The Twisted World of Marge Simpson/References - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{W|Antonio Fargas}} → Antonio Fargas, {{W|Fonzie}} → Fonzie, {{W|Macy's}} → Macy's, {{W|Michael Corleone}} → Michael Corleone

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‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|Antonio Fargas}} → Antonio Fargas, {{W|Fonzie}} → Fonzie, {{W|Macy's}} → Macy's, {{W|Michael Corleone}} → Michael Corleone

Simpsons88 at 12:36, July 24, 2024

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Simpsons88 at 13:07, July 23, 2024

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Simpsons88 at 13:07, July 23, 2024

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Solar Dragon at 18:24, September 22, 2021

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SolarBot: /* Cultural references /replaced: == Cultural References == → == Cultural References == (2), == → == (2), == → == (2), → *, == Cultural References == → == Cultural references ==

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Solar Dragon at 23:51, April 8, 2021

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Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */

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‎Goofs

CJG00: /* Goofs */

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‎Goofs

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 **The disco song "{{W2|The Hustle|song}}" by {{W|Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony}} is heard.
 **There is a poster of [[John Travolta]] in his iconic role as Tony Manero in the 1977 film ''{{W|Saturday Night Fever}}''.
-**[[Disco Stu]] does {{W|Fonzie}}'s "Eyyyyyyy" from the sitcom ''[[Happy Days]]''.
+**[[Disco Stu]] does [[Fonzie]]'s "Eyyyyyyy" from the sitcom ''[[Happy Days]]''.
-**Stu's goldfish platforms are similar to the pair worn by Flyguy ({{W|Antonio Fargas}}) in the 1988 film ''{{W|I'm Gonna Git You Sucka}}''.
+**Stu's goldfish platforms are similar to the pair worn by Flyguy ([[Antonio Fargas]]) in the 1988 film ''{{W|I'm Gonna Git You Sucka}}''.
 *{{W|Patti LaBelle}}'s famous 1987 hit "{{W2|New Attitude|song}}" is heard when [[Helen]], [[Edna]], [[Agnes]], [[Luann]] and [[Maude]] buy [[Fleet-A-Pita]].
 *The "You'll be there" speech [[Frank Ormand]] gives to [[Marge]] when she buys the pretzel franchise is a parody of the "I'll be there" speech Tom Joad ({{W|Henry Fonda}}) gives to "Ma" Joad ({{W|Jane Darwell}}) in the 1940 American drama film ''{{W2|The Grapes of Wrath|film}}''.
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 *Marge places a ''{{W|Hang in there, Baby}}'' motivational poster in the garage. The poster dates back to late 1971.
 *The popular song "{{W2|Don't Stop|Fleetwood Mac song}}" by [[Fleetwood Mac]] is heard when the Fleet-A-Pita van arrives to [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]].
-*Marge tries to have a peaceful relationship with Fleet-A-Pita and compares the two to department stores {{W|Macy's}} and {{W|Gimbels}}. Gimbels was also considered the chief rival of Macy's with their feud popularized in American culture.
+*Marge tries to have a peaceful relationship with Fleet-A-Pita and compares the two to department stores [[Macy's]] and {{W|Gimbels}}. Gimbels was also considered the chief rival of Macy's with their feud popularized in American culture.
 **Agnes recalls that Gimbels is "long gone". The company closed in 1987, ten years before this episode aired.
 *Two of the [[Spuckler children]], [[Rumer Spuckler|Rumer]] and [[Scout Spuckler|Scout]] are named after two of [[Bruce Willis]] and {{W|Demi Moore}}'s children, {{W|Rumer Glenn Willis}} and Scout LaRue Willis.
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 *"{{W|The Lineman}}" by {{W|Sam Spence}} (better known nowadays for its use in ''{{W|SpongeBob SquarePants}}'') plays during the montage when the [[Mafia]] takes out the other businesses.
 **This scene parodies the hitting jobs in the 1990 crime drama ''{{W|Goodfellas}}''.
-**The scene where [[Legs]] stabs a pizza at [[Luigi's]] is a parody of an scene from ''[[The Godfather]]'' where {{W|Michael Corleone}} ({{W|Al Pacino}}) kills {{W|Virgil Sollozzo}} ({{W|Al Lettieri}}) at Louis Italian-American Restaurant.
+**The scene where [[Legs]] stabs a pizza at [[Luigi's]] is a parody of an scene from ''[[The Godfather]]'' where [[Michael Corleone]] ({{W|Al Pacino}}) kills {{W|Virgil Sollozzo}} ({{W|Al Lettieri}}) at Louis Italian-American Restaurant.
 *The Fleet-A-Pita owners hire the Japanese organized crime group ''{{W|Yakuza}}'' to fight the [[Springfield Mafia]].

