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Difference between revisions of "A Trip to Simpsons Mountain/References"

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== Cultural refences ==
 
== Cultural refences ==
*The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for ''The Waltons'' and the plot is similar to the Waltons' first TV movie, ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story''.
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*The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for ''The Waltons'' and the plot is similar to the Waltons' first TV movie, ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story''.
*[[Bart]] is correct in that [[Abe]]'s story incorporated multiple TV references, including the following:
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*[[Bart]] is correct in that [[Abe]]'s story incorporated multiple TV and movie references:
**''The Waltons'': Family introduction, set in the Depression and ending with goodnights; Abe had a brother named Jason and was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression), a reference to John-Boy.
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**''A Trip to Spencer's Mountain''
**''The Brady Bunch'': Young Abe is called Greg once.
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**''The Waltons''
**''Green Acres'': Not only is Abe's grandma [[Zza-Zza Simpson]] supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor, in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas.
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**''The Brady Bunch''
**''Leave It to Beaver'': Abe tells that the world went black and white for a while and his mom calls him Theodore.
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**''Green Acres''
**''The Partridge Family'': Abe's mother drives the same bus on the show and calls him Keith then they sing the theme song
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**''Leave It to Beaver''
**''Beverly Hills 90210'': Abe's siblings drive by once in a modern convertible.
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**''The Partridge Family'':  
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**''Beverly Hills 90210'':
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**A self-parody of ''The Simpsons''
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**''It's a Wonderful Life''
 
*Abe's oldest brother [[Luke Simpson]] looks like {{ch|Luke Perry}}.
 
*Abe's oldest brother [[Luke Simpson]] looks like {{ch|Luke Perry}}.
 
*Abe's oldest (in appearance, but Abe said Rube Ella was the oldest daughter) sister {{ap|Lisa Marie Simpson|A Trip to Simpsons Mountain}} looks like Elvis Presley's daughter and within the story shares Lisa's full name.
 
*Abe's oldest (in appearance, but Abe said Rube Ella was the oldest daughter) sister {{ap|Lisa Marie Simpson|A Trip to Simpsons Mountain}} looks like Elvis Presley's daughter and within the story shares Lisa's full name.
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*Young Abe looks like Bart and is called that once.
 
*Young Abe looks like Bart and is called that once.
 
*His sister [[Rube Ella Simpson]] looks like [[Lisa]].
 
*His sister [[Rube Ella Simpson]] looks like [[Lisa]].
*His baby brother [[Leroy Simpson]] also looks like a fat Bart.
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*His baby brother [[Leroy Simpson]] also looks like a fat Bart wearing Maggie's clothes (including her pacifier).
 
*[[Abraham Simpson, Sr.]] looks like [[Homer]].
 
*[[Abraham Simpson, Sr.]] looks like [[Homer]].
 
*[[Olidia Simpson]] (a reference to Olivia Daly Walton) looks like [[Marge]].
 
*[[Olidia Simpson]] (a reference to Olivia Daly Walton) looks like [[Marge]].

Revision as of 08:55, December 24, 2013

References/Trivia


Cultural refences

  • The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for The Waltons and the plot is similar to the Waltons' first TV movie, The Homecoming: A Christmas Story.
  • Bart is correct in that Abe's story incorporated multiple TV and movie references:
    • A Trip to Spencer's Mountain
    • The Waltons
    • The Brady Bunch
    • Green Acres
    • Leave It to Beaver
    • The Partridge Family:
    • Beverly Hills 90210:
    • A self-parody of The Simpsons
    • It's a Wonderful Life
  • Abe's oldest brother Luke Simpson looks like Luke Perry.
  • Abe's oldest (in appearance, but Abe said Rube Ella was the oldest daughter) sister Lisa Marie Simpson looks like Elvis Presley's daughter and within the story shares Lisa's full name.

Trivia