The Spy Who Learned Me/References - Revision history

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 == Continuity ==
 *A [[Pin Pals]] photo is seen in [[Moe's Tavern]]. ("[[Team Homer]]")
-*A ''[[Tic–Tac–Toe: X v. O]]'' trailer is seen on the TV in [[Moe's Tavern]]. ("[[The Squirt and the Whale]]")
+*A ''[[Tic-Tac-Toe: X v. O]]'' trailer is seen on the TV in [[Moe's Tavern]]. ("[[The Squirt and the Whale]]")
 *A portion of ''[[Do You Want Lies With That?]]'' was seen in "[['Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky]]".
 *Lisa would eventually get a B+ in "[[Grampy Can Ya Hear Me]]".

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 *[[Homer]]'s commentary of "Turret syndrome" references {{W|Tourette syndrome}}.
 *On one occasion, Homer and [[Marge]] watched the 2010 romantic crime comedy ''{{W|Date Night}}''.
-*[[Declan Desmond]]'s documentary ''[[Do You Want Lies With That?]]'' is a parody of the documentary ''{{W|Super Size Me}}'' by [[Morgan Spurlock]]. The film documents the drastic change on Spurlock's physical and psychological health and well-being after eating only {{W|McDonald's}} food for 30 days.
+*[[Declan Desmond]]'s documentary ''[[Do You Want Lies With That?]]'' is a parody of the documentary ''{{W|Super Size Me}}'' by [[Morgan Spurlock]]. The film documents the drastic change on Spurlock's physical and psychological health and well-being after eating only [[McDonald's]] food for 30 days.
 **A morbid obese Declan cannot fill an application for the {{W|Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film}}.
 **The piano composition heard when [[Krusty]] lifts Declan up with a bulldozer is {{W|Gymnopédie No. 1|''Gymnopédie'' No. 1}} by {{W|Erik Satie}}.
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 *[[Lenny]]'s imaginary friend, [[Hufnpuffalus]], is a parody of {{W|Mr. Snuffleupagus}}, a character from ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
 *Stradivarius Cain comes out of the water wearing a blue swimsuit, just like [[Daniel Craig]]'s version of James Bond in ''{{W2|Casino Royale|2006 film}}'' which, at the same time, resemblances the iconic scene where {{W|Honey Ryder}} ({{W|Ursula Andress}}) comes out of the water in ''{{W2|Dr. No|film}}''.
-*In a ride in the [[Pink Sedan]], Homer and Dr. Cain pass by a [[Yuk-ingham Palace]] store, which is a reference to the {{W|Buckingham Palace}} in [[London]].
+*In a ride in the [[Pink Sedan]], Homer and Dr. Cain pass by a [[Yuk-ingham Palace]] store, which is a reference to the [[Buckingham Palace]] in [[London]].
 *The room where Homer practiced flirting is based on {{W|Piz Gloria}}, the villain's lair in James Bond's film ''{{W2|On Her Majesty's Secret Service|film}}''.
 *When Marge pulls up to the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], Lenny asks "what brings you to the SNPP", which is a possible reference to the website [[The Simpsons Archive]], which is more commonly known by the initials "SNPP".

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 *Lenny calls Marge a "Blue Angel", however, he says he is not referring to the flight squadron {{W|Blue Angels}}, famous for their air shows.
 *Krusty and [[Mr. Teeny]] are playing ''[[Zii Sports]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Wii Sports}}''.
-*When being asked get [[Nelson]] into a superhero shape, Krusty's personal trainer {{Ap|Billy|The Spy Who Learned Me}} proposes:
+*When being asked get [[Nelson]] into a superhero shape, Krusty's personal trainer {{ap|Billy|The Spy Who Learned Me}} proposes:
 **[[Hugh Jackman]]'s {{W2|Wolverine|character}} from {{W|X-Men}}.
 **{{W|Alicia Silverstone}}'s {{W|Batgirl}} from ''{{W2|Batman & Robin|film}}''.

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 *[[Declan Desmond]]'s documentary ''[[Do You Want Lies With That?]]'' is a parody of the documentary ''{{W|Super Size Me}}'' by [[Morgan Spurlock]]. The film documents the drastic change on Spurlock's physical and psychological health and well-being after eating only {{W|McDonald's}} food for 30 days.
 **A morbid obese Declan cannot fill an application for the {{W|Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film}}.
 [[File:Borders Books.png|300px|thumb|The floating bag that [[Homer]] considers a beautiful thing is a reference to "The Dancing Bag" from ''{{W2|American Beauty|1999 film}}''. The bag passes by a [[Borders Books]] store, a company that went bankrupt in 2009]]
 *The sequence where Homer is enjoying his first day off includes:
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 *When Marge pulls up to the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], Lenny asks "what brings you to the SNPP", which is a possible reference to the website [[The Simpsons Archive]], which is more commonly known by the initials "SNPP".
 *Lenny calls Marge a "Blue Angel", however, he says he is not referring to the flight squadron {{W|Blue Angels}}, famous for their air shows.
-*[[Krusty]] and [[Mr. Teeny]] are playing ''[[Zii Sports]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Wii Sports}}''.
+*Krusty and [[Mr. Teeny]] are playing ''[[Zii Sports]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Wii Sports}}''.
 *When being asked get [[Nelson]] into a superhero shape, Krusty's personal trainer {{Ap|Billy|The Spy Who Learned Me}} proposes:
 **[[Hugh Jackman]]'s {{W2|Wolverine|character}} from {{W|X-Men}}.

