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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The title is a reference to the {{W|CBS}} show ''{{W|The Good Wife}}''. | *The title is a reference to the {{W|CBS}} show ''{{W|The Good Wife}}''. | ||
| − | *The [[E4]] video game convention is a parody of the {{W|E3 Expo}}. Video games seen include: | + | *The [[E4]] video game convention is a parody of the {{W|E3 Expo}}. |
| + | *Outside of the E4 building are statues of [[Master Chief]] from ''{{W2|Halo|franchise}}'', {{ap|Big Daddy|The Food Wife}} from ''{{W2|BioShock|series}}'' and {{Ch|John Madden}} from ''{{W|Madden NFL}}''. | ||
| + | *Video games seen include: | ||
**''[[Grand Theft Scratchy: Itchy City Stories]]'', a continuation of the ''[[Grand Theft Scratchy]]'' series and parody of ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'': ''{{W|Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories}}'' and ''{{W|Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories}}''. | **''[[Grand Theft Scratchy: Itchy City Stories]]'', a continuation of the ''[[Grand Theft Scratchy]]'' series and parody of ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'': ''{{W|Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories}}'' and ''{{W|Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories}}''. | ||
**[[Blocko]], including ''[[Blocko Cosmic Wars|Cosmic Wars]]'' and ''[[Blocko Angelica Button|Angelica Button]]'' games, parodying the {{W|List of Lego video games|Lego game series}}. | **[[Blocko]], including ''[[Blocko Cosmic Wars|Cosmic Wars]]'' and ''[[Blocko Angelica Button|Angelica Button]]'' games, parodying the {{W|List of Lego video games|Lego game series}}. | ||
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**[[Chalmskinn Interactive]], a subdivision of [[Chalmskinn Productions]]. | **[[Chalmskinn Interactive]], a subdivision of [[Chalmskinn Productions]]. | ||
**''[[Earthland Realms 2: The Outing of the Elves]]'', sequel to ''[[Earthland Realms]]''. | **''[[Earthland Realms 2: The Outing of the Elves]]'', sequel to ''[[Earthland Realms]]''. | ||
| + | *''Marching Band'' has marching bands from [[Ohio State University]] and [[Stanford University]]. | ||
| + | **The song Lisa plays on ''Marching Band'' is "{{W|The Stars and Stripes Forever}}" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}}. | ||
*Marge states that she was going to take Bart and Lisa to the {{W|X Games}}. | *Marge states that she was going to take Bart and Lisa to the {{W|X Games}}. | ||
| − | *[[The | + | *[[Reverend Lovejoy]] takes Bart and Lisa to play debtors in the ''{{W|Parable of the Unjust Steward}}''. |
| − | *The | + | *The song that plays when Marge eats the Ethiopian food is "Nama" by Fikeraddis Nekatibeb. |
| + | *On [[The Android's Luncheon]]'s home page, [[Comic Book Guy]] resembles {{W|Jabba the Hutt}} and the monster resembles the {{W|Rancor}} from ''[[Star Wars]]''. The roasted monster on the plate is a {{W|Gamorrean}}. | ||
| + | *[[Three Mouthketeers]] is a reference to [[The Three Musketeers]]. | ||
| + | **Lisa later lists the Three Musketeers, {{W2|Athos|character}}, {{W|Porthos}}, and {{W|Aramis}}, and refers to {{W|Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan|d'Artagnan}} as the fourth Musketeer. | ||
| + | *Lisa's list of cutest vegetarians includes: | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Paul McCartney}} of [[The Beatles]]. | ||
| + | **[[Edward Cullen]] from ''{{W2|The Twilight Saga|film series|Twilight}}''. | ||
| + | **Actor {{Ch|Kevin Nealon}}. | ||
| + | **Inventor [[Nikola Tesla]]. | ||
| + | **Actor [[Sean Astin|Sean "Samwise" Astin]]. "Samwise" is a reference to Astin playing [[Samwise Gamgee]] in ''{{W2|The Lord of the Rings|film series}}''. | ||
| + | **Football player [[Herschel Walker]]. | ||
| + | **Musician [[Zack de la Rocha]]. | ||
| + | **Comedian {{Ch|Russell Brand}}. | ||
| + | **Musician {{Ch|Elvis Costello}}. | ||
| + | **Singer and musician {{Ch|"Weird Al" Yankovic}}. | ||
*The song "[[Bloggin' a Food Blog]]" pays homage to "{{W|Empire State of Mind}}" by {{W|Alicia Keys}} and {{W|Jay-Z}}. | *The song "[[Bloggin' a Food Blog]]" pays homage to "{{W|Empire State of Mind}}" by {{W|Alicia Keys}} and {{W|Jay-Z}}. | ||
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*''[[Iron Cook]]'' is a reference to the {{IS|Iron Cook|show of the same name}} in the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "{{IS|The 30% Iron Chef}}". | *''[[Iron Cook]]'' is a reference to the {{IS|Iron Cook|show of the same name}} in the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "{{IS|The 30% Iron Chef}}". | ||
| + | *Celebrity chefs in Marge's dream include: {{Ch|Anthony Bourdain}}, [[The Swedish Chef]] from ''[[The Muppets]]'', {{Ch|Mario Batali}}, [[Julia Child]], [[Colonel Sanders]] of [[KFC]], {{Ch|Wolfgang Puck}}, [[Guy Fieri]] riding on [[Paul Prudhomme]], and {{Ch|Gordon Ramsay}}. | ||
| + | *[[Chief Wiggum]] refers to the people in the meth lab as "Breaking Baddies", a reference to ''[[Breaking Bad]]''. | ||
| + | *The scene where the [[meth lab owner]] is reminded of his apple pie as a child is a reference to ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}''. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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*The date on ''[[The New York News]]'' is Saturday, June 25, [[2011]]. | *The date on ''[[The New York News]]'' is Saturday, June 25, [[2011]]. | ||
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*{{Ch|Wolfgang Puck}} and {{Ch|Tom Colicchio}} both appear again. ("[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]" and "[[The Falcon and the D'ohman]]") | *{{Ch|Wolfgang Puck}} and {{Ch|Tom Colicchio}} both appear again. ("[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]" and "[[The Falcon and the D'ohman]]") | ||
*The [[Grand Theft Scratchy]] series played a major part in [[The Simpsons Game]]. | *The [[Grand Theft Scratchy]] series played a major part in [[The Simpsons Game]]. | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The title is a reference to the CBS show The Good Wife.
