The Man Who Came to Be Dinner/References - Revision history

SolarBot: replaced: {{W|Picasso}} → Picasso

2025-02-25T11:26:33Z

replaced: {{W|Picasso}} → Picasso

Simpsons88 at 18:49, November 2, 2024

2024-11-02T18:49:43Z

2601:145:8000:5230:4124:6E8B:CF19:A908: /* Cultural references */

2023-09-22T04:45:35Z

‎Cultural references

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Scrooge McDuck}} → Scrooge McDuck

2022-09-15T14:59:55Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Scrooge McDuck}} → Scrooge McDuck

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Pirates of the Caribbean}} → Pirates of the Caribbean

2022-06-07T21:50:38Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Pirates of the Caribbean}} → Pirates of the Caribbean

64.53.228.104: /* Cultural references */

2022-05-10T19:30:23Z

‎Cultural references

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: Milhouse → Milhouse, Skinner → Principal Skinner

2022-03-13T14:56:29Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: Milhouse → Milhouse, Skinner → Principal Skinner

Solar Dragon at 22:36, March 12, 2022

2022-03-12T22:36:46Z

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w| → {{W| (55), {{w2| → {{W2| (9)

2021-10-16T07:15:10Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w| → {{W| (55), {{w2| → {{W2| (9)

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w|M. C. Escher}} → M. C. Escher (2), {{w|Jar Jar Binks}} → Jar Jar Binks, {{w|James T. Kirk}} → James T. Kirk, {{w|Hikaru Sulu}} → Hikaru Sulu

2021-04-08T22:36:55Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w|M. C. Escher}} → M. C. Escher (2), {{w|Jar Jar Binks}} → Jar Jar Binks, {{w|James T. Kirk}} → James T. Kirk, {{w|Hikaru Sulu}} → Hikaru Sulu

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 **[[Lisa]]'s painting has the style of Escher's {{W|tessellations}}. Graphic artist [[M. C. Escher]] was a known user of mathematically inspired art.
 **[[Bart]] is based in {{W|Jackson Pollock}}'s {{W|drip painting}}, a form of abstract art in which paint is dripped or poured on to the canvas.
-**[[Marge]]'s painting is a parody of ''{{W|Femme aux Bras Croisés}}'', made by {{W|Picasso}} during his "{{W|Picasso's Blue Period|Blue Period}}". Picasso's signature can also be seen.
+**[[Marge]]'s painting is a parody of ''{{W|Femme aux Bras Croisés}}'', made by [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] during his "{{W|Picasso's Blue Period|Blue Period}}". Picasso's signature can also be seen.
 **[[Homer]]'s painting is a parody of ''{{W2|Bacchus|Rubens}}'' by {{W|Peter Paul Rubens}}.
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 *As the Simpsons head to [[Dizz-Nee Land]], "{{W|The Sorcerer's Apprentice}}" plays.
 [[File:Fall of Saigon reference.png|300px|thumb|The helicopter scene is a reference to {{W|22 Gia Long Street}} evacuation during the {{W|Fall of Saigon}}]]
 *The helicopter taking off from a roof to get to the amusement park is a reference to a famous picture of {{W|22 Gia Long Street}}, where a helicopter is evacuating U.S government employees during the {{W|Fall of Saigon}}, the last major battle of the {{W|Vietnam War}}.
 *[[Babicide]] is a parody of {{W|Barbicide}}, a disinfectant solution used by barbers and cosmetologists for disinfecting grooming tools.
 *[[Michael D'Amico]] tries to remove a sword out of a stone, like in Disney's ''{{W2|The Sword in the Stone|1963 film}}''.
 *''[[Cosmic Wars]]'' was mentioned to have been bought out by Dizz-Nee, a reference to ''[[Star Wars]]'' being bought out by ''{{W|Disney}}''.
 *The ''Cosmic Wars'' sector includes:
 **[[Country Storm Trooper Jamboree]]: A band of {{W2|Stormtrooper|Star Wars}}s and parody of {{W|Country Bear Jamboree}}.
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 *The flying car in the video shown at [[Out-of-Date Futureland]] looks very similar to the cars in ''[[The Jetsons]]''.
 *[[Toonton Abbey]] is a reference to ''{{W|Downton Abbey}}''.
 *When the [[UFO]] is traveling to [[Rigel VII]]:
 **A part of space looks very similar to the video game ''[[Asteroids]]''.

