The Last Traction Hero/References - Revision history

Snowball II at 01:03, June 21, 2024

2024-06-21T01:03:45Z

Snowball II at 00:24, June 21, 2024

2024-06-21T00:24:14Z

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ Chernobyl is INfamous

2023-04-30T21:25:37Z

‎Cultural references: Chernobyl is INfamous

California Girl: /* Cultural references */Princess Leia and C-3PO context

2023-04-30T20:00:48Z

‎Cultural references: Princess Leia and C-3PO context

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ "Three-Finger Brown" was a big deal back in the day

2023-04-26T22:48:52Z

‎Cultural references: "Three-Finger Brown" was a big deal back in the day

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ details of rifle recoil

2023-04-24T06:21:51Z

‎Cultural references: details of rifle recoil

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ context added to Davy Crockett

2023-04-21T16:37:35Z

‎Cultural references: context added to Davy Crockett

2600:1702:2770:7680:C190:E6C5:232D:2D3E: /* Cultural references */ Tilda Swinton's hairstyle too

2022-11-12T03:04:28Z

‎Cultural references: Tilda Swinton's hairstyle too

SolarBot: /* Trivia */replaced: with the same title → {{ap|The Last Traction Hero|I&S episode}}

2021-12-10T03:24:35Z

‎Trivia: replaced: with the same title → {{ap|The Last Traction Hero|I&S episode}}

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w| → {{W| (21), {{w2| → {{W2| (2)

2021-10-16T07:11:25Z

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 **The music heard during the "Tragic Bus" montage and again during the end credits is "{{W|Night on Bald Mountain}}" by {{W|Modest Mussorgsky}}.
 *The book ''[[Callback Mountain]]'' is a reference to the book ''On Call Back Mountain'' by {{W|Eve Bunting}}.
-*Lisa's American History answers to (inferred) questions at the end refer to:
+*Lisa's corrections to [[Miss Hoover]]'s incorrect American History answers included:
-**1848: the year gold was discovered in California, beginning the {{W|California Gold Rush}}.
+**D.C. stands for District of Columbia.
-**Steward's Folly [sic]: Lisa misspoke: this would have been {{W|Alaska Purchase|Seward's Folly}}, the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
+**{{W|Alaska Purchase|Seward's Folly}}, a term used by opponents of the [[United States of America]]'s purchase of [[Alaska]] from [[Russia]] in 1867. U.S. Secretary of States {{W|William H. Seward}} in the [[Andrew Johnson]] presidential administration lead the negotiations.
 == Trivia ==

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 *"{{W|Mr. Big Stuff}}" by {{W|Jean Knight}} is heard when [[Homer]] takes advantage of Mr. Burns' belongings.
 *The song the parrots sing in Mr. Burns' office is "[[Wiki-Waka Liki-Laka]]", written by [[Bill Odenkirk]] with lyrics by [[Chris Ledesma]]. The song is a parody of the theme for the {{W|Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room}}, "{{W|The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room}}".
-*[[Abe]] says he participated in the cast of the [[Shelbyville]] production of the musical ''{{W2|Pippin|musical}}''.
+*[[Abe]] says he participated in the cast of the [[Shelbyville Players]] production of the musical ''{{W2|Pippin|musical}}''.
 *The song playing after the black and white scene with the puzzle is "{{W|We'll Meet Again}}" by {{W|Vera Lynn}}.
 [[File:Apple Mac 1984 reference.png|300px|thumb|[[Bart]]'s throwing a sledgehammer at the screen showing [[Lisa]]'s face as "{{W2|Big Brother|Nineteen Eighty-Four}}" is a reference to the {{W|Macintosh}} commercial "{{W2|1984|advertisement}}"]]

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 **The uniform she wears later as bus monitor is the same as the one she wore as the imagined "Big Brother".
 ***The uniform and hairstyle are references to {{W|Tilda Swinton}}'s character Minister Mason in the movie ''{{W|Snowpiercer}}''.
-*Mr. Burns tells his lawyers that being told to omit mention of his hounds is "like telling pitcher {{W|Three-Finger Brown}} he can't play for the {{W|Brooklyn Tip-Tops}}," which existed 1914-1915. Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown did in fact play for the Tip-Tops in 1914 and was elected to the {{W|List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame|Baseball Hall of Fame}} in 1949.
+*Mr. Burns tells his lawyers that being told to omit mention of his hounds is "like telling pitcher {{W|Three-Finger Brown}} he can't play for the {{W|Brooklyn Tip-Tops}}," which existed 1914-1915. Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown did in fact pitch for the Tip-Tops in 1914 and was elected to the {{W|List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame|Baseball Hall of Fame}} in 1949.
 *Talking with [[Smithers]], [[Marge]] says she can see why so many straight women in movies have gay friends, "like [[Princess Leia]] and [[C-3PO]]".
-*Mr. Burns owned the {{W|Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant}} that is famous for the {{W|Chernobyl disaster}}.
+*Mr. Burns owned the {{W|Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant}} that is infamous for the {{W|Chernobyl disaster}}.
 *The Tragic School Bus is a reference to ''{{W2|The Magic School Bus|TV series}}''.
 **The music heard during the "Tragic Bus" montage and again during the end credits is "{{W|Night on Bald Mountain}}" by {{W|Modest Mussorgsky}}.

