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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
 
*The title of the short is a reference to the phrase [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/date_with_destiny "date with destiny"].
 
*The title of the short is a reference to the phrase [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/date_with_destiny "date with destiny"].
*The short opens with [[Homer]]'s face and [[donuts]] looking similar to the [[Mickey Mouse]] logo.
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*The short opens with [[Homer]]'s face and [[donuts]] looking similar to the [[Mickey Mouse]] logo, before transitioning with Homer holding two donuts, which he then eats. The title card also reads "[[Disney]] welcomes ''The Simpsons''".
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**The [[Gracie Films]] logo also replaced the head of a man with a head of Mickey Mouse, referencing Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
 
*The book ''[[Night Night Moon]]'' is a parody of ''[[Goodnight Moon]]''.
 
*The book ''[[Night Night Moon]]'' is a parody of ''[[Goodnight Moon]]''.
  

Latest revision as of 07:21, June 5, 2023

References/Trivia


Cultural references[edit]

  • The title of the short is a reference to the phrase "date with destiny".
  • The short opens with Homer's face and donuts looking similar to the Mickey Mouse logo, before transitioning with Homer holding two donuts, which he then eats. The title card also reads "Disney welcomes The Simpsons".
    • The Gracie Films logo also replaced the head of a man with a head of Mickey Mouse, referencing Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
  • The book Night Night Moon is a parody of Goodnight Moon.

Continuity[edit]