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− | '''Sammy Davis, Jr.''' was an American singer, actor, musician, dancer and vaudevillian. | + | '''Sammy Davis, Jr.''' was an American entertainment and member of the "{{W|Rat Pack}}." |
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| == History == | | == History == |
− | [[Bart]] convinced [[Hyman Krustofsky]] to change his ways regarding son [[Krusty]] by quoting Sammy Davis, Jr.<ref>"[[Like Father, Like Clown]]"</ref> | + | [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] are trying to convince [[Krusty]]'s father Rabbi [[Hyman Krustofsky]] to end their estrangement. After several failed attempts, he finally broke up and agreed after he was shocked how moved he was by Bart quoting from Sammy Davis, Jr.'s memoir "Yes I Can" who was also an entertainer just like Krusty and had {{W|converted to Judaism}}. Rabbi Krustofsky called him "The Candy Man" as Davis' biggest hit was the song "{{W|The Candy Man#Sammy Davis Jr. version|The Candy Man}}."<ref>"[[Like Father, Like Clown]]"</ref> |
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| In the montage of famous kissing scenes (seen when [[Nikki]] performed CPR on [[Bart]]), there was a scene from the "Sammy's Visit" episode of "[[All in the Family]]" where Sammy Davis, Jr. gave an unexpecting [[Archie Bunker]] a kiss.<ref>"[[Stealing First Base]]"</ref> | | In the montage of famous kissing scenes (seen when [[Nikki]] performed CPR on [[Bart]]), there was a scene from the "Sammy's Visit" episode of "[[All in the Family]]" where Sammy Davis, Jr. gave an unexpecting [[Archie Bunker]] a kiss.<ref>"[[Stealing First Base]]"</ref> |
A picture of Sammy Davis, Jr. in his dressing room writing a to-do list was seen.[4]