The Marge-ian Chronicles/References - Revision history

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{ap|Mad Max|franchise}} → Mad Max

2024-04-17T14:18:56Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{ap|Mad Max|franchise}} → Mad Max

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|Mount Everest}} → Mount Everest, {{W|Hawaii}} → Hawaii, {{W|National Geographic}} → National Geographic

2023-09-26T13:44:41Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Mount Everest}} → Mount Everest, {{W|Hawaii}} → Hawaii, {{W|National Geographic}} → National Geographic

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ fix wiki typo

2023-04-13T18:27:38Z

‎Cultural references: fix wiki typo

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ context for Marge rock concert

2023-04-13T18:25:03Z

‎Cultural references: context for Marge rock concert

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ "The Eagle has landed" Neil Armstrong ref

2023-04-12T17:39:26Z

‎Cultural references: "The Eagle has landed" Neil Armstrong ref

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ Nail polish to fix tear in space suit

2023-04-12T17:22:58Z

‎Cultural references: Nail polish to fix tear in space suit

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 *[[Homer]]'s frisbee appears on the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson House]]'s roof during the day. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XV]]")
 *[[Blue Bronco Energy Drink]] is one of the sponsors for the Mars Colony. ("[[Bart Gets a "Z"]]")
-*Homer reminds Marge that if they forbid Lisa to do something, she'd disobey them anyway, a reference to [[She Used to Be My Girl]], where Lisa snuck out of the house to join a reporter who was a rival of Marge.
+*Homer reminds Marge that if they forbid Lisa to do something, she'd disobey them anyway, a reference to "[[She Used to Be My Girl]]", where Lisa snuck out of the house to join a reporter who was a rival of Marge.
 {{Season 27|R}}
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 *[[Homer]]'s frisbee appears on the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson House]]'s roof during the day. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XV]]")
 *[[Blue Bronco Energy Drink]] is one of the sponsors for the Mars Colony. ("[[Bart Gets a "Z"]]")
+*Homer reminds Marge that if they forbid Lisa to do something, she'd disobey them anyway, a reference to [[She Used to Be My Girl]], where Lisa snuck out of the house to join a reporter who was a rival of Marge.
 {{Season 27|R}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Marge-ian Chronicles/References, The}}
 [[Category:Cultural references]]

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title of the episode is a reference to [[Ray Bradbury]]'s science-fiction book titled ''{{W|The Martian Chronicles}}''.
 *[[Homer]] saw the Flanders kids eating {{W|coddled eggs}} and later compared the eggs' orange color with "a sunset over a field of ripe {{W|Doritos}}".
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 **The footage of a man and a {{W|Sherpa}} reaching the summit of a mountain and planting the flag of the UK is a reference to the {{W|1953 British Mount Everest expedition}} in which {{W|Edmund Hillary}} and Sherpa {{W|Tenzing Norgay}} reached the summit of [[Mount Everest]].
 **The woman driving the deep-sea exploration submarine is a reference to American marine biologist {{W|Sylvia Earle}}.
 *The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life magazines:
 **''[[The Atlantical]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|The Atlantic}}''.
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 **''[[Times]]'' is a parody of ''[[Time]]''.
 **''[[Rational Review]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|National Review}}''. A joke involving comedian {{W|Larry the Cable Guy}} is included on the cover of the magazine.
 *There is a "Mercury 7 Astronauts" poster in [[Lisa]]'s bedroom. This is a reference to the {{W|Mercury Seven}}, who were the astronauts selected to fly the spacecraft for {{W|Project Mercury}}, the first human spaceflight program of the United States.
 *{{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} mentions the {{W|Valles Marineris}}, a system of canyons on [[Mars]].
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 *One of the astronauts complained because he hadn't already used his {{W|OpenTable}} dining points before the liftoff that was rescheduled to the following Thursday.
 *To prove to Lisa that she has guts, Marge said she once went to a rock concert by herself, in the rain, it was {{W|Loverboy}}.
 *Guests [[Tom Scharpling]] and [[Jon Wurster]] are a comedy duo who are the stars of the online radio show and podcast ''[http://thebestshow.net/ The Best Show]'' hosted by Scharpling. ''{{W|The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show}}'' logo appears on the back of the car driven by their characters during the end credits.
 *This episode marks the first occurrence of Lisa getting grounded.

