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When [[Homer]] was in a [[New Bedlam Rest Home for the Emotionally Interesting|mental hospital]] their phone had Rivera on speed dial.<ref>"[[Stark Raving Dad]]"</ref> | When [[Homer]] was in a [[New Bedlam Rest Home for the Emotionally Interesting|mental hospital]] their phone had Rivera on speed dial.<ref>"[[Stark Raving Dad]]"</ref> | ||
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| + | During the heyday of [[The Be Sharps]], one song that [[Homer]] tried to write had the lyrics, "There was nothing in {{w|Al Capone}}'s vault, but it wasn't Geraldo's fault".<ref>"[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]"</ref> | ||
== Non-canon == | == Non-canon == | ||
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In [[Homer]]'s dream, [[Bart]] watched ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' during one of {{ch|Johnny Carson}}'s {{w|Carnac the Magnificent}} sketches, where he reads what is written inside an envelope. Carnac said Geraldo Rivera, [[Madonna]], and a diseased yak, then somebody in the audience started to laugh.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror II]]"</ref> | In [[Homer]]'s dream, [[Bart]] watched ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' during one of {{ch|Johnny Carson}}'s {{w|Carnac the Magnificent}} sketches, where he reads what is written inside an envelope. Carnac said Geraldo Rivera, [[Madonna]], and a diseased yak, then somebody in the audience started to laugh.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror II]]"</ref> | ||
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| + | In one of his [[Grampa's Christmas Origins|Christmas origins stories]], [[Grampa]] said that Rivera had discovered cookies in Al Capone's vault in 1987, after they had been banned since 1929.<ref>''[[Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cookies]]''</ref> | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
*{{ep|Stark Raving Dad|(mentioned)}} | *{{ep|Stark Raving Dad|(mentioned)}} | ||
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II|(mentioned)}} | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II|(mentioned)}} | ||
| + | *{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartert (mentioned)}} | ||
| + | *{{bon|Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cookies}} | ||
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| + | == Behind the laughter == | ||
| + | Homer's songwriting lyric is a reference to the television special ''{{w|The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults}}'' (hosted by Rivera), where after a huge media buildup the vault was anticlimactically discovered to be empty except for dirt and debris. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:36, January 6, 2013
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Character Information
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Geraldo Rivera is an American attorney, journalist, author, reporter, and talk show host.
History
When Homer was in a mental hospital their phone had Rivera on speed dial.[1]
During the heyday of The Be Sharps, one song that Homer tried to write had the lyrics, "There was nothing in Al Capone's vault, but it wasn't Geraldo's fault".[2]
Non-canon
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In Homer's dream, Bart watched The Tonight Show during one of Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent sketches, where he reads what is written inside an envelope. Carnac said Geraldo Rivera, Madonna, and a diseased yak, then somebody in the audience started to laugh.[3]
In one of his Christmas origins stories, Grampa said that Rivera had discovered cookies in Al Capone's vault in 1987, after they had been banned since 1929.[4]
Appearances
Episode – "Stark Raving Dad" (mentioned)
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror II" (mentioned)- Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartert (mentioned)"
Comic story – Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cookies
Behind the laughter
Homer's songwriting lyric is a reference to the television special The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults (hosted by Rivera), where after a huge media buildup the vault was anticlimactically discovered to be empty except for dirt and debris.
References
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