The Man Who Flew Too Much/References - Revision history

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Cherryberg at 10:02, December 24, 2024

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 *Patty also tells Marge that she and [[Selma]] used {{W|Generative artificial intelligence}} to make an image of Homer as a corpse.
 *Mona appears to Homer as if she is in [[Hell]] with [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]], [[Che Guevara]], and [[Giacomo Casanova|Casanova]].
-**Casanova complains that although he died in 1978, he is being "MeToo'd". Casanova is referring to the {{W|MeToo movement}} against sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape culture. During his lifetime, Casanova was surrounded by controversial sexual behavior, including being accused of rape.
+**Casanova complains that although he died in 1798, he is being "MeToo'd". Casanova is referring to the {{W|MeToo movement}} against sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape culture. During his lifetime, Casanova was surrounded by controversial sexual behavior, including being accused of rape.
 *The scene where Homer frees himself from the snow is inspired by the opening of the comic ''{{W|The Amazing Spider-Man}} #33''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871004054027165822 Al Jean's Twitter - "The Amazing Spider-Man 33"]</ref>
 *The [[First Church of Springfield marquee]] reads "Four funerals and a funeral," referencing the film ''{{W|Four Weddings and a Funeral}}''.

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 **Due to the lack of food, [[Moe]] wants to resort to cannibalism as soon as they crash. (The {{W|Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571#Resorting to cannibalism|survivors}} of the Uruguayan crash eventually resorted to cannibalism.)
 *"[[Bowl Me to the Moon]]" is a parody of "{{W|Fly Me to the Moon}}" by [[Frank Sinatra]].
-*The bowling shoe spray [[Charlotte's Dead]] is a pun on the children's book ''{{W|Charlotte's Web}}''.
+*The bowling shoe spray [[Charlotte's Dead]] is a pun on the children's book ''[[Charlotte's Web]]''.
 *[[Kent Brockman]] refers to the [[Pin Pals]] as "[[Super Bowl]]ers".
 *[[Comic Book Guy]] has figures of "the Unsellable {{W|X-Men}}", modified to represent the Pin Pals.

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 *[[Barney]] is shown to still be a helicopter pilot. ("[[Days of Wine and D'oh'ses]]")
 *[[Ned]] reads a magazine called ''{{ap|Holy Rollers|magazine}}.'' Ned was previously part of a bowling team called the [[Holy Rollers]]. ("[[Team Homer]]")
-*[[Miss Hoover]] sits with [[Gil]] at the Pin Pals' funeral. The two marry in "[[Habeas Tortoise]]".
+*[[Miss Hoover]] sits with [[Gil]] at the Pin Pals' funeral. The two married in "[[Habeas Tortoise]]".
 == Goofs ==
 *[[Carl]]'s body proportion when he clung for his life above the hole are wrong, and the whole episode's animation in general looked weird.

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 *The couch gag social media account is a reference to Out Of Context Simpsons Couch Gags on Twitter @OOCCouchGags, as confirmed by showrunner and writer Al Jean.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871389298513387814 Al Jean's Twitter - "@OOCCouchGags confirmation"]</ref>
 *Part of the episode is based on the {{W|Miracle of the Andes}}, a flight carrying an Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes Mountains in 1972. The tragedy was adapted into several films, including the 1993 film ''{{W2|Alive|1993 film}}'' and most recently the 2023 film ''{{W|Society of the Snow}}''. [[Marge]] watched the [[Alive!|movie]] in "[[Fear of Flying]]".
-**Due to the lack of food, [[Moe]] tries to resort to cannibalism, mirroring the {{W|Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571#Resorting to cannibalism|actions}} of the passengers in the aftermath of the crash.
+**Due to the lack of food, [[Moe]] wants to resort to cannibalism as soon as they crash. (The {{W|Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571#Resorting to cannibalism|survivors}} of the Uruguayan crash eventually resorted to cannibalism.)
 *"[[Bowl Me to the Moon]]" is a parody of "{{W|Fly Me to the Moon}}" by [[Frank Sinatra]].
 *The bowling shoe spray [[Charlotte's Dead]] is a pun on the children's book ''{{W|Charlotte's Web}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a reference to the 1956 mystery thriller film ''{{W2|The Man Who Knew Too Much|1956 film}}''.
-*The couch gag social media account is a reference to Out Of Context Simpsons Couch Gags on Twitter @OOCCouchGags, as confirmed by showrunner and writer Al Jean.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871389298513387814 Al Jean’s Twitter - “@OOCCouchGags confirmation”]</ref>
+*The couch gag social media account is a reference to Out Of Context Simpsons Couch Gags on Twitter @OOCCouchGags, as confirmed by showrunner and writer Al Jean.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871389298513387814 Al Jean's Twitter - "@OOCCouchGags confirmation"]</ref>
 *Part of the episode is based on the {{W|Miracle of the Andes}}, a flight carrying an Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes Mountains in 1972. The tragedy was adapted into several films, including the 1993 film ''{{W2|Alive|1993 film}}'' and most recently the 2023 film ''{{W|Society of the Snow}}''. [[Marge]] watched the [[Alive!|movie]] in "[[Fear of Flying]]".
 **Due to the lack of food, [[Moe]] tries to resort to cannibalism, mirroring the {{W|Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571#Resorting to cannibalism|actions}} of the passengers in the aftermath of the crash.
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 **{{W|Seraphim}} and {{W|Cherubim}}, which represent angelic hierarchies, with the Seraphim humorously depicted with multiple eyes, reflecting biblical descriptions, and the Cherubim shown with child-like angelic features.
 **Holy Spirits, referencing the {{W|Holy Spirit}}.
-**St. Peter’s Log Flume, referencing [[St. Peter]] and the 1946 Disney film ''{{W|Song of the South}}''.
+**St. Peter's Log Flume, referencing [[St. Peter]] and the 1946 Disney film ''{{W|Song of the South}}''.
 ***The {{W|Splash Mountain}} log flume ride, which opened at [[Disneyland]] in 1989, was based on the animated portions of ''Song of the South''.
 *[[Luigi]] tells [[Chief Wiggum]] that the cops put his daughters through college. He then says "Seven Sisters", but clarifies that he means he had seven daughters and that he wasn't referring to the {{W2|Seven Sisters|colleges}} colleges.

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 *The [[First Church of Springfield marquee]] reads "Four funerals and a funeral," referencing the film ''{{W|Four Weddings and a Funeral}}''.
 *Fausto's fate is based on {{W|Beck Weathers}}, a survivor of the {{W|1996 Mount Everest disaster}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871004505585955127 Al Jean's Twitter - "Fausto's fate"]</ref>
-*The couch gag Twitter account is a reference to Out Of Context Simpsons Couch Gags on Twitter @OOCCouchGags, as confirmed by showrunner and writer Al Jean <ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871389298513387814 Al Jean’s Twitter - “@OOCCouchGags confirmation”]</ref>
+*The couch gag Twitter account is a reference to Out Of Context Simpsons Couch Gags on Twitter @OOCCouchGags, as confirmed by showrunner and writer Al Jean. <ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871389298513387814 Al Jean’s Twitter - “@OOCCouchGags confirmation”]</ref>
 *Homer says "That'll do, Flanders. That'll do," referencing the ending of ''{{W2|Babe|film}}''.