The Last of the Red Hat Mamas/References - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 23:29, May 22, 2025

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Simpsons88 at 17:58, May 22, 2025

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Snowball II at 15:41, October 4, 2024

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Snowball II: frinkiac.com/caption/S17E07/162996 frinkiac.com/caption/S05E20/510209

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Solar Dragon at 19:36, April 4, 2022

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SolarBot: /* Trivia */replaced: Luigi → Luigi

2022-03-13T14:42:44Z

‎Trivia: replaced: Luigi → Luigi

Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */

2022-01-16T12:10:21Z

‎Goofs

CJG00 at 21:46, February 7, 2021

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Mythigator: /* Cultural references */

2020-08-23T19:05:26Z

‎Cultural references

Solar Dragon: Undo revision 862463 by ClockwerkSamurai12 (talk) That seems like too much of a stretch.

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Undo revision 862463 by ClockwerkSamurai12 (talk) That seems like too much of a stretch.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode's title is a play on "the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas", the nickname of American singer and actress {{W|Sophie Tucker}}.
+*The episode's title is a play on "The Last of the Red-Hot Mamas", the nickname of American singer and actress {{W|Sophie Tucker}}.
-*[[Hugs Bunny]], the referee of the Springfield Easter Celebration, is an obvious pun on {{W|Bugs Bunny}}. [[Mrs. Quimby]] also mimics {{W|Elmer Fudd}}'s speech impediment in introducing Hugs.
+*[[Hugs Bunny]], the referee of the Springfield Easter Celebration, is an obvious pun on {{W|Bugs Bunny}} from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. [[Mrs. Quimby]] also mimics [[Elmer Fudd]]'s speech impediment in introducing Hugs.
-**During his fight with Hugs Bunny, [[Homer]] remarks, "Silly rabbit. Kicks are for ribs!" This is a play on the catchphras"Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!" for the children's breakfast cereal {{W|Trix}}.
+**During his fight with Hugs Bunny, [[Homer]] remarks, "Silly rabbit. Kicks are for ribs!" This is a play on the catchphrase "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!" for the children's breakfast cereal {{W|Trix}}.
 *The song "{{W|Music to Watch Girls By}}" by {{W|Sid Ramin}} is heard when Mrs. Quimby activates the switch to call the Mayor's Chief of Staff and security.
 *Mrs. Quimby is now voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]] instead of [[Maggie Roswell]] and based the voice on {{W|Barbara Walters}}.
-*Mayor Quimby's office is styled after the White House Oval Office. Mrs. Quimby's trip around the mayor's office is vaguely reminiscent of a spoken word track on the record, ''The First Family'', wherein Mrs. Kennedy led the paparazzi around the White House, leaving everything "just the way it is."
+*Mayor Quimby's office is styled after the White House Oval Office. Mrs. Quimby's trip around the mayor's office is vaguely reminiscent of a spoken word track on the record ''The First Family'', wherein Mrs. Kennedy led the paparazzi around the White House, leaving everything "just the way it is."
 *[[Sherri and Terri]] refer to {{W|Romulus and Remus}} when [[Lisa]] says she wants to visit [[Rome]].
 *A 2001 {{W|BMW}} car is "not on sale" on the notice board.
-*{{W|R.E.M.}} 1993 hit "{{W|Everybody Hurts}}" is heard when Marge spends time alone.
+*{{W|R.E.M.}}'s 1993 hit "{{W|Everybody Hurts}}" is heard when Marge spends time alone.
 *The [[Cheery Red Tomatoes]] are a parody of the {{W|Red Hat Society}}, an international social organization that was founded in 1998 in the United States for women age 50 and beyond, but now open to women of all ages.
-*The sign of [[Vic Tayback Hotel & Casino]] portrays American actor {{W|Vic Tayback}} in the clothes of Mel Sharples, the diner owner  on the television sitcom ''{{W2|Alice|American TV series}}''.
+*The sign of the [[Vic Tayback Hotel & Casino]] portrays American actor {{W|Vic Tayback}} in the clothes of Mel Sharples, the diner owner on the television sitcom ''{{W2|Alice|American TV series}}''.
 [[File:Milhouse as Don Fanucci.png|250px|thumb|At [[Springfield's Little Italy]], [[Milhouse]] acts like {{W|Don Fanucci}} from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}'']]
 *When Lisa and [[Milhouse]] go to [[Springfield's Little Italy]], Milhouse acts like {{W|Don Fanucci}} from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}''. His clothes in that scene are similar, too.
 **Springfield's Little Italy is a parody of {{W|Little Italy, Manhattan}}.
 *The ladies plan to steal twelve {{W|Fabergé egg}}s [[Mr. Burns]] holds in his manor.
-*Homer thinks Marge forgot her copy of a {{W|Peterson Field Guides}} on birds. The Peterson Field Guides are a popular and influential series of American field guides intended to assist the layman in identification of birds, plants, insects and other natural phenomena.
+*Homer thinks Marge forgot her copy of a {{W|Peterson Field Guides}} on birds. The Peterson Field Guides are a popular and influential series of American field guides intended to assist the layman in identification of birds, plants, insects, and other natural phenomena.