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 *The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life magazines:
 **''[[The Atlantical]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|The Atlantic}}''.
-**''[[Scientist American]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Scientific American}}''. Its cover contains a reference to the movie ''{{ap|Mad Max|franchise}}''.
+**''[[Scientist American]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Scientific American}}''. Its cover contains a reference to the movie ''[[Mad Max]]''.
 **''[[Regional Geographic]]'' is a reference to ''[[National Geographic]]''.
 **''[[Times]]'' is a parody of ''[[Time]]''.

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 *[[Homer]] saw the Flanders kids eating {{W|coddled eggs}} and later compared the eggs' orange color with "a sunset over a field of ripe {{W|Doritos}}".
 *During [[Exploration Incorporated]]'s film:
-**Two indigenous people travel by means of an {{W|outrigger canoe}} towards what was likely to be {{W|Hawaii}}.
+**Two indigenous people travel by means of an {{W|outrigger canoe}} towards what was likely to be [[Hawaii]].
-**The footage of a man and a {{W|Sherpa}} reaching the summit of a mountain and planting the flag of the UK is a reference to the {{W|1953 British Mount Everest expedition}} in which {{W|Edmund Hillary}} and Sherpa {{W|Tenzing Norgay}} reached the summit of {{W|Mount Everest}}.
+**The footage of a man and a {{W|Sherpa}} reaching the summit of a mountain and planting the flag of the UK is a reference to the {{W|1953 British Mount Everest expedition}} in which {{W|Edmund Hillary}} and Sherpa {{W|Tenzing Norgay}} reached the summit of [[Mount Everest]].
 **The woman driving the deep-sea exploration submarine is a reference to American marine biologist {{W|Sylvia Earle}}.
 *The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life magazines:
 **''[[The Atlantical]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|The Atlantic}}''.
 **''[[Scientist American]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Scientific American}}''. Its cover contains a reference to the movie ''{{ap|Mad Max|franchise}}''.
-**''[[Regional Geographic]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|National Geographic}}''.
+**''[[Regional Geographic]]'' is a reference to ''[[National Geographic]]''.
 **''[[Times]]'' is a parody of ''[[Time]]''.
 **''[[Rational Review]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|National Review}}''. A joke involving comedian {{W|Larry the Cable Guy}} is included on the cover of the magazine.

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 *Lisa prepares to fix a tear in a {{W|Space suit|Extravehicular Activity (E.V.A) suit}} using the correct patching material.
 **[[Marge]] comes over and quickly patches the tear with red nail polish. (Clear nail polish had commonly been used to stop a ladder in {{W|Pantyhose|pantyhose}}.)
-*Marge says to Lisa "It looks like the ego has landed", a reference to what {{W|Neil Armstrong}} had said when the lunar module ''{{W|Apollo|Eagle }}'' had successfully landed on the moon.
+*Marge says to Lisa "It looks like the ego has landed", a reference to what {{W|Neil Armstrong}} had said when the lunar module ''{{W|Apollo 11|Eagle }}'' had successfully landed on the moon.
 *Ashley-madden.com is a reference to the {{W|Madden NFL}} videogame series
 *One of the astronauts complained because he hadn't already used his {{W|OpenTable}} dining points before the liftoff that was rescheduled to the following Thursday.

