Difference between revisions of "Bart's Comet/References"
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*[[Homer]] is the first to kick [[Ned]] out of the bomb shelter, but he also leaves first to die with him, leading everyone to safety. | *[[Homer]] is the first to kick [[Ned]] out of the bomb shelter, but he also leaves first to die with him, leading everyone to safety. | ||
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*Homer states early in the episode that the comet will probably burn up and become smaller than a Chihuahua's head. At the end of the episode he is proven right, and both he and the kids are spooked by Homer being right for once. | *Homer states early in the episode that the comet will probably burn up and become smaller than a Chihuahua's head. At the end of the episode he is proven right, and both he and the kids are spooked by Homer being right for once. | ||
| + | *Although flightless birds, the penguins at [[Springfield Zoo]] are able to fly away when the comet approaches, in an intentionally ridiculous joke. | ||
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| + | ==Cultural references== | ||
| + | [[File:Waldo2.jpg|thumb|Waldo in the shelter.]] | ||
| + | *Everyone getting angry and wanting to come into Flander's shelter is a reference to "[[wikipedia:The Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]" episode, "The Shelter". | ||
| + | *For a couple of seconds when Homer tries to get the shelter door shut when everyone gets in, Waldo from "[[wikipedia:Where's Wally?|Where's Waldo]]" appears rather obtrusively on the left half of the screen. | ||
*Skinner curses [[wikipedia:Pierre Jules César Janssen|Pierre Jules César Janssen]] for having discovered helium. | *Skinner curses [[wikipedia:Pierre Jules César Janssen|Pierre Jules César Janssen]] for having discovered helium. | ||
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Revision as of 09:08, August 24, 2010
Trivia
- Homer is the first to kick Ned out of the bomb shelter, but he also leaves first to die with him, leading everyone to safety.
- Homer states early in the episode that the comet will probably burn up and become smaller than a Chihuahua's head. At the end of the episode he is proven right, and both he and the kids are spooked by Homer being right for once.
- Although flightless birds, the penguins at Springfield Zoo are able to fly away when the comet approaches, in an intentionally ridiculous joke.
Cultural references
File:Waldo2.jpg
Waldo in the shelter.
- Everyone getting angry and wanting to come into Flander's shelter is a reference to "The Twilight Zone" episode, "The Shelter".
- For a couple of seconds when Homer tries to get the shelter door shut when everyone gets in, Waldo from "Where's Waldo" appears rather obtrusively on the left half of the screen.
- Skinner curses Pierre Jules César Janssen for having discovered helium.
Goofs
- When the crowd joins Flanders on the hill during the "Que Sera Sera" song, Apu appears yellow.
