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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
+ | [[File:Michelin Men at the airport.png|300px|thumb|Homer rides on a luggage carrier with four {{W|Bibendum|Michelin Men}}]] | ||
+ | [[File:Pepe Le Pew reference.png|300px|thumb|The picture at famous [[Café des 2 Moulins]] is a reference to {{W|Pepé Le Pew}} from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'']] | ||
+ | [[File:Pointillism Marge and Homer scene.png|300px|thumb|The scene at the "Place de la Pointillisme" is drawn in the art technique of {{W|Pointillism}}]] | ||
*In the "Dawn of Time" segment: | *In the "Dawn of Time" segment: | ||
− | **There is a {{ | + | **There is a {{W|Triceratops}} skull in the cave. |
− | **[[Homer]]'s hammock is a {{ | + | **[[Homer]]'s hammock is a {{W|Smilodon|saber-toothed tiger}} pelt. |
− | **The art [[Maggie]] is putting on the wall is one of the {{ | + | **The art [[Maggie]] is putting on the wall is one of the {{W|Lascaux}} cave paintings. |
− | *The title of the episode is a reference to the title of the film ''{{ | + | *The title of the episode is a reference to the title of the film ''{{W|To Sir, with Love}}''. |
**The film has also been referenced in the title of the episodes "[[To Surveil with Love]]" from [[Season 21]] and "[[To Cur, with Love]]" from [[Season 24]]. | **The film has also been referenced in the title of the episodes "[[To Surveil with Love]]" from [[Season 21]] and "[[To Cur, with Love]]" from [[Season 24]]. | ||
− | *Homer rides on a luggage carrier with four {{ | + | *A {{W|Morgan Motor Company#Early cars: three-wheelers and 4/4s|V-Twin three-wheeler Morgan}} vehicle is found by [[Lisa]] and Homer in the garage. |
+ | *Homer misinterprets the {{W|Trover|law of Trover}}. [[Bart]] mentions his dad learned about that on ''Medieval Tomb Robbers'', a fictitious program on the {{W|History Channel}}. | ||
+ | *Homer refers to his good luck saying "Fortune favors the bald," a play on the proverb "{{W|Fortune favors the bold}}." | ||
+ | *Homer gives Lisa a {{W|Rag doll}} and Bart a [[Florida]] orange. Florida, California, and Texas are the main orange producers in the United States. | ||
+ | *Comedian {{Ch|Jay Leno}} arrives to the Simpsons' house with his {{W|Citroën DS#Pallas|1973 Citroën DS Pallas}}. | ||
+ | **Jay Leno, who buys the car from Homer, is well known as a {{W|Jay Leno#Vehicle collection|classic car enthusiast}}. | ||
+ | **He later ask Homer for a refund because he buys a modern [[Toyota]]. | ||
+ | *There is a poster of {{W|Keflavík}}, a town in southwest [[Iceland]], at the [[Springfield Travel Agency]]. The poster, however, has a picture of the {{W|Hallgrímskirkja}} church which is located in [[Reykjavík]]. | ||
+ | **Other items at the agency include a [[Hong Kong]] poster, a [[Big Ben]]-shaped teapot and a {{W|Moai}}. | ||
+ | *Some magazines seen at the airport store are real-life parodies: | ||
+ | **''[[Jugs & Ammo]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Guns & Ammo}}''. | ||
+ | **''[[Peephole]]'' is a parody of ''[[People]]''. | ||
+ | **''[[Playdude]]'' is a parody of ''[[Playboy]]''. | ||
+ | **''[[Men's Fatness]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Men's Fitness}}''. | ||
+ | *In the flight to [[Paris]], [[Marge]] says she has to go to "the {{W|Louvre}}" (the loo). | ||
+ | *The snake Homer finds in his luggage is an "Amazon Blue Constrictor". However, there are no blue {{W|boa constrictor|boas constrictor}} in the Amazon region. | ||
+ | *The plane lands at {{W|Charles de Gaulle Airport|Charles de Gaulle}}, the largest international airport in [[France]]. | ||
+ | *Homer rides on a luggage carrier with four {{W|Bibendum|Michelin Men}}. He shows them a video of the [[Springfield Tire Fire]], and they react in horror, being made of tires themselves. | ||
