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== Cultural references ==
*The comic title is a reference to the short story ''{{W|The Man Who Would Be King}}'' by [[Rudyard Kipling]].
*[[Mr. Burns]] tells [[Smithers]] that he watched ''The Making of {{W|I'll Take Sweden}}'' and that [[Anita Ekberg]] is quite a dish.
*[[Little Stockholm]] has advertisements for {{W|Volvo}} cars. Volvo is a Swedish car manufacturer.
*The Swedish television miniseries ''{{W|Scenes from a Marriage}}'' is playing at a theater in Little Stockholm.
*The shop in Little Stockholm that Smithers visits has [[Max von Sydow]] nutcrackers for sale.
*When the shop employee sees the resemblance between Smithers and the [[King of Sweden]], she exclaims "by the beard of crafty {{ap|Odin|Norse mythology}}, father god of neighboring [[Norway]]."
*According to [[Moe]], American actress {{W|Thelma Ritter}} once sat on the clean bar stool in [[Moe's Tavern]].
*Smithers says that {{W2|AMC|TV channel}} is showing ''{{W|All About Eve}}'' in its "Dames We Love" series. He also says that every man, woman, and child is required to savor {{W|Bette Davis}} and {{W|Celeste Holm}} in the most outrageous catfight of the century.
*Smithers tells Ned that he doesn't need permission to buy a {{Ch|Pat Boone}} CD.
*Homer asks Smithers if he can get a {{W|RC Cola|Royal Crown Cola}} for him.

== Continuity ==
*[[Ralph]] mentions that he loves [[Lisa]]. ("[[I Love Lisa]]")

== Goofs ==
*Celeste Holm's name is misspelled as Celeste Holme.

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 *When the shop employee sees the resemblance between Smithers and the [[King of Sweden]], she exclaims "by the beard of crafty {{ap|Odin|Norse mythology}}, father god of neighboring [[Norway]]."
 *According to [[Moe]], American actress {{W|Thelma Ritter}} once sat on the clean bar stool in [[Moe's Tavern]].
-*According to [[Principal Skinner]], Smithers doesn't gave the temperate, law-giving wisdom of [[Charlton Heston]].
+*According to [[Principal Skinner]], Smithers doesn't have the temperate, law-giving wisdom of [[Charlton Heston]].
 *Smithers says that {{W2|AMC|TV channel}} is showing ''{{W|All About Eve}}'' in its "Dames We Love" series. He also says that every man, woman, and child is required to savor {{W|Bette Davis}} and {{W|Celeste Holm}} in the most outrageous catfight of the century.
 *Smithers tells Ned that he doesn't need permission to buy a {{Ch|Pat Boone}} CD.

The Yes-Man Who Would Be King/References - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 17:33, May 27, 2026

Solar Dragon at 17:32, May 27, 2026

Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{TabR|nogags}} == Cultural references == *The comic title is a reference to the short story ''{{W|The Man Who Would Be King}}'' by Rudyard Kipling. *Mr. Burns tells..."

Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{TabR|nogags}} == Cultural references == The comic title is a reference to the short story ''{{W|The Man Who Would Be King}}'' by Rudyard Kipling. Mr. Burns tells..."