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*[[Bart Simpson|Bart]]'s vision of Marie and Pierre Curie, inventors of radium, are much like Godzilla, complete with the Japan setting. | *[[Bart Simpson|Bart]]'s vision of Marie and Pierre Curie, inventors of radium, are much like Godzilla, complete with the Japan setting. | ||
| − | *[[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]]' song and dance number at [[Jack Marley]]'s retirement party are reference to the 1941 film, [ | + | *[[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]]' song and dance number at [[Jack Marley]]'s retirement party are reference to the 1941 film, [[Wikipedia:Citizen Kane|Citizen Kane]]. |
| − | *The music from [ | + | *The music from [[Wikipedia:The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]] plays while [[Mr. Burns]] surveys his monitors in his office. |
| − | *As a subplot in the story, Bart cries 'wolf' to get out of a test, in reference to [ | + | *As a subplot in the story, Bart cries 'wolf' to get out of a test, in reference to [[Wikipedia:The Boy Who Cried Wolf|The Boy Who Cried Wolf]]. Also befitting the subplot is that Bart is not believed when he is attacked by an actual wolf. |
==Goofs== | ==Goofs== | ||
Revision as of 03:10, July 29, 2010
Cultural References
- Bart's vision of Marie and Pierre Curie, inventors of radium, are much like Godzilla, complete with the Japan setting.
- Smithers' song and dance number at Jack Marley's retirement party are reference to the 1941 film, Citizen Kane.
- The music from The Empire Strikes Back plays while Mr. Burns surveys his monitors in his office.
- As a subplot in the story, Bart cries 'wolf' to get out of a test, in reference to The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Also befitting the subplot is that Bart is not believed when he is attacked by an actual wolf.
Goofs
- Lisa claims that Pierre and Marie Curie both died of radiation poisoning. Only Marie Curie's death was due to radiation poisoning. Pierre Curie died of a fractured skull as a result of an accident with a horse carriage.