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 *The "Martian Habitat Simulator" is very similar to the habitat structure that was proposed for the {{W|Mars One}} project [https://news.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article__image_gallery/public/images/201410/MIT-Mars-One-01_0.jpg?itok=8DKPoz7d].
 *The labels that indicate the days passing by have the same effect as those from the film ''{{W2|The Martian|film}}''.
-*Lisa tries to fix a damaged {{W|Space suit|Extravehicular Activity (E.V.A) suit}}.
+*Lisa prepares to fix a tear in a {{W|Space suit|Extravehicular Activity (E.V.A) suit}} using the correct patching material.
-*[[Marge]] says "It looks like the ego has landed", a pun on the film ''{{W2|The Eagle Has Landed|film}}''.
+**[[Marge]] comes over and quickly patches the tear with red nail polish. (Clear nail polish had commonly been used to stop a ladder in {{W|Pantyhose|pantyhose}}.)
 *Ashley-madden.com is a reference to the {{W|Madden NFL}} videogame series
 *One of the astronauts complained because he hadn't already used his {{W|OpenTable}} dining points before the liftoff that was rescheduled to the following Thursday.

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 == Cultural references ==
 [[File:Magazines on the kitchen table.png|300px|thumb|The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life ones]]
-[[File:Mercury Seven reference.png|300px|thumb|A poster of the {{w|Mercury Seven}} can be seen in [[Lisa]]'s bedroom]]
+[[File:Mercury Seven reference.png|300px|thumb|A poster of the {{W|Mercury Seven}} can be seen in [[Lisa]]'s bedroom]]
-[[File:The Best Show logo.png|300px|thumb|''{{w|The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show}}'' logo can be seen at the back of {{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} and {{ap|Paul|The Marge-ian Chronicles}}'s car. The guest stars that voiced them are a comedy duo who are the stars of that online radio show/podcast]]
+[[File:The Best Show logo.png|300px|thumb|''{{W|The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show}}'' logo can be seen at the back of {{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} and {{ap|Paul|The Marge-ian Chronicles}}'s car. The guest stars that voiced them are a comedy duo who are the stars of that online radio show/podcast]]
-*The title of the episode is a reference to [[Ray Bradbury]]'s science-fiction book titled ''{{w|The Martian Chronicles}}''.
+*The title of the episode is a reference to [[Ray Bradbury]]'s science-fiction book titled ''{{W|The Martian Chronicles}}''.
-*[[Homer]] saw the Flanders kids eating {{w|coddled eggs}} and later compared the eggs' orange color with "a sunset over a field of ripe {{w|Doritos}}".
+*[[Homer]] saw the Flanders kids eating {{W|coddled eggs}} and later compared the eggs' orange color with "a sunset over a field of ripe {{W|Doritos}}".
 *During [[Exploration Incorporated]]'s film:
-**Two indigenous people travel by means of an {{w|outrigger canoe}} towards what was likely to be {{w|Hawaii}}.
+**Two indigenous people travel by means of an {{W|outrigger canoe}} towards what was likely to be {{W|Hawaii}}.
-**The footage of a man and a {{w|Sherpa}} reaching the summit of a mountain and planting the flag of the UK is a reference to the {{w|1953 British Mount Everest expedition}} in which {{w|Edmund Hillary}} and Sherpa {{w|Tenzing Norgay}} reached the summit of {{w|Mount Everest}}.
+**The footage of a man and a {{W|Sherpa}} reaching the summit of a mountain and planting the flag of the UK is a reference to the {{W|1953 British Mount Everest expedition}} in which {{W|Edmund Hillary}} and Sherpa {{W|Tenzing Norgay}} reached the summit of {{W|Mount Everest}}.
-**The woman driving the deep-sea exploration submarine is a reference to American marine biologist {{w|Sylvia Earle}}.
+**The woman driving the deep-sea exploration submarine is a reference to American marine biologist {{W|Sylvia Earle}}.
 *The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life magazines:
-**''[[The Atlantical]]'' is a parody of ''{{w|The Atlantic}}''.
+**''[[The Atlantical]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|The Atlantic}}''.
-**''[[Scientist American]]'' is a parody of ''{{w|Scientific American}}''. Its cover contains a reference to the movie ''{{ap|Mad Max|franchise}}''.
+**''[[Scientist American]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Scientific American}}''. Its cover contains a reference to the movie ''{{ap|Mad Max|franchise}}''.
-**''[[Regional Geographic]]'' is a reference to ''{{w|National Geographic}}''.
+**''[[Regional Geographic]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|National Geographic}}''.
 **''[[Times]]'' is a parody of ''[[Time]]''.
-**''[[Rational Review]]'' is a reference to ''{{w|National Review}}''. A joke involving comedian {{w|Larry the Cable Guy}} is included on the cover of the magazine.
+**''[[Rational Review]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|National Review}}''. A joke involving comedian {{W|Larry the Cable Guy}} is included on the cover of the magazine.
-*There is a "Mercury 7 Astronauts" poster in [[Lisa]]'s bedroom. This is a reference to the {{w|Mercury Seven}}, who were the astronauts selected to fly the spacecraft for {{w|Project Mercury}}, the first human spaceflight program of the United States.
+*There is a "Mercury 7 Astronauts" poster in [[Lisa]]'s bedroom. This is a reference to the {{W|Mercury Seven}}, who were the astronauts selected to fly the spacecraft for {{W|Project Mercury}}, the first human spaceflight program of the United States.
-*{{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} mentions the {{w|Valles Marineris}}, a system of canyons on [[Mars]].
+*{{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} mentions the {{W|Valles Marineris}}, a system of canyons on [[Mars]].
-*[[Blue Bronco Energy Drink]] is a parody of {{w|Red Bull}}.
+*[[Blue Bronco Energy Drink]] is a parody of {{W|Red Bull}}.
-*The "Martian Habitat Simulator" is very similar to the habitat structure that was proposed for the {{w|Mars One}} project [https://news.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article__image_gallery/public/images/201410/MIT-Mars-One-01_0.jpg?itok=8DKPoz7d].
+*The "Martian Habitat Simulator" is very similar to the habitat structure that was proposed for the {{W|Mars One}} project [https://news.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article__image_gallery/public/images/201410/MIT-Mars-One-01_0.jpg?itok=8DKPoz7d].
-*The labels that indicate the days passing by have the same effect as those from the film ''{{w2|The Martian|film}}''.
+*The labels that indicate the days passing by have the same effect as those from the film ''{{W2|The Martian|film}}''.
-*Lisa tries to fix a damaged {{w|Space suit|Extravehicular Activity (E.V.A) suit}}.
+*Lisa tries to fix a damaged {{W|Space suit|Extravehicular Activity (E.V.A) suit}}.
-*[[Marge]] says "It looks like the ego has landed", a pun on the film ''{{w2|The Eagle Has Landed|film}}''.
+*[[Marge]] says "It looks like the ego has landed", a pun on the film ''{{W2|The Eagle Has Landed|film}}''.
-*Ashley-madden.com is a reference to the {{w|Madden NFL}} videogame series
+*Ashley-madden.com is a reference to the {{W|Madden NFL}} videogame series
-*One of the astronauts complained because he hadn't already used his {{w|OpenTable}} dining points before the liftoff that was rescheduled to the following Thursday.
+*One of the astronauts complained because he hadn't already used his {{W|OpenTable}} dining points before the liftoff that was rescheduled to the following Thursday.
-*Marge once went to a rock concert by herself, in the rain, it was {{w|Loverboy}}.
+*Marge once went to a rock concert by herself, in the rain, it was {{W|Loverboy}}.
-*Guests [[Tom Scharpling]] and [[Jon Wurster]] are a comedy duo who are the stars of the online radio show and podcast ''[http://thebestshow.net/ The Best Show]'' hosted by Scharpling. ''{{w|The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show}}'' logo appears on the back of the car driven by their characters during the end credits.
+*Guests [[Tom Scharpling]] and [[Jon Wurster]] are a comedy duo who are the stars of the online radio show and podcast ''[http://thebestshow.net/ The Best Show]'' hosted by Scharpling. ''{{W|The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show}}'' logo appears on the back of the car driven by their characters during the end credits.
 *This episode marks the first occurrence of Lisa getting grounded.
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 **draft-pigs.com
 **Fig Glutens
-**Ashley-madden.com, a reference to the {{w|Madden NFL}} videogame series
+**Ashley-madden.com, a reference to the {{W|Madden NFL}} videogame series
 **Simmer-Time's Dinner sauces. Simmer-time is a real life restaurant
 **[[Duff Beer]]