- The E4 video game convention is a parody of the E3 Expo.
- Outside of the E4 building are statues of Master Chief from Halo, Big Daddy from BioShock and John Madden from Madden NFL.
- Video games seen include:
- Grand Theft Scratchy: Itchy City Stories, a continuation of the Grand Theft Scratchy series and parody of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories.
- Blocko, including Cosmic Wars and Angelica Button games, parodying the Lego game series.
- Bongo Games, a reference to Bongo Comics, creator of Simpsons Comics.
- The GS3 Gamestation, a parody of the PlayStation 3.
- ProtoVision, a parody of Activision.
- World of Krustcraft, a parody of the World of Warcraft games.
- Ybox, a parody of the Xbox.
- Jalo, a parody of Halo.
- Marching Band, a parody of the Rock Band series.
- Q-bert: Origins, a parody of Q-bert and Rayman Origins.
- Electronic Crafts, a parody of Electronic Arts.
- Shaun White: Time Snowboarder, a parody of Shaun White Snowboarding.
- Dig Dug Revelations is a parody of the Resident Evil: Revelations and Dig Dug.
- Terrence Malick's Tree of Life Online is a video game adaptation of the film The Tree of Life.
- Driver's License 2: License to Drive is a parody of the Driver series.
- Assassin's Creed: Summer of Love is a reference to the Assassin's Creed series.
- Human Centipede is a parody of the game Centipede and the film The Human Centipede.
- Guts of War II: Entrails of Intestinox is a parody of God of War II.
- Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game is a reference to The Simpsons Game level of the same name.
- Medal of Duty is a reference to the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty series.
- A character who looks like Sonic is seen.
- The Funtendo Zii Zu is parody of the Nintendo Wii U.
- Furious Fliers is a parody of Angry Birds.
- Also appearing are:
- Mapple
- Cosmic Wars
- Chalmskinn Interactive, a subdivision of Chalmskinn Productions.
- Earthland Realms 2: The Outing of the Elves, sequel to Earthland Realms.
- Marching Band has marching bands from Ohio State University and Stanford University.
- The song Lisa plays on Marching Band is "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa.
- Marge states that she was going to take Bart and Lisa to the X Games.
- Reverend Lovejoy takes Bart and Lisa to play debtors in the Parable of the Unjust Steward.
- The song that plays when Marge eats the Ethiopian food is "Nama" by Fikeraddis Nekatibeb.
- On The Android's Luncheon's home page, Comic Book Guy resembles Jabba the Hutt and the monster resembles the Rancor from Star Wars. The roasted monster on the plate is a Gamorrean.
- Three Mouthketeers is a reference to The Three Musketeers.
- Lisa later lists the Three Musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and refers to d'Artagnan as the fourth Musketeer.
- Lisa's list of cutest vegetarians includes:
- Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
- Edward Cullen from Twilight.
- Actor Kevin Nealon.
- Inventor Nikola Tesla.
- Actor Sean "Samwise" Astin. "Samwise" is a reference to Astin playing Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings.
- Football player Herschel Walker.
- Musician Zack de la Rocha.
- Comedian Russell Brand.
- Musician Elvis Costello.
- Singer and musician "Weird Al" Yankovic.
- The song "Bloggin' a Food Blog" pays homage to "Empire State of Mind" by Alicia Keys and Jay-Z.
- Iron Cook is a reference to the show of the same name in the Futurama episode "The 30% Iron Chef".
- Celebrity chefs in Marge's dream include: Anthony Bourdain, The Swedish Chef from The Muppets, Mario Batali, Julia Child, Colonel Sanders of KFC, Wolfgang Puck, Guy Fieri riding on Paul Prudhomme, and Gordon Ramsay.
- Chief Wiggum refers to the people in the meth lab as "Breaking Baddies", a reference to Breaking Bad.
- The scene where the meth lab owner is reminded of his apple pie as a child is a reference to Ratatouille.
Trivia[edit]
- The date on The New York News is Saturday, June 25, 2011.
Continuity[edit]
- Funtendo makes another appearance, this time with a new console. ("Million Dollar Maybe")
- Wolfgang Puck and Tom Colicchio both appear again. ("The Bart Wants What It Wants" and "The Falcon and the D'ohman")
- The Grand Theft Scratchy series played a major part in The Simpsons Game.