+ | *{{W|The Carnival of the Animals#VII. Aquarium|''Aquarium''}} by French composer {{W|Camille Saint-Saëns}} is heard when the Simpsons visit the {{W|Notre-Dame de Paris}} cathedral. | ||
+ | *In Paris, [[Lisa]] is dressed as Madeline, a character from a French book and TV series ''{{W|Madeline|of the same name}}''. | ||
+ | *The house from ''{{W2|Up|2009 film}}'' is seen flying in the sky. | ||
+ | *Homer imagines the {{W|Venus de Milo}} made of rats. | ||
+ | *Marge, Bart and Maggie go to [[Café des 2 Moulins]], a famous café in Paris. | ||
+ | **The café has a picture of {{W|Pepé Le Pew}} on the wall. | ||
+ | **Marge asks Bart to drop the {{W|pâté}} at the back alley. Several starving models steal the plate and enter the "Paris Vogue Week Show". | ||
+ | **The Paris Vogue Fashion Week is shown. ''{{W|Vogue Paris}}'' is a fashion magazine. | ||
+ | **Runway models, known for being extremely thin, are here shown in side view as being thin as playing cards and they act like playing cards, even {{W|Shuffling#Riffle|riffle shuffling}} themselves. | ||
+ | *Homer and Lisa have to use the {{W|Paris Métro}} to get to the gardens of the Louvre. | ||
+ | **The ticket machine was in French and Homer accidentally buys one with {{W|Argenteuil}} as the destination. | ||
+ | *[[Ugolin]] and [[Cesar]] try to find Homer and Lisa playing {{W2|Marco Polo|game}}. | ||
*Homer mentions [[Burger King]]. | *Homer mentions [[Burger King]]. | ||
− | *Homer | + | *Lisa was amazed when she arrived at {{W|Rue des Lombards}}. This street is famous for hosting three of the main French jazz clubs: Le Baiser Salé, Le Duc des Lombards and the Sunset/Sunside. |
− | + | **Homer prefers to be executed in the {{W|guillotine}} rather than visiting the jazz clubs. | |
− | **The scene where Homer and Marge stroll past the "Place de la Pointillisme" is drawn in the art | + | *While the jazz piece "{{W|It's Been a Long, Long Time}}" is heard during the night of Paris, Homer and Marge visit the [[Eiffel Tower]], the {{W|Arc de Triomphe}} and [[Jim Morrison]] {{W|Jim Morrison#Grave site|grave site}}. |
− | * | + | **The scene where Homer and Marge stroll past the "Place de la Pointillisme" is drawn in the art technique of {{W|Pointillism}}, created by French artists. |
− | + | *Strolling along the {{W|Seine}} with [[Marge]], Homer says "Plastered in Paris, there's no better feeling" a play on ''{{W|Plaster#Gypsum plaster (plaster of Paris)|plaster of Paris}}''. | |
− | + | **An statue of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] can be seen. | |
− | + | **When Homer gives up and tells Marge about the briefcase, he makes a reference to the {{W|Battle of Essling}}, a battle in which Napoleon was defeated. | |
− | + | *Homer, when talking to a policeman, states that "our family is falling apart like your European Union". This is clearly a reference to the {{W|Brexit}}, the British EU Membership Referendum, in which the [[United Kingdom|UK]] voted to leave the {{W|European Union}}. | |
− | * | + | *Homer gives [[Lenny]] a "French [[Coca-Cola]]" and [[Carl]] gets a miniature statue of the [[Empire State Building]] from Homer's layover in [[New York City]]. |
− | *Homer, when talking to a policeman, states that "our family is falling apart like your European Union". This is clearly a reference to the {{ | + | *[[Matt Groening]] appears at the end as a caveman. |
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
− | * | + | *Ugolin and Cesar appear. ("[[The Crepes of Wrath]]") |
*The [[Simpsons family]] travels on an [[Air Springfield]] airplane. ("[[Fear of Flying]]") | *The [[Simpsons family]] travels on an [[Air Springfield]] airplane. ("[[Fear of Flying]]") | ||