-**When briefly reading the guide, Homer discovers that {{W|roadrunner}}s are real, indirectly referring the {{W|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Road Runner}} from the ''{{W|Looney Tunes}}''.
+**When briefly reading the guide, Homer discovers that {{W|roadrunner}}s are real, indirectly referring to the {{W|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Road Runner}} from ''Looney Tunes''.
 *While brushing her hair in the mirror, Lisa sings a modified version of "{{W|La donna è mobile}}" from {{W|Giuseppe Verdi}}'s opera ''{{W|Rigoletto}}''.
 *Eddie's animated style of traffic direction is likely a reference to {{W|Tony Lepore}}, the "Dancing Cop" of Providence, Rhode Island.
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 == Trivia ==
 *The very next episode ("[[The Italian Bob]]"), the Simpson family goes to Italy. Lisa speaks some Italian in that episode.
-*It's revealed in this episode that [[Luigi]] can't speak Italian, only "fractured English" (with Italian accent) what his parents spoke at home.
+*It's revealed in this episode that [[Luigi]] can't speak Italian, only "fractured English" (with an Italian accent), which his parents spoke at home.
 == Continuity ==
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 == Goofs ==
-*When Homer pulls out the folder, Mansion is misspelled as "Manson".
+*When Homer pulls out the folder, "Mansion" is misspelled as "Manson".
-*The blueprint on the wall during the planning of the heist misspells Burns name as "Bwrns."
+*The blueprint on the wall during the planning of the heist misspells Burns' name as "Bwrns."
 {{Season 17|R}}
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 == Cultural references ==
-*''[[Alien]]'': Homer's line, "Game over man ... game over" (when the police arrive at Burns' mansion) echoes [[William Hudson|Hudson]]'s line from the movie ''[[Aliens]]''.
+*The episode's title is a play on "the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas", the nickname of American singer and actress {{W|Sophie Tucker}}.
-*Eddie's animated style of traffic direction is likely a reference to Tony Lepore, the "Dancing Cop" of Providence, Rhode Island.
+*[[Hugs Bunny]], the referee of the Springfield Easter Celebration, is an obvious pun on {{W|Bugs Bunny}}. [[Mrs. Quimby]] also mimics {{W|Elmer Fudd}}'s speech impediment in introducing Hugs.
-*When Lisa and Milhouse go to Little Italy, Milhouse acts like Don Fanucci from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}''. His clothes in that scene are similar, too.
+**During his fight with Hugs Bunny, [[Homer]] remarks, "Silly rabbit. Kicks are for ribs!" This is a play on the catchphras"Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!" for the children's breakfast cereal {{W|Trix}}.
-*[[Hugs Bunny]], the referee of the Springfield Easter Celebration, is an obvious pun on Bugs Bunny. Mrs. Quimby also mimics Elmer Fudd's speech impediment in introducing Hugs. Later, Homer mentions the Road Runner, surprised to learn there is an actual bird by that name.
+*The song "{{W|Music to Watch Girls By}}" by {{W|Sid Ramin}} is heard when Mrs. Quimby activates the switch to call the Mayor's Chief of Staff and security.
 *Mrs. Quimby is now voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]] instead of [[Maggie Roswell]] and based the voice on {{W|Barbara Walters}}.
 *Mayor Quimby's office is styled after the White House Oval Office. Mrs. Quimby's trip around the mayor's office is vaguely reminiscent of a spoken word track on the record, ''The First Family'', wherein Mrs. Kennedy led the paparazzi around the White House, leaving everything "just the way it is."
-*{{W|Red Hat Society}} - The Cheery Red Tomatoes organization is a spoof of the women's group, focusing on fun and companionship.
+*[[Sherri and Terri]] refer to {{W|Romulus and Remus}} when [[Lisa]] says she wants to visit [[Rome]].
-*"Rigoletto" - Lisa sings new lyrics to the aria "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's opera.
+*A 2001 {{W|BMW}} car is "not on sale" on the notice board.
-*The episode title is a play on the movie title ''Sophie Tucker - The Last of the Red Hot Mamas'', about the life of the Vaudeville entertainer.
+*{{W|R.E.M.}} 1993 hit "{{W|Everybody Hurts}}" is heard when Marge spends time alone.
-*During his fight with Hugs Bunny, Homer remarks, "Silly rabbit. Kicks are for ribs!" This is a play on the catchphrase for the children's breakfast cereal ''Trix''.
+*The [[Cheery Red Tomatoes]] are a parody of the {{W|Red Hat Society}}, an international social organization that was founded in 1998 in the United States for women age 50 and beyond, but now open to women of all ages.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Cultural references ==
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 *The episode title is a play on the movie title ''Sophie Tucker - The Last of the Red Hot Mamas'', about the life of the Vaudeville entertainer.
 *During his fight with Hugs Bunny, Homer remarks, "Silly rabbit. Kicks are for ribs!" This is a play on the catchphrase for the children's breakfast cereal ''Trix''.
 == Continuity ==
-*The portrait of [[Mayor Quimby]]'s ancestor was previously seen when [[Bart]] snuck into his nephew [[Freddy Quimby|Freddy]]'s birthday party. ("[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]")
+*The portrait of [[Mayor Quimby]]'s ancestor was previously seen when [[Bart]] snuck into the birthday party for the Mayor's nephew [[Freddy Quimby|Freddy]]. ("[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]")
 {{Season 17|R}}

