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[[File:Simpsons-michaelangelo.jpg|thumb|right|Homer painting a parody of Michelangelo's ''The Creation of Adam''.]]
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== Cultural references ==
* The title is a reference to ''The Barber of Seville''.
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[[File:The Creation of Adam.png|thumb|right|Homer painting a parody of Michelangelo's ''The Creation of Adam''.]]
* Lisa claims that tenor Andrea Bocelli recorded an entire song on his back. Bocelli apparently did record one track on his ''Amore'' album on his back, and demonstrated this technique on an episode of ''American Idol''.
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*The episode title is a reference to the {{W|Gioachino Rossini|Rossini}} opera ''{{W|The Barber of Seville}}''.
* The Springfield Opera House is shaped like the Sydney Opera House.
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*The [[chalkboard gag]] mentions ''{{W|The Wall Street Journal}}''.
* The scene of Lenny and Carl watching Homer's opera performance from the rafters is a reference to a similar scene in ''Citizen Kane''.
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*The [[First Church of Springfield marquee|marquee]] outside the church calls [[Jesus]] the Real ''[[American Idol]]''.
* Homer's entourage, [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] and [[Carl Carlson|Carl]], is a parody of the HBO series ''Entourage''. The music when Lenny (who dresses like Turtle) and Carl are in the limousine is the show's theme song.
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*[[Griddler on the Roof]] is a reference to the musical ''{{W|Fiddler on the Roof}}''.
* The orchestral sequence featured in the Cobra scene is the overture of Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni.
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*[[T.G.I. Fried Eggs]] is a reference to the restaurant chain {{W|TGI Fridays}}.
*When Carl and Lenny are sent away from the table at the Guilded Truffle, Carl mutters "Yoko", at Marge. It is a reference to Yoko "breaking up The Beatles", but in this case Marge is breaking up the entourage.
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*[[Luftwaffles]] is a reference to the {{W|Luftwaffe}}, the aerial warfare branch of the {{W|German Wehrmacht}} during [[World War II]].
*Homer paints a parody of Michelangelo's ''The Creation of Adam'' on the ceiling.
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*Buffet the Hunger Slayer is a reference to ''{{W|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}''.
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*Homer mentions the restaurant chain {{W|Denny's}}.
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*Bart calls ''{{W2|Mahogany|film}}'' a great movie.
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*Lisa claims that tenor [[Andrea Bocelli]] recorded an entire song on his back. Bocelli apparently did record one track on his ''{{W2|Amore|Andrea Bocelli album}}'' album on his back, and demonstrated this technique on an episode of ''[[American Idol]]''.
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*Homer sings "[[If Ever I Would Leave You]]" from the musical ''{{W2|Camelot|musical}}''.
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*Homer stars in the opera ''[[La bohème]]''.
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*The [[Springfield Opera House]] is shaped like the {{W|Sydney Opera House}}.
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*The scene of [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] watching Homer's opera performance from the rafters is a reference to a similar scene in ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.
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*During the opera montage, ''{{W|Swan Lake}}'', "Op.20: Act I- No.5 Pas de deux: I Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato" by {{W|Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky}} plays.
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*Homer sings "{{ap|The Star-Spangled Banner|The Homer of Seville}}" by [[Francis Scott Key]], the national anthem of the [[USA]].
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*Homer says that {{Ch|Plácido Domingo}} is his third favorite of {{W|The Three Tenors}}.
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*Homer's entourage, Lenny and Carl, is a parody of the HBO series ''{{W2|Entourage|American TV series}}''. The music when Lenny (who dresses like Turtle) and Carl are in the limousine is the show's theme song, "Superhero" by {{W|Jane's Addiction}}.
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*When Carl and Lenny are sent away from the table at [[The Gilded Truffle]], Carl mutters "[[Yoko Ono|Yoko]]", at Marge. It is a reference to Yoko "breaking up [[The Beatles]]", but in this case Marge is breaking up the entourage.
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*When {{ap|Julia|The Homer of Seville}} takes her helmet off to reveal that she's a female biker, Homer asks if this is ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''.
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*Marge makes {{W|Chex Mix}} pie.
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*The orchestral sequence featured in the cobra scene is the overture of [[Mozart]]'s opera ''{{W|Don Giovanni}}''.
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*Homer stars in ''[[The Barber of Seville]]''.
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**Homer sings the song "[[Se il mio nome saper voi bramate]]" from the opera.
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*The line about the chandelier being pre-crashed is a reference to a famous scene from ''{{W2|The Phantom of the Opera|1986 musical}}''.
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*Marge mentions conductor {{W|Arthur Fiedler}}.
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*Homer paints a parody of [[Michelangelo]]'s ''{{W|The Creation of Adam}}'' on the ceiling.
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*Chief Wiggum calls {{ap|Julia|The Homer of Seville}} "Hagliacci", a reference to the opera ''{{W|Pagliacci}}'', and "Madame Butterface", a reference to the opera ''{{W|Madama Butterfly}}''.
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== Trivia ==
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*Restaurants spotted or mentioned after the family leaves church: Griddler on the Roof, Thank God It's Fried Eggs, Luftwaffle's, Bodacious Frittatas, Buffet the Hunger Slayer, and Denny's.
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== Continuity ==
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*When Homer forgets his lines he sings "Uh-oh Spaghetti-os"? This was the catch phrase of the fictional police officer {{ap|Homer Simpson|Police Cops}} in the season 10 episode "[[Homer to the Max]]".
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== Goofs ==
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*When Burns and Smithers are "shopping" at the morgue, a sign on the wall says "HOSPTIAL MORGUE".
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*Carl and Lenny are shown in the rafters commenting about how their "seats are terrible." However, after the performance ends, Carl and Lenny can be seen in the audience as they give Homer a standing ovation (top right quadrant).
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*[[Rodolfo]] is referred to as "Rudolfo" on the translation during ''[[La bohème]]''.
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Latest revision as of 02:04, October 16, 2021

References/Trivia


Season 19 Episode References
401 "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"
402
"The Homer of Seville"
"Midnight Towboy" 403


Cultural references[edit]

Homer painting a parody of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam.

Trivia[edit]

  • Restaurants spotted or mentioned after the family leaves church: Griddler on the Roof, Thank God It's Fried Eggs, Luftwaffle's, Bodacious Frittatas, Buffet the Hunger Slayer, and Denny's.

Continuity[edit]

  • When Homer forgets his lines he sings "Uh-oh Spaghetti-os"? This was the catch phrase of the fictional police officer Homer Simpson in the season 10 episode "Homer to the Max".

Goofs[edit]

  • When Burns and Smithers are "shopping" at the morgue, a sign on the wall says "HOSPTIAL MORGUE".
  • Carl and Lenny are shown in the rafters commenting about how their "seats are terrible." However, after the performance ends, Carl and Lenny can be seen in the audience as they give Homer a standing ovation (top right quadrant).
  • Rodolfo is referred to as "Rudolfo" on the translation during La bohème.
Season 19 References
He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs The Homer of Seville Midnight Towboy I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Treehouse of Horror XVIII Little Orphan Millie Husbands and Knives Funeral for a Fiend Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind E Pluribus Wiggum That '90s Show Love, Springfieldian Style The Debarted Dial "N" for Nerder Smoke on the Daughter Papa Don't Leech Apocalypse Cow Any Given Sundance Mona Leaves-a All About Lisa