Them, Robot/References - Revision history

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SolarBot: replaced: {{w|I, Robot (film)|movie}} → {{W2|I, Robot|film}}

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SolarBot: replaced: {{w|The Twilight Zone}} → The Twilight Zone, {{W|Doctor Who}} → Doctor Who, {{w|Obi-Wan Kenobi}} → Obi-Wan Kenobi

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SolarBot: replaced: {{w|I Sing the Body Electric (The Twilight Zone)|I Sing the Body Electric}} → {{W2|I Sing the Body Electric|The Twilight Zone}} (3)

2020-12-13T15:20:54Z

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108.95.180.96: /* Continuity */

2016-09-04T23:34:00Z

‎Continuity

108.95.180.96: /* Contiunity */

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‎Contiunity

108.95.180.96: /* Trivia */

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 *[[Mr. Burns]] is seen reading a copy of ''[[Bossypants]]'', {{W|Tina Fey}}'s real-life autobiography.
 *Apps on Mr. Burns' [[MyPad]]:
-**''[[Angry Burns]]'', a parody of {{W|Angry Birds}}.
+**''[[Angry Burns]]'', a parody of [[Angry Birds]].
 **''[[Ukulele Hero]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Guitar Hero}}''.
 **''[[Google Naps]]'', a parody of {{W|Google Maps}}.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title is a clear reference to ''{{w|I, Robot}}''.
+*The title is a clear reference to ''{{W|I, Robot}}''.
 **A similar reference was made in [[season 15]] with "[[I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot|I, D'oh-Bot]]".
 *Other ''I, Robot'' references:
 **When Smithers raises the curtain on the robots, they are in formation as when Det. Spooner is searching through them in the movie.
-**Until [[Homer]] tampers with their programming, the robots appear to be operating according to Isaac Asimov's {{w|Three Laws of Robotics}}.
+**Until [[Homer]] tampers with their programming, the robots appear to be operating according to Isaac Asimov's {{W|Three Laws of Robotics}}.
 **The robots' eyes turn red when they abandon the Three Laws, similar to the robots in the {{W2|I, Robot|film}} having red lights on their chests when they've been taken over by the central artificial intelligence.
-*[[Mr. Burns]] is seen reading a copy of ''[[Bossypants]]'', {{w|Tina Fey}}'s real-life autobiography.
+*[[Mr. Burns]] is seen reading a copy of ''[[Bossypants]]'', {{W|Tina Fey}}'s real-life autobiography.
 *Apps on Mr. Burns' [[MyPad]]:
-**''[[Angry Burns]]'', a parody of {{w|Angry Birds}}.
+**''[[Angry Burns]]'', a parody of {{W|Angry Birds}}.
-**''[[Ukulele Hero]]'', a parody of ''{{w|Guitar Hero}}''.
+**''[[Ukulele Hero]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Guitar Hero}}''.
-**''[[Google Naps]]'', a parody of {{w|Google Maps}}.
+**''[[Google Naps]]'', a parody of {{W|Google Maps}}.
 **''[[Captain Billy's Whiz-Bang]]'', a real-life magazine formerly published in the United States and Canada.
 *The music clip playing when Mr. Burns announces "the future masters of the human race" is from Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" featuring the demon Chernabog.
 *When Homer takes one of the robots on a fishing trip:
 **The robot says that he is not a [[Transformers|Transformer]] and cannot transform into an outboard motor.
-**Homer says he is granting the robot's wish to be a real boy, a reference to ''{{w|Pinocchio}}''.
+**Homer says he is granting the robot's wish to be a real boy, a reference to ''{{W|Pinocchio}}''.
-*The robots smash through the glass room and surround Mr. Burns and Homer in similar fashion to the {{w|Cybermen}} in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "{{W|Rise of the Cybermen}}".
+*The robots smash through the glass room and surround Mr. Burns and Homer in similar fashion to the {{W|Cybermen}} in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "{{W|Rise of the Cybermen}}".
 **It is also similar to a scene near the end of the ''I, Robot'' movie, where Det. Spooner and Dr. Calvin are in a glass-walled building and the robots smash in and surround them.
-*The robots vaguely resemble the robot {{w|ASIMO}}. They are also said to be able to climb stairs with great difficulty, which could again be a reference to ASIMO.
+*The robots vaguely resemble the robot {{W|ASIMO}}. They are also said to be able to climb stairs with great difficulty, which could again be a reference to ASIMO.
-*Mr. Burns says that he "didn't say Monty Says", which is a reference to the game "{{w|Simon says}}".
+*Mr. Burns says that he "didn't say Monty Says", which is a reference to the game "{{W|Simon says}}".
-*Mr. Burns says "you are so not the heartless automatons I was looking for", a reference to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s line "These aren't the droids you're looking for" from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' movie ''{{w|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope}}''.
+*Mr. Burns says "you are so not the heartless automatons I was looking for", a reference to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s line "These aren't the droids you're looking for" from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' movie ''{{W|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope}}''.
-*The robots saying "Eliminate!" is a reference to the {{w|Dalek}}s in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' saying "Exterminate!".
+*The robots saying "Eliminate!" is a reference to the {{W|Dalek}}s in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' saying "Exterminate!".
 *The robot who saves Homer's life by pushing him out of the path of an oncoming truck (and being himself hit as a result) is like the self-sacrificing robot in ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode, "{{W2|I Sing the Body Electric|The Twilight Zone}}".
-*When [[Smithers]] is throwing books at the robots he says "to servos with love," a parody of the movie title ''{{w|To Sir with Love}}''"
+*When [[Smithers]] is throwing books at the robots he says "to servos with love," a parody of the movie title ''{{W|To Sir with Love}}''"
 *Smithers throws the books ''[[Merv]]'' and ''[[Death in Venice]]''.
 *Brent Spiner, who guest voiced the robots, played the android {{W2|Data|Star Trek}} in ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
-*The song that plays over the closing credits is "Robot Parade" by {{w|They Might Be Giants}}.
+*The song that plays over the closing credits is "Robot Parade" by {{W|They Might Be Giants}}.
-*The jersey on one robot says "Nomad J25". "Nomad" was the name of the robotic space probe in the "{{W2|The Changeling|Star Trek: The Original Series}}", an episode of ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series}}''.
+*The jersey on one robot says "Nomad J25". "Nomad" was the name of the robotic space probe in the "{{W2|The Changeling|Star Trek: The Original Series}}", an episode of ''{{W|Star Trek: The Original Series}}''.
-*On the baseball diamond when Milhouse mentions "Rudy," he is referring to {{w|Rudy Ruettiger}}.
+*On the baseball diamond when Milhouse mentions "Rudy," he is referring to {{W|Rudy Ruettiger}}.
 *The usages of prime directive could be a reference to 'Star Trek' where the prime directive is often a key point

