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== Cultural references ==
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*The title of this episode is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Greatest Story Ever Told}}''.
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*During the wraparounds, the first part of "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" from the series ''{{ap|Popeye|comic strip}}'' is heard.
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*[[Homer]] refers to the anchor on the wallpaper as the [[Popeye]] tattoo, and the sailor's hat as {{W|Gilligan}}'s hat from ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''.
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*When [[Captain McCallister]] suggests sending a busboy out to get something from a better restaurant, [[Marge]] suggests {{W|Red Lobster}}.
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*When [[Bart]] mentions the ''[[Bounty]]'', Marge says "like the paper towels", a reference to {{W2|Bounty|brand}}.
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=== Mayflower Madman ===
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*[[Lisa]] tells the story of the journey of the ''{{W|Mayflower}}''.
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*[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] are {{W|Yeomen Warders|Beefeaters}}.
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*During the storm, Marge notices an albatross which Homer eats. This is a reference to the poem "{{W|The Rime of the Ancient Mariner}}" by {{W|Samuel Taylor Coleridge}}. Unlike the poem, this action does not lead to unfortunate incidents.
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=== Stupidity on the Bounty ===
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*Bart tells the story of the ''{{W|Mutiny on the Bounty}}''.
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*Scenes of [[Fletcher Christian]] standing on the mast of the ''Bounty'', and the use of music by {{W|Luigi Boccherini}}, are references to the film ''{{W|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World}}''.
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*[[Queen Marge]] asks if {{W|Robert Fulton}} has invented the steamboat yet.
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*"{{W2|Island in the Sun|song}}" by [[Weezer]] plays during the montage of the ''Bounty'' crew in [[Tahiti]].
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*The crew of the ''Bounty'' sing "[[Row, Row, Row Your Boat]]", written by {{W|Eliphalet Oram Lyte}}. [[Willie]] then sings it on the rowboat.
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=== The Neptune Upending ===
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*Homer's story is a parody of ''{{W2|The Poseidon Adventure|1972 film}}'', an action film. There are several similarities between Homer's story and ''The Poseidon Adventure''. Several characters die in ways similar to the movie: [[Lenny]] falls off a ladder into surging water and [[Comic Book Guy]] dies while trying to tie a rope underwater, both quite similar to the deaths of major characters in the movie.
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*The ship in Homer's story is called the ''Neptune''. "{{W2|Neptune|god}}" was the Roman god of the sea; the Greek name for the same deity was "[[Poseidon]]".
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*The song played at the beginning of Homer's story is "{{W2|Rock the Boat|The Hues Corporation song}}" by {{W|The Hues Corporation}}.
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*"{{W|For He's a Jolly Good Fellow}}" plays when [[Captain Burns]] comes onto stage.
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*"[[Carl]] says "I'm [[Chevy Chase]] and you're not" and [[Barney]] shouts out "{{W|Willie Stargell}}" when Captain Burns comes onto stage.
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*[[Comic Book Guy]] has dolls of the ''[[Charlie's Angels]]''.
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*The song that the Simpsons play, "[[Heading for Disaster]]", is a parody of "{{W2|The Morning After|Maureen McGovern song}}" by {{W|Maureen McGovern}}. The song was written for the film ''The Poseidon Adventure''.
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*Burns makes references to ''{{W2|Earthquake|film}}'', ''{{W2|The Towering Inferno|film}}'', ''[[The China Syndrome]]'', and ''{{W2|The Apple Dumpling Gang|film}}'', which were popular disaster films of the 1970s,except for ''The Apple Dumpling Gang''.
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*The shark eating the man is a reference to the poster for the movie ''{{ap|Jaws|film}}''.
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*[[Comic Book Guy]]'s "inspirational music" is "{{W|Alone Again (Naturally)}}" by [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]].
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*At the end of Homer's story, the crew of the ''Bounty'' reappears as living skeletons, parodying ''{{W|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}''.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*In the USA airing, a trailer for the film ''[[wikipedia:Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]'' aired during the episode's commercial breaks before [[Homer]]'s story (a remake of the original film ''[[wikipedia:The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]''). Curiously, the third story is a parody of this film.
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*[[Moezekiel]] [[breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] when he tells the audience that was how they talked back then.
*Among the people on the ''Neptune'' are [[Moe]], [[Disco Stu]], [[Krusty]], [[Kirk Van Houten]], [[Luigi]], [[Agnes Skinner]], [[Apu]], [[Elizabeth Hoover|Miss Hoover]], [[Barney]], and [[Dr. Hibbert]].
 
*This episode is the third in the seventeenth season to have the word "stories" or "story" in it, the other two being "[[Simpsons Christmas Stories]]" and "[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]]".
 
*After only six weeks, this is another episode in the seventeenth season to be a multi-story episode, or to be split into three sections. This is like the "[[Treehouse of Horror]]" series or other similar three-part episodes like "[[Trilogy of Error]]", from [[List of The Simpsons episodes|season 12]].
 
