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*The relationship between Roger Meyers Sr. and [[Chester J. Lampwick]] mirrors the real-life relationship between Walt Disney and his chief animator in the 1920s, {{W|Ub Iwerks}}, who created Mickey Mouse, but never received the credit. There are also parallells with the controversy over {{W|Felix the Cat}}, of whom is disputed whether {{W|Pat Sullivan}} or {{W|Otto Messmer}} actually created him?
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*The relationship between Roger Meyers Sr. and [[Chester J. Lampwick]] mirrors the real-life relationship between Walt Disney and his chief animator in the 1920s, {{W|Ub Iwerks}}, who created Mickey Mouse, but never received the credit. There are also parallells with the controversy over {{W|Felix the Cat}}, of whom is disputed whether {{W|Pat Sullivan}} or {{W|Otto Messmer}} actually created him.
 
*[[Roger Meyers Sr.]] being cryogenically frozen is a reference to the myth that {{w|Walt Disney}} was similarly frozen.
 
*[[Roger Meyers Sr.]] being cryogenically frozen is a reference to the myth that {{w|Walt Disney}} was similarly frozen.
 
*When Roger Meyers Jr. pleads his case in court, he mentions that several animated television series and characters were plagiarized from other series and characters: "Animation is built on plagiarism! If it weren't for someone plagiarizing ''{{W|The Honeymooners}}'', we wouldn't have ''{{W|The Flintstones}}''. If someone hadn't ripped off {{W|Sergeant Bilko}}, there'd be no {{W|Top Cat}}. {{W|Huckleberry Hound}}, [[Chief Wiggum]], {{W|Yogi Bear}}? Hah! {{W|Andy Griffith}}, {{W|Edward G. Robinson}}, {{W|Art Carney}}."
 
*When Roger Meyers Jr. pleads his case in court, he mentions that several animated television series and characters were plagiarized from other series and characters: "Animation is built on plagiarism! If it weren't for someone plagiarizing ''{{W|The Honeymooners}}'', we wouldn't have ''{{W|The Flintstones}}''. If someone hadn't ripped off {{W|Sergeant Bilko}}, there'd be no {{W|Top Cat}}. {{W|Huckleberry Hound}}, [[Chief Wiggum]], {{W|Yogi Bear}}? Hah! {{W|Andy Griffith}}, {{W|Edward G. Robinson}}, {{W|Art Carney}}."

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References/Trivia


Season 7 Episode References
145 "Homer the Smithers"
146
"The Day the Violence Died"
"A Fish Called Selma" 147


Cultural references

Trivia

  • The print of the early Itchy cartoon that burned on the projector is cellulose nitrate stock, which degrades rapidly with time. It's unlikely that a print as old as this would survive at all, much less being carried around outdoors by a bum.

Continuity


Season 7 References
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two) Radioactive Man Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily Bart Sells His Soul Lisa the Vegetarian Treehouse of Horror VI King-Size Homer Mother Simpson Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular Marge Be Not Proud Team Homer Two Bad Neighbors Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield Bart the Fink Lisa the Iconoclast Homer the Smithers The Day the Violence Died A Fish Called Selma Bart on the Road 22 Short Films About Springfield Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" Much Apu About Nothing Homerpalooza Summer of 4 Ft. 2