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 ***The uniform and hairstyle are references to {{W|Tilda Swinton}}'s character Minister Mason in the movie ''{{W|Snowpiercer}}''.
 *Mr. Burns tells his lawyers that being told to omit mention of his hounds is "like telling pitcher {{W|Three-Finger Brown}} he can't play for the {{W|Brooklyn Tip-Tops}}," which existed 1914-1915. Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown did in fact play for the Tip-Tops in 1914 and was elected to the {{W|List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame|Baseball Hall of Fame}} in 1949.
-*[[Marge]] mentions [[Princess Leia]] and [[C-3PO]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
+*Talking with [[Smithers]], [[Marge]] says she can see why so many straight women in movies have gay friends, "like [[Princess Leia]] and [[C-3PO]]".
 *Mr. Burns owned the {{W|Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant}} that is famous for the {{W|Chernobyl disaster}}.
 *The Tragic School Bus is a reference to ''{{W2|The Magic School Bus|TV series}}''.

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 **The uniform she wears later as bus monitor is the same as the one she wore as the imagined "Big Brother".
 ***The uniform and hairstyle are references to {{W|Tilda Swinton}}'s character Minister Mason in the movie ''{{W|Snowpiercer}}''.
-*Mr. Burns tells his lawyers that being told to omit mention of his hounds is like telling pitcher {{W|Three-Finger Brown}} he can't play for the {{W|Brooklyn Tip-Tops}}, a now extinct baseball team.
+*Mr. Burns tells his lawyers that being told to omit mention of his hounds is "like telling pitcher {{W|Three-Finger Brown}} he can't play for the {{W|Brooklyn Tip-Tops}}," which existed 1914-1915. Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown did in fact play for the Tip-Tops in 1914 and was elected to the {{W|List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame|Baseball Hall of Fame}} in 1949.
 *[[Marge]] mentions [[Princess Leia]] and [[C-3PO]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
 *Mr. Burns owned the {{W|Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant}} that is famous for the {{W|Chernobyl disaster}}.

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 *The tableau of the Simpsons in the [[The Last Traction Hero/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] is an homage to the painting ''{{W|The Third of May 1808}}'' by {{W|Francisco Goya}}.
 *[[The Rich Texan]] calls [[Mr. Burns]] "{{W|Davy Crockett}}" ironically, since Crockett was a renowned hunter and Burns can't shoot a sedated quail that is still moving.
-*Mr. Burns blames the {{W|surface tension}} when he is bouncing on the water.
+**After the quail has been rendered unconscious with {{W|Diethyl ether|ether}} and Burns shoots it, the recoil of his rifle sends him bouncing backwards across the pond like a {{W|Stone skipping|skipping stone}} as he curses the {{W|surface tension}}.
 *"{{W|Mr. Big Stuff}}" by {{W|Jean Knight}} is heard when [[Homer]] takes advantage of Mr. Burns' belongings.
 *The song the parrots sing in Mr. Burns' office is "[[Wiki-Waka Liki-Laka]]", written by [[Bill Odenkirk]] with lyrics by [[Chris Ledesma]]. The song is a parody of the theme for the {{W|Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room}}, "{{W|The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room}}".

