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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The story is inspired by | + | *The story is inspired by [[Alison Bechdel]]'s graphic novel ''{{W|Fun Home|Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic}}''. |
| + | *The story of a writer-artist collaboration was inspired by the life of Harvey Pekar in ''{{W|American Splendor}}'', which is also referenced by the episode title. | ||
| + | *''[[Sad Girl]]'' is inspired by [[Daniel Clowes]]' ''{{W|Ghost World}}''. | ||
*[[Homer]] references [[Netflix]]. | *[[Homer]] references [[Netflix]]. | ||
| − | *[[Little Lulu]] comics are sold at the [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]]. | + | *''[[Little Lulu]]'' comics are sold at the [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]]. |
| + | *Comic Book Guy has bookends of the [[Hulk]] and [[The Thing]]. | ||
| + | *There is a statue of [[Krusty]] frozen in {{W|carbonite}}, similar to {{W|Han Solo}} from ''[[Star Wars]]'' in the Android's Dungeon. | ||
| + | *The theme song of ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' ("The Fishin' Hole") is heard when Homer and [[Bart]] go fishing. | ||
| + | *[[Guthrie Frenel]] references ''{{W|You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown}}'', the stage musical based on the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comic strip. | ||
| + | *[[Kipp Lennon]] performs a parody of "{{W2|Infatuation|Rod Stewart song}}" by {{W|Rod Stewart}}. | ||
| + | *[[Lisa]] mentions ''{{W|Waiting for Godot}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Guthrie Frenel]] mentions ''[[Cats]]''. | ||
| + | *[[Guthrie Frenel]] mentions the {{W|Tony Award|Tony awards}}. | ||
| + | *The music playing during the ''Sad Girl'' musical is the score of ''{{W|Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Guthrie Frenel]] mentions ''{{W|You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown}}''. | ||
| + | *The episode was dedicated to [[Tom Petty]] who passed away on October 2nd, six days before this episode aired. | ||
| − | ==Continuity== | + | === [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]] === |
| + | *A person is dressed as {{W2|Eleven|Stranger Things}} from ''[[Stranger Things]]''. | ||
| + | *A person is dressed as [[Groot]] and has [[Rocket Raccoon]] on a lead. | ||
| + | *''[[Cosmic Wars]]'' is a parody of ''[[Star Wars]]''. | ||
| + | *Klingon is a reference to the race in [[Star Trek]]. | ||
| + | *A poster of ''{{W2|The Mummy|franchise}}'' is seen. | ||
| + | *Restroom of the Apes is a reference to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''. | ||
| + | *In the "Build a Girlfriend Workshop" booth, the "girl" is posed like ''{{W|Vitruvian Man}}'', a drawing by [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. | ||
| + | *A person is cosplaying [[Aquaman]], dragging a tank with a person cosplaying as another Aquaman inside. | ||
| + | *The [[TARDIS]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' can be seen. | ||
| + | *A poster for ''Guts of War XVII'' is seen, a parody of ''{{W2|God of War|franchise}}''. | ||
| + | *Chicks With Pix is possibly a reference to "Chicks With Dicks", referring to {{W|Shemale}}s. | ||
| + | *[[Roz Chast]] is holding a panel, showing her comics, joined by [[Lisa]], [[Marge]], [[Alison Bechdel]], presenting her novel ''[[Fun Home]]'' and the {{W|Bechdel test}}, and [[Marjane Satrapi]], presenting her comic ''[[Persepolis]]''. | ||
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| + | == Continuity == | ||
*The [[Simpson family]] goes to the [[Springfield Community College]]. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]") | *The [[Simpson family]] goes to the [[Springfield Community College]]. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]") | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Badgerine]], a parody of [[Wolverine]], appears in the Android's Dungeon again. ("[[Married to the Blob]]") |
| + | *The celebrities who appeared on the walls in [[Springfield Sardi's]] are: | ||
| + | **[[Lucille Ball]] ("[[Little Big Mom]]") | ||
| + | **[[Fox Mulder]] and [[Dana Scully]] ("[[The Springfield Files]]") | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Conan O'Brien}} ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]") | ||
| + | **{{Ch|James Woods}} ("[[Homer and Apu]]") | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Ron Howard}} ("[[When You Dish Upon a Star]]") | ||
| + | **[[Humphrey Bogart]] ("[[Natural Born Kissers]]") | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Bette Midler}} ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]") | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Mickey Rooney}} ("[[Radioactive Man]]") | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Tom Hanks}} (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'') | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Leonard Nimoy}} ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" and "The Springfield Files") | ||
| + | **[[Barney Fife]] ("[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]" and "[[Pranksta Rap]]") | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Jay Leno}} ("[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]") | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Brooke Shields}} ("[[The Front]]") | ||
| + | **[[John Travolta]] ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]" ''et al.'') | ||
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| + | === Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con === | ||
| + | *The [[Coolsville Comics & Toys]] shop appears. ("[[Husbands and Knives]]") | ||
| + | *A poster for an [[Angelica Button]] movie is seen. ("[[The Haw-Hawed Couple]]") | ||
| + | *[[Danger Dog]] and {{Ch|Stan Lee}} can be seen. ("[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]") | ||
| + | *People dressed as ''[[Trans-Clown-O-Morphs]]'' characters are seen. ("[[Apocalypse Cow]]") | ||
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The story is inspired by Alison Bechdel's graphic novel Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic.
