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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The episode title is a pun on the song "{{ | + | [[File:Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing promo 7.png|thumb|right|250px|Recreating romantic comedy ''{{W|Annie Hall}}'' with [[Bart]] in the [[Woody Allen]] part and [[Lisa]] in the [[Diane Keaton]] part.]] |
| + | *The episode title is a pun on the song "{{W2|Love is a Many-Splendored Thing|song}}". | ||
| + | **The song has also been referenced in the title of the episode "[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]", from [[Season 22]]. | ||
| + | *The final scene is nod to the film ''{{W|Annie Hall}}''. With Bart's appearance and speaking style is a parody of [[Woody Allen]]'s character Alvy Singer and Lisa as Annie Hall. | ||
| + | *Cletus' "Fueds" list includes the following: | ||
| + | **{{W|Hatfield-McCoy feud|Hatfields}} | ||
| + | **The {{W|Hapsburgs}} | ||
| + | **{{W|Time Warner Cable}} | ||
| + | **Those dang [[The Muppets|Muppets]] | ||
| + | **My toenail what turned black | ||
| + | **And, after the talent show, the Peacocks | ||
| + | *"The Most Interesting Boy in the World" is a reference to the Internet meme, {{plainlink|http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world|The Most Interesting Man in the World}}. | ||
| + | *During the movie ''[[Love, Indubitably]]'' which is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Love Actually}}'', we can see: | ||
| + | **[[Winston Churchill]], [[William Shakespeare]], [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Isaac Newton]] performing a striptease. This is a reference to the British movie ''{{W|The Full Monty}}''. | ||
| + | **[[Severus Snape]] from ''[[Harry Potter]]'' appears in the movie. | ||
| + | **The [[TARDIS]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' appears in the movie. | ||
| + | **[[Alfred Hitchcock]] comes out from the TARDIS. | ||
| + | *The song that plays during ''Love, Indubitably'' is "{{W|All the Young Dudes}}" by {{W|Mott the Hoopie}}. | ||
| + | *At [[Springfield Squidport]], many caricatures can be found | ||
| + | **Woody Allen. | ||
| + | **[[Yoda]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''. | ||
| + | **[[Clint Eastwood]] from ''{{W|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly}}''. | ||
| + | **[[Humphrey Bogart]] from ''[[Casablanca]]''. | ||
| + | *[[Woody Allen]] mentions his films ''{{W|Mighty Aphrodite}}'' and ''{{W|The Purple Rose of Cairo}}''. Later, he mentions that he played the ant in ''{{W|Antz}}''. | ||
| + | *One of the characters in the video game ''[[Mixed Martian Arts]]'' (a parody of {{W|Mixed Martial Arts}}) is [[Marvin the Martian]] from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. | ||
| + | **The controller he holds resembles an [[Xbox]] controller. | ||
| + | *[[Kearney]] tells Bart to think outside the "Skinner box," another name for an {{W|Operant conditioning chamber}} used for studying animal behavior. | ||
| + | *When singing "[[Ode to Forgiveness]]", a parody of the "{{W|Ode to Joy}}" from [[Beethoven]]'s Ninth Symphony, Homer sings the line: "The melody is by Beethoven" and Bart then sings: "Not bad for a movie dog". Homer is referring to the composer while Bart is referring to the film ''{{W2|Beethoven|film}}''. | ||
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| + | == Continuity == | ||
| + | *The story is a follow-up to the episode "[[Moonshine River]]" from the [[Season 24|same season 24]]. | ||
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
Recreating romantic comedy Annie Hall with Bart in the Woody Allen part and Lisa in the Diane Keaton part.
- The episode title is a pun on the song "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing".
- The song has also been referenced in the title of the episode "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing", from Season 22.
- The final scene is nod to the film Annie Hall. With Bart's appearance and speaking style is a parody of Woody Allen's character Alvy Singer and Lisa as Annie Hall.
- Cletus' "Fueds" list includes the following:
- Hatfields
- The Hapsburgs
- Time Warner Cable
- Those dang Muppets
- My toenail what turned black
- And, after the talent show, the Peacocks
- "The Most Interesting Boy in the World" is a reference to the Internet meme, The Most Interesting Man in the World.
- During the movie Love, Indubitably which is a reference to the movie Love Actually, we can see:
- Winston Churchill, William Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes and Isaac Newton performing a striptease. This is a reference to the British movie The Full Monty.
- Severus Snape from Harry Potter appears in the movie.
- The TARDIS from Doctor Who appears in the movie.
- Alfred Hitchcock comes out from the TARDIS.
- The song that plays during Love, Indubitably is "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoopie.
- At Springfield Squidport, many caricatures can be found
- Woody Allen.
- Yoda from Star Wars.
- Clint Eastwood from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
- Humphrey Bogart from Casablanca.
- Woody Allen mentions his films Mighty Aphrodite and The Purple Rose of Cairo. Later, he mentions that he played the ant in Antz.
- One of the characters in the video game Mixed Martian Arts (a parody of Mixed Martial Arts) is Marvin the Martian from Looney Tunes.
- The controller he holds resembles an Xbox controller.
- Kearney tells Bart to think outside the "Skinner box," another name for an Operant conditioning chamber used for studying animal behavior.
- When singing "Ode to Forgiveness", a parody of the "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Homer sings the line: "The melody is by Beethoven" and Bart then sings: "Not bad for a movie dog". Homer is referring to the composer while Bart is referring to the film Beethoven.
Continuity[edit]
- The story is a follow-up to the episode "Moonshine River" from the same season 24.