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 *There is a ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' attraction called [[Politically Correct]] at Dizz-Nee Land.
 **At this attraction, a female {{W2|figurehead|object}} is reading ''[[Our Bodies, Ourselves]]'', a real-world book about women's health and sexuality.
-**The song sung by the animatronic pirates in the ride, "No Means No, We Know That'', appears to be sung to the tune of the Winkie Chant from ''The Wizard of Oz''.
+**The song sung by the animatronic pirates in the ride, "No Means No, We Know That", appears to be sung to the tune of the Winkie Chant from ''The Wizard of Oz''.
 *There are parodies of [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Scrooge McDuck]] (who looks similar to [[The Mad Hatter]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'') in Dizz-Nee Land.
 *There is a poster of the film ''[[Song of the South Bronx]]'' at [[Kooky Cat's Deli-cat-essen]]. This is a reference to Disney's live-action animated film ''{{W|Song of the South}}''. The fictitious film poster at Kooky Cat's shows an animated rabbit jumping on an abandoned and stripped car. The photo of the car is real [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006675193/ ] and was taken in 1964 by Phil Stanziola in what was then a troubled borough of New York City. [[David Silverman]], who was born in {{W|Long Island}}, added this gag [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150107/morrisania/simpsons-lampoons-bronxs-past-latest-episode/ ].

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 **At this attraction, a female {{W2|figurehead|object}} is reading ''[[Our Bodies, Ourselves]]'', a real-world book about women's health and sexuality.
 **The song sung by the animatronic pirates in the ride, "No Means No, We Know That'', appears to be sung to the tune of the Winkie Chant from ''The Wizard of Oz''.
-*There are parodies of [[Mickey Mouse]] and {{W|Scrooge McDuck}} (who looks similar to [[The Mad Hatter]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'') in Dizz-Nee Land.
+*There are parodies of [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Scrooge McDuck]] (who looks similar to [[The Mad Hatter]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'') in Dizz-Nee Land.
 *There is a poster of the film ''[[Song of the South Bronx]]'' at [[Kooky Cat's Deli-cat-essen]]. This is a reference to Disney's live-action animated film ''{{W|Song of the South}}''. The fictitious film poster at Kooky Cat's shows an animated rabbit jumping on an abandoned and stripped car. The photo of the car is real [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006675193/ ] and was taken in 1964 by Phil Stanziola in what was then a troubled borough of New York City. [[David Silverman]], who was born in {{W|Long Island}}, added this gag [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150107/morrisania/simpsons-lampoons-bronxs-past-latest-episode/ ].
 *''[[Tom Bosley Island]]'' is a reference to [[Tom Sawyer]].

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 **[[Jabba the Tiki Hut]]: A reference to {{W|Jabba the Hutt}} and {{W|Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room}}.
 **[[Yoda]]: A parody of Master Yoda says that ''Cosmic Wars'' was bought for four billion dollars.
-*There is a ''{{W|Pirates of the Caribbean}}'' attraction called [[Politically Correct]] at Dizz-Nee Land.
+*There is a ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' attraction called [[Politically Correct]] at Dizz-Nee Land.
 **At this attraction, a female {{W2|figurehead|object}} is reading ''[[Our Bodies, Ourselves]]'', a real-world book about women's health and sexuality.
 **The song sung by the animatronic pirates in the ride, "No Means No, We Know That'', appears to be sung to the tune of the Winkie Chant from ''The Wizard of Oz''.

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 **[[Akira]] as [[Hikaru Sulu]], ("{{W|The Naked Time}}"). Sulu was played by [[George Takei]], who is also the voice of Akira.
 **Lisa as the {{W|Borg Queen}}, from the movie ''{{W|Star Trek: First Contact}}''.
-**[[Seymour Skinner|Skinner]] as [[Spock]] dealing with hundreds of the [[Crazy Cat Lady]]'s cat heads ("{{W|The Trouble with Tribbles}}").
+**[[Principal Skinner]] as [[Spock]] dealing with hundreds of the [[Crazy Cat Lady]]'s cat heads ("{{W|The Trouble with Tribbles}}").
 **Bart wearing a ''{{W|Star Trek: The Original Series}}'' sciences uniform while crawling through a {{W|Jeffries Tube}}.
 **[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] as Lokai, and [[Eddie]] and [[Lou]] as Bele ("{{W|Let That Be Your Last Battlefield}}").
 **Homer as Kirk, with the three Providers ("{{W|The Gamesters of Triskelion}}").
-**[[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] as a {{W|Ferengi}}.
+**[[Milhouse]] as a {{W|Ferengi}}.
 **[[Barney Gumble]] as {{W|Harry Mudd}}, with [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] as androids ("{{W|I, Mudd}}").
 **[[Mr. Burns]] as {{W|Balok}} ("{{W|The Corbomite Maneuver}}").

