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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The title of the episode is a homage to Hubert Selby Jr.'s controversial book ''[[wikipedia:Last Exit to Brooklyn|Last Exit to Brooklyn]]''. | *The title of the episode is a homage to Hubert Selby Jr.'s controversial book ''[[wikipedia:Last Exit to Brooklyn|Last Exit to Brooklyn]]''. | ||
| − | *The body of the union president is seen buried under a football field, a homage to the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of [[wikipedia:Jimmy Hoffa|Jimmy Hoffa]]. | + | *The body of the union president is seen buried under a football field, a homage to the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of [[wikipedia:Jimmy Hoffa|Jimmy Hoffa]]. |
| − | *Mr. Burns' outfit is based on [[wikipedia:Buster Brown|Buster Brown]]. | + | *Mr. Burns' outfit is based on [[wikipedia:Buster Brown|Buster Brown]]. |
*Homer's imagination of a life of organized crime is based on the famous San Gennaro sequence in [[wikipedia:The Godfather Part II|The Godfather Part II]], accepting donuts rather than a necklace and an orange.<ref name="Kogen">Jay Kogen, The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield"}</ref> | *Homer's imagination of a life of organized crime is based on the famous San Gennaro sequence in [[wikipedia:The Godfather Part II|The Godfather Part II]], accepting donuts rather than a necklace and an orange.<ref name="Kogen">Jay Kogen, The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield"}</ref> | ||
| − | *Lisa has a dream that echoes the [[wikipedia:The Beatles|Beatles]] movie [[wikipedia:Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]], which Al Jean says had to be changed enough so that everything was slightly different due to legal reasons. | + | *Lisa has a dream that echoes the [[wikipedia:The Beatles|Beatles]] movie [[wikipedia:Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]], which Al Jean says had to be changed enough so that everything was slightly different due to legal reasons. |
*In that dream, George Harrison says: "Look, is Lisa in the sky", and John Lennon: "No diamonds, though". This is a reference to the famous song of The Beatles: "Lucy in the sky with diamonds". | *In that dream, George Harrison says: "Look, is Lisa in the sky", and John Lennon: "No diamonds, though". This is a reference to the famous song of The Beatles: "Lucy in the sky with diamonds". | ||
| − | *The scene where Lisa acquires her monstrous braces and breaks her mirror is based on the 1989 film [[wikipedia:Batman_(1989_film)|Batman]]. | + | *The scene where Lisa acquires her monstrous braces and breaks her mirror is based on the 1989 film [[wikipedia:Batman_(1989_film)|Batman]]. |
*The song played by Lisa is Mason Williams' "[[wikipedia:Classical_Gas|Classical Gas]]".<ref name="Groening">Matt Groening, The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield"</ref> | *The song played by Lisa is Mason Williams' "[[wikipedia:Classical_Gas|Classical Gas]]".<ref name="Groening">Matt Groening, The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield"</ref> | ||
*Before [[Mr. Burns]] shuts off the power to the town in response to the strike, he says, "From Hell's heart I stab at thee" which is a reference to Captain Ahab's curse, from the film ''Moby Dick''.<ref name="Woolodarsky">Wallace Woolodarsky, The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield"</ref> | *Before [[Mr. Burns]] shuts off the power to the town in response to the strike, he says, "From Hell's heart I stab at thee" which is a reference to Captain Ahab's curse, from the film ''Moby Dick''.<ref name="Woolodarsky">Wallace Woolodarsky, The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield"</ref> | ||
| − | *The workers' resistance to the power outage, and Mr. Burns' response, is a spoof of ''[[wikipedia:How the Grinch Stole Christmas!|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]''. | + | *The workers' resistance to the power outage, and Mr. Burns' response, is a spoof of ''[[wikipedia:How the Grinch Stole Christmas!|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]''. |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 21:36, March 14, 2010
Trivia
"Last Exit to Springfield", located at www.lardlad.com, is a Simpsons fan site owned by Adam Wolf. He is also the owner of a popular website stating Simpsons news, Simpsons Channel (simpsonschannel.com).
Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a homage to Hubert Selby Jr.'s controversial book Last Exit to Brooklyn.
- The body of the union president is seen buried under a football field, a homage to the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa.
- Mr. Burns' outfit is based on Buster Brown.
- Homer's imagination of a life of organized crime is based on the famous San Gennaro sequence in The Godfather Part II, accepting donuts rather than a necklace and an orange.[1]
- Lisa has a dream that echoes the Beatles movie Yellow Submarine, which Al Jean says had to be changed enough so that everything was slightly different due to legal reasons.
- In that dream, George Harrison says: "Look, is Lisa in the sky", and John Lennon: "No diamonds, though". This is a reference to the famous song of The Beatles: "Lucy in the sky with diamonds".
- The scene where Lisa acquires her monstrous braces and breaks her mirror is based on the 1989 film Batman.
- The song played by Lisa is Mason Williams' "Classical Gas".[2]
- Before Mr. Burns shuts off the power to the town in response to the strike, he says, "From Hell's heart I stab at thee" which is a reference to Captain Ahab's curse, from the film Moby Dick.[3]
- The workers' resistance to the power outage, and Mr. Burns' response, is a spoof of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
