Throw Grampa from the Dane/References - Revision history

SolarBot: replaced: Simpsorama → "Simpsorama", Coming to Homerica → "Coming to Homerica", Blood Feud → "Blood Feud", "" → " (7)

2024-10-10T21:04:36Z

replaced: Simpsorama → "Simpsorama", Coming to Homerica → "Coming to Homerica", Blood Feud → "Blood Feud", "" → " (7)

Snowball II at 07:13, May 12, 2024

2024-05-12T07:13:05Z

Simpsons88: /* Cultural references */

2024-04-01T12:21:41Z

‎Cultural references

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{W|The Star-Spangled Banner}} → The Star-Spangled Banner

2023-01-29T22:56:41Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{W|The Star-Spangled Banner}} → The Star-Spangled Banner

California Girl: /* Cultural references */Homer's timeframe: America the "greatest country on earth"

2022-12-30T18:47:41Z

‎Cultural references: Homer's timeframe: America the "greatest country on earth"

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ The Cheesecake Factory

2022-12-28T02:28:43Z

‎Cultural references: The Cheesecake Factory

California Girl: /* Cultural references */ The Star-Spangled Banner

2022-12-28T02:23:40Z

‎Cultural references: The Star-Spangled Banner

SolarBot: /* Cultural references */replaced: {{w| → {{W| (21), {{w2| → {{W2| (3)

2021-10-16T08:30:11Z

‎Cultural references: replaced: {{w| → {{W| (21), {{w2| → {{W2| (3)

Simpsons88: /* Cultural references */

2021-04-01T00:30:26Z

‎Cultural references

Simpsons88 at 20:52, February 14, 2021

2021-02-14T20:52:23Z

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 **Homer is proud of his country for having such great TV channels, and he mentions {{W|BBC America}}. BBC America is in great part owned by British {{W|BBC Studios}}.
 **When Homer says America has "a factory for cheesecake" he means {{W|The Cheesecake Factory}}, a restaurant chain.
-**Homer calls America "The greatest country on earth, 1917 [the year the United States entered {{W|World War I}}] to 2016 [the year [[Donald Trump]] became President]"".
+**Homer calls America "The greatest country on earth, 1917 [the year the United States entered {{W|World War I}}] to 2016 [the year [[Donald Trump]] became President]".
 *Exhibits at the [[Hans Christian Andersen Museum]], which is a real place, include ''{{W|Thumbelina}}'', ''{{W|The Snow Queen}}'', ''{{W|The Ugly Duckling}}'' and ''{{W|The Emperor's New Clothes}}''.
 *The family also visits the [[Viking Ship Museum]], [[Lejre]] and [[Kronborg Castle]], [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''{{W|Hamlet}}'''s castle.

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 *[[Lisa]] is amazed at {{W|Cycling in Copenhagen|Copenhagen's cycling system}}.
 *The Simpsons also go to [[Amalienborg Square]], home of the {{W|Danish Royal Palace}}.
-*Lisa meets [[Prince Christian]]. He is second in the line of succession to the Danish throne, after his father.
+*Lisa meets [[Prince Christian]]. second in the line of succession to the Danish throne, after his father the Crown Prince. The visuals in Lisa's "princess fantasy" are parodying the movie ''{{W|The Prince & Me}}''.
 *The family goes to [[Tivoli]], an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen.
 *Lisa wants to live to Denmark, and one of the reasons is that it is a {{W|Celsius}} country.
@@ Line 42: / Line 42: @@
 **Homer recites a modified version of "{{W|To be, or not to be}}".
 *[[Häagen-Death]] is a reference to the real-world ice cream brand {{W|Häagen-Dazs}}.
 == Continuity ==

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 File:Copenhagen Opera House.png|{{W|Copenhagen Opera House}}
 File:Royal Danish Theatre.png|{{W|Royal Danish Theatre}}
-File:Middelgrunden.png|{{W|Middelgrunden}} offshore wind farm
+File:Middelgrunden.png|{{W|Middelgrunden wind farm}}
 File:Copenhagen.png|{{W|Nyhavn}}
 </gallery>
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 *Lisa meets [[Prince Christian]]. He is second in the line of succession to the Danish throne, after his father.
 *The family goes to [[Tivoli]], an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen.
-*Lisa wants to live to Denmark, and one of the reason is that it is a {{W|Celsius}} country.
+*Lisa wants to live to Denmark, and one of the reasons is that it is a {{W|Celsius}} country.
 *Bart, Lisa and a choir sing, in an English translation, the Danish national anthem "[[Der er et yndigt land]]".
 **When Lisa remarks that the Danish national anthem is in "a range you can actually sing," she is implying a contrast to ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' which has a vocal range of one and a half octaves.
@@ Line 41: / Line 41: @@
 *The family also visits the [[Viking Ship Museum]], [[Lejre]] and [[Kronborg Castle]], [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''{{W|Hamlet}}'''s castle.
 **Homer recites a modified version of "{{W|To be, or not to be}}".
-*[[Häagen-Death]] is a reference to the real world ice cream brand {{W|Häagen-Dazs}}.
+*[[Häagen-Death]] is a reference to the real-world ice cream brand {{W|Häagen-Dazs}}.
 == Continuity ==

