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*The title of this episode is a pun on [[wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Romeo and Juliet|Romeo and Juliet]]''. | *The title of this episode is a pun on [[wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Romeo and Juliet|Romeo and Juliet]]''. | ||
| − | *The battle sequence with Bart, Lisa, and the box salesmen uses ''The Fields of the Pelennor,'' a portion of the score from the ''[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings film trilogy| | + | *The battle sequence with Bart, Lisa, and the box salesmen uses ''The Fields of the Pelennor,'' a portion of the score from the ''[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|Lord of the Rings]]'', and the scene itself is a parody of the [[wikipedia:Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of the Hornburg]] from ''[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Two Towers]]'' and the [[wikipedia:Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] from ''[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King]]''. One of the A.S.S. delivery men even flies a [[wikipedia:Fell beast|Fell beast]] like the [[wikipedia:Nazgûl|Nazgûl]]. |
| − | *When the A.S.S. legions show up at the Simpsons, Bart asks Lisa "Who knew a bunch of guys in brown shirts could cause so much trouble?" | + | *When the A.S.S. legions show up at the Simpsons, Bart asks Lisa "Who knew a bunch of guys in brown shirts could cause so much trouble?" This is a reference to the Brown Shirts of the [[wikipedia:Sturmabteilung|Sturmabteilung]] (SA) who were the most violent members of the German National Socialist (Nazi) Party before they took over Germany in 1933. |
| − | *Lisa calls the box fort Boxingham Palace, a reference to [[wikipedia:Buckingham Palace|Buckingham Palace]]. | + | *Lisa calls the box fort "Boxingham Palace," a reference to [[wikipedia:Buckingham Palace|Buckingham Palace]]. |
| − | *When [[Homer]] and [[Patty]] prepare their mental images so they can kiss each other without barfing, Homer imagines Patty as [[Marge]], Marge as a cowgirl, Marge as a dancer, Marge as a | + | *When [[Homer]] and [[Patty]] prepare their mental images so they can kiss each other without barfing, Homer imagines Patty as [[Marge]], Marge as a cowgirl, Marge as a dancer, Marge as a devil, and Marge as a chef. Patty imagines Homer as [[Edna Krabappel]]. |
| − | *When Abe gets the kitchen appliances confused, he | + | *When Abe gets the kitchen appliances confused, he mistakes the microwave for a TV, and puts in a VHS of [[wikipedia:Sands of Iwo Jima|Sands of Iwo Jima]]. |
| − | ** | + | **Interestingly, Abe sets it to run for two hours, but the movie is only 100 minutes long. |
Revision as of 19:56, April 21, 2010
Cultural References
- The title of this episode is a pun on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- The battle sequence with Bart, Lisa, and the box salesmen uses The Fields of the Pelennor, a portion of the score from the Lord of the Rings, and the scene itself is a parody of the Battle of the Hornburg from The Two Towers and the Battle of the Pelennor Fields from The Return of the King. One of the A.S.S. delivery men even flies a Fell beast like the Nazgûl.
- When the A.S.S. legions show up at the Simpsons, Bart asks Lisa "Who knew a bunch of guys in brown shirts could cause so much trouble?" This is a reference to the Brown Shirts of the Sturmabteilung (SA) who were the most violent members of the German National Socialist (Nazi) Party before they took over Germany in 1933.
- Lisa calls the box fort "Boxingham Palace," a reference to Buckingham Palace.
- When Homer and Patty prepare their mental images so they can kiss each other without barfing, Homer imagines Patty as Marge, Marge as a cowgirl, Marge as a dancer, Marge as a devil, and Marge as a chef. Patty imagines Homer as Edna Krabappel.
- When Abe gets the kitchen appliances confused, he mistakes the microwave for a TV, and puts in a VHS of Sands of Iwo Jima.
- Interestingly, Abe sets it to run for two hours, but the movie is only 100 minutes long.
