Difference between revisions of "Three Dreams Denied/References"

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Cultural references

• A Funtendo Zii ad is on the back of a comic that Bart helds.
• Comicalooza is a parody of the San Diego Comic-Con.
• Skinner's toys brought by Agnes include:
  • A Radioactive Man toy.
  • A poster of Charlie Brown trying to fly his kite, a common sketch from Peanuts.
  • A Mr. Weatherbee comics.
  • A Life in Hell's rabit doll.
  • An issue of Mama's Boy's Life.
  • A 1967 Pontiac GTO model car.
  • A 1979 Canyonero model car.
• Comic Book Guy has various unsold Hulk hands on the back of his shop.
• MeBay is a parody of eBay.
• Comic Book Guy wears a Doctor Octopus costume.
• David Z. Cohen is a reference to David X. Cohen and his change of the middle initial due to the Screen Actors Guild rules.
• Forever Chapter 11 is a parody of Forever 21.
• Phil does voice over for:
  • Itchy.
  • Christopher Lloyd's character in Back to the Future, Emmet "Doc" Brown.
  • Michael Caine.

Continuity

• Puritan Wiggum appears in the title screen. ("Thanksgiving of Horror")
• The Mama's Boy's Life issue is the same as the one Martin read previously. ("Haw-Haw Land")