*[[Marge]] mentions bad journeys of the Simpsons family: | *[[Marge]] mentions bad journeys of the Simpsons family: | ||
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**[[1982 World's Fair|World's Fair]] [[Bart]] drove to ("[[Bart on the Road]]"), | **[[1982 World's Fair|World's Fair]] [[Bart]] drove to ("[[Bart on the Road]]"), | ||
**That [[Jockey Town|place with the underground]] [[jockeys]] ("[[Saddlesore Galactica]]"), | **That [[Jockey Town|place with the underground]] [[jockeys]] ("[[Saddlesore Galactica]]"), | ||
− | ** | + | **{{ap|Itchy & Scratchy Land|theme park}} ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]"), |
**Outer Space ("[[Deep Space Homer]]"). | **Outer Space ("[[Deep Space Homer]]"). | ||
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*[[Lisa]]'s headphones disappear on the plane. | *[[Lisa]]'s headphones disappear on the plane. | ||
*At the airport, there's a gate "E33", but there's no "E33" gate on the {{W|Charles de Gaulle Airport}}, the airport used as inspiration for it. | *At the airport, there's a gate "E33", but there's no "E33" gate on the {{W|Charles de Gaulle Airport}}, the airport used as inspiration for it. | ||
− | *A poster in the travel agent's office is titled "{{ | + | *A poster in the travel agent's office is titled "{{W|Kaflavik}}", but the picture is of the landmark {{W|Hallgrímskirkja church}} in [[Reykjavík]]: perhaps knowingly done, as Kaflavik has no landmarks of its own but relates to a word spoken by [[Professor Frink]]. |
− | *When the Simpson family arrives at the airport they are in the departure lounge. | + | *When the Simpson family arrives at the airport, they are in the departure lounge. |
*The plane seating plan is not used on any plane. | *The plane seating plan is not used on any plane. | ||
*It would be impossible to get a live snake through security. | *It would be impossible to get a live snake through security. |
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Cultural references[edit]
- In the "Dawn of Time" segment:
- There is a Triceratops skull in the cave.
- Homer's hammock is a saber-toothed tiger pelt.
- The art Maggie is putting on the wall is one of the Lascaux cave paintings.
- The title of the episode is a reference to the title of the film To Sir, with Love.
- The film has also been referenced in the title of the episodes "To Surveil with Love" from Season 21 and "To Cur, with Love" from Season 24.
- A V-Twin three-wheeler Morgan vehicle is found by Lisa and Homer in the garage.
- Homer misinterprets the law of Trover. Bart mentions his dad learned about that on Medieval Tomb Robbers, a fictitious program on the History Channel.
- Homer refers to his good luck saying "Fortune favors the bald," a play on the proverb "Fortune favors the bold."
- Homer gives Lisa a Rag doll and Bart a Florida orange. Florida, California, and Texas are the main orange producers in the United States.
- Comedian Jay Leno arrives to the Simpsons' house with his 1973 Citroën DS Pallas.
- Jay Leno, who buys the car from Homer, is well known as a classic car enthusiast.
- He later ask Homer for a refund because he buys a modern Toyota.
- There is a poster of Keflavík, a town in southwest Iceland, at the Springfield Travel Agency. The poster, however, has a picture of the Hallgrímskirkja church which is located in Reykjavík.
- Some magazines seen at the airport store are real-life parodies:
- Jugs & Ammo is a parody of Guns & Ammo.
- Peephole is a parody of People.
- Playdude is a parody of Playboy.
- Men's Fatness is a parody of Men's Fitness.
- In the flight to Paris, Marge says she has to go to "the Louvre" (the loo).
- The snake Homer finds in his luggage is an "Amazon Blue Constrictor". However, there are no blue boas constrictor in the Amazon region.
