Difference between revisions of "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing/References"
Wikisimpsons - The Simpsons Wiki
m (→Cultural references: replaced: {{w| → {{W| (10)) |
m (→Cultural references: replaced: Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing 7.jpg → Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing promo 7.png) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{TabR}} | {{TabR}} | ||
| − | {{EpisodePrevNextRef|Changing of the Guardian|Hardly Kirk-ing}} | + | {{EpisodePrevNextRef|The Changing of the Guardian|Hardly Kirk-ing}} |
== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| + | [[File:Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing promo 7.png|thumb|right|250px|Recreating romantic comedy ''{{W|Annie Hall}}'' with [[Bart]] in the [[Woody Allen]] part and [[Lisa]] in the [[Diane Keaton]] part.]] | ||
*The episode title is a pun on the song "{{W2|Love is a Many-Splendored Thing|song}}". | *The episode title is a pun on the song "{{W2|Love is a Many-Splendored Thing|song}}". | ||
**The song has also been referenced in the title of the episode "[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]", from [[Season 22]]. | **The song has also been referenced in the title of the episode "[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]", from [[Season 22]]. | ||
| Line 15: | Line 16: | ||
*"The Most Interesting Boy in the World" is a reference to the Internet meme, {{plainlink|http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world|The Most Interesting Man in the World}}. | *"The Most Interesting Boy in the World" is a reference to the Internet meme, {{plainlink|http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world|The Most Interesting Man in the World}}. | ||
*During the movie ''[[Love, Indubitably]]'' which is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Love Actually}}'', we can see: | *During the movie ''[[Love, Indubitably]]'' which is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Love Actually}}'', we can see: | ||
| − | **[[Winston Churchill]], [[William Shakespeare]], [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Isaac Newton]] performing a striptease. This is a reference to the British movie {{W|The Full Monty}}. | + | **[[Winston Churchill]], [[William Shakespeare]], [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Isaac Newton]] performing a striptease. This is a reference to the British movie ''{{W|The Full Monty}}''. |
**[[Severus Snape]] from ''[[Harry Potter]]'' appears in the movie. | **[[Severus Snape]] from ''[[Harry Potter]]'' appears in the movie. | ||
**The [[TARDIS]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' appears in the movie. | **The [[TARDIS]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' appears in the movie. | ||
Revision as of 08:19, September 1, 2024
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
Cultural references
Recreating romantic comedy Annie Hall with Bart in the Woody Allen part and Lisa in the Diane Keaton part.
- The episode title is a pun on the song "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing".
- The song has also been referenced in the title of the episode "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing", from Season 22.
- The final scene is nod to the film Annie Hall. With Bart's appearance and speaking style is a parody of Woody Allen's character Alvy Singer and Lisa as Annie Hall.
- Cletus' "Fueds" list includes the following:
- Hatfields
- The Hapsburgs
- Time Warner Cable
- Those dang Muppets
- My toenail what turned black
- And, after the talent show, the Peacocks
- "The Most Interesting Boy in the World" is a reference to the Internet meme, The Most Interesting Man in the World.
- During the movie Love, Indubitably which is a reference to the movie Love Actually, we can see:
- Winston Churchill, William Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes and Isaac Newton performing a striptease. This is a reference to the British movie The Full Monty.
- Severus Snape from Harry Potter appears in the movie.
- The TARDIS from Doctor Who appears in the movie.
- Alfred Hitchcock comes out from the TARDIS.
- The song that plays during Love, Indubitably is "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoopie.
- At Springfield Squidport, many caricatures can be found
- Woody Allen.
- Yoda from Star Wars.
- Clint Eastwood from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
- Humphrey Bogart from Casablanca.
- Woody Allen mentions his films Mighty Aphrodite and The Purple Rose of Cairo. Later, he mentions that he played the ant in Antz.
- One of the characters in the video game Mixed Martian Arts (a parody of Mixed Martial Arts) is Marvin the Martian from Looney Tunes.
- The controller he holds resembles an Xbox controller.
- Kearney tells Bart to think outside the "Skinner box," another name for an Operant conditioning chamber used for studying animal behavior.
- When singing "Ode to Forgiveness", a parody of the "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Homer sings the line: "The melody is by Beethoven" and Bart then sings: "Not bad for a movie dog". Homer is referring to the composer while Bart is referring to the film Beethoven.
Continuity
- The story is a follow-up to the episode "Moonshine River" from the same season 24.
