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 *When Homer and the kids are attending ''[[The Re-Deadening]]'', Homer rests his soda on [[Lisa]]'s head exactly the same way that he rested his beer on [[Bart]]'s head in "[[Lisa's First Word]]".
 *Bart and Lisa also investigate strange noises in the attic in "The Thing and I", a segment of "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]".
-*Interestingly, the movie guide ''[[What Would Jesus View?]]'' bans ''[[Teenage Sex Wager]]'', but apparently has no problem with ''[[The Re-Deadening]]''. A similar situation occurred in real life in 2008 when a movie theatre in {{W|Salt Lake City}} refused to show ''{{W|Zack and Miri Make a Porno}}'' but had no problem with showing ''{{W|Saw V}}''.<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/ci_10833108</ref>
+*Interestingly, the movie guide ''[[What Would Jesus View?]]'' bans ''[[Teenage Sex Wager]]'', but apparently has no problem with ''[[The Re-Deadening]]''. A similar situation occurred in real life in 2008 when a movie theatre in {{W|Salt Lake City}} refused to show ''{{W|Zack and Miri Make a Porno}}'' but had no problem with showing ''{{W|Saw V}}''.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0591891</ref>
 == References ==

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The episode title is a pun on the film ''{{W2|The Man Who Came to Dinner|film}}''.
-*The educational film ''{{w|Powers of Ten}}'' is parodied in the [[Powers of Ten parody|couch gag]].
+*The educational film ''{{W|Powers of Ten}}'' is parodied in the [[Powers of Ten parody|couch gag]].
-*The song sung by the rappers in Phineas Q. Butterfat's parodies the 1979 song "{{w|Rapper's Delight}}".
+*The song sung by the rappers in Phineas Q. Butterfat's parodies the 1979 song "{{W|Rapper's Delight}}".
-*The song played before Ziff's downfall is {{w|Lou Bega}}'s "{{w|Mambo No. 5|Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)}}".
+*The song played before Ziff's downfall is {{W|Lou Bega}}'s "{{W|Mambo No. 5|Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)}}".
-*Real-life film critic {{w|Michael Medved}} is listed as the author of ''[[What Would Jesus View?]]'', the [[First Church of Springfield]]'s movie guide.
+*Real-life film critic {{W|Michael Medved}} is listed as the author of ''[[What Would Jesus View?]]'', the [[First Church of Springfield]]'s movie guide.
-**The guide's title is a pun on the {{w|Evangelicalism|Evangelical}} catchphrase "{{w|What would Jesus do?}}"
+**The guide's title is a pun on the {{W|Evangelicalism|Evangelical}} catchphrase "{{W|What would Jesus do?}}"
 *References in the film ''[[The Re-Deadening]]'':
-**The movie is most likely a parody of ''{{w|Dolly Dearest}}'', which is a horror movie about a possessed doll.
+**The movie is most likely a parody of ''{{W|Dolly Dearest}}'', which is a horror movie about a possessed doll.
 **''{{W2|Village of the Damned|1995 film}}'', ''{{W2|Child's Play|film series}}'', and ''{{W2|The Others|2001 film}}'' are also parodied in the plot.
 **The music of ''The Re-Deadening'' parodies the music played in ''{{W2|Rosemary's Baby|film}}''.
-*The scene where [[Lisa]] videotapes herself and [[Bart]] searching the attic for the source of the noises is a reference to ''{{w|The Blair Witch Project}}''.
+*The scene where [[Lisa]] videotapes herself and [[Bart]] searching the attic for the source of the noises is a reference to ''{{W|The Blair Witch Project}}''.
-*When [[Homer]] investigates the attic, he finds a copy of ''{{w|Newsweek}}'' from 1986 with a cover story titled "Why America Loves [[Saddam Hussein]]".
+*When [[Homer]] investigates the attic, he finds a copy of ''{{W|Newsweek}}'' from 1986 with a cover story titled "Why America Loves [[Saddam Hussein]]".
-*[[Artie Ziff]]'s company going bust and cheating its shareholders is reminiscent of {{w|Enron}} and its downfall.
+*[[Artie Ziff]]'s company going bust and cheating its shareholders is reminiscent of {{W|Enron}} and its downfall.
 *''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'': Lisa tells Artie that [[Homer]] once started reading the book to the Simpson children, but became confused when he thought the chocolate factory was real; he has been searching for it ever since.
-*When [[Homer]] is arrested by the {{w|U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|SEC}}, he tells [[Moe]] to tell his family that he ran off to join the {{w|Blue Man Group}}.
+*When [[Homer]] is arrested by the {{W|U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|SEC}}, he tells [[Moe]] to tell his family that he ran off to join the {{W|Blue Man Group}}.