- The story of a writer-artist collaboration was inspired by the life of Harvey Pekar in American Splendor, which is also referenced by the episode title.
- Sad Girl is inspired by Daniel Clowes' Ghost World.
- Homer references Netflix.
- Little Lulu comics are sold at the The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop.
- Comic Book Guy has bookends of the Hulk and The Thing.
- There is a statue of Krusty frozen in carbonite, similar to Han Solo from Star Wars in the Android's Dungeon.
- The theme song of The Andy Griffith Show ("The Fishin' Hole") is heard when Homer and Bart go fishing.
- Guthrie Frenel references You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the stage musical based on the Peanuts comic strip.
- Kipp Lennon performs a parody of "Infatuation" by Rod Stewart.
- Lisa mentions Waiting for Godot.
- Guthrie Frenel mentions Cats.
- Guthrie Frenel mentions the Tony awards.
- The music playing during the Sad Girl musical is the score of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
- Guthrie Frenel mentions You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
- The episode was dedicated to Tom Petty who passed away on October 2nd, six days before this episode aired.
Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con[edit]
- A person is dressed as Eleven from Stranger Things.
- A person is dressed as Groot and has Rocket Raccoon on a lead.
- Cosmic Wars is a parody of Star Wars.
- Klingon is a reference to the race in Star Trek.
- A poster of The Mummy is seen.
- Restroom of the Apes is a reference to Planet of the Apes.
- In the "Build a Girlfriend Workshop" booth, the "girl" is posed like Vitruvian Man, a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
- A person is cosplaying Aquaman, dragging a tank with a person cosplaying as another Aquaman inside.
- The TARDIS from Doctor Who can be seen.
- A poster for Guts of War XVII is seen, a parody of God of War.
- Chicks With Pix is possibly a reference to "Chicks With Dicks", referring to Shemales.
- Roz Chast is holding a panel, showing her comics, joined by Lisa, Marge, Alison Bechdel, presenting her novel Fun Home and the Bechdel test, and Marjane Satrapi, presenting her comic Persepolis.
Continuity[edit]
- The Simpson family goes to the Springfield Community College. ("Brush with Greatness")
- Badgerine, a parody of Wolverine, appears in the Android's Dungeon again. ("Married to the Blob")
- The celebrities who appeared on the walls in Springfield Sardi's are:
- Lucille Ball ("Little Big Mom")
- Fox Mulder and Dana Scully ("The Springfield Files")
- Conan O'Brien ("Bart Gets Famous")
- James Woods ("Homer and Apu")
- Ron Howard ("When You Dish Upon a Star")
- Humphrey Bogart ("Natural Born Kissers")
- Bette Midler ("Krusty Gets Kancelled")
- Mickey Rooney ("Radioactive Man")
- Tom Hanks (The Simpsons Movie)
- Leonard Nimoy ("Marge vs. the Monorail" and "The Springfield Files")
- Barney Fife ("Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious" and "Pranksta Rap")
- Jay Leno ("The Last Temptation of Krust")
- Brooke Shields ("The Front")
- John Travolta ("Itchy & Scratchy Land" et al.)
Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con[edit]
- The Coolsville Comics & Toys shop appears. ("Husbands and Knives")
- A poster for an Angelica Button movie is seen. ("The Haw-Hawed Couple")
- Danger Dog and Stan Lee can be seen. ("I Am Furious (Yellow)")
- People dressed as Trans-Clown-O-Morphs characters are seen. ("Apocalypse Cow")