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 == Trivia ==
 *As of this episode, [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] is credited as also starring, having been credited as special guest voice previously.
-*The title of the episode is also a reference to the ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'''s episode [[The Last Traction Hero (I&S episode)|with the same title]].
+*The title of the episode is also a reference to the ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'''s episode {{ap|The Last Traction Hero|I&S episode|of the same name}}.
 *Instead of on TV after the couch gag, the credits for the episode were shown on the [[Power Plant]] parking lot.
 *When [[Homer]] sings sUe S.A. sUe S.A., he's holding an American flag with Damages written on it. In the trailer, for the episode it wasn't shown.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title of the episode is a reference to the movie ''{{w|Last Action Hero}}''.
+*The title of the episode is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Last Action Hero}}''.
-*The tableau of the Simpsons in the [[The Last Traction Hero/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] is an homage to the painting ''{{w|The Third of May 1808}}'' by {{w|Francisco Goya}}.
+*The tableau of the Simpsons in the [[The Last Traction Hero/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] is an homage to the painting ''{{W|The Third of May 1808}}'' by {{W|Francisco Goya}}.
-*[[The Rich Texan]] refers to [[Mr. Burns]] as {{w|Davy Crockett}}.
+*[[The Rich Texan]] refers to [[Mr. Burns]] as {{W|Davy Crockett}}.
-*Mr. Burns blames the {{w|surface tension}} when he is bouncing on the water.
+*Mr. Burns blames the {{W|surface tension}} when he is bouncing on the water.
-*"{{w|Mr. Big Stuff}}" by {{w|Jean Knight}} is heard when [[Homer]] takes advantage of Mr. Burns' belongings.
+*"{{W|Mr. Big Stuff}}" by {{W|Jean Knight}} is heard when [[Homer]] takes advantage of Mr. Burns' belongings.
 *The song the parrots sing in Mr. Burns' office is "[[Wiki-Waka Liki-Laka]]", written by [[Bill Odenkirk]] with lyrics by [[Chris Ledesma]]. The song is a parody of the theme for the {{W|Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room}}, "{{W|The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room}}".
-*[[Abe]] says he participated in the cast of the [[Shelbyville]] production of the musical ''{{w2|Pippin|musical}}''.
+*[[Abe]] says he participated in the cast of the [[Shelbyville]] production of the musical ''{{W2|Pippin|musical}}''.
-*The song playing after the black and white scene with the puzzle is "{{w|We'll Meet Again}}" by {{w|Vera Lynn}}.
+*The song playing after the black and white scene with the puzzle is "{{W|We'll Meet Again}}" by {{W|Vera Lynn}}.
-[[File:Apple Mac 1984 reference.png|300px|thumb|[[Bart]]'s throwing a sledgehammer at the screen showing [[Lisa]]'s face as "{{W2|Big Brother|Nineteen Eighty-Four}}" is a reference to the {{w|Macintosh}} commercial "{{W2|1984|advertisement}}"]]
+[[File:Apple Mac 1984 reference.png|300px|thumb|[[Bart]]'s throwing a sledgehammer at the screen showing [[Lisa]]'s face as "{{W2|Big Brother|Nineteen Eighty-Four}}" is a reference to the {{W|Macintosh}} commercial "{{W2|1984|advertisement}}"]]
-*The sequence that ends with [[Bart]] throwing a sledgehammer at the screen showing [[Lisa]]'s face as "{{W2|Big Brother|Nineteen Eighty-Four}}" is a reference to the commercial "{{W2|1984|advertisement}}", aired during the {{w|Super Bowl XVIII}} that introduced the {{w|Macintosh}} computer.
+*The sequence that ends with [[Bart]] throwing a sledgehammer at the screen showing [[Lisa]]'s face as "{{W2|Big Brother|Nineteen Eighty-Four}}" is a reference to the commercial "{{W2|1984|advertisement}}", aired during the {{W|Super Bowl XVIII}} that introduced the {{W|Macintosh}} computer.
 **It was referenced in "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]" too.
 **The uniform she wears later as bus monitor is the same as the one she wore as the imagined "Big Brother".
-***The uniform is a reference to {{w|Tilda Swinton}}'s character Minister Mason in the movie ''{{w|Snowpiercer}}''.
+***The uniform is a reference to {{W|Tilda Swinton}}'s character Minister Mason in the movie ''{{W|Snowpiercer}}''.
-*Mr. Burns tells his lawyers that being told to omit mention of his hounds is like telling pitcher {{w|Three-Finger Brown}} he can't play for the {{w|Brooklyn Tip-Tops}}, a now extinct baseball team.
+*Mr. Burns tells his lawyers that being told to omit mention of his hounds is like telling pitcher {{W|Three-Finger Brown}} he can't play for the {{W|Brooklyn Tip-Tops}}, a now extinct baseball team.
 *[[Marge]] mentions [[Princess Leia]] and [[C-3PO]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
-*Mr. Burns owned the {{w|Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant}} that is famous for the {{w|Chernobyl disaster}}.
+*Mr. Burns owned the {{W|Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant}} that is famous for the {{W|Chernobyl disaster}}.
-*The Tragic School Bus is a reference to ''{{w2|The Magic School Bus|TV series}}''.
+*The Tragic School Bus is a reference to ''{{W2|The Magic School Bus|TV series}}''.
 **The music heard during the "Tragic Bus" montage and again during the end credits is "{{W|Night on Bald Mountain}}" by {{W|Modest Mussorgsky}}.
-*The book ''[[Callback Mountain]]'' is a reference to the book ''On Call Back Mountain'' by {{w|Eve Bunting}}.
+*The book ''[[Callback Mountain]]'' is a reference to the book ''On Call Back Mountain'' by {{W|Eve Bunting}}.
 *Lisa's American History answers to (inferred) questions at the end refer to:
-**1848: the year gold was discovered in California, beginning the {{w|California Gold Rush}}.
+**1848: the year gold was discovered in California, beginning the {{W|California Gold Rush}}.
-**Steward's Folly [sic]: Lisa misspoke: this would have been {{w|Alaska Purchase|Seward's Folly}}, the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
+**Steward's Folly [sic]: Lisa misspoke: this would have been {{W|Alaska Purchase|Seward's Folly}}, the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
 == Trivia ==