Difference between revisions of "The Wayz We Were/References"
Wikisimpsons - The Simpsons Wiki
Solar Dragon (talk | contribs) |
Solar Dragon (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
*[[Moe]] hits a {{Chs|Phish}} Xing sign. He then hits {{Ch|Trey Anastasio}} from Phish. | *[[Moe]] hits a {{Chs|Phish}} Xing sign. He then hits {{Ch|Trey Anastasio}} from Phish. | ||
*The song "Traffic Jam" by [[James Taylor]] plays during the traffic jam. | *The song "Traffic Jam" by [[James Taylor]] plays during the traffic jam. | ||
| − | *Appearing in the Jesuits captcha screen are: the [[Dalai Lama]], | + | *Appearing in the Jesuits captcha screen are: the [[Dalai Lama]], [[Aloysius Gonzaga]], [[Pope Francis]], [[Matteo Ricci]], and [[Ignatius of Loyola]]. |
*Appearing in the 20th century dictators captcha screen are: [[George Washington]], [[Benito Mussolini]], [[Simón Bolívar]], [[Golda Meir]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Idi Amin]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Nelson Mandela]] and [[Winston Churchill]]. | *Appearing in the 20th century dictators captcha screen are: [[George Washington]], [[Benito Mussolini]], [[Simón Bolívar]], [[Golda Meir]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Idi Amin]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Nelson Mandela]] and [[Winston Churchill]]. | ||
*Books appearing in the books captcha screen are: ''[[Invisible Man]]'' by {{W|Ralph Ellison}}, ''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' by {{W|Margaret Mitchell}}, ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' by {{W|F. Scott Fitzgerald}}, ''[[Heart of Darkness]]'' by {{W|Joseph Conrad}}, ''[[Tender is the Night]]'' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, ''[[On the Road]]'' by [[Jack Kerouac]], ''[[Daisy Miller]]'' by {{W|Henry James}}, ''[[Of Time and the River]]'' by {{W|Thomas Wolfe}}, and ''[[Beloved]]'' by {{W|Toni Morrison}}. | *Books appearing in the books captcha screen are: ''[[Invisible Man]]'' by {{W|Ralph Ellison}}, ''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' by {{W|Margaret Mitchell}}, ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' by {{W|F. Scott Fitzgerald}}, ''[[Heart of Darkness]]'' by {{W|Joseph Conrad}}, ''[[Tender is the Night]]'' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, ''[[On the Road]]'' by [[Jack Kerouac]], ''[[Daisy Miller]]'' by {{W|Henry James}}, ''[[Of Time and the River]]'' by {{W|Thomas Wolfe}}, and ''[[Beloved]]'' by {{W|Toni Morrison}}. | ||
Revision as of 11:00, October 18, 2021
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
Cultural references
- The episode's title is a reference to the 1973 movie The Way We Were.
- Homer, Marge, Barney, Lenny and Carl sing the song from the movie after Maya accepts Moe's proposal. Afterwards, Moe says the movie is crap.
- Another episode title references to this movie are season 2 episode "The Way We Was" and season 15 episode "The Way We Weren't".
- In the prehistoric era, a character looking like Fred Flintstone is seen carrying a dead Dino.
- Milhouse mentions Cars 1, 2 and 3.
- Homer mentions taking their intimacy from Disney+ to HBO Max.
- The app Wayz is a parody of Waze.
- The guy who is always in his underwear mentions Zoom.
- Moe hits a Phish Xing sign. He then hits Trey Anastasio from Phish.
- The song "Traffic Jam" by James Taylor plays during the traffic jam.
- Appearing in the Jesuits captcha screen are: the Dalai Lama, Aloysius Gonzaga, Pope Francis, Matteo Ricci, and Ignatius of Loyola.
- Appearing in the 20th century dictators captcha screen are: George Washington, Benito Mussolini, Simón Bolívar, Golda Meir, Mao Zedong, Idi Amin, Fidel Castro, Nelson Mandela and Winston Churchill.
- Books appearing in the books captcha screen are: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, On the Road by Jack Kerouac, Daisy Miller by Henry James, Of Time and the River by Thomas Wolfe, and Beloved by Toni Morrison.
- Appearing in the cartoon characters captcha screen are: Yosemite Sam and Egghead Jr. from Looney Tunes, Velma Dinkley from Scooby-Doo, CatDog from CatDog, Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants, Bluto from Popeye, and Brain from Pinky and the Brain, and Homer and Lisa Simpson from The Simpsons.
- The people at the basketball game Moe proposed at spelled out "LeBron", referring to LeBron James.
- Moe mentions Henry Winkler and his jumping the shark moment in Happy Days.
- People in an Elmo costume and a Spider-Man costume rob Moe.
- One of the streets near Evergreen Terrace is called "Plympton St.", a reference to animator Bill Plympton.
- Professor Frink hacked Wikipedia.
- Wayz website mentions and is owned by Google.
- Moe, Maya and Barney sing "You're Bringing Me Sunshine", a parody of "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina & The Waves.
- Bronson Pinchot's Pinot Noir is a reference to American actor Bronson Pinchot.
- The Moes in the mirror include parodies of The Joker from DC Comics, Pinhead from Hellraiser, and Erik from The Phantom of the Opera.
- Bart and Milhouse wear Quaker Oats Company pots on their heads.
- Homer, Marge, Lenny, Carl, and Barney sing "Memories" by Barbra Streisand.
- Appearing in the existentialists captcha screen are: , Albert Einstein, Princess Diana, Friedrich Nietzsche, Johnny Carson, , Leonardo da Vinci, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ayn Rand.
- Appearing in the celebrity chefs captcha screen are: Wolfgang Puck, Gordon Ramsey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Kite, Julia Child, and Alfred Hitchcock.
- Appearing in the bebop jazz musicians captcha screen are: John Coltrane, Mick Jagger, Tupac Shakur, Bleeding Gums Murphy, Tom Petty, Lurleen Lumpkin, and Louis Armstrong.
- Appearing in the chess grandmasters captcha screen are: Bobby Fischer, Jerry Seinfeld, Magnus Carlsen, Janet Reno, Drederick Tatum, Judit Polgár, Garry Kasparov, Martha Stewart, and Stephen Hawking.
Continuity
- In the neighborhood meeting, Maggie shooting Mr. Burns is mentioned. ("Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)")
- Maya, Moe's love interest from "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe", appears. Flashbacks to the episode are also shown.
- The Itchy & Scratchy Movie logo is seen on a screen. ("Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie")
