The Secret War of Lisa Simpson/References - Revision history

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title of the episode is a reference to the 1968 comedy war film ''{{W|The Secret War of Harry Frigg}}''.
-[[File:Adlai Stevenson in The Moon of Earth.png|250px|thumb|American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears on the 1952 film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'']]
+[[File:Adlai Stevenson in The Moon of Earth.png|250px|thumb|American Democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears in the 1952 film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'']]
-*In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the Moon. Stevenson being referred as "Democratic hopeful" is the filmstrip is so old the 1952 presidential election still have not taken place and also his demeanor in the clip being so uncharismatic is a nod to Stevenson's own demeanor which caused the term "{{W|egghead}}" to be coined to describe him.
+*In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American Democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the Moon. Stevenson being referred to as "Democratic hopeful" is because the filmstrip is so old that the 1952 presidential election still has not taken place. Additionally, his uncharismatic demeanor in the clip is a nod to Stevenson's own demeanor, which led to the term "{{W|egghead}}" being coined to describe him.
 *At [[Springfield Police Station]], some of the stickers on the communication radio are from real American banana producers and distributors, such as {{W|Chiquita Brands International|Chiquita}} and {{W|Fresh Del Monte Produce|Del Monte}}.
-*The scene where [[Bart]] gets bounced back by the excessive-decibels shockwave is similar to the scene from ''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise}}'' where Marty McFly uses Doc's gigantic speaker and super-amplifier with his guitar.
+*The scene where [[Bart]] gets bounced back by the excessive-decibels shockwave is similar to a scene from ''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise}}'' where Marty McFly uses Doc's gigantic speaker and super-amplifier with his guitar.
 *Bart thinks his parents are taking him to [[Disneyland]].
 *The name of the [[Rommelwood Military School]] is a reference to German general {{W|Erwin Rommel}}.
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 *The plane that Bart and Lisa were strapped to the rotors of is a {{W|Boeing B-29 Superfortress}}.
 *The firing range scene is similar to the rifle range scene in the 1987 war drama film ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
-*When the Drill Sergeant tells Bart he missed his last target, Bart answers "Did I?". This is a parody of the 1979 spy film ''{{W2|Moonraker|film}}'' when [[James Bond]] apparently missed a bird but actually shot a sniper that was aiming at him.
+*When the Drill Sergeant tells Bart he missed his last target, Bart answers, "Did I?" This is a parody of the 1979 spy film ''{{W2|Moonraker|film}}'', when [[James Bond]] apparently misses a bird but actually shoots a sniper aiming at him.
-*During his call with Lisa, [[Abe]] talks to her about Admiral Byrd reaching the pole in 1934. In 1934, Admiral {{W|Richard E. Byrd}} spent five winter months alone in a meteorological base in Antarctica where he almost died.
+*During his call with Lisa, [[Abe]] talks to her about Admiral Byrd reaching the pole in 1934. In 1934, Admiral {{W|Richard E. Byrd}} spent five winter months alone in a meteorological base in Antarctica, where he almost died.
 **Abe also mentions ''{{ap|The Three Stooges|TV show}}'' and the {{W|Spanish Civil War}}.
 *When Lisa is all alone in the barracks, she thinks of American poet [[Emily Dickinson]], who lived on her own.
 *Lisa has a recording of [[Marge]] singing "[[You Are My Sunshine]]" by {{W|Jimmie Davis}} and {{W|Charles Mitchell}}.
-*"The Eliminator" has the same name as the final event on the 1989 competition program ''{{W2|American Gladiators|1989 TV series}}''.
+*"The Eliminator" shares its name with the final event on the 1989 competition program ''{{W2|American Gladiators|1989 TV series}}''.
-*When Bart was trying to teach Lisa to cross "The Eliminator" at night, one of the cadets confronting him was dressed like {{W|James Dean}} from ''{{W|Rebel Without a Cause}}''.
+*When Bart tries to teach Lisa to cross "The Eliminator" at night, one of the cadets confronting him is dressed like {{W|James Dean}} from ''{{W|Rebel Without a Cause}}''.
-**The same kid plays "{{W2|Taps|bugle call}}" when is Lisa's turn to cross "The Eliminator".
+**The same cadet plays "{{W2|Taps|bugle call}}" when it is Lisa's turn to cross "The Eliminator."
-*After Lisa passes "The Eliminator" she says she can't put her arms down. This is a reference to Randy Parker's "I Can't Put My Arms Down!" scene from the 1983 film ''{{W|A Christmas Story}}''.
+*After Lisa passes "The Eliminator," she says she can't put her arms down. This is a reference to Randy Parker's "I Can't Put My Arms Down!" scene from the 1983 film ''{{W|A Christmas Story}}''.
 == Goofs ==
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 *When Bart is driving a lawn mower and is pulled over by the police, Chief Wiggum is driving one of the police cars, even though he is inside telling Homer and Marge about sending Bart to military school.
 *During Bart's megaphone prank, a tan building turns blue for a frame.
