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{{Quote|Don't you worry about Wikipedia... we'll change it when we get home.|[[Homer Simpson]]|Apocalypse Cow}} | {{Quote|Don't you worry about Wikipedia... we'll change it when we get home.|[[Homer Simpson]]|Apocalypse Cow}} | ||
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'''Wikipedia''' is an online encyclopedia. | '''Wikipedia''' is an online encyclopedia. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | [[Snake]] once told | + | [[Snake]] once told {{ap|Gloria|Snake's wife}} that someone had been editing his page on Wikipedia and that he wanted her to kill them.<ref>"[[I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]]"</ref> [[Sideshow Bob]] went on Wikipedia to look up a [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] quote on a computer that he had set up to explode. The website took too long to load, however, and the computer blew up in his face rendering him unconscious.<ref>"[[Funeral for a Fiend]]"</ref> When [[Bart]] and [[Homer]] were talking about [[Dean Martin]], Bart states that Wikipedia says that Martin is passionate about rehearsal, to which Homer replies that they'll change Wikipedia when they get home.<ref>"[[Apocalypse Cow]]"</ref> When {{Ch|Joey Kramer}} was at [[Moe's Tavern]], [[Homer]] asked if it was accurate that Wikipedia says "Walk This Way" was inspired by ''{{W|Young Frankenstein}}''.<ref>"[[The Ned-liest Catch]]"</ref> [[Channel 6]] network executives told [[Krusty]] that they were firing him. One of the reasons was that many of his joke references meant that kids had to look it up on Wikipedia to understand what he meant.<ref>"[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]"</ref> |
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| + | When [[Lisa]] met [[Hank Scorpio]] in the Turkish prison, he said she was adorable, and that they were all about to be shot as escaped prisoners, while she reciting his Wikipedia entry.<ref>''[[Sandwiches Are Forever]]''</ref> | ||
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| + | In [[Lisa]]'s first [[chatter]] she wrote that she has seen the best minds of her generation destroyed by Wikipedia, dragging themselves through the unsourced pages until dawn.<ref>''[[Poop My Baby Says]]''</ref> | ||
| − | When [[ | + | When [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] employeed some Huli Tribesmen at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] [[Mr. Burns]] asked if they were practicing cannibals. Smithers told Mr. Burns that they might be and he'll check it out on Wikipedia.<ref>''[[He Who Controls the Donuts, Controls the World]]''</ref> |
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| + | == Non-canon == | ||
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| + | When [[Ms. Hoover]] asked [[Hollis Hurlbut]] how he verified the stories for the [[Springfield Historical Society]], he said he used Wikipedia.<ref>''[[Mass Historia!]]''</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Kent Brockman]] has a task that is ''Check Wikipedia Page''.<ref>''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''</ref> | ||
== Behind the Laughter == | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| − | {{W|Wikipedia}} is a real-life website with | + | {{W|Wikipedia}} is a real-life website with at least 6 million 620 thousand 240 articles. |
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| + | [[Wiccapedia]], an encyclopedia about {{W|Wicca|Wiccans}}, is a parody of Wikipedia. | ||
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| + | [[File:Wikipedia.png|250px|right|thumb|The Wikipedia logo.]] | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
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*{{ep|Funeral for a Fiend|(mentioned)}} | *{{ep|Funeral for a Fiend|(mentioned)}} | ||
*{{ep|Apocalypse Cow|(mentioned)}} | *{{ep|Apocalypse Cow|(mentioned)}} | ||
| − | *{{ep|The Ned- | + | *{{ep|Gone Maggie Gone|(mentioned)}} |
| + | *{{ep|The Ned-liest Catch|(mentioned)}} | ||
*{{ep|The Ten-Per-Cent Solution|(mentioned)}} | *{{ep|The Ten-Per-Cent Solution|(mentioned)}} | ||
| − | *{{bon|Sandwiches | + | *{{ep|Daddicus Finch|(mentioned)}} |
| + | *{{ep|Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story|(mentioned)}} | ||
| + | *{{bon|Sandwiches Are Forever|(mentioned)}} | ||
| + | *{{bon|Poop My Baby Says|(mentioned)}} | ||
| + | *{{bon|He Who Controls the Donuts, Controls the World|(mentioned)}} | ||
| + | *{{bon|Mass Historia!|(mentioned)}} | ||
| + | *{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out|(mentioned)}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | * | + | *{{Wikipedialink}} |
== References == | == References == | ||
| − | + | {{Reflist}} | |
| − | [[Category:Real world websites]] | + | [[Category:Real-world websites]] |
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:46, April 8, 2024
- "Don't you worry about Wikipedia... we'll change it when we get home."
- ―Homer Simpson[src]
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia.
History[edit]
Snake once told Gloria that someone had been editing his page on Wikipedia and that he wanted her to kill them.[1] Sideshow Bob went on Wikipedia to look up a Shakespeare quote on a computer that he had set up to explode. The website took too long to load, however, and the computer blew up in his face rendering him unconscious.[2] When Bart and Homer were talking about Dean Martin, Bart states that Wikipedia says that Martin is passionate about rehearsal, to which Homer replies that they'll change Wikipedia when they get home.[3] When Joey Kramer was at Moe's Tavern, Homer asked if it was accurate that Wikipedia says "Walk This Way" was inspired by Young Frankenstein.[4] Channel 6 network executives told Krusty that they were firing him. One of the reasons was that many of his joke references meant that kids had to look it up on Wikipedia to understand what he meant.[5]
When Lisa met Hank Scorpio in the Turkish prison, he said she was adorable, and that they were all about to be shot as escaped prisoners, while she reciting his Wikipedia entry.[6]
In Lisa's first chatter she wrote that she has seen the best minds of her generation destroyed by Wikipedia, dragging themselves through the unsourced pages until dawn.[7]
When Waylon Smithers, Jr. employeed some Huli Tribesmen at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Mr. Burns asked if they were practicing cannibals. Smithers told Mr. Burns that they might be and he'll check it out on Wikipedia.[8]
Non-canon[edit]
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The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed. |
When Ms. Hoover asked Hollis Hurlbut how he verified the stories for the Springfield Historical Society, he said he used Wikipedia.[9]
Kent Brockman has a task that is Check Wikipedia Page.[10]
Behind the Laughter[edit]
Wikipedia is a real-life website with at least 6 million 620 thousand 240 articles.
Wiccapedia, an encyclopedia about Wiccans, is a parody of Wikipedia.
Appearances[edit]
Episode – "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (mentioned)- Episode – "Funeral for a Fiend" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Apocalypse Cow" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Gone Maggie Gone" (mentioned)
- Episode – "The Ned-liest Catch" (mentioned)
- Episode – "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Daddicus Finch" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story" (mentioned)
Comic story – Sandwiches Are Forever (mentioned)- Comic story – Poop My Baby Says (mentioned)
- Comic story – He Who Controls the Donuts, Controls the World (mentioned)
- Comic story – Mass Historia! (mentioned)
Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out (mentioned)
