Editing The Man Who Came to Be Dinner/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the film ''{{W2|The Man Who Came to Dinner|film}}''.
**The film has also been referenced in the title of the episode "[[The Ziff Who Came to Dinner]]", from [[Season 15]].
*In the episode's [[The Man Who Came to Be Dinner/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] the Simpsons are at an art exhibition. They are watching paintings of themselves with different art techniques and parodies, while ''{{W|Pictures at an Exhibition#10. The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev)|Pictures at an Exhibition: The Bogatyr Gates}}'' is heard in the background:
**[[Maggie]] is illustrated using the {{W|Ben Day process}}, widely used in comic books of the 1950s through the 1970s.
**[[Lisa]]'s painting has the style of Escher's {{W|tessellations}}. Graphic artist [[M. C. Escher]] was a known user of mathematically inspired art.
**[[Bart]] is based in {{W|Jackson Pollock}}'s {{W|drip painting}}, a form of abstract art in which paint is dripped or poured on to the canvas.
**[[Marge]]'s painting is a parody of ''{{W|Femme aux Bras Croisés}}'', made by {{W|Picasso}} during his "{{W|Picasso's Blue Period|Blue Period}}". Picasso's signature can also be seen.
**[[Homer]]'s painting is a parody of ''{{W2|Bacchus|Rubens}}'' by {{W|Peter Paul Rubens}}.
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File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Maggie.png|Maggie is illustrated using the {{W|Ben Day process}}
File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Lisa.png|Lisa's painting has the style of [[M. C. Escher]]'s {{W|tessellations}}
File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Bart.png|Bart is based in {{W|Jackson Pollock}}'s {{W|drip painting}}
File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Marge.png|Marge's painting is a parody of ''{{W|Femme aux Bras Croisés}}''
File:The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Couch gag Homer.png|Homer's painting is a parody of ''{{W2|Bacchus|Rubens}}''
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*As the Simpsons head to [[Dizz-Nee Land]], "{{W|The Sorcerer's Apprentice}}" plays.
[[File:Fall of Saigon reference.png|300px|thumb|The helicopter scene is a reference to {{W|22 Gia Long Street}} evacuation during the {{W|Fall of Saigon}}]]
[[File:Jabba the Tiki Hut.png|300px|thumb|[[Jabba the Tiki Hut]] from ''[[Cosmic Wars]]'' is a parody of {{W|Jabba the Hutt}} from ''[[Star Wars]]'' and the real-world attraction {{W|Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room}}]]
[[File:Silver Surfer.png|300px|thumb|[[The Silver Surfer]] from ''[[Marvel]]'' is seen in space]]
*The helicopter taking off from a roof to get to the amusement park is a reference to a famous picture of {{W|22 Gia Long Street}}, where a helicopter is evacuating U.S government employees during the {{W|Fall of Saigon}}, the last major battle of the {{W|Vietnam War}}.
*[[Babicide]] is a parody of {{W|Barbicide}}, a disinfectant solution used by barbers and cosmetologists for disinfecting grooming tools.
*[[Michael D'Amico]] tries to remove a sword out of a stone, like in Disney's ''{{W2|The Sword in the Stone|1963 film}}''.
*''[[Cosmic Wars]]'' was mentioned to have been bought out by Dizz-Nee, a reference to ''[[Star Wars]]'' being bought out by ''{{W|Disney}}''.
*The ''Cosmic Wars'' sector includes:
**[[Country Storm Trooper Jamboree]]: A band of {{W2|Stormtrooper|Star Wars}}s and parody of {{W|Country Bear Jamboree}}.
**[[Jim-Jam Bonk's Wild Ride]]: A reference both to [[Jar Jar Binks]] and {{W|Mr. Toad's Wild Ride}}.
**[[Jabba the Tiki Hut]]: A reference to {{W|Jabba the Hutt}} and {{W|Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room}}.
**[[Yoda]]: A parody of Master Yoda says that ''Cosmic Wars'' was bought for four billion dollars.
*There is a ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' attraction called [[Politically Correct]] at Dizz-Nee Land.
**At this attraction, a female {{W2|figurehead|object}} is reading ''[[Our Bodies, Ourselves]]'', a real-world book about women's health and sexuality.
**The song sung by the animatronic pirates in the ride, "No Means No, We Know That'', appears to be sung to the tune of the Winkie Chant from ''The Wizard of Oz''.
*There are parodies of [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Scrooge McDuck]] (who looks similar to [[The Mad Hatter]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'') in Dizz-Nee Land.
*There is a poster of the film ''[[Song of the South Bronx]]'' at [[Kooky Cat's Deli-cat-essen]]. This is a reference to Disney's live-action animated film ''{{W|Song of the South}}''. The fictitious film poster at Kooky Cat's shows an animated rabbit jumping on an abandoned and stripped car. The photo of the car is real [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006675193/ ] and was taken in 1964 by Phil Stanziola in what was then a troubled borough of New York City. [[David Silverman]], who was born in {{W|Long Island}}, added this gag [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150107/morrisania/simpsons-lampoons-bronxs-past-latest-episode/ ].
*''[[Tom Bosley Island]]'' is a reference to [[Tom Sawyer]].
