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| | == History == | | == History == |
| − | When [[Homer]] said that in showbiz, what goes up, must go down, Dean Martin was one of the names [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] mentioned that flawed this, along with {{ch|Bob Hope}}, [[Frank Sinatra]] and {{ch|Tom Jones}}.<ref>"[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]"</ref> | + | When [[Homer]] said that in showbiz, what goes up, must go down, Dean Martin was one of the names [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] mentioned that flawed this, along with {{Ch|Bob Hope}}, [[Frank Sinatra]] and {{Ch|Tom Jones}}.<ref>"[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]"</ref> |
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| | In [[Heaven]] [[Homer]] told him off for wasting his talent. Martin was surprised as he made 68 albums.<ref>"[[Thank God It's Doomsday]]"</ref> | | In [[Heaven]] [[Homer]] told him off for wasting his talent. Martin was surprised as he made 68 albums.<ref>"[[Thank God It's Doomsday]]"</ref> |
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| | == Behind the Laughter == | | == Behind the Laughter == |
| | *[[Marge]] sang one of Dean's hit, "[[Hey Brother, Pour the Wine]]", in "[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]". Homer sang another of his songs, "[[That's Amore]]", in "[[Them, Robot]]". | | *[[Marge]] sang one of Dean's hit, "[[Hey Brother, Pour the Wine]]", in "[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]". Homer sang another of his songs, "[[That's Amore]]", in "[[Them, Robot]]". |
| − | *The reunion of [[Krusty]] and [[Sideshow Mel]] in "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]" is a reference to the 1976 on-air reunion between [[Jerry Lewis]] and Dean Martin on the former's {{w|Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon|annual telethon}}. | + | *The reunion of [[Krusty]] and [[Sideshow Mel]] in "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]" is a reference to the 1976 on-air reunion between [[Jerry Lewis]] and Dean Martin on the former's {{W|Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon|annual telethon}}. |
| | *In real life, Dean made 32 studio albums. The remark about "wasting his talent" refers to his laid back approach to work and life. | | *In real life, Dean made 32 studio albums. The remark about "wasting his talent" refers to his laid back approach to work and life. |
| − | *Dean's recording of "{{w|You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You}}" is heard at the start of "[[The Blue and the Gray]]". | + | *Dean's recording of "{{W|You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You}}" is heard at the start of "[[The Blue and the Gray]]". |
| | *Gino Crocetti, from the comic story ''[[Krusty's 11]]'' is a parody of Dean Martin in many ways: | | *Gino Crocetti, from the comic story ''[[Krusty's 11]]'' is a parody of Dean Martin in many ways: |
| − | **He is the star of ''Deuces Wilds'', a parody of "{{w|Rat Pack}}" caper ''{{W2|Ocean's 11|1960 film}}''. | + | **He is the star of ''Deuces Wilds'', a parody of "{{W|Rat Pack}}" caper ''{{W2|Ocean's 11|1960 film}}''. |
| | **Martin's birth name was Dino Paul Crocetti. | | **Martin's birth name was Dino Paul Crocetti. |
| | **Martin was a singer as well as actor and was known to be a womanizer and drunk, as is Crocetti. | | **Martin was a singer as well as actor and was known to be a womanizer and drunk, as is Crocetti. |
Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" (mentioned)
Book – The Krusty Book (mentioned)