 *Music from the soundtrack of ''{{W2|The Green Mile|film}}'' plays briefly when Artie enters the prison yard.
 === Now Playing at the Googolplex ===
 In addition to ''The Re-Deadening'', the movies being shown or advertised at [[Springfield Googolplex Theatres]] are as follows:
 *''[[The Wild Dingleberries Movie]]'', which is a parody of ''{{W|The Wild Thornberrys Movie}}.''
-*''3 Fast 3 Furious'', which is a parody of ''{{w|2 Fast 2 Furious}}''.
+*''3 Fast 3 Furious'', which is a parody of ''{{W|2 Fast 2 Furious}}''.
-*''The Fashion of the Christ'', which is a parody of ''{{w|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
+*''The Fashion of the Christ'', which is a parody of ''{{W|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
-*''A Kiss Before Boring'', which is a parody of ''{{w|A Kiss Before Dying}}''.
+*''A Kiss Before Boring'', which is a parody of ''{{W|A Kiss Before Dying}}''.
-*''Ghost Frat'', which is a parody of ''{{w|Ghost Rat}}''.
+*''Ghost Frat'', which is a parody of ''{{W|Ghost Rat}}''.
-*''From Justin to Kelly 4'', which is a fictional sequel to the 2000s flop film ''{{w|From Justin to Kelly}}''.
+*''From Justin to Kelly 4'', which is a fictional sequel to the 2000s flop film ''{{W|From Justin to Kelly}}''.
-*''Eating Nemo'', which is a parody of ''{{w|Finding Nemo}}''.
+*''Eating Nemo'', which is a parody of ''{{W|Finding Nemo}}''.
-*''[[Teenage Sex Wager]]'', which is a parody of the 1990s raunchy teen film, ''{{w|American Pie}}''.
+*''[[Teenage Sex Wager]]'', which is a parody of the 1990s raunchy teen film, ''{{W|American Pie}}''.
-*''My Big Fat Greek Salad'', which is a parody of ''{{w|My Big Fat Greek Wedding}}''.
+*''My Big Fat Greek Salad'', which is a parody of ''{{W|My Big Fat Greek Wedding}}''.
-*''Freddy vs. Jason vs. the Board of Education'', which parodies ''{{w|Freddy vs. Jason}}'' and the {{w|Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court}} case ''{{w|Brown v. Board of Education}}''.
+*''Freddy vs. Jason vs. the Board of Education'', which parodies ''{{W|Freddy vs. Jason}}'' and the {{W|Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court}} case ''{{W|Brown v. Board of Education}}''.
-*''Return to Ape Valley'', which parodies ''{{w|Return to the Planet of the Apes}}''.
+*''Return to Ape Valley'', which parodies ''{{W|Return to the Planet of the Apes}}''.
 *''[[A Matrix Christmas]]'', which parodies ''[[The Matrix]]''; and ''[[You're in the Matrix, Charlie Brown]]'' which parodies ''The Matrix'' and ''[[Peanuts]]''.
-*''The Unwatchable Hulk'', which parodies ''{{w|The Incredible Hulk}}''.
+*''The Unwatchable Hulk'', which parodies ''{{W|The Incredible Hulk}}''.
 == Trivia ==
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 *When Homer and the kids are attending ''[[The Re-Deadening]]'', Homer rests his soda on [[Lisa]]'s head exactly the same way that he rested his beer on [[Bart]]'s head in "[[Lisa's First Word]]".
 *Bart and Lisa also investigate strange noises in the attic in "The Thing and I", a segment of "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]".
-*Interestingly, the movie guide ''[[What Would Jesus View?]]'' bans ''[[Teenage Sex Wager]]'', but apparently has no problem with ''[[The Re-Deadening]]''. A similar situation occurred in real life in 2008 when a movie theatre in {{w|Salt Lake City}} refused to show ''{{w|Zack and Miri Make a Porno}}'' but had no problem with showing ''{{w|Saw V}}''.<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/ci_10833108</ref>
+*Interestingly, the movie guide ''[[What Would Jesus View?]]'' bans ''[[Teenage Sex Wager]]'', but apparently has no problem with ''[[The Re-Deadening]]''. A similar situation occurred in real life in 2008 when a movie theatre in {{W|Salt Lake City}} refused to show ''{{W|Zack and Miri Make a Porno}}'' but had no problem with showing ''{{W|Saw V}}''.<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/ci_10833108</ref>
 == References ==

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 *''Freddy vs. Jason vs. the Board of Education'', which parodies ''{{w|Freddy vs. Jason}}'' and the {{w|Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court}} case ''{{w|Brown v. Board of Education}}''.
 *''Return to Ape Valley'', which parodies ''{{w|Return to the Planet of the Apes}}''.
-*''[[A Matrix Christmas]]'', which parodies ''[[The Matrix]]'';  and ''[[You're in the Matrix, Charlie Brown]]'' which parodies ''The Matrix'' and ''[[Peanuts]]''.
+*''[[A Matrix Christmas]]'', which parodies ''[[The Matrix]]''; and ''[[You're in the Matrix, Charlie Brown]]'' which parodies ''The Matrix'' and ''[[Peanuts]]''.
 *''The Unwatchable Hulk'', which parodies ''{{w|The Incredible Hulk}}''.