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 *When Lisa and Milhouse go to Little Italy, Milhouse acts like Don Fanucci from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}''. His clothes in that scene are similar, too.
 *[[Hugs Bunny]], the referee of the Springfield Easter Celebration, is an obvious pun on Bugs Bunny. Mrs. Quimby also mimics Elmer Fudd's speech impediment in introducing Hugs. Later, Homer mentions the Road Runner, surprised to learn there is an actual bird by that name.
 *Mayor Quimby's office is styled after the White House Oval Office. Mrs. Quimby's trip around the mayor's office is vaguely reminiscent of a spoken word track on the record, ''The First Family'', wherein Mrs. Kennedy led the paparazzi around the White House, leaving everything "just the way it is."
 *{{W|Red Hat Society}} - The Cheery Red Tomatoes organization is a spoof of the women's group, focusing on fun and companionship.
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 *The episode title is a play on the movie title ''Sophie Tucker - The Last of the Red Hot Mamas'', about the life of the Vaudeville entertainer.
 *During his fight with Hugs Bunny, Homer remarks, "Silly rabbit. Kicks are for ribs!" This is a play on the catchphrase for the children's breakfast cereal ''Trix''.
 {{Season 17|R}}

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 *Eddie's animated style of traffic direction is likely a reference to Tony Lepore, the "Dancing Cop" of Providence, Rhode Island.
 *When Lisa and Milhouse go to Little Italy, Milhouse acts like Don Fanucci from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}''. His clothes in that scene are similar, too.
-*[[Hugs Bunny]], the referee of the Springfield Easter Celebration, is an obvious pun on Bugs Bunny. Mrs. Quimby also mimics Elmer Fudd's speech impediment in introducing Hugs. Later, Homer mentions the [[Road Runner]], surprised to learn there is an actual bird by that name.
+*[[Hugs Bunny]], the referee of the Springfield Easter Celebration, is an obvious pun on Bugs Bunny. Mrs. Quimby also mimics Elmer Fudd's speech impediment in introducing Hugs. Later, Homer mentions the Road Runner, surprised to learn there is an actual bird by that name.
 *Mayor Quimby's office is styled after the White House Oval Office. Mrs. Quimby's trip around the mayor's office is vaguely reminiscent of a spoken word track on the record, ''The First Family'', wherein Mrs. Kennedy led the paparazzi around the White House, leaving everything "just the way it is."
 *{{W|Red Hat Society}} - The Cheery Red Tomatoes organization is a spoof of the women's group, focusing on fun and companionship.

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 *It's revealed in this episode that [[Luigi Risotto|Luigi]] can't speak Italian, only "fractured English" (with Italian accent) what his parents spoke at home.
 *When [[Lisa]] kisses [[Milhouse]], he says "I'm the luckiest boy in the world" similar to Doremi Harukaze from the Ojamajo Doremi which she says "I'm the unluckiest girl in the world".
 == Cultural references ==