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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*The title is a reference to "{{W|The Birds and the Bees}}".
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*The episode's title is a reference to "{{W|The birds and the bees}}", an American colloquial expression used to refer to when parents explain human sexuality and sexual intercourse to their children.
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*Music from the episode
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[[File:HomerWorkChristmas.png|250px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] are [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] and {{W|Ghost of Christmas Past}} from ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' during the [[The Burns and the Bees/Gags#Opening sequence|opening sequence]]]]
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**"{{W|Amazing Grace}}" (Groundskeeper Willie plays it on his bagpipes while mourning for the deceased bees).
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*The Christmas-themed [[The Burns and the Bees/Gags#Opening sequence|opening sequence]] includes:
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**The [[Basket Bells]] dance to "{{W|Maple Leaf Rag}}" by {{W|Scott Joplin}}.
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**Initiating with two lines of instrumental "{{W|O Christmas Tree}}", the German Christmas song.
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**"{{W|Hip Hop Hooray}}" by {{W|Naughty By Nature}} (played during the gorilla mascot scene).
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**[[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] are [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] and {{W|Ghost of Christmas Past}}, respectively, from [[Charles Dickens]]' 1843 short novel, ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''.
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**"{{W|Sea of Love (song)|Sea of Love}}" by {{W|The Honeydrippers}} (when the queen bee is being introduced to the Africanized bees).
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**[[Lisa]] playing the traditional Christmas carol "{{W|Deck the Halls}}" on her saxophone.
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*In Homer's fantasy about a future without honey, the robot that offers him some honey and then compresses him into a cube resembles [[WALL·E]] from the Disney/Pixar film ''{{W|WALL-E}}''.
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*Notable people at the [[Billionaire Camp]] include:
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*The statue of [[Mr. Burns]] in front of the [[Springfield Excitement Arena]] is modeled after {{W|Nike}}'s iconic {{W|Jumpman (logo)|Jumpman}} logo of [[Michael Jordan]].
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**[[Ted Turner]], founder of {{W2|TNT|American TV network}}, {{W|Turner Broadcasting System|TBS}}, and [[CNN]].
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*At the [[Billionaire Camp]], some billionaires play [[Quidditch]], a sport from ''[[Harry Potter]]''.
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**[[Mark Zuckerberg]], founder of [[Facebook]].
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*When Mr. Burns is revealed to be a millionaire instead of a billionaire, he asks {{Ch|Mark Cuban}} to let him off the hook, for old time's sake. This is a scene borrowed from ''[[The Godfather]]''.
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**[[Richard Branson]], co-founder of the {{W|Virgin Group}}.
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*At the Billionaire Camp, the {{W|Mona Lisa}} by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], {{W|Portrait of the Painter's Mother}} by {{W|James Whistler}} and {{W|The Scream}} by {{W|Edvard Munch}} by  are used as archery targets.
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**[[Jeff Bezos]], founder of {{W2|Amazon|company}}.
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*Willie's dead bees are:
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**[[Warren Buffett]], CEO of {{W|Berkshire Hathaway}}.
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**Buzz Aldrin (named after astronaut {{Ch|Buzz Aldrin}})
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**{{W|Larry Ellison}}, co-founder of the {{W|Oracle Corporation}}.
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**Bee Arthur (named after {{W|Bea Arthur}})
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**[[Donald Trump]], owner of {{W|The Trump Organization}}.
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**Gordon Sumner (better known as {{Ch|Sting}})
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**[[Bill Gates]], co-founder of {{W|Microsoft}}.
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**Bee Bee King (named after {{W|B.B. King}})
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**[[Rupert Murdoch]], founder of {{W|Fox Corporation}}.
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**Susan Bee Anthony (named after {{W|Susan B. Anthony}})
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*The paintings Richard Branson, Larry Ellison, and a third billionaire are shooting at include:
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**Jerry Seinfeld ({{W|Jerry Seinfeld}} played Barry B. Benson in ''{{W|Bee Movie}}'')
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**The ''{{W|Mona Lisa}}'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
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**''{{W|Whistler's Mother}}'' by {{W|James McNeill Whistler}}.
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**''{{W|The Scream}}'' by {{W|Edvard Munch}}.
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*The billionaires are playing [[Quidditch]], the famous sport from the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' universe.
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*[[Groundskeeper Willie]] plays "{{W|Amazing Grace}}" on his bagpipes while mourning for the deceased bees.
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*Willie names the bees after famous people:
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**[[Buzz Aldrin|''Buzz'' Aldrin]], the second astronaut to walk on the moon.
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**[[Bea Arthur|''Bee'' Arthur]], referring to American actress, comedian and singer Bea Arthur.
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**{{W2|Sting|musician|Gordon Sumner}}, better known as ''Sting'', the bassist and vocalist of the British band {{W|The Police}}.
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**[[B. B. King|''Bee Bee'' King]], referring to the American blues singer B. B. King.
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**[[Susan B. Anthony|Susan ''Bee'' Anthony]], referring to American women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony.
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**[[Jerry Seinfeld]], the American actor and comedian. The relation with bees is that Seinfeld voiced Barry B. Benson, the main character from ''{{W|Bee Movie}}''.
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[[File:Austin Celtics.png|250px|thumb|[[Rich Texan]]'s fictional basketball team [[Austin Celtics]] are a parody of the {{W|Boston Celtics}}]]
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*[[Rich Texan]]'s fictional basketball team [[Austin Celtics]] are a parody of the {{W|Boston Celtics}}.
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*In [[Homer]]'s fantasy about a future without honey, the robot that offers him some honey and then compresses him into a cube resembles [[WALL-E]] from the Disney Pixar film ''{{W|WALL-E}}''.
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*[[Abe]] thinks Lisa is former US President [[Abraham Lincoln]].
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*Homer points out that bees have {{W|Haploid cell|haploid cells}}, while humans have {{W|Diploid cell|diploids}}.  
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*[[Mr. Burns]] appeared on the cover of the general interest magazine ''{{W|Collier's}}''. This magazine was published between 1888 and 1957, with Mr. Burns appearing on the December 1943 issue.
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*Burns sings a modified version of the American patriotic song "{{W|My Country, 'Tis of Thee}}", including references to the {{W|Austro-Hungarian Empire}}, dissolved in 1918 in the {{W|aftermath of World War I}}. Besides WWI, Smithers mentions the historical events such as [[World War II]], the {{W|Cold War}}, and the creation of the {{W|European Union}}.
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*The "{{W|Maple Leaf Rag}}" piano composition by {{W|Scott Joplin}} is heard when the [[Basket Bells]] dance.
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*"{{W|Hip Hop Hooray}}" by {{W|Naughty By Nature}} is heard during the gorilla mascot scene.
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*The Inuit basketball player [[Muk Mu]] comes from {{W|Ketchikan, Alaska}}. His phrase "I kill whales for fun" is a reference to the {{W|aboriginal whaling}} that takes place on the {{W|Whaling on the Pacific Northwest Coast|Northwest Coast on the Pacific Ocean}}.
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*"{{W2|Sea of Love|song}}" by {{W|The Honeydrippers}} is heard when the queen bee is being introduced to the Africanized bees.
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*The statue of Mr. Burns in front of the [[Springfield Excitement Arena]] is modeled after {{W|Nike}}'s iconic "{{W2|Jumpman|logo}}" logo of [[Michael Jordan]].
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*Muk Mu played for {{W|Los Angeles Clippers}}.
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*When Mr. Burns is revealed to be a millionaire instead of a billionaire, the dialogue he has with {{Ch|Mark Cuban}} is a parody of the "Can't do it Sally" scene from the 1972 film ''[[The Godfather]]''.
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*The ''{{W|Dance of the Hours}}'' by {{W|Amilcare Ponchielli}} is briefly heard in the beginning of the credits.
  
