The Way We Was/References - Revision history

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 *Marge's dramatic interpterion for the forensic championship is on the movie ''{{W|Butterflies Are Free}}''. The title is on the chalkboard.
 *The backdrop for the prom pictures recreates the album cover of [[Elton John]]'s ''{{W2|Goodbye Yellow Brick Road|album}}'' which is the [[Class of '74 Prom|prom]]'s theme.
 == Trivia ==

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 *The [[Yakkin' About the Movies|television show]] they are watching in the beginning is a parody of the television series ''{{W2|At the Movies|U.S. TV series|Siskel and Ebert and The Movies}}''.
 *''{{W2|Ms.|magazine}}'' is a real feminist magazine which peaked in the 1970s.
-*Marge's dramatic interpterion for the forensic championship is on the movie ''{{W|Butterflies Are Free}}''. The title is written on the chalkboard behind her.
+*Marge's dramatic interpterion for the forensic championship is on the movie ''{{W|Butterflies Are Free}}''. The title is on the chalkboard.
 *The backdrop for the prom pictures recreates the album cover of [[Elton John]]'s ''{{W2|Goodbye Yellow Brick Road|album}}'' which is the [[Class of '74 Prom|prom]]'s theme.

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 *During the prom photos, the couple with the Afros turn from yellow to brown.
 *On the leaflet, [[Montgomery Burns]] looks his current self.
 == Music ==

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 *When Homer is driving his car, he is disappointed to hear "{{W|(They Long to Be) Close to You|They Long to Be Close to You}}" by the Carpenters, but is in better spirits when he changes the station to hear "{{W2|The Joker|song}}" by the Steve Miller Band, to which he sings along. However, "They Long to be Close to You" plays in Homer's mind when he first lays eyes on Marge, indicating love at first sight. "The Joker" plays over the closing credits.
 *The [[Yakkin' About the Movies|television show]] they are watching in the beginning is a parody of the television series ''{{W2|At the Movies|U.S. TV series|Siskel and Ebert and The Movies}}''.
 == Trivia ==

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 *{{W|Ray Stevens}} - "{{W|The Streak}}"
 *[[Elton John]] - "{{W2|Goodbye Yellow Brick Road|song}}"
 == Continuity ==

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 *Homer has posters of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
 *Marge says they were seniors in high school together, so that would mean that they are the same age. However, it has been established that Homer is 39, and Marge is 34. Is it possible that Homer got held back in school five times? He sure didnt look 23 when he was a senior. This is just one of the many weird things in the show about Homer aging, but nobody else.
-*A spoof of [[Barry White]] song is played when Homer invites Marge home for French guidance. The voice, nor the lyrics, belong to Barry White at all, but he does make an appearance later on in the "[[Whacking Day]]" episode.
+*A spoof of [[Barry White]] song is played when Homer invites Marge over to his house for tutoring in French. The voice, nor the lyrics, belong to Barry White at all, but he does make an appearance later on in the "[[Whacking Day]]" episode.
 == Goofs ==

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The episode's title is a reference to the 1973 movie ''{{w|The Way We Were}}''.
+*The episode's title is a reference to the 1973 movie ''{{W|The Way We Were}}''.
 **Another episode title referencing this movie is [[season 15]]'s "[[The Way We Weren't]]".
-*When Homer is driving his car, he is disappointed to hear "{{w|(They Long to Be) Close to You|They Long to Be Close to You}}" by the Carpenters, but is in better spirits when he changes the station to hear "{{W2|The Joker|song}}" by the Steve Miller Band, to which he sings along. However, "They Long to be Close to You" plays in Homer's mind when he first lays eyes on Marge, indicating love at first sight. "The Joker" plays over the closing credits.
+*When Homer is driving his car, he is disappointed to hear "{{W|(They Long to Be) Close to You|They Long to Be Close to You}}" by the Carpenters, but is in better spirits when he changes the station to hear "{{W2|The Joker|song}}" by the Steve Miller Band, to which he sings along. However, "They Long to be Close to You" plays in Homer's mind when he first lays eyes on Marge, indicating love at first sight. "The Joker" plays over the closing credits.
 *The [[Yakkin' About the Movies|television show]] they are watching in the beginning is a parody of the television series ''{{W2|At the Movies|U.S. TV series|Siskel and Ebert and The Movies}}''.
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 == Music ==
-*[[The Carpenters]] - "{{w|(They Long to Be) Close to You}}"
+*[[The Carpenters]] - "{{W|(They Long to Be) Close to You}}"
-*{{w|Steve Miller Band}} - "{{W2|The Joker|song}}"
+*{{W|Steve Miller Band}} - "{{W2|The Joker|song}}"
-*{{w|Van McCoy}} - "{{W2|The Hustle|song}}"
+*{{W|Van McCoy}} - "{{W2|The Hustle|song}}"
-*{{w|Ray Stevens}} - "{{w|The Streak}}"
+*{{W|Ray Stevens}} - "{{W|The Streak}}"
 *[[Elton John]] - "{{W2|Goodbye Yellow Brick Road|song}}"

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 *Grampa and Homer dined on a bucket of Shakespeare Fried Chicken.
 *This is the first episode where we see Homer smoking (he smokes cigarettes in the bathroom as a teen). He would also smoke cigars and pipes in later episodes.
-* This is the first episode where Patty and Selma smoke as teenagers, this  was influenced by their chain smoking father, Clancy Bouvier.
+*This is the first episode where Patty and Selma smoke as teenagers, this was influenced by their chain smoking father, Clancy Bouvier.
 *The articles in "Ms. Magazine" are: "Why all men are bad," "Hating and Dating: Do they mix?" and "25 reasons not to shave your armpits"
 *The Larry Davis Experience (from 7G01) play at the prom.