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When [[Homer]] was in a [[New Bedlam Rest Home for the Emotionally Interesting|mental hospital]] their phone had Rivera on speed dial.<ref>"[[Stark Raving Dad]]"</ref> | When [[Homer]] was in a [[New Bedlam Rest Home for the Emotionally Interesting|mental hospital]] their phone had Rivera on speed dial.<ref>"[[Stark Raving Dad]]"</ref> | ||
| − | + | When Homer was trying to write a song for his barbershop quartet [[The Be Sharps]], one failed attempt had the lyrics, "There was nothing in [[Al Capone]]'s vault, but it wasn't Geraldo's fault".<ref>"[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]"</ref> | |
== Non-canon == | == Non-canon == | ||
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| − | In [[Homer]]'s nightmare, [[Marge]] and the kids watched ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' during one of {{ | + | In [[Homer]]'s nightmare, [[Marge]] and the kids watched ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' during one of {{Ch|Johnny Carson}}'s [[Carnac the Magnificent]] sketches, where he reads what is written inside an envelope. Carson as Carnac said, "Geraldo Rivera, [[Madonna]], and a diseased yak." They never got to hear the punchline, however, as first {{Ch|Ed McMahon}} started laughing, and then Marge said that Homer had been mising for two days.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror II]]"</ref> |
In one of his [[Grampa's Christmas Origins|Christmas origins stories]], [[Grampa]] said that Rivera had discovered cookies in Al Capone's vault in 1987, after they had been banned since 1929.<ref>''[[Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cookies]]''</ref> | In one of his [[Grampa's Christmas Origins|Christmas origins stories]], [[Grampa]] said that Rivera had discovered cookies in Al Capone's vault in 1987, after they had been banned since 1929.<ref>''[[Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cookies]]''</ref> | ||
== Behind the Laughter == | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| − | Homer's songwriting lyric and the cookie discovery recounted by Grampa both refer to the television special ''{{ | + | Homer's songwriting lyric and the cookie discovery recounted by Grampa both refer to the television special ''{{W|The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults}}'' (hosted by Rivera), where after a huge media buildup the vault was anticlimactically discovered to be empty except for dirt and debris. |
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
*{{ep|Stark Raving Dad|(mentioned)}} | *{{ep|Stark Raving Dad|(mentioned)}} | ||
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II|(mentioned)}} | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II|(mentioned)}} | ||
| − | *{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet|(mentioned)}} | + | *{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet|(mentioned, flashback)}} |
| + | *{{ep|Marge on the Lam|(mentioned)}} | ||
*{{bon|Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cookies}} | *{{bon|Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cookies}} | ||
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Geraldo Rivera
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Character Information
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Geraldo Rivera is an American attorney, journalist, author, reporter, and talk show host.
History[edit]
When Homer was in a mental hospital their phone had Rivera on speed dial.[1]
When Homer was trying to write a song for his barbershop quartet The Be Sharps, one failed attempt had the lyrics, "There was nothing in Al Capone's vault, but it wasn't Geraldo's fault".[2]
Non-canon[edit]
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In Homer's nightmare, Marge and the kids watched The Tonight Show during one of Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent sketches, where he reads what is written inside an envelope. Carson as Carnac said, "Geraldo Rivera, Madonna, and a diseased yak." They never got to hear the punchline, however, as first Ed McMahon started laughing, and then Marge said that Homer had been mising for two days.[3]
In one of his Christmas origins stories, Grampa said that Rivera had discovered cookies in Al Capone's vault in 1987, after they had been banned since 1929.[4]
Behind the Laughter[edit]
Homer's songwriting lyric and the cookie discovery recounted by Grampa both refer to the television special The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults (hosted by Rivera), where after a huge media buildup the vault was anticlimactically discovered to be empty except for dirt and debris.
Appearances[edit]
Episode – "Stark Raving Dad" (mentioned)
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror II" (mentioned)- Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" (mentioned, flashback)
- Episode – "Marge on the Lam" (mentioned)
Comic story – Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cookies
References[edit]
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