*The fourth wall is broken when Moe tells the audience that Old Englishmen spoke with "th" at the end of sentences, along with the inclusion of thee, ye and thou. Moe has similarly addressed the audience in one of flashback scenes in, "[[The Way We Weren't]]".
 
*Homer and Moe's aggressive competition over [[Marge]]'s love (as shown in [[Lisa]]'s story) has been an ongoing gag in the show that especially references to season 16 ("[[Mommie Beerest]]").
 
*At the end of "The Neptune Adventure", we see the crew of the HMS ''Bounty'' coming out of the mist, only for them to look like skeletons, a possible reference to ''[[wikipedia:Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''.
 
*Bart appears twice in "The Neptune Adventure"; as himself throughout the story, and as Bart Christian/"Capt. Bart-bossa" at the end.
 
*The original USA airdate was intended to be April 16; however, it was replaced by "[[The Last of the Red Hat Mamas]]".
 
*Homer, Marge and Bart are the only characters to appear in all three stories.
 
  
== Cultural references ==
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== Goofs ==
*The title of this episode is a reference to the film "The Greatest Story Ever Told".
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*In the second story, [[Richard]] is missing an arm; however, in the third story when the ghost bounty arrives, Richard has both arms intact.
*This episode also references Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". In the first story, after the storm breaks off, Homer notices an albatross which he eats. Unlike the poem, this action does not lead to unfortunate incidents. The final act with the appearance of the ''Bounty'' could possibly be a reference to the appearance of the ghost ship.
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*In the second story, the maritime flag of Great Britain is shown incorrectly. The correct flag in 1789 would have a blue background, red cross in the center, and white crosses running diagonally.
*Homer's story is a parody of ''{{w|The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure}}'', an action film. There are several similarities between Homer's story and ''The Poseidon Adventure''. Several characters die in ways similar to the movie: Lenny falls off a ladder into surging water and Comic Book Guy dies while trying to tie a rope underwater, both quite similar to the deaths of major characters in the movie. This episode also aired just weeks before the remake of the movie, titled ''{{w|Poseidon (film)|Poseidon}}'', premiered.
 
*The song played at the beginning of Homer's story is "Rock The Boat" by the Hues Corporation.
 
*[[Comic Book Guy]]'s "inspirational music" is "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan.
 
*"''{{w|Island in the Sun (song)|Island in the Sun}}''" by Weezer plays during the montage of the ''Bounty'' crew in Tahiti.
 
*When the ''Bounty'' crew is in Tahiti, the theme instrumental music that is played is similar to that written in the musical movie ''{{w|South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific}}''.
 
*At the end of Homer's story, the crew of the ''Bounty'' reappears as living skeletons, parodying ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}''.
 
*Lisa sings a parody of "The Morning After" from "The Poseidon Adventure", which foreshadows the upcoming destruction of the ''S.S. Neptune''.
 
*Burns makes references to ''{{w|Earthquake (film)|Earthquake}}'', ''{{w|The Towering Inferno (film)|The Towering Inferno}}'', ''[[The China Syndrome]]'', and ''{{w|The Apple Dumpling Gang (film)|The Apple Dumpling Gang}}'', which were popular disaster films of the 1970s (except for "The Apple Dumpling Gang").
 
*The ship in Homer's story is called the ''Neptune''. "{{w|Neptune (god)|Neptune}}" was the Roman god of the sea; the Greek name for the same deity was "Poseidon".
 
*Scenes of Bart standing on the mast of the ''Bounty'', and the use of music by Luigi Boccherini, are references to the film ''{{w|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World}}''.
 
  
== Errors ==
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*Marge is allergic to fish so she should not be in [[The Frying Dutchman]]. Even if she doesn't eat anything, inhaling fish particles in the air and on the tables or dishes might make her very ill.
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Season 17 Episode References
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Cultural references[edit]

Mayflower Madman[edit]

Stupidity on the Bounty[edit]

The Neptune Upending[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • In the second story, Richard is missing an arm; however, in the third story when the ghost bounty arrives, Richard has both arms intact.
  • In the second story, the maritime flag of Great Britain is shown incorrectly. The correct flag in 1789 would have a blue background, red cross in the center, and white crosses running diagonally.
Season 17 References
The Bonfire of the Manatees The Girl Who Slept Too Little Milhouse of Sand and Fog Treehouse of Horror XVI Marge's Son Poisoning See Homer Run The Last of the Red Hat Mamas The Italian Bob Simpsons Christmas Stories Homer's Paternity Coot We're on the Road to D'ohwhere My Fair Laddy The Seemingly Never-Ending Story Bart Has Two Mommies Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife Million-Dollar Abie Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore The Wettest Stories Ever Told Girls Just Want to Have Sums Regarding Margie The Monkey Suit Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play