-*When driving to Rommelwood, the car is Homer's Pink Sedan. However, upon leaving, it is the Orange Station Wagon. Later on, when Bart and Lisa graduate from the academy, they leave in the orange station wagon. On the road, it is the pink sedan, however. Later, when it turns out Homer and Marge were taking them to the dentist rather than Disneyland, it's the orange station wagon again.
+*When driving to Rommelwood, the car is Homer's Pink Sedan. However, upon leaving, it is the Orange Station Wagon. Later on, when Bart and Lisa graduate from the academy, they leave in the Orange Station Wagon. On the road, it is the Pink Sedan, however. Later, when it turns out Homer and Marge were taking them to the dentist rather than Disneyland, it's the Orange Station Wagon again.
 *Even though all the glass in Springfield breaks after Bart's megaphone prank, the glass in Chief Wiggum's patrol cruiser and Homer's car, as well as Professor Frink's glasses, stay intact.

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 *The title of the episode is a reference to the 1968 comedy war film ''{{W|The Secret War of Harry Frigg}}''.
 [[File:Adlai Stevenson in The Moon of Earth.png|250px|thumb|American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears on the 1952 film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'']]
-*In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the Moon. Stevenson being referred as "Democratic hopeful" is the filmstrip is so old the 1952 presidential election still have not taken place and also his demeanor in the clip being so uncharismatic is a nod to Stevenson's own demeanor which caused the term "{{W|egghead}}" to be coined to describe.
+*In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the Moon. Stevenson being referred as "Democratic hopeful" is the filmstrip is so old the 1952 presidential election still have not taken place and also his demeanor in the clip being so uncharismatic is a nod to Stevenson's own demeanor which caused the term "{{W|egghead}}" to be coined to describe him.
 *At [[Springfield Police Station]], some of the stickers on the communication radio are from real American banana producers and distributors, such as {{W|Chiquita Brands International|Chiquita}} and {{W|Fresh Del Monte Produce|Del Monte}}.
 *The scene where [[Bart]] gets bounced back by the excessive-decibels shockwave is similar to the scene from ''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise}}'' where Marty McFly uses Doc's gigantic speaker and super-amplifier with his guitar.

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 *The title of the episode is a reference to the 1968 comedy war film ''{{W|The Secret War of Harry Frigg}}''.
 [[File:Adlai Stevenson in The Moon of Earth.png|250px|thumb|American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears on the 1952 film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'']]
-*In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the moon.
+*In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the Moon. Stevenson being referred as "Democratic hopeful" is the filmstrip is so old the 1952 presidential election still have not taken place and also his demeanor in the clip being so uncharismatic is a nod to Stevenson's own demeanor which caused the term "{{W|egghead}}" to be coined to describe.
 *At [[Springfield Police Station]], some of the stickers on the communication radio are from real American banana producers and distributors, such as {{W|Chiquita Brands International|Chiquita}} and {{W|Fresh Del Monte Produce|Del Monte}}.
 *The scene where [[Bart]] gets bounced back by the excessive-decibels shockwave is similar to the scene from ''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise}}'' where Marty McFly uses Doc's gigantic speaker and super-amplifier with his guitar.

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 *"The Eliminator" has the same name as the final event on the 1989 competition program ''{{W2|American Gladiators|1989 TV series}}''.
 *When Bart was trying to teach Lisa to cross "The Eliminator" at night, one of the cadets confronting him was dressed like {{W|James Dean}} from ''{{W|Rebel Without a Cause}}''.
-**The same kid plays "{{W|Taps}}" when is Lisa's turn to cross "The Eliminator".
+**The same kid plays "{{W2|Taps|bugle call}}" when is Lisa's turn to cross "The Eliminator".
 *After Lisa passes "The Eliminator" she says she can't put her arms down. This is a reference to Randy Parker's "I Can't Put My Arms Down!" scene from the 1983 film ''{{W|A Christmas Story}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title of the episode is a reference to the 1968 comedy war film ''{{W|The Secret War of Harry Frigg}}''.
-[[File:Adlai Stevenson in The Moon of Earth.png|250px|thumb|American democrat {{W|Adlai Stevenson II}} appears on the 1952 film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'']]
+[[File:Adlai Stevenson in The Moon of Earth.png|250px|thumb|American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears on the 1952 film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'']]
-*In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American democrat {{W|Adlai Stevenson II}} appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the moon.
+*In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American democrat [[Adlai Stevenson II]] appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the moon.
 *At [[Springfield Police Station]], some of the stickers on the communication radio are from real American banana producers and distributors, such as {{W|Chiquita Brands International|Chiquita}} and {{W|Fresh Del Monte Produce|Del Monte}}.
 *The scene where [[Bart]] gets bounced back by the excessive-decibels shockwave is similar to the scene from ''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise}}'' where Marty McFly uses Doc's gigantic speaker and super-amplifier with his guitar.
-*Bart thinks his parents are taking him to {{W|Disneyland}}.
+*Bart thinks his parents are taking him to [[Disneyland]].
 *The name of the [[Rommelwood Military School]] is a reference to German general {{W|Erwin Rommel}}.
 *[[Lisa]] compares the military students to the {{W|Terracotta Army|terra-cotta warriors}} of {{W|Xi'an}}.