- The plane lands at Charles de Gaulle, the largest international airport in France.
- Homer rides on a luggage carrier with four Michelin Men. He shows them a video of the Springfield Tire Fire, and they react in horror, being made of tires themselves.
- Aquarium by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns is heard when the Simpsons visit the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral.
- In Paris, Lisa is dressed as Madeline, a character from a French book and TV series of the same name.
- The house from Up is seen flying in the sky.
- Homer imagines the Venus de Milo made of rats.
- Marge, Bart and Maggie go to Café des 2 Moulins, a famous café in Paris.
- The café has a picture of Pepé Le Pew on the wall.
- Marge asks Bart to drop the pâté at the back alley. Several starving models steal the plate and enter the "Paris Vogue Week Show".
- The Paris Vogue Fashion Week is shown. Vogue Paris is a fashion magazine.
- Runway models, known for being extremely thin, are here shown in side view as being thin as playing cards and they act like playing cards, even riffle shuffling themselves.
- Homer and Lisa have to use the Paris Métro to get to the gardens of the Louvre.
- The ticket machine was in French and Homer accidentally buys one with Argenteuil as the destination.
- Ugolin and Cesar try to find Homer and Lisa playing Marco Polo.
- Homer mentions Burger King.
- Lisa was amazed when she arrived at Rue des Lombards. This street is famous for hosting three of the main French jazz clubs: Le Baiser Salé, Le Duc des Lombards and the Sunset/Sunside.
- Homer prefers to be executed in the guillotine rather than visiting the jazz clubs.
- While the jazz piece "It's Been a Long, Long Time" is heard during the night of Paris, Homer and Marge visit the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and Jim Morrison grave site.
- The scene where Homer and Marge stroll past the "Place de la Pointillisme" is drawn in the art technique of Pointillism, created by French artists.
- Strolling along the Seine with Marge, Homer says "Plastered in Paris, there's no better feeling" a play on plaster of Paris.
- An statue of Napoleon Bonaparte can be seen.
- When Homer gives up and tells Marge about the briefcase, he makes a reference to the Battle of Essling, a battle in which Napoleon was defeated.
- Homer, when talking to a policeman, states that "our family is falling apart like your European Union". This is clearly a reference to the Brexit, the British EU Membership Referendum, in which the UK voted to leave the European Union.
- Homer gives Lenny a "French Coca-Cola" and Carl gets a miniature statue of the Empire State Building from Homer's layover in New York City.
- Matt Groening appears at the end as a caveman.
Continuity[edit]
- Ugolin and Cesar appear. ("The Crepes of Wrath")
- The Simpsons family travels on an Air Springfield airplane. ("Fear of Flying")
- Marge mentions bad journeys of the Simpsons family:
- Australia ("Bart vs. Australia"),
- Brazil ("Blame It on Lisa", "You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee"),
- Japan ("Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo"),
- London ("The Regina Monologues"),
- China ("Goo Goo Gai Pan"),
- World's Fair Bart drove to ("Bart on the Road"),
- That place with the underground jockeys ("Saddlesore Galactica"),
- Itchy & Scratchy Land ("Itchy & Scratchy Land"),
- Outer Space ("Deep Space Homer").
Trivia[edit]
- The Duff blimp in the couch gag says Season 27 ep. 20, the season and episode number of this episode.
- French versions of Chief Wiggum, Eddie and Lou appear.
Goofs[edit]
- Lisa's headphones disappear on the plane.
- At the airport, there's a gate "E33", but there's no "E33" gate on the Charles de Gaulle Airport, the airport used as inspiration for it.
- A poster in the travel agent's office is titled "Kaflavik", but the picture is of the landmark Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík: perhaps knowingly done, as Kaflavik has no landmarks of its own but relates to a word spoken by Professor Frink.
- When the Simpson family arrives at the airport, they are in the departure lounge.
- The plane seating plan is not used on any plane.
- It would be impossible to get a live snake through security.