This Little Wiggy/References - Revision history

Simpsons88 at 20:56, November 6, 2024

2024-11-06T20:56:52Z

Simpsons88 at 20:48, November 6, 2024

2024-11-06T20:48:40Z

Solar Dragon: /* Goofs */

2022-01-16T12:26:52Z

‎Goofs

CJG00: /* Goofs */

2021-02-06T06:14:54Z

‎Goofs

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|The Hustle (song)|The Hustle}} → {{W2|The Hustle|song}}

2020-12-13T15:23:08Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|The Hustle (song)|The Hustle}} → {{W2|The Hustle|song}}

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: Robbie → Robby (2)

2020-02-26T13:11:48Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: Robbie → Robby (2)

Solar Dragon at 22:32, February 25, 2020

2020-02-25T22:32:27Z

Solar Dragon at 22:21, February 25, 2020

2020-02-25T22:21:16Z

Solar Dragon at 16:34, February 25, 2020

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Loco87 at 19:30, September 11, 2015

2015-09-11T19:30:42Z

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 *The robot asks the children if any of them wondered which of ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' had the heaviest brain. [[Nelson]] imagines himself as a scientist trying to answer the question and slaps the brains, parodying the {{W|slapstick}} style of humor from ''The Three Stooges''.
 **A poster of the {{W|mushroom cloud}} from the {{W|atomic bombing of Nagasaki}} can be seen in the room.
-[[File:This Little Wiggy Star Wars text.png|250px|thumb|The "[[Mars]]" sign in the exhibition at the [[Knowledgeum]] uses the same font as in the ''Star Wars'' logo]]
+[[File:This Little Wiggy Star Wars text.png|250px|thumb|The "[[Mars]]" sign in the exhibition at the [[Knowledgeum]] uses the same font as in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' logo]]
 *The [[Knowledgeum]] museum's architecture is similar to that of the {{W|Guggenheim Museum Bilbao}}.
 **A slide shaped like the {{W|double helix}} can be seen in the museum.
 **The ceiling of the museum was donated by {{W|Velcro}}, while the floor is made with {{W|Super Ball}} material.
-**The arcade game in the Sex Education Pavilion looks similar to the AG-2G quad laser cannon on [[Han Solo]]'s ship, the ''{{W|Millennium Falcon}}'' in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' series.
+**The arcade game in the Sex Education Pavilion looks similar to the AG-2G quad laser cannon on [[Han Solo]]'s ship, the ''{{W|Millennium Falcon}}'', in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' series.
 **The "[[Mars]]" sign uses the same font as in the ''Star Wars'' logo.
 *[[Bart]] says "Houston, we have a booger", a reference to the popularly misquoted phrase "{{W|Houston, we have a problem}}".
 *When [[Ralph]] visits the Simpsons' house, he is wearing a {{W|Chinese finger trap}} and eating {{W2|Popsicle|brand}} ice cream.
 *Ralph has a stuffed [[Binky]] from ''[[Life in Hell]]''.
-*[[Homer]] tries one of the messages in ''[[99 Hilarious Phone Messages]]'' is "This is Jerry MaGuire. Show me the message. Show me the message!". This is a pun on "Show me the money. Show me the money!", a famous line by [[Jerry MaGuire]] ([[Tom Cruise]]) in the 1996 sports comedy-drama film ''{{W|Jerry Maguire}}''.
+*[[Homer]] tries one of the messages in ''[[99 Hilarious Phone Messages]]'' which says "This is Jerry MaGuire. Show me the message. Show me the message!". This is a pun on "Show me the money. Show me the money!", a famous line by [[Jerry MaGuire]] ([[Tom Cruise]]) in the 1996 sports comedy-drama film ''{{W|Jerry Maguire}}''.
 *[[Marge]] imitates {{W2|Geraldine Jones|character}} from ''{{W|The Flip Wilson Show}}''. The phrase "The devil made me miss your call" is a pun on "The Devil made me buy this dress!", one of Geraldine's most famous quotes.
-*For the last answer message, Homer shouts "Do the message!" and starts humming {{W|Van McCoy}}'s "{{W2|The Hustle|song}}", a disco song from 1975. The original lyrics say "Do the Hustle!" right before the iconic disco tune.
+*For the last answer message, Homer shouts "Do the message!" and starts humming {{W|Van McCoy}}'s "{{W2|The Hustle|song}}", a disco song from 1975. The original lyrics say "Do the Hustle!" right before the iconic disco tune starts.
 *[[Chief Wiggum]] was watching ''The Return of the Pink Panther Returns'', which is a pun on the 1975 comedy film ''{{W|The Return of the Pink Panther}}''. In this fictional film, American retired actor {{W|Ken Wahl}} plays the role of {{W|Inspector Clouseau}}, one of the main characters in ''{{W|The Pink Panther}}'' series.
 *The toy store [[J.R.R. Toykins]] is a reference to author {{W|J. R. R. Tolkien}}.
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 *Bart and Ralph play the card game {{W|Go Fish}}.
 *After seeing that Ralph does not understand how Go Fish is played, Bart tries to put ''{{W|Super Friends}}'' on TV. This animated TV series featured the {{W|Justice League}} of superheroes.
-*[[Lisa]] is using a {{W|sextant}}.
+*[[Lisa]] is seen using a {{W|sextant}}.
 *[[Mr. Burns]] says "there's a rocket in my pocket", a reference to the book ''{{W|There's a Wocket in My Pocket}}'' by {{W|Dr. Seuss}}.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The title is a reference to the nursery rhyme, ''{{W|This Little Piggy}}''.
+*The episode's title is a reference to the nursery rhyme, ''{{W|This Little Piggy}}''.
-*[[Robby the Automaton]] is a parody of {{W|Robby the Robot}} from the film ''{{W|Forbidden Planet}}''.
+*[[Robby the Automaton]] is a parody of {{W|Robby the Robot}} from the 1956 American science fiction film ''{{W|Forbidden Planet}}''.
-*Robby the Automaton asks if anyone wandered which of ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' had the heaviest brain.
+*The robot asks the children if any of them wondered which of ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' had the heaviest brain. [[Nelson]] imagines himself as a scientist trying to answer the question and slaps the brains, parodying the {{W|slapstick}} style of humor from ''The Three Stooges''.
-*[[Bart]] says "Houston, we have a booger.", a reference to the erroneous quote "{{W|Houston, we have a problem}}".
+**A poster of the {{W|mushroom cloud}} from the {{W|atomic bombing of Nagasaki}} can be seen in the room.
-*[[Ralph]] has a {{W|Chinese finger trap}}.
+[[File:This Little Wiggy Star Wars text.png|250px|thumb|The "[[Mars]]" sign in the exhibition at the [[Knowledgeum]] uses the same font as in the ''Star Wars'' logo]]
 *Ralph has a stuffed [[Binky]] from ''[[Life in Hell]]''.
-*[[Homer]] imitates [[Jerry MaGuire]] from ''{{W|Jerry Maguire}}''.
+*[[Homer]] tries one of the messages in ''[[99 Hilarious Phone Messages]]'' is "This is Jerry MaGuire. Show me the message. Show me the message!". This is a pun on "Show me the money. Show me the money!", a famous line by [[Jerry MaGuire]] ([[Tom Cruise]]) in the 1996 sports comedy-drama film ''{{W|Jerry Maguire}}''.
-*[[Marge]] imitates [[Geraldine Symon]] from ''{{W|The Flip Wilson Show}}''.
+*[[Marge]] imitates {{W2|Geraldine Jones|character}} from ''{{W|The Flip Wilson Show}}''. The phrase "The devil made me miss your call" is a pun on "The Devil made me buy this dress!", one of Geraldine's most famous quotes.
-*Homer sings along to the tune of "{{W2|The Hustle|song}}" by {{W|Van McCoy}}.
+*For the last answer message, Homer shouts "Do the message!" and starts humming {{W|Van McCoy}}'s "{{W2|The Hustle|song}}", a disco song from 1975. The original lyrics say "Do the Hustle!" right before the iconic disco tune.
-*[[Chief Wiggum]] was watching ''The Return of the Pink Panther Returns'', a reference to the film ''{{W|The Return of the Pink Panther}}'', starring {{W|Ken Wahl}} as {{W|Inspector Clouseau}}.
+*[[Chief Wiggum]] was watching ''The Return of the Pink Panther Returns'', which is a pun on the 1975 comedy film ''{{W|The Return of the Pink Panther}}''. In this fictional film, American retired actor {{W|Ken Wahl}} plays the role of {{W|Inspector Clouseau}}, one of the main characters in ''{{W|The Pink Panther}}'' series.
 *The toy store [[J.R.R. Toykins]] is a reference to author {{W|J. R. R. Tolkien}}.
-*[[Nelson]] calls Bart and Ralph "dork and dorker", a reference to the film ''{{W|Dumb and Dumber}}''.
+*Nelson calls Bart and Ralph "dork and dorker", a reference to the film ''{{W|Dumb and Dumber}}''.
-*Bart and Ralph play {{W|Go Fish}}.
+*According to Bart, the [[Morningwood Penitentiary]] is also known as Penn State, a common way to refer to {{W|Pennsylvania State University}}.
-*Bart and Ralph try to watch a {{W|Justice League}} cartoon.
+*Bart and Ralph play the card game {{W|Go Fish}}.
-*[[Mr. Burns]] saying "there's a rocket in my pocket" is a reference to the book ''{{W|There's a Wocket in My Pocket}}'' by {{W|Dr. Seuss}}.
+*After seeing that Ralph does not understand how Go Fish is played, Bart tries to put ''{{W|Super Friends}}'' on TV. This animated TV series featured the {{W|Justice League}} of superheroes.
 == Trivia ==

