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|name = Home Alone
 
|image = [[File:Macaulay Culkin.png|250px]]
 
|caption = An older [[Macaulay Culkin]] doing the "hands-on-cheeks" pose
 
|genre = Family comedy
 
|Starring = [[Macaulay Culkin]]
 
|Country of Origin = [[USA]]
 
|First Appearance = "[[Marge on the Lam]]"
 
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'''''Home Alone''''' is a 1990 American family comedy film starring [[Macaulay Culkin]] as a child who is accidentally left home alone and has to defend himself against two burglars. The picture received many sequels. The first movie is often referenced on ''The Simpsons''.  
 
'''''Home Alone''''' is a 1990 American family comedy film starring [[Macaulay Culkin]] as a child who is accidentally left home alone and has to defend himself against two burglars. The picture received many sequels. The first movie is often referenced on ''The Simpsons''.  
  
===References to ''Home Alone'' on ''The Simpsons''===
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== References to ''Home Alone'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
 
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{{TB|[[Season 3|3]]}}
 
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{{TB|"[[Homer Alone]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Homer Alone]]"}}
{{TB| The title is a pun on the film. Later, when Homer notices Maggie is missing, he also strikes the movie poster pose.}}
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{{TB|The title is a pun on the film. Later, when Homer notices Maggie is missing, he also strikes the movie poster pose.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 5|5]]}}
 
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{{TB|87}}
 
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{{TB|"[[Marge on the Lam]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Marge on the Lam]]"}}
{{TB| Homer told the kids that if a burglar comes when he's away, it will be a humorous and entertaining situation, citing the film as reference.}}
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{{TB|Homer told the kids that if a burglar comes when he's away, it will be a humorous and entertaining situation, citing the film as reference.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Grampa plane scream.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}}
 
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{{TB|114}}
 
{{TB|114}}
 
{{TB|"[[Fear of Flying]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Fear of Flying]]"}}
{{TB|After their flight is cancelled The Simpsons return home. Once there Homer wonders whether they haven’t forgotten something? A cutaway then shows Granpa still on their plane yelling in fright while holding his hands to his cheeks. This parodies both [[Macaulay Culkin]]’s famous pose on the movie poster, as well the overall situation of the first movie, when Kevin's parents only realize on their flight that they’ve left the boy home alone. }}
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{{TB|After their flight is cancelled The Simpsons return home. Once there Homer wonders whether they haven't forgotten something? A cutaway then shows Granpa still on their plane yelling in fright while holding his hands to his cheeks. This parodies both [[Macaulay Culkin]]'s famous pose on the movie poster, as well the overall situation of the first movie, when Kevin's parents only realize on their flight that they've left the boy home alone.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Moe Home Alone face.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 13|13]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 13|13]]}}
 
{{TB|280}}
 
{{TB|280}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]"}}
{{TB| Moe asks [[Rainier Wolfcastle]]’s authorized lookalike how much lookalikes make, because some people say he looks like [[Macaulay Culkin]]. He then even strikes the movie poster pose.}}
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{{TB|Moe asks [[Rainier Wolfcastle]]'s authorized {{ap|Chuck|The Bart Wants What It Wants|look-alike}} how much lookalikes make, because some people say he looks like [[Macaulay Culkin]]. He then even strikes the movie poster pose.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 14|14]]}}
 
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{{TB|300}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Strong Arms of the Ma]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Strong Arms of the Ma]]"}}
{{TB| When Marge shouts "I'm not afraid" as she goes outside for the first time is very similar to the scene in Home Alone where Kevin goes outside after being scared shouting "I'm not afraid anymore!". }}
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{{TB| When Marge shouts "I'm not afraid" as she goes outside for the first time is very similar to the scene in Home Alone where Kevin goes outside after being scared shouting "I'm not afraid anymore!".}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Macaulay Culkin.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Macaulay Culkin.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 20|20]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 20|20]]}}
 
{{TB|423}}
 
{{TB|423}}
 
{{TB|"[[Double, Double, Boy in Trouble]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Double, Double, Boy in Trouble]]"}}
{{TB| Bart notices [[Macaulay Culkin]] in [[Springfield Heights]], striking the same pose as the film.}}
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{{TB|Bart notices [[Macaulay Culkin]] in [[Springfield Heights]], striking the same pose as the film.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 21|21]]}}
 
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{{TB|"[[Homer the Whopper]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Homer the Whopper]]"}}
{{TB| [[Lyle McCarthy]] called Homer "Home Alone" as one of his "Home"-based nicknames for him.}}
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{{TB|[[Lyle McCarthy]] called Homer "Home Alone" as one of his "Home"-based nicknames for him.}}
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{{TB|[[Daniel Stern]]}}
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{{TB|Played Marv and reprised the role in ''Lost in New York''.}}
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{{TB|Guest voice of the narrator ([[Bart]]'s adult self reflecting on his getting a part-time job, ''[[The Wonder Years|Wonder Years]]'' style) in "[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Donald Trump.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Donald Trump]]}}
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{{TB|Played the Plaza Hotel owner as a cameo in ''Lost in New York''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Donald Trump|himself}} in the special ''[[Trumptastic Voyage]]'' via archive audio.}}
 
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Latest revision as of 03:04, October 18, 2024


Home Alone is a 1990 American family comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin as a child who is accidentally left home alone and has to defend himself against two burglars. The picture received many sequels. The first movie is often referenced on The Simpsons.

References to Home Alone in The Simpsons[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Homer Alone Home Alone face.png 3 50 "Homer Alone" The title is a pun on the film. Later, when Homer notices Maggie is missing, he also strikes the movie poster pose.
5 87 "Marge on the Lam" Homer told the kids that if a burglar comes when he's away, it will be a humorous and entertaining situation, citing the film as reference.
Grampa plane scream.png 6 114 "Fear of Flying" After their flight is cancelled The Simpsons return home. Once there Homer wonders whether they haven't forgotten something? A cutaway then shows Granpa still on their plane yelling in fright while holding his hands to his cheeks. This parodies both Macaulay Culkin's famous pose on the movie poster, as well the overall situation of the first movie, when Kevin's parents only realize on their flight that they've left the boy home alone.
Moe Home Alone face.png 13 280 "The Bart Wants What It Wants" Moe asks Rainier Wolfcastle's authorized look-alike how much lookalikes make, because some people say he looks like Macaulay Culkin. He then even strikes the movie poster pose.
14 300 "The Strong Arms of the Ma" When Marge shouts "I'm not afraid" as she goes outside for the first time is very similar to the scene in Home Alone where Kevin goes outside after being scared shouting "I'm not afraid anymore!".
Macaulay Culkin.png 20 423 "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" Bart notices Macaulay Culkin in Springfield Heights, striking the same pose as the film.
21 442 "Homer the Whopper" Lyle McCarthy called Homer "Home Alone" as one of his "Home"-based nicknames for him.

Common cast members[edit]

Picture Name Role in Home Alone Role on The Simpsons
Daniel Stern.jpg Daniel Stern Played Marv and reprised the role in Lost in New York. Guest voice of the narrator (Bart's adult self reflecting on his getting a part-time job, Wonder Years style) in "Three Men and a Comic Book".
Donald Trump.jpg Donald Trump Played the Plaza Hotel owner as a cameo in Lost in New York. Voiced himself in the special Trumptastic Voyage via archive audio.

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