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| − | '''''A Streetcar Named Desire''''' is a 1947 play by Tennessee Williams, which was adapted into a 1951 film by Elia Kazan, starring [[Marlon Brando]], [[Karl Malden]] and | + | '''''A Streetcar Named Desire''''' is a 1947 play by [[Tennessee Williams]], which was adapted into a 1951 film by Elia Kazan, starring [[Marlon Brando]], [[Karl Malden]] and {{W|Vivien Leigh}}. It has been referenced a few times in "The Simpsons". |
== References to ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' in ''The Simpsons'' == | == References to ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' in ''The Simpsons'' == | ||
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{{TB|"[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]"}} | {{TB|"[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]"}} | ||
| − | {{TB| The episode title is a reference. In the episode itself the famous play is adapted into a musical, ''[[Oh, Streetcar!]]''. Marge plays the part of Blanche | + | {{TB| The episode title is a reference. In the episode itself the famous play is adapted into a musical, ''[[Oh, Streetcar!]]''. Marge plays the part of [[Blanche DuBois]] and Ned Flanders Stanley Kowalski. An extra reference is the scene where Marge and Ned rehearse their roles at Flanders' house and Homer stands outside yelling: "Marge! Hey Mààààrge!" at their window. This is similar to Kowalski yelling for Blanche outside her window. |
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| + | The musical itself is a heavily bowdlerized version of the original, far more dark and depressing play, complete with a happy ending and utter misinterpretation of the moral, now reduced to: ''"A stranger is just a friend you haven't met."''}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Burns screams.png|250px]]}} | ||
{{TB|[[Season 5|5]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 5|5]]}} | ||
{{TB|103}} | {{TB|103}} | ||
{{TB|"[[Secrets of a Successful Marriage]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Secrets of a Successful Marriage]]"}} | ||
{{TB| Smithers' remembers how Burns was yelling his name outside his window. The fact that his memory is in black-and-white is an extra reference.}} | {{TB| Smithers' remembers how Burns was yelling his name outside his window. The fact that his memory is in black-and-white is an extra reference.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:A Streetcar Named Death.png|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 7|7]]}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|"[[Marge Be Not Proud]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| One of the video games in the store ''[[Try-N-Save]]'' is titled ''[[A Streetcar Named Death]]''.}} | ||
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{{TB|[[Season 14|14]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 14|14]]}} | ||
{{TB|307}} | {{TB|307}} | ||
{{TB|"[['Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky]]"}} | {{TB|"[['Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky]]"}} | ||
| − | {{TB| | + | {{TB| [[Mayor Quimby]] talks about "a faded Southern belle" who seduces pizza delivery boys. This is how [[Blanche DuBois]] describes herself in the play.}} |
{{TBT|[[File:A Streetcar Named Desire.png|250px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:A Streetcar Named Desire.png|250px]]}} | ||
{{TRs|[[Season 24|24]]}} | {{TRs|[[Season 24|24]]}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[What Animated Women Want]]"}} | {{TB|"[[What Animated Women Want]]"}} | ||
{{TB| Bart and the other pupils watch the 1951 film in the classroom. Milhouse yells "Fella!" dressed like Brando}} | {{TB| Bart and the other pupils watch the 1951 film in the classroom. Milhouse yells "Fella!" dressed like Brando}} | ||
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| + | {{TRs|[[Season 31|31]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|671}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|At the vigil outside [[Springfield General Hospital|the hospital]] [[Drederick Tatum]] breaks down and rips up his shirt the same as Marlon Bardo's Stanley Kowalski does in the movie.}} | ||
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| − | ==References in video games== | + | == References in video games == |
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| − | The play is referenced in the video games ''[[Virtual Springfield]]'', ''[[Road Rage]]'' and ''[[Hit & Run]]''. | + | The play is referenced in the video games ''[[The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield]]'', ''[[Road Rage]]'' and ''[[Hit & Run]]''. |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | *{{Wikipedialink|A Streetcar Named Desire}} | + | *{{Wikipedialink|A Streetcar Named Desire (play)}} |
| + | *{{Wikipedialink|A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:29, June 1, 2024
A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play by Tennessee Williams, which was adapted into a 1951 film by Elia Kazan, starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Vivien Leigh. It has been referenced a few times in "The Simpsons".
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The play is referenced in the video games The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield, Road Rage and Hit & Run.
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