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 *"{{W|The Lineman}}" by {{W|Sam Spence}} (better known nowadays for its use in ''{{W|SpongeBob SquarePants}}'') plays during the montage when the [[Mafia]] takes out the other businesses.
 **This scene parodies the hitting jobs in the 1990 crime drama ''{{W|Goodfellas}}''.
-**The scene where [[Legs]] stabs a pizza at [[Luigi's]] is a parody of an scene from ''[[The Godfather]]'' where {{W|Michael Corleone}} ([[Al Pacino]]) kills {{W|Virgil Sollozzo}} ({{W|Al Lettieri}}) at Louis Italian-American Restaurant.
+**The scene where [[Legs]] stabs a pizza at [[Luigi's]] is a parody of an scene from ''[[The Godfather]]'' where {{W|Michael Corleone}} ({{W|Al Pacino}}) kills {{W|Virgil Sollozzo}} ({{W|Al Lettieri}}) at Louis Italian-American Restaurant.
 *The Fleet-A-Pita owners hire the Japanese organized crime group ''{{W|Yakuza}}'' to fight the [[Springfield Mafia]].

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 **Stu's goldfish platforms are similar to the pair worn by Flyguy ({{W|Antonio Fargas}}) in the 1988 film ''{{W|I'm Gonna Git You Sucka}}''.
 *{{W|Patti LaBelle}}'s famous 1987 hit "{{W2|New Attitude|song}}" is heard when [[Helen]], [[Edna]], [[Agnes]], [[Luann]] and [[Maude]] buy [[Fleet-A-Pita]].
-*[[Marge]] places a ''{{W|Hang in there, Baby}}'' motivational poster.
+*The "You'll be there" speech [[Frank Ormand]] gives to [[Marge]] when she buys the pretzel franchise is a parody of the "I'll be there" speech Tom Joad ({{W|Henry Fonda}}) gives to "Ma" Joad ({{W|Jane Darwell}}) in the 1940 American drama film ''{{W2|The Grapes of Wrath|film}}''.
+**Frank Ormand, voiced by [[Jack Lemmon]], is based on Lemmon's character from the American tragedy film ''{{W2|Glengarry Glen Ross|film}}''.
-*"The Lineman" by {{W|Sam Spence}} (better known nowadays for its use in ''{{W|SpongeBob SquarePants}}'') plays during the montage when the [[Mafia]] takes out the other businesses.
+**In his speech, Ormand references {{W|Bavaria}}, as pretzels have been an integral part of German baking traditions for centuries.
 == Goofs ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode's [[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson/Gags#Chalckboard gag|chalkboard gag]], "I am not licensed to do anything" is likely a pun on ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' from the ''[[James Bond]]'' series.
+*The episode's [[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson/Gags#Chalckboard gag|chalkboard gag]], "I am not licensed to do anything" is likely a pun on ''{{W|Licence to Kill}}'' from the ''[[James Bond]]'' series.
 *The Springfield Ivenstorettes invested in ''[[El Bombastico]]'', a Mexican ''{{W|lucha libre}}'' wrestler. According to the poster, ''El Bombastico'' performs at "El Coliseo de Tijuana". This is a reference to the {{W|Arena Coliseo}}, an arena primarily used for ''lucha libre'' which is located in [[Mexico City]], but not in [[Tijuana]].
 *At the Franchise Expo, [[Investo the Robot]] shouts "Danger, danger!" after [[Bart]] damages its circuits with soda. This is a reference to the same phrase used by the {{W2|Robot|Lost in Space|Environmental Control Robot}} in the TV series ''[[Lost in Space]]''.

