Difference between revisions of "The Sopranos"

{{TB|Fat Tony is a pastiche of Mafia characters from movies and dramas, especially the ''[[The Godfather|Godfather]]'' franchise (and in later seasons ''{{W|The Sopranos}}''). His nickname may be a reference to "Black Tony", the Don of the fictional Stracci family in ''The Godfather''. After 1999, Fat Tony is clearly based on Tony Soprano of ''The Sopranos''. In several episodes, ''The Sopranos'' intro theme ("Woke Up This Morning" by Alabama 3) is played in scenes with Fat Tony.}}

{{TB|The relationship Bart shares with his psychiatrist is reminiscent to the way that Tony Soprano and his psychiatrist form a unique bond, with Bart in depression wanting to see her, and the doctor wanting to see more of Bart. Dr. Swanson's psychiatrist also resembles the character of Dr. Elliot Kupferberg from ''{{W|The Sopranos}}'', who was Dr. Melfi's psychiatrist. {{W|Peter Bogdanovich}} plays both roles.}}

{{TB|When [[Fat Tony]] is driving his Lincoln Navigator in the carpool, ''{{W|The Sopranos}}'' {{W|Woke Up This Morning|theme song}} is heard. Additionally, several ''Sopranos'' actors (including [[Joe Pantoliano]] and [[Michael Imperioli]]) voice mob characters in this episode and that they had their real faces in this episode.

{{TB|The scene where [[Homer]] suffocates [[Abe]] parodies ''{{W|The Sopranos}}'' episode "{{W|Kennedy and Heidi}}," in which Tony suffocates Christopher in a similar manner.}}

{{TB|[[Moe]] says he'll "go to the mattresses" with his siblings, a reference to the mob saying that become popular thanks to the movie ''[[The Godfather]]'' and the TV series ''{{W|The Sopranos}}''.}}

{{TB|In [[Luigi's]], "{{W|Don't Stop Believin'}}" by {{W2|Journey|band}} plays. This is a reference to the final scene of ''{{W|The Sopranos}}''.}}