 
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*The marquee at [[Springfield Sports Palace]] first reads "Big Game Tonight" then later, "World's Smallest Jumbotron".
 
*The marquee at [[Springfield Sports Palace]] first reads "Big Game Tonight" then later, "World's Smallest Jumbotron".
  
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Latest revision as of 09:07, August 21, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 20 Episode References
← 427 "MyPods and Boomsticks"
428
"The Burns and the Bees"
"Lisa the Drama Queen" 429 →


Cultural references[edit]

  • The episode's title is a reference to "The birds and the bees", an American colloquial expression used to refer to when parents explain human sexuality and sexual intercourse to their children.
Mr. Burns and Smithers are Ebenezer Scrooge and Ghost of Christmas Past from A Christmas Carol during the opening sequence
Rich Texan's fictional basketball team Austin Celtics are a parody of the Boston Celtics

Trivia[edit]

  • For the first 8 episodes of this season, the show won the 2009 People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated Comedy.
  • The marquee at Springfield Sports Palace first reads "Big Game Tonight" then later, "World's Smallest Jumbotron".
Season 20 References
Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes • Lost Verizon • Double, Double, Boy in Trouble • Treehouse of Horror XIX • Dangerous Curves • Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words • MyPods and Boomsticks • The Burns and the Bees • Lisa the Drama Queen • Take My Life, Please • How the Test Was Won • No Loan Again, Naturally • Gone Maggie Gone • In the Name of the Grandfather • Wedding for Disaster • Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe • The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly • Father Knows Worst • Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh • Four Great Women and a Manicure • Coming to Homerica
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