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		+	*The episode's [[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson/Gags#Chalckboard gag\|chalkboard gag]], "I am not licensed to do anything" is likely a pun on ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' from the ''[[James Bond]]'' series.
		+	*The Springfield Ivenstorettes invested in ''[[El Bombastico]]'', a Mexican ''{{W\|lucha libre}}'' wrestler. According to the poster, ''El Bombastico'' performs at "El Coliseo de Tijuana". This is a reference to the {{W\|Arena Coliseo}}, an arena primarily used for ''lucha libre'' which is located in [[Mexico City]], but not in [[Tijuana]].
		+	*At the Franchise Expo, [[Investo the Robot]] shouts "Danger, danger!" after [[Bart]] damages its circuits with soda. This is a reference to the same phrase used by the {{W2\|Robot\|Lost in Space\|Environmental Control Robot}} in the TV series ''[[Lost in Space]]''.
		+	*At [[Disco Stu's Can't Stop the Learnin' Disco Academies]]:
		+	**The disco song "{{W2\|The Hustle\|song}}" by {{W\|Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony}} is heard.
		+	**There is a poster of [[John Travolta]] in his iconic role as Tony Manero in the 1977 film ''{{W\|Saturday Night Fever}}''.
		+	**[[Disco Stu]] does {{W\|Fonzie}}'s "Eyyyyyyy" from the sitcom ''[[Happy Days]]''.
		+	**Stu's goldfish platforms are similar to the pair worn by Flyguy ({{W\|Antonio Fargas}}) in the 1988 film ''{{W\|I'm Gonna Git You Sucka}}''.
		+	*{{W\|Patti LaBelle}}'s famous 1987 hit "{{W2\|New Attitude\|song}}" is heard when [[Helen]], [[Edna]], [[Agnes]], [[Luann]] and [[Maude]] buy [[Fleet-A-Pita]].
		+	*[[Marge]] places a ''{{W\|Hang in there, Baby}}'' motivational poster.
		+
	*"The Lineman" by {{W\|Sam Spence}} (better known nowadays for its use in ''{{W\|SpongeBob SquarePants}}'') plays during the montage when the [[Mafia]] takes out the other businesses.		*"The Lineman" by {{W\|Sam Spence}} (better known nowadays for its use in ''{{W\|SpongeBob SquarePants}}'') plays during the montage when the [[Mafia]] takes out the other businesses.

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 == Goofs ==
 *When the short Yakuza member was thrown though the kitchen window, he went into the backyard, but the battle was waging in the front yard - However, it is possible that he just ran around to the front, or the fight enveloped the grounds.
 *When everyone started throwing pretzels at Mr. Burns in the stadium, pretzels started coming off-screen from nowhere.

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-== Cultural References ==
+== Cultural references ==
-* "The Lineman" by {{W|Sam Spence}} (better known nowadays for its use in ''{{W|SpongeBob SquarePants}}'') plays during the montage when the [[Mafia]] takes out the other businesses.
+*"The Lineman" by {{W|Sam Spence}} (better known nowadays for its use in ''{{W|SpongeBob SquarePants}}'') plays during the montage when the [[Mafia]] takes out the other businesses.
 == Goofs ==

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 *Many coloring mistakes occur during the mafia fight, when there is a top-down view of the gangs advancing on each other members of the Yakuza have the colours of Fat Tony, Legs and Louie, when Marge suggests her and Homer go inside, Louie is seen backing away from the overweight member of the Yakuza but has Legs' colours and when Homer starts talking about the short Yakuza member, another member of the Yakuza passes shouting "Hi-ya!" he also has Legs' colours, also when there is a shot of the kitchen with the gang war seen through the window we briefly see Legs with Louie's colours.
 *When Marge throws down the fliers, one of the people in the crowd who is African-American briefly has a yellow (Caucasian) arm, it happens twice both times when his arm is in the bent position.
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The Twisted World of Marge Simpson/References - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */ replaced: {{W|Antonio Fargas}} → Antonio Fargas, {{W|Fonzie}} → Fonzie, {{W|Macy's}} → Macy's, {{W|Michael Corleone}} → Michael Corleone

Simpsons88 at 12:36, July 24, 2024

Simpsons88 at 08:25, July 24, 2024

Simpsons88 at 13:07, July 23, 2024

Simpsons88 at 13:07, July 23, 2024

Solar Dragon at 18:24, September 22, 2021

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: == Cultural References == → == Cultural References == (2), == → == (2), == → == (2), * → *, == Cultural References == → == Cultural references ==

Solar Dragon at 23:51, April 8, 2021

Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */

CJG00: /* Goofs */

SolarBot: /* Cultural references /replaced: == Cultural References == → == Cultural References == (2), == → == (2), == → == (2), → *, == Cultural References == → == Cultural references ==