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'''''A Streetcar Named Desire''''' is a 1947 play by [[Tennessee Williams]], which was adapted into a 1951 film by Elia Kazan, starring [[Marlon Brando]], [[Karl Malden]] and {{W|Vivien Leigh}}. It has been referenced a few times in "The Simpsons". | '''''A Streetcar Named Desire''''' is a 1947 play by [[Tennessee Williams]], which was adapted into a 1951 film by Elia Kazan, starring [[Marlon Brando]], [[Karl Malden]] and {{W|Vivien Leigh}}. It has been referenced a few times in "The Simpsons". | ||
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| − | {{TB| The episode title is a reference. In the episode itself the famous play is adapted into a musical, ''[[Oh, Streetcar!]]''. Marge plays the part of [[Blanche DuBois]] and Ned Flanders Stanley Kowalski. An extra reference is the scene where Marge and Ned rehearse their roles at Flanders' house and Homer stands outside yelling: "Marge! Hey Mààààrge!" at their window. This is similar to Kowalski yelling for | + | {{TB| The episode title is a reference. In the episode itself the famous play is adapted into a musical, ''[[Oh, Streetcar!]]''. Marge plays the part of [[Blanche DuBois]] and Ned Flanders Stanley Kowalski. An extra reference is the scene where Marge and Ned rehearse their roles at Flanders' house and Homer stands outside yelling: "Marge! Hey Mààààrge!" at their window. This is similar to Kowalski yelling for Stella outside her window. |
The musical itself is a heavily bowdlerized version of the original, far more dark and depressing play, complete with a happy ending and utter misinterpretation of the moral, now reduced to: ''"A stranger is just a friend you haven't met."''}} | The musical itself is a heavily bowdlerized version of the original, far more dark and depressing play, complete with a happy ending and utter misinterpretation of the moral, now reduced to: ''"A stranger is just a friend you haven't met."''}} | ||
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A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play by Tennessee Williams, which was adapted into a 1951 film by Elia Kazan, starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Vivien Leigh. It has been referenced a few times in "The Simpsons".
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The play is referenced in the video games The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield, Road Rage and Hit & Run.
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