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 *When all the stores are closing, even [[Springfield Town Hall]] has a "going out of business" sign hanging above it.
-==Continuity==
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 *Characters from past episodes appearing in odd-numbered years during the [[Them, Robot/Gags#Couch gag|Couch gag]] include the following:
 **[[Leon Kompowsky]] in [[1991]]

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 **When Smithers raises the curtain on the robots, they are in formation as when Det. Spooner is searching through them in the movie.
 **Until [[Homer]] tampers with their programming, the robots appear to be operating according to Isaac Asimov's {{w|Three Laws of Robotics}}.
-**The robots' eyes turn red when they abandon the Three Laws, similar to the robots in the {{w|I, Robot (film)|movie}} having red lights on their chests when they've been taken over by the central artificial intelligence.
+**The robots' eyes turn red when they abandon the Three Laws, similar to the robots in the {{W2|I, Robot|film}} having red lights on their chests when they've been taken over by the central artificial intelligence.
 *[[Mr. Burns]] is seen reading a copy of ''[[Bossypants]]'', {{w|Tina Fey}}'s real-life autobiography.
 *Apps on Mr. Burns' [[MyPad]]:

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 **[[Princess Penelope]] in [[2009]]
 *After passing his physical, [[Lenny]] licks a frog that looks just like the ones Homer found when he went to [[Microatia]]. ("[[Missionary: Impossible]]")
-*Bart tells Homer that he has to host one of his [[Pre-Teen Braves]] meetings. ("[[The Bart of War]]")
+*Bart tells Homer that he has to host one of his Pre-Teen Braves meetings. ("[[The Bart of War]]")
 == Goofs ==

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 *Although Mr. Burns has a MyPad, he writes with a quill pen and inkwell.
 *When all the stores are closing, even [[Springfield Town Hall]] has a "going out of business" sign hanging above it.
 *Characters from past episodes appearing in odd-numbered years during the [[Them, Robot/Gags#Couch gag|Couch gag]] include the following:
 **[[Leon Kompowsky]] in [[1991]]
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 **[[Plopper]] in [[2007]]
 **[[Princess Penelope]] in [[2009]]
 == Contiunity ==