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 *''[[The Wild Dingleberries Movie]]'', which is a parody of ''{{W|The Wild Thornberrys Movie}}.''
 *''3 Fast 3 Furious'', which is a parody of ''{{w|2 Fast 2 Furious}}''.
-*''[[The Fashion of the Christ]]'', which is a parody of ''{{w|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
+*''The Fashion of the Christ'', which is a parody of ''{{w|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
-*''[[A Kiss Before Boring]]'', which is a parody of ''{{w|A Kiss Before Dying}}''.
+*''A Kiss Before Boring'', which is a parody of ''{{w|A Kiss Before Dying}}''.
-*''[[Ghost Frat]]'', which is a parody of ''{{w|Ghost Rat}}''.
+*''Ghost Frat'', which is a parody of ''{{w|Ghost Rat}}''.
-*''[[From Justin to Kelly 4]]'', which is a fictional sequel to the 2000s flop film ''{{w|From Justin to Kelly}}''.
+*''From Justin to Kelly 4'', which is a fictional sequel to the 2000s flop film ''{{w|From Justin to Kelly}}''.
-*''[[Eating Nemo]]'', which is a parody of ''{{w|Finding Nemo}}''.
+*''Eating Nemo'', which is a parody of ''{{w|Finding Nemo}}''.
 *''[[Teenage Sex Wager]]'', which is a parody of the 1990s raunchy teen film, ''{{w|American Pie}}''.
-*''[[My Big Fat Greek Salad]]'', which is a parody of ''{{w|My Big Fat Greek Wedding}}''.
+*''My Big Fat Greek Salad'', which is a parody of ''{{w|My Big Fat Greek Wedding}}''.
-*''[[Freddy vs. Jason vs. the Board of Education]]'', which parodies ''{{w|Freddy vs. Jason}}'' and the {{w|Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court}} case ''{{w|Brown v. Board of Education}}''.
+*''Freddy vs. Jason vs. the Board of Education'', which parodies ''{{w|Freddy vs. Jason}}'' and the {{w|Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court}} case ''{{w|Brown v. Board of Education}}''.
-*''[[Return to Ape Valley]]'', which parodies ''{{w|Return to the Planet of the Apes}}''.
+*''Return to Ape Valley'', which parodies ''{{w|Return to the Planet of the Apes}}''.
 *''[[A Matrix Christmas]]'', which parodies ''[[The Matrix]]'';  and ''[[You're in the Matrix, Charlie Brown]]'' which parodies ''The Matrix'' and ''[[Peanuts]]''.
-*''[[The Unwatchable Hulk]]'', which parodies ''{{w|The Incredible Hulk}}''.
+*''The Unwatchable Hulk'', which parodies ''{{w|The Incredible Hulk}}''.
 == Trivia ==

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 In addition to ''The Re-Deadening'', the movies being shown or advertised at [[Springfield Googolplex Theatres]] are as follows:
 *''[[The Wild Dingleberries Movie]]'', which is a parody of ''{{W|The Wild Thornberrys Movie}}.''
-*''[[3 Fast 3 Furious]]'', which is a parody of ''{{w|2 Fast 2 Furious}}''.
+*''3 Fast 3 Furious'', which is a parody of ''{{w|2 Fast 2 Furious}}''.
 *''[[The Fashion of the Christ]]'', which is a parody of ''{{w|The Passion of the Christ}}''.
 *''[[A Kiss Before Boring]]'', which is a parody of ''{{w|A Kiss Before Dying}}''.

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 == Trivia ==
-*This episode serves as a sequel to "[[Half-Decent Proposal]]",which is a sequel to "[[The Way We Was]]".
+*This episode serves as a sequel to "[[Half-Decent Proposal]]", which is a sequel to "[[The Way We Was]]".
 *When [[Homer]] takes [[Artie Ziff|Artie]] to [[Moe's Tavern]], the patrons sitting at the bar who greet Artie are [[Professor Lombardo]], [[Jay Sherman]], [[Aristotle Amadopolis]], and [[Llewellyn Sinclair]]. All four of them (as well as Artie) were voiced by [[Jon Lovitz]].
 *When Homer and the kids are attending ''[[The Re-Deadening]]'', Homer rests his soda on [[Lisa]]'s head exactly the same way that he rested his beer on [[Bart]]'s head in "[[Lisa's First Word]]".
-*Bart and Lisa also investigate strange noises in the attic in "The Thing and I", a segment of [[Treehouse of Horror VII]].
+*Bart and Lisa also investigate strange noises in the attic in "The Thing and I", a segment of "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]".
 *Interestingly, the movie guide ''[[What Would Jesus View?]]'' bans ''[[Teenage Sex Wager]]'', but apparently has no problem with ''[[The Re-Deadening]]''. A similar situation occurred in real life in 2008 when a movie theatre in {{w|Salt Lake City}} refused to show ''{{w|Zack and Miri Make a Porno}}'' but had no problem with showing ''{{w|Saw V}}''.<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/ci_10833108</ref>