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*The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for ''The Waltons''. | *The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for ''The Waltons''. | ||
*[[Bart]] is correct in that [[Abe]]'s story incorporated multiple TV references, including the following: | *[[Bart]] is correct in that [[Abe]]'s story incorporated multiple TV references, including the following: | ||
| − | **''The Waltons'': Family introduction, set in the Depression and ending with goodnights; Abe had a brother named Jason and was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression), a reference to John-Boy. | + | **''The Waltons'': Family introduction, set in the Depression and ending with goodnights; Abe had a brother named Jason and was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression), a reference to John-Boy. The Baldwin sisters resemble [[Patty]] and [[Selma]]. Ike Godfrey resembles [[Apu]]. |
**''The Brady Bunch'': Young Abe is called Bobby once. | **''The Brady Bunch'': Young Abe is called Bobby once. | ||
**''Green Acres'': Not only is Abe's grandma [[Zza-Zza Simpson]] supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor, in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas. | **''Green Acres'': Not only is Abe's grandma [[Zza-Zza Simpson]] supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor, in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas. | ||
Revision as of 09:33, July 15, 2013
Cultural refences
- The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for The Waltons.
- Bart is correct in that Abe's story incorporated multiple TV references, including the following:
- The Waltons: Family introduction, set in the Depression and ending with goodnights; Abe had a brother named Jason and was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression), a reference to John-Boy. The Baldwin sisters resemble Patty and Selma. Ike Godfrey resembles Apu.
- The Brady Bunch: Young Abe is called Bobby once.
- Green Acres: Not only is Abe's grandma Zza-Zza Simpson supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor, in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas.
- Leave It to Beaver: Abe tells that the world went black and white for a while and his mom calls him Theodore.
- The Partridge Family: Abe's mother drives the same bus on the show and calls him Danny then they sing the theme song
- Abe's oldest brother Luke Simpson looks like Luke Perry.
- Abe's oldest sister Lisa Marie Simpson looks like Elvis Presley's daughter and within the story shares Lisa's full name.
Trivia
- Young Abe looks like Bart and is called that once.
- His sister Rube Ella Simpson looks like Lisa.
- His baby brother Leroy Simpson also looks like a fat Bart.
- Abraham Simpson, Sr. looks like Homer.
- Olidia Simpson looks like Marge.
- Zeke Simpson (a reference to Zeb Walton) looks like Abe himself.
