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'''''The Godfather''''' is a gangster {{w|The Godfather (novel)|novel}} (1969) by {{w|Mario Puzo}}, which was made into an epic gangster film trilogy consisting of three pictures: ''{{w|The Godfather}}'' (1972), ''{{w|The Godfather Part II}}'' (1974) and ''{{w|The Godfather Part III}}'' (1990), all directed by {{w|Francis Ford Coppola}}. In addition to its depiction of gangster life, the film series became well-noted for its {{w|Speak Softly, Love|theme music}} and for the iconic scene in the first film where a character wakes up to find his horse's severed head in his bed. The series is also well known for its catchphrases, such as "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" (Don Corleone in ''The Godfather'') and "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer" (Michael Corleone in ''The Godfather Part II'').

=== Television episodes ===

{{TB|When a visiting mob boss is dissatisfied with the {{w|Manhattan (cocktail)|Manhattan}} cocktail he is served at [[Fat Tony]]'s [[Legitimate Businessman's Social Club|club]], he gives Fat Tony a kiss and leaves in a huff. Tony laments that it was the kiss of death, referencing the scene in ''The Godfather Part II'' where Michael Corleone kisses his brother Fredo after discovering his (Fredo's) betrayal, thus marking Fredo for execution.}}

{{TB|In ''The Godfather'', {{w|Luca Brasi}} is killed and his body thrown into a canal. His killers later send a dead fish to {{w|Sonny Corleone}} along with a note reading "He sleeps with the fishes", which became a Mafia expression referring to someone being killed and their corpse being disposed of in a body of water.<br><br>The ''Godfather'' scene and the Mafia expression are referred to when [[Troy McClure]] goes into the DMV and is seen by [[Louie]] and [[Fat Tony]]. Louie says, "I thought you said Troy McClure was dead!" Tony replies, "No, what I said was: 'He sleeps with the fishes'", and starts to explain, but Louie cuts him off: "Uh, Tony, please, no. I just ate a whole plate of dingamagoo." The dialogue between Tony and Louie is a sly bit of wordplay referring to the Mafia expression and to McClure's rumored fish fetish.}}

{{TB|Unable to sleep, [[Homer]] watches a late-night talk show where {{ch|Charlie Rose}} interviews {{ch|Robert Evans}} about his work. Rose mentions ''The Godfather'' in passing while asking Evans a question: "Before you did ''The Godfather'', there was ''[[Love Story]]''. Tell us about that." (In real life, [[Robert Evans]] was the producer for ''Love Story'', ''The Godfather'', ''The Godfather Part II'', and many other films during the 1960s and 1970s.)}}

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{{TB|One of the movies in [[Comic Book Guy]]'s stash of illegal videos is "[[Godfather III - good version|''Godfather III'' - good version]]".}}

{{TB|Moe tells [[Maggie]] the plot of the three Godfather films to entertain her. Moe imitates {{W|Don Corleone}} with an cut-up orange in his mouth, in reference to a similar scene in ''The Godfather''. He later imagines the exact scene from the film when he goes searching for Maggie. Moe seems to know the film by heart, but mistakes {{W|Diane Keaton}}'s character Kay Adams with her character Annie Hall from [[Woody Allen]]'s film ''{{W|Annie Hall}}''. At the end of the episode [[Fat Tony]] is emotional about Maggie and says: "I didn't cry so much, since I paid to see ''Godfather III''."}}

{{TB|[[James Caan]], who played Sonny in ''The Godfather'', guest-stars in the episode as {{ch|James Caan|himself}}. He has an affair with [[Brandine]] and in the final scene he is ambushed and shot down by [[Cletus]], a reference to Sonny's death scene in ''The Godfather''.}}

{{TB|Fat Tony's son, [[Michael D'Amico]], is a reference to Michael Corleone from all three ''Godfather'' films. His physical looks and the fact that he is a quiet person who initially doesn't want to enter the mafia business are similar. In the same episode mob goons try to assassinate Fat Tony through a window while flying in a helicopter, in reference to a similar scene in ''The Godfather Part III''. The final scene where Michael, [[Jimbo]], [[Dolph]] and [[Kearney]] close the door before Lisa references the final scenes of ''The Godfather''.}}

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{{TB|After hearing [[Grampa]]'s re-telling of ''[[Moby Dick]]'', with [[Mr. Burns]] cast as {{w|Captain Ahab}} and other Springfielders (including [[Homer]]) as crewmembers, [[Bart]] has a nightmare where he finds a whale's head in his bed.}}

{{TB|[[Milhouse]] has a fantasy where in the future he has become a successful businessman ''a la.'' [[Bill Gates]]. When [[Lisa]] compliments him on employing so many of their classmates, Milhouse cites Michael Corleone's catchphrase, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."}}

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{{TB|When [[Kent Brockman]] discovers a fencing operation being run out of the [[Springfield Public Library]], he catches [[Fat Tony]] and his associates with a box of stolen goods. Tony, holding a copy of the ''Godfather'' novel, protests that they're only doing some light reading.}}

{{TB|Portrayed Joey Zasa in ''The Godfather III''.}}

{{TB|Voiced himself in the [[season 3]] episode "[[Bart the Murderer]]". Is also the voice of [[Fat Tony]] and [[Fat Tony (second)|the second Fat Tony]].}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|James Caan|himself}} in the [[season 16]] episode "[[All's Fair in Oven War]]".}}

 

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