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 **[[Rocky the Flying Squirrel]] is seen on an asteroid with two aliens.
 *''[[Star Wars]]'': [[Homer]] uses a device similar to a lightsaber to chop off his hand and uses another setting to restore his hand. He then uses this device on [[Marge]]'s hair and gives her a hand in her hair instead.
-*Homer thinks that the fact of [[Kang and Kodos]] being a superior race could be something positive for humanity. Lisa is not so sure and compares that to the {{W|European colonization of the Americas}} and to the {{W|Belgian Congo}}.
+*Homer thinks that the fact of [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] being a superior race could be something positive for humanity. Lisa is not so sure and compares that to the {{W|European colonization of the Americas}} and to the {{W|Belgian Congo}}.
 *The alien air marshall is reading the newspaper ''[[UFO Today]]'', a parody of ''{{W|USA Today}}.
 *Among the few creatures seen in the zoo were [[Black hole aliens|a Black hole alien]], a xenomorph from the ''[[Alien]]'' franchise, and, most terrifying of all, a kitten.

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 *In the episode's [[The Man Who Came to Be Dinner/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] the Simpsons are at an art exhibition. They are watching paintings of themselves with different art techniques and parodies, while ''{{w|Pictures at an Exhibition#10. The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev)|Pictures at an Exhibition: The Bogatyr Gates}}'' is heard in the background:
 **[[Maggie]] is illustrated using the {{w|Ben Day process}}, widely used in comic books of the 1950s through the 1970s.
-**[[Lisa]]'s painting has the style of Escher's {{w|tessellations}}. Graphic artist {{w|M. C. Escher}} was a known user of mathematically inspired art.
+**[[Lisa]]'s painting has the style of Escher's {{w|tessellations}}. Graphic artist [[M. C. Escher]] was a known user of mathematically inspired art.
 **[[Bart]] is based in {{w|Jackson Pollock}}'s {{w|drip painting}}, a form of abstract art in which paint is dripped or poured on to the canvas.
 **[[Marge]]'s painting is a parody of ''{{w|Femme aux Bras Croisés}}'', made by {{w|Picasso}} during his "{{w|Picasso's Blue Period|Blue Period}}". Picasso's signature can also be seen.
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 <gallery>
 File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Maggie.png|Maggie is illustrated using the {{w|Ben Day process}}
-File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Lisa.png|Lisa's painting has the style of {{w|M. C. Escher}}'s {{w|tessellations}}
+File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Lisa.png|Lisa's painting has the style of [[M. C. Escher]]'s {{w|tessellations}}
 File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Bart.png|Bart is based in {{w|Jackson Pollock}}'s {{w|drip painting}}
 File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Marge.png|Marge's painting is a parody of ''{{w|Femme aux Bras Croisés}}''
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 *The ''Cosmic Wars'' sector includes:
 **[[Country Storm Trooper Jamboree]]: A band of {{W2|Stormtrooper|Star Wars}}s and parody of {{w|Country Bear Jamboree}}.
-**[[Jim-Jam Bonk's Wild Ride]]: A reference both to {{w|Jar Jar Binks}} and {{w|Mr. Toad's Wild Ride}}.
+**[[Jim-Jam Bonk's Wild Ride]]: A reference both to [[Jar Jar Binks]] and {{w|Mr. Toad's Wild Ride}}.
 **[[Jabba the Tiki Hut]]: A reference to {{w|Jabba the Hutt}} and {{w|Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room}}.
 **[[Yoda]]: A parody of Master Yoda says that ''Cosmic Wars'' was bought for four billion dollars.
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 *The end credits parody ''Star Trek'' and the theme music plays.
 **Marge as Vina, the {{w2|Orion|Star Trek}} slave girl ("{{w2|The Cage|Star Trek: The Original Series}}").
-**Homer as {{w|James T. Kirk}} fighting the {{w|Gorn}} captain ("{{w2|Arena|Star Trek: The Original Series}}")
+**Homer as [[James T. Kirk]] fighting the {{w|Gorn}} captain ("{{w2|Arena|Star Trek: The Original Series}}")
-**[[Akira]] as {{w|Hikaru Sulu}}, ("{{w|The Naked Time}}"). Sulu was played by [[George Takei]], who is also the voice of Akira.
+**[[Akira]] as [[Hikaru Sulu]], ("{{w|The Naked Time}}"). Sulu was played by [[George Takei]], who is also the voice of Akira.
 **Lisa as the {{w|Borg Queen}}, from the movie ''{{w|Star Trek: First Contact}}''.
 **[[Seymour Skinner|Skinner]] as [[Spock]] dealing with hundreds of the [[Crazy Cat Lady]]'s cat heads ("{{w|The Trouble with Tribbles}}").