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When the [[Simpson family]] are seated at a table in the shape of a map of [[Massachusetts]] at the [[Americatown]] theme restaurant in [[Tokyo]], Nantucket is the tray of [[Maggie]]'s highchair.<ref name="Tokyo"/> | When the [[Simpson family]] are seated at a table in the shape of a map of [[Massachusetts]] at the [[Americatown]] theme restaurant in [[Tokyo]], Nantucket is the tray of [[Maggie]]'s highchair.<ref name="Tokyo"/> | ||
| − | Marge | + | Inspired by [[Scene from Moby Dick|the painting of a ship]] above the couch, Marge set her romance novel ''[[The Harpooned Heart]]'' in Nantucket during {{W|History of whaling#New England|whaling times}}.<ref>"[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]"</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:07, March 1, 2024
- "I'm Cyrus Manley, and I'm new to the island. Perhaps you could show me around?"
- ―Cyrus Manley
- "Nantucket is an island?"
- ―Temperance Barrows
- "[Looking in an atlas] What do you know? It is!"
- ―Marge Simpson[src]
Nantucket
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Nantucket is an island 30 miles (48 km) south from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. From mid-1700s until its decline in the 1850s, Nantucket was the whaling capital of the world.
History[edit]
More than once Homer starts off the limerick "There once was a man from Nantucket," but never finishes.[1][2]
When the Simpson family are seated at a table in the shape of a map of Massachusetts at the Americatown theme restaurant in Tokyo, Nantucket is the tray of Maggie's highchair.[2]
Inspired by the painting of a ship above the couch, Marge set her romance novel The Harpooned Heart in Nantucket during whaling times.[3]
Appearances[edit]
Episode – "Deep Space Homer" (mentioned)- Episode – "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife"
Comic story – Call Me Homer
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