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The Sound of Music is a 1965 musical film starring Julie Andrews. It was originally based on a 1959 Broadway play by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

References to The Sound of Music in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
5	98	"Bart Gets an Elephant"	When Homer accidentally drives into a deer statue, Homer responds with "D'oh!", quickly followed by "A deer!" by Lisa and "A female deer!" by Marge. This is a reference to a song in the film
8	166	"Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"	Shary mutters, "Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So..." while getting Homer a beer
11	229	"Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"	A poster of the film is on the wall of Planet Springfield
18	392	"Yokel Chords"	When Lisa gets told she can be a tutor, she dances on a hilltop similar to the opening sequence of the film and when she introduces herself, Cletus' children walk forward and state their name (a reference to Maria's introduction to the children). Some of the songs they sing are based on songs from the film, including the song performed by Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner, which is inspired by "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" Lisa sings part of a song resembling "The Sound of Music", and later while showing the children the culture of Springfield sings a song based on "My Favorite Things."
32	689	"The 7 Beer Itch"	Carl compared The Sound of Music scene where all the Nazis sang good night to the moment Lily sang "Lili Marleen" at Moe's Tavern.
33	723	"The Sound of Bleeding Gums"	The title is a reference.

Comics[edit]

Picture	Comic issue	Story name	Reference
	Simpsons Illustrated #2	Simpsons Albums You'll Never See	The Sound of Muzakk is an album by Dewey Largo and the Springfield Marching Band.
	Simpsons Comics #106	Simpsons: The Musical	In The Simpsons: The Musical, Lisa performs "My Favorite Stuff", a parody of "My Favorite Things".

Books[edit]

Picture	Book	Story name	Reference
	The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Fun-Filled Frightfest	Cecil and Bob's Evil Prison Showtune Sing-Along!	The songs "D'oh-Ray-Me", "‎The Sound of Music" and "A Few of My Favorite Legally Acceptable Things" are all parodies of songs from the musical.

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Contents

References to The Sound of Music in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Comics[edit]

Books[edit]