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 *Lisa wants to live to Denmark, and one of the reason is that it is a {{W|Celsius}} country.
 *Bart, Lisa and a choir sing, in an English translation, the Danish national anthem "[[Der er et yndigt land]]".
-**When Lisa remarks that the Danish national anthem is in "a range you can actually sing," she is implying a contrast to ''{{W|The Star-Spangled Banner}}'' which has a vocal range of one and a half octaves.
+**When Lisa remarks that the Danish national anthem is in "a range you can actually sing," she is implying a contrast to ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' which has a vocal range of one and a half octaves.
 *Marge mentions Danish food like: {{W|smørrebrød}}, mørbradbøf and {{W|flæskesteg}}.
 *When Homer was giving a speech about America, "{{W|America the Beautiful}}" plays.

@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 **Homer is proud of his country for having such great TV channels, and he mentions {{W|BBC America}}. BBC America is in great part owned by British {{W|BBC Studios}}.
 **When Homer says America has "a factory for cheesecake" he means {{W|The Cheesecake Factory}}, a restaurant chain.
 *Exhibits at the [[Hans Christian Andersen Museum]], which is a real place, include ''{{W|Thumbelina}}'', ''{{W|The Snow Queen}}'', ''{{W|The Ugly Duckling}}'' and ''{{W|The Emperor's New Clothes}}''.
 *The family also visits the [[Viking Ship Museum]], [[Lejre]] and [[Kronborg Castle]], [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''{{W|Hamlet}}'''s castle.