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 **The floating bag that [[Barney]] later ingests is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{W2|American Beauty|1999 film}}'', specifically to "The Dancing Bag" scene.
 *[[Lenny]]'s imaginary friend, [[Hufnpuffalus]], is a parody of {{W|Mr. Snuffleupagus}}, a character from ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
 *In a ride in the [[Pink Sedan]], Homer and Dr. Cain pass by a [[Yuk-ingham Palace]] store, which is a reference to the {{W|Buckingham Palace}} in [[London]].
 *The room where Homer practiced flirting is based on {{W|Piz Gloria}}, the villain's lair in James Bond's film ''{{W2|On Her Majesty's Secret Service|film}}''.
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 **[[Clippy]], the common nickname for Clippit, the {{W|Office Assistant}} for {{W|Microsoft Office}} from {{W|Windows 98}} to {{W|Windows 2003}}.
 **[[Cleatus the Football Robot]], which is {{W|Fox NFL Sunday#Cleatus the Robot|Cleatus the Robot}} from ''{{W|Fox NFL Sunday}}''. The {{W|NFL on FOX theme|''NFL on FOX'' theme}} is heard when Cleatus appears.
-*The piano piece "{{W2|Clair de lune|Debussy}}" by {{W|Claude Debussy}} is heard after Homer seduces the [[Blue-eyed man]].
+*The piano piece ''{{W2|Clair de lune|Debussy}}'' by {{W|Claude Debussy}} is heard after Homer seduces the [[Blue-eyed man]].
 **The Blue-eyed man mentions meeting American actor {{W|Greg Kinnear}} in a party.
 **The Blue-eyed man is a parody of {{W|Tony Montana}} ({{W|Al Pacino}}), the main character in ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''. This character looks like Montana and he also mentions living in [[Bolivia]]. A part of ''Scarface'' is set in this country.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode title is a pun on the 1977 ''[[James Bond]]'' film ''{{W2|The Spy Who Loved Me|film}}''.
+*The episode's title is a pun on the 1977 ''[[James Bond]]'' film ''{{W2|The Spy Who Loved Me|film}}''.
-*[[Ming the Merciless]] from ''{{W|Flash Gordon}}'' appears in the [[Stradivarius Cain]] movie.
+**[[Stradivarius Cain]] is a direct parody of James Bond, sharing many of Bond's characteristics such as combat skills, appearance, and charm with women.
-*[[Declan Desmond|Declan's]] documentary ''[[Do You Want Lies With That?]]'' is a parody of the documentary ''{{W|Super Size Me}}'' by [[Morgan Spurlock]].
+*[[Ming the Merciless]] from ''{{W|Flash Gordon}}'' appears in the Stradivarius Cain movie.
-*The scene of Homer looking at "beautiful things" is a parody of ''{{W|Forrest Gump}}''.
+*[[Homer]]'s commentary of "Turret syndrome" references {{W|Tourette syndrome}}.
-*[[Hufnpuffalus]] is a parody of ''[[Sesame Street]]'''s Mr. Snuffleupagus.
+*On one occasion, Homer and [[Marge]] watched the 2010 romantic crime comedy ''{{W|Date Night}}''.
-*Homer's illusions:
+*[[Declan Desmond]]'s documentary ''[[Do You Want Lies With That?]]'' is a parody of the documentary ''{{W|Super Size Me}}'' by [[Morgan Spurlock]]. The film documents the drastic change on Spurlock's physical and psychological health and well-being after eating only {{W|McDonald's}} food for 30 days.
-**[[E.T.]], a character from ''{{W|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial}}''.
+**A morbid obese Declan cannot fill an application for the {{W|Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film}}.
 **[[Mr. Potato Head]], a children's toy, made popular by ''[[Toy Story]]''.
-**[[Clippy]], the common nickname for Clippit, the {{W|Office Assistant}} for Microsoft Office from {{W|Windows 98}} to {{W|Windows 2003}}.
+**[[Clippy]], the common nickname for Clippit, the {{W|Office Assistant}} for {{W|Microsoft Office}} from {{W|Windows 98}} to {{W|Windows 2003}}.
-**[[Cleatus the Football Robot]], a robot that is likely the same as {{W|Fox NFL Sunday#Cleatus the Fox Sports Robot|Cleatus the Fox Sports Robot}}.
+**[[Cleatus the Football Robot]], which is {{W|Fox NFL Sunday#Cleatus the Robot|Cleatus the Robot}} from ''{{W|Fox NFL Sunday}}''. The {{W|NFL on FOX theme|''NFL on FOX'' theme}} is heard when Cleatus appears.
-*The room where Homer practiced flirting is based on {{W|Piz Gloria}}, the villain's lair in ''{{W2|On Her Majesty's Secret Service|film}}''.
+*The piano piece "{{W2|Clair de lune|Debussy}}" by {{W|Claude Debussy}} is heard after Homer seduces the [[Blue-eyed man]].
-*The [[Blue-eyed man|blue-eyed Bolivian]] is a parody of {{W|Tony Montana}} from ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''.
+**The Blue-eyed man mentions meeting American actor {{W|Greg Kinnear}} in a party.
-*When [[Marge]] pulls up to the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], [[Lenny]] asks "what brings you to the SNPP," which is a possible reference to the website "[[The Simpsons Archive]]", which is more commonly known by the initials "snpp".
+**The Blue-eyed man is a parody of {{W|Tony Montana}} ({{W|Al Pacino}}), the main character in ''{{W2|Scarface|1983 film}}''. This character looks like Montana and he also mentions living in [[Bolivia]]. A part of ''Scarface'' is set in this country.
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