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[[Bart]] is correct in that [[Abe]]'s story incorporated multiple TV series. The following were referenced:
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* The Waltons- intros, setting and ending; Abe was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression)
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== Cultural refences ==
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*The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for ''The Waltons'' and the plot is similar to the Waltons' first TV movie, ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story''. The main plot of the TV movie of the son being sent out on Christmas by his worried mother to find his father who has not yet come back from work is the same in both stories.
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*[[Bart]] is correct in that [[Abe]]'s story incorporated multiple TV references, including the following:
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**''The Waltons'': Family introduction, family runs a sawmill, set in the Great Depression and ending with goodnights; Abe had a brother named Jason and was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression), a reference to John-Boy.
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**''The Brady Bunch'': At one point, the characters sans Young Abe are dressed in a late 60s-early 70s style ala the Bradys, Young Abe is called Greg, a woman resembling the Bradys' housekeeper Alice appears with a tray of fishsticks and jello, and Lisa-Marie gets hit in the nose by a football ala Marcia Brady.
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**''Green Acres'': Not only is Abe's grandma [[Zza-Zza Simpson]] supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor, in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas.
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**''Leave It to Beaver'': When Abe's vision goes black and white from a Squishee for a while, his mom is dressed like June Cleaver and calls Young Abe "Theodore", as Jason looks and acts like Wally Cleaver.
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**''The Partridge Family'': Abe's mother drives the same bus on the show and calls him Keith as they wear the same clothes as the family, and then they sing the theme song as they drive off.
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**''Beverly Hills 90210'': Abe's siblings drive by once in a modern convertible, with Abe's oldest brother [[Luke Simpson]] behind the wheel. To complete the resemblance, Luke Simpson is a caricature of {{Ch|Luke Perry}}.
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*Abe's oldest (in appearance, but Abe said Rube Ella was the oldest daughter) sister {{ap|Lisa Marie Simpson|A Trip to Simpsons Mountain}} looks like Elvis Presley's daughter and within the story shares Lisa's full name.
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*[[Grampa]] disappointedly says "Aw, shazbot!" when the TV is fixed, referencing ''[[Mork & Mindy]]''.
  
* The Brady Bunch- Young Abe is called Bobby once
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== Trivia ==
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*Young Abe looks like Bart and is called that once.
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*His sister [[Rube Ella Simpson]] looks like [[Lisa]].
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*His baby brother [[Leroy Simpson]] also looks like a fat baby Bart.
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*[[Abraham Simpson, Sr.]] looks like [[Homer]].
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*[[Olidia Simpson]] (a reference to Olivia Daly Walton) looks like [[Marge]].
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*{{ap|Zeke Simpson|A Trip to Simpsons Mountain}} (a reference to Zeb Walton) looks like Abe himself.
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*The Baldwin sisters resemble [[Patty]] and [[Selma]].
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*Ike Godfrey (a reference of Ike Godsey) resembles [[Apu]].
  
* Green Acres- Not only is Abe's grandma [[Zza-Zza Simpson]] supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor (canonically her name is [["Happy" Dinsdale]] and looks nothing like her), in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas
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* Leave It to Beaver- Abe tells that the world went black and white for a while and his mom calls him Theodore
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
 
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[[Category:Trivia]]
* The Partridge Family- Abe's mother drives the same bus on the show and calls him Danny then they sing the theme song
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[[Category:Simpsons Comics stories references]]
 
 
* Even [[The Simpsons]] themselves:
 
 
 
:Young Abe looks like Bart and is called that once
 
 
 
:His sister [[Rube Ella Simpson]] looks like [[Lisa]] (despite that he had no sisters)
 
 
 
:His baby brother [[Leroy Simpson]] also looks like Bart
 
 
 
:[[Abraham Simpson, Sr.]] looks more like [[Homer]] than Abe's real father [[Orville Simpson]]
 
 
 
:[[Olidia Simpson]] looks like [[Marge]] as Abe's real mother [[Yuma Hickman]] didn't
 
 
 
:[[Zeke Simpson]] looks more like Abe himself than Abe's real grandfather [[Old Tut Simpson]]
 
 
 
 
 
* Abe's oldest brother [[Luke Simpson]] looks like [[Luke Perry]] who is supposed to be [[Krusty]]'s brother on the show
 
 
 
* Abe's oldest sister [[Lisa Marie Simpson]] looks like and is supposed to be Elvis Presley's daughter and within the story shares Lisa's full name
 

Latest revision as of 22:49, January 9, 2024

References/Trivia


Cultural refences[edit]

  • The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for The Waltons and the plot is similar to the Waltons' first TV movie, The Homecoming: A Christmas Story. The main plot of the TV movie of the son being sent out on Christmas by his worried mother to find his father who has not yet come back from work is the same in both stories.
  • Bart is correct in that Abe's story incorporated multiple TV references, including the following:
    • The Waltons: Family introduction, family runs a sawmill, set in the Great Depression and ending with goodnights; Abe had a brother named Jason and was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression), a reference to John-Boy.
    • The Brady Bunch: At one point, the characters sans Young Abe are dressed in a late 60s-early 70s style ala the Bradys, Young Abe is called Greg, a woman resembling the Bradys' housekeeper Alice appears with a tray of fishsticks and jello, and Lisa-Marie gets hit in the nose by a football ala Marcia Brady.
    • Green Acres: Not only is Abe's grandma Zza-Zza Simpson supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor, in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas.
    • Leave It to Beaver: When Abe's vision goes black and white from a Squishee for a while, his mom is dressed like June Cleaver and calls Young Abe "Theodore", as Jason looks and acts like Wally Cleaver.
    • The Partridge Family: Abe's mother drives the same bus on the show and calls him Keith as they wear the same clothes as the family, and then they sing the theme song as they drive off.
    • Beverly Hills 90210: Abe's siblings drive by once in a modern convertible, with Abe's oldest brother Luke Simpson behind the wheel. To complete the resemblance, Luke Simpson is a caricature of Luke Perry.
  • Abe's oldest (in appearance, but Abe said Rube Ella was the oldest daughter) sister Lisa Marie Simpson looks like Elvis Presley's daughter and within the story shares Lisa's full name.
  • Grampa disappointedly says "Aw, shazbot!" when the TV is fixed, referencing Mork & Mindy.

Trivia[edit]