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== History ==
 
== History ==
The episode [[Lady Bouvier's Lover]] contains several references to scenes from the film "The Graduate", to which Simon & Garfunkel provided the soundtrack; the closing song of that episode is a parody of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence".<ref>"[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]"</ref>
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While attempting to sell [[Sprinkle King]] hose nozzles, [[Principal Skinner]] said that the Sprinkle King, Sprinkle Queen and Sprinkle King Deluxe were "the Simon & Garfunkel plus one of hose nozzle dispersal arrays".<ref>"[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]"</ref>
  
Mr. Burns once sang "Hello, lamp lost, whatcha knowin'? I've come to watch your power flowin'", a reference to Simon & Garfunkel's song "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)".<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]</ref>
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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The [[Season 4]] episode "[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]" contains several references to scenes from the film "The Graduate", for which Simon & Garfunkel provided the soundtrack; the [[The Sound of Grampa|closing song]] of that episode is a parody of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence".
  
While attempting to sell [[Sprinkle King]] hose nozzles, [[Principal Skinner]] said that the Sprinkle King, Sprinkle Queen and Sprinkle King Deluxe were "the Simon & Garfunkel plus one of hose nozzle dispersal arrays"..<ref>"[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]"</ref>
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In the [[Season 7]] episode "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]", Mr. Burns sings "Hello, lamp lost, whatcha knowin'? I've come to watch your power flowin'", a reference to Simon & Garfunkel's song "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)".
  
 
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== Appearances ==
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Latest revision as of 01:13, June 30, 2024

Simon & Garfunkel
Band Information
Genre: Folk music
Members: Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel
First appearance: "In the Name of the Grandfather"

Simon & Garfunkel were an American music duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

History[edit]

While attempting to sell Sprinkle King hose nozzles, Principal Skinner said that the Sprinkle King, Sprinkle Queen and Sprinkle King Deluxe were "the Simon & Garfunkel plus one of hose nozzle dispersal arrays".[1]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The Season 4 episode "Lady Bouvier's Lover" contains several references to scenes from the film "The Graduate", for which Simon & Garfunkel provided the soundtrack; the closing song of that episode is a parody of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence".

In the Season 7 episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)", Mr. Burns sings "Hello, lamp lost, whatcha knowin'? I've come to watch your power flowin'", a reference to Simon & Garfunkel's song "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)".

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]


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