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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *[[Blockoland]] is a parody of [[ | + | *[[Blockoland]] is a parody of [[wikipedia:Legoland|Legoland]]. |
| − | *The ghost of [[ | + | *The ghost of [[wikipedia:César_Chávez|César Chávez]] visits [[Homer]] during his hunger strike, but takes the appearance of [[wikipedia:Cesar_Romero|Cesar Romero]], because Homer doesn't know what Chavez looks like. |
| − | *The scene where [[Bart]] sees Homer lying on top of the red dog house is a direct reference to [[ | + | *The scene where [[Bart]] sees Homer lying on top of the red dog house is a direct reference to [[wikipedia:Charlie_Brown|Charlie Brown]] and [[wikipedia:Snoopy|Snoopy]] (both from ''[[wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]]''). Bart even utters Charlie Brown's signature line "Good Grief". |
| − | *The title is a play on the game, [[ | + | *The title is a play on the game, [[wikipedia:Hungry_Hungry_Hippos|Hungry Hungry Hippos]]. Coincidentally, one of the hippos in the game is named Homer. |
*When [[Kent Brockman]] says that [[Howard K. Duff VIII|Mr. Duff]] is insisting that Homer is a liar, they show footage of Homer with his pants on fire. This is a nod to the classic chant, ''Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire''. | *When [[Kent Brockman]] says that [[Howard K. Duff VIII|Mr. Duff]] is insisting that Homer is a liar, they show footage of Homer with his pants on fire. This is a nod to the classic chant, ''Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire''. | ||
| − | *When Marge gets streaks in her hair, it resembles the [[ | + | *When Marge gets streaks in her hair, it resembles the [[wikipedia:Bride of Frankenstein|Bride of Frankenstein]]'s hair; tall white with two black streaks. |
*The name of the barbershop [[Hairy Shearers]] is a reference to, and pun on, voice actor [[Harry Shearer]], who voices [[Mr. Burns]], [[Smithers]], [[Reverend Lovejoy]], [[Ned Flanders]], and other characters. | *The name of the barbershop [[Hairy Shearers]] is a reference to, and pun on, voice actor [[Harry Shearer]], who voices [[Mr. Burns]], [[Smithers]], [[Reverend Lovejoy]], [[Ned Flanders]], and other characters. | ||
Revision as of 08:26, June 12, 2011
Cultural references
- Blockoland is a parody of Legoland.
- The ghost of César Chávez visits Homer during his hunger strike, but takes the appearance of Cesar Romero, because Homer doesn't know what Chavez looks like.
- The scene where Bart sees Homer lying on top of the red dog house is a direct reference to Charlie Brown and Snoopy (both from Peanuts). Bart even utters Charlie Brown's signature line "Good Grief".
- The title is a play on the game, Hungry Hungry Hippos. Coincidentally, one of the hippos in the game is named Homer.
- When Kent Brockman says that Mr. Duff is insisting that Homer is a liar, they show footage of Homer with his pants on fire. This is a nod to the classic chant, Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire.
- When Marge gets streaks in her hair, it resembles the Bride of Frankenstein's hair; tall white with two black streaks.
- The name of the barbershop Hairy Shearers is a reference to, and pun on, voice actor Harry Shearer, who voices Mr. Burns, Smithers, Reverend Lovejoy, Ned Flanders, and other characters.
Movie Moments
- Homer's attempt to alert the press of the move by showing them a room of evidence, only to find nothing incriminating is found, is a likely reference to the film Moonraker, where James Bond discovers that Hugo Drax is operating a lab making deadly gas. When Bond takes M and his superiors to investigate the lab, he finds it has been replaced with a dining room.