*[[Hall of Dizznee C.E.O.'s]] is parody of {{W|The Hall of Presidents}}, an attraction located in Disney's Magic Kingdom.
*The film ''[[Gidget Goes to Space]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|Gidget Goes to Rome}}''.
*The flying car in the video shown at [[Out-of-Date Futureland]] looks very similar to the cars in ''[[The Jetsons]]''.
*[[Toonton Abbey]] is a reference to ''{{W|Downton Abbey}}''.
*When the [[UFO]] is traveling to [[Rigel VII]]:
**A part of space looks very similar to the video game ''[[Asteroids]]''.
**[[The Silver Surfer]] from ''[[Marvel]]'' is seen.
**[[Rocky the Flying Squirrel]] is seen on an asteroid with two aliens.
*''[[Star Wars]]'': [[Homer]] uses a device similar to a lightsaber to chop off his hand and uses another setting to restore his hand. He then uses this device on [[Marge]]'s hair and gives her a hand in her hair instead.
*Homer thinks that the fact of [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] being a superior race could be something positive for humanity. Lisa is not so sure and compares that to the {{W|European colonization of the Americas}} and to the {{W|Belgian Congo}}.
*The alien air marshall is reading the newspaper ''[[UFO Today]]'', a parody of ''{{W|USA Today}}.
*Among the few creatures seen in the zoo were [[Black hole aliens|a Black hole alien]], a xenomorph from the ''[[Alien]]'' franchise, and, most terrifying of all, a kitten.
*Bart, Lisa and Maggie are playing an alien version of {{W2|Twister|game}}.
*The [[Rigellian humanologist]] mentions that their species is schooled in maths, physics and {{W|Fortran}}, and he considers Fortran to be "the greatest of the programming languages". Fortran is more than sixty years old and is considered by many people to be a dead programming language, although it is still used to this day.
*In an attempt to not be elected to die in hands of the [[Rigellians]], Bart says that "in ''{{W2|Sophie's Choice|film}}'', she saved the boy".
*When Homer accepts that he is the one who must die, he says "'Tis a far, far, better thing I do, than I have ever done before". This is a phrase from [[Charles Dickens]]'s ''{{W|A Tale of Two Cities}}''.
*The announcers of the ''World Series of Chomping'' are based on {{W|Caesar Flickerman}} and {{W|Claudius Templesmith}}, characters from ''[[The Hunger Games]]''.
*''[[The Matrix]]'': The [[Rigellian resistance]] live in a large underground cavern and enjoy celebrating with dancing and loud music, similar to the "Zion Dance Party" scene in ''The Matrix Reloaded''. 
*The "Human's Achievements" written by Homer include: instant replay in {{W|MLB}} (Major League Baseball) and [[Ringo Starr]]'s {{W|Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band|All-Starr Band}}. Homer also mentions the {{W|Golden Age of Radio}}.
*''[[Shakespeare]]'': Homer makes "[[The Complete Works of Shakespeare Made of Chocolate]]" book on the escape ship. The {{W|Complete Works of Shakespeare}} volume does exist in real life.
*References to ''[[Star Trek]]'':
**Homer makes an entry to the "Captain's Log" on the journey away from [[Rigel VII]].
**As the family receives a transmission from an [[Grampa|unknown source]], theme music that accompanied the Klingons in the ''Star Trek'' film series played.
*The end credits parody ''Star Trek'' and the theme music plays.
**Marge as Vina, the {{W2|Orion|Star Trek}} slave girl ("{{W2|The Cage|Star Trek: The Original Series}}").
**Homer as [[James T. Kirk]] fighting the {{W|Gorn}} captain ("{{W2|Arena|Star Trek: The Original Series}}")
**[[Akira]] as [[Hikaru Sulu]], ("{{W|The Naked Time}}"). Sulu was played by [[George Takei]], who is also the voice of Akira.
**Lisa as the {{W|Borg Queen}}, from the movie ''{{W|Star Trek: First Contact}}''.
**[[Principal Skinner]] as [[Spock]] dealing with hundreds of the [[Crazy Cat Lady]]'s cat heads ("{{W|The Trouble with Tribbles}}").
**Bart wearing a ''{{W|Star Trek: The Original Series}}'' sciences uniform while crawling through a {{W|Jeffries Tube}}.
**[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] as Lokai, and [[Eddie]] and [[Lou]] as Bele ("{{W|Let That Be Your Last Battlefield}}").
**Homer as Kirk, with the three Providers ("{{W|The Gamesters of Triskelion}}").
**[[Milhouse]] as a {{W|Ferengi}}.
**[[Barney Gumble]] as {{W|Harry Mudd}}, with [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] as androids ("{{W|I, Mudd}}").
**[[Mr. Burns]] as {{W|Balok}} ("{{W|The Corbomite Maneuver}}").

== Trivia ==
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] introduce themselves, Homer says "What the? This isn't [[Halloween]]!" Kang and Kodos usually only appear during [[Treehouse of Horror series|Halloween episodes]]. The last time [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] appeared in a non-Halloween episode was in the [[Season 13]] episode "[[Gump Roast]]".
*This is the final episode to receive more than 10 million viewers on its premiere.

== Continuity ==
*The potato chip scene previously happened in "[[Deep Space Homer]]", except this time, [[Bart]] and [[Maggie]] kept eating them.
*Diz-nee previously appeared in "[[The PTA Disbands]]".

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