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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The title of the comic is a reference to the 1938 gangster film ''{{W|Angels with Dirty Faces}}''. | *The title of the comic is a reference to the 1938 gangster film ''{{W|Angels with Dirty Faces}}''. | ||
*[[Sideshow Bob]] tries to buy a [[Zagnut]] bar. | *[[Sideshow Bob]] tries to buy a [[Zagnut]] bar. | ||
| − | *The entire scene in which Bob applies for a loan is a reference to the film '' | + | *The entire scene in which Bob applies for a loan is a reference to the film ''[[Psycho]]''. |
**The person Bob talks to about applying for the loan is Marion Crane, a major character from the film. | **The person Bob talks to about applying for the loan is Marion Crane, a major character from the film. | ||
**Marion is seen nervously dropping a large wad of bills into a bag, a reference to the film wherein her onscreen counterpart steals $40,000. | **Marion is seen nervously dropping a large wad of bills into a bag, a reference to the film wherein her onscreen counterpart steals $40,000. | ||
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:05, October 16, 2021
Cultural references[edit]
- The title of the comic is a reference to the 1938 gangster film Angels with Dirty Faces.
- Sideshow Bob tries to buy a Zagnut bar.
- The entire scene in which Bob applies for a loan is a reference to the film Psycho.
- The person Bob talks to about applying for the loan is Marion Crane, a major character from the film.
- Marion is seen nervously dropping a large wad of bills into a bag, a reference to the film wherein her onscreen counterpart steals $40,000.
- As Marion runs off a speaker on her desk confirms her reservation at the Bates Motel, which is the major setting of the film.
- While the bullies spray paint Bob's van, Nelson says he was planning to spray paint "some weird robots and a one-eyed alien chick" he saw on FOX, a reference to Futurama, and more specifically the characters Bender and Leela.