 *In the English Literature class at Rommelwood, the poem "{{W|Ode on a Grecian Urn}}" by {{W|John Keats}} is discussed.
 *Much of the military school scenes spoof the romantic drama film ''{{W|An Officer and a Gentleman}}''.
 *The firing range scene is similar to the rifle range scene in the 1987 war drama film ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
 *When the Drill Sergeant tells Bart he missed his last target, Bart answers "Did I?". This is a parody of the 1979 spy film ''{{W2|Moonraker|film}}'' when [[James Bond]] apparently missed a bird but actually shot a sniper that was aiming at him.
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 **Abe also mentions ''{{ap|The Three Stooges|TV show}}'' and the {{W|Spanish Civil War}}.
 *When Lisa is all alone in the barracks, she thinks of American poet [[Emily Dickinson]], who lived on her own.
-*Lisa has a recording of [[Marge]] singing "{{W|You Are My Sunshine}}" by {{W|Jimmie Davis}} and {{W|Charles Mitchell}}.
+*Lisa has a recording of [[Marge]] singing "[[You Are My Sunshine]]" by {{W|Jimmie Davis}} and {{W|Charles Mitchell}}.
 *"The Eliminator" has the same name as the final event on the 1989 competition program ''{{W2|American Gladiators|1989 TV series}}''.
 *When Bart was trying to teach Lisa to cross "The Eliminator" at night, one of the cadets confronting him was dressed like {{W|James Dean}} from ''{{W|Rebel Without a Cause}}''.
 **The same kid plays "{{W|Taps}}" when is Lisa's turn to cross "The Eliminator".
 *After Lisa passes "The Eliminator" she says she can't put her arms down. This is a reference to Randy Parker's "I Can't Put My Arms Down!" scene from the 1983 film ''{{W|A Christmas Story}}''.
 == Goofs ==
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 *In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American democrat {{w|Adlai Stevenson II}} appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the moon.
 *At [[Springfield Police Station]], some of the stickers on the communication radio are from real American banana producers and distributors, such as {{w|Chiquita Brands International|Chiquita}} and {{w|Fresh Del Monte Produce|Del Monte}}.
-*The scene where [[Bart]] gets bounced back by the excessive-decibels shockwave is similar to the scene from ''{{w|Back to the Future}}'' where Marty McFly uses Doc's gigantic speaker and super-amplifier with his guitar.
+*The scene where [[Bart]] gets bounced back by the excessive-decibels shockwave is similar to the scene from ''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise}}'' where Marty McFly uses Doc's gigantic speaker and super-amplifier with his guitar.
 *Bart thinks his parents are taking him to {{w|Disneyland}}.
 *The name of the [[Rommelwood Military School]] is a reference to German general {{w|Erwin Rommel}}.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The title of the episode is a reference to the 1968 comedy war film ''{{w|The Secret War of Harry Frigg}}''.
-[[File:Adlai Stevenson II.png|250px|thumb|American democrat {{w|Adlai Stevenson II}} appears on the 1952 film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'']]
+[[File:Adlai Stevenson in The Moon of Earth.png|250px|thumb|American democrat {{w|Adlai Stevenson II}} appears on the 1952 film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'']]
 *In the film ''[[The Moon of Earth]]'', American democrat {{w|Adlai Stevenson II}} appears and says he has no objection to men walking on the moon.
 *At [[Springfield Police Station]], some of the stickers on the communication radio are from real American banana producers and distributors, such as {{w|Chiquita Brands International|Chiquita}} and {{w|Fresh Del Monte Produce|Del Monte}}.
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 *The name of the [[Rommelwood Military School]] is a reference to German general {{w|Erwin Rommel}}.
 *[[Lisa]] compares the military students to the {{w|Terracotta Army|terra-cotta warriors}} of {{w|Xi'an}}.
-*In English Literature class at Rommelwood, the poem "{{W|Ode on a Grecian Urn}}" by {{W|John Keats}} is discussed.
+*In the English Literature class at Rommelwood, the poem "{{W|Ode on a Grecian Urn}}" by {{W|John Keats}} is discussed.
 *Much of the military school scenes spoof the romantic drama film ''{{w|An Officer and a Gentleman}}''.
 *The firing range scene is similar to the rifle range scene in the 1987 war drama film ''{{w|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
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 *When Bart was trying to teach Lisa to cross "The Eliminator" at night, one of the cadets confronting him was dressed like {{w|James Dean}} from ''{{w|Rebel Without a Cause}}''.
 **The same kid plays "{{w|Taps}}" when is Lisa's turn to cross "The Eliminator".
-*After Lisa passes "The Eliminator" she says she can't put her arms down. This is a reference to the "I Can't Put My Arms Down!" scene with Randy Parker from the 1983 film ''{{w|A Christmas Story}}''.
+*After Lisa passes "The Eliminator" she says she can't put her arms down. This is a reference to Randy Parker's "I Can't Put My Arms Down!" scene from the 1983 film ''{{w|A Christmas Story}}''.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Trivia ==
 *It should be noted that when Bart and Lisa were put on the rotors of a plane, the plane is a {{W|Boeing B-29 Superfortress}}, the plane that bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
 == Goofs ==