Difference between revisions of "The Squirt and the Whale/References"
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*The episode title is a reference to the 2005 film [[wikipedia:The_Squid_and_the_Whale|''The Squid and the Whale'']]. | *The episode title is a reference to the 2005 film [[wikipedia:The_Squid_and_the_Whale|''The Squid and the Whale'']]. | ||
*[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] play a Zii, which is the Simpsons version of a [[wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]. | *[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] play a Zii, which is the Simpsons version of a [[wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]. | ||
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*[[Chief Wiggum]] and the police attempt to dispose of the dead blue whale by blowing it up. The explosion scatters chunks of blubber all over the place -- hitting people and cars, and making a big mess, but not having much effect on the whale. This is a reference to the "[[wikipedia:Exploding_whale|exploding whale]]" incident of 1970, which occurred in Florence, Oregon. The Oregon Highway Division tried to blow up a dead beached sperm whale and achieved results smilar to Wiggum's. | *[[Chief Wiggum]] and the police attempt to dispose of the dead blue whale by blowing it up. The explosion scatters chunks of blubber all over the place -- hitting people and cars, and making a big mess, but not having much effect on the whale. This is a reference to the "[[wikipedia:Exploding_whale|exploding whale]]" incident of 1970, which occurred in Florence, Oregon. The Oregon Highway Division tried to blow up a dead beached sperm whale and achieved results smilar to Wiggum's. | ||
*WHALES : '''W'''e '''H'''elped '''A'''irlift '''L'''isa's '''E'''nourmous '''S'''oulmate | *WHALES : '''W'''e '''H'''elped '''A'''irlift '''L'''isa's '''E'''nourmous '''S'''oulmate | ||
| + | *The activists on the "Sea Huggers" ship may be a parody of the members of the [[wikipedia:Sea_Shepherd_Conservation_Society|Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]], several of whom appear in the television series [[wikipedia:Whale_Wars|''Whale Wars'']]. Ironically, in ''Whale Wars'', the activists are attempting to defend the whales, while the activists aboard the "Sea Huggers" ship are defending sharks which are trying to eat whales. | ||
*There are 2 Kid Power Stand in the exibition. | *There are 2 Kid Power Stand in the exibition. | ||
*A refrence to william shatner's weight gain between each movie was parodied when comic book guy says he while wearing a corset he is kirk from star trek TOS,1,2,3,4,5,6,generations,boston legal. | *A refrence to william shatner's weight gain between each movie was parodied when comic book guy says he while wearing a corset he is kirk from star trek TOS,1,2,3,4,5,6,generations,boston legal. | ||
Revision as of 17:46, July 23, 2010
Cultural References
- The episode title is a reference to the 2005 film The Squid and the Whale.
- Bart and Lisa play a Zii, which is the Simpsons version of a Wii.
- While Bart is spinning the turbine manually (due to no wind), Lisa is watching House, M.D. She says that Dr. House is about to make his third incorrect diagnosis before saving the patient.
- Chief Wiggum and the police attempt to dispose of the dead blue whale by blowing it up. The explosion scatters chunks of blubber all over the place -- hitting people and cars, and making a big mess, but not having much effect on the whale. This is a reference to the "exploding whale" incident of 1970, which occurred in Florence, Oregon. The Oregon Highway Division tried to blow up a dead beached sperm whale and achieved results smilar to Wiggum's.
- WHALES : We Helped Airlift Lisa's Enourmous Soulmate
- The activists on the "Sea Huggers" ship may be a parody of the members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, several of whom appear in the television series Whale Wars. Ironically, in Whale Wars, the activists are attempting to defend the whales, while the activists aboard the "Sea Huggers" ship are defending sharks which are trying to eat whales.
- There are 2 Kid Power Stand in the exibition.
- A refrence to william shatner's weight gain between each movie was parodied when comic book guy says he while wearing a corset he is kirk from star trek TOS,1,2,3,4,5,6,generations,boston legal.
