Difference between revisions of "The Man Who Flew Too Much/References"
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*Moe mentions the [[Buffalo Bills]] games. | *Moe mentions the [[Buffalo Bills]] games. | ||
*Moe asks [[Barney]] who made him Optimist Prime, a reference to [[Optimus Prime]]. | *Moe asks [[Barney]] who made him Optimist Prime, a reference to [[Optimus Prime]]. | ||
| − | *Homer mentions the {{W| | + | *Homer mentions the [[Cowardly Lion]], the [[Scarecrow]] and the [[Tin Man]] from "{{W|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz}}". |
| − | + | *Mona appears to Homer to be in [[Hell]] with {{W|Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli}}, [[Che Guevara]], {{W|Giacomo Casanova|Casanova}}, | |
| + | *The scene where Homer frees himself from the snow is based on the opening of the comic {{W|The Amazing Spider-Man}} n. 33.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871004054027165822 Al Jean's Twitter - "The Amazing Spider-Man 33"]</ref> | ||
| + | *Four funerals and a funeral is a reference to {{W|Four Weddings and a Funeral}}. | ||
*Fausto's fate is based on {{W|Beck Weathers}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871004505585955127 Al Jean's Twitter - "Fausto's fate"]</ref> | *Fausto's fate is based on {{W|Beck Weathers}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1871004505585955127 Al Jean's Twitter - "Fausto's fate"]</ref> | ||
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*The couch gag account @Springfield has a born date of January 14, [[1990]], the date of the very [[Bart_the_Genius/Gags#Couch gag|first couch gag]]. ("[[Bart the Genius]]") | *The couch gag account @Springfield has a born date of January 14, [[1990]], the date of the very [[Bart_the_Genius/Gags#Couch gag|first couch gag]]. ("[[Bart the Genius]]") | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the film The Man Who Knew Too Much.
- The couch gag shows tweets from @Springfield.
- "Bowling to the Moon" is a parody of "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra and it plays during Homer's dream at the start.
- Kent Brockman says that Springfield's Super Bowlers are garnering tremendous pin-terest.
- At the cerimony the band plays "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow".
- Blackhawk Dead is a reference to the book "Black Hawk Down".
- Moe tells Bart he'll go Rimskij-Korsakov on him.
- Moe mentions the Buffalo Bills games.
- Moe asks Barney who made him Optimist Prime, a reference to Optimus Prime.
- Homer mentions the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".
- Mona appears to Homer to be in Hell with Machiavelli, Che Guevara, Casanova,
- The scene where Homer frees himself from the snow is based on the opening of the comic The Amazing Spider-Man n. 33.[1]
- Four funerals and a funeral is a reference to Four Weddings and a Funeral.
- Fausto's fate is based on Beck Weathers.[2]
Continuity
- The couch gag account @Springfield has a born date of January 14, 1990, the date of the very first couch gag. ("Bart the Genius")
- The couch gag tweet refers to the ferris wheel couch gag. ("Left Behind")
- Pin Pals appear. ("Team Homer")
- Fausto appears. ("The Wife Aquatic")
- Ned reads a book called "Holy Rollers a history of Christian bowling. ("Team Homer")
Goofs
- Carl's body proportion when he clung for his life above the hole are wrong, and the whole episode's animation in general looked weird.