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 == Goofs ==
 *When Skinner is introducing the robot to the class, Bart's desk is clearly in the middle of the room. When Bart throws the apple to the man in the tree, he's sitting next to the window.
 *As Troy McClure is talking and the Simpson family is on the Knowledgium runway, Maggie's bow is colored yellow.

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 == Goofs ==
 *When Skinner is introducing the robot to the class, Bart's desk is clearly in the middle of the room. When Bart throws the apple to the man in the tree, he's sitting next to the window.
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 *[[Homer]] imitates [[Jerry MaGuire]] from ''{{W|Jerry Maguire}}''.
 *[[Marge]] imitates [[Geraldine Symon]] from ''{{W|The Flip Wilson Show}}''.
-*Homer sings along to the tune of "{{W|The Hustle (song)|The Hustle}}" by {{W|Van McCoy}}.
+*Homer sings along to the tune of "{{W2|The Hustle|song}}" by {{W|Van McCoy}}.
 *[[Chief Wiggum]] was watching ''The Return of the Pink Panther Returns'', a reference to the film ''{{W|The Return of the Pink Panther}}'', starring {{W|Ken Wahl}} as {{W|Inspector Clouseau}}.
 *The toy store [[J.R.R. Toykins]] is a reference to author {{W|J. R. R. Tolkien}}.

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 *Bart finds the police files for [[Dr. Nick]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Sideshow Bob]] and [[Homer Simpson]].
 *According to Homer's criminal record, he has been in jail six times, while Marge has been in twice.
 == Goofs ==