a {{W|Flint water crisis|public health emergency}} due to lead contamination in parts of the local water supply.
 *Courtney told [[Marge]] that the floor in her house was installed by 99-year-old {{W|I. M. Pei}}. Pei was a famous Chinese-American architect who made notable designs such as the {{W|Louvre Pyramid}} or the {{W2|Bank of China Tower|Hong Kong}}. He died at the age of 102.
 [[File:Mario and Donkey Kong at Courtney's house.png|300px|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], the characters from {{W|Nintendo}}, are "working" at {{ap|Courtney|The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby}}'s house]]
 *[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], characters from {{W|Nintendo}} appear at [[Hudson]]'s house, with Mario working on the plumbing, Mario's job, and Donkey Kong throwing barrels at him, his main attack from the {{W2|Donkey Kong|video game|original arcade game}}.
 *The pacifier disinfectant [[Babycide]] is a parody of {{W|Barbicide}}, a disinfectant solution used by barbers and cosmetologists for disinfecting grooming tools.
-*Hudson is registered in a junior version of {{W|Tiffany & Co.}}.
+*Hudson is registered in a junior version of [[Tiffany & Co.]].
 *[[Cletus]] has an {{W|iPhone X}}.
 *The contract Cletus signs mentions cosmology concepts such as the {{W|multiverse}} and {{W|Einstein's static universe}} relativistic model.

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 *The name of the playground [[Sand Tropez]] is a pun on {{W|Saint-Tropez}}, a commune in southern France known for being a resort for the European and American {{W|jet set}} and tourists.
 **The slide's floor was made of {{W|Pirelli}}'s recycled tires.
-*The double-G logo in {{Ap|Courtney|The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby}}'s purse is similar to that of {{W|Gucci}}, the famous Italian fashion brand.
+*The double-G logo in {{ap|Courtney|The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby}}'s purse is similar to that of {{W|Gucci}}, the famous Italian fashion brand.
 *The vaccinations Courtney wants to check on [[Maggie]] are {{W|tuberculosis}} (TB), {{W|DTaP|diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis}} (DTaP), and {{W|measles, mumps and rubella vaccine}} (MMR).
 *[[Lisa]] mentions the {{W|Apollo 11|Moon landing}} and the {{W|Fall of the Berlin Wall}}.
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 *The intoxicants Mr. Burns has drank go from beer from {{W|Yale University}} to water from {{W|Flint, Michigan}}. From 2014 to 2019, Flint faced a {{W|Flint water crisis|public health emergency}} due to lead contamination in parts of the local water supply.
 *Courtney told [[Marge]] that the floor in her house was installed by 99-year-old {{W|I. M. Pei}}. Pei was a famous Chinese-American architect who made notable designs such as the {{W|Louvre Pyramid}} or the {{W2|Bank of China Tower|Hong Kong}}. He died at the age of 102.
-[[File:Mario and Donkey Kong at Courtney's house.png|300px|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], the characters from {{W|Nintendo}}, are "working" at {{Ap|Courtney|The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby}}'s house]]
+[[File:Mario and Donkey Kong at Courtney's house.png|300px|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], the characters from {{W|Nintendo}}, are "working" at {{ap|Courtney|The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby}}'s house]]
 *[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], characters from {{W|Nintendo}} appear at [[Hudson]]'s house, with Mario working on the plumbing, Mario's job, and Donkey Kong throwing barrels at him, his main attack from the {{W2|Donkey Kong|video game|original arcade game}}.
 *The pacifier disinfectant [[Babycide]] is a parody of {{W|Barbicide}}, a disinfectant solution used by barbers and cosmetologists for disinfecting grooming tools.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title of the episode is a reference to the 1984 novel ''{{W|The Unbearable Lightness of Being}}'', later adapted into a {{W2|The Unbearable Lightness of Being|film|film of the same name}}.
 *The episode's [[The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby/Gags#Chalkboard gag|chalkboard gag]], "School Online", refers to schools adapting the online learning methodology during the {{W|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
 *The episode's couch gag, [[The Extremesons]], was created by Polish animator [[Michał Socha]]. The song that plays during the couch gag is "We Can Make the World Stop" by {{W|The Glitch Mob}}.
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 *The two squirrels in the broken TV at [[Cletus's farm]], make a reference to the cartoon duo {{W|Chip 'n' Dale}}.
 *The intoxicants Mr. Burns has drank go from beer from {{W|Yale University}} to water from {{W|Flint, Michigan}}. From 2014 to 2019, Flint faced a {{W|Flint water crisis|public health emergency}} due to lead contamination in parts of the local water supply.
+*Courtney told [[Marge]] that the floor in her house was installed by 99-year-old {{W|I. M. Pei}}. Pei was a famous Chinese-American architect who made notable designs such as the {{W|Louvre Pyramid}} or the {{W2|Bank of China Tower|Hong Kong}}. He died at the age of 102.
-*[[Squawky]] holds a suitcase with ''Canada or bust'' written on it, a reference to the 9th {{W|Candorville}} collection name, ''Canada or Bust!''.
+[[File:Mario and Donkey Kong at Courtney's house.png|300px|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], the characters from {{W|Nintendo}}, are "working" at {{Ap|Courtney|The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby}}'s house]]
-*[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] appear at [[Hudson]]'s house, with Mario working on the plumbing, Mario's job, and Donkey Kong throwing barrels at him, his main attack from the {{W2|Donkey Kong|video game|original arcade game}}.
+*[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]], characters from {{W|Nintendo}} appear at [[Hudson]]'s house, with Mario working on the plumbing, Mario's job, and Donkey Kong throwing barrels at him, his main attack from the {{W2|Donkey Kong|video game|original arcade game}}.
-*[[Maggie]] and [[Hudson]] enter the playhouse to the song "{{W2|Wedding March|Mendelssohn}}" by {{W|Felix Mendelssohn}}.
+*The pacifier disinfectant [[Babycide]] is a parody of {{W|Barbicide}}, a disinfectant solution used by barbers and cosmetologists for disinfecting grooming tools.
-*[[Homer]] and Cletus sing a parody of "[[You're My Best Friend]]" by [[Queen]].
+*Hudson is registered in a junior version of {{W|Tiffany & Co.}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Trivia ==
-*[[Bart]] appears in this episode but doesn't have any lines. However, [[Nancy Cartwright]], his voice actress voices [[Nelson Muntz]], who even so just does a variation of his trademark laugh.
+*[[Bart]] appears in this episode but doesn't have any lines. However, [[Nancy Cartwright]], his voice actress voices [[Nelson Muntz]], who even so is only heard briefly doing a variation of his trademark laugh.
 == Continuity ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title of the episode is a reference to the novel ''{{w|The Unbearable Lightness of Being}}''.
+*The title of the episode is a reference to the novel ''{{W|The Unbearable Lightness of Being}}''.
 *The song that plays during the couch gag is "We Can Make the World Stop" by {{W|The Glitch Mob}}.
-*[[Squawky]] holds a suitcase with ''Canada or bust'' written on it, a reference to the 9th {{w|Candorville}} collection name, ''Canada or Bust!''.
+*[[Squawky]] holds a suitcase with ''Canada or bust'' written on it, a reference to the 9th {{W|Candorville}} collection name, ''Canada or Bust!''.
-*The fact that [[Bart]] is absent from writing on the blackboard and the blackboard being ''School Online'', is a reference to the {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}}.
+*The fact that [[Bart]] is absent from writing on the blackboard and the blackboard being ''School Online'', is a reference to the {{W|Coronavirus disease 2019}}.
 *At the park, "La primavera" from [[Antonio Vivaldi]]'s ''{{W2|The Four Seasons|Vivaldi}}'' plays.
 *The recycled tires in [[Sand Tropez]] are from {{W|Pirelli}}.