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**Captain Caveman, the main character from the cartoon series ''{{w|Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels}}'', which aired in the late 1970s. | **Captain Caveman, the main character from the cartoon series ''{{w|Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels}}'', which aired in the late 1970s. | ||
**''{{w|The Lockhorns}}'', a single-panel comic strip which has been in publication since the 1960s. | **''{{w|The Lockhorns}}'', a single-panel comic strip which has been in publication since the 1960s. | ||
| − | **[[Comic Book Guy]] cites these pictures as evidence of the | + | **[[Comic Book Guy]] cites these pictures as evidence of the restaurant's poor taste in comic art. |
*[[Grampa]] complains about the early bird special always being worms, a reference to the saying "<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/127000.html The early bird catches the worm]</span>". | *[[Grampa]] complains about the early bird special always being worms, a reference to the saying "<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/127000.html The early bird catches the worm]</span>". | ||
*When [[Ralph]] doesn't like his zombie birthday party, he says he wishes he was born at a {{w|Denny's}}. | *When [[Ralph]] doesn't like his zombie birthday party, he says he wishes he was born at a {{w|Denny's}}. | ||
Revision as of 09:46, August 8, 2013
Cultural references
- Marge thinks her zombie waiter said "vinaigrette", which is a vinegar-and-oil-based salad dressing.
- Pictures seen on the restaurant's walls include:
- Captain Caveman, the main character from the cartoon series Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, which aired in the late 1970s.
- The Lockhorns, a single-panel comic strip which has been in publication since the 1960s.
- Comic Book Guy cites these pictures as evidence of the restaurant's poor taste in comic art.
- Grampa complains about the early bird special always being worms, a reference to the saying "The early bird catches the worm".
- When Ralph doesn't like his zombie birthday party, he says he wishes he was born at a Denny's.
- Comic Book Guy cites William Shakespeare as a critic of zombie food.
- Displeased with the size of his serving of brain loaf, Comic Book Guy says he's seen more brains in Margot Kidder.