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 == Cultural references ==
 *The title is a reference to the film ''{{W|Throw Momma from the Train}}''.
-*[[Marge]] uses {{w|Airbnb}} to look for options to move while the Simpsons' house gets repaired.
+*[[Marge]] uses {{W|Airbnb}} to look for options to move while the Simpsons' house gets repaired.
-*When [[Homer]] tries to find out what could be [[Abe]]'s problem, he imagines his father as the gameboard of ''{{w2|Operation|game}}'', a battery-operated game of physical skill.
+*When [[Homer]] tries to find out what could be [[Abe]]'s problem, he imagines his father as the gameboard of ''{{W2|Operation|game}}'', a battery-operated game of physical skill.
-*[[Bleeders Sinai Medical Center]] is a reference to the real world {{w|Cedars-Sinai Medical Center}}.
+*[[Bleeders Sinai Medical Center]] is a reference to the real world {{W|Cedars-Sinai Medical Center}}.
-*The episode's plot is based on the {{w|Healthcare in Denmark|Danish healthcare system}}.
+*The episode's plot is based on the {{W|Healthcare in Denmark|Danish healthcare system}}.
 *One of the airplane models is made of [[LEGO]], with people next to it made of LEGO, and the company is called Lego Air. Lego is a Danish company.
-*The third plane on the tarmac has multiple references to Danish existential philosopher {{w|Søren Kierkegaard}}:
+*The third plane on the tarmac has multiple references to Danish existential philosopher {{W|Søren Kierkegaard}}:
 **His image on the tailpiece.
 **Catch phrase "Existential Desp-Air", a play on words and a reference to his philosophy.
 **His first name Søren as the name of the airline.
-*The two stewardesses grab hands on the plane. Denmark has some of the most extensive {{w|LGBT rights in Denmark|LGBT rights}} in the world.
+*The two stewardesses grab hands on the plane. Denmark has some of the most extensive {{W|LGBT rights in Denmark|LGBT rights}} in the world.
 *Iconic places shown in [[Copenhagen]] when [[Søren]] is welcoming the Simpsons are:
 <gallery>
-File:Frederiksborg Castle.png|{{w|Frederiksborg Castle}}
+File:Frederiksborg Castle.png|{{W|Frederiksborg Castle}}
-File:Copenhagen Opera House.png|{{w|Copenhagen Opera House}}
+File:Copenhagen Opera House.png|{{W|Copenhagen Opera House}}
-File:Royal Danish Theatre.png|{{w|Royal Danish Theatre}}
+File:Royal Danish Theatre.png|{{W|Royal Danish Theatre}}
-File:Middelgrunden.png|{{w|Middelgrunden}} offshore wind farm
+File:Middelgrunden.png|{{W|Middelgrunden}} offshore wind farm
-File:Copenhagen.png|{{w|Nyhavn}}
+File:Copenhagen.png|{{W|Nyhavn}}
 </gallery>
 *The Danish drama about teenagers getting killed mentioned is ''{{W2|The Killing|Danish TV series}}''.
-[[File:Little Mermaid statue.png|300px|thumb|[[Søren]] shows the Simpsons the ''{{w2|The Little Mermaid|statue}}'' statue]]
+[[File:Little Mermaid statue.png|300px|thumb|[[Søren]] shows the Simpsons the ''{{W2|The Little Mermaid|statue}}'' statue]]
-*Søren tells the Simpsons that ''{{w2|The Little Mermaid|statue}}'' is world famous icon of Denmark.
+*Søren tells the Simpsons that ''{{W2|The Little Mermaid|statue}}'' is world famous icon of Denmark.
-**[[Bart]] contradicts Søren and says that {{w|The Walt Disney Company|Disney}} created ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Spider-Man]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]'', none of which were actually created by Disney. What Bart was referring to, however, was the Disney animated film ''{{W2|The Little Mermaid|1989 film}}''. Bart and Homer also mention {{W2|Sebastian|The Little Mermaid}}, the crab from the film.
+**[[Bart]] contradicts Søren and says that {{W|The Walt Disney Company|Disney}} created ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Spider-Man]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]'', none of which were actually created by Disney. What Bart was referring to, however, was the Disney animated film ''{{W2|The Little Mermaid|1989 film}}''. Bart and Homer also mention {{W2|Sebastian|The Little Mermaid}}, the crab from the film.
-*[[Lisa]] is amazed at {{w|Cycling in Copenhagen|Copenhagen's cycling system}}.
+*[[Lisa]] is amazed at {{W|Cycling in Copenhagen|Copenhagen's cycling system}}.
-*The Simpsons also go to [[Amalienborg Square]], home of the {{w|Danish Royal Palace}}.
+*The Simpsons also go to [[Amalienborg Square]], home of the {{W|Danish Royal Palace}}.
 *Lisa meets [[Prince Christian]]. He is second in the line of succession to the Danish throne, after his father.
 *The family goes to [[Tivoli]], an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen.
-*Lisa wants to live to Denmark, and one of the reason is that it is a {{w|Celsius}} country.
+*Lisa wants to live to Denmark, and one of the reason is that it is a {{W|Celsius}} country.
 *Bart, Lisa and a choir sing, in an English translation, the Danish national anthem "[[Der er et yndigt land]]".
-*Marge mentions Danish food like: {{w|smørrebrød}}, mørbradbøf and {{w|flæskesteg}}.
+*Marge mentions Danish food like: {{W|smørrebrød}}, mørbradbøf and {{W|flæskesteg}}.
 *When Homer was giving a speech about America, "{{W|America the Beautiful}}" plays.
-**Homer is proud of his country for having such great TV channels, and he mentions {{w|BBC America}}. BBC America is in great part owned by British {{w|BBC Studios}}.
+**Homer is proud of his country for having such great TV channels, and he mentions {{W|BBC America}}. BBC America is in great part owned by British {{W|BBC Studios}}.
 *Exhibits at the [[Hans Christian Andersen Museum]], which is a real place, include ''{{W|Thumbelina}}'', ''{{W|The Snow Queen}}'', ''{{W|The Ugly Duckling}}'' and ''{{W|The Emperor's New Clothes}}''.
-*The family also visits the [[Viking Ship Museum]], [[Lejre]] and [[Kronborg Castle]], [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''{{w|Hamlet}}'''s castle.
+*The family also visits the [[Viking Ship Museum]], [[Lejre]] and [[Kronborg Castle]], [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''{{W|Hamlet}}'''s castle.
-**Homer recites a modified version of "{{w|To be, or not to be}}".
+**Homer recites a modified version of "{{W|To be, or not to be}}".
-*[[Häagen-Death]] is a reference to the real world ice cream brand {{w|Häagen-Dazs}}.
+*[[Häagen-Death]] is a reference to the real world ice cream brand {{W|Häagen-Dazs}}.
 == Continuity ==