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|owner = [[Ellsworth Toohey]] | |owner = [[Ellsworth Toohey]] | ||
| − | |first appearance = [[Four Great Women and a Manicure]] | + | |first appearance = "[[Four Great Women and a Manicure]]" |
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| − | '''Mediocri-Tots''' is a daycare center | + | '''Mediocri-Tots''' is a daycare center owned by [[Ellsworth Toohey]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | When [[Maggie Roark]] was a small child, she spent time at Mediocri-Tots. She proved to have a very strong creative gift and built intricate structures out of blocks. This earned her the disapproval of Ellsworth Toohey, who felt very strongly that everyone should be equal -- to the point that he tried to quash Maggie's talent by knocking down everything that she built. | |
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| + | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| + | *Mediocri-Tots appears in the "Maggie Roark" segment of "[[Four Women and a Manicure]]", a re-telling of the {{w|Ayn Rand}} novel ''{{w|The Fountainhead}}'' narrated by [[Marge Simpson]] and with [[Maggie Simpson]] cast in the role of Howard Roark. | ||
| + | *The daycare center's name is a wordplay on the phrase "mediocre tots" and is a reference to Ellsworth Toohey's strong preference for conformity, to the point of stifling gifted children such as Maggie. | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
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Mediocri-Tots Daycare Center
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Mediocri-Tots is a daycare center owned by Ellsworth Toohey.
History
When Maggie Roark was a small child, she spent time at Mediocri-Tots. She proved to have a very strong creative gift and built intricate structures out of blocks. This earned her the disapproval of Ellsworth Toohey, who felt very strongly that everyone should be equal -- to the point that he tried to quash Maggie's talent by knocking down everything that she built.
Behind the Laughter
- Mediocri-Tots appears in the "Maggie Roark" segment of "Four Women and a Manicure", a re-telling of the Ayn Rand novel The Fountainhead narrated by Marge Simpson and with Maggie Simpson cast in the role of Howard Roark.
- The daycare center's name is a wordplay on the phrase "mediocre tots" and is a reference to Ellsworth Toohey's strong preference for conformity, to the point of stifling gifted children such